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A special congratulations goes out to Aiden Boyer for scoring his 1,000th career point recently. Congratulations to Aiden, his coaches, and teammates!!!

Valle beats Perryville, 74-64 to play in Consolation Championship BY JIM BEERS Contributing Writer CHESTER — Semi-Finals are over and the schedule is set for “Championship Day” at the 2023 Chester Invitational Tournament (CIT). In Day No. 2 of the Semi-Finals Chester beat New Athens, 52-46, to earn a seat at the Championship game. New

Valle and Perryville move to Consolation Bracket BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Round 1 of the 59th Annual Chester Invitational Tournament is complete. On Day 2 of Round 1, Tuesday January 10th, New Athens defeated Valle by a score of 65-55 and Chester beat Perryville 63-33.  Both teams will advance to the Semi-Finals

Sparta finishes 3rd and New Athens wins Consolation Championship; Howie is Tournament MVP and Mott earns “All-Tournament Team” honors By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The 2023 Lady Jackets Mid-Winter Classic Girls’ Basketball Tournament is in the books!  Chester High School hosted the 16th Annual event and the host Lady Jackets were the tournament

First night is in the books; Gibault and Saxony come away with wins By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The 59th Annual Chester Invitational Tournament (CIT) tipped-off Monday January 9 with two games already in the books.  The event, considered to be the longest running tournament south of I-70, features eight teams, three from

STE. GENEVIEVE – Congratulations to Valle Catholic Senior Bryce Giesler! Bryce will be joining the football team at Lindenwood University in the fall. He plans to study exercise science. Bryce is the son of Brian and Beth Giesler, Brandon’s twin brother and big brother to Brooklynn. He recently signed at school with Coach Judd Naeger,

PERRYVILLE – The St. Vincent Lady Indians basketball team fnished in second place in the Delta Tournament. The Lady Indians defeated New Madrid County Central Jan. 2 54-14 in their first game in the Delta Tournament. They then defeated Meadow Heights 59-34 Wednesday before falling to Delta, the tournament’s host team, 57-44. on Thursday. St.

Dupo and Chester advance to Championship Bracket; Steeleville and New Athens move to Consolation Bracket By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The second night of the 2023 Lady Jackets Mid-Winter Classic Basketball Tournament is “in the books”. Games No. 3 and No. 4 completed the opening round of the event with Dupo beating Steeleville,

Paige Thomas has signed a Letter of Intend to study Nursing and play for Bobcats By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer ​CHESTER — Paige Thomas, a Chester High School senior and daughter of Brian Thomas and Sarah Chandler, has signed a National Letter of Intent to study Nursing and continue her volleyball career next fall at