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Chester High Golfer will play at McKendree this fall

Clayton Andrews signs to compete at the collegiate level in 2023 By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Clayton Andrews will have the opportunity to continue his golf career this fall at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois.  Andrews signed a letter of intent to study at McKendree and compete for Bearcats Golf Team.             McKendree

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CHS Football finishes off-season and summer workouts

Official start of 2023 season is Monday August 7 with preview night August 18 and season opener August 25 By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team has wrapped up its off-season training and has begun the official 2023 season with two-a-day practice sessions. The YellowJackets ended their 2022

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Lady Jackets beat Lebanon, 49-16, on 2022 Senior Night

Close out regular season with, 51-35, loss at Sparta to finish 14-16 overall and 2-8 in Cahokia Conference BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER — The Chester High School Lady Jackets Basketball Team finished the 2022-23 regular season in Week 11 with a, 49-16, win Wednesday February 8 on Camrynn Howie’s “Senior Night” against Lebanon,

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Yellow Jackets sting Bulldogs, 48-38 for Cahokia Conference win!

JV wins, 47-42, to set the tone for the varsity match-up BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – It was a great night for Chester High School Boys’ Basketball Friday February 10 in Colbert Memorial Gymnasium, on Rocky Bridges’ Court. The weather was mild for this time of year and a large crowd of both

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Medford is 1st woman golfer to sign letter of intent; ’95 graduate Cowell, played golf at U-of-I

BY JIM BEERS Contributing Writer             In an article submitted December-28-2022, Aubrie Medford of Chester High School was recognized for signing a letter of intent to play golf next year at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Medford is a senior at CHS and played golf for the Lady Jackets her sophomore through senior

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