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Kolton Jany hits 1000-yard combined rushing and receiving mark with 2:11 left in 1st Quarter By Jim Beers CHESTER – Saturday October 26 was Military Appreciation Day at Chester High School and W.O. Smith Field was hopping with excited YellowJacket fans that came to see the 2A, 8-0 undefeated YellowJackets host the 4A, 7-1 Waterloo […]

47 runners compete for the 2024 title By Jim Beers CHESTER – The 2024 Chester Fall Festival 5K Race took place Saturday October 19. The event organized on the BV Bank parking lot with race day registration, packet pick up, refreshments, information and trophy presentations. It was a perfect day for running as the skies

CHS had a total of 43 senior students in sports, band and dance By Jim Beers CHESTER – With fall sports coming to an end, Chester High School held 2024 “Senior Night” ceremonies the past week to honor and recognize those seniors who have dedicated the past four years to CHS in sports and related

YellowJackets are Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division CHAMPIONS and Randolph County CHAMPIONS   By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team hosted the Red Bud Musketeers Friday night October 18 in a contest which would decide several things.   First of all, a win would give Chester an undefeated record in both

Vanessa Teel of Pinckneyville wins Girls’ overall title (19:41.4) and Landen Roman of Pinckneyville takes Boys’ overall title (15:56.7) By Jim Beers CHESTER, Ill. – The 34th Annual Chester Invitational Cross Country Meet took place Thursday October 3 at the Randolph County Conservation Area. The event kicked off at 4:30 p.m. with the Girls’ Race

Quarterback Zain Al-Jassim sets new all-time CHS record for passing yards at 3,957 BY JIM BEERS             The Chester High School Football YellowJackets continued their quest for a Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division championship Friday October 4 with a shut out of the Carlyle Indians, 41-0.             The event was played at Chester’s W.O. Smith Field

CHESTER – The ESPN Southern Illinois TEAM of the Week for WEEK 1 is the Chester YellowJackets.     The Chester High School YellowJackets were named the ESPN Southern Illinois 103.5 FM “Team of the Week” for Week 1 of the 2024 IHSA Football Season. The Jackets, under the direction of CHS Head Coach, Billy

Photo by Jim Beers CHESTER, Ill. — The Chester High School YellowJackets Football Team improved to 6-0 overall with a 41-0 shut out of Carlyle last night at W. O. Smith field at CHS.     In the win, Chester likely clinched a bid to the 2024 IHSA Class 2A Football Playoffs!   Another major

YellowJackets advance to 2024 IHSA Sectional Tournament for the first time in school history; Trevin Eggemeyer finishes 4th overall to earn Top-5 Medal By Jim Beers CHESTER – On Wednesday October 2 the Chester High School Boys Golf Team traveled to the IHSA Class 1A Regional Golf Tournament at the Union County Country Club Golf

Rylie Conley plays final match on Chester Country Club Golf Course as a CHS Lady Jacket golfer By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Golf Team played their final regular-season home match of the 2024 season Monday September 30 at the Chester Country Club Golf Course. It was “Senior Day” 2024