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PERRYVILLE – Perryville High School multi-sport standout Carter Blechle has signed with Jefferson College. Carter earned a SOCCER scholarship to Jefferson College. While playing soccer, Carter will also be studying Radiology.   With Carter at the signing cereomony are his parents: Jason Blechle and Amber Bishop and Jefferson College Head Soccer Coach, Luke Schlichting. While […]

Crusaders run away from Pinckneyville Panthers, 74-56, in front of sold-out CHS Colbert Memorial Gymnasium By Jim Beers CHESTER – Friday February 28 was the final night of the 2025 IHSA Class 2A Chester Regional Tournament. The Championship game featured the No. 1 team in Class 2A and the No. 2 team in Class 2A

No. 10 Jackets play well in first half against No. 1 Crusaders; lose steam down the stretch; final record: 17-16 By Jim Beers The Chester High School YellowJacket Boys made it to the 2025 IHSA Class 2A Chester Regional Semi-Finals Wednesday February 25. The event was hosted at Chester High School’s Colbert Memorial Gymnasium, on

Jackets improve to 17-15 overall; Kolton Jany (16) and Devante Palacio (11) score in double figures By Jim Beers CHESTER – In a close, hard-fought game, the Chester High School YellowJackets Basketball Team stayed strong when it counted and edged the DuQuoin Indians by two points, 52-50, to advance from the Quarter-Final Round to the

Al-Jassim sets 2 single-season records and 5 career records and Palacio sets 3 school records in 2024 By Jim Beers CHESTER – Friday February 14 was a special day for most Americans as most people celebrate Valentine’s Day by to demonstrate their love for loved ones. At Chester High School it was also a night

Chester’s 64-31 loss to Benton ends otherwise promising second half of 2024-25 season   By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Basketball Team traveled to Benton High School Saturday February 15 for a first round game against the Benton Lady Rangers in the 2025 IHSA Class 2A Regional Basketball Tournament. Tip-off

A total of 24 seniors were recognized including one Lady Jacket basketball player; six YellowJacket Boys’ Basketball players; three cheerleaders, 10 ‘pep band only’ members, three ‘pep band and dance team’ members, and one ‘dancer only’ member By Jim Beers CHESTER – With the rapidly approaching end of the 2024-2025 winter sports seasons, Chester High

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Valle Catholic Wrestling Team came in third place in district.     Districts/State Qualifiers   138 Conner Clanton 1st 157 Wil Kuehn 1st 126 Kalan Fallert 2nd 132 Lucas Drury 2nd 144 Andrew Schilly 2nd 150 Jonathon Knobloch 2nd 190 Cutter Abt 4th   Each of them will now advance to

The Sparta win is a sweep of the season; Jackets enter Regionals with 4-game win streak By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Basketball Team is peaking at the right time. Week 12 closed out the 2024-2025 regular season with wins over Trico, 37-34, in non-conference play, and Sparta, 49-39, to

Chester falls to Wesclin, 70-44, in Game 25, but gets back-to-back wins against Red Bud, 44-31, in Game 26 on Senior Night, and DuQuoin, 51-42, in Game 27, to finish the trifecta By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester girls had a rare three-game home stand in Week 11 of the 2024-25 season. The Chester