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New Athens and Chester advance to Semi-Finals of CIT

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 […]

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Lady Jackets win 2023 Lady Jackets Mid-Winter Classic

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

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59th Annual Chester Invitational Tournament has tipped-off

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

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Valle’s Bryce Giesler signs to play football at Lindenwood College

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,

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SV Lady Indians take second place in the Delta Tournament

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.

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Night 2 of Round 1 is in the books at 16th Annual LJMWC

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,

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