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Valle Head Coach Nancy Fischer and her Lady Warriors celebrate her 850th win.

Benton shuts Chester out, 57-0 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJackets hit the road to Benton, Illinois last Friday night September 1 for their first away game of the young 2023 season. The Rangers met the Jackets with fierce resistance, shutting out Chester, 57-0 in front of approximately 100 Chester fans.

Camryn Luthy earns Medalist Honors By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady YellowJackets Golf Team won a dual match Tuesday September 5 at the Chester Country Club Golf Course. Sparta was the opponent and fell to Chester, 199 to 242. Chester’s Camryn Luthy, a senior golfer, was the Medalist in the match

Brenden Malley and Lucas Thompson lead Jackets with scores of 39 strokes BY JIM BEERS CHESTER – The Chester High School Boy’s Golf Team hosted Sparta and Steeleville in a triangular match Thursday September 5 at the Chester Country Club. It was a warm day with a slight breeze but temperatures were in the low

Lucas Thompson earns Top-5 Honors STORY BY JIM BEERS CHESTER, Ill. = The Chester High School Boy’s Golf Team hosted its 2023 Invitational Tournament Thursday August 31st at the Chester Country Club. Nine teams competed in the 18-hole event and the Chester YellowJackets finished 3rd in a closely-played match. The event was held at the

In Week 1, Al-Jassim passed for 275 yards against DuQuoin STORY AND PHOTO BY JIM BEERS CHESTER – According “Southern Illinois Sports with Chris Dexter”, Chester High School Football quarterback, Zain Al-Jassim is ranked 5th in the State of Illinois in passing yards in games during the opening Week 1 of the 2023 season. Zain

By Jay Hardin, Track Enterprises DUQUOIN, Ill. – Minnesota’s William Sawalich earned his second ARCA Menards Series win of 2023 as the series headed for the Milwaukee Mile.  While he did so in dominating fashion, the 150-mile race was not without incident as his Toyota rubbed and leaned on the Toyota of ARCA Menards Series point

Chester outscores DuQuoin, 20-13 in second half BY JIM BEERS CHESTER – The Chester High School Football YellowJackets opened the 2023 season Saturday August 26 at W.O. Smith in Chester. CHS hosted the DuQuoin Indians of the Mississippi Division River-to-River Conference in a hard-fought battle, falling, 48-20, in the first game of the season. The

STE GENEVIEVE — This summer, the Ste. Genevieve High School Emeralds dance team hosted a summer camp for grades 1 – 6 from July 25 – 27.     The days were filled with dancing, games, crafting and smiles.     The dance team would like to thank everyone for their support and hopes to

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Southern Illinois University’s women’s soccer team (1-1-0) suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday, as the Salukis fell to IUPUI, 2-0. The Jaguars got going early on the offensive end, scoring in the 20th minute after Sam Slimak found the back-of-the-net to give IUPUI a 1-0 lead. In the final seconds