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Yellow Jackets hold on to beat Carlyle on Homecoming 2022

Jackets improve to 3-0 in Cahokia Conference with win!   By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — The Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team remained unblemished in the Cahokia Conference race on Homecoming night 2022, Friday September 30. The Jackets hosted Carlyle and held on for a slim, 13-12 victory to remain unbeaten in the […]

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CHS hosts 32nd Annual Chester Invitational Cross Country Meet

Coffman, Handel, and May win medals; Teams also compete at Red Bud CC Meet BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER; The Chester High School Cross Country Team competed in their only home meet of the season Thursday September 29.  The event was the 32nd Annual Chester Invitational Cross Country Meet.  The Chester YellowJacket Boys’ Cross

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Saxony Lutheran participates Class 1 District 2 Individual Districts

JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran participated in the Class 1 District 2 Individual Districts at Potosi Saturday. Maggie Hillin and Abby Haley (pictured above) won the championship in doubles and will move on to sectionals next week at 10 a.m. in Potosi against District 3.   They will play one match. If they win, they will

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Lady Jacket golf beats Trico and falls to Red Bud on CHS ‘Senior Day’ 2022

Chester’s only senior, Aubrie Medford, wins the triangular match with her 40-stroke performance By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER, Mo.—Monday September 26 was “Senior Day” 2022 at the Chester Country Club and the Chester High School Lady Jackets hosted the Trico Lady Pioneers and the Red Bud Lady Musketeers in the final home golf match

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CHS Cross Country runs at Carterville Invitational

Gabe Coffman leads boys’ and Josalynn Anaya leads girls By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The Chester Yellow Jacket Cross Country Team competed at the 2022 Carterville Cross Country Invitational Monday September 26.  The event kicked off at 4:30 p.m. and both Chester’s Girls’ and Boys’ Teams made the trip to Carterville for the

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CHS Cross Country runs at Sparta, Nashville, Goreville and Freeburg

Young teams continue to improve By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The Chester High School Cross Country teams have been busy competing at meets around the Southern Illinois area.  Numbers are still low on both the YellowJacket and Lady Jacket programs, however, those runners that are participating have been working hard and times have

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Chester’s Aubrie Medford is Cahokia Conference Girls’ Golf Champion

 Camryn Luthy finishes 4th; Lady Jackets place 3rd as a team By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Chester’s Aubrie Medford is the 2022 Cahokia Conference Girls’ Golf Champion!  Medford won the title with her 18-hole score of 81 to lead all girls at the 2022 Cahokia Conference Golf match. CHS Lady Jacket golfer, Aubrie

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