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Al-Jassim uses 228-yard passing game to score 4 touchdowns; Landeros caps off scoring with 27-yard field goal   BY JIM BEERS The Chester YellowJackets traveled to Freeburg, Illinois Friday September 13 to challenge the Midgets in a non-conference game.   In spite of it being the notorious and scary “FRIDAY the 13th” and the fact […]

Dawgs are ranked No. 8 nationally to open home season vs No. 12 Incarnate Word   By Jim Beers   CARBONDALE – The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Football Team now sits at No. 8 nationally in the Football Championship Sub-Division (FCS) as it enters Week 3 of the 2024 football season.      SIU

Rylie Myers is Medalist and leads Lady Jackets to win!   By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets hosted the Sparta Lady Bulldogs to a 9-Hole match Tuesday September 10 at the Chester Country Club Course. It was a warm but breezy afternoon with sunny skies and very dry conditions.  

Seven Chester players score a total of nine touchdowns including Jany (2), Malley (2), Al-Jassim (1), Brunkhorst (1), Palacio (1), Bicket (1), and Blechle (1); Landeros kicks two extra points   BY JIM BEERS   CHESTER – After defeating the DuQuoin Indians last week by a score of 35-27, at DuQuoin, the Chester YellowJacket’s Football

2nd year in-a-row for the YellowJackets as County Winners!   By Jim Beers CHESTER – On Thursday August 15 the Chester High School Boys’ Golf Team opened the 2024 season by hosting the 2nd Annual Randolph County Cup match which featured Chester, Sparta, Steeleville and Red Bud.  It was a very hot, muggy day which

Devante Palacio sets new CHS receiving yards record of 1,495 yards with his performance at DuQuoin   By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester YellowJackets made the trip to former River-to-River, Mississippi Division foes, the DuQuoin Indians, on Friday August 30 to kick off the 2024 football season. The Indians remain in the River-to-River Conference,

YellowJacket Football ‘holds its own’ in scrimmage against Carbondale Terriers   By Jim Beers CHESTER – CHS held a fall sports athletes “meet and greet” Friday August 23 at W.O. Smith Field. The event was attended by a large crowd of YellowJacket fans who were eager to get “Up Close and Personal” with their favorite

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises DU QUOIN, IL–In the 101-year history of auto racing at the DuQuoin State Fair, no female driver has ever won a major automobile race.  That includes the 78-year history of the Magic Mile which has hosted open wheel racing since 1946 and stock cars since 1950.  History may change on

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises DuQuoin, Ill. – The Bateman Racing Team, out of Murphysboro, Illinois, has had a love affair with the big cars of USAC’s Silver Crown Championship Series that goes back over forty years.  As all good things must come to an end, so must the relationship the team has with championship

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Rocky Ledges 5K/10K Trail Run/Walk, set among the beautiful, forested lakeside trails of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, is set for Sept. 21, and registration is now underway.   The ninth edition of the popular event begins and ends at Camp 2, giving participants