With just 1:47 left to play and Chester up, 13-12, Red Bud kicks a field goal and holds on to steal the win, 15-13 BY JIM BEERS Friday night October 9 was a big night for Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division football. It was especially huge for the Chester YellowJackets who came into the night […]
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Chester YellowJacket golfer shoots a 78 (+6) in the 2026 IHSA Class 1A State Golf Tournament Finals to finish 34th out of 112 competitors BY JIM BEERS Chester High School Golfer Trevin Eggemeyer, a senior, shot an 18-hole 78 (+6) round of golf Saturday morning October 10 in the tournament finals to finish the
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Freshman, JV, and Varsity lose in two-sets against a very good Rockets Volleyball Team BY JIM BEERS It was a festive night at Colbert Memorial Gymnasium at Chester High School as the CHS Lady Jackets hosted the Okawville Lady Rockets Volleyball Team. All three levels, Freshmen, Junior Varsity, and Varsity competed and a good
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Donnie Sabo and Entire Scout Team earn “Special Teams” and “Practice Players” honors for Week 8 BY JIM BEERS The Chester High School Football Program presents two weekly player awards throughout the football season. The first award is the “Special Teams” player of the week and the other is the “Practice Player” of
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Senior Trevin Eggemeyer will compete at 2026 IHSA Class 1A State Golf Tournament BY JIM BEERS The 2026 Chester High School Golf Team finished out its 2026 regular season with several matches over the past month. It has been a good season for both the Varsity and JV Teams, with both recording some very
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Rhett Creason and Gage Lynn earn “Special Teams” and “Practice Player” honors for Week 7 BY JIM BEERS The Chester High School Football Program presents two weekly player awards throughout the football season. The first award is the “Special Teams” player of the week and the other is the “Practice Player” of the
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Chester wins 41-0 on the road over the Tigers to improve to 5-2 overall and 4-0 in the Cahokia Conference BY JIM BEERS The Chester YellowJackets played a great game Friday October 2 at Dupo against the Tigers. Chester led 7-0 after the first quarter, then added three touchdowns in the second quarter to
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Bargman (3rd), Martinez, (10th) Ditch (15th), and Brunkhorst (20th) earn Top-20 medals BY JIM BEERS Thursday October 1 Chester High School hosted the 36th Annual Chester Cross Country Invitational Meet. The event was held at the Randolph County Conservation Area. The organization area, start and finish lines were at Shelter # 1. The weather
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Teammate Laurey Hayer finishes 22nd out of 58 competitors in the Girls’ Division BY JIM BEERS Thursday October 1 was the 36th Annual Chester High School Cross Country Invitational Meet. The event was held at the Randolph County Conservation Area. The staging area and Start and Finish lines area were located at Shelter No.
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