CHS comes from behind, but can’t quite get the win over West Frankfort; fall, 35-21, to land at 1-2 for the season BY JIM BEERS Friday September 4 was Week 3 for Chester YellowJacket Football. It was the second game in a 3-game home stand at CHS W.O. Smith Field and the West Frankfort […]
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Karim Landeros and Reagan Sims earn “Special Teams” and “Practice Player” honors for Week 3 BY JIM BEERS The Chester High School Football Program presents two weekly special 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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Special Teams Player of the Week: # 17 Danny Worley Danny Worley (# 17) a 6″1, 185 Lb. Junior Running Back & Linebacker, is the Week 2 “Special Teams Player of the Week” for the Chester High School Football YellowJackets. This award is bestowed upon the player each week that demonstrates the best performance on
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Varsity Volleyball defeats East Alton-Wood River in two sets, 25-15 and 25-7; Freshmen-Sophomores and JV win to complete the sweep BY JIM BEERS The Chester High School Lady Jacket Volleyball Team is on a roll to start the 2026 season. The Jackets swept Anna-Jonesboro on Tuesday August 25 to start the season and won
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by Bailey Otto We are proud to announce that Ste. Genevieve High School Head Girls Wrestling Coach Jared Bonnell has been selected as the 2025-2026 Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA)/National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Girls Wrestling Coach of the Year! Coach Bonnell was surprised with the recognition on Friday, Aug.
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The traditional pre-game coin toss is typically attended by team captains and respective coaches. Shown here, Chester’s Jackie Bess (66), TaShawn Palacio (11), Zane Eggemeyer (7), and Trey McCartney (88), join CHS Head Coach Billy Belton, AJ Head Coach Joel Dallas, four AJ Wildcat players, and referees Preston Chapman, Ralph Chapman, Kody Hess, Blake Thornton,
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Freshmen and Varsity win in two sets; JV wins in three sets to sweep the Lady Wildcats BY JIM BEERS Tuesday August 25 was the season opener for Chester High School Lady Jacket Volleyball. A large crowd filled Colbert Memorial Gymnasium to support the Lady Jackets. All three levels, Freshmen, JV and Varsity, competed,
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Class 3A Paris holds on to win by two points, 27-25, as Class 2A Chester misses on several key plays BY JIM BEERS Saturday August 22 was the season opener for both the Chester YellowJackets and the Paris Tigers. Week 1 wasn’t the best for the YellowJackets in several ways. First of all, Chester
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Gatorade Night was short-and-sweet” due to extreme heat and humidity BY JIM BEERS The 2026 Chester High School Gatorade Night event was successful in spite of extremely hot and humid weather conditions. This annual opening kickoff for the various CHS YellowJacket Sports seasons is always a highly anticipated event. This year, however, the unusually
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Kyle Landon, NCAA All American High Jumper, will be inducted October 16 on 2026 Saluki Homecoming Weekend By Jim Beers CHESTER – Tuesday June 30, 2026 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, announced its 2026-2027 Sports Hall of Fame inductee candidates. This year’s class of honorees includes six former Saluki athletes, one of which is former
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