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Chester Football announces Week 5 ‘Practice Player of the Week’ and ‘Special Teams Player of the Week’

Weekly “Special Teams” player of the week is sponsored by Korando Heating and Cooling, and “Practice Player of the Week” is sponsored by Night Hawk Coal. By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School Head Football Coach, Billy Belton, has announced that starting this 2025 CHS Football season his program will start a new award […]

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Chester Boys are runners-up at Chester quadrangular match

James and Eggemeyer finish in Top-10 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Boys Golf Team was runner-up in the quadrangular match that they hosted at the Chester Country Club Tuesday September 2, 2025. The other schools included New Athens, Okawville, and Red Bud. Team scores and standings 1st Place: Red Bud Musketeers,

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YellowJacket Golf “knocks off” Appleknockers in 9-hole match

Chester’s Tallen James tied for 1st Place Medalist honors By Jim Beers CHESTER – The YellowJacket Boys Gold Team from Chester traveled to Cobden Monday September 15. It was a dual match with just Chester and Cobden competing. Chester was the winner by eight strokes and Chester’s Tallen James tied for 1st Place with Cobden’s

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Class 2A Chester loses heartbreaker, 33-29, in final minute at Class 3A West Frankfort

No. 18 Class 2A YellowJackets led, 29-25, until the final seconds of the 4th quarter when No. 26 3A Redbirds scored 8 points to win, 33-29 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester YellowJacket Football Team traveled to West Frankfort Friday September 12 for Game No. 2 of a three-game road swing. Chester opened the

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YellowJacket Golf plays well at tough Nashville Invitational

CHS finishes 7th out of 12 teams; Tallen James makes Top-10 in Tied for 4th Place By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJacket Golf Team traveled to Nashville, Illinois Thursday September 11 to compete in the very tough Nashville Invitational Golf Tournament. This event is known to be a very tough tournament

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River Region Sports 9/14/25

Valle volleyball: results from Dig-for-Life Tournament STE. GENEVIEVE — Valle Catholic finished In a third place tie at the Dig for Life Tournament.   Pool Play Valle tied Dexter: 19-25, 25-15 Valle defeated Cabool: 25-20, 25-18 Valle defeated Woodland: 25-18, 25-17   In the Cross-Pool Match Valle defeated Poplar Bluff: 23-25, 25-11, 25-20   In

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