Salukis miss field goal in regulation that would have won the game; Vandals kick field goal in O.T. to win, 20-17, and advance to the Elite 8 By Jim Beers CARBONDALE – The Southern Illinois University Football Salukis traveled to Moscow, Idaho to play the Idaho Vandals in the 2nd Round of the 2023 NCAA […]
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Boys’ Basketball PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent fell to Leopold 56-48 in the JV Tournament at Meadow Heights. Andrew Schumer led the JV Indians with 23 points, Case Huber had nine, Wyatt Winkler had nine, Quentin Doza had five, and Davin Hotop had two points. The St. Vincent JV falls to 0-1 on the
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Boys’ Basketball CHESTER – Chester topped DuQuoin 58-48 Friday and then were scheduled to play Carmi White County Saturday in the DuQuoin Tournament but the results were not reported. The Yellow Jackets host Carlyle Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. PERRYVILLE — Perryville lost to Meadow Heights 69-59 Saturday in the consolation championship of
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Boys’ Basketball CHESTER – Chester plays in the DuQuoin tournament. The tournament wraps up on Saturday. PERRYVILLE — Perryville defeated Zalma 70-26 in the Woodland Tournament. Jake Cissel and Aiden Wendell each had 16 points. Perryville plays Meadow Heights today at 5 p.m. for the consolation championship. PERRYVILLE — St.
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Boys’ Basketball CHESTER – Chester defeated the Cairo Pilots 68-53 in the DuQuoin tournament. The tournament wraps up on Saturday. PERRYVILLE — Perryville plays in the Woodland Tournament which wraps up Saturday. PERRYVILLE — St. Vincent lost to Poplar Bluff 88-53 in the Crystal City Tournament which runs through Friday.
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Boys’ Basketball CHESTER – Chester fell to Murphysboro 60-47 in the DuQuoin Tournament. The Yellow Jackets play Cairo tonight at 5:30 as the tournament continues. PERRYVILLE — Perryville lost to Oak Ridge 67-48 in the Woodland Tournament. PERRYVILLE — St. Vincent varsity plays Poplar Bluff at 7:15 tonight in the Crystal City
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Salukis host “first ever” playoff game in Saluki Stadium with win over Colonels; Advance to Final-16 at No. 4 Idaho By Jim Beers CHESTER – The No. 14 Southern Illinois University Saluki Football Team hosted Nicholls State Saturday November 25 in the first round of the 2023 NCAA FCS National Football Playoffs. It was the
JV wins, 41-27; Varsity losses 60-43 By Jim Beers JV wins, 41-27 The Chester High School Lady Jacket Basketball Teams opened their 2023 home season Monday night November 27 with a Cahokia Conference matchup with the Wesclin Lady Warriors. Neither team had a freshman game, but the JV and Varsity squads battled for the wins.
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Boys’ Basketball CHESTER – Chester plays in the DuQuoin Tournament which begins tonight and runs through Saturday. PERRYVILLE — Perryville continues play in the Woodland Tournament which runs through Friday. PERRYVILLE — St. Vincent varsity beat Herculaneum 73-60 last night in the Crystal City Tournament which runs through Friday. Coach Bruce
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Jackets get scoring from seven players for true team effort in close, hard-fought contest By Jim Beers CHESTER – Basketball season is in full swing and the CHS YellowJacket boys opened their schedule with a home game hosting former River-to-River foe Anna-Jonesboro Tuesday November 21. The Jackets got off to a great start with a
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