Lovejoy defeats Valmeyer to compete for Consolation Championship By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Night One of Round 2 featured two games in the upper portion of the tournament bracket. Gibault battled with Saxony to determine who would advance to the Championship game and Lovejoy fought Valmeyer to determine which team would play for […]
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High School Boys Basketball CHESTER – Chester Invitational Tournament had two more games last night: Lovejoy beat Valmeyer 78-47 in a consolation semifinal and Saxony Lutheran lost to Gibault 50-41 in a championship semifinal. There will be two more games tonight: consolation semifinal with Valle vs Perryville at 6 p.m. and a championship
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Valle and Perryville move to Consolation Bracket BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Round 1 of the 59th Annual Chester Invitational Tournament is complete. On Day 2 of Round 1, Tuesday January 10th, New Athens defeated Valle by a score of 65-55 and Chester beat Perryville 63-33. Both teams will advance to the Semi-Finals
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First night is in the books; Gibault and Saxony come away with wins By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The 59th Annual Chester Invitational Tournament (CIT) tipped-off Monday January 9 with two games already in the books. The event, considered to be the longest running tournament south of I-70, features eight teams, three from
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Sparta finishes 3rd and New Athens wins Consolation Championship; Howie is Tournament MVP and Mott earns “All-Tournament Team” honors By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The 2023 Lady Jackets Mid-Winter Classic Girls’ Basketball Tournament is in the books! Chester High School hosted the 16th Annual event and the host Lady Jackets were the tournament
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High School Boys Basketball PERRYVILLE – Perryville lost to Chester 63-33 last night in the Chester Invitational Tournament. Valle Catholic of Ste. Genevieve fell to New Athens 65-55 in the other CIT game last night. Two more games tonight: Lovejoy vs Valmeyer at 6 p.m. in a consolation semifinal and Saxony Lutheran
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High School Boys Basketball PERRYVILLE – The 9-6 varsity St. Vincent Indians lost at Advance 71-58. St. Vincent led 22-19 after one, Advance led 37-33 at the half and Advance was up 49-43 after three. Advance outscored St. Vincent 22-15 in the fourth quarter for the final margin. Simon Unterreiner has 19
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Congratulations to Valle Catholic Senior Bryce Giesler! Bryce will be joining the football team at Lindenwood University in the fall. He plans to study exercise science. Bryce is the son of Brian and Beth Giesler, Brandon’s twin brother and big brother to Brooklynn. He recently signed at school with Coach Judd Naeger,
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PERRYVILLE – The St. Vincent Lady Indians basketball team fnished in second place in the Delta Tournament. The Lady Indians defeated New Madrid County Central Jan. 2 54-14 in their first game in the Delta Tournament. They then defeated Meadow Heights 59-34 Wednesday before falling to Delta, the tournament’s host team, 57-44. on Thursday. St.
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High School Boys Basketball PERRYVILLE — Perryville lost at De Soto 63-59 Friday night. The Pirates play at Chester Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Chester Invitational Tournament. PERRYVILLE – The St. Vincent boys basketball lost to Kelly 51-45 in overtime Saturday in the Central Shoot-out Saturday. St. Vincent led 12-9
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