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 impressive results.
The 2026 CHS Varsity Golf Team includes (left to right) Carter Kennedy, Alden Davitz, Tallen James, Jack Luthy, Kross Jany, and Trevin Eggemeyer. The Head Golf Coach at CHS is Clayton Andrews. Jim Beers Photo
The Junior Varsity included seniors Logan Brace, and Logan McDonald, juniors Kendall Krieg and Logan Springston, sophomore, Preston Liefer, and freshman, Jake Dunn.
The Varsity competed at Regionals and Sectionals, sending one player, Trevin Eggemeyer, to the 2026 IHSA Class 1A State Meet on Friday October 9, 2026. The Junior Varsity Team featured overall winner, Preston Liefer, and Jake Dunn who finished in the Top-10, in 10th Place. Results from several of the final matches of the season follow.
CHS at Nashville
The Jackets traveled to Nashville for the 2026 Nashville Invitational. This was a 11in -team event with Chester finishing 6th with a score of 172, just 2-strokes behind 5th Place Sparta who recorded a 170. Tallen James finished in the Top-10 in 6th Place with his match of 39 strokes. Kross Jany had a good day finishing two strokes out of the Top-10 with his score of 42. Jany finished 2nd on Chester’s team.
Chester Results:
6th Tallen James senior 39
15th Kross Jany senior 42
18th Trevin Eggemeyer senior 43
41st Jack Luthy Sophomore 48
50th Alden Davitz junior 51
Team Results
1st Breese Central Cougars Class 2A 153 Cahokia Conference
2nd Okawville Rockets Class 1A 166 Cahokia Conference
3rd Greenville Comets Class 1A 166 Conference South
4th Staunton Bulldogs Class 1A 167 Conference South
5th Sparta Bulldogs Class 1A 170 Cahokia Conference
6th Chester YellowJackets Class 1A 172 Cahokia Conference
7th (tie) Pinckneyville Panthers Class 1A 180 River-to-River Conference
7th (Tie) Nashville Hornets Class 1A 180 River-to-River Conference
9th Trenton-Wesclin Warriors Class 1A 182 Cahokia Conference
10th (tie)DuQuoin Indians Class 1A 185 River-to-River Conference
10th (Tie) Steeleville Warriors Class 1A 185 Cahokia Conference
Chester’s Trevin Eggemeyer, a senior Varsity golfer, earned a trip to the 2026 IHSA Class 1A State Golf Tournament, not to observe, but to compete in Round 1 Friday October 9. He shot 76 on his 18-hole Sectional Golf Tournament to finish 5th overall and qualify to advance to the State Match. If he advances out of Round 1, Eggemeyer will play in the Championship Round 2 Saturday October 10. The State Tournament is held at the Prairie Vista Golf Course at Bloomington, Illinois.
IHSA Class 1A Regional Golf Tournament
Chester competed in the 2026 IHSA Class 1A Regional Tournament Wednesday September 30. The YellowJacket’s top golfer was Trevin Eggemeyer with his game of 76 strokes. He finished in 5th Place. Tallen James was right behind in 8th Place with his score of 78 strokes. The Jackets finished in 3rd Place overall out of 15 teams.
Chester Results
5th Trevin Eggemeyer senior 76
8th Tallen James senior 78
25th Jack Luthy sophomore 84
27th Carter Kennedy freshman 85
35th Alden Davitz junior 88
46th Kross Jany senior 92
Team Results
1st Red Bud Musketeers Class 1A 291 Cahokia Conference
2nd Sparta Bulldogs Class 1A 319 Cahokia Conference
3rd Chester YellowJackets Class 1A 323 Cahokia Conference
4th Okawville Rockets Class 1A 329 Cahokia Conference
5th DuQuoin Indians Class 1A 336 River-to-River Conference
6th Woodlawn Cardinals Class 1A 340 Conference Midland Trail
7th Waltonville Spartans Class 1A 343 Conference Midland Trail
8th (tie)Pinckneyville Panthers Class 1A 345 River-to-River Conference
8th (tie)Trico Pioneers Class 1A 345 Black Diamond Conference
10th Steeleville Warriors Class 1A 351 Cahokia Conference
11th Marissa Meteors Class 1A 359 Cahokia Conference
12th Nashville Hornets Class 1A 372 River-to-River Conference
13th New Athens Jackets Class 1A 377 Cahokia Conference
14th Sandoval Blackhawks Class 1A 388 Conference Midland Trail
15th Christ Our Rock Stallions Class 1A 443 Conference Gateway
Steeleville Junior Varsity Tournament
The Chester JV YellowJackets Golf Team traveled to Steeleville, Illinois on Thursday October 1 to play in the 2026 Steeleville JV Golf Tournament. Chester’s Preston Liefer, a sophomore, won the tournament with a score of 42 strokes.
All CHS golfers did well! Teammate Jake Dunn, a freshman, finished in the Top-10 with his game of 48 strokes. Two other YellowJacket golfers finished within one stroke of Dunn’s game of 48 as Logan Brace, a senior, and Kendall Krieg, a junior, had identical scores of 49 strokes. Logan McDonald, a senior, rounded out the Chester team effort just five strokes behind Brace and Krieg with his score of 54 strokes.
CHS sophomore golfer Preston Liefer was the winner of the 2026 Steeleville Junior Varsity Golf Tournament Thursday October 1st. Liefer shot 42 for his 9-hole victory to arn Medalist honors. Jim Beers Photo
Chester Scores
1st Place (Winner) Preston Liefer sophomore 42
10th Place Top-10 Jake Dunn freshman 48
14th Place (tie) Logan Brace senior 49
14th Place (tie) Kendall Krieg junior 49
30th Place Logan McDonald senior 54
2026 IHSA Class 1A Sectional Golf Tournament
The Chester YellowJacket Golf Team competed in its final team event of the season Monday October 5 when they traveled to Waterloo for the 2026 IHSA Class 1A Sectional Golf Tournament. The match took place at the Annbriar Golf Course which is known to be a pretty rough course. Gibault Catholic High School hosted the event.
There were 12 Class 1A teams that competed at the 2026 Sectional Tournament. A total of 112 boys participated in the 18-hole match. The Top-3 teams advanced to the 2026 IHSA Class 1A State Golf Tournament. Furthermore, the Top-10 individuals that were not a part of the Top-3 advancing teams also qualified to advance to State.
There were 112 students from 41-different schools that competed at the Sectional Match. The 41 participating schools included DuQuoin, Palmyra, Marisa, Pittsfield, Eldorado, Chester, Greenville, Maryville, Roxana, Red Bud, Sparta, Carmi-White Co., Trenton-Wesclin, Carlinville, Okawville, Goreville, Trico, Hillsboro, Griggsville, Norris City, Mendon, Steeleville, Staunton, Zeigler-Royalton, Carlyle, Eldorado, Roxana, Mt. Sterling, Winchester, Maryville, McLeansboro-Hamilton Co., Camp Point, Liberty, Gibault-Catholic, Tamms-Egyptian, Harrisburg, Pinckneyville, Vienna, Waverly, Woodlawn, and Junction-Gallatin Co.
Of the 12 teams that competed, three advanced as a team to the State Tournament. Those advancing teams included:
1st Place (tie) Red Bud Musketeers Cahokia Conference 330 strokes
1nd Place (tie) Pittsfield Saukees Conference Pike County 330 strokes
3rd Place Palmyra Wildcats Conference Independent 344 strokes
Other non-advancing teams included:
4th place Carlinville Cavaliers Conference South 346 strokes
5th Place Eldorado Eagles Black Diamond Conference 352 strokes
6th Place Chester YellowJackets Cahokia Conference 356 strokes
7th Place Norris City Cardinals Greater Egyptian Conference 357 strokes
8th Place (tie) Carlyle Kaskaskians Cahokia Conference 361 strokes
8th Place (tie) Waterloo-Gibault Hawks Conference Independent 361 strokes
8th Place (tie) Mt. Sterling Hornets Western Illinois Conference 361 strokes
8th Place (tie) Sparta Bulldogs Cahokia Conference 361 strokes
12th Place Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes Black Diamond Conference 371 strokes
Medalist
The 2026 IHSA Class 1A Sectional Medalist was Carter McPherson of DuQuoin High School. Carter recorded a score of 68 strokes. He plays for the Indians who compete in the River-To-River Conference.
Top-10 Individuals who advanced to the 2026 Class 1A State Golf Tournament
Carter McPherson senior DuQuoin 68 strokes
Kyler Demsar sophomore Marissa 74 strokes
Bronson Demsar junior Eldorado 76 strokes (tie)
Trevin Eggemeyer senior Chester 76 strokes (tie)
Christian Swalley junior Greenville 78 strokes (tie)
Boden Rives sophomore Maryville 78 strokes (tie)
Myles Bertoletti sophomore Roxana 79 strokes
Carter Geralds junior Sparta 81 strokes (tie)
Banks Moore junior Carmi 81 strokes (tie)
Bryce Haar senior Trenton 82 strokes
Note: These are the Top-10 INDIVIDUALS who are not included in the Top-3 teams that advanced to the State Tournament.
Chester’s Results (Note: 112 golfers)
5th Place Trevin Eggemeyer senior 76 strokes
23rd Place Tallen James senior 84 strokes
89th Place Kross Jany senior 98 strokes (tie)
89th Place Alden Davitz junior 98 strokes (tie)
89th Place Carter Kennedy freshman 98 strokes (tie)
100th Place Jack Luthy sophomore 101 strokes
Chester YellowJacket Trevin Eggemeyer will compete at the 2026 IHSA Class 2A State Golf Tournament Friday October 9 at the Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington, Illinois. There will be 12 teams and 40 individuals tee off at 10:18 a.m. on the Par 72 course that has hosted five State Finals.
After the first round on Friday October 9th, the field of competitors is cut to the Top-8 teams and the Top-40 individuals who are not on those Top-8 teams. They play in the Championship Round Saturday October 10th. Good luck to Trevin and his coach, Clayton Andrews at the 2026 IHSA Class 1A State Golf Tournament.