Chester faces tough competition at deep Class C state tournament

The Chester High School volleyball team may not have been at the Class C State volleyball tournament last season, but make no mistake, this isn't their first time on the dance floor.

The Coyotes have a solid volleyball tradition, making it to the state tournament six times in the last eight years. This year's squad is to adding to that tradition.

Chester opens first-round play today in the Fergus High gymnasium against the Western C divisional tournament champion Philipsburg Prospectors at 2 p.m.

The Prospectors have finished the last three regular seasons undefeated, but this is the first yea...