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Win 3-of-4 games; Lexi Mott makes All-Tournament Team By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Basketball Team won the Consolation Championship of the 2023 Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School (CORLHS) Winterfest Tournament. The Chester High School Lady Jackets Basketball Team won the title of 2023 Consolation Champions at the 2023 […]

Carterville 53-YellowJackets 42 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJackets hosted the Carterville Lions Friday December 22 in a non-conference game to end Week 5. The Jackets and Lions traded leads throughout the evening, however, as the final buzzer sounded after 32-mnuites of battle, the Lions managed to escape Colbert Memorial Gymnasium

Xavier Johnson leads the hunt with 25 points By Jim Beers CHESTER – After back-to-back losses, one to Austin Peay, 70-68, on December 12, and Wichita State, 69-68, on December 16, the Salukis rebounded with a decisive 13-point, 76-63, win over North Dakota State University Tuesday December 19 at the SIU Arena.   Two of

Salukis have five players score in double figures, led by Xavier Johnson with 16 points By Jim Beers CABONDALE – The Southern Illinois University Salukis hosted the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Friday December 22, 81-50, to finish the 2023-24 non-conference portion of the schedule with an overall record of 8-4. When people hear and think

Jackets now, 6-7 overall and 1-3 in conference play   By Jim Beers CHESTER — ​The Chester YellowJackets hosted long-time rival Sparta on Tuesday December 19 at Chester High School’s Colbert Memorial Gymnasium. It was a nice night in Chester and a great crowd turned out to see the Jackets and Bulldogs fight it out.

Lexi Mott makes All-Tournament Team By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jacket Basketball Team finished 2nd in the 2023 Candy Cane Classic Basketball Tournament hosted by Gibault Catholic High School in Waterloo, Illinois. The 8-team tournament came down to a Championship Day battle between Chester and Columbia. It was a replay

The High Caliber Shooting Team is a division of The Scholastic Action Shooting Program. It  was started in 2022 by Michael and Jeannie Schaefer. The team provides student athletes ages 10 through 18 with a supportive environment focusing on respect of firearms, team building, and self-improvement. Shooters are focused on speed and accuracy using a rimfire

CHS falls to Nashville, 62-38, in non-conference game By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester YellowJackets flew to Nashville, Illinois Tuesday December 12 to take on the Hornets. It was a non-conference game with the former River-To-River Mississippi Division foes and the game was every bit as tough as it was “back-in-the-day”. Chester sophomore, Tray

Fall to Carlyle, 45-42 and beat Okawville, 34-32 and Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School, 60-47 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School boys had a rare 3-game home stand in Week 3 hosting Carlyle Tuesday December 5, Okawville Friday December 8, and Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School from Centralia Saturday, December

Beat Waterloo JV, 47-23, to advance in winner’s bracket By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jacket Basketball Team is competing at the 2023 Gibault Catholic Lady Hawks Basketball Tournament this week. The “Candy Cane Classic” runs December 11-16 at Waterloo Gibault High School. This year’s field of teams includes Gibault Catholic,