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CHESTER – The ESPN Southern Illinois TEAM of the Week for WEEK 1 is the Chester YellowJackets.     The Chester High School YellowJackets were named the ESPN Southern Illinois 103.5 FM “Team of the Week” for Week 1 of the 2024 IHSA Football Season. The Jackets, under the direction of CHS Head Coach, Billy […]

Photo by Jim Beers CHESTER, Ill. — The Chester High School YellowJackets Football Team improved to 6-0 overall with a 41-0 shut out of Carlyle last night at W. O. Smith field at CHS.     In the win, Chester likely clinched a bid to the 2024 IHSA Class 2A Football Playoffs!   Another major

YellowJackets advance to 2024 IHSA Sectional Tournament for the first time in school history; Trevin Eggemeyer finishes 4th overall to earn Top-5 Medal By Jim Beers CHESTER – On Wednesday October 2 the Chester High School Boys Golf Team traveled to the IHSA Class 1A Regional Golf Tournament at the Union County Country Club Golf

Rylie Conley plays final match on Chester Country Club Golf Course as a CHS Lady Jacket golfer By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Golf Team played their final regular-season home match of the 2024 season Monday September 30 at the Chester Country Club Golf Course. It was “Senior Day” 2024

With the win, CHS finishes 2024 regular season 30-8 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJacket Boys Golf Team closed out the 2024 regular season Monday September 30 in a dual match against Murphysboro. The Jackets traveled to the Jackson County Country Club for the event that featured the host Red Devils

YellowJackets manage to shut out Warriors, 20-0, in spite of terrible field and weather conditions By Jim Beers TRENTON, Ill. – Hurricane Helene flooded much of the area on Friday September 27. Some local teams decided to play their games on Thursday evening as a precaution. Those that didn’t and waited to play Friday night

By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Golf Team traveled to the Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville Thursday September 26 to compete in the 2024 Cahokia Conference Golf Tournament. The event featured teams from both the Illinois and Kaskaskia Divisions including Carlyle, Chester, Dupo, Marissa, Okawville, Red Bud, and

Jacket fans say goodbye to Max Blechle, Evan Dunning and Noah Homan By Jim Beers CHESTER – On a cool breezy, mostly overcast day, the Chester High School Boys’ Golf Team hosted the Trico Pioneers Golf Team in a dual match. The game was supposed to take place on Monday September 23, but rain caused

Chester is now 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the Cahokia Conference Illinois Division By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJackets hosted the Sparta Bulldogs in the 2024 CHS Homecoming game Friday September 20 at W.O. Smith Field. Chester prevailed by a score of 48-2 to maintain its undefeated record of 4-0. The

Salukis improve to 1-2 overall; Host SEMO Saturday September 21 at Saluki Stadium at 6 P.M.   BY JIM BEERS CARBONDALE – The Southern Illinois University Saluki Football Team hosted the University of Incarnate Word (UIW) Saturday September 14 at Saluki Stadium. It was the home opener for the Salukis and a crowd of 7,