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Lady Jackets improve against Lady Warriors, but still can’t sting often and hard enough for the win By Jim Beers CHESTER — Chester hosted Wesclin in a home matchup Monday February 3. The Lady Jackets were coming off a good Week 10 with prestigious wins over Benton, 47-32, and Carterville, 51-47, in overtime. On Monday […]

Three players score in double figures to sting the Rangers, 47-32, including Coleman (12), Conley (10) and Stumpe (10) By Jim Beers CHESTER – Some say that, “There’s no place like home”! CHS Head Lady Basketball Jacket Coach, Jeff Mott, sure believes that fact after his home game Monday January 27 when his Lady Jackets

CHS falls at Anna-Jonesboro, 60-51; wins over Steeleville, 49-33; and loses at Marissa-Coulterville, 61-35 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady YellowJacket Basketball Team completed a 5-game road swing to kick off the 2025 portion of the 2024-25 season. The Jackets should have hosted their annual Lady Jacket Mid-Winter Classic Tournament January

Fall to Red Bud, 50-40, and Carlyle, 74-27, in Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division play By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jacket Basketball Team has had a tough start to the New Year!  The Lady Jackets did well at the Saxony Lutheran Tournament December 16-20, 2024, and had one game at Massac

Awards Night honors YellowJacket players at Annual Awards Night and Reception By Jim Beers CHESTER – On Thursday January 2, 2025 Chester High School hosted a reception at CHS to recognize and honor the 2024 Football YellowJackets for their outstanding season. The evening was held at the Professor James F. Sharp Cafeteria at CHS and

YellowJackets are runners-up in 61st Annual Chester Invitational Tournament; Kolton Jany and Brenden Malley are selected to All-Tournament Team By Jim Beers CHESTER – The 2025 Chester Invitational Tournament, better known as the CIT, is over and the Chester High School YellowJackets just missed claiming the Championship by 10 points. The Jackets are, however, the

Sparta Bulldogs win the title. Chester YellowJackets are Runners-Up. Gibault takes 3rd Place and Perryville wins Consolation Championship CHESTER – The 61st Annual Chester Invitational Tournament, better known as the CIT, took place Monday through Saturday January 13-18 in Chester High School’s Colbert Memorial Gymnasium on Rocky Bridges Court. According to some local authorities, the

Record now stands at 8-10 overall and 2-2 in the Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester YellowJacket Boys Basketball Team kicked off the 2025 portion of their season Friday and Saturday January 3 and 4 with a home game Friday against West Frankfort and an away game at Benton Saturday.

Chester goes 2-2 with wins over Trico and Salem and losses to Roxana and Steeleville By Jim Beers CHESTER — The Chester High School Boys Basketball Team competed in the Annual Duster Thomas Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament Friday, Saturday, and Monday, December 27, 28, and 30  at Pinckneyville, Illinois. The Panthers have hosted this long-time

Chester loses Game 1, 62-61 in OT to Cape Central, then wins 3-in-a-row over Cairo, 74-23; Meadow Heights, 43-26; and Kelly, 61-55; Lexi Mott makes All-Tournament Team By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets competed in the Saxony Tournament Saturday December 14 to the following Friday December 20. The ladies from