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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,

Win over Cairo and DuQuoin; lose to Murphysboro and Carmi-White County By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJackets varsity basketball team competed in the 2023 DuQuoin Tournament in Week 2 of the 2023-24 basketball season. This year’s field included eight teams. Pool 1 consisted of Cairo, Chester, DuQuoin, and Murphysboro. Pool 2

  MARION, Ill. – The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota is coming back for a visit to Southern Illinois Raceway (SIR) in 2024.     Photo credit – Chase Prather   The high-banked, 1/8-mile bullring in Marion, IL, will host the Xtreme Outlaws on Thursday, Sept. 13, in a $4,000-to-win event, kicking off a three-day race

  CARBONDALE, Ill. – Hosted by head coach Nick Hill, the Southern Illinois football program held its annual postseason awards banquet on Sunday to recap the 2023 season. In addition to handing out awards, Hill recounted the numerous accomplishments of this year’s team and it’s senior class. Award Winners Tony Bleyer MVP- PJ Jules Offensive Player of

CHS beats Gibault and Sparta and fall to Carlyle, Valle and Okawville By Jim Beers CHESTER – After falling to Wesclin to start off Week 3 of the 2023-24 season, the Chester High School Lady Jackets beat Gibault at home, 60-50, and lost to Carlyle, 64-18, to close out Week 3. Chester High School Lady

Dawgs dominate Billikens 101-62, and win battle against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in nail-biter, 70-68 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Southern Illinois University Saluki Men’s Basketball Team has won 6-of-8 games this season and two of those six wins were back-to-back victories against formidable foes, St. Louis University and Oklahoma State University of the

Salukis miss field goal in regulation that would have won the game; Vandals kick field goal in O.T. to win, 20-17, and advance to the Elite 8 By Jim Beers CARBONDALE – The Southern Illinois University Football Salukis traveled to Moscow, Idaho to play the Idaho Vandals in the 2nd Round of the 2023 NCAA

Salukis host “first ever” playoff game in Saluki Stadium with win over Colonels; Advance to Final-16 at No. 4 Idaho By Jim Beers CHESTER – The No. 14 Southern Illinois University Saluki Football Team hosted Nicholls State Saturday November 25 in the first round of the 2023 NCAA FCS National Football Playoffs. It was the