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Nashville and Breese Central win and advance to the Sectional Championship game Thursday Feb. 26 By Jim Beers  CHESTER – Tuesday February 24, Chester High School hosted the 2026 IHSA Girls’ Class 2A Sectional Basketball Tournament. The 21-team event started last week with four regional tournaments that feed into the Chester Sectional Tournament. From the […]

CHS and West Frankfort exchange leads throughout the game; with 43.7 seconds left, Lady Redbirds make 5-of-8 free throws to steal the win By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets played their final game of the 2025-26 season Monday February 16 at the 2026 IHSA Class 2A Regional Basketball Tournament at

1965 was the first time in school history that a YellowJacket Football Team won a Conference Championship By Jim Beers CHESTER – A long overdue celebration and recognition took place during the fall of 2025 Chester High School YellowJacket Football season. During one of the CHS home football games, Chester High School recognized and honored

Perryville edges Chester, 51-48, in final seconds to win By Jim Beers CHESTER – A very long regular season came to an end this week with the Chester High School Lady Jackets playing three games in three days. It was Week 13 of 13 weeks and games 28, 29, and 30 of 30 regular season

Tray Peters, Ethan Colvis, TaShawn Palacio and Karim Landeros receive honors at CHS Basketball game By Jim Beers The 2025 Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team had an outstanding season! The YellowJackets recorded a regular-season record of 8 wins and just 1 loss. The Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division record was 5-0, an undefeated season. It

Riley Lochhead, Lillian Diskey, Natalie Guetersloh, Jessica Stumpe, Aubrey Coleman, and Lexi Mott are honored at pre-game ceremony Thursday February 5 By Jim Beers CHESTER – Thursday February 5 was “Senior Night” for the 2025-26 Chester High School Lady Jackets Basketball Team. The event took place at the Chester High School Lady Jackets vs Red