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Chester girls track preview: No seniors on 18-girl roster, but future looks bright

CHESTER -- The 2019 Chester High School outdoor track and field season is up and running, and Lady Jacket Head Coach Jennifer Cartwright has a positive outlook in spite of having a very young squad. The 2019 Lady Jackets will definitely be rebuilding this year with no seniors, eight freshmen, eight sophomores and two juniors.
By Jim Beers Mar 24, 2019 4:41 PM
Chester baseball preview: 'We'll swing for the fences'

The Chester High School baseball team is preparing for an explosive season under new coach Trevor Kelkhoff, who is hoping to instill stability into the program, as well as wins. Kelkhoff took over Yellow Jacket baseball after last year's head coach, Jim Kowzan, left CHS.
BY JIM BEERS Mar 24, 2019 4:39 PM
Chester boys track preview: A young, but strong squad, says coach

CHESTER -- CHS head boys track and field coach, Ben Hunter, is preparing for what he hopes to be a competitive season, despite losing some good athletes to graduation last May. "We lost a good senior group," he acknowledged. "Most specifically, the majority of our talented 4 X 800 relay team is now departed, including Mitchell Colonel, Lance Bohnert and Zach Zappa."
By Jim Beers Mar 24, 2019 4:39 PM
Lady Jackets girls track opens season in Marion

The Chester High School Girl's Track and Field Team has begun competition for the 2019 season. For several weeks, Head Coach Jenny Cartwright and several girls got a head start on the spring season. "Most of our spring squad has been busy with basketball, dance team and cheerleading," Cartwright said. She said the girls who were not involved in winter activities joined her starting in December for winter workouts in the gym and weight room.
By Jim Beers Mar 6, 2019 6:22 PM
Link family honored for gift to CHS basketball program

The family of Jack Link was honored Feb. 16 for their gift of a state-of-the-art shooting machine to the Chester High School basketball program. The machine was made possible with memorial money from the estate of Jack Link, who died last year after a tragic tractor accident.
By Jim Beers Feb 28, 2019 4:48 PM
Chester boys basketball advances to regional final with win over Trico

The Chester Yellow Jackets and the Trico Pioneers left nothing on the court Tuesday night, but at the end of the game the Jackets had done what everyone expected -- win. The final score, 61-47, doesn't do justice to the battle that this game was for three quarters, with seven tie scores and 14 lead changes. Chester finally took charge of the game in the final quarter, and now advances to the regional championship game against West Frankfort that tips off at 7 p.m. Friday in Colbert Gym.
BY JIM BEERS Feb 28, 2019 4:44 PM
Yellow Jackets' record-breaking season comes to a close

Chester's excellent basketball season came to a disappointing end Feb. 22 in the championship round of the 2019 IHSA Class 2A Boys Regional Tournament.
By Jim Beers Feb 28, 2019 4:41 PM
Chester's Chase Colvis signs to play football at McKendree

Chester High School senior Chase Colvis has signed a letter of intent to play football next year at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois.
By Jim Beers Feb 8, 2019 6:27 PM
Chester Lady Jackets lose heartbreaker to end solid season

Before the game, Chester Coach Pat Knowles predicted a "great and competitive game," and he got every bit of that. The Chester Lady Jackets gave it their all, but Pinckneyville bested them 45-41 in the Class 2A regional semi-final on Feb. 5, to end the season.
BY JIM BEERS Feb 8, 2019 4:05 PM
12-0! Yellow Jackets make short work of Goreville, Vienna; Kiner hits 1,000th point

The Chester High School Yellow Jackets continued to roll last week with two more wins, improving to 21-5 on the season and 8-0 in the Black Diamond Conference.
By Jim Beers Feb 6, 2019 5:44 PM

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