Sports – The Sting

Four Named All-Conference

March 21, 2020

Four Chester High School basketball players were named all-conference in the Black Diamond Conference. Seniors Ian Reith and DeOndre Martin were named to the boys' team. Reith, who was also all-conference as a sophomore and...

Williams Signs With Cavaliers

March 5, 2020

Chester Registers 20th Win

February 23, 2020

Seniors Honored At Last Home Game

February 19, 2020

Jackets Defeat Trico, 56-41

February 17, 2020

Chester 6th Seed In Sub-Regional

February 15, 2020

Chester is the 6th seed in the McLeansboro sub-regional and will play in the Murphysboro Regional. Chester opens play against 11th-seed DuQuoin on Feb. 24. The winner will play third-seeded Murphysboro on Feb. 26. Here are...

Lady Jackets End Record-breaking Year

February 14, 2020

The Chester Lady Yellow Jackets saw their record-breaking season end with a 36-29 loss to Freeburg in the Columbia Regional championship game. Chester (26-6) set a school record with 26 wins this season. Freeburg jumped...

Jackets Defeat Christopher

February 12, 2020

Lady Jackets Send Seniors Out With Win

February 8, 2020

Jackets Defeat Vienna

February 8, 2020

Jackets Suffer Second BDC Loss

February 5, 2020

In a key Black Diamond Conference (BDC) match-up Feb. 4, Chester lost to Goreville 43-32 at Goreville. Goreville remains a perfect 6-0 in the BDC which Chester (15-9) fell to 5-2. DeOndre Martin led Chester with 13 points....

Chester Downs Zeigler, Gibault

February 2, 2020

The Chester Yellow Jackets posted a 54-32 road win over Waterloo Gibault Jan. 31. Chester trailed 10-6 after one quarter, but buried Gibault 20-4 in the second quarter. Jared Landeros and Ian Reith led Chester with 13 points...