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Go Jackets!!!!!

This will be both team’s first trip to the state tournament.

Chester Yellowjackets:

Chester Yellowjackets 
Coach: Coleman Butter (3 Years As Head Coach, 81 Career Wins)
Assistant Coaches: Marty Thompson, James Tonnies, Evan Stewart
2023 Record:16-10 / 12-1 / Regional Quarterfinalist
Returning Starters
Cole Clark, Sr, INF (District DH of the Year) Brad Davison, Sr, Util (2nd Team All District)Waylon Sturrock, Jr, Util (2nd Team All District) Trayce Knox, Jr, Util (District Utility Player of the Year)Cutter Lowe, Jr, INF (1st Team All District) Will Thomason, Jr, INF (District MVP)Jaxon Gay, So, INF (District Offensive MVP) Jesse Bittick, So, C/P (District Catcher of the Year) Previous Games
Date Game Opponent Score Record 02/19/2024 Regular Groveton Centerville Bulldogs 10-0(W) 1-0-0 02/22/2024 Tournament Douglass Indians 6-1(L) 1-1-0 02/22/2024 Tournament Gary Bobcats 12-4(L) 1-2-0 02/24/2024 Tournament San Augustine Wolves 11-5(W) 2-2-0 02/26/2024 Regular Deweyville Pirates 14-4(W) 3-2-0 02/29/2024 Tournament Dawson Bulldogs 6-2(L) 3-3-0 02/29/2024 Tournament Neches Tigers 7-12(L) 3-4-0 03/02/2024 Tournament Latexo Tigers 8-5(W) 4-4-0 03/02/2024 Tournament Apple Springs Eagles 10-4(W) 5-4-0 03/05/2024 District San Augustine Wolves 15-4(W) 6-4-0 03/07/2024 Tournament Neches Tigers 5-3(L) 6-5-0 03/07/2024 Tournament Spurger Pirates 18-2(W) 7-5-0 03/08/2024 Tournament Slocum Mustangs 13-3(W) 8-5-0 03/09/2024 Tournament Kennard Tigers 8-4(W) 9-5-0 03/09/2024 Tournament Martinsville Pirates 5-3(L) 9-6-0 03/12/2024 District Broaddus Bulldogs 4-3(W) 10-6-0 03/15/2024 District West Sabine Tigers 8-4(L) 10-7-0 03/19/2024 District Colmesneil Bulldogs 10-0(W) 11-7-0 03/22/2024 District Chireno Owls 17-7(L) 11-8-0 03/26/2024 District Leggett Pirates 15-0(W) 12-8-0 03/26/2024 District Leggett Pirates 19-1(W) 13-8-0 04/02/2024 District Burkeville Mustangs 13-0(W) 14-8-0 04/09/2024 District Brookeland Wildcats 5-2(L) 14-9-0 04/12/2024 District Zavalla Eagles 19-4(W) 15-9-0 04/13/2024 Regular Good Samaritan Home School 13-9(W) 16-9-0 04/18/2024 District Burkeville Mustangs 20-1(W) 17-9-0 04/23/2024 District Zavalla Eagles 13-2(W) 18-9-0 04/26/2024 District Brookeland Wildcats 7-1(L) 18-10-0 05/01/2024 Playoff Martinsville Pirates 10-2(W) 19-10-0 05/10/2024 Playoff Oakwood Panthers 9-2(W) 20-10-0 05/10/2024 Playoff Oakwood Panthers 18-5(W) 21-10-0 05/17/2024 Playoff Brookeland Wildcats 13-11(W) 22-10-0 05/25/2024 Playoff Neches Tigers 3-1(W) 23-10-0 05/28/2024 Playoff Neches Tigers 7-4(W) 24-10-0  

Chester will be playing at Dell Diamond on June 5th at either 0900 or 1100.

Way to go Chester!!!!!!

Man I am so proud of these boys and my home town!!!!!

How do you like your rocks - Round!!!!!

How ‘bout the ‘Jackets!!!!!!

Go Jackets......

Chester (Continued):
E-8 scores the runner from 3rd
Runners at the corners
L9 (Runner does not tag)
E-8 ( Runner scores)
Runners at 2nd and 3rd
BB (Bases loaded - 2 outs)
E-6 (Runner reaches on error)
2 runs scored, runners at 2nd and 3rd
E-8 scores 2
Runner at 2nd
5-3
Chester strands one, scores 6 on multiple errors.
After 2 complete:
Neches - 0
Chester - 6
 

Lastly, the article from the aforementioned media entity was very biased to whom they were covering.

Can I say I miss Ashley Elam?  He would’ve already had interviews done and a story on the news.  It’s a big deal for those kids and our community.  Northern Tyler County sits in between the Golden Triangle market and the Tyler/Longview market.  Heck even KJAS only covered Brookeland, and we’re only about 15-20 miles further out.  I started to go do a story myself and send it to the media outlets.  Well enough ranting and meandering - let’s go ‘Jackets!!!

Chester can join Colmesneil, Woodville, and Spurger as Tyler County teams to make the State Baseball Tournament......

Per THSB:
W20 Neches  vs R24 Chester 
Game 1: Saturday May 24 at 7pm at Rusk
Game 2: Tuesday May 28 at 6pm at Hudson
Game 3: If needed Wednesday May 29 at 6pm at Hudson
 
Let’s go Yellowjackets!!!!

1A is a game ahead because of fewer teams.  The next round for Chester is the regional finals.

Colmesneil hires Brian Ramsey formerly of Bruceville-Eddy as the new AD/HFB

This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up (21-10, 9-4 Neutral) This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up (18-2, 3-1 Neutral) Game Details Lufkin-Hudson High School - Regional Semi-Finals
Friday 05/17/24 @ 7:00p

Let me guess... They hire somebody from West Hardin

West Sabine- 9  Brookeland- 0  Final
Chester- 4  Broaddus- 3  Final

Thanks for the updates.  I know  it’s difficult hitting all the different sources to get updates.  It is greatly appreciated.  

Michael Berry has spent a substantial amount of time on his radio show going after Phelan.  It's been quite the show.
Covey for me. 
 

Phelan would show up drunk when doing his official duty as Speaker.  AG Paxton called him out on it.  Phelan retaliated by garnering enough Dem votes to impeach Paxton.  Paxton was eventually acquitted.  I watched a lot of the impeachment trial.  And it became clear Phelan really didn't have anything on Paxton.  This led LT Gov Patrick to say how much taxpayer dollars Phelan had wasted.  This also led to the censure of Phelan by the Texas Republican Party.  Also, Trump, Cruz, Paxton and Patrick has endorsed Covey.  So, I'm not getting a warm cozy feeling concerning Phelan.

I hope Dade Phelan gets voted out. Enough Rino’s in the political scene already. 

28-1A
High Island at Brookeland          7:30pm
Leggett at Burkeville             7:30pm
Spurger at Chester              7:30pm
Goodrich at Zavalla             7:30pm

The list of things that can change between JH and HS is vast.  It's more likely than not that JH success won't be the same in HS.  1st and foremost.. 7th grade kids playing against everyone else's 7th grade kids and 8th grade kids playing against everyone else's 8th grade kids is not evenly remotely the same as 9-12th against 9-12th.  A grade level of kids playing with either the grade above them or below them.. or both can dramatically change the success/failure compared to when it was just them.  Not only do kids mature, gain strength, gain speed, gain size, and gain skill (both physically and mentally) at completely different levels and pace individually, but kids actually WORK and/or gain/lose interest completely different.  Forget about the other obvious variables.. like: academic eligibility, transferring (both losing and gaining kids), quitting, reclassification, coaching change, etc. etc. etc.
The situation for a Senior IS NOT THE SAME as that same kid's situation was when they were a 7th grader.  To think so is idiotic.  
It's truly funny to me to hear people make predictions based on what happened in JH... might as well add little league as a predictor lol.