Welcome to the official website for the 48th annual Chester Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament.

The Chester Invitational Tournament is the longest running tournament in Southern Illinois, south of Interstate 64.

This year, the Chester Invitational Tournament welcomes the Valle Catholic Warriors of Sainte Genevieve, MO to the field of eight teams competing for the championship. Returning to the tournament this year are Dongola Demons, Elverado Falcons, Marissa-Coulterville Meteors, New Athens Yellowjackets, Saxony Lutheran Crusaders of Jackson, MO, Valley Park, MO Hawks in addition to the host Chester Yellow Jackets.

This year's tournament will be played from January 11-16 inside Daniel Colbert Memorial Gym at Chester High School.

If you have any questions about the tournament or would like to be a tournament sponsor, please call CHS Athletic Director Mike Coffey at 826-2302, ext. 4.

Chester High School, administrators and students, and the Yellow Jackets invite you to attend any or all of the games in this year's tournament. We look forward to seeing you in the recently renovated Colbert Gym for the exciting start of high school boys basketball in the month of January.

Don't forget to stop by a week earlier for the 4th annual Lady Jacket Mid-Winter Classic.  All of the information is available at www.midwinterclassic.com.