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02/17/2026

Sterling finished 2nd out of the 2A schools at this year's State tournament. https://www.ilchesscoach.org/Results/ihsa-state-chess-team-tournament

02/15/2026

SHS Chess had a great performance at the state tournament finishing with a 4-3 record. In the last round we upset higher seeded Lemont to get the last win of the day. Final standings:

https://www.ihsa.org/sports/chess/state-series/state-results

02/01/2026

The SHS Chess Team is headed back to the State Tournament after surviving the sectional at kaneland high school among 21 other schools. The competition will take place Feb 13th and 14th at the Peoria civic center

01/18/2026

Great day for SHS Chess at the NICL Conference tournament. 8 medalists + JV tournament champions! Our varsity team went 2-2 but the 2 losses were hard fought and close on the scoreboard. Next up, Sectionals as we try and earn another trip to the state tournament.

01/15/2026

Join the SHS Chess team for a community impact night at Pizza Ranch. Pizza Ranch has been an amazing sponsor for our team for years. Hope to see you January 21st from 5-9 pm. We also get a percent from carry out orders if you are unable to make it in person.

11/12/2025

SHS Chess started their conference season with a win against Rockford Jefferson and a loss to Rockford Guilford. Season standings linked here: https://www.thenicl.org/results

11/02/2025

SHS Chess hosted 12 teams from around the state for our annual invite. The varsity team went 2-2. Congrats to medalist Chris Peterson who won all 4 matches today.

03/05/2025

We celebrated the players of the 2024-25 season at the SHS chess awards night. Great turnout from past, present and future players. Thank you to seniors Kinnick Kyarsgaard, Aiden Forth and Martin Fisher (not pictured). Martin has played since 5th grade and Aiden since 6th.

03/02/2025

Challand Chess competed at the IESA State Championship this weekend with unbelievably positive results. The places for each team are as follows:
6th grade 8th out of 45 teams
7th grade 26th out of 54 teams
8th grade 10th out of 59 teams.

6th grader Justin Luu finished 3rd out of 241 players winning 7 out of his 8 matches and earning a silver medal. 8th grader Jaalon Mullan finished with 5 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss to earn a bronze medal. Results are posted here: https://www.iesa.org/activities/chs/results_individual_PDF.asp

Congratulations to Coach Shamp on a great season!

02/16/2025

SHS chess won their last round of the state tournament. Final record 3-4. Thanks to our seniors Martin Fisher and Aiden Forth who played all 4 years.

02/15/2025

SHS Chess goes 2-2 on day 1 of the ihsa state tournament. Hoping for another 2 wins today.

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