Thursday, John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters was announced as an assistant coach to new Missouri coach Dennis Gates.  As he prepares to depart for Columbia, Smithpeters gave a parting statement that you can listen to below.

Smithpeters went 241-73 over 10 seasons as the head coach of the Vols and coached a pair of NJCAA Player of the Year in Sean East, who is also headed to Mizzou, and Jay Scrubb who went directly to the NBA after his time at John A. Logan College.

Smithpeters plans to join Sportsvoice on Saturday morning.

On the final episode of the season, John A. Logan College Athletic Director joined Talkin Vols Sports for the full hour to talk everything Logan Athletics with Mike Murphy.  The pair also spoke with Logan Baseball coach Kyle Suprenant.  Take a listen to the entire episode:

The Logan Softball team picked up a pair of big wins over Mineral Area on Tuesday.  Afterward, Logan softball coach Taylor Siefert joined Talkin Vols to talk about the wins and getting ready to debut at home on their new turf field: