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Ron Hines and Mike Murphy talk with Kyle Smithpeters after the team was placed as the 5 seed in the NJCAA Tournament and the team now prepares to head to Hutchinson, Kansas next Wednesday!

 

Benton basketball coach Ron Winemiller sat down with Matt Varney on Wednesday to discuss the Benton Summer Shootout, the outlook for the team and the SIRR Ohio Division, as well as Benton's impending shift to the Mississippi Division:

 
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IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson spoke with Matt Varney about some of the burning questions surrounding Illinois High School Athletics during the era of COVID-19.  Why must IHSA ask for control of decision-making back when they are not a government entity? How can basketball players play while being expected to wear a face mask?  Is there any hope for fall sports like football, volleyball, and boy's soccer returning this fall?  All those and more questions were answered in this interview.

 
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Anthony Hargrove is entering his fourth season as head coach of the Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton co-op football team.  Matt Varney went out to practice to talk with Coach Hargrove about the program finally reaching the maturation point, studs on the team like Peyton Mazur (who is receiving attention across the state) and Cole Gelso, Hargrove's daughter Amiah - who should dominate on the basketball court the next four years - and more!

 
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