Wednesday it was signing day for several high school athletes.  Elverado Softball's Morgan Bernardini verbally committed to Mississippi State early in September 2020 and more than a year later she made it official.  Morgan talked with Matt Varney after signing her letter of intent about the decision:

 

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SIU men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins spoke to media Monday morning ahead of the team's season opener at Little Rock.  Mullins and Matt Varney discussed Ben Coupet and Trent Brown's health status, redshirting, and more:

 
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The Carterville Lady Lions were selected as the Week 7 Team of the Week for their performance in their Midwinter Tournament.  Caoch Todd Rogers talked about that, the Doyle sisters, and the upcoming Regional:

 
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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.

 
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