Herrin's Presli Karnes is staying close to home after signing her letter of intent to play volleyball at John A. Logan College on Tuesday afternoon.  Listen to John Homan's interviews with Karnes, her coach Karen Jurich, and Logan Volleyball coach Bill Burnside:

00:00 Presli Karnes

02:33 Karen Jurich

04:25 Bill Burnside

Photo courtesy of Christopher Kays

The Southern Illinoisan announced their prep football player of the year on Saturday.  It's Keegan Glover, quarterback of Benton.  Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson talked about the senior quarterback and the selection:

Photo credit: Paul Brinker//Brinker Photography

The Murphysboro Red Devils got a nice surprise last Saturday when pairings were announced.  The 6-3 Red Devils were gifted a home game as the #7 team in the 4A bracket.  Coach Gary Carter spoke with Matt Varney about their opponent, #10 Macomb, and the past few weeks for the Red Devils: