Herrin High School girls basketball coach Chris Roberts said Tuesday he is stepping away from his position after 5 seasons with the Tigers. Herrin finished 16-14 this season and captured the West Frankfort Mid-Winter Classic last month. Assistant coach Mike Mooneyham is also stepping aside:

 

New John A. Logan women's basketball Charlie Jones joined Talkin Vols Sports on the season opening show.  He talked with Mike Murphy and Dave McKenzie about his new role with John A. Logan College, what he's bringing from his time with the men's program, expectations for the upcoming season for the women's program, and more.

 
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Week 3 of the NFL, area high school football games affected by Hurricane Helene, the end of the MLB season, and more!

 
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Matt Varney sat down with the new coach of the Pinckneyville Panthers, Matt Laur, on Friday - just days after the former Freeburg coach was hired by the Pinckneyville school board as their next Athletic Director, Dean of Students, and head boys' basketball coach.  They covered a variety of topics including the history of Pinckneyville basketball, how daunting is it to step in to the role of Panthers head coach, his son Ty who will join the team, how he plans to run the team, and a whole lot more:

 
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