LISTEN: Meet Matt Laur, the new coach of the Pinckneyville Panthers

Posted: June 2, 2023 @ 11:38 am

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:

Southern Illinois Sports Spotlight

The guys talked about several of the big Week 3 high school football games and also about the weather delays the area saw on Friday night as well as SIU's upcoming home opener against #12 UIW Saturday night! Plus an interview with Marion coach Jason Dunning after their big 37-34 win at Mt. Vernon last night!

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Saluki football coach Nick Hill spoke to media on Monday. He and Matt Varney talked about the evolution of the team's run defense and this week's homecoming game against #1 South Dakota State University.

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John A. Logan women's basketball coach Charlie Jones met with Matt Varney on Friday morning and talked about the two new commitments to the Logan program. He also updated Benton product Ensley Tedeschi's injury status and talked about moving practice to a new time in the day.

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