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:

 

John A. Logan women's basketball star Jeniah Thompson joined Talkin Vols on Tuesday.  Hear the conversation with Mike Murphy:

 
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The Murphysboro Red Devils are taking advantage of the IHSA's new rules that allow 11-on-11 scrimmages this week.  Voice of the Red Devils, Matt Varney, met with Coach Gary Carter Thursday evening before their first scrimmage with Marion and discussed the new 11-on-11 scrimmages and some of the new additions to the team that have Murphysboro excited for the coming season:

 
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The #11 John A. Logan Baseball team is red hot with a 15-2 record and having won their past 10 in a row!  Coach Kyle Surprenant joined the program to talk about the team and opening conference action this week against Rend Lake College.

 
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