The Herrin Tiger Volleyball Team completed a perfect conference season on Thursday night with a win over Harrisburg. John Homan spoke with coach Karen Jurich and seniors Kiley Evrard and Ainslie Farmer about the perfect season:
00:00 Karen Jurich
2:08 Ainslie Farmer
3:08 Kiley Evrard
Brad Norman was announced as the next Head Golf Coach at Murphysboro on Wednesday this week. The move came as a shock to some as Norman has revived the Chester Yellowjackets boys basketball program and made it in to a regular powerhouse in the Black Diamond West. Matt Varney spoke with Coach Norman on Thursday about the jump from Chester to Murphysboro as well as from basketball to golf, and joining the staff of the legendary Daryl Murphy:
Alexis Sparks with Caritas Family Solutions joins The Morning Newswatch.
Democratic candidate for Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joins The Morning Newswatch.
The Fairfield Mules had to pivot last week on Wednesday when Vienna-Goreville canceled on the Black Diamond powerhouse because of numbers. The Mules instead scheduled Harrisburg and got a 23-13 win over the Bulldogs, their first nonconference game in 5 years! Matt Varney and Mules coach Justin Townsend discuss that game, the Mules roster and their potential, and this week's season finale against Eldorado:
Coach of the John A. Logan men's basketball team, Kyle Smithpeters, talks with Matt Varney about Wednesday's loss to Ranger in the NJCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen:
Logan softball coach Taylor Orsburn-Siefert talks about her team's season up to this point as they near the Region Tournament, trying to get in all the games that have to be made, and getting to be part of a successful athletic department like John A. Logan's:
The John A. Logan women's golf team won their District Tournament on Tuesday and coach Lauren Bond-Clark joined Talkin Vols to celebrate and discuss the season:
U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) joins The Morning Newswatch.
Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) joins The Morning Newswatch.
