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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Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson spoke about the new races added to the NASCAR schedule for the coming season, including a race in the St. Louis area:

Carbondale coach Bryan Lee talked with Roger Medlen before Friday's game at Mt. Vernon.  While the Rams are winless, it is their homecoming and Coach Lee knows the Terriers can't let their guard down: