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 is wrapping up their summer practice session this week.  Coach Charlie Jones sat down with Matt Varney to discuss how the team, that is mostly comprised of freshmen, is coming together, his returning sophomores stepping up and improving, and more!

Herrin native and Nebraska Bowling team captain Cassidy Ray joined Sportsvoice on Saturday: