Carterville football coach Brett Diel spoke with voice of the Lions, Dave McKenzie, before Friday night's game at #2 Benton.  Diel is excited to finally be playing football in the fall again and spoke about the challenge of facing Benton - who appears to have reloaded after an exciting 5-1 spring season.  Hear the Lions on Newsradio WJPF 1340 AM and 99.5 FM Friday night:

Mark Albertini shook the Southern Illinois prep sports scene Friday morning with a shocking announcement of his and Assistant Athletic Director Marialice Jenkins' decision to step down from their AD positions at Carbondale Community High School.  Albertini joined Murf and Hudson Saturday on Sportsvoice to explain why:

On Friday's press conference Matt Varney asked Saluki Men's Basketball coach why Lance Jones didn't see much time in the second half or overtime of Wednesday's SEMO game, Quincy University as an opponent, and how can the Salukis get over their offensive rebounding problems?