Matt Varney got on the phone with several area basketball coaches Tuesday evening when the news came out that Governor J.B. Pritzker and IDPH had raised basketball from a medium-risk sports to a high-risk sport.    Take a listen to how area coaches reacted to the news:

0:16 - Murphysboro Basketball coach Daryl Murphy

4:24 - Benton Basketball coach Ron Winemiller

10:21 - Nashville Basketball coach Wayne Harre

17:27 - Herrin Basketball coach Sayler Shurtz

23:37 - Pinckneyville Basketball coach Bob Waggoner

27:25 - Sesser-Valier Basketball coach Shane Garner

33:00 - Harrisburg Girls Basketball coach Jake Stewart

40:01 - Carbondale Basketball coach Jim Miller

Talkin Vols Sports was live from Hutchison, Kansas the night before the #4 John A. Logan Volunteers men's basketball team played their first game of the 2022 NJCAA Tournament.  Take a listen to the entire program:

00:00 Assistant Coaches Charlie Jones, Tyler Smithpeters, Marcus Walker

22:06 Cobie Barnes & Sean East

32:50 Kyle Smithpeters

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