Coach of the Volunteers, Tyler Smithpeters, joined Talkin Vols on Tuesday.  The Vols opened the year at Three Rivers College with an 0-2 record.  Coach Smithpeters talked with Dave McKenzie about the start to the year.

 

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Murphybsoro Basketball coach Daryl Murphy reached 500 wins at Murphysboro on Monday with a 60-27 win over Steeleville.  All-time, Murphy has 544 wins on his career.  Hear what Coach Murphy had to say after reaching that milestone:

 
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The guys were finally able to react to the Super Bowl, Boys Basketball Regionals are on the horizon, and more!

 
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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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