Thursday, John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters was announced as an assistant coach to new Missouri coach Dennis Gates.  As he prepares to depart for Columbia, Smithpeters gave a parting statement that you can listen to below.

Smithpeters went 241-73 over 10 seasons as the head coach of the Vols and coached a pair of NJCAA Player of the Year in Sean East, who is also headed to Mizzou, and Jay Scrubb who went directly to the NBA after his time at John A. Logan College.

Smithpeters plans to join Sportsvoice on Saturday morning.

The Carterville Lions shocked Pinckneyville 25-22, 22-25, 25-19 Thursday night to claim the 2A Carterville Regional Championship.  Coach Nathan Emrick spoke with Dave McKenzie after the huge win and collecting the program's 32nd win of the season - a program record:

The guys talked about several of the big Week 3 high school football games and also about the weather delays the area saw on Friday night as well as SIU's upcoming home opener against #12 UIW Saturday night!  Plus an interview with Marion coach Jason Dunning after their big 37-34 win at Mt. Vernon last night!