As girls soccer gets in to full swing at the prep level, the boys teams are starting to prepare for the upcoming fall. Wednesday, Matt Varney and Harrisburg coach Jared Butler met and discussed the 2021-22 season and the bright future for the upcoming 2022-23 season:
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 Marion Wildcats head to Kankakee Saturday afternoon to take on top-seeded Kankakee in the 5A Quarterfinals. Coach Kerry Martin spoke with play-by-play man Garrett Elders about this week's matchup. Hear the game at 2:45pm on Magic 95.1 FM, kickoff is set for 3pm!
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:
