Murphysboro has lost three of their five games this season but coach Gary Carter is hopeful that his young team can head to Metropolis on Friday night and finish the year on a high note and at .500.  Hear Coach Carter talk about that and more with the voice of the Red Devils, Matt Varney.  Hear tonight's game on 91.1 WDBX:

 

The Herrin Tigers clinched a share of the SIRR Ohio Division conference championship on Tuesday night after a 25-16, 25-21 sweep of Murphysboro, improving to 7-0 in the Ohio Division.  John Homan caught up with coach Karen Jurich, senior libero Kelsey Jurich, and junior Presli Karnes, who led the team in kills with 12, after the big win:

 

0:00 - Karen Jurich

3:22 - Kelsey Jurich

4:22 0 Presli Karnes

 
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IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson spoke with Matt Varney about some of the burning questions surrounding Illinois High School Athletics during the era of COVID-19.  Why must IHSA ask for control of decision-making back when they are not a government entity? How can basketball players play while being expected to wear a face mask?  Is there any hope for fall sports like football, volleyball, and boy's soccer returning this fall?  All those and more questions were answered in this interview.

 
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Red Devils coach Gary Carter talks with voice of the Red Devils, Matt Varney, about finally getting to play football, pieces of the Murphy roster, and his relationship with Rod Sherrill, the coach of the Herrin Tigers, who Murphysboro is matched up with Saturday afternoon.

 
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