Saturday's SIU game is the annual Blackout Cancer game.  SIU coach Nick Hill spoke with media on Tuesday and discussed with Matt Varney the struggles his team has recently faced and how Illinois State poses a challenge this week.

 

Former John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters was announced as an assistant coach for new Missouri coach Dennis Gates last week.  He joined Sportsvoice to reflect on his time at Logan and talk about hopes for Missouri this past Saturday:

 
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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

 
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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:

 
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