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:

In the first Talkin Vols of 2024, Mike Murphy previewed a week filled with Lincoln Trail and Vincennes with John A. Logan men's basketball coach Tyler Smithpeters.

The Harrisburg Bulldogs picked up a huge win at Carterville in Week 6 of the season, pulling off a 66-yard pass late to secure a 29-28 victory over the Lions.  That puts the Bulldogs in the driver's seat for an SIRR Ohio Division conference title as they prepare to take on undefeated Murphysboro in Week 7.  Bulldogs coach Matt Griffith talked with Matt Varney about it all.