Logan Vols basketball opened practice for the 2021 season Monday afternoon. Matt Varney stopped by to talk with Coach Kyle Smithpeters about getting back in the gym, preparing for the season, some key names on the roster (like Sydney Curry and Jamarion Sharp), and more:
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.
One of the newest additions to the John A. Logan women's basketball squad is Mike Helton, the Goreville girls' basketball legend. He talked with Matt Varney on Friday ahead of Saturday's game vs. Kaskaskia:
Matt Varney talked with Bryan Mullins on the postgame teleconference after SIU beat UND 85-64 in the first of a two-day doubleheader. They discussed Marcus Domask's struggles to score, Lance Jones' work on the defensive end, and Kyler Filewich's big day.
