Carbondale boys basketball coach Jim Miller is ready to begin prowling the sidelines after retiring back in 2021.  He and the Terriers tip off the season tonight at the Roxana Hoopsgiving Classic vs. Bethalto Civic Memorial at 6pm.

That game will be heard on our sister station, Newsradio WJPF 107.9 FM.

 

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The Murphysboro Red Devils are desperate for a rebound victory after last week's 55-14 loss to Benton while the Du Quoin Indians are desperate just for a victory just to qualify for the postseason.  Hear Murphysboro coach Gary Carter discuss last week's loss and tonight's game against Du Quoin with voice of the Red Devils, Matt Varney:

 
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The Johnston City Indians had to fight for a win over #14 Auburn last week but they came out on top 16-8.  Now they're headed to #11 Breese (Mater Dei) this Saturday, a team that presents a lot of problems.  Matt Varney and head coach of the Indians, Todd Thomas, discussed both games and solutions to the Breese Mater Dei Knights.

 
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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:

 
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