Wednesday it was signing day for several high school athletes. Elverado Softball's Morgan Bernardini verbally committed to Mississippi State early in September 2020 and more than a year later she made it official. Morgan talked with Matt Varney after signing her letter of intent about the decision:
Coach Kyle Smithpeters visited with Matt Varney after the Vols learned where they landed in the NJCAA Tournament. The #4 Vols will play the winner of #13 Harcum and #20 College of Southern Idaho on Wednesday March 16 at Noon on 103.5 ESPN.
SIU Football has new playmakers that got to show off in their season-opener at BYU this past Saturday. Matt Varney and Coach Nick Hill talked about some of those new players and the team's upcoming game at Austin Peay.
Thursday, John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters was announced as an assistant coach to new Missouri coach Dennis Gates. As he prepares to depart for Columbia, Smithpeters gave a parting statement that you can listen to below.
Smithpeters went 241-73 over 10 seasons as the head coach of the Vols and coached a pair of NJCAA Player of the Year in Sean East, who is also headed to Mizzou, and Jay Scrubb who went directly to the NBA after his time at John A. Logan College.
Smithpeters plans to join Sportsvoice on Saturday morning.
