LISTEN: Meet Matt Laur, the new coach of the Pinckneyville Panthers

Posted: June 2, 2023 @ 11:38 am

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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The guys talked everything they could from NHL to MLB and everything else in between on Saturday. Take a listen:

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The Murphysboro Red Devils were selected as the Team of the Week this past Saturday after a pair of conference wins over Massac County and Herrin. Matt Varney and coach Daryl Murphy discussed the big week, Calvon Clemons, approaching 500 wins for Murphy at Murphysboro, and the upcoming Duster Thomas Hoops Classic:

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The John A. Logan Volunteers won the Region 24 Tournament over Shawnee Community College on Friday. After the game, Cobie Barnes, Sean East, Cam Alford, and Coach Kyle Smithpeters all joined the postgame show:

00:00 Cobie Barnes

1:22 Sean East

3:27 Cam Alford

4:32 Kyle Smithpeters

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