Du Quoin has a tough opponent this week in the second round of the IHSA 3A Playoffs, they travel to annual powerhouse #9 Tolono (Unity) Saturday.  Matt Varney and Du Quoin head coach Logan Spain discussed this week's matchup and the win over #16 Monticello last week.

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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Murphysboro athletic director Len Novara is getting ready for retirement at the end of the 2023-24 school year.  He and Matt Varney sat down and talked about the Red Devil football program and how things have changed in his 23 years as Murphysboro AD.