Matt Varney speaks with John A. Logan College Basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters ahead of the NJCAA Tournament about their potential opponents, having to wait over a week until playing again, Jay Scrubb, and how COVID-19 is affecting the NJCAA Tournament.

"Everything is, obviously, still on and a-go," says Smithpeters. "They're gonna limit contact amongst the teams and the players from the standpoints of post-game interviews, pregame banquets, things like that."

 

John A. Logan women's basketball is wrapping up their summer practice session this week.  Coach Charlie Jones sat down with Matt Varney to discuss how the team, that is mostly comprised of freshmen, is coming together, his returning sophomores stepping up and improving, and more!

 
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Murphysboro Basketball coach Daryl Murphy and voice of the Red Devils Matt Varney met up earlier this week to talk about dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic on the hardwood, the potential for a shot clock in IHSA regulated games, the hole in the post for the Red Devils, and more!

 
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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.

 
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