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:

Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson try to get to the heart of the matter of Matt Carpenter's early season batting struggles and why he's still in the starting lineup...

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The Massac County Patriots came back to defeat the Murphysboro Red Devils at home after being down by 11 at the half.  Coach Joe Hosman talked with Matt Varney about that game, sharpshooter Will Harmon, and the upcoming game vs. Herrin: