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:

Coach Charlie Jones joined Mike Murphy on the first Talkin Vols of 2024 to discuss the Christmas break, Saturday's game against Mineral Area, and this week's upcoming games against Lincoln Trail and Vincennes.

The Herrin Tigers were selected as the team of the week this past Saturday after their first ever Eldorado Holiday Tournament championship.  Matt Varney and coach Sayler Shurtz sit down and discuss the huge EHT victory, as well as the youth that Herrin has: