Southern Illinois Sports Spotlight: Recent Episodes
Matt Varney
Interviews and press conference audio with the Southern Illinois regions high school and college athletes, coaches, and newsmakers.
Miss any of the 2024 Playoff Preview Show!? The guys broke down the IHSA Football Playoff Pairings as they were announced, had interviews with area coaches, and more!
Following Week 9 of the high school footbal season, the guys look at all the potential playoff situations for area teams, SIU Football is back from the bye week, and more!
SIU Football coach Nick Hill spoke with the media on Tuesday about how the bye week benefitted his team and ways to turn the season around with just five games left in the season.
Murf and Scott return to talk about Week 8 of the high school football season, the MLB postseason winding down, and more!
The Benton Rangers picked up a 62-18 win over West Frankfort in Week 7 to be named the John A. Logan College Team of the Week! Rangers head coach Justin Groves talked with Matt Varney about the team's big win, the upcoming game against Pinckneyville, and more!
Dave McKenzie, Ben Greenberger, and Matt Varney break down the Week 7 games of the high school football season, SIU's homecoming game against NDSU, and more!
Coach of the Johnston City Indians spoke with Matt Varney on the Team of the Week podcast about their big Week 4 win over Fairfield, an upcoming game against Dixon (currently ranked #3 in 4A), and more!
SIU hosts Illinois State, Week 6 of the high school football season, the death of Pete Rose, and more.
The Chester Yellow Jackets were the first team selected as the John A. Logan College Team of the Week for the 2024 football season. Matt Varney spoke with head coach Bill Belton, quarterback Zain Al-Jassim, and wide receiver Devante Palacios when delivering the award to Chester!
Mike Murphy, Matt Varney, and Dave McKenzie discuss the 2024 SICA All-Star Football, concerning AI written stories, and more!
The entire 2024 SICA All-Star Football Game. Listen back to all the big plays in an exciting game from start to finish with Matt Varney, Dave McKenzie, and Darren Kinnard!
Blue team coach Dan Mings discussed the preparation for the 2024 SICA All-Star Game with Darren Kinnard.
Coach Gary Carter of Murphysboro discussed with Matt Varney about getting the Red Team in this year's SICA All-Star Football Game ready for Friday night.
The guys discuss the return of Jeniah Thompson to SIU, Maddia Groff entering the NCAA Transfer Portal, and more!
SIU Softball is on a roll, the Cardinals continue to struggle and more on this week's episode of Sportsvoice!
Mike Murphy, Ben Greenberger, and Dave McKenzie discussed a multitude of items on Saturday's show including the passing of Cardinals legend Whitey Herzog, St. Louis Battlehawks, the upcoming NFL Draft, and more!
Mike Murphy and Ben Greenberger talked new Saluki assistants, Cardinal baseball, and held a pair of interviews on Saturday's show! They spoke with head coach of the #13 John A. Logan Baseball team, Kyle Surprenant, and former Saluki broadcaster Connor Onion who makes his MLB debut today calling Rangers-Astros!
Scott Hudson and Matt Varney had plenty to discuss on Saturday including a new Saluki men's basketball coach!
The NCAA Tournament has officially tipped off. The guys discuss the first round of the tournament and more!
John A. Logan men's basketball coach Tyler Smithpeters joined Talkin Vols on Tuesday night to wrap up the season and also talked about the breaking news of Elliot Lowndes signing with SEMO.
John A. Logan Baseball coach Kyle Surprenant joined Talkin Vols after his team won at Dyersburg State 16-4. That makes the #8 Vols 24-2 on the year and winners of 19 straight!
John A. Logan Softball coach Taylor Siefert joined Talkin Vols Sports after the Vols swept SWIC on the road to improve to 22-4 on the season, 12-0 in the GRAC, and extended their win streak to 13 straight!
John A. Logan Softball is rolling on a nine-game win streak and are beginning to receive votes in the NJCAA Poll. Coach Taylor Siefert joined the program Tuesday night to talk about Logan's hot streak with Mike Murphy.
Baseball season begins Saturday for the John A. Logan Volunteers. Head coach Kyle Suprenant joined the show to preview the season with Mike Murphy:
Coach of the #4 John A. Logan College Volunteers, Tyler Smithpeters, joined the show Tuesday night to discuss the success of the team, being on the road a lot these next few weeks, and Wednesday's game at Olney Central:
Mike Mooneyham was named the interim head coach for John A. Logan College's golf teams. He joined Talkin Vols to talk about the change:
Logan star Curt Lewis and assistant coach Tadd Andrews joined the program this past Tuesday and talked about several things with Dave McKenzie and Mike Murphy, including Lewis' recent commitment to Mizzou:
The Mt. Vernon Rams are seeking win number 2,000 for their program tonight when they play the Carbondale Terriers in the 71st Salem Mid-Winter Tournament's semi-finals. Coach Tim Holloway talked with Matt Varney about tonight's game and what 2,000 wins for the program means:
This past Saturday SIU Softball coach Jen Sewell joined the show to talk about the upcoming 24th annual Softball Fundraiser on Saturday January 21st:
Logan women's basketball coach Amanda Shelby joined Talkin Vols on Tuesday to discuss the break, the upcoming game against Mineral Area, and more:
In the Dawghouse was live from Saluki FanFest on Thursday with a special Preseason Preview for Saluki Football! Take a listen to the entire episode with several interviews with Saluki players, Coach Nick Hill, and voice of the Salukis Mike Reis! 07:11 - Nic Baker 17:15 - P.J. Jules 24:42 - Mike Reis 33:36 - Makel Calhoun 40:22 - Javon Williams Jr. 49:40 - Nick Hill
Benton Football coach Justin Groves spoke with Matt Varney Friday morning before the Rangers' Gatorade Game later that night. They talked about this upcoming season, including who is going to replace Keegan Glover and aiming for one last Ohio Division crown before heading to the Mississippi: Photo Credit: Christopher Kays, ShutterSnap Photo
Marion Wildcats football coach Kerry Martin spoke with John Homan about the the preparation for the season on Day 1 of the season as well as how the Wildcats should look in the 2022 season
Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson talked Saturday about the Cardinals and the Pennant Race as well as looked at the upcoming NFL season and the Deshaun Watson controversy:
Photo from Getty Images Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson discussed the possibility of the St. Louis Cardinals trading for Juan Soto and what it might take to get the young slugger
Tim Leonard was introduced as the 16th director of athletics at SIU on Friday. He met with the media later in the day. Hear his opening statement and conversation he had with Matt Varney today during the press conference
Local PGA Professional Britt Pavelonis talked with Roger Medlen about his performance at the U.S. Senior Open in June:
Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson discussed the start of free agency for the St. Louis Blues and the disappointing departure of David Perron this past Saturday:
Former Herrin football coach Jason Karnes joined Sportsvoice to talk with Mike Murphy about the upcoming Cowboys & Quarterbacks golf scramble at Kokopelli Golf Club in Marion on July 23rd and how people can get involved:
The John A. Logan Volunteers announced the hire of Tyler Smithpeters as their next head men's basketball coach in June. The hire was mostly expected as he had been working underneath his brother, former Vols head coach Kyle Smithpeters, for years now and seemed like the best potential fit for the program. The younger Smithpeters brother joined Mike Murphy and Matt Varney this past Saturday on Sportsvoice and discussed becoming the next head coach