Dave McKenzie
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min read

Lions Look To Rebound In Home SIRR Conference Game & A New CHS Record Holder

The Carterville Lions opened SIRR Conference - Ohio Divisioin play with a big win over the Herrin Tigers back on December 8th. Since then, the Lions have dropped three games in a row.

Carterville enters tonights home game against the Harrisburg Bulldogs with a 4-4 record on the season. The Bulldogs enter the game 6-3.

Both teams enter tonights game with one conference win a piece. Harrisburg defeated Massac County back on December 15th, 64-51.

Join me and John Homan for all the action starting at approximately 7:30 PM on NewsRadio WJPF (AM1340/FM99.5) and on our Youtube livestream.

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Congratulations to Amayah Doyle who became the al-time leading scorer in CHS history after the Lady Lions beat Vienna 55-49 last night. A BIG Congratulations to Amayah!

Dave McKenzie
- Dec 15, 2023
- 1 min read

Lions Are On The Road At Goreville In Non-Conference Action

Courtesy: Gail Johnson

The Carterville Lions hit the road once again tonight as they take their 4-2 record to face the 7-1 Goreville Blackcats in non-conference action.

The Lions are coming off a 57-44 loss this past Tuesday night to the Pinckneyville Panthers.

Coach Todd Tripp and the Blackcats have won seven of eight this year with their only loss coming at the hands of the Benton Rangers 58-51.

Join me and John Homan as we bring you the broadcast on NewsRadio WJPF and on our YouTube livestream starting with our pre-game coverage at approximatley 7:30 PM. You can watch the game here:

On Wednesday, the Eldorado Holiday Tournament held their seeding selection meeting and the Carterville Lions were selected as the number one seed for the tourney. They will open play on December 26th at 8:30 AM when they face Carrier Mills.

The full EHT bracket is below.

The Lions will be at home coming up Saturday evening as they host the Nashville Hornets. Game time is set for 7:45 pm.

Dave McKenzie
- Dec 11, 2023
- 1 min read

Tough Week Ahead For The Lions

Fresh off their first conference win over the Herrin Tigers last Friday, 48-44, Coach Shane Hawkins and the Linos face a tough week on the hardwood.

Things get started tomorrow night (Tuesday) as the Lions head to Pinckneyville to face the Panthers and new head coach Matt Laur.

The Panthers are coming off their first loss of the season as they lost to Mater Dei 59-55 last Saturday night. Pinckneyville is 6-1 on the season while the Lions enter 4-1.

The Lions will be on the Friday night as well as they head to Goreville to face the Blackcats who are 6-1 as of this writing. Carterville will be back home on Saturday night when they host the Nashville Hornets (4-3).

You can join me and John Homan for the call on NewsRadio WJPF (AM1340/FM99.5) or on our YouTube livestream (link below). Pre-game coverage will start at approxmately 7:30 PM.

Roar Lions Roar!

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Began his radio career in radio at WXAN (Ava, IL) in 1985
Has worked at several radio stations in the Southern Illinois area including, WDQN (DuQuoin, IL), WQRL (Benton, IL), WDDD (Marion, IL).
Currently works for Max Media in Carterville, IL. Dave has worked on each of the five station in that group including WOOZ (New Country Z100), WCIL-FM (Today's Hit Music 101.5CIL-FM), WUEZ (Magic 95.1), WJPF-WCIL-AM (NewsRadio WJPF), WXLT (103.5 ESPN).
On-Air Talent on New Country Z100 since 2004 and host/producer of the Saturday Morning Oldies Show.
Host of "Riding the Pine", on 103.5 ESPN, a weekly sports talk show covering the Southern Illinois Miners, Southern Illinois' minor league baseball team in Marion, IL.
Program Director for 1035 ESPN
Play-by-play announcer for Carterville High School sports including football and basketball on NewsRadio WJPF.
Fill-in host for the Morning Newswatch with Tom Miller, heard Monday-Friday on NewsRadio WJPF.
Emcee/host for Music & Motion Marching Band field competition held each October at Saluki Stadium hosted by the SIU School of Music (2011-2016).
Emcee/host for the Walk for a Cure for Arthritis held every May at the University Mall in Carbondale, IL.
Main stage Emcee for the first Bluegill Music Festival held July 4th, 2015 at the Rend Lake Dam. Over 20 music acts performed throughout the day.
Herrinfesta Italiana stage host for various music acts
Commercial voice-over work
Live remote broadcasts at various businesses and events throughout Southern Illinois.
Event Coordinator for five station group
Experienced HR/Safety/Environmental Manager for manufacturing and transportation companies.
Public Address Announcer for the Southern Illinois Miners Minor League Baseball team (2016).
2016 Illinois Broadcasters Association "Silver Dome Award" 2nd place for Best Sportscaster in Medium Market radio.
2017 Illinois Broadcasters Associations "Silver Dome Award" 2nd place for "Best Radio Play-by-Play for Medium Market Stations".
2017 Southern Illinois Miners On-Field Host
Two-time segment host of the "show that made country music famous", the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN (February 7, 2010 and May 6, 2017)
On-Field Host for the Southern Illinois Miners Minor Leagues Baseball team (2017-2021)
2018 & 2019 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Award Winner for Best Play-by-play in Illinois.
2018/2019/2021/2022 PONY Baseball International Colt World Series Play-by-play
2019 Play-by-play Broadcaster for National Pro Fastpitch TV (Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois)
2022/23/24 - Play-by-play Broadcaster of John A. Logan College Men and Womens Basketball

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