Dave McKenzie
- Dec 27, 2021
- 1 min read

Lions Advance to Quarter-Finals at EHT

The 57th Annual Eldorado Holiday Tournament kicked off today with sixteen teams participating in this years tourney.

The Carterville Lions started the EHT today as they took on the Redbirds from West Frankfort in the 11:30 AM matchup.

Carterville picked up the 64-46 win after leading by two points at the half. Fairfield defeated Anna-Jonesboro 49-33 in the 1:45 PM tilt.

Quarter-final round action will begin tomorrow afternoon. The Lions, who are the number five seed in the EHT will have the number four Fairfield Mules starting at approximately 3:15 PM.

Scott Hudson and I will have the play-by-play starting with the pre-game show at about 3:00 PM on NewsRadio WJPF and here on our livestream. Hope you can join us.

I want to say "thank you" to John Homan who filled in for both Scott and I today.

You can watch the livestream of tomorrow game here:

Dave McKenzie
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min read

Eldorado Holiday Tournament Pairings Announced

The 2021 Eldorado Holiday Tournament pairings were announced today and the Carterville Lions enter the tourney as the #5 seed and will open the play at 11:30 am on December 27th.

The top five seeds in the tourney are:

#1 - Herrin Tigers

#2 - Massac County Patriots

#3 - Hamilton County

#4 - Fairfield Mules

#5 - Carterville Lions

Scott and I will discuss the tourney pairings in our pre-game show Friday night when the Lions host the Du Quoin Indians in SIRR Conference play. Pre-game will begin at approximately 7:30 pm on NewsRadio WJPF and on our YouTube Livestream.

Dave McKenzie
- Nov 28, 2021
- 1 min read

Busy Week for the Carterville Lions - Trico Tourney Time

Coach Shane Hawkins and the Carterville Lions opened the 2021 season with a nice win this past Tuesday over Red Bud 71-49.

The Lions received balanced scoring up and down the lineup in the win. They were led by Blake Burkey who poured in a team high 20 with thirteen of those coming in the second half.

John Stroud and Kade Lustenberger each chipped in 13 a piece and Townsend Barton and Nolan Hartford added 10 each.

This week, the Lions open play in the Trico Tourney starting on Monday evening when they face the Steeleville Warriors at 7:00 PM at Trico High School.

Wednesday night the Lions will face the host school Pioneers starting at 7:00 PM and pool play will wrap up on Friday night when the Lions will play Sparta starting at 5:30 PM.

Saturday's game time will be determined by pool play record this week.

You can hear the game on NewsRadio WJPF (am1340/99.5 fm) starting with our pre-game show at approximately 6:45 pm. You can watch the live stream of the game here:

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Carterville Girls Basketball Win's Salem Thanksgiving Tournament

Congratulations to Coach Todd Rogers and the Carterville Lions girls basketball team after beating the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes to win the 2021 Salem Thanksgiving tourney on Saturday 50-43.

Congratulations to the Doyle sisters as Amayah and Alecia were named to the All-Tourney team and Alecia was named the Tournament MVP.

Carterville will have two home games this week as they will host Massac County on Tuesday night and Breese Mater Dei coming up this Saturday.

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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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