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The Carterville Lions (10-9) will wrap up the 2024 Benton Invitational Tournament Saturday afternoon when they face the Vandalia Vandals (9-11) at 2:30 PM in the 5th Place game.
The Lions are coming off a 55-43 win over the Sesser-Valier Red Devils on Thursday night.
Drew Barrington led the Lions, finishing with 18 points on the night. Brandon Skelcher finished with 12 points. Kaden Wilson had 9 points while Alex Kimbrough chipped in 8. Rounding out the scoring for the Lions: Braden Wakey - 4, Colton Hawkins - 2, Xan Guthrie - 2.
1st QTR | 2nd QTR | 3rd QTR | 4th QTR | |
Lions | 13 | 24 | 35 | 55 |
Red Devils | 11 | 16 | 26 | 43 |
The Vandals got by the Hamilton County Foxes 66-63 to advance.
John Homan and I will have all the action starting with our pre-game coverage at 2:15 PM on NewsRadio WJPF (AM1340/FM99.5) and on our YouTube channel:
The Carterville Lions are back in action in the 49th Benton Invitational Tourney on Thursday night when they face the Sesser-Valier Red Devils.
Sesser-Valier suffered 62-33 loss to the host Benton Rangers on Monday night.
The Lions had a tough night in their matchup against the Meridian Bobcats. The Lions only scored 2 points in the 3rd quarter and found themselves down 18 points early in the fourth quarter. They eventually cranked up the defense and started making shots in the fourth quarter, getting as close as three points late before falling 52-47.
The 9-9 Lions now face the 4-11 Red Devils on Thursday night with tip-off set for 6:00 PM. Game two of the evening will feature Vandalia against Hamilton County.
Join me and John Homan starting with our pre-game coverage on NewsRadio WJPF (AM1340/FM99.5 & wjpf.com) and here on our YouTube channel:
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Began his radio career in radio at WXAN (Ava, IL) in 1985
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Has worked at several radio stations in the Southern Illinois area including, WDQN (DuQuoin, IL), WQRL (Benton, IL), WDDD (Marion, IL).
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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).
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On-Air Talent on New Country Z100 since 2004 and host/producer of the Saturday Morning Oldies Show.
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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.
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Program Director for 1035 ESPN
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Play-by-play announcer for Carterville High School sports including football and basketball on NewsRadio WJPF.
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Fill-in host for the Morning Newswatch with Tom Miller, heard Monday-Friday on NewsRadio WJPF.
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Emcee/host for Music & Motion Marching Band field competition held each October at Saluki Stadium hosted by the SIU School of Music (2011-2016).
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Emcee/host for the Walk for a Cure for Arthritis held every May at the University Mall in Carbondale, IL.
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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.
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Herrinfesta Italiana stage host for various music acts
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Commercial voice-over work
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Live remote broadcasts at various businesses and events throughout Southern Illinois.
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Event Coordinator for five station group
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Experienced HR/Safety/Environmental Manager for manufacturing and transportation companies.
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Public Address Announcer for the Southern Illinois Miners Minor League Baseball team (2016).
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2016 Illinois Broadcasters Association "Silver Dome Award" 2nd place for Best Sportscaster in Medium Market radio.
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2017 Illinois Broadcasters Associations "Silver Dome Award" 2nd place for "Best Radio Play-by-Play for Medium Market Stations".
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2017 Southern Illinois Miners On-Field Host
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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)
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On-Field Host for the Southern Illinois Miners Minor Leagues Baseball team (2017-2021)
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2018 & 2019 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Award Winner for Best Play-by-play in Illinois.
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2018/2019/2021/2022 PONY Baseball International Colt World Series Play-by-play
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2019 Play-by-play Broadcaster for National Pro Fastpitch TV (Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois)
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2022/23/24 - Play-by-play Broadcaster of John A. Logan College Men and Womens Basketball
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