Dave McKenzie
- Jan 2
- 2 min read

Lions Welcome In 2024!!!

Updated: Jan 4

The hollidays have finally come to an end and we are now in to 2024 portion of the basketball season.

The Carterville Lions open the New Year with two games coming up this weekend.

Friday night, the Massac County Patriots will travel to Carterville to face the Lions in SIRR Conference action.

The Patriots are coming off of their second place finish in the 59th Eledorado Holiday Tournement. The dropped the championship game 56-51 to the Herrin Tigers.

Carterville, who entered the EHT as the number one seed went a disappointing1-2 in the tourney and were bounced after consecutive losses to Harrisburg and Vienna.

The Lions enter Friday nights game with a 2-0 confernce record with wins over Herrin and Harrisburg, while Massac Co comes into the game with a 1-2 conference mark.

Game time is set for 7:45 PM on NewsRadio WJPF with me and John Homan.

You can watch the our YouTube livestream here:

Carterville will hit the road on Saturday as they head to St. Joseph-Odgen for the 2024 Christie Clinic Shootout.

The shootout will feature seven games during the course of the day, with action starting at 11:00 AM.

Coach Hawkins and the Lions will face Normal University High School at 12:30 PM. The Pioneers are 9-6 on the season as of this writing.

John Homan and I will have the call on NewsRadio WJPF starting at approximately 12:15 PM.

You can watch our Youtube Livestream coverage here:

Here is the complete schedule of games at the Christie Clinic at St. Joe-Ogden:

11:00 AM: Streator vs. Normal West

12:30 PM: Carterville vs. Normal University

2:00 PM: New Berlin vs. Monticello

3:30 PM: Belleville West vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais

5:00 PM: Quincy Notre Dame vs. Unity

6:30 PM: Pinckneyville vs. St. Joseph-Ogden

8:00 PM: Washington vs. Mt. Zion

Dave McKenzie
- Dec 25, 2023
- 1 min read

Lions Open Play In 59th EHT As #1 Seed

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you have had a truley wonderful Christmas holiday.

As is the post-Christmas tradition for the fidty ninth time the Eldorado Holiday Tournament begins play with your Carterville Lions as the number one seed.

Coach Shane Hawkins and the Lions open up at 8:30 tomorrow morning when they face Carrier Mills.

The Lions are coming off a 53-42 win on the road at Chester. The Lions are now 6-4 on the year.

John Homan will have the call for you on NewsRadio WJPF (AM1340/FM99.5) starting with pre-game coverage at approximately 8:15 tomorrow morning.

Our Youtube livestream will not be available during the EHT.

Dave McKenzie
- Dec 21, 2023
- 1 min read

Final Game Before Christmas For Lions

Good Evening all!

The Carterville Lions wrap up their pre-Christmas schedule coming up Friday night as they head to Chester to face the Yellow Jackets.

Carterville snapped their three game losing streak on Tuesday night after beating the Harrisburg Bulldogs 57-40. The Lions are now 5-4 on the season and 2-0 in the SIRR Conference Ohio Division.

After starting the season 2-2, the Yellow Jackets have lost five games in a row, the latest being a three point 50-47 loss to Sparta on Tuesday night.

Hope you can join me for the call starting at 7:30 PM on NewsRadio WJPF (AM1340/FM99.5) and on www.wjpf.com. You can also watch and listen to the game on our YouTube livestream here:

The Lions will begin the post-Christmas schedule as they open the Eldorado Holiday Tourney as the number one seed at 8:30 AM on December 26th when they face Carrier Mills.

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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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