David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The call was unexpected. So was the offer. In the matter of a few days, Murphy Grant’s professional life changed forever. He was in Quincy last weekend, accepting his induction into the Quincy University Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 23, celebrating with family and college friends. Three days later, he was back…
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QUINCY — Only out of the kindness of the Indianapolis coaching staff did the Quincy University football program avoid tying a school record for defensive ineptitude on Saturday, The Greyhounds had the ball at the Hawks’ 2-yard line with about two minutes remaining to play. Even though the reserves were in the game, and the…
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ALTON, Ill. — A solid offensive output in the first half, followed by an extraordinary defensive performance in the second half, was the perfect combination to prime the Quincy Notre Dame football team for the postseason. Senior running back Ben Kasparie scored three touchdowns in the first half, and the Raiders held Alton Marquette to…
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QUINCY — The numbers achieved by the Quincy University football team on Saturday were impressive. The Hawks rolled up 450 total yards and scored 48 points. The defense recovered three fumbles and intercepted three passes. QU had a 31-7 lead over McKendree early in the third quarter and led 41-21 with 13:31 remaining in the…
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QUINCY — Adon Byquist took care of things in the first half, and two touchdowns in the first minute of the second half sealed a 48-0 victory for the Quincy High School football team over hapless Rock Island Alleman in a Western Big Six game on Friday night at Flinn Stadium. The victory evens the…
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QUINCY — Al Davis, the Hall of Fame general manager and owner of the Oakland Raiders, based his philosophy of football on speed. “Speed kills. You can’t teach speed. Everything else in the game can be taught, but speed is a gift from God,” Davis once said. The speed of the Lutheran St. Charles football…
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AUGUSTA, Ill. — From the moment her team stepped on the bus Tuesday night, Quincy Notre Dame volleyball coach Courtney Kvitle liked what she saw. “Tonight was the first time I felt like they were on a business trip,” Kvitle said. “They weren’t goofy, they weren’t overly excited, they were just happy. They were here…
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QUINCY — Gary Bass had tears in his eyes when he spoke to his Quincy University football team after Saturday’s 31-28 victory over Missouri S&T at QU Stadium. He cried because he was happy. He cried because he was sorry. Bass had just watched Miners placekicker Zach Glaess miss a game-tying 40-yard field goal attempt…
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'We played flat out terrible': QND buried by state-ranked Mahomet Seymour in third-quarter avalanche
QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame football team was still in the game. The Raiders trailed 14-0 at halftime, but they forced a three-and-out by Mahomet Seymour on the first series of the third quarter. A poor punt gave QND the ball at the Bulldogs’ 42-yard line. A running play on first down moved the…
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PETERSBURG, Ill. — Jason Knuffman has determined the best way to coach his daughter is not to coach her at all. That strategy seems to be working well for both of them. Hana Knuffman shot a 7-over 79 to finish in second place, and the Quincy Notre Dame girls golf team turned in its best…
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QUINCY — Moments after learning they had won the Class 2A regional championship on Thursday afternoon at Westview Golf Course, the Quincy High School girls golf team was … well, relaxed. They sat on the back deck of the Westview clubhouse, looking at their phones, chatting and eating snacks and petting a couple of dogs.…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Liberty’s Blake Arnold waited for nearly an hour and a half to find out if a playoff was needed. “I didn’t do much. Just sat around and talked. Maybe hit 10 putts (on the practice green in front of the clubhouse),” he said. Arnold and Blake Deitrich of Illini West both…
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy High School golf team picked a great time to post its best score of the season. The Blue Devils finished with a season-best 305 strokes, one behind champion O’Fallon, in the Class 3A regional tournament at Arlington Greens Golf Course. Cameron Bergman shot a 73 to place second, followed by…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Ross Thompson didn’t let a rocky start to his round bother him. Zane Douglas didn’t let a rocky start to his season bother him. The Quincy Notre Dame boys golf team posted a 323 — its best second score of the year — to finish in third place at the Class 2A…
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CANTON, Mo. — Four freshmen and three sophomores are in the starting lineup for the Canton softball team. So much youth typically means much patience will be needed as a team matures. That’s not how it works in Canton. The Tigers won the Missouri Class 1 state championship in 2017, lost in the state championship…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Canton softball team held a 1-0 advantage over North Shelby in Saturday’s championship game of the Paris Tournament. Tigers coach Kristyn Caldwell wasn’t sure her team could hang on. “We had made some errors throughout the game,” she said. “We probably had at least four.” Kinsey Biggerstaff then made a play…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Aneyas Williams isn’t the only threat in the backfield of the Hannibal football team. The sophomore standout, who is getting national recruiting attention, has rushed for 475 yards and nine touchdowns in five games this season. However, A.J. Thomas isn’t far behind Williams in production. The senior running back has gained 434…
Read Full Article Prep Volleyball At Barry, Ill. Unity def. Western 25-16, 25-10: Ashlynn Arnsman had 11 service points and nine kills for the Mustangs (13-6). Kylie Barry had six kills and nine digs, and Taylor Nichols had 14 assists. At Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal def. Fulton 25-10, 25-10, 25-14: Bella Falconer had 15 kills and 20 digs in…
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QUINCY — Tanner Stuckman doesn’t know much about Finland. “Well, I do know it gets cold,” he said. “it’s gonna be very cold. I made sure to pack my parka with me.” Stuckman didn’t have much time to pack. After agreeing on a professional basketball contract Sunday night and signing it Monday morning, the Quincy…
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Home plate umpire and crew chief Bill Miller provided an explanation on Monday for a strange sequence during Sunday’s 4-2 victory by the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs — the 16th consecutive victory for the Cardinals. Once you learn how seven mistakes were made on one single play, you will understand why the…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College football team won for the fourth time in five games on Saturday, defeating Central Methodist 44-36 on Saturday afternoon during homecoming weekend in a Heart of America Athletic Conference game at Ellison Poulton Stadium. It’s the best start since the 1975 season, when the Wildcats opened with a 4-1…
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BREESE, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame never could find an answer for Breese Mater Dei’s passing combination of Bryce Reverman and Cameron Haag. And for the second consecutive week, the Raiders’ passing game has plenty of questions. Reverman threw four touchdown passes to Haag — three on the same pass pattern — and connected 12…
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EAST MOLINE, Ill. — It was difficult to tell which was more dominant — Quincy High School’s offense or defense. The Blue Devils racked up 399 yards of total offense and limited United Township to 19 yards of offense in the first half in an impressive 48-14 victory Friday night in Western Big 6 Conference…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame football team is developing an offense that can attack opponents in all sorts of ways. Calvin Lavery threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns, Elliott Maas and Ben Kasparie combined for 104 yards rushing and two touchdowns, Jackson Stratton caught five passes and two touchdowns, and six other receivers…
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ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy Blue Devils started the season with three quarterbacks sharing snaps, but after two weeks of football, a leader has emerged from the pack. Adon Byquist passed for three touchdowns and 172 yards, and he ran for another touchdown Friday night as the Blue Devils grabbed an early lead and held…
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LAS VEGAS — Former Quincy University and Culver-Stockton College quarterback Dustin Jacoby remained unbeaten in his return to the UFC, knocking out Darren Stewart with 3:04 left in the first round of their light heavyweight fight on Saturday in the UFC Apex. The fight was on the undercard of the UFC Vegas 35: Barboza vs.…
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