Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
QUINCY — Where the Quincy University men’s and women’s basketball teams landed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason polls came as no surprise, even though both squads are expected to look quite different this winter. The QU men were picked to finish fourth in the five-team GLVC Central Division, according to a vote of…
Read Full Article Girls Volleyball At Concord, Ill. Class 1A Triopia Regional: Top-seeded Brown County waltzed its way into the regional championship with a 25-8, 25-18 victory over sixth-seeded Triopia. Katey Flynn led the Hornets with nine kills, five digs and two aces, while Klare Flynn had eight kills, three blocks and four digs and Gabby McGath had…
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QUINCY — Calvin Lavery didn’t realize the mistake soon enough. Having walked into a styling center for a haircut, he requested the stylist use an electric razor guard that would take off enough for a stylish look but not too much that he appeared to have shaved his head. The wrong guard was applied, and…
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Women’s Soccer At the Frontyard, Quincy John Wood Community College 4, Parkland 0: In the first postsesason soccer game ever played on the JWCC campus, the Trail Blazers advanced to the semifinals of the Region 24 tournament. They will face top-seeded Heartland on Friday in Normal, Ill. Alexis Miranda gave the Trail Blazers a 1-0…
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No Quincy Notre Dame girls tennis player in program history has medaled at the state tournament. Lia Quintero is inching closer to being the first. The QND junior won a fourth-round consolation match last Friday at the Class 1A girls state tennis tournament at Fremd High School in Palatine, pushing her into the top 16…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Monroe City football team received three unanimous all-conference selections, nine first-team picks and the Defensive Player of the Year after winning its first Clarence Cannon Conference championship since 2017. The Panthers went 6-1, a season highlighted by a smack-you-in-the-face defense. Junior middle linebacker Ceaton Pennewell was named the CCC Defensive Player…
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Keaton Dickhut lived out every defensive lineman’s dream. With the Central football team leading Calhoun 30-14 after scoring on their first two possessions of the second half last Friday night, Dickhut intercepted what appeared to be a screen pass from Warriors quarterback Miles Lorton and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown. It was the…
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QUINCY — Sunday afternoon’s blast of lightning, thunder and rain put the outcome of the Quincy University men’s soccer team’s Great Lakes Valley Conference game against William Jewell in limbo. The Hawks and Cardinals were scoreless at halftime at Legends Stadium when impending storms forced game personnel to clear the stands and keep both teams…
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Emilee Autry had one very understandable reason to walk away. She had every reason to stay. The hugs, tears and joy that enveloped her Sunday as the Quincy University women’s soccer team played its final game of the regular season at Legends Stadium were a reminder she made the right decision to stick it out.…
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QUINCY — There was no way to avoid the deluge Sunday’s string of thunderstorms brought, but the Quincy University women’s soccer team found a window where the rain subsided long enough to get a Great Lakes Valley Conference game played. All the Hawks needed was William Jewell to arrive. Despite a delay that pushed the…
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For a moment Saturday, Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer coach Tyler Tomlinson didn’t know what was happening. After the playing of the national anthem prior to the Wildcats’ game against MidAmerica Nazarene in Olathe, Kan., the Wildcats’ starting 11 unexpectedly ran off the field. Situated near a far corner of the facility was C-SC junior midfielder…
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Girls Volleyball At Korf Gym, Hannibal, Mo. Class 4 District 8: Top-seeded Hannibal advanced to the district championship match with a 25-15, 25-17, 25-16 victory over Fulton. Bella Falconer led the Pirates with 25 kills, while Ashlyn Hess had 22 assists and Nora Hark had five kills and 12 assists. Hannibal will face second-seeded Warrenton…
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QUINCY — Dylan Dickhut’s historical research uncovered a unique fact about the Central football program. The Panthers have never been a No. 1 seed in a playoff bracket, not even when finishing the regular season undefeated. Saturday night, history changed. Central drew the No. 1 seed in the Class 1A south bracket according to the…
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CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team gave itself a string of opportunities to erase Mendota’s lead in Saturday’s Class 1A Chillicothe IVC Sectional championship. The Raiders just couldn’t find a way to survive. QND knocked a couple of shots off the crossbar, saw Mendota goalkeeper Manny Trejo stop a penalty kick…
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NORMAL, Ill. — Fiker Rosen and Anna Schuering led the pack the way they have all season for the Quincy High School boys and girls cross country teams. The Blue Devils are headed to sectionals thanks to that. QHS finished third in the team standings in both the boys and girls races Saturday in the…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — Cannen Wolf positioned himself to chase a state medal. All it takes is two more quality runs. The Liberty senior cross country standout took the first step toward his goal Saturday, finishing third in the Class 1A Liberty Regional at Uhland Acres and advancing along with the rest of the Eagles to…
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QUINCY — Three acclaimed athletes, two Final Four teams and a devoted volunteer were inducted into the Quincy University Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony Saturday morning in the Hall of Fame Room on the QU campus. Frank Vinciguerra, who played on the men’s soccer team from 1973-76; Murphy Grant, a football player from…
Read Full Article Prep Football At Hardin, Ill. Central 56, Calhoun 21: Tied at 14 at halftime, the state-ranked Panthers overwhelmed the Warriors in the third quarter and ran away with the victory. Sterling Stotts scored on a 1-yard run and a 12-yard run on the first two possessions of the second half, while defensive lineman Keaton Dickhut…
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QUINCY — Cole Hayes got his final weekend playing at Legends Stadium off to a rousing beginning. His teammates all wanted to be part of the act, too. Hayes, a senior forward, scored an unassisted goal in the 15th minute Friday night, propelling the Quincy University men’s soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Rockhurst…
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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Quincy High School football team created a glimmer of hope in its pursuit of a playoff berth. It faded with one bad snap. Despite allowing Rock Island to score touchdowns on its first three possessions Friday night at Almquist Field, the Blue Devils were in perfect striking distance down 21-18…
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QUINCY — Lauren Crane and her Quincy University women’s soccer teammates honestly can admit it pays to practice. The struggles offensively — four goals in their last seven games — led to Hawks coach Samuel Thomas devoting much of this week’s training to drills designed to put the ball in the back of the net.…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The eighth undefeated regular season in the history of the Hannibal football program is officially in the record books. Now comes the chance to accomplish what none of the previous seven could or had the chance to do. That’s win a state championship. The Pirates wrapped up a 9-0 run with a…
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EWING, Mo. — The Monroe City football team is bringing another title back to titletown. The Panthers raced out to a 32-0 lead and dispatched Highland 54-20 to win the Clarence Cannon Conference championship and lock up a No. 1 district seed. For all the explosive offensive plays on display, it was a defensive stop…
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PALATINE, Ill. — Lia Quintero proved she belonged. And it’s a safe bet she’ll be back. The Quincy Notre Dame junior won another match Friday at the Class 1A girls state tennis tournament at Fremd High School, pushing her into the fifth round of the consolation bracket and into the top 16 singles players in…
Read Full Article Boys Soccer At Warrenton, Mo. Hannibal 1, Warrenton 0: Kevin Westhoff scored off a Bodie Rollins assist as the Pirates picked up a road victory. Parker Terrill posted the shutout. The Pirates improved to 14-6-1. Girls Volleyball At Beardstown, Ill. Brown County d. Beardstown: The Hornets ended the regular season with a 25-16, 25-20 victory.…
Read Full Article Girls Softball At the Cotton Bowl, Canton, Mo. La Plata 1, Canton 0: A pitchers’ duel wasn’t decided until the seventh inning when the Bulldogs scored in the top of the frame to win the Class 1 sectional showdown. The Tigers’ Kenzie Guilfoyle struck out 16, walked none and allowed just four hits — three…
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Friday’s Schedule Quincy High School (4-4) at Rock Island (5-3), 7:30 p.m. • WGEM 1440 AM, 98.9 FM Quincy Notre Dame (5-3) at Alton Marquette (0-8), 7:30 p.m. • WTAD 930 AM Hannibal (8-0) at Columbia Battle (4-3), 7 p.m. • KICK 97.9 FM Central (7-1) at Calhoun (2-6), 7 p.m. • Central Illinois Sports…
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QUINCY — When you count the number of days since either the Quincy University men’s or women’s basketball team played in front of fans at Pepsi Arena, you realize how much a night to get reacclimated to the atmosphere was needed. And if the regular-season crowd mimics the energy felt in the venerable facility Thursday…
Read Full Article ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Lia Quintero needed composure and conviction as much as she did her powerful forehand to survive the first day of the Class 1A girls state tennis tournament. The Quincy Notre Dame junior showcased it all. Opening the singles draw against ninth-seeded Jocelyn Carmody of Troy Triad, Quintero scored an upset in…
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QUINCY — Lia Quintero’s mission is to leave her mark, and she’s OK if it comes with an asterisk. The Quincy Notre Dame junior set a goal coming into high school to be a four-time qualifier for the girls state tennis tournament, an effort that seemed doable after going 2-2 at the Class 1A state…
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