Muddy River Sports
O’FALLON, Mo. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers didn’t have any luck bringing a record win streak to an end. The O’Fallon Hoots scored five times in the bottom of the first inning and nine times in the first three innings combined while rolling to a 13-1 Prospect League victory in seven innings Thursday night at…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ furious rally gave them a chance to win in the late innings against the Clinton LumberKings on Wednesday, but the game-winning hit eluded them. The Doggy Paddlers trailed the LumberKings 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth before scoring three runs to send the game to extra innings, but…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers finally experienced that winning feeling again, and Brady Kindhart delivered the deciding blow. In the bottom of the sixth inning of a resumed game with the Clinton LumberKings Tuesday at QU Stadium, Kindhart belted a solo home run to give the Doggy Paddlers an 8-7 lead, and Preston Kaufman…
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QUINCY — Mark Schuering and the Quincy tennis community are growing the sport from the ground up. That means introducing novice players to the game. This Saturday, the Great River Tennis Association will host its first-ever USTA Level 7 Junior Tournament at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. This entry-level, one-day event is perfect…
Read Full Article O’FALLON, Mo. — For the third straight game, the Quincy Doggy Paddlers snared the lead but couldn’t maintain it. It resulted in the third mercy-rule loss in the last four games. The Doggy Paddlers scored two runs in the top of the first inning Sunday night and led 3-1 going to the bottom of the…
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QUINCY — Wandel Campana and Byron Blaise provided plenty of fireworks for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers on Saturday, but the Alton River Dragons rallied before the lights went out on Quincy’s 11th consecutive loss. The River Dragons escaped with a 9-8 win in six innings at QU Stadium. In the top of the sixth inning,…
Read Full Article Imperfect 10: Doggy Paddlers squander nine-run lead, give up 27 runs in suffering 10th straight loss
BURLINGTON, Iowa — No lead is safe, as the Quincy Doggy Paddlers excruciatingly learned. Highlighted by Brady Kindhart’s second inning grand slam, the Doggy Paddlers scored in each of the first four innings and led 12-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth Friday night against the Burlington Bees at Community Field. That’s when the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers showed some resolve Thursday night, chiseling a seven-run deficit against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp to just two. Then the bottom fell out of the comeback. The Pistol Shrimp scored 11 runs in the top of the seventh inning at QU Stadium, capitalizing on four walks, two errors and…
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QUINCY — The Quincy city junior golf tournament took place Thursday at Westview Golf Course. Golfers ages 12 and older played 18 holes, golfers ages 9-11 played nine holes and golfers 8 and under played five holes. In the girls 12-13 division, Olivia Scholz shot a 79 to take first place, while Elise Snider was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers even getting the potential winning run seemed like a longshot at best considering the hole they dug themselves prior to that. The Doggy Paddlers trailed the O’Fallon Hoots 9-0 entering the bottom of the seventh and final inning of game two of Tuesday’s doubleheader at QU Stadium, but a…
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Click here to purchase digital downloads or prints from this gallery. QUINCY — Rain only slightly dampened the Quincy Tennis Association’s city double championships Sunday. The mixed doubles championship — the last match of the event — had to be moved from the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park to the Quincy Racquet Club for…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers seemed poised to snap their four-game losing streak on Sunday, but the Alton River Dragons’ rally in the late innings thwarted that chance. The River Dragons scored eight straight runs in the eighth and ninth innings to turn a 5-4 deficit into a 12-5 win in Prospect League action…
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Click here to purchase digital downloads or prints from this gallery. HANNIBAL, Mo. — What has become a July staple didn’t disappoint as the top senior high school baseball players from West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri went toe-to-toe Saturday night in the 11th Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Game at the Veterans Sports Complex. Illinois won…
Read Full Article O’FALLON, Mo. — A late-inning rally gave the Quincy Doggy Paddlers an opportunity to snare a road victory Saturday night. That was before the O’Fallon Hoots walked their way to victory. Tied at 9 going into the 10th inning, the Doggy Paddlers took the lead when Wandel Campana scored on a wild pitch. However, the…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has two hunter safety education courses scheduled for August and September in West-Central Illinois. Both courses are being offered in Adams County. The first will be held Aug. 8-9 at the Paloma Community Building in Paloma. The course runs 6-10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, and 9…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation wants deer, turkey, waterfowl and dove hunters to be aware that new booklets, which include information on times, limits and regulations, are available for the fall hunting seasons. MDC’s 2025 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet has detailed information on fall deer and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A rivalry gets renewed for the third and final time this summer. The 11th Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Game returns to Veterans Field at 7 p.m. Saturday as 36 of the top high school baseball players who are recent graduates from Northeast Missouri and West-Central Illinois schools go head-to-head. Admission is $10.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers and Clinton LumberKings cannot avoid the rain. One night after having their game in Clinton, Iowa, postponed due to weather, their Friday night doubleheader at QU Stadium was interrupted by thunderstorms. The LumberKings won the first game 11-3 and were leading the second game 7-5 through four innings when…
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LA JOLLA, Calif. — Beau Eftink proved he has the game to play on some of the nation’s best golf courses. He also learned how challenging one of those courses can be. The Quincy Notre Dame senior finished tied for 67th in a field of 212 competitors in the boys 15-18 division of the Uswing…
Read Full Article CLINTON, Iowa — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers rebounded well after an 11-run loss in game one of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Clinton LumberKings, but a late-inning rally thwarted the Doggy Paddlers’ bid at a twinbill split. The Doggy Paddlers mustered just four hits against LumberKings pitchers Brody Meyers and Hunter Dierksen in an 11-0 loss…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The athletic director at the University of Missouri is making a trip to Northeast Missouri to be the featured speaker at a scholarship BBQ hosted by the Great River Tigers Chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association. Laird Veatch, who recently began his second year as the Tigers’ athletic director, will speak at…
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Click here to purchase digital downloads or prints from this gallery QUINCY — Hundreds of billiards players flocked to the Oakley-Lindsay Civic Center on Monday for a full day of play. The National Juniors Championships and the North American Wheelchair Championships began play, while the Masters USA National Men Pool Championships continued play from Sunday.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ pesky two-out hitting gave them the lead. Wandel Campana’s blast put the game out of reach. Campana’s grand slam punctuated a six-run fifth inning for the Doggy Paddlers as they earned a series victory over the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp with an 11-6 victory at QU Stadium on Sunday.…
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QUINCY — A pair of former Quincy Notre Dame baseball players enjoyed memorable debuts with the Quincy Doggy Paddlers on Saturday. In the first game of a doubleheader with the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp, right-handed pitcher Tyler Dance allowed only one unearned run over seven innings in a 1-0 Pistol Shrimp victory. In the nightcap,…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Wandel Campana and the Quincy Doggy Paddlers supplied the fireworks on Fourth of July at Robin Roberts Stadium. Campana homered twice and the Doggy Paddlers collected 15 hits overall in beating the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 11-2 in Prospect League action Friday night. Quincy led 2-0 before Campana homered leading off the top…
Read Full Article PERU, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers left the offense at QU Stadium. For the second time on the current three-game road trip, the offense fell silent, managing just four hits in Thursday’s 8-1 loss in Prospect League action to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp at Schweikert Stadium in Veterans Memorial Park. Quincy managed two…
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QUINCY — The Prospect League is holding its first all-star game and festivities since 2019 and the Quincy Doggy Paddlers will be represented by three players. Catcher Jake Merda, infielder Wandel Campana and outfielder Jimmy Koza will play for the Western Conference all-stars in the mid-summer showcase, taking place at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday at…
Read Full Article PERU, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers could not carry over their offensive momentum from Tuesday into their clash with the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp on Wednesday. A day after scoring 10 runs in the first inning in a victory over the Burlington Bees, the Doggy Paddlers could not scratch across a run until the…
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QUINCY — There is something about the first inning for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers this summer. For the second time in less than three weeks, the Doggy Paddlers scored 10 runs in a first inning, doing so Tuesday against the Burlington Bees in an 18-8 victory at QU Stadium. Quincy also scored 10 runs in…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Luke Guthrie’s charge toward a Korn Ferry Tour championship in his home state veered a little off course Sunday. The Quincy native struggled to find the fairway off the tee throughout the final round of the Memorial Health Championship at Panther Creek Country Club and shot an even-par 71 over the final…
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