Muddy River Sports
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 28th annual Hannibal Cannibal, held Saturday, July 1, had more than 1,500 registrations and saw its highest proceeds to date with a little more than $65,000 raised. Three course records were broken during this year’s race. In the 5K females, Arianna Neisen of Liberty, Ill., set a course record of 19:23, topping Mia…
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BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Quincy Gems rallied to tie the score of Friday night’s Prospect League game against the Burlington Bees with three runs in the ninth inning. However, the Gems will have to wait until July 17 to win the game as part of a doubleheader. The Gems were limited to one run through…
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CLINTON, Iowa — Eleven walks from four Quincy pitchers proved to be too much to overcome in a 10-5 loss to the Clinton Lumberkings on Thursday night in a Prospect League game at NelsonCorp Field. The Gems (14-17, 1-2 second half) are in last place in the Great River Division, one game behind Clinton, Burlington…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Gems’ Lucas Loos was selected Wednesday as the Prospect League’s Hitter of the Week for the fifth week of the season. Loos, a Payson native, is in his second season with the Gems and plays third base. During four games played between June 28 and July 4, Loos batted .438 in…
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QUINCY — Lucas Loos drove in a season-high eight runs and took over the Prospect League home run lead, but the Quincy Gems nearly allowed a 13-2 lead to slip away and grabbed a 16-12 decision over the Normal Cornbelters on Tuesday afternoon at QU Stadium. The Gems (14-16, 1-1 second half) have won nine…
Read Full Article QUINCY — After jumping out to a 2-0 lead, the Quincy Gems allowed 17 consecutive runs and lost 17-3 on Monday night at QU Stadium in the first game of the second half of the Prospect League season. Lucas Loos hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and starting pitcher Tyler Dance threw three…
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QUINCY — Starter Philip Reinhardt retired the first 14 batters he faced and pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Quincy Gems to a 9-3 victory over the Burlington Bees in a Prospect League game on Sunday night at QU Stadium. The Gems (13-15) closed the first half of the season in second place in…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Gems fell behind early, but just as soon as they caught the O’Fallon Hoots, Saturday night’s game was stopped because of rain. Quincy starter Anthony Ribes allowed three runs in the first inning. Sacrifice flies by Lucas Loos and Jack Zebig plated two runs in the bottom of the inning for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 44th annual Mississippi Mud Volleyball Tournament, hosted by the Hannibal Y Mens Club, continued Saturday near the Hannibal riverfront. Hannibal freelance photographer Mathew Kirby put together this photo gallery of the action:
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 44th annual Mississippi Mud Volleyball Tournament, held by the Hannibal Y Mens Club in conjunction with the 68th annual National Tom Sawyer Days, got underway Friday near the riverfront in America’s Hometown. Hannibal award-winning freelance photographer Mathew Kirby put together this photo gallery from the first day of action:
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QUINCY — Lucas Loos belted a solo home run to left-center field in to bottom of the eighth to put the Quincy Gems on top, and Stephen Eskridge shut down the Burlington Bees in the ninth to preserve a 9-8 victory Friday night in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Gems (12-15), who…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A marathon day of golf Friday at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Memorial Hospital Championship couldn’t have started any better for Quincy native Luke Guthrie. The ending wasn’t quite as promising. Forced to play only four holes in Thursday’s opening round before darkness set in due to a five-hour weather delay, Guthrie returned…
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QUINCY — Harry Oden drove in six runs, including a grand slam in a seven-run first inning, to help the Quincy Gems rout the Alton River Dragons 17-3 in a Prospect League game on Tuesday night at QU Stadium. The game was stopped before a pitch was thrown in the bottom of the sixth. The…
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CLINTON, Iowa — The Quincy Gems stranded the tying runs on second and third base in the top of the ninth inning in a 4-2 loss to the Clinton LumberKings Monday night in a Prospect League game at NelsonCorp Field. The Gems (10-15) lost for the third straight game. They are in third place in…
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QUINCY — Zach Willing discovered the third time truly is a charm. Twice is nice, too. Willing won his third consecutive Quincy Tennis Association men’s open division city championship Sunday, beating Ethan Arns in the finals for the second year in a row. Willing won 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir…
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CLINTON, Iowa — The Quincy Gems allowed 15 hits, gave up nine walks, hit three batters and committed three errors in an 18-8 loss to the Clinton LumberKings Sunday night in a Prospect League game at NelsonCorp Field. The Gems (10-14) lost their second straight game. They are in second place in the Great River…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College president-elect Lauren Schellenberger recently accepted a donation from Bev Dunn on behalf of the George and Mary Frances Nichols Foundation to fund a 36-foot LED scoreboard at Nichols Baseball Field. Nichols Field, named in honor of the family, was built in 2000. Twenty-three years later, the foundation continues its legacy…
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NORMAL — Thirteen walks proved to be too much to overcome for the Quincy Gems in an 11-4 loss to the Normal CornBelters Saturday night in a Prospect League game at the Corn Crib. The Gems (10-13) saw their five-game winning streak come to an end. They are in second place in the Great River…
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QUINCY — Three Quincy Gems pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout and the offense exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning of Friday night’s 11-0 seven-inning whitewashing of the O’Fallon Hoots in Prospect League action at QU Stadium. Right-handed starter Ryan Foley struck out four over 2 ⅔ hitless innings. Right-hander Jake Syverson followed…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD — Four Quincy Gems pitchers combined on a five-hitter in a 5-1 victory over the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes Thursday night in a Prospect League game at Robin Roberts Field. The Gems (9-12) have won four straight games and are in second place in the Great River Division, trailing division-leading Clinton by 4 games. Starter…
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SPRINGFIELD — Two Quincy Gems pitchers combined on a five-hitter in a 10-2 victory over the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes Wednesday night in a Prospect League game at Robin Roberts Field. The Gems (8-12) have won three straight games and are in second place, a half-game ahead of Illinois Valley, in the Great River Division and…
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ALTON — The Quincy Gems got a hit from every player in the lineup Tuesday night and scored eight runs in the first two innings in an 11-7 victory over the Alton River Dragons in a Prospect League game at Lloyd Hopkins Field. The Gems (7-12) are a half-game behind Illinois Valley in the Great…
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Videographer Justin Bailey put together a highlight package from Saturday’s Muddy River Showcase, which ended with an Illinois sweep. The Illinois girls won 87-48 and the Illinois boys won 118-80 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center.
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QUINCY — Jake Schisler turned in the best starting pitching performance of the summer for the Quincy Gems, allowing one hit, one walk and one unearned run in six innings in a 4-3 victory over the Cape Catfish on Sunday night in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Catfish, the Prospect’s League’s best…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Gems came from behind twice on Saturday night to tie the score, but they couldn’t pull it off a third time in the 10th inning of a 7-6 loss to the Cape Catfish in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Gems allowed a run in the top of the 10th inning…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Waterfowl hunters are encouraged to mark their calendars for the upcoming waterfowl hunting blind drawings that will take place at numerous public hunting areas throughout Illinois in July and August. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will host traditional blind drawings at all sites scheduled for this hunting year. Participants are advised…
Read Full Article O’FALLON, Mo. — The Quincy Gems pounded out 11 hits but scored only three runs in a 7-3 loss to the O’Fallon Hoots on Saturday night in a Prospect League game at CarShield Field. Gems leadoff hitter Joe Siervo hit a home run to start the game, but the Gems didn’t score again until the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Gems pitchers were tattooed for 17 hits in a 16-4 loss on Thursday night to the O’Fallon Hoots in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Gems (5-10) were as close as 7-3 after six innings, but the Hoots scored four runs in the seventh inning and five runs in the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Each week throughout the summer, Muddy River Sports photographer Samantha Carmean is going to showcase area residents at play with a photo gallery. This week, Carmean spent a day at the Hannibal Aquatic Center. Check out her photos:
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