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QUINCY — The Quincy Gems were two outs away from evening their record at .500 in the second half, but the O’Fallon Hoots capped off a seven-run ninth inning with a grand slam in a 10-7 victory in a Prospect League game on Sunday night at QU Stadium. The Gems (7-9 second half, 26-22 overall)…
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PERU, Ill. — A pair of Culver-Stockton College pitchers teamed up to pitch a four-hitter on Saturday night in the Quincy Gems’ 6-2 victory over the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp in a Prospect League game at Veterans Memorial Park. The Gems (7-8 second half, 26-21 overall) are tied for second place with Burlington in the…
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CLINTON, Iowa — The Quincy Gems fought to overcome a four-run deficit but ran out of pitching in a 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Clinton LumberKings on Friday night in a Prospect League game at NelsonCorp Field. The Gems (6-8 second half, 25-21 overall) are 2 ½ games behind Normal for first place in the…
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QUINCY — After letting a four-run lead slip away, the Quincy Gems scored a combined 10 runs in the fifth and sixth innings Thursday night — highlighted by Dylan Wipperman’s grand slam in the sixth — to defeat the O’Fallon Hoots 16-6 in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The third-place Gems (6-7 second…
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ALTON, Ill. — Despite falling behind by four runs and three pitchers giving up 11 walks, the Quincy Gems rallied to score six runs in the final two innings and defeat the Alton River Dragons 8-6 on Monday night in a Prospect League game at Lloyd Hopkins Field. The Gems (5-6 second half, 24-19 overall)…
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QUINCY — Fall sports registrations for soccer, volleyball and football leagues are open at the Quincy Family YMCA. The YMCA uses youth sports to teach leadership to the next generation of leaders in our community. Through teaching, coaching and mentoring, children will receive instruction in the fundamentals of a sport. Sportsmanship, teamwork and competition are…
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PERU, Ill. — The Quincy Gems gave up four runs in the first inning and never recovered in suffering their third consecutive loss, an 8-4 decision to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp on Saturday night in a Prospect League game at Veterans Memorial Park. The Gems (4-6 second half, 23-19 overall) are tied with Normal…
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ELMONT, N.Y. — Former Quincy University quarterback Dustin Jacoby won his seventh consecutive fight on Saturday, knocking out Da-un Jung in the first round of their light heavyweight (205 pounds) bout. After stinging Jung with a stiff jab midway through the first round, Jacoby launched a right hand that caught Jung on the temple and…
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QUINCY — The scoreboard will show the Quincy Gems appeared to have won comfortably on Thursday night, but they took advantage in the late innings of an error, a big break, a home run and good relief pitching to pull off the victory. Zach Stewart drove in five runs with a double and a three-run…
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QUINCY — Bennett Stice pitched five shutout innings after giving up two runs in the first inning, and Daniel Hargrave retired the last nine batters he faced to earn the save as the Quincy Gems defeated the O’Fallon Hoots 5-3 on Wednesday night at QU Stadium in a Prospect League game. The Gems (3-3, 22-16…
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QUINCY — After doing plenty of damage with his bat on Saturday night, Maurice La Fon used his patience to help secure a victory for the Quincy Gems. La Fon, an outfielder from Albuquerque, N.M., drew a walk with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to drive in the game-winning run…
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CLINTON, Iowa — Offensive struggles continue for the Quincy Gems, who were limited to five hits in a 4-1 loss to the Clinton LumberKings on Friday night at NelsonCorp Field in a Prospect League game. The Gems (0-2 second half, 19-15 overall) have lost three straight games and are 1 1/2 games behind Clinton, which…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Miles Sheppard of Warsaw, Ill., Blair Lobdell of Wildwood, Mo., Jason Fambrough of Mission, Kan., and Erica Lindsay of St. Charles, Mo., were the winners of the four classes during the 27th running of the Hannibal Cannibal on Saturday, July 2. This year’s event had more than 1,400 registered runners and raised more…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Desiree Reed-Francois, director of athletics at the University of Missouri, will be the featured speaker Tuesday, July 23, for the annual Mizzou Student Sendoff in Palmyra. This event is sponsored by the local chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association. The Great River Tigers chapter holds this event each summer to promote Mizzou…
Read Full Article The Prospect League announced on Wednesday that Quincy’s Zack Stewart was the Week 5 Slugger of the Week. Stewart, a native of Lebanon, Mo., will be attending Missouri State University in the fall. He had 27 at-bats in last week, hitting .519, collecting 14 hits and driving in 12 runs. He had a .740 slugging…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Gems closed the first half of the Prospect League season with a loss by 10 runs, and they opened the second half with another loss by 10 runs. The Gems were limited to four hits in an 11-1 loss Wednesday night to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp at QU Stadium. Hayden…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Gems closed the first half of the season with a 13-3 loss at home Sunday night to the O’Fallon Hoots in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Gems ended the first half of the season with a 19-13 record, good enough for first place in the Great River Division.…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Gems now can celebrate. The Gems rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the first inning in the first game of a Prospect League doubleheader on Saturday night to win 6-4 at QU Stadium. The victory clinched the first half championship in the Great River Division for the Gems, who will be…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Gems’ magic number is one. The Gems only need to win one of their next three games, or the Normal Cornbelters need to lose on of their next two games, for the Gems to clinch the first half championship in the Prospect League’s Great River Division. Quincy (17-12) moved 2 1/2…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Aces softball program will conduct tryouts for 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U teams July 13-14 at the Quincy Notre Dame softball field, 1400 S. 11th. In case of inclement weather, tryouts will be held indoors at QND. Tryout times are: July 13 10U-5-6:30 p.m. 12U-6-7:30 p.m. July 14 14U-5-6:30 p.m.…
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O’FALLON, Mo. — The Quincy Gems rallied from a 7-1 deficit to win the second game of a Prospect League doubleheader against the O’Fallon Hoots 9-7, completing a sweep on Wednesday night at Car Shield Field. The Gems won the first game 3-2. The Gems (16-12) now lead Normal by two games in the Great…
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QUINCY — Bennett Stice turned in his best start of the summer for the Quincy Gems in a 9-3 victory over the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp in a Prospect League game Tuesday night at QU Stadium. Stice, a Palmyra, Mo., native, allowed seven hits and three runs — two unearned — in 7 1/3 innings…
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QUINCY — Ryan Reyerson showed again Sunday afternoon why he’s been one of the top pitchers in the Prospect League during the first half of the season. Reyerson, who completed his freshman season at Iowa Western Community College in the spring, allowed just one run and four hits in six innings in the Quincy Gems’…
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ALTON, Ill. — The Alton River Dragons overcame a four-run deficit by scoring two runs in the fifth inning and six runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Quincy Gems 10-6 in a Prospect League game on Saturday night at Lloyd Hopkins Field. The game was called in the top of the eighth inning…
Read Full Article QUINCY — After coming from behind to take a one-run lead on Otto Jones’ RBI single in the bottom of the eighth, the Quincy Gems were close to relinquishing that lead in the top of the ninth inning on Friday night. Reliever Jax Howard walked the first two batters in the top of the ninth,…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Philip Reinhardt pitched six innings of five-hit shutout baseball, and relievers Kolby Kiser and Jacob Kroeger finished up with three hitless innings of scoreless relief as the Quincy Gems defeated the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 8-0 in a Prospect League game Thursday night at Robin Roberts Field. The Gems (11-10) moved into first…
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INDIANAPOLIS – Twenty-three Quincy University athletes recently received the Great Lakes Valley Conference Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award. The GLVC has identified a league-record 545 student-athletes to be honored. This year’s total marks the first time more than 500 honorees have been recognized since the award was first given in the spring of 2010. …
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The winners and all scores of the Pepsi Little People’s tournament are listed below.
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The 37th annual UMP Summer Nationals Hell Tour landed in Quincy on Wednesday night. Photographer Lisa Wigoda caught the action at Adams County Speedway.
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QUINCY — Quincy University pitcher Spencer Walker was named a member of the NCAA Division II Gold Glove team by the American Baseball Coaches Association on Wednesday, June 22. Walker started in 15 games, compiling a 10-1 record with a 3.32 ERA. He struck out 85 hitters in 100 1/3 innings pitched. While fielding his…
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