Muddy River Sports
CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton baseball team scored three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to overcome a 6-4 deficit and defeat Missouri Valley College 10-6 in the first game of a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader on Friday at Nichols Field. In the second game, the Wildcats were limited to two…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, April 18: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball College softball
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Liberty softball team backs John's pitching with nine unanswered runs in victory over Payson Seymour
LIBERTY, Ill. — The Liberty softball team trailed 3-2 after 2½ innings, then scored nine unanswered runs to post an 11-3 victory over Payson Seymour on Thursday afternoon. Chandler John earned the victory, striking out eight, allowing five hits, three walks and one unearned run. Payson Seymour scored twice in the second inning, then Abby…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — After giving up the lead by allowing four runs in the top of the seventh inning, Hannibal responded by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to steal a 13-12 victory on Thursday afternoon over Wentzville Holt. A walk, an error and a passed ball put runners on second…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Quincy University baseball team helped itself for getting into one of the top eight spots in the Great Lakes Valley Conference standings, winning a doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Lincoln University by scores of 8-2 and 15-3. The sweep moved the Hawks (18-22, 11-11 in the GLVC) into a tie with…
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PIASA, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team was one strike from victory, but a two-out two-strike RBI single tied the score and another RBI single drove home the winning run for Piasa Southwestern in an 8-7 victory on Thursday afternoon. The Raiders led 7-5 entering the bottom of the seventh. Reliever Caitlin…
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QUINCY — Noah Wells pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and Chase Saalborn picked up the final four outs for the save as the Quincy High School baseball team earned a 3-0 victory over Pittsfield on Thursday afternoon. The victory is the fourth straight for the Blue Devils (6-10). Wells allowed two hits and walked three.…
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QUINCY — Drake Gibson’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Quincy High School baseball team a 5-4 victory over Rock Island on Wednesday afternoon in a Western Big Six Conference game. The victory is the third straight for the Blue Devils (5-10, 2-4 in the WB6). James Day led off…
Read Full Article EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Just when the Quincy High School softball team appeared to be building momentum in their Western Big 6 Conference clase with United Township on Tuesday, the Panthers snatched it from them and ran away with it. After Carlee Gilker hit a three-run home run to trim the Blue Devils’ deficit to…
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, April 15: Prep Baseball Prep Softball
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QUINCY – Two former Quincy University assistant men’s basketball coaches have been hired to lead NCAA Division I programs. Jon Perry, an assistant to former QU coach Marty Bell from 2010-13, has been named the head coach at Navy. Tim Bergstraser, who spent one season on Ryan Hellenthal’s staff, will take over at the University…
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Great Lakes Valley Conference released its weekly honors for baseball on Monday, April 14, naming Kobe Essien as the league’s Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 7-13. Essien tossed a seven-inning shutout in a 17-0 victory over No. 18-ranked Lewis on April 11. The Hawks’ right-hander becomes the…
Read Full Article GALESBURG, Ill. — Sophomore Izzy Weppler continues to make the most of her at-bats in her first season on the Quincy High School softball team. Weppler, a sophomore left-handed hitter, belted her second home run in as many games and third in 18 at-bats as the Blue Devils beat Galesburg 9-1 in Western Big 6…
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RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Abram Wiewel just keeps on slugging. The Quincy Notre Dame senior belted a home run for the third straight game and went 4 for 5 with five RBIs in the Raiders’ 19-5 victory over Rushville-Industry on Monday. Wiewel’s second-inning grand slam marked his fifth home run of the season, all of which…
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – A 10-run fourth inning helped the 18th-ranked Lewis baseball team cruise to a 19-9 victory on Sunday over Quincy University to conclude a four-game series. Lewis led 3-0 after one inning. After QU’s Harry Fandre hit his sixth homer of the season in the second, the Flyers answered with three more runs…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s softball team had a chance to climb out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference cellar but suffered a doubleheader loss to Lincoln University on Sunday by scores of 2-0 and 10-2. The Blue Tigers (15-25) improved to 6-16 in league play, while Quincy’s losing streak was ended…
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TROY, Ill. — The Quincy High School boys tennis team continued its strong run of play by winning the Triad Duals Invitational on Saturday. The Blue Devils beat Batavia 4-1, Jerseyville 5-0 and Belleville East 3-2 to improve to 7-1 this season. They will host Edwardsville at noon Thursday.
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy University baseball team only scored in three of 14 innings in a Saturday doubleheader loss to No. 18-ranked Lewis by scores of 4-3 and 10-3 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. The Hawks wrap series play with a single game on Sunday against the Flyers. Quincy broke a scoreless tie…
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Caitlin Bunte had the game of dreams on Saturday. The Quincy Notre Dame senior and University of Indianapolis commit went 5 for 6 with seven RBIs and hit for the cycle in the Raiders’ 15-4 victory over Bloomington Central Catholic in the first game of a doubleheader. Bunte got the home run…
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, April 12: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball College softball Men’s volleyball Women’s Lacrosse
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Caleb Peterson delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give the Central baseball team a 5-4 victory over Unity on Friday night. Unity trailed 4-1 entering the sixth but tied the score with two runs in the sixth and a run in the top of the seventh. Colin Likes was…
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The No. 18 next to the Lewis University baseball team’s name did not intimidate Quincy University, nor did the fact that the Flyers started their ace on the mound. The Hawks cranked out 20 hits, tagged Flyers starter Dylan Wolff for six runs in three innings and scored eight runs in the…
Read Full Article DES MOINES, IOWA — Grand View University scored early and often against the Culver-Stockton baseball team in sweeping a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon and winning the four-game series 3-1. The Vikings (24-4, 18-2 in the Heart) raced out to a 7-0 lead after three innings in the first game and…
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Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Canton, Mo. | Himsl Field GAME 1 #9 Central Methodist (Mo.) 4, Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 2 GAME 2 #9 Central Methodist (Mo.) 6, Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 4 Central Methodist is 28-6 overall and 12-2 in the Heart Culver-Stockton is 7-31 overall and 1-13 in the Heart
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QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Sunday, April 6: College baseball Quincy University 6, Indianapolis 5 Indianapolis 13, Quincy University 7 Grand View 6, Culver-Stockton College 0 Culver-Stockton College 7, Grand View 6 John Wood Community College 10, Lewis & Clark 3 John Wood Community College 10, Lewis & Clark 2 College softball…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Invitational track and field meet, held Saturday in blustery, cold conditions at Flinn Stadium, is the unofficial kickoff to the outdoor season, and the event was filled with a high volume of personal bests, which should mean even better days lie ahead. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey was there and…
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QUINCY — The way things unfolded in the top of the first inning Saturday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield left Abram Wiewel looking for control. One swing seemed to help him find it. The No. 3 hitter in the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team’s lineup got a first-inning merry-go-round going with his one-out single…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, April 5: Prep baseball Quincy Notre Dame 3, Jacksonville 2 Prep softball Quincy Notre Dame 13, Dundee-Crown 5 Quincy Notre Dame 12, Fenton 3 Payson Seymour 11, Newark 11 Girls soccer Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 3, Quincy Notre Dame 0 College baseball Quincy University 8, Indianapolis 6…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As spring sets in and more people head outside, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding everyone to leave baby birds and young animals alone when they encounter them in the wild. Well-intentioned people may believe they’re helping nature by taking possession of young rabbits, fawn deer, baby birds and…
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QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, April 3: Prep baseball Geneseo 5, Quincy High School 4 Quincy Notre Dame 4, Liberty 1 Monmouth United 5, Camp Point Central 4 Pittsfield 5, Riverton 4 Calhoun 9, Brown County 5 Monmouth-Roseville 5, West Hancock 3 Hannibal 3, Mexico 1 North Shelby 8, South Shelby…
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