Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
LIBERTY, Ill. — Layne Bent anticipated a pickoff attempt to third base, but he did not foresee what happened as a result of it. Bent scored on a throwng error in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Liberty a 4-3 victory Saturday afternoon over Camp Point Central. Bent, a junior outfielder for the…
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Liberty’s Gavin Edgar pitched six innings of one-run ball on Saturday while striking out seven, walking two and giving up four hits before giving way to Jack Sparrow in the top of the seventh in a 4-3 victory over Central. Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured some of the action from the game.
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — Curtis Rigg was on the right side of a photo finish this time, and it proved to be the deciding factor in the Central-Southeastern boys track and field team capturing a title at their home invite. Rigg, a junior sprinter and long jumper, lost to Macomb’s Kylan McMillan by .01 seconds…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — The Central-Southeastern girls 4×100 relay team saved their best for last in 2024. That quartet could be headed for similar success in 2025. Macie Lierly, Faith Alford, Ellie Foote and Adi Foss won the 4×100 meter race at Friday’s CSE Invitational in 50.74 seconds — 2.64 seconds ahead of South Fulton…
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Central-Southeastern’s Agnes Genenbacher eked out two victories over Winchester West Central’s Maci Peterson in hurdles races during the Central-Southeastern Invitational on Saturday. Genenbacher beat Peterson by .16 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles and by .06 seconds in the 300. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured multiple winners among the boys and girls during Friday’s…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Eli Johnson could not contain his excitement. The Quincy Notre Dame freshman is a fiery competitor, but after hitting his first career home run on Wednesday, he smacked Raiders coach Rich Polak’s hand rounding third base. Polak felt the effects of Johnson’s emotions running high. “I think he almost broke my hand,”…
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'Those are the fun games': Henry's hit highlights rally, Stambaugh's glove seals victory for Saukees
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Pittsfield softball coach Ariana White could sense the strings tightening, so she did her best to loosen them. The Saukees led Western 7-6 entering the top of the seventh on Wednesday, but back-to-back errors put Wildcats runners on first and second with one out. White then made a trip to the pitcher’s…
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Sports Writer Shane Hulsey caught a different type of doubleheader on Wednesday night, capturing images of Quincy Notre Dame’s 12-10 victory over Pittsfield in baseball as well as Pittsfield’s come-from-behind 7-6 victory over Western in softball.
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Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, April 16: Prep baseball Prep softball College softball
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Amick McClelland waited with what little bated breath she had left in anticipation of the results popping up on the scoreboard. “That was the most nerve-wracking thing I’ve ever experienced,” McClelland said. McClelland, a senior on the Quincy High School track and field team, had just expended every ounce of energy she…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Landyn Essig had a sneaking suspicion Tuesday might be a special day when he and the Hannibal track and field team arrived at the Mark Twain Relays at Palmyra High School. “All we were waiting on was the weather to get better, and we knew what we had to do,” Essig said.…
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Winners for the Quincy High School girls team at the Becky Thatcher Relays were: Winners for the Quincy High School girls team at the Mark Twain Relays were: Winners for the Hannibal girls team at the Becky Thatcher Relays were: Winners for the Hannibal boys team at the Mark Twain Relays were: Sports Writer Shane…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame freshman Cadence Smith knew her opportunity would come, and she made the most of it. The QND softball team was trailing Pittsfield 4-2 with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the fourth on Monday when Smith came off the bench to hit for Ellie Miller…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Pitch count was the only thing that prevented Bobby Harris from finishing what he started on Monday. The Pittsfield junior right-hander tossed 6 ⅔ scoreless innings against Payson Seymour before eclipsing the maximum of 105 pitches as allowed by the IHSA. Harris gave way to Carter Frazier, who allowed a double to…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Caitlin Bunte went 2 for 3 with a two-run home run in the third inning and scored three runs in Quincy Notre Dame’s 10-4 victory over Pittsfield in a prep softball game on Monday night. In the last eight games dating back to April 5, Bunte has gone 15 for 22 with…
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, April 14: Prep Baseball Quincy 8, Rock Island 6 Quincy Notre Dame 19, Rushville-Industry 5 Illini West 10, Astoria/VIT 0 Pittsfield 3, Payson Seymour 0 Brown County 10, Triopia 1 Palmyra 5, Mendon Unity 0 Clark County 13, Highland 2 Silex 17, Mark Twain 5 Prep Softball Quincy…
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SHELBINA, Mo. — Kent O’Laughlin felt the time was right to ride off into the sunset — or to the farm or the next vacation spot — and it is for real this time. “I’m hoping so,” O’Laughlin said. His successor is poised to help the South Shelby boys basketball program pick up right where…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The quality at-bats had been there. The solid contact had been there. But the results hadn’t always been there for the Quincy High School baseball team at the plate through the first dozen games of the season, which included three losses by one run, another two-run defeat and a three-run loss in…
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PLEASANT PLAINS, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team was up to the challenge, helping Chargers coach Zack Burling exact 15 years worth of revenge in the process. In the first game of Saturday’s triangular, Illini West defeated Pleasant Plains, the No. 1-ranked team in Class 2A according to MaxPreps, 3-1. “They emailed us Tuesday…
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After surrendering a run in the first inning, sophomore Nick Brown fired six consecutive scoreless innings to help the Quincy High School baseball team roll to a 10-1 victory on Saturday afternoon over Hannibal at the Veterans Sports Complex. The sophomore right-hander, making his first career start, scattered six hits, walked two, struck out four…
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QUINCY — Caitlin Bunte did not let a first-inning error deter her and instead used it as motivation. Two batters into the Quincy Notre Dame softball team’s game against Triopia on Friday, Raiders third baseman Josie Boyer fielded a ground ball off the bat of Addilynn Tracy. Bunte dropped Boyer’s throw to first, allowing Tracy…
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Adde Flesch gave the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team, which had managed just one goal combined in back-to-back losses to Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin and Hannibal (Mo.), the lead with just 3 minutes, 9 seconds elapsed during Friday night’s game against Quincy High School at Flinn Stadium. Sage Stratton scored the Raiders’ second goal in…
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Caitlin Bunte had four hits, scored two runs and fired five scoreless innings in relief as the Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team beat Triopia 4-1 at The Backyard on Friday. Bunte struck out nine and retired the final 13 batters of the game, throwing 46 of her 61 pitches for strikes. Sports Writer Shane…
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, April 11: Prep Baseball Prep Softball Girls Soccer College Baseball College Softball Men’s Volleyball
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MT. STERLING, Ill. — Perhaps no conversation better illustrates Brown County senior catcher Jack Buss’ personality than the one he had with Hornets coach Jared Hoots at practice on March 28. It was the day before youth spring turkey hunting season opened in Illinois. Buss, an avid hunter, planned to get up early the next…
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QUINCY — Quincy High School softball coach Anjay Heinecke didn’t agree with the umpire’s calls, but there was nothing she or anyone could do to change them. Those calls came in a one-run game in the sixth and seventh innings of the Blue Devils’ 5-4 loss to Western Big 6 Conference foe Rock Island Alleman…
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QUINCY — Patience was the name of the game for the Galesburg baseball team when it mattered most on Wednesday. The Silver Streaks trailed Quincy High School 3-2 entering the top of the seventh inning before two walks and a hit by pitch loaded the bases with one out. Three consecutive walks later, the Silver…
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MENDON, Ill. — Simon Rabe’s swing kept the Mendon Unity baseball team’s hopes alive. Carter Rolando turned those hopes into jubilation. Rolando’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th drove in the winning run as Unity defeated Liberty 2-1 on Wednesday in a West Central Conference game. After Jackson Sims gave Liberty a 1-0…
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, April 9: Prep baseball Prep softball Women’s lacrosse
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal girls soccer team’s potent offense gave it the lead. Senior goalkeeper Ava Turner made sure that lead stayed in tact. Turner stopped each of the first eight shots she faced, several of which came from point blank range, as the Pirates beat Quincy Notre Dame 5-1 Tuesday at the Veterans…
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