Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — Sofia Mast and Savannah Easton cannot seem to avoid each other. Their prowess on the pool table has led to what Mast estimated to be upwards of 50 encounters in the last four years. “We’re going to be playing for a lot of years,” said Mast, a 17-year-old from Tampa, Fla., whose nickname…
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QUINCY — Derrick Bonds recalled the date instantly. “It was July 24, 2011,” Bonds said. That was the day Bonds, an avid motocross racer from Beckley, W. Va., was involved in a horrific accident at a local track. “I wrecked off the side of a jump,” Bonds said. “The bike landed on me and broke…
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — You can get exposure or you can get exposed. That was Brown County boys basketball coach Jeff Bottorff’s message to his team ahead of their trip to Romeoville on June 28 and 29 for a live event featuring more than 100 teams and several college coaches in attendance. Bottorff saw much more…
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'He was with me': Scott's pass on backstretch leads to victory in race honoring his late grandfather
QUINCY — This one’s for Grandpa. On the final lap of Sunday’s Bob Scott Memorial Pro Briggs championship race at the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting, Riley Scott found himself in the middle of a six-kart battle for the win. “I was ready to go, but something was telling me I needed to be patient,”…
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QUINCY — Phillip Smith had to scratch the itch. In doing so, he showed he still has the chops to win. Smith, a Quincy native who works at Smith Brothers Powersports, woke up Saturday morning with no intentions of racing in the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting. “I had kind of wanted to, but it…
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QUINCY — The stars aligned for Jeff Scott at this weekend’s Quincy Grand Prix of Karting. Scott won Saturday’s Briggs Masters feature and the Briggs Legends championship on Sunday, his first two career victories at the event for which he is now the organizer. “I’ve turned hundreds of laps here,” Scott said. “I raced back…
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QUINCY — Skylar Engle thought his race had ended before it even began. While racing in the Briggs Medium championship at the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting on Sunday, the chain on his kart broke, rendering him unable to continue. “I was losing my mind,” Engle said. “I thought I was done for.” Making matters…
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QUINCY — Players do not wear pads. There are no offensive lineman. There is no tackling. But as coaches can attest, that does not mean 7-on-7 camps are just free-for-alls. “Get reps and coach on the fly,” Hannibal coach Jeff Gschwender said. “That’s how we do it.” Hannibal was one of six teams — Quincy…
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QUINCY — In the first Illinois vs. Missouri all-star softball showcase played in Quincy in a decade, the Show-Me State reestablished bragging rights by beating the Prairie State 11-3 and 11-5, respectively, in Wednesday’s doubleheader at the John Wood Community College field. Trail Blazers coach Kelsey Thompson resurrected the game after a 10-year hiatus. The…
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QUINCY — For the second time in the last three years, Jimmy Koza has made Quincy his summer home, but his journey to the Gem City started 12 hours away in Lynchburg, Va. Following his freshman season in 2023 on the Virgina Military Institute baseball team, then-VMI assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ryan Noe helped…
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QUINCY — Stephen Washuta had a helping hand from up above in winning the men’s open title in the Quincy Tennis Association City Singles Championships. Washuta’s mother, Beth, passed away last year from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder. “Honestly, if I would have talked to you about this a couple months ago, I’d…
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QUINCY — Anika Reddy knows she has a challenge on her hands for the top spot on the Quincy High School girls tennis team this fall. Reddy, who will be a senior at QHS, had to rally to beat Alex Hamby, an incoming freshman, to win the women’s open title 2-6, 6-2, 10-8 on Sunday…
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QUINCY — The match did not end as Violet Holzgrafe would have preferred, but she has bragging rights over her brother either way. Violet defeated her brother, August, 7-5, 1-0 in Sunday’s 14-and-under juniors title match in the Quincy Tennis Association City Singles Championships at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. August retired from…
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QUINCY — The Missouri boys were a half away from the Show-Me State’s first win in the short history of the Muddy River Showcase, but a third-quarter surge from Illinois and a defensive stand down the stretch Saturday netted an 89-82 for the Prairie State at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Missouri led…
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QUINCY — The Missouri girls provided the stiffest test to the Illinois side in terms of final score since the first Muddy River Showcase in 2022, but the Illinois girls prevailed 88-65 on Saturday at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center in the fourth iteration of the game. Here are some takeaways from the…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — For Lila Simon, it all came down to perspective. Prior to her junior…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. CAMP POINT, Ill. — It would be wise not to challenge Karly Peters on the pickleball…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PHILADELPHIA, Mo. — If it involves math, Joey Lagemann is all about it. “I’ve always loved…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. SHELBINA, Mo. — Belle Roush and Callie McWilliams will get one more chance to play basketball…
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QUINCY — Ashton O’Kola’s golf odyssey began with a trip far away from his homeland of Barbados. The first tournament O’Kola, now 9 years old, ever played in was the 2019 Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships when he was 3. O’Kola has played in every Pepsi Little People’s since then, and while he does not…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. MEMPHIS, Mo. — A lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, Vince Dale grew up emulating Cardinals great…
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QUINCY — What a difference a year makes. Now in his second year as the organizer for the Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships, Mark Christensen feels more comfortable this time around. “Everybody here says my blood pressure is much lower this year than it was last year,” Christensen said. “It’s amazing what a little bit…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. HAMILTON, Ill. — DeeDee Church aims to provide John Wood Community College basketball fans with plenty…
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QUINCY — Skylar Graham was not going to be denied. “As soon as I saw he hit it and it got through, the last thing on my mind was getting thrown out at home,” Graham said. “I was there all the way.” Quincy Doggy Paddlers manager and third base coach Brad Gyorkos made up his…
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QUINCY — The confidence the Club Four Volleyball Club’s 14 Boost players gained from a successful showing at the 2024 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship at the 13U level has helped them earn to a return trip to nationals this year. All but one of the players on this year’s roster was on the…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. LEWISTOWN, Mo. — Having grown up on a farm, Ellie Goehl got a taste of what…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. MONROE CITY, Mo. — For Grant Yager and his two brothers, Cole and Blake, woodworking is…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PHILADELPHIA, Mo. — The ferocity with which Riley Holt plays on the basketball court has left…
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QUINCY — The best ice water bath of Krew Bond’s life came courtesy of one his teammates after he delivered the biggest swing of the season for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers. Bond’s walk-off two-run home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning on Wednesday punctuated a 13-11 Doggy Paddlers victory over the Alton…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. CANTON, Mo. — Macy Glasgow’s personality and approach to life make nursing the perfect career choice.…
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