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FAYETTE, Iowa — A little more than halfway through the first half of Monday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference opener, the Quincy University men’s basketball team ran into a wall. There was no recovering from that. The Hawks led Upper Iowa 24-22 following El Sieger’s 3-pointer when the No. 25 Peacocks ripped off a 22-0 run…
Read Full Article FAYETTE, Iowa — The inability to get to the finish line proved costly for the Quincy University women’s basketball team. The Hawks held a two-possession lead with three minutes remaining in both regulation and the first overtime of Monday night’s Great Lakes Valley Conference opener, only to have Upper Iowa erase the deficit both times.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A five-set loss in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament didn’t put the Quincy University women’s volleyball team in serious danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. It did make the postseason path quite a bit more difficult. The Hawks learned Monday night they had received an at-large bid to the…
Read Full Article EDITOR’S NOTE: Aneyas Williams rushed for 62 yards on three carries, including a 58-yard touchdown, during Saturday night’s 49-14 victory over Army at Yankee Stadium. This story appeared on Blue & Gold Illustrated during the week before the Army game. SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Aneyas Williams doesn’t wear his emotions on his sleeve. He’s rather stoic,…
Read Full Article KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Some changes to the Truman State University women’s basketball team’s lineup Saturday — most notably the absence of post player Maddie Niemeier — created unique challenges and opportunities for Quincy University. The Hawks finally took advantage of them over the game’s final 16 minutes. Quincy whittled an eight-point deficit to two by…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College women’s basketball team scored 54 first-half points to take a big lead, then needed Avery Oetting to make all 10 of her free throws in the final four minutes of the game to seal an 82-72 victory over Baker in a Heart of America Athletic Conference game on Saturday…
Read Full Article WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Brad Hoyt isn’t naive enough to believe the Quincy University men’s basketball team will continue taking two steps forward without ever taking a step back. The Hawks just have to continue taking those first two steps. Thursday night, they navigated another one. Quincy saw a 10-point lead dwindle to two in a…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Emma Wijnbergen’s record-setting season earned her recognition as the best the Great Lakes Valley Conference has to offer. Wijnbergen, a senior attacker on the Quincy University women’s volleyball team, was named the GLVC Player of the Year on Thursday, becoming the first Hawk to receive the league’s top postseason honor. Wijnbergen led the…
Read Full Article ST. LOUIS — Seth Anderson embraces the fact he never has to face anything alone. None of the Saint Louis University men’s soccer players do. “Every year, you get more people who join the team and continue making it one big family,” Anderson said. “You never feel like you don’t have someone to go and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Mackenzie Schissel hadn’t ever considered a life away from the game. “I was coaching until the day I died,” the Quincy University women’s soccer coach said. Then along came Marlee. The 1-year-old daughter of Schissel and her husband, Matt, who is the QU head baseball coach, made the coaching couple reassess everything and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — El Sieger figured out Jaden Taylor’s modus operandi. So when the Missouri Southern basketball team’s leading scorer decided to attack off the dribble and headed toward the left elbow, Sieger knew where to be and how to react. “I just recognized he had finished over a couple of people before, so likely he…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Washburn guard Peyton Sterk’s 3-pointer half a minute into the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon could have been the dagger in a winless weekend for the Quincy University women’s basketball team. Instead, it brought out the fight in the Hawks. Mariann Blass answered with a 3-pointer that ignited a 24-point burst over the final…
Read Full Article ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The challenge for the Quincy University football program moving forward will be finding a way to add the finishing touch. Lacking that Saturday cost the Hawks a shot at making history. Needing a win at Missouri Western to finish the season with seven victories — Quincy has not won more than…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Brad Hoyt wasn’t expecting to be hit by a tsunami from water bottles as he entered the Quincy University men’s basketball team’s locker room Thursday night. “I got soaked,” the Hawks’ first-year head coach said. “I think some of them refilled their bottles and got me again.” They wanted to make the celebration…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The reality of collegiate summer baseball returning to Quincy is becoming more of a reality. Friday, some of the details of how that will happen will begin to be revealed. Golden Rule Entertainment, the ownership group that plans to return a Prospect League to the Gem City, will hold a press conference at…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University men’s basketball team allowed Hannibal-LaGrange to score just 10 points over the game’s final 10 minutes to earn a 75-61 victory Thursday night in its home debut at Pepsi Arena. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman sat courtside and put together this photo gallery:
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College football coaches and administration have decided the best way to pay tribute to freshman quarterback Tony Wrobel, who was killed in a motor vehicle crash Tuesday night, is by fighting for one more victory. So the Wildcats have every intention of playing Saturday’s home and regular-season finale against Clarke…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — The winningest coach in the history of the Western Illinois University women’s basketball program reached a milestone moment two games into the season. JD Gravina, now in his 14th season coaching the Leathernecks, won his 200th game at WIU with last Saturday’s 89-83 victory at the University of Omaha. WIU is 2-0…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A record-setting weekend led to Emma Wijnbergen receiving another Great Lakes Valley Conference weekly honor. The same goes for Elena Kasavica. Wijnberegen, the Quincy University women’s volleyball team’s senior right side hitter set the program’s single-season record for kills as the No. 20 Hawks swept a pair of GLVC matches, beating No. 18…
Read Full Article BOLIVAR, Mo. — An unattainable number has finally been reached. Another is now within sight. Saturday’s 34-25 victory over Southwest Baptist allowed the Quincy University football team to finish its Great Lakes Valley Conference slate with a 5-3 record, marking the first time since the league added football as a championship sport the Hawks have…
Read Full Article CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Game by game, the Quincy University women’s basketball team is erasing eight seasons of frustration and futility. After opening the season with a four-point victory Friday night — the Hawks hadn’t won a season opener since 2015 — they completed a weekend sweep in the GMAC/GLVC Regional Crossover by beating Cedarville 76-55…
Read Full Article FINDLAY, Ohio — The process first-year Quincy University men’s basketball coach Brad Hoyt and his staff are going through involves discovering what needs immediate attention, what can be fixed over time and what gets solved in recruiting. Finding a way to finish is one of those immediate attention sort of needs. The Hawks took a…
Read Full Article CEDARVILLE, Ohio — One of the biggest takeaways from Courtney Boyd’s first season as the Quincy University women’s basketball coach was the Hawks needed to learn to finish what they start. Friday, they finished with a flourish. The Hawks kickstarted Boyd’s second campaign by responding to a fourth-quarter surge from Ursuline College by closing the…
Read Full Article FINDLAY, Ohio — An exasperated sigh is how Brad Hoyt summed up his debut as the Quincy University men’s basketball coach. “I think it was the first game for a whole bunch of new guys trying to figure things out,” Hoyt said. What the Hawks discovered is there is plenty of work to be done.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Learn from the past, but don’t dwell on it. That’s Courtney Boyd’s approach. Entering her second season as the Quincy University women’s basketball coach, Boyd saw the Hawks limp to the finish line, losing six of their final seven games to finish with a 10-18 record. Five of those six losses were by…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Mason Wujek doesn’t consider himself a Jenga expert by any means. “I’m not very good at it,” he said. The good thing is he doesn’t have to play it alone. Now in his third season with the Quincy University men’s basketball program and experiencing his second rebuilding project in that time, the 6-foot-8…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Conner McLaughlin helped bring the Quincy University sprint football program to life. The next coach’s challenge will be to continue the upward trajectory. Late last week, McLaughlin resigned as the Hawks’ head coach after three seasons at the helm. QU athletic director Josh Rabe said a search for McLaughlin’s replacement begins immediately. A…
Read Full Article St. CHARLES, Mo. — Dave Musso added another Coach of the Year honor to an already extensive collection. The former Quincy University women’s soccer coach earned his first postseason honor at the NCAA Division I level when he was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year after guiding Lindenwood to a third-place finish…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Teon Dollard may not be the leading rusher in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, but he proved last Saturday he’s the best. In a head-to-head matchup with William Jewell’s Keandre McCullough, Dollard stole the show as he churned out 160 yards rushing on 29 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Quincy…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University added six student-athletes, one team and four others to its Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies last Saturday in the Hall of Fame Room inside the QU Health and Fitness Center. The student-athletes inducted were Josh Breitbach (football), Torie Bunzell Kueker (softball), Ashley Kreis Skidmore (women’s soccer), Jessica Keller (women’s basketball),…
Read Full Article WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Weston King wasn’t giving up the football, even if it was the referee who asked it. Last Saturday, with the University of Central Missouri football team trailing Washburn 28-24 at the start of the fourth quarter, King found himself in a surprising position. The senior defensive tackle and team co-captain lined up…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The situation could have been demoralizing. The reaction to it proved otherwise. The John Wood Community College women’s soccer team, with the wind blowing in its face from the start, surrendered a goal to Parkland four minutes into Tuesday’s NJCAA Division II Great Lakes District matchup at Quincy Recycle Field on the JWCC…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University men’s soccer team kept hope afloat on a variety of levels Sunday. After surrendering a goal in the 88th minute to allow Lincoln to take a 3-2 lead, the Hawks’ Carlos Moreno Henso ripped a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area into the upper left corner of the net…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Jason Killday’s coaching past ran into his future Saturday, and to no surprise, the two looked remarkably the same. That should leave those around the Quincy University football program encouraged despite the 28-21 loss to Truman State University in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at QU Stadium. The Hawks played the way Killday,…
Read Full Article INDIANAPOLIS – The Quincy University football team faced #21 University of Indianapolis Saturday night and fell 47-10. The Hawks did strike first as quarterback Drake Davis hit Anthony Gilpin Jr. with a 28-yard touchdown pass on the game’s first drive to give QU a 7-0 lead. Quincy was within striking distance after the first quarter,…
Read Full Article KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Playing against her hometown team brings out the best in Lia Quintero. A sophomore forward on the Truman State University women’s soccer team, Quintero scored two goals Sunday in the Bulldogs’ 3-0 victory over Quincy University in Great Lakes Vally Conference play at Stokes Stadium. Monday, the Quincy Notre Dame graduate was…
Read Full Article L:EBANON, Ill. — If the hat is your reward, you might as well wear it. So some of the Quincy University football players — maybe even the head coach — donned the Abraham Lincoln-style black stove top hat that has become the traveling trophy for the annual Land of Lincoln battle with McKendree. The Hawks…
Read Full Article QUINCY — There’s a little more at stake when the only NCAA Division II football programs in Illinois square off Saturday. Quincy University and McKendree will play for the Land of Lincoln Trophy for the first time, as was announced by the schools in late August. The rivalry has been one-sided with McKendree winning 10…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University football players met a harsh reality as the clock ran out on Saturday’s game. “We learned we can be beat,” senior safety David Lewis said. “We’re not invincible.” Not that the Hawks believed they were immune to adversity following a 2-0 start to the season, but they never envisioned letting…
Read Full Article To purchase digital downloads or prints of Muddy River Sports photos,click here to visit our SmugMug site. QUINCY — The Quincy University football team allowed a fourth-quarter lead to slip away Saturday as the Hawks suffered a 29-27 loss to Upper Iowa in Great Lakes Valley Conference play on homecoming weekend at QU Stadium. Muddy…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The dominoes aren’t falling the way they once were. Leading Illinois-Springfield by a goal deep into the second half of Sunday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference matchup at Legends Stadium, the Quincy University women’s soccer team surrendered a goal in the 76th minute. It didn’t devolve into two or three goals, the same way…
Read Full Article To purchase digital downloads or prints of Muddy River Sports photos,click here to visit our SmugMug site. QUINCY — Surrendering late goals cost the Quincy University men’s and women’s soccer teams the opportunity to come out on top in Sunday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader against Illinois-Springfield at Legends Stadium. The QU men allowed a…
Read Full Article ROLLA, Mo. — Jason Killday isn’t sure how accurate the stat actually is, but during his time as the offensive coordinator at Truman State University, he heard former Bulldogs coach Gregg Nesbitt say teams that block a punt win 90 percent of the time. Since taking over as the Quincy University football coach, Killday has…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The early-season bye week meant it has been two weeks since the Quincy University football team last took the field, but the Hawks have used their time diligently to ensure the first Great Lakes Valley Conference road game isn’t a wasted trip. Missouri S&T has won seven of the last eight meetings against…
Read Full Article Raiders beat Bombers in Ryder Cup match COLCHESTER, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls golf team beat Macomb in a Ryder Cup match at Gold Hills Golf Club, posting a 114 team score. The Bombers posted a 137 as the teams played three holes of best ball, three holes of alternate shot and three…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A two-goal deficit at halftime in what had been a winless season to date could have turned into a playing-out-the-string effort from the John Wood Community College women’s soccer team Wednesday afternoon. Trail Blazers coach Hayley Womack refused to let that be the case. “The halftime talk with the team had one focus…
Read Full Article ST. LOUIS — Seth Anderson’s newest moniker needs to be playmaker. Even his younger brother has been on the receiving end of Anderson’s skills at creating scoring opportunities. Anderson, a senior midfielder on the Saint Louis University men’s soccer team and a Quincy Notre Dame graduate, recorded his fourth assist of the season during Tuesday…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s soccer team broke through by scoring its first goal of the season in Friday’s neutral site loss to Bemidji State. Sunday, the Hawks broke through for their first victory of the season. Olivia Nelson and Daniella Segall scored second-half goals and the Hawks shut out Lewis over the final…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Leo Cann’s first career goal and a stout defensive effort in the second half Sunday enabled the Quincy University men’s soccer team to salvage a 1-1 tie with Lewis in the Great Lakes Valley Conference opener at Legends Stadium. In doing so, the Hawks withstood a barrage. The Flyers outshot the Hawks 22-6…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s volleyball team bookended its weekend by showing nothing is going to get it down. After opening the Hawk Invitational at Pepsi Arena on Friday with a four-set victory over William Jewell, the Hawks rebounded from two tough sets against Missouri S&T to win another four-set match Saturday and finish…
Read Full Article ST. LOUIS — From the Missouri Baptist football team’s perspective, the special teams play in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game was truly special. From Culver-Stockton College’s perspective, it was far less than spectacular The Spartans scored three touchdowns in the final nine minutes of regulation — a 64-yard punt return by Joseph White was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Carter Venvertloh and the Quincy University men’s soccer team notched their first goal, first victory and first upset in their final non-conference game. Venvertloh, the sophomore forward from Quincy High School, broke a scoreless tie when he scored off a Mathias Bringedal assist in the 49th minute, propelling the Hawks to a 2-1…
Read Full Article King picks up ‘Mule of the Week’ honor WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The offense stole the show in the second-ranked Central Missouri football’s season opener, but the defense was equally stout in last Saturday’s 63-21 victory over Northeastern State. Palmyra product Weston King was at the heart of the defensive effort. The senior defensive lineman had…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Two games into each of their respective seasons, the Quincy University men’s and women’s soccer programs find themselves in the same position. Winless and scoreless. The QU men suffered a 2-0 loss to Northern Michigan on Sunday in their home opener at Legends Stadium, while the QU women suffered a 1-0 loss to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — It’s a common theory that can lead to uncommon results. And there was nothing common about what transpired Saturday at QU Stadium. Backed by a ground game that churned out 248 yards rushing, the Quincy University piled up 515 yards of total offense in a 46-5 dismantling of Lincoln in the Great Lakes…
Read Full Article QUINCY — How the play impacted the scoreboard wasn’t of utmost concern. Certainly, the Quincy University football team’s defense didn’t want to allow a touchdown or wipe away the shutout it was pitching. But the Hawks knew making a goal-line stand at the start of the second quarter of Saturday’s home opener against Lincoln would…
Read Full Article To purchase digital downloads or prints of Muddy River Sports photo,click here to visit our SmugMug site. QUINCY — With thunderstorms washing out the second half of last week’s trip to Drake and turning that into a no-contest, the Quincy University football team’s game Saturday against Lincoln became the Hawks’ season opener as well as…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The legacy isn’t in the jersey number, no matter how meaningful it is for Brock Inman to wear it. That legacy lies in the leadership and leverage of how he plays. To that end, he’s upholding the legacy of No. 22 quite nicely. Inman is the third consecutive anchor of the Quincy University…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University football team finally will open its season — officially — after last week’s trip to Drake was washed out by weather. The Hawks and Bulldogs played one half and endured a two-hour delay before calling it a no-contest and wiping away all the stats. So Saturday’s home opener has become…
Read Full Article Youngblood powers Panthers to victory MONROE CITY, Mo. — Audri Youngblood went 4 for 4 with three doubles and a home run as the Monroe City softball team improved to 4-0 with a 16-6 victory over Mark Twain. Youngblood drove in five runs. Kauble and Foltz had two hits apiece for the Panthers. Boling had…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Alayna Chandler-Gutierrez can’t be stopped. On the same day she was named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the junior forward scored her team-leading eighth goal to lead the C-SC women’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory Monday over Doane University at Ellison Poulton Stadium.…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Running more plays for more yards with substantially more minutes of possession gave the Mount Mary football team an overwhelming advantage Saturday night in opening the season with a 42-14 victory over Culver-Stockton College at Ellison Poulton Stadium. The Wildcats trailed only 13-7 at halftime, but they struggled to move the ball…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — Joe Davis called them “family dinners.” It’s a weekly get-together for the Western Illinois University football team, a team meal and bonding exercise that Davis started in the winter after becoming the Leathernecks’ new coach. The Leathernecks haven’t won a game in the last two seasons, and there were going to be…
Read Full Article DES MOINES, Iowa — The process was always going to outweigh the outcome. Still, the Quincy University football players and coaches would have liked another 30 minutes to see what the outcome could have been. Trailing Drake 10-0 at halftime in Thursday night’s season opener at Drake Stadium, the Hawks were forced to endure a…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — It was a home opener to remember for junior forward Alayna Chandler-Gutierrez and the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team. Chandler-Gutierrez scored a career-high four goals as the Wildcats earned a 5-0 victory Wednesday night over Stephens College at Ellison Poulton Stadium. C-SC, which defeated Northwestern (Iowa) 5-4 last Wednesday in its season…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Jaylin Vaughn wasn’t sure how to answer Quincy University football coach Jason Killday’s query. “At first, it caught me off guard,” the junior defensive tackle said. Killday kept coming to Vaughn and asking him, “Do you know what’s really fun?” The second-year transfer from Ellsworth Community College hesitated to give an answer, although…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Drake Davis was more observer than participant last spring when the Quincy University football team went through its first practices under first-year head coach Jason Killday and a new offensive staff. That might have been for the best. The senior quarterback was able to study the concepts and learn the progression Killday and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University football team will open its season — and the Jason Killday coaching era — with a road trip to face an FCS opponent. The Hawks will square off with Drake University, a member of the Pioneer Football League that is coming off an 8-4 season and an FCS playoff appearance.…
Read Full Article AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jacob Kroeger’s start to a professional baseball career has been promising. The Palmyra, Mo., product and former Maryville University All-American hurler was drafted in the 10th round of the MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves, signed a contract and was assigned to the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets of the Carolina League. It took…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Jason Killday used one term to describe the second week of the Quincy University football program’s fall camp. Growth. The first-year head coach has watched the Hawks develop some consistency and maturity in their first two weeks of practice. After a lackluster end to the first week, the Hawks made certain the second…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — Three women’s sports programs at Western Illinois University were recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference with Team Academic Achievement awards. The awards are presented annually in each OVC-sponsored sport to the member institution’s team with the greatest percentage of its eligible student-athletes who achieved a 3.25 grade point average or higher. In…
Read Full Article NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Andrew Rupcich’s focus and determination have never changed, even as the circumstances around him have evolved. That’s why the former Culver-Stockton College All-American offensive lineman is in a position to challenge for a starting spot at right guard for the Tennessee Titans. Last week, the Titans released their first unofficial depth chart…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — Ladies first. The motto and message of Western Illinois University’s Women’s Football Night came across loud and clear. “Ladies first. We mean it when we say it,” WIU cornerbacks coach Elven Walker said. Walker was one of several WIU coaches and players who helped run drills at Hanson Field on Friday night…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — The first Women’s Football Night hosted by the Western Illinois University football program provided everything from a locker room visit to “Chalk Talk” to drills on Hanson Field as women 21 years and older were introduced to the game Friday night. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey spent the evening on the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Each Quincy University football practice Bradyn Little attended last spring allowed the Quincy High School quarterback to foster a stronger relationship with first-year Hawks coach Jason Killday. “I know who he is,” Little said. With that comes a level of comfortability that can’t be matched. “I trust him,” Little said. “That’s big for…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The progression is designed to be natural. First, set the foundation. Then, add the layers. “We’re trying to build a structure here,” Brock Inman said. That’s why no one fretted when the Quincy University football team’s first fall practice wasn’t as crisp as anyone would have liked. The Hawks needed to lay the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Each day, the repititions get a little quicker, the reactions get a little better and the intensity gets a little stronger. By the time the Quincy University football players go to full pads, they should be ready to rumble at full speed. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman spent time with the Hawks…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s search for a women’s volleyball coach ended with the hiring of Audrye Alejandro-Rivera. Alejandro-Rivera, a native of Puerto Rico, spent last season as an assistant women’s volleyball coach at Polk State College, an NJCAA school in Winter Haven, Fla. He helped guide the Eagles to a 14-10 overall record and…
Read Full Article CANTON, Ohio — After more than a decade as consistently one of the best centers in the Women’s Football Alliance and multi-time All-American honoree, Caitlin Erickson finally earned the most coveted title in the game. She can call herself a national champion. The head coach of Culver-Stockton College women’s lacrosse team was one of two…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University men’s volleyball team is finally going to find itself on a more level playing field. Thursday, the Great Lakes Valley Conference announced it is adding men’s volleyball as a championship sport beginning with the 2025-26 season. The GLVC will have seven teams participate in men’s volleyball with the addition of…
Read Full Article KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ismael Alcantara stole the spotlight, but Dayson Croes was the headliner throughout the American Association All-Star Game on Tuesday night. The former Quincy University All-American infielder led the West Division all-stars to a 4-3 victory as he went 4 for 4 and drove in the game-tying run in the seventh inning…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College athletic director Pat Atwell recently announced Ryan Moore as the head coach for the men’s and women’s bowling programs. Moore replaces Derek Sapp, who resigned on July 17 to pursue other coaching opportunities. Moore comes to Culver-Stockton with an extensive background in bowling as head coach of the Keokuk (Iowa)…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Day by day, football season draws near. This week, gridiron fans get their first taste of the upcoming season as NFL training camps get underway. Rookies and veterans for both the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs have reported, and every team will have its camp in full swing by Wednesday. A handful…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — There’s a phrase first-year Western Illinois University football coach Joe Davis dropped during his time talking to media members during Wednesday’s Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Virtual Media Day that the Leathernecks better be prepared to hear often. Never them, always us. WIU is venturing into new territory this fall, having left the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Make it two for two for Dayson Croes. An All-American infielder while playing for the Quincy University baseball team, Croes recently earned his second all-star honor in his second season playing professional baseball. He was named a starter for the West Division for the American Association of Professional Baseball All-Star Game. Croes, who…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Engage Ben Kasparie in a conversation about baseball if you get the chance. What you will discover is a player whose appreciation for the craft is as strong as his spirit to compete. “A swing is like painting a picture,” said Kasparie, a graduate of Quincy Notre Dame and John Wood Community College…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — A Quincy High School Hall of Fame basketball player’s name is being added to the pantheon of Western Illinois University’s greatest athletes. Monzel Jackson, a 1949 QHS graduate, will be inducted posthumously into the WIU Hall of Fame this fall. Jackson is one of four individuals and one team to comprise the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A pair of former Quincy University assistant men’s basketball coaches — one of whom is a former Hawks player — have landed new coaching gigs. Jestin Anderson, who spent the past four seasons at Maryville and was elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2022-23 season, has joined the staff at NCAA…
Read Full Article SAINT LEO, Fla. — Josh Keim is climbing the coaching ladder. After four highly successful seasons at Black Hawk College in Moline, Ill., the former Quincy University assistant baseball coach was named the head coach at NCAA Division II Saint Leo University on Friday, replacing Rick O’Dette, who resigned June 13. Keim played for O’Dette…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The prospects of bringing summer college baseball back to Quincy in 2025 are growing stronger. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said since the fall of 2023, he and representatives of Quincy University have been in conversations with an ownership group with ties to the Prospect League’s Springfield Lucky Horseshoes about bringing a team to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — This wasn’t on Jonny Dahl’s birthday wish list, but it will go down as one of the most memorable gifts he’s ever received. “Unbelievable,” he called it. Nine days shy of his birthday — Dahl turns 28 years old on July 3 — he was officially introduced Monday as the new John Wood…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Lauren Bogle decision to resign as the John Wood Community College women’s basketball coach in early May was partially based on a desire to join a staff where she could learn more from a seasoned head coach. “It’s time to go learn under someone new now, and that means finding another spot,” Bogle…
Read Full Article QUINCY — With a limited window between John Wood Community College calling a press conference and Ali Schwagmeyer-Belger being introduced as the new women’s basketball coach — less than 24 hours in fact — she didn’t expect much of a crowd to gather Friday afternoon. Seeing family, friends and her high school coach in attendance…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Brad Hoyt believed there was one vital element necessary when constructing his coaching staff. Familiarity. The first-year Quincy University men’s basketball coach needed at least one coach familiar with the community, one familiar with the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the NCAA Division II level, and one familiar with himself and his coaching…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Aside from the genuine interest the West Virginia University coaching staff showed in him, Griffin Kirn found another reason to believe he could succeed pitching for the Mountaineers. He saw what Derek Clark had done. A left-hander who transferred to West Virginia from NCAA Division II Northwood with one year of eligibility remaining,…
Read Full Article EUGENE, Ore. — Jordan Johnson’s final throw of his collegiate track and field career earned him one final major accolade. The University of Iowa senior and Quincy High School graduate was named a second-team All-American on Friday night after finishing 16th in the discus at the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships, held at the…
Read Full Article SAN DIEGO — Kristen Gengenbacher’s collegiate coaching career is about to take off. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate recently was named an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the San Diego State University women’s volleyball program. “I am incredibly thankful and excited to be back in San Diego as a part of the Aztec volleyball…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Austin Simpson’s ability to get on base was as good as anyone in the nation. The postseason honors he’s accumulating reflect that. The Quincy University redshirt junior first baseman was named a National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association first-team All-American this week, becoming the seventh first-team All-American in program history. Simpson, a native of…
Read Full Article MARION, Ind. — Delaney Straus made a dash for the history books. Starting the second day of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 16th place in the heptathlon, the Culver-Stockton College sophomore wasn’t able to make a leap despite solid efforts in the first two events Thursday. But she saved her best for…
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