QUINCY — The numbers achieved by the Quincy University football team on Saturday were impressive. The Hawks rolled up 450 total yards and scored 48 points. The defense recovered three fumbles and intercepted three passes. QU had a 31-7 lead over McKendree early in the third quarter and led 41-21 with 13:31 remaining in the […]
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Wildcats return from bye week with vengeance, dismantle Yellowjackets
LAMONI, Iowa — Two weeks to dwell on an opportunity that got away brought out an aggressive, take-no-prisoners attitude in the Culver-Stockton College football team. Graceland felt the brunt of that. The Wildcats built a 43-point lead, limited the Yellowjackets to 164 total yards and rolled to a 50-3 victory at Huntsman Field in the […]
College notebook: Keck sets Maryville record with 25 kills in GLVC match
ST. LOUIS — Taylor Keck helped the Maryville women’s volleyball team end a six-match losing streak with an historic effort. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate recorded 25 kills in a five-set, come-from-behind victory over William Jewell last week at Moloney Arena. The Saints won 25-23, 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-8 with Keck delivering kills on four […]
C-SC to add shotgun sports in 2022, use Quincy Gun Club as its home base
CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College is hoping to expand its appeal to students from Northeast Missouri and West-Central Illinois by adding shotgun sports in the fall of 2022. Culver-Stockton made the decision to add competitive shotgun sports to its athletic program for various reasons, but geographic location was a major factor. “Many area high schools […]
Hawks tab experienced NCAA Division II coach to lead swimming programs
QUINCY — The rebirth of the Quincy University swimming program now has someone to lead the charge. The school’s athletic department announced Monday it has hired Bryan Christiansen to become the head coach of the men’s and women’s swim programs, which will officially begin competition during the 2022-23 school year. Quincy launched a women’s swimming […]
Hawks run out of time, possessions in effort to upset Lions on road
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Quincy University football team needed one more second to have a chance at a monumental upset. Time finally ran out. After trading miscues with Lindenwood for much of the second half — six of the first eight drives ended in a turnover and the teams combined for 10 turnovers overall […]
Wildcats’ Caparros picks up Heart Offensive Player of the Week honors
CANTON, Mo. — Montse Caparros, a senior midfielder on the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team, was named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, after recording her first career hat trick. Caparros scored three times in the Wildcats’ 6-0 weather-shortened victory over Evangel in Springfield, Mo., last week. Caparros put five […]
Hawks’ Bragg earns GLVC Defensive Player of the Week honors
QUINCY — Quincy University redshirt freshman cornerback Kenshawn Bragg was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week after his play in last Saturday’s 31-28 victory over Missouri S&T in the GLVC opener at QU Stadium. The 5-foot-11, 183-pound Bragg recorded eight total tackles with five solo tackles and a half-tackle for […]
Self-described baseball junkie, C-SC’s Gyorkos ready to man Quincy Gems’ reins
QUINCY — Brad Gyorkos’ efforts when it comes to building the Culver-Stockton College baseball program never wane. Yet, there are times, especially during the summer months, where the itch to hit fungoes, play catch and be part of the game gets hard to scratch because there aren’t any baseball players on the Canton, Mo., campus. […]
College notebook: Brock scores first collegiate TD, Murphy nets two, Sohn buries game-winner
AMES, Iowa — Jirehl Brock’s value doesn’t always show in the final statistics. Yet, it is clear he’s a vital part of the Iowa State football team’s offense when you sit in the film room, go through a practice or game plan for that week’s opponent. “Jirehl is one of those guys that does the […]
