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QUINCY — Come February, Jarvis Jennings believes the scenario plays out differently. Three months from now, Brad Hoyt expects to make a wiser decision. Together, they are supremely confident the John Wood Community College men’s basketball team will be entertaining a shot at reaching the NJCAA Division II national tournament because of what transpired Saturday…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Nate Shockey didn’t come off the floor Saturday night, and he might not find himself on the sideline much hereafter. The sophomore guard’s presence was crucial in the Quincy University men’s basketball team finding some on-court chemistry and discovering a rotation of players that maintains the right level of tenacity to produce victories.…
Read Full Article LIBERTY, Mo. — As the Quincy University football team prepared to leave the hotel Saturday morning to head to Greene Stadium, Hawks coach Gary Bass delivered a message about what finishing means. “I told them it’s about bringing something to completion that ends well,” Bass said. The Hawks finished in style. A 24-point second quarter…
Read Full Article Wildcats await possible football postseason berth; would be first in school history Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 10, Peru State (Neb.) 3Culver-Stockton is 8-3 overall and 4-1 (2nd place) in the North Division, Peru State is 7-4 overall; 3-2 in the North Division CANTON, Mo. – The Culver-Stockton defense stepped up to lead the way in Saturday’s 10-3…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Ryan Hellenthal’s description of what transpired Friday night at Pepsi Arena was quite apropos. “Outtoughed, outdisciplined,” the Quincy University men’s basketball coach said. The Hawks are intent on changing that. Opening the season against a seasoned Findlay team in the GMAC-GLVC Regional Crossover, Quincy fell behind 7-0 out of the gate, trimmed the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — John Wood Community College men’s basketball coach Brad Hoyt figured the gauntlet the Trail Blazers were about to run would reveal if they deserved to be in the conversation as one of the nation’s top teams. Or were they just pretending to be in the mix? Friday night, the 11th-ranked Trail Blazers proved…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Uncomfortably comfortable. That sums up what life has been like this fall for the Quincy University women’s basketball players. The cultural and physical changes they’ve experienced as first-year head coach Kaci Bailey establishes her program and her expectations have made life uncomfortable at times. Yet, working through it and embracing the change has…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The chatter the Quincy University men’s basketball players have heard across campus this fall has them anxious and intrigued to see just how loud Pepsi Arena might get this weekend. “Family members, students, faculty members are all talking about it,” junior guard Mark Bradshaw Jr. said. “They’re ready to see us play and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Graham Spraker is about to get some prime-time attention. The former Quincy University right-handed pitcher has been named an Arizona Fall League all-star and will play in Saturday’s Fall Stars game at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz., which is the spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. The game…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois University is in the market for a new football coach. WIU athletic director Danielle Surprenant announced Tuesday the school will part ways with head coach Jared Elliott at the end of the season. The Leathernecks are 2-8 heading into Saturday’s season finale against Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. “Coach Elliott and…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College forward Alonzo Ortiz-Traylor has been named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for his play during the Wildcats’ four victories during the opening week of the season. Ortiz-Traylor, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior who is a transfer from Georgian Court University, averaged 17.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Brian Davidson’s loyalty to his alma mater led to him taking over as the Culver-Stockton College men’s soccer coach in the midst of a global pandemic. Two seasons later, he’s ready to hand the reins over to someone who can elevate the program to a different level. Davidson resigned Monday, citing the…
Read Full Article DES MOINES, Iowa — The historic season the Culver-Stockton College football program is in the midst of will wind up lacking a significant accomplishment. There won’t be a division championship to celebrate. Two late interceptions cost the 22nd-ranked Wildcats the chance to capture the slobberknocker Saturday’s Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division championship game…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Aubrey Reis cemented his collegiate career with an impressive distinction of receiving All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors for four straight years. The senior midfielder on the Quincy University men’s soccer team was one of four Hawks to be named to the All-GLVC third team on Friday. Senior forward Cole Hayes, junior midfielder Alsadiq…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Lauren Crane’s productive collegiate career came with a fitting honor to cap it. Crane, a senior forward on the Quincy University women’s soccer team, received first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors and was one of two Hawks to receive mention on the all-league teams. Senior defender Paige Anderson was a second-team selection. It…
Read Full Article QUINCY — With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone. Brad Hoyt is counting on the first part of Irish poet Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated adage to hold true. If the second part is more accurate, the veteran John Wood Community College men’s basketball coach might find himself feeling a little more haggard come…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — For the first time in program history, the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team is receiving a little national attention. The Wildcats are receiving votes in the latest NAIA women’s soccer coaches’ top 25, which was released Wednesday. C-SC garnered six points and was one of 13 schools outside of the top 25…
Read Full Article INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Lauren Crane of the Quincy University women’s soccer team won Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors, the league office announced on Monday. The senior attacker scored four goals during the final weekend of the season and recorded a hat trick against SBU on Sunday. “It is really exciting, and I…
Read Full Article Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) takes home 18 first-place points to lead the nation, and teams 2 through 12 are unchanged from the previous edition. Three of the top four teams are from Iowa. St. Francis (Ill.), Culver-Stockton (Mo.), Arizona Christian, and Montana Western have moved back into the rankings. Culver-Stockton tied the school record for victories in a single…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College goalkeeper Mackenzie Frizzell has been named the Heart of America Athletic Conference women’s soccer Defensive Player of the Week for her play in victories over William Penn University and Missouri Valley College last week.Frizzell, a freshman from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, registered shutouts in two Heart of America Athletic Conference…
Read Full Article BOLIVAR, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s soccer team scored a season-high six goals in the season finale on Sunday in a 6-0 shutout victory over Southwest Baptist. Lauren Crane ended her QU career by recording her first hat trick. Samaris Alvarado, Morgan Evans and Sydney Gorman also scored for the Hawks. The Hawks finished the year…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Kalia Abad scored with 1:28 remaining in the first overtime to give the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over 17th-ranked Missouri Valley Saturday night at Poulton Stadium. The Wildcats end the regular season with a 13-4-1 record and an 8-3-1 mark in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. C-SC…
Read Full Article KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — One of NCAA Division II’s worst defenses figured to struggle to contain one of the nation’s leading rushers. Nolan Hair then reminded the Quincy University football team that Truman State is much more than Cody Schrader right, Cody Schrader left, Cody Schrader up the gut. Hair, the Bulldogs’ redshirt freshman quarterback, threw…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. – The Beatles. A man on the moon. Woodstock. The Miracle Mets. What Culver-Stockton football last did in 1969 may not top those other historic events, but what it has done so far in 2021 has them talking on The Hill. With a 52-28 victory over William Penn at Ellison Poulton Stadium on…
Read Full Article QUINCY — With a myriad of life changes looming, Laney Lantz decided to devote her time and efforts to her family and her future. That meant walking away from basketball. Lantz informed Quincy University women’s basketball coach Kaci Bailey this week she was leaving the program. The junior guard was expected to be a starter…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Mathematically, the Quincy University men’s soccer team remains in contention for a spot in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. Realistically, climbing into the No. 8 spot in the league standings is going to be a challenge. It may take some intervention from the league office just to have a chance. Friday’s…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s soccer team was eliminated from postseason consideration Friday when another unfortunate bounce didn’t go the Hawks’ way. Tied at 1 through regulation and the first 10-minute overtime against Drury in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Harrison Stadium, the Hawks opened the second overtime with possession and drove…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Where the Quincy University men’s and women’s basketball teams landed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason polls came as no surprise, even though both squads are expected to look quite different this winter. The QU men were picked to finish fourth in the five-team GLVC Central Division, according to a vote of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Sunday afternoon’s blast of lightning, thunder and rain put the outcome of the Quincy University men’s soccer team’s Great Lakes Valley Conference game against William Jewell in limbo. The Hawks and Cardinals were scoreless at halftime at Legends Stadium when impending storms forced game personnel to clear the stands and keep both teams…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Only out of the kindness of the Indianapolis coaching staff did the Quincy University football program avoid tying a school record for defensive ineptitude on Saturday, The Greyhounds had the ball at the Hawks’ 2-yard line with about two minutes remaining to play. Even though the reserves were in the game, and the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Three acclaimed athletes, two Final Four teams and a devoted volunteer were inducted into the Quincy University Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony Saturday morning in the Hall of Fame Room on the QU campus. Frank Vinciguerra, who played on the men’s soccer team from 1973-76; Murphy Grant, a football player from…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Cole Hayes got his final weekend playing at Legends Stadium off to a rousing beginning. His teammates all wanted to be part of the act, too. Hayes, a senior forward, scored an unassisted goal in the 15th minute Friday night, propelling the Quincy University men’s soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Rockhurst…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Lauren Crane and her Quincy University women’s soccer teammates honestly can admit it pays to practice. The struggles offensively — four goals in their last seven games — led to Hawks coach Samuel Thomas devoting much of this week’s training to drills designed to put the ball in the back of the net.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University junior setter Makayla Knoblauch has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week after helping the QU women’s volleyball team pick up three victories last weekend in the Midwest Region Crossover. Knoblauch averaged 10.6 assists per set, finishing with 106 assists overall, to go along with five…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article ATCHISON, Kan. — The Culver-Stockton College football team’s four-game winning streak was snapped Saturday afternoon with a 65-24 loss at Benedictine College. It’s the 32nd consecutive loss by the Wildcats against the Ravens. The Wildcats enter their bye week with a 4-2 record and will start Heart of America Athletic Conference divisional play Oct. 16…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s Karlie Schnepp shot a 169 to earn medalist honors on the women’s side and claim her first collegiate victory at the Wildcat Classic, held Sunday and Monday at Spring Lake Country Club. The Hawks’ Natalie Dearwester finished second, shooting a 176. QU golfers took the five of the top six spots.…
Read Full Article QUINCY – The Quincy University women’s volleyball team welcomed Missouri S&T to Pepsi Arena on Saturday afternoon and avenged a season-ending loss last year with a straight set sweep, 25-20, 25-18, 25-21. Quincy took over the match early as Emily Rehagen led the offense with 13 kills followed by Emma Wijnbergen, who recorded 10 kills. The freshman attacker…
Read Full Article ASHLAND, OHIO — The Quincy University football team was overwhelmed it its first road game of the season, giving up at least two touchdowns in every quarter and allowing more than 700 yards in total offense in a 63-23 loss to Ashland. Ashland scored on nine of its eleven drives. The only possessions for the…
Read Full Article Women’s soccer–Culver-Stockton 3, Baker 1 CANTON, Mo. — Jody Ellis scored two goals and added an assist to help the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team defeat Baker University 3-1 Friday night at Ellison Poulton Stadium. The victory evens the Wildcats’ Heart of America Athletic Conference record at 2-2 while improving their overall mark to 6-3 at…
Read Full Article LEBANON, Ill. – The Quincy University women’s soccer team took to the road in a GLVC showdown with McKendree University on Friday. Redshirt senior Olivia Kindt tallied a career-high 11 saves in the match, but the Bearcats scored a last-minute goal to sneak away with a 1-0 win over the Hawks. The Hawks offense was slowed to…
Read Full Article QUINCY, Ill. – The QU Women’s Volleyball team returned to their home court and defeated William Jewell on Friday night in straight sets. The Hawks’ offense was led by Alyssa Grimm and Emma Wijnbergen who each had 12 kills. Makayla Knoblauch recorded another double-double after dishing out a total of 37 assists along with 13 digs. America Galvan led the defense with 18…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — The way in which the Culver-Stockton College football team is piling up victories is making the rest of the Heart of America Athletic Conference take notice. For the second week in a row, the Wildcats received the league’s Defensive Player of the Week honor. They added the Offensive Player of the Week…
Read Full Article MARSHALL, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College football team forced three turnovers and limited Missouri Valley to 69 yards rushing in cruising to a 52-28 victory Saturday afternoon at Gregg-Mitchell Field. The Wildcats (3-1) took the opening kickoff and drove 77 yards on 10 plays ending with a 1-yard touchdown run by Jordan Grant for a…
Read Full Article Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman talks to long-time local soccer coach Matt Longo about his career, his legendary father and Cardinal baseball.
Read Full Article QUINCY — The exasperation echoed in Mike Carpenter’s voice. “Dreadful defending the whole half,” he said. There was no other way to describe the Quincy University men’s soccer team’s performance in the second half of Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Missouri S&T in the Great Lakes Valley Conference opener at Legends Stadium. The Hawks squandered a…
Read Full Article QUINCY — It’s a benefit for the Quincy University men’s soccer players to know they can rebound from unfortunate circumstances. It’ll be easier on Hawks coach Mike Carpenter when they learn to not put themselves in precarious spots. After back-to-back fouls just outside the penalty area led to Purdue Northwest’s game-tying goal Wednesday at Legends…
Read Full Article BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Alex McCulla didn’t waste any time showing he belongs. The Illinois State University freshman golfer, who graduated from Quincy Notre Dame last May, was the Redbirds low scorer at the season-opening Hoosier Collegiate Invitational at the Pfau Course at Indiana University. McCulla posted a 1-over 214 to finish ninth individually. The Redbirds…
Read Full Article OLATHE, Kan. — Jase Orndorff threw five touchdown passes as the Culver-Stockton College football team ended 26 years of frustration with a 37-19 victory over MidAmerica Nazarene University on Saturday afternoon at the Olathe District Activity Center. It was the Wildcats’ first victory over the Pioneers since a 45-43 decision at Ellison Poulton Stadium during…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University football team opens its season Saturday as Midwestern State makes the 10-hour trip from Wichita Falls, Texas, to QU Stadium for an NCAA Division II matchup. The outcome will give Hawks coach Gary Bass and his staff a barometer for where the program sits and how far it has come.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — From an outside perspective, the Quincy University women’s soccer team exceeded expectations in the spring by reaching the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. Internally, even that wasn’t good enough. “All of our returners are mad they did not do one better last year,” Hawks coach Samuel Thomas said. “That is…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College quarterback Jase Orndorff failed to connect with running back Jordan Grant on a two-point conversion pass with six seconds left in regulation as nationally ranked Baker University held on for a 38-36 victory Saturday night at Ellison Poulton Stadium. Mateen Johnson scored on a 24-yard pass from Orndorff to pull…
Read Full Article For the inaugural Heart Women’s Volleyball Media Day, Culver-Stockton College head coach Lauren Eldridge discussed the upcoming season for the Wildcats.
Read Full Article QUINCY — A strong cast of returnees is leading to respect for the Quincy University men’s soccer team from the Great Lakes Valley Conference coaches. The way the QU women’s soccer team rebounded last spring is making the league’s coaches take note, too. In a preseason poll of the GLVC coaches, the QU men tied…
Read Full Article The Heart of America Athletic Conference recently hosted its media day and here are the interviews with the coaches of Culver-Stockton College. Here’s this week’s schedule of events for Culver-Stockton athletics: Football #7 Baker “Wildcats” at Culver-Stockton “Wildcats” Saturday, August 28, 2021 6:00 p.m. / Canton, Mo. / Ellison Poulton Stadium The Wildcat football team…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Riley Martin’s first appearance as a professional baseball player went nearly perfect. The former Quincy University All-American left-hander made his debut with the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Wednesday night in a 7-2 victory over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Martin, who was assigned to Myrtle Beach earlier in the day, entered in the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — We all need to be as lucky as Jim Kerwin. As you read his obituary, you learn he lived a life that he loved. The former Western Illinois University men’s basketball coach passed away last Friday in Rogers, Ark. He was 81. Kerwin and his wife moved to Rogers in 2017 to be…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — The most unsettling part of attempting to play collegiate sports during the coronavirus pandemic had to be the daily unknowns. Pat Atwell knows that all too well. With the Heart of America Athletic Conference choosing to proceed with fall sports as planned in 2020, the Culver-Stockton College athletic director tried to keep…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College football team was picked to finish second in the North Division in this year’s Heart of America Athletic Conference football coaches’ preseason poll, which the league released Friday afternoon. Grand View was picked to win the North, and Baker was picked to win the South. The Wildcats received one…
Read Full Article QUINCY — In the brief amount of time Conner McLaughlin has been involved with the burgeoning Quincy University sprint football program, he’s answered a string of questions from those who have never heard of the sport. Is it 8-on-8? Is it 5-on-5? Is it flag football? Is it played in the spring? McLaughlin answers each…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Brad Hoyt thrives on chasing championship moments. The John Wood Community College men’s basketball coach places such a high priority on that concept his players use the “championships are cool” mantra whenever they discuss expectations and goals. The other JWCC coaches are embracing the idea, too. It’s why Hoyt, who also serves as…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Josh Rabe’s wardrobe is different. His daily routine is, too. After the Quincy University baseball team was eliminated from the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional on May 29, Rabe made his transition from coaching to administration. On June 1, he officially moved into his role as the Quincy University athletic director, having spent…
Read Full Article MACOMB, Ill. — Coming off a season in which it went 1-5 before having its final two games canceled because of COVID protocols, the Western Illinois University football program finds itself at the bottom looking up. The Leathernecks are picked to finish last in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, according to a preseason poll of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University football program broke out of the rut of being picked to finish sixth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason poll. However, sixth looks a lot better than where the Hawks ended up. QU is tabbed to finish last in the eight-team GLVC, according to the vote of the league’s…
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