High School Softball
June 26, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
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…
Read Full Article June 26, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Click here to purchase digital images of Muddy River Sports photos QUINCY — The area’s top senior softball players earned their opportunity to take center stage Wednesday night in the Illinois vs. Missouri all-star doubleheader played at John Wood Community College. The Missouri squad swept Illinois 11-5 and 11-3 in the first softball all-star event…
Read Full Article June 24, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
QUINCY — After a 10-year absence, the opportunity for high school softball players to engage in a cross-river rivalry exists again. Kelsey Thompson made certain of it. The John Wood Community College softball coach introduced the idea of resurrecting the Illinois vs. Missouri all-star game back in March, and her plan comes to fruition Wednesday…
Read Full Article June 12, 2025 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor
QUINCY — Camp Point Central senior second baseman Karly Peters made it nearly impossible for opposing pitchers to keep her off the basepaths. Meanwhile, Pleasant Hill senior Ava Wombles didn’t allow her full-time move to the pitcher’s circle impact her offensive numbers in any way. It’s how the two area softball standouts ended up earning…
Read Full Article May 31, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
CONCORD, Ill. — Chandler John did not let one inning define the Liberty softball team’s season. Instead, John and the Eagles intend to use it as fuel for an even deeper postseason run in 2026. Liberty led Havana 5-1 entering the bottom of the fifth inning of Friday’s Class 1A Triopia Sectional championship game before…
Read Full Article May 31, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CONCORD, Ill. — The Liberty softball team’s season came to an end with a 7-5 loss to Havana in Friday’s Class 1A Triopia Sectional championship game. The Eagles led 5-1 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, but the Ducks rallied for six runs in that frame to take the lead and held on to…
Read Full Article May 27, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
MACOMB, Ill. — The outcome came down to one crucial difference. The Williamsville softball team put two hits together in the same inning to plate a run. Quincy Notre Dame didn’t. With scoring chances limited as QND’s Caitlin Bunte and Williamsville’s Izzy Nowack engaged in a pitchers’ duel, one run loomed large as the Bullets…
Read Full Article May 27, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
CONCORD, Ill. — It was fitting that the last ball put into play during Tuesday’s Class 1A sectional semifinal softball game was handled flawlessly by Liberty shortstop Ava Heming. Every time a big play was needed, Heming came through. Heming flawlessly fielded two grounders in the seventh, helped turn a double play in the fifth…
Read Full Article May 27, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The O’Fallon softball team took advantage of the free bases it was given to gain separation from Quincy High School during the late innings of Tuesday’s Class 4A Edwardsville Regional semifinal and post a 6-2 victory. The Blue Devils trailed 2-1 going to the fifth inning, but they engineered a two-out rally…
Read Full Article May 27, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
A 4-3 victory over Delavan in the semifinals of the Class 1A Concord (Triopia) Sectional on Tuesday night gave the Liberty softball team its 24th victory this season, breaking a school record for victories in a season. The Eagles will play for their first sectional championship since 2005 at 4 p.m. Friday when they meet…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CONCORD, Ill. — Abby Hagerbaumer and a late rally gave the Payson Seymour softball team a puncher’s chance, but Triopia’s Mylee Tracy had other plans. The two pitchers combined to give up just four hits in Saturday’s Class 1A Triopia Regional championship game, and Tracy escaped a seventh-inning jam to seal a 1-0 victory. Lucie…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
BARRY, Ill. — Years from now, when people talk about Friday night’s Class 1A softball regional championship game, most will remember Camdyn Ormond’s sixth-inning single through the right side of the infield that brought home the winning runs for Liberty in a 3-1 victory on Friday night at Western High School. Pleasant Hill coach Ryan…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — The momentum swing was quick and quite obvious. Right after Quincy Notre Dame softball pitcher Caitlin Bunte worked out of a bases-loaded situation in the top of the first inning, she led off for the Raiders in their first at-bat. One swing later, Bunte’s left-handed stroke sent a pitch from Tri-City’s Lily Woodworth…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CARTHAGE, Ill. — The West Hancock softball team couldn’t figure out a way to generate any offense against Williamsville pitcher Izzy Nowack during Friday’s Class 2A Illini West Regional championship. Nowack struck out seven, walked one and allowed just three hits in the Bullets’ 3-0 victory. West Hancock’s Lakin Larson led off the fourth inning…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Havana pitcher Maddie Howerter made life difficult for the Camp Point Central softball team. Howerter allowed just four singles, struck out eight and shut out the Panthers as the Ducks won the Class 1A Camp Point Regional championship with a 5-0 victory Friday. Howerter impressively wriggled out of a jam in…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By ANNIE C. RELLER
Lauren Miller and Caitlin Bunte both homered for the Quincy Notre Dame softball team in Friday night’s 5-1 victory over Buffalo Tri-City in the Class 2A regional championship game at The Backyard. The regional title is Notre Dame’s sixth straight, and Tri-City was denied its first title since 2022. QND has won 11 straight games…
Read Full Article May 24, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Liberty’s Chandler John allowed just three hits and one walk in a complete game effort in a 3-1 victory over Pleasant Hill in the Class 1A softball regional on Friday night at Western High School in Barry. Pleasant Hill’s Ava Wombles also turned in a solid game in the circle, allowing five hits and walking…
Read Full Article May 22, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Morgan Winking’s first concern was to simply catch a fly ball. Gunning down a baserunner by doubling her off first base, however, proved to be the play that sealed Quincy Notre Dame’s victory on Wednesday night. Winking’s double play combination with first baseman Morgan Zanger in the top of the sixth inning ruined…
Read Full Article May 21, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Realistically, Brey Genenbacher said her Camp Point Central softball team was approaching Wednesday’s game as more of a workshop. The Panthers were an overwhelming favorite in their Class 1A regional semifinal matchup with Augusta Southeastern and proved why in a 15-0 victory, a game shortened to 3 1/2 innings by the…
Read Full Article May 21, 2025 | By MIKE PRITCHARD
Central sent 25 batters to the plate in the first two innings, receiving 11 walks and six hit batters to score 15 times to win 15-0 over Augusta Southeastern in the Class 1A regional softball semifinals on Wednesday afternoon in Camp Point. Havana (22-3-1), which routed Mendon Unity 13-0 in the other regional semifinal earlier this…
Read Full Article May 21, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Quincy Notre Dame’s Caitlin Bunte was dominant in the circle on Wednesday afternoon, allowing just two hits and walking one to collect a 2-1 victory over Pittsfield in the Class 2A regional semifinals at the Backyard. She gave up one unearned run to a team that had scored 299 runs in 30 games before Wednesday.…
Read Full Article May 21, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
BARRY, Ill. — Liberty softball coach BJ Fessler remained optimistic while also addressing the elephant in the room in the postgame huddle following a 14-7 victory over Griggsville-Perry in Tuesday’s Class 1A Barry Western Regional semifinal game. The No. 2 seed Eagles did not perform up to their standard. “I wasn’t hard on the girls,”…
Read Full Article May 20, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
BARRY, Ill. — The Liberty softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to pull away from Griggsville-Perry to win Tuesday’s Class 1A Barry Western Regional semifinal game 14-7. The Eagles (22-5) will play for the regional championship on Friday against the winner between No. 3 seed Pleasant Hill and fifth-seeded…
Read Full Article May 17, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
LIBERTY, Ill. — Ally Lefringhouse would rather stay out of the spotlight, but her softball talents make it difficult for her to avoid it. Lefringhouse, a senior catcher for Liberty, has been a consistent force over the last four seasons. She has played at least 25 games each season, made just five errors behind the…
Read Full Article May 16, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY — The Quincy High School softball team showed up ready to swing. Five of the first six Blue Devils to bat in the first inning Friday collected hits, including four extra-base knocks, as a four-run frame set the stage for an 8-4 victory over Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin at the QHS field. Quincy collected 15…
Read Full Article May 16, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, May 16: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 16, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
LIBERTY, Ill. — Ally Lefringhouse’s home run sparked the Liberty softball team’s comeback, Chandler John’s homer completed it, and Claire Obert’s slam put an exclamation point on it. Lefringhouse got the Eagles within a run with a solo blast in the bottom of the third inning, John gave the Eagles a one-run lead with her…
Read Full Article May 15, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY — Geneseo pitcher Kendyl Wassenhove never allowed the Quincy High School softball team to find its footing in the batter’s box Thursday. Wassenhove limited the Blue Devils to two hits over five innings, striking out seven and leading the Maple Leafs to a 17-0 Western Big 6 Conference victory at the QHS field. Wassenhove…
Read Full Article May 15, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
LIBERTY, Ill. — The Liberty softball team belted three home runs, including a grand slam by sophomore first baseman Claire Obert in the sixth inning, in a 12-7 victory over Pittsfield on Thursday. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured these images from the Liberty softball field.
Read Full Article May 15, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
BARRY, Ill. — The Lauren Stevenson show took center stage at the Western softball field on Thursday. Stevenson, a freshman right-handed pitcher, belted two home runs, drove in all of West Hancock’s runs and tossed a complete-game one-hit shutout in the Titans’ 4-0 victory. Her first home run, a solo shot to center field in…
Read Full Article May 15, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, May 15: Prep baseball Prep softball
Read Full Article May 15, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, May 14: Prep baseball Illini West 8, Orion 7 Liberty 15, Pleasant Hill/Western 0 Macomb 5, Beardstown 3 Winchester West Central 1, Mendon Unity 0 Kirksville 10, Palmyra 0 Rock Island Alleman 4, Quincy High School 2 Prep softball Quincy Notre Dame 10, Camp Point Central 8 Quincy…
Read Full Article May 14, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Whew! That major exhale heard shortly before dusk Wednesday four miles northeast of Camp Point was compliments of Quincy Notre Dame softball coach Eric Orne. QND extended its win streak to 10 games but not before dodging several sizable upset-minded bullets from longtime rival Central on a breezy, 83-degree sun-swept afternoon…
Read Full Article May 14, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY — A 16-run inning featured every player in the Quincy High School softball team’s lineup scoring at least once as the Blue Devils beat Southeastern 29-4 in four innings Wednesday. The Blue Devils had just 11 hits, but they took advantage of 11 walks and one hit batter in their highest scoring game of…
Read Full Article May 14, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CAMP POINT, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame’s 10-8, nine-inning victory on Wednesday over Central featured the two schools combining for eight runs in the ninth inning. The teams combined for 18 runs, 22 hits, eight walks and numerous wild pitches and passed balls. Fifteen players were credited with hits. QND’s victory was the 650th in…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Quincy High School’s softball team was coming off its best performance of the season, but there was no carryover on Tuesday from a Saturday afternoon doubleheader sweep of Granite City. Rock Island (19-9) all but wrapped up the contest with a 10-run second inning on its way to a 14-7 triumph that clinched…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
HAMILTON, Ill. — Caitlin Bunte came within a home run of the cycle, five players had multiple hits and Madalyn Boyer tossed a five-hit complete game as the Quincy Notre Dame softball team handled West Hancock 9-2 in Tuesday’s West Central Conference game. QND center fielder Morgan Winking helped get the Raiders on the board…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
PAYSON, Ill. — A pair of passed balls brought in the tying and winning runs for the Payson Seymour softball team, which rallied for a 5-4 victory over Camp Point Central on Tuesday. The Indians trailed 4-3 entering the bottom of the seventh. Tori Hugenberg led off the inning with a single up the middle.…
Read Full Article May 13, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, May 12: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 12, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Shane Hulsey talks to those sluggling Saukees, the Henry sisters, in this special Schuck on a Truck/Shane in the Fast Lane edition. Thanks to Shottenkirk Toyota for its sponsorship.
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — Kamryn Hlubek loves her mother dearly, but she may have to tell her mom to watch the Quincy softball team’s games from somewhere besides the ballpark. Kamryn, a freshman outfielder for the Blue Devils, hit her first career home run — a solo blast in the third inning of a 13-3 mercy rule…
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY — In a game that featured four lead changes and 29 combined hits, the Pittsfield softball team scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead for good and held off a West Hancock seventh inning rally to win 13-11 in the first game of QND Slam on Saturday at…
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY — Caitlin Bunte tossed a one-hit shutout and hit a two-run home run as the Quincy Notre Dame softball team won its eighth game in a row, dispatching Pleasant Hill 8-0. Bunte’s two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning gave the Raiders a 5-0 lead, Lauren Miller extended that lead to six…
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — The Quincy High School baseball team defeated Payson Seymour 10-0, and the softball team won both games of a doubleheader with Granite City by scores of 13-3 and 17-7 on Saturday. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured these images from the baseball and softball diamonds.
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, May 10 Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame senior Madalyn Boyer scored the winning run from second base as Morgan Winking legged out an infield single to with two outs in the sixth inning to help QND beat Beardstown 3-2 on Friday. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured these images at The Backyard.
Read Full Article May 10, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, May 9: Prep baseball Payson Seymour 2, Mendon Unity 1 Greenfield/Northwestern 9, Camp Point Central 7 Highland 4, Marceline 4 Palmyra 21, Highland 6 Liberty 13, Lutheran 3 Macomb 8, West Hancock 0 Monroe City 14, Van-Far 8 Petersburg PORTA 9, Pittsfield 7 Prep softball Quincy Notre Dame…
Read Full Article May 9, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY -— By trade, Morgan Winking is described as a softball slapper. The left-hander uses extraordinary bat control, and when coupled with her above-average speed, she provides the Quincy Notre Dame softball team with an effective weapon at the bottom of its order. Winking’s talent was on display late Friday afternoon at The Backyard, where…
Read Full Article May 9, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CARTHAGE, Ill. — With the tying runs in scoring position and no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday, Izzy Weppler showed her moxie. The Quincy High School softball team’s left-handed sophomore hurler left both runners stranded as she struck out two of the final three batters to preserve a 5-3 victory over…
Read Full Article May 9, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Claire Huston had three hits and three RBIs, including the final of each in a four-run sixth inning by the Camp Point Central softball team as the Panthers withstood a Brown County rally and defeated the Hornets 15-9 on Thursday. The Panthers led 9-0 entering the bottom of the fourth inning,…
Read Full Article May 8, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
PAYSON, Ill. — Intimidation begins to ooze from Grace Henry the moment she steps into the batter’s box. “I like to hit the ball real hard,” she said. And far. And often. Henry, the right-handed slugging catcher for Pittsfield, is in the midst of an eye-popping senior season. Her performance Thursday only enhanced her numbers.…
Read Full Article May 7, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
PAYSON, Ill. — Megan Kirby shined at the plate and Bryn Buescher starred in the pitcher’s circle for the Payson Seymour softball team on Tuesday. Kirby hit two home runs, and Buescher tossed a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory over Illini West. Buescher, a senior right-hander, completed all seven innings on just 66 pitches,…
Read Full Article May 7, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY — Caitlin Bunte homered to center field to lead off the bottom of the first inning for the Quincy Notre Dame softball team, which went on to post a 16-1 victory over Southeastern on Tuesday afternoon at the Backyard. The victory enables the Raiders (20-4) to reach the 20-victory plateau for the sixth consecutive…
Read Full Article May 6, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, May 6: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 6, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Ava Wombles scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie and give Pleasant Hill a 2-1 victory over Liberty in high school girls softball action. Lyla Higgins walked and Wombles singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth. Makenna Winchell hit…
Read Full Article May 5, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, May 5: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article May 3, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY — Caitlin Bunte had seven hits in eight at-bats, including three home runs, and drove in 10 runs during the Quincy Notre Dame softball team’s 17-2 and 15-4 victories over Alton Marquette on Saturday at the Backyard. Bunte went 4 for 4 with two home runs, four runs scored and five RBIs in the…
Read Full Article May 3, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, May 2: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball
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Read Full Article April 30, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Lady Luck was on the Liberty softball team’s side on Tuesday. With Liberty and Pittsfield tied at 2, Anna Dietrich at first and one out in the top of the eighth, Liberty semior catcher Ally Lefringhouse launched an 0-1 pitch from Emma Henry high in the air to deep center field. The…
Read Full Article April 30, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — What a difference a day makes. To fully appreciate Quincy High School’s 13-3 Western Big 6 softball victory over Galesburg on Tuesday, just consider what the Blue Devils had experienced the day before — an identical 13-3 pounding at the hands of arch rival Quincy Notre Dame. QHS coach Anjay Heinecke said her…
Read Full Article April 30, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Freshman catcher Maggie Neally collected a team-high three hits and fell a home run shy of hitting for the cycle during Tuesday’s 13-3 victory for the Quincy High School girls softball team over winless Galesburg. Neally is hitting .460 with three homers in her rookie season. Muddy River News Editor David Adam captured some of the…
Read Full Article April 29, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, April 29: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article April 29, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — To her credit, Anjay Heinecke did not try to sidestep the question. The Quincy High School softball coach fully admitted the frustration of the ongoing losing streak to arch rival Quincy Notre Dame, the latest loss coming in 13-3 fashion on a balmy Monday evening inside the friendly confines of The Backyard at 10th and…
Read Full Article April 29, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
QUINCY —The Quincy Notre Dame softball team jumped on Quincy High School with four runs in the first inning on Monday and never looked back in a 13-3 victory at The Backyard. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured some of the action from 10th and Jackson.
Read Full Article April 29, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, April 28: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer Boys tennis
Read Full Article April 28, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Ava Wombles is like the older sister Emma Wombles never had. “Ava is probably my biggest role model,” Emma Wombles said. Ava could not be more proud to hold that distinction. “It literally means the world to me that she said that,” Ava Wombles said. “One of my goals in life…
Read Full Article April 25, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, April 25: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball College softball Girls soccer
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Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, April 24: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball
Read Full Article April 24, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The most important at-bat in Wednesday afternoon’s 12-2 victory by the Quincy Notre Dame softball team over Western at the Backyard came in the second inning when it took the lead. No, it wasn’t Caitlin Bunte’s bases-clearing triple, breaking a scoreless tie. Instead, it was Morgan Winking’s two-out walk to load the bases,…
Read Full Article April 24, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
QUINCY — Chandler John was oh-so-close to a no-hitter, but the run differential after the final out was all she was concerned about. The Liberty sophomore right-hander was two outs from a no-hitter against Quincy High School on Wednesday before Avary Hlubek thwarted John’s chances at a no-no with a single through the left side,…
Read Full Article April 23, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, April 23: Prep baseball Prep softball College softball
Read Full Article April 23, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
The Quincy High School baseball team lost 3-0 at home on Wednesday to Western Big 6 Conference rival Moline, while the Quincy High School softball team lost 5-2 at home to Liberty. Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured some of the action at both games.
Read Full Article April 23, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — It was only fitting that the Pittsfield softball team’s victory over Pleasant Hill on Tuesday ended with the ball in Lila Simon’s glove. Simon’s bat put the Saukees in position to win the game in the first place. After blasting a two-out, three-run home run off of Saint Louis University commit…
Read Full Article April 23, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
GENESEO, Ill. — The Quincy High School softball team enjoyed a good start to Tuesday afternoon’s Western Big 6 Conference game, scoring a run in the top of the first. Geneseo then took over. The Maple Leafs improved to 5-1 in league play, scoring in four of the game’s five innings while posting a 12-1…
Read Full Article April 23, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
CARROLLTON, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team scored first and led 1-0 after 4 ½ innings, but Carrollton tied the game in the bottom of the fifth and then took the lead in the sixth with a three-run homer to claim a 4-1 victory on Tuesday afternoon. Singles by Vanna Holmes and…
Read Full Article April 23, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Pittsfield’s Emma Wombles and Pleasant Hill’s Ava Wombles, who are distant cousins, combined for 29 strikeouts and just five walks from the pitcher’s circle in Pittsfield’s 4-3 victory over Pleasant Hill on Tuesday afternoon in Pleasant Hill. “It was a pitcher’s duel, for sure,” Wolves coach Ryan Lowe said. “Both girls did a phenomenal job.…
Read Full Article April 23, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, April 22: Prep baseball Prep softball Girls soccer
Read Full Article April 22, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
PAYSON, Ill. — Slowly, but ever so surely, Izzy Weppler is carving out her softball niche as a member of the Quincy High School pitching staff. The left-handed sophomore made just her second start of the season Monday afternoon, pitching the Blue Devils past Payson Seymour 7-3. Weppler has worked to overcome a series of…
Read Full Article April 19, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
PLEASANT PLAINS, Ill. — The Pleasant Hill softball team racked up 33 runs and 32 hits in winning a pair of games on Saturday, defeating Hartsburg-Emden 25-5 and Pleasant Plains 8-4. Pleasant Hill (7-2) led 7-0 after two innings against Hartsburg-Emden, then piled on 13 runs in the top of the third inning. Makenna Winchell…
Read Full Article April 18, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, April 18: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball College softball
Read Full Article Liberty softball team backs John's pitching with nine unanswered runs in victory over Payson Seymour
April 17, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
LIBERTY, Ill. — The Liberty softball team trailed 3-2 after 2½ innings, then scored nine unanswered runs to post an 11-3 victory over Payson Seymour on Thursday afternoon. Chandler John earned the victory, striking out eight, allowing five hits, three walks and one unearned run. Payson Seymour scored twice in the second inning, then Abby…
Read Full Article April 17, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
PIASA, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team was one strike from victory, but a two-out two-strike RBI single tied the score and another RBI single drove home the winning run for Piasa Southwestern in an 8-7 victory on Thursday afternoon. The Raiders led 7-5 entering the bottom of the seventh. Reliever Caitlin…
Read Full Article April 16, 2025 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Understandably, Madalyn Boyer needed a few moments to decide what was more enjoyable. The Quincy Notre Dame right-hander was the winning pitcher — with excellent relief help from Caitlin Bunte — and also socked her first home run of the season during the Raiders’ 6-2 victory over rival Quincy High School in a Wednesday…
Read Full Article 'Those are the fun games': Henry's hit highlights rally, Stambaugh's glove seals victory for Saukees
April 16, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
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…
Read Full Article April 16, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Wednesday’s 6-2 victory over Quincy High School moved the Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team one step closer to a sixth consecutive 20-victory season. Notre Dame has outscored Quincy 87-18 during that 11-game stretch. The last QHS victory against the Raiders came in April 2018. Muddy River News Editor David Adam captured some of the images from…
Read Full Article April 16, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
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.
Read Full Article April 16, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, April 16: Prep baseball Prep softball College softball
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EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Just when the Quincy High School softball team appeared to be building momentum in their Western Big 6 Conference clase with United Township on Tuesday, the Panthers snatched it from them and ran away with it. After Carlee Gilker hit a three-run home run to trim the Blue Devils’ deficit to…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, April 15: Prep Baseball Prep Softball
Read Full Article April 14, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
GALESBURG, Ill. — Sophomore Izzy Weppler continues to make the most of her at-bats in her first season on the Quincy High School softball team. Weppler, a sophomore left-handed hitter, belted her second home run in as many games and third in 18 at-bats as the Blue Devils beat Galesburg 9-1 in Western Big 6…
Read Full Article April 14, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
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 April 14, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
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…
Read Full Article April 12, 2025 | By Muddy River Sports
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Caitlin Bunte had the game of dreams on Saturday. The Quincy Notre Dame senior and University of Indianapolis commit went 5 for 6 with seven RBIs and hit for the cycle in the Raiders’ 15-4 victory over Bloomington Central Catholic in the first game of a doubleheader. Bunte got the home run…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, April 12: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball College softball Men’s volleyball Women’s Lacrosse
Read Full Article April 12, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
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…
Read Full Article April 12, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
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 April 10, 2025 | By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer
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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