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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Over the course of a six-minute span of the second half Friday night in which the Quincy High School boys basketball team chiseled a 13-point deficit down to one, Rock Island never lost its energy or its swagger. That is until Jeremiah Talton and Ralph Wires took it away. The senior…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 67, Western 26. Click here for the story and photos. At Clarksville, Mo. Clopton Invitational Monroe City 58, Elsberry 50: The Panthers advanced to the championship game with three solid quarters of defense. Monroe City led 28-14 at halftime following a 20-point second quarter and took…
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QUINCY — Braden Sheffield set his sights on the rim. Unfortunately, the Quincy Notre Dame junior guard never got the chance to get his hands on it. “Some things aren’t meant to be,” he said with a wry smile. Teaming with the Raiders’ Alex Connoyer and Jackson Stratton to create chaos each time the Western…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Springfield girls basketball team got off to a sizzling start. Quincy Notre Dame had a better finish. Despite falling behind 7-0 out of the gate and getting outscored 10-5 in the first three minutes of the third quarter, the state-ranked Raiders turned to junior guard Abbey Schreacke down the stretch and…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At Ewing, Mo. Highland Tournament Palmyra 49, Knox County 42: The fourth-seeded Panthers outscored the fifth-seeded Eagles 20-9 in the second quarter and used it as a springboard to the semifinals. Bear Bock led the Panthers with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Laydin Lochman added 13 points as Palmyra coach Brian Rea…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Caydee Kirkham’s confidence in herself is equal to her confidence in her teammates. Wednesday night, they showed why. Trailing state-ranked Unity by four points with four minutes remaining in regulation, the fourth-ranked Illini West girls basketball team went on a 10-2 run with four field goals coming from players not named Kirkham…
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Here are the state rankings of Illinois high school boys basketball teams in each class for Jan. 5, 2022, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters. Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Glen Ellyn Glenbard West (10) 14-0 100 1 2. Chicago Kenwood 12-2 87 3 3. Glenview Glenbrook South 13-1 72 T4…
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Boys Basketball At Mendon, Ill. Liberty 60, Unity 42: The Eagles got back on track following consecutive losses to end the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament with a dynamic defensive effort. Breiton Klingele led Liberty with 16 points, while Melvin McMillen led Unity with 12 points. At Barry, Ill. Illini West 74, Western 37: Trayton Anders scored…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At Camp Point, Ill. Central 41, West Hancock 39: Nick Moore scored five of the Panthers’ seven points in the fourth quarter and helped them hold on down the stretch. Isaac Genenbacher led the Panthers with 18 points, while Colin LeMaire scored a game-high 20 points for the TItans. At Ewing, Mo. Highland…
Read Full Article 37th Collinsville Prairie Farms Holiday Classic At Collinsville, Ill. Wednesday’s Games At Auxiliary Gym Alton 61, Wasilla 31 At Vergil Fletcher Gym Troy Triad 46, Edwardsville 42 Belleville East 72. Oakville 45 Madison 38, Mundelein 28 Lincoln 51, Granite City 38 (fifth place) Rockford East 77, Belleville Althoff 55 (consolation championship) Collinsville 49, Quincy 34…
Read Full Article BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Central-Southeastern girls basketball used a strong effort against top-ranked Winnebago on Tuesday to catapult itself to two victories Wednesday in the small-school bracket of the State Farm Holiday Classic. The Panthers opened the day with a 60-48 victory over Annawan, holding the Braves to six points in the third quarter while…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The Liberty boys basketball team nearly toppled one Class 2A program. The Eagles didn’t have enough in the tank to generate a second opportunity. Wednesday afternoon, in the semifinals of the 75th Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament, Farmington went on a 7-0 run over a 90-second span in the final two minutes of regulation…
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MENDON, Ill. — The Southeastern boys basketball team has a lofty goal for its defense. “We need to keep teams under 30 points or 35 points, somewhere right in there to have a chance to win,” senior guard Ramsey Fry said. “That’s the target.” The Suns didn’t quite hit the bull’s eye Wednesday night, but…
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — A trend developed in the three days the Quincy High School boys basketball team spent at the 37th Collinsville Prairie Farms Holiday Classic that has Blue Devils coach Andy Douglas legitimately concerned. His team keeps stumbling out of the blocks. It happened again Wednesday night in the third-place game against Collinsville. The…
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball coach Kevin Meyer never saw the absence of two starters as a ready-made excuse for any setback. He viewed it more as a chance to grow. Having split two games Wednesday in the small-school bracket of the State Farm Holiday Classic, the Raiders showed considerable growth and…
Read Full Article BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — Unity girls basketball coach Brad Begeman needed to see how his players reacted to being in a dogfight. Their first foray was successful. The next one is already on tap. Forced to go to overtime against Brown County in Wedneday night’s semifinals of the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic, Unity’s Taylor Nichols made…
Read Full Article BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — The seeds have held true so far. Can that happen one more day? The top four seeds in the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic advanced to the semifinals Tuesday in convincing fashion. The path to the title game gets more arduous now. On one side of the bracket, second-seeded Havana and third-seeded Illini…
Read Full Article MENDON, Ill. — The Southeastern boys basketball team continues to wait for junior all-state swingman Danny Stephens to get healthy, but the Suns aren’t waiting for him to make a tournament title run. The Suns beat Griggsville-Perry 37-31 in Tuesday night’s semifinals of the Mississippi Valley Invitational Tournament and will face Bushnell-Prairie City in Wednesday…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball 37th Collinsville Prairie Farms Holiday Classic At Collinsville, Ill. Tuesday’s Games At Vergil Fletcher Gym Afternoon session Decatur MacArthur 58, Madison 29 Quincy High School 33, Lincoln 30 Collinsville 60, Mundelein 36 O’Fallon 55, Granite City 24 Evening session Lincoln 24, Madison 19 Decatur MacArthur 58, Quincy 53 O’Fallon 50, Collinsville 49 Granite…
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — Whew. That was the collective reaction from the Quincy High School boys basketball team’s bench and the throng of Blue Devil backers inside Vergil Fletcher Gym on Tuesday afternoon. The Blue Devils were held scoreless the first four minutes of the second half of the Collinsville Prairie Farms Holiday Classic semifinal against…
Read Full Article BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — The top-seeded Unity girls basketball team and fourth-seeded Brown County remained on a collision course for a semifinal matchup in the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic following easy victories in Monday’s opening round. The Mustangs dispatched Winchester West Central 63-17 as Sophia Shaffer finished with 15 points. The Hornets had no trouble with…
Read Full Article MENDON, Ill. — The semifinal matchups are set for the Mississippi Valley Invitational Tournament with the host Unity boys basketball team exploding for 73 points. The Mustangs beat Pleasant Hill 73-58 as Vincent Magliocchetti scored 19 points. They will face Bushnell-Prairie City at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school gym. The Spartans beat Western…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball 37th Collinsville Prairie Farms Holiday Classic At Vergil Fletcher Gym At Collinsville, Ill. Monday’s Games Madison 55, Belleville East 48 Decatur MacArthur 53, Edwardsville 44 Quincy High School 73, Belleville Althoff 54 Lincoln 35, Alton 17 Mundelein 48, Oakville 29 Collinsville 82, Wasilla 49 O’Fallon 48, Troy Triad 31 Granite City 62, Rockford…
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — Sam Mulherin understands good things happen if you put yourself in the right position. Necessary things happen, too. Mulherin’s energetic pursuit of offensive rebounds helped the Quincy High School boys basketball team shake its first-half slumber and ignited a 31-point third quarter against Belleville Althoff on Monday afternoon at Vergil Fletcher Gym.…
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QUINCY — Anyone associated with the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball program understands how on-point a team is going to have to be to win the State Farm Holiday Classic small-school bracket. The Raiders have seen the top-seeded team at its best. QND lost to Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 66-42 at the Pit on December 3…
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QUINCY — Which team is considered the favorite in the 37th annual Collinsville Prairie Farms Holiday Classic? Take your pick. “There are a lot of really good teams in the field,” Quincy High School boys basketball coach Andy Douglas said. “I don’t know if there is a team that is head and shoulders better than…
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QUINCY — A three-day, 15-game prep basketball extravaganza wrapped up Wednesday night at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center with a glimpse of what’s to come. The Liberty boys basketball team improved to 9-1 with their victory in the Rumble on the River. The Payson Seymour boys improved to 6-3 with back-to-back victories. The…
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QUINCY — The easy part is over, although Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne might argue nothing about the first half of the season could be considered easy. Compared to what lies ahead, it wasn’t quite as taxing. The Raiders get a four-day break following Wednesday night’s 66-38 victory over Lewistown in the…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At Monmouth, Ill. Monmouth-Roseville 52, Quincy Notre Dame 49. Click here for the story. At Liberty, Ill. Liberty 53, Illini West 45: The Eagles improved to 8-1 as Cannen Wolf scored 12 points and Tenhouse added 10. Nolan Deitrich led the Chargers, who are 7-3, with 23 points. At Rushville, Ill. Payson Seymour…
Read Full Article MONMOUTH, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball players are hoping history repeats itself. Tuesday night’s 52-49 loss to Monmouth-Roseville saddled the Raiders with a 5-4 record heading into the Christmas break. It’s not too different than the 1988-89 QND team which started 8-6, ended up winning a sectional championship and is considered one…
Read Full Article Girls Basketball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 49, Central-Southeastern 35: The Raiders led 30-21 at halftime as Sage Stratton scored 11 points and Abbey Schreacke added 10, and that lead grew to as many as 14 points in the third quarter. The Panthers scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to…
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QUINCY — Jeremiah Talton hurt. Understandably so. Friday night, in the Quincy High School boys basketball team’s 63-49 victory over Moline in Western Big 6 Conference play at Blue Devil Gym, the Maroons chose to defend the league’s leading scorer by putting a defender chest-to-chest with the 6-foot-6 swingman. Talton got bumped on every cut…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy High School 59, Quincy Notre Dame 37. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Havana, Ill. Illini West 51, Havana 46: The Chargers trailed by four with 30 seconds remaining in regulation, but rallied to force overtime and plucked the Ducks in the extra session. Nolan…
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QUINCY — Andy Douglas didn’t need to be boisterous with his halftime speech Saturday night. The Quincy High School boys basketball coach didn’t have to say much at all. “The guys were already talking about what we needed to do before I got in the locker room,” Douglas said. “A lot of it was said…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 63, Moline 49. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Camp Point, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame 43, Central 38: Click here for the story. At Mendon, Ill. Palmyra 55, Unity 48: Bear Bock did a little of everything for the Panthers, finishing with…
Read Full Article CAMP POINT, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball team’s first West Central Conference game of the season served as a reminder of what the Raiders need to expect as they get deeper into league play. Nothing is going to come easy. Central used its physical, aggressive defense to stun, stall and starve the…
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QUINCY — Conference clashes, a crosstown showdown and a cornucopia of games taking place at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center highlight the final weekend before the Christmas break. It starts with the Quincy High School boys basketball team, tied for first place in the Western Big 6 Conference with Rock Island, squares off…
Read Full Article Girls Basketball At QHS gym, Quincy Moline 44, Quincy High School 32. Click here for the story. At Carthage, Ill. Illini West 72, Liberty 13: The Chargers held the Eagles without a field goal in the first quarter, had six players score from the field over the first eight minutes and improved to 10-1 with…
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QUINCY — For a nine-minute stretch spanning the end of the second quarter and the start of the third quarter Thursday night, the Moline girls basketball team didn’t score. Quincy High School didn’t chisel away at the deficit either. The Blue Devils trailed 28-14 after the Maroons’ Caroline Hazen scored off a drive down the…
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RIVERTON, Mo. — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team was outscored 16-6 in the second quarter Thursday night by Dunlap Valley and suffered a 41-30 loss in the Class 4A state championship game. The Comets finish with a 23-1 record. Jada Brown led the Comets with 14 points, while Myley Longcor…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 50, Palmyra 30. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Liberty, Ill. Liberty 79, Beardstown 35: Breiton Klingele scored 16 points in the first quarter as the Eagles built a 43-17 lead by halftime in improving to 7-1 overall. Klingele finished with 31 points.…
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QUINCY — Blake Bozarth’s teammates have seen his aggressive side in practice. And they know he’s more than just a spot-up 3-point shooter. “Most games, he doesn’t find the opportunity to attack off the dribble,” Quincy Notre Dame junior point guard Jake Hoyt said. “When he does, he’s pretty good at it.” Bozarth was effective…
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QUINCY — The edge in experience led to his team’s 60-32 victory Tuesday night at the Pit, but Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne took note of the abundance of young talent Palmyra put on the floor. It’s a reason for trepidation in the years to come. “They’re going to be a load,”…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At Wardsville, Mo. Blair Oaks 68, Monroe City 50: Fresh off the championship of their own tournament, the Panthers ran out of gas in the fourth quarter, getting outscored 26-10 by the Falcons. Blair Oaks’ Northweather had 17 of his game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter. He also had 12 in the…
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Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 64, Batavia 61. Click here for the story. At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 51, Hannibal 38. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Monroe City, Mo. 97th annual Monroe City Tournament Monroe City 77, Highland 36: The top-seeded Panthers won their…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The schedule is designed to continually test the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team in preparation for a deep February postseason push. Beating another state-ranked opponent Saturday at the Pit showed no challenge is too big so far. Abbey Schreacke scored 35 and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Raiders to a 57-43 victory…
Read Full Article RIVERTON, Ill. — One undefeated team was going to be denied the chance to play for a state championship The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team made sure it wasn’t the one. The Comets held Lake Zurich North to four points in the second quarter and single digits in all four quarters…
Read Full Article AUBURN, Ill. — Less than a second away from heading to overtime to decide the Class 3A seventh grade girls basketball state championship, Eureka drew a foul and needed just one free throw to secure the title. Mya Edwards went ahead and made all three. The Hornets guard was fouled on a 3-point attempt with…
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QUINCY — How much has the Quincy High School boys basketball team improved from a season ago? Quincy’s 64-61 victory over Batavia on Saturday night at Blue Devil Gym completed a 3-0 week that also included wins over Sterling and Rock Island Alleman. Three victories, five days. Those three wins match the Blue Devils’ victory…
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QUINCY — Add another tally to the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball program’s victory total. And much like many of the 1,500 victories celebrated in a pregame ceremony Saturday night at the Pit, this one took quite a bit of moxie. The Raiders overcame 9-of-20 shooting from the free-throw line and an off-kilter effort in…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A record-setting offense and an undefeated run to an appearance in the state championship game landed the Hannibal football team with a plethora of Class 4 all-state honors from the Missouri Football Coaches Association. The Pirates had three players receive first-team honors and eight players mentioned overall. The MOFBCA honors three teams…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — Ceaton Pennewell was named the Class 1 Defensive Player of the Year by the Missouri Football Coaches Association and led a collection of area players receiving all-state honors at the small-school level. The Monroe City junior linebacker was a first-team all-state selection and one of five Panthers to receive plaudits. Overall,…
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QUINCY — The boys basketball title chase in the Western Big 6 Conference has a clear favorite and a surprising contender, and the league slate hasn’t reached Christmas yet. Rock Island established itself as the team to beat, going to Moline’s Wharton Field House on Friday night and winning a battle of unbeatens with its…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 68, Sterling 40. Click here for the story, video interview and photo gallery. At Concord, Ill. Liberty 47, Triopia 43: J.T. Tenhouse scored a game-high 19 points and Breiton Klingele added 14 as the Eagles, ranked seventh in Class 1A, improved to 6-1. At Mendon,…
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QUINCY — Each milestone Jeremiah Talton reaches and record he breaks serves as incentive for his younger teammates to shoot to surpass him. It won’t be easy. One game after becoming the 22nd player in the history of the Quincy High School boys basketball program to score 1,000 career points, the 6-foot-6 swingman reached another…
Read Full Article This weekend’s prep basketball slate will be highlighted by a return to Blue Devil Gym for a Western Big 6 Conference matchup, the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association celebrating a milestone victory, the No. 2 team in the state in action and champions being crowned in Monroe City in one of the oldest tournaments anywhere. Here…
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Girls Basketball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 59, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 29. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Thiel Gym, Galesburg, Ill. Quincy High School 46, Galesburg 37: The Blue Devils limited the Silver Streaks to one field goal and four points in the first quarter and no field goals…
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QUINCY — Blair Eftink started it with a 1-2 punch. Abbey Schreake followed with a couple of haymakers. And the knockout blow came from the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team’s in-your-face defense that befuddled Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin’s backcourt Thursday night at the Pit. Eftink’s layup off the opening tip and 3-pointer on the Raiders’…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At Monroe City, Mo. 97th annual Monroe City Tournament Highland 70, Louisiana 56: Cameron Bringer scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter as the second-seeded Cougars outscored the Bulldogs 20-8 in the frame and propelled themselves to a spot in Saturday’s championship game. Alex Meyer added 20 points and…
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The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team led a trio of teams advancing the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournaments by winning sectional championships Wednesday night. Nauvoo-Colusa and Mendon Unity also advanced to the eight-team state tournament in Class 2A. QJHS is in the Class 4A bracket. The Comets beat Alton 24-18…
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AUGUSTA, Ill. — The final 3-pointer Cannen Wolf made in regulation Tuesday night would have been considered one of the most impactful shots of the early portion of the boys basketball season. He made another trey just as meaningful moments later. In a showdown with Southeastern on Tuesday night — both teams were ranked in…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — A position change is allowing Breyhar Wiskirchen the comfort to carry the Central boys basketball team to success, just like he did last Friday night. The junior guard scored 22 points, including 15 in the second half, as the Panthers went on the road and upset state-ranked Liberty 57-53. The Panthers…
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Boys Basketball At Don Morris Gym, Rock Island, Ill. Quincy High School 100, Alleman 30. Click here for the story. At Augusta, Ill. Liberty 71, Southeastern 67: In a battle of state-ranked teams, both of whom were playing without key players, the Eagles outlasted the Suns in four overtimes as Cannen Wolf scored 25 points,…
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Girls Basketball At Carthage, Ill. Illini West 51, Central-Southeastern 36: A two-point halftime advantage ballooned to a 13-point lead as the Chargers held the Panthers to just six third-quarter points. Cadee Kirkham made three 3-pointers and scored 15 of her game-high 22 points for Illini West in the 17-6 run in the third quarter. Rylee…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball At Trout Gym, Centralia, Ill. Centralia 51, Quincy High School 42. Click here for the story. At Macomb, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame vs. Macomb was postponed for precautionary reasons. No makeup date has been set. At Kirksville, Mo. Kirksville 57, Monroe City 54: The No. 1-ranked team in Class 3 was limited to…
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CENTRALIA, Ill. — Reid O’Brien had visited Centralia’s Arthur Trout Arena before, so the Quincy High School junior guard quickly glanced toward his teammates when they first entered the venerable facility on Saturday afternoon to witness their initial reaction. “Everyone was looking around everywhere,” O’Brien said. “They were saying how nice it was and how…
Read Full Article MENDON, Ill. — A game-opening 17-3 run tends to break a lot of team’s spirit. The Unity girls basketball team refused to be broken, and that nearly led to a comeback for the ages. Then came the realization Abbey Schreacke is wearing a Quincy Notre Dame uniform. Having watched the Mustangs whittle the deficit to…
Read Full Article Prep Football Class 4 state championship At Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo. Smithville 31, Hannibal 0: Click here for the story and photo gallery. Boys Basketball At the Panther Den, East Moline, Ill. Quincy High School 70, United Township 39. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At the Pit, Quincy Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 66,…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Above all else, Hannibal football coach Jeff Gschwender and his players wanted the community to know how much they appreciated what they heard and saw Friday. “I can’t say enough about the town of Hannibal,” Gschwender said. “I have never seen anything like the support we get. I could not be more…
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Here is a sampling of what this year’s Hannibal football team accomplished: • This was the 10th team in school history to win 10 or more games. The Pirates’ 13-1 record moved it past the 2015 club (12-1) to the top of the pedestal. • Hannibal’s 97 touchdowns tie for 17th in a single season…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — That No. 1 ranking was no exaggeration. Smithville demonstrated exactly why it sat atop the Class 4 high school football poll the entire season when the Warriors overwhelmed Hannibal 31-0 in the state championship game played Friday afternoon at Faurot Field. Smithville, located about 21 miles north of Kansas City, dominated the…
Read Full Article Men’s Basketball At Hyland Arena, St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood 91, Quincy University 87. Click here for the story. Women’s Basketball At Hyland Arena, St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood 69, Quincy University 60: The Hawks’ struggles offensively through the first three quarters led to the Great Lakes Valley Conference loss. Quincy shot 33.3 percent from the field…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — To achieve everything the Hannibal football team already has and could more potentially come Friday, one thing needed to be clear from the start. You just gotta believe. The Pirates had it in their heads they could be a state championship-caliber crew before taking a snap. “I think it came the first…
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Here are the Illinois girls prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record and total points. Class 4A School W-L Pts 1. Hersey (3) 5-1 48 2. Bolingbrook (2) 3-1 46 3. Edwardsville 3-1 38 4. Loyola 5-0 37 5. Benet 3-0 32 6. Kenwood 3-0 22 7. Homewood-Flossmoor 3-0 18 8. Normal Community…
Read Full Article Here are the boys prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record and total points. Class 4A School W-L Pts 1. Glenbard West (7) 3-0 79 2. Whitney Young (1) 0-0 73 3. Kenwood 1-0 61 4. Glenbrook South 4-0 51 (tie) Curie 4-0 51 6. New Trier 4-0 35 7. Normal Community 4-0…
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Prep Wrestling At Korf Gym, Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal Triangular: The Pirates opened their season with a pair of duals, beating Warrenton 37-27 before losing to Jefferson City Helias 55-16. Against Warrenton, the Pirates’ Tristen Essig (113 pounds) and Nathan Messina (152) both won by pinfall. Sophomore Reign Creech scored an 11-0 major decision at 106,…
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Before stepping to the podium and addressing his teammates for a final time, Zack Aschemann remembered all the words of wisdom imparted year after year by the seniors leaving the University of Central Missouri football program. “They’re just passing down traits and advice you don’t know you’re going to end up using but you end…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Film doesn’t lie. So as the Hannibal football players and coaching staff reviewed last Saturday’s 42-26 victory over North County in the Class 4 state semifinals, a familiar site popped up on the screen — Aneyas Williams running untouched for a touchdown. Trailing 14-7 in the second quarter, Williams took the handoff…
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Boys Basketball At Monroe City, Mo. Monroe City 62, Quincy Notre Dame 48. Click here for the story. At Winfield, Mo. Hannibal 58, Elsberry 43: Aaris Stolte scored 32 points as the Pirates won their opening game in the Winfield Tip-Off Classic. At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 58, Unity 34: Carter Klatt scored 14…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — Poised and patient wins. The Monroe City boys basketball team is the epitome of that. Quincy Notre Dame wants to become a team capable of that. The Panthers opened Tuesday night’s game with an 8-0 run, never relinquished the lead and systematically put away a 62-48 victory in their season opener…
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Girls Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 71, Pleasant Hill/Western 17: Abbey Schreacke reached the 1,000-point milestone for her career during a 20-point effort as the Raiders improved to 4-0. Schreacke, a junior guard, is the 15th player in program history to reach the milestone. Blair Eftink led QND with 25 points. At…
Read Full Article Prep Football Class 4 state semifinals At Bonne Terre, Mo. Hannibal 42, North County 26. Click here for the story and photos. Men’s Basketball Seawolves Thanksgiving Classic At Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage, Alaska Alaska-Anchorage 81, Quincy University 66. Click here for the story. Boys Basketball 50th QHS Thanksgiving Tournament At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy…
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QUINCY — Based solely on the youthful aspect of the Quincy High School boys basketball team’s roster, composure isn’t an attribute most fans would associate with the Blue Devils. After this weekend, composure might be one of their strengths. With St. Mary’s of St. Louis constantly subbing players to run fresh bodies at Quincy and…
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BONNE TERRE, Mo. — Take a long road trip to unfamiliar territory on a cold, grey November afternoon, coupled with the realization they were a step away from playing at Faurot Field for a state championship, and it’s understandable if the Hannibal football players needed a moment to get acclimated. Two first quarter fumbles led…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball 50th QHS Thanksgiving Tournament At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 56, Miller Career Academy 47. Click here for the story and photos. Lake Forest Academy 73, St. Mary’s 57 At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 65, Gateway Legacy Academy 18. Click here for the story and photos. Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament…
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QUINCY — The way Keshaun Thomas sees it, there’s no reason to be intimidated by any atmosphere or situation the Quincy High School boys basketball team might find itself facing. “We just have to go out there and play,” Thomas said. “You can’t be scared of competition.” The freshman forward proved Friday night he’s scared…
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QUINCY — Jeremiah Talton left no chore undone Thanksgiving night. He even mopped the floor. With the Quincy High School boys basketball team leading Lake Forest Academy by 15 points with 4 minutes, 37 seconds remaining in regulation Thursday night, Talton slid into the middle of the lane and drew a charge on Caxys guard…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Payson Seymour 65, Western 31: The Indians outscored the Wildcats 23-1 in the second quarter and rolled to the victory in Tyler Duschinsky’s debut as Payson’s head coach. Trey Johnson led the Indians with 19 points, while Riker Triplett had 11 points. Petersburg PORTA/A-C Central…
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QUINCY — Kevin Meyer isn’t sure how raucous the Pit will get this weekend. He’s hoping loud enough to be hostile, but since it has been 21 months since the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball team last played with a fill-all-the-seats crowd and continuing concerns with the coronavirus pandemic, the Raiders’ head coach isn’t sure…
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QUINCY — It’s been nearly half a century since Bob Seger released “Turn the Page,” a song often covered by bands as acclaimed as Metallica that continues to be heard on classic rock radio stations. It might even be adopted by the Quincy High School boys basketball team as this season’s mantra. After enduring a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Last Friday night on social media, it was simply dubbed “The Play.” It likely goes down as the prep football play of the year. With Hannibal leading West Plains 21-20 in the third quarter of the Class 4 state quarterfinal at Porter Stadium, the Pirates faced fourth and 25 when a screen…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The records keep falling as the Hannibal football team keeps winning. By the time this season is done, Courtland Watson will own every significant passing record in Pirates’ history. In last Friday night’s 35-26 victory over West Plains in the Class 4 state quarterfinals at Porter Stadium, the senior quarterback completed 16…
Read Full Article Boys Basketball Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 76, Western 20: The Saukees scored 47 points in the first half, limited the Wildcats to four points in the second quarter and rolled to the season-opening victory. Carter Klatt led Pittsfield with 14 points, while Brennan Tomhave added 13. Liberty 58, Petersburg PORTA/A-C…
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: The 2020 and 2021 classes are being inducted into the Quincy Blue Devil Sports Hall of Fame together this year. The 2009 volleyball team will be inducted on Saturday, Nov. 27 before QHS’s boys basketball game.) A decade after the Quincy High School volleyball program earned its first state trophy in record-setting fashion,…
Read Full Article Prep Football Class 1 state quarterfinals At Hayti, Mo. Hayti 26, Monroe City 22. Click here to read the story and see a photo gallery. Women’s Volleyball GLVC Tournament At Eastside Centre, East Peoria, Ill. Lewis d. Quincy University: The fifth-seeded Hawks’ postseason run came to an end as the top-seeded Flyers rattled off a…
Read Full Article Prep Football Class 4 state quarterfinals At Porter Stadium, Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal 35, West Plains 26. Click here for the story and photo gallery. Women’s Volleyball GLVC Tournament At Eastside Centre, East Peoria, Ill. Quincy University d. Missouri S&T: The fifth-seeded Hawks won their opening-round match in straight sets, eliminating the fourth-seeded Miners in a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — For the first time in the postseason, Hannibal’s football team was pushed. And make no mistake about it, the Pirates pushed right back, triggered by sophomore sensation Aneyas Williams. Williams provided another eye-popping performance, this one included five touchdown receptions on a Friday night that saw him reel in 12 catches for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — All of the attention paid to the Hannibal football team’s record-setting offense has left the defense often overlooked. That’s a mistake. Stingy when it needs to be and opportunistic when it can be, the Pirates’ defense has created problems for opposing offenses all season. Last week’s 47-0 victory over Jefferson City in…
Read Full Article Girls Basketball At Jacksonville, Ill. Quincy High School 49, Jacksonville 19: The Blue Devils opened their season by holding the Crimsons scoreless in the second quarter and building a 35-3 halftime advantage. Asia Seangmany led the Blue Devils with 16 points, scoring 14 in the first half. Taylor Fohey added 15 points with 10 coming…
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