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QUINCY — There is something about the first inning for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers this summer. For the second time in less than three weeks, the Doggy Paddlers scored 10 runs in a first inning, doing so Tuesday against the Burlington Bees in an 18-8 victory at QU Stadium. Quincy also scored 10 runs in…
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'He was with me': Scott's pass on backstretch leads to victory in race honoring his late grandfather
QUINCY — This one’s for Grandpa. On the final lap of Sunday’s Bob Scott Memorial Pro Briggs championship race at the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting, Riley Scott found himself in the middle of a six-kart battle for the win. “I was ready to go, but something was telling me I needed to be patient,”…
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QUINCY — Phillip Smith had to scratch the itch. In doing so, he showed he still has the chops to win. Smith, a Quincy native who works at Smith Brothers Powersports, woke up Saturday morning with no intentions of racing in the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting. “I had kind of wanted to, but it…
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QUINCY — The stars aligned for Jeff Scott at this weekend’s Quincy Grand Prix of Karting. Scott won Saturday’s Briggs Masters feature and the Briggs Legends championship on Sunday, his first two career victories at the event for which he is now the organizer. “I’ve turned hundreds of laps here,” Scott said. “I raced back…
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QUINCY — Skylar Engle thought his race had ended before it even began. While racing in the Briggs Medium championship at the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting on Sunday, the chain on his kart broke, rendering him unable to continue. “I was losing my mind,” Engle said. “I thought I was done for.” Making matters…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Luke Guthrie’s charge toward a Korn Ferry Tour championship in his home state veered a little off course Sunday. The Quincy native struggled to find the fairway off the tee throughout the final round of the Memorial Health Championship at Panther Creek Country Club and shot an even-par 71 over the final…
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Click here to purchase digital copies of Muddy River Sports photos QUINCY — The rain didn’t stay away. Although it delayed championship Sunday at the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting for nearly four hours, it didn’t stall the excitement for too long. Organizers were able to run every championship race, even with darkness looming, and…
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Click here to purchase digital images of Muddy River Sports photos QUINCY — The action matched the day’s temperature. Saturday’s sun-baked afternoon resulted in 94-degree weather, while the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting brought thousands of visitors to South Park. They were treated to incredible action on the race course, a spirited cornhole tournament and…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Moving day at the Memorial Health Championship resulted in a new golfer atop the leaderboard and Quincy native Luke Guthrie needing to regain his rhythm to fight his way back to the top. Guthrie struggled on the front nine Saturday at Panther Creek Country Club, recovered on the back nine and posted…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ never-say-die attitude allowed them to earn a doubleheader split with the first-half Northwest Division champion Clinton LumberKings on Saturday at QU Stadium. In game two of the twinbill, the Doggy Paddlers trailed 5-0 entering the bottom of the second before rattling off 13 consecutive runs — 10 with two…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A weather delay lasting more than three hours couldn’t derail Luke Guthrie’s birdie brigade. Guthrie birdied back-to-back holes following the delay, added another birdie among his final three holes Friday and currently sits tied for second in the Korn Ferry Tour’s Memorial Health Championship at 13-under after play was suspended due to…
Read Full Article BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers are no longer treading water. A five-run rally over the final three innings Friday night enabled the Doggy Paddlers to end a six-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Burlington Bees in Prospect League action at Community Field. Trailing 4-1 heading into the top of the…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A taste of home served Luke Guthrie’s game well. Playing a short distance from his hometown and not far from his college home, the Quincy native and University of Illinois graduate played a bogey-free round of golf Thursday in the Korn Ferry Tour’s Memorial Health Championship and shot an 8-under 63 to…
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QUINCY — Players do not wear pads. There are no offensive lineman. There is no tackling. But as coaches can attest, that does not mean 7-on-7 camps are just free-for-alls. “Get reps and coach on the fly,” Hannibal coach Jeff Gschwender said. “That’s how we do it.” Hannibal was one of six teams — Quincy…
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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…
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QUINCY — For Scott Evans, the Grand Prix of Karting at South Park is more like a family reunion than any sort of national-caliber karting competition. Even though he’s been retired as a driver for a number of years, Evans, a longtime competitor at Quincy, has remained active in the sport. Evans serves as crew…
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QUINCY — On the surface, Bob Scott often came across as a bit gruff. He was never shy about giving you a piece of his mind. And that was the beauty of Bob, who beneath that somewhat rough exterior housed a heart filled with unmatched compassion. If you took the time to know Bob —…
Read Full Article CLINTON, Iowa — Three pitchers for the Clinton LumberKings limited the Quincy Doggy Paddlers to three hits Tuesday night, winning 5-1 in the first of back-to-back nights playing at NelsonCorp Field. Quincy scored its lone run in the fifth inning when Wandel Campana led off with a single, took second on a wild pitch, advanced…
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QUINCY — For the second time in the last three years, Jimmy Koza has made Quincy his summer home, but his journey to the Gem City started 12 hours away in Lynchburg, Va. Following his freshman season in 2023 on the Virgina Military Institute baseball team, then-VMI assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ryan Noe helped…
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QUINCY — The preparation for the high school football season doesn’t wait until August to begin. Monday night at Flinn Stadium, several area football teams participated in a 7-on-7 event hosted by Quincy High School. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey ventured out in the 90-degree heat to capture some images from the competition:
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QUINCY — Stephen Washuta had a helping hand from up above in winning the men’s open title in the Quincy Tennis Association City Singles Championships. Washuta’s mother, Beth, passed away last year from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder. “Honestly, if I would have talked to you about this a couple months ago, I’d…
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QUINCY — For the Weisinger family, dirt-track racing is a family affair. Always has been, always will be. When Darin Weisinger Jr. won his first-ever crate late model feature Sunday night, the celebration in victory lane at Quincy Raceways was special — and emotional. The 25-year-old Weisinger grew up around the dirt tracks of West-Central…
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QUINCY — Anika Reddy knows she has a challenge on her hands for the top spot on the Quincy High School girls tennis team this fall. Reddy, who will be a senior at QHS, had to rally to beat Alex Hamby, an incoming freshman, to win the women’s open title 2-6, 6-2, 10-8 on Sunday…
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QUINCY — The match did not end as Violet Holzgrafe would have preferred, but she has bragging rights over her brother either way. Violet defeated her brother, August, 7-5, 1-0 in Sunday’s 14-and-under juniors title match in the Quincy Tennis Association City Singles Championships at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park. August retired from…
Read Full Article ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers gave away the lead and the game Sunday night. Leading 4-1 after scoring four times in the top of the seventh inning, the Doggy Paddlers walked in two runs and allowed another to score on an error as the Alton River Dragons scored five times in the bottom…
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QUINCY — The Missouri boys were a half away from the Show-Me State’s first win in the short history of the Muddy River Showcase, but a third-quarter surge from Illinois and a defensive stand down the stretch Saturday netted an 89-82 for the Prairie State at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Missouri led…
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QUINCY — The Missouri girls provided the stiffest test to the Illinois side in terms of final score since the first Muddy River Showcase in 2022, but the Illinois girls prevailed 88-65 on Saturday at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center in the fourth iteration of the game. Here are some takeaways from the…
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Click here to purchase digital images from the Muddy River Sports SmugMug page QUINCY — It came down to the wire. The Illinois boys all-stars outscored Missouri 7-2 in the closing minutes to secure an 89-82 victory in the fourth annual Muddy River Showcase at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Muddy River News…
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Click here to purchase digital images from the Muddy River Sports SmugMug site QUINCY — The competitive fire burned bright for both the Illinois and Missouri girls all-star teams during the fourth annual Muddy River Showcase on Saturday at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Illinois won 88-65. Muddy River News Editor David Adam…
Read Full Article O’FALLON, Mo. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers were forced to play chase Saturday night and they could never fully catch up. The O’Fallon Hoots scored four runs in the first inning and nine runs in the first four innings to earn an 11-7 Prospect League victory at CarShield Field. The Hoots’ Michael Politte led off…
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QUINCY — The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place Saturday. Here is everything you need to know, the rosters for this year’s event and a look at the history of the event. What: Illinois vs. Missouri all-star basketball event. When: Girls game tips at 2 p.m., boys game to follow at approximately 4 p.m.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The wheels fell off the wagon in a hurry for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers on Friday. Quincy led the O’Fallon Hoots 8-6 entering the top of the fourth before surrendering 13 unanswered runs and going hitless for a five-inning stretch in a 19-8 loss at QU Stadium. The first big blow for O’Fallon…
Read Full Article BURLINGTON, Iowa — A battle of the bullpens and late-inning uprises teetered in the Burlington Bees favor Thursday night. The Bees scored six runs against three Quincy Doggy Paddlers relievers in their final three at-bats, and the Doggy Paddlers stranded five runners on base over the final three innings in suffering a 10-5 loss in…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. QUINCY — When Sage Stratton packed her belongings to move to the Drury University campus, she…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. QUINCY — Since Lauren Hummel was raised in a family that bleeds black and gold, one…
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QUINCY — Nolan Murphy’s opportunity to finish alone atop the boys 14-15 division of the Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships was derailed before it ever got started. Mother Nature has a way of making that happen. Heavy rains overnight and in the early hours Wednesday forced the organizers of the 52nd annual junior golf event…
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QUINCY — Ashton O’Kola’s golf odyssey began with a trip far away from his homeland of Barbados. The first tournament O’Kola, now 9 years old, ever played in was the 2019 Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships when he was 3. O’Kola has played in every Pepsi Little People’s since then, and while he does not…
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Click here to visit the SmugMug page to purchase digital copies of Muddy River Sports photos QUINCY — The 52nd annual Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships teed off Tuesday at Westview Golf Course and Spring Lake Country Club with plenty of memorable shots, incredible moments between parents and golfers, and good weather for most of…
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QUINCY — Abram Wiewel’s Tuesday couldn’t have gone much better. Not only did the recent Quincy Notre Dame graduate catch a foul ball while attending a game at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., but he became the third QND baseball player in the past four years named to the Illinois High School Baseball…
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UPDATE: Rain has washed out tonight’s Hell Tour show. We will let you know when it is rescheduled. QUINCY — The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour storms into Quincy Raceways on Wednesday night. Muddy River Sports racing writer Steve Eighinger and Muddy River News Publisher Bob Gough break down what to expect, the size of…
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QUINCY — When the DIRTCar Summer Nationals Hell Tour motors into Quincy on Wednesday night, the names to watch will be familiar ones. Jason Feger, Dennis Erb Jr., Drake Troutman and Brian Shirley have been the steadiest drivers through the first week of the 40th annual, 31-races-in-34-nights marathon that will criss-cross nine states from early…
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QUINCY — What a difference a year makes. Now in his second year as the organizer for the Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships, Mark Christensen feels more comfortable this time around. “Everybody here says my blood pressure is much lower this year than it was last year,” Christensen said. “It’s amazing what a little bit…
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QUINCY — Skylar Graham was not going to be denied. “As soon as I saw he hit it and it got through, the last thing on my mind was getting thrown out at home,” Graham said. “I was there all the way.” Quincy Doggy Paddlers manager and third base coach Brad Gyorkos made up his…
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QUINCY — The confidence the Club Four Volleyball Club’s 14 Boost players gained from a successful showing at the 2024 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship at the 13U level has helped them earn to a return trip to nationals this year. All but one of the players on this year’s roster was on the…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers waisted no time jumping on the O’Fallon Hoots on Saturday, and the bullpen was able to thwart a Hoots rally. Quincy scored 10 runs in the first inning, and three relievers combined to shutout the Hoots over the final 5 ⅓ innings in a 13-4 Doggy Paddlers victory in…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers dug themselves too big of a hole Thursday to have the same late-inning magic they experienced Wednesday. A day after rallying multiple times to win in walk-off fashion over the Alton River Dragons, Quincy trailed the Burlington Bees 14-2 entering the bottom of the seventh inning of Thursday’s Prospect…
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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…
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QUINCY — The best ice water bath of Krew Bond’s life came courtesy of one his teammates after he delivered the biggest swing of the season for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers. Bond’s walk-off two-run home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning on Wednesday punctuated a 13-11 Doggy Paddlers victory over the Alton…
Read Full Article BURLINGTON, Iowa — Harry Oden collected four hits and the Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ offense erupted for 14 hits overall and five extra-base knocks in Tuesday night’s 10-7 victory over the Burlington Bees at Community Field. The Doggy Paddlers grabbed the lead with a five-run second inning. Brayden Roberts led off by getting hit by a…
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QUINCY — Several Quincy Notre Dame and Quincy High School girls soccer players earned postseason awards from the Illinois HIgh School Soccer Coaches Association. The Raiders, who won a Class 1A sectional championship this spring, had three players receive all-sectional honors — senior forward Makayla Patton, senior midfielder Sage Stratton and sophomore center back Sierra…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers flexed some muscle Sunday, while the Burlington Bees pitching staff was stingy, resulting in a Prospect League doubleheader split at QU Stadium. The Doggy Paddlers hit two home runs in winning the first game 5-2, while three Bees combined to shut out Quincy 1-0 in the second game. In…
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QUINCY — Brown County girls basketball coach Dave Phelps sometimes has to give his two-time all-state scoring sensation Kenzie Kassing a friendly reminder during summer games. “She wants to win, win, win all the time, and keeping her from getting frustrated with herself in the summer is important because this is her opportunity to be…
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Opportunity to play Torrey Pines awaits QND's Eftink after playoff victory in Junior World qualifier
QUINCY — Beau Eftink described his history of playing in the Junior World Championships qualifiers as “kind of a grind.” It felt more like a matter of bad luck. A year ago, playing in the Gateway PGA Junior Tour qualifier in St. Louis, the Quincy Notre Dame golfer held the lead through 16 holes, although…
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Waterfowl blind drawings set for July 20 at Twin Oaks Sportsman's Club and IDNR office in Pittsfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Drawings for waterfowl blinds along the Mississippi River in Adams and Pike County will take place July 20 and for Meredosia Lake on July 27. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, blinds in Mississippi River Pools 21 and 22 in Adams County and Pool 24 in Pike County will be…
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QUINCY — The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp’s refusal to go down quietly was Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ kryptonite on Friday. The Pistol Shrimp scored seven of their eight runs and had all 10 of their hits with two outs as they pulled away from the Doggy Paddlers late in an 8-3 victory at QU Stadium. The…
Read Full Article BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers rallied to force extra innings Thursday night. Once there, the comeback ended. The Burlington Bees took advantage of the extra-inning rule of placing a runner at second base at the start of the inning, using a sacrifice fly and a single to plate the winning run in a…
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QUINCY — Admittedly, Jeff DeLonjay says his first season as owner of Quincy Raceways has been a learning experience. DeLonjay, who with his wife, Renee, bought the track shortly before the end of the 2024 season, said the first year of ownership has been a combination of enjoyable, demanding and learning to expect the unexpected.…
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The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. QUINCY — Alex Dance understands the commitment, work ethic and time management it takes to succeed…
Read Full Article O’FALLON, Mo. — Bend but don’t break. The Quincy Doggy Paddlers adopted that mentality in rallying twice to beat the O’Fallon Hoots 4-3 Wednesday night at CarShield Field following a two-hour weather delay. Quincy trailed 2-0 entering the top of the seventh inning. General Schofield’s RBI double got the Doggy Paddlers within a run. After…
Read Full Article ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers ended a tough first week on a high note. A complete-game effort from Hayden Steelman and a six-run fourth inning, highlighted by Brady Kindhart’s two-run home run, propelled the Doggy Paddlers to an 11-1, seven-inning victory over the Alton River Dragons in Prospect League play Sunday. The Doggy…
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VIRDEN, Ill. — Makayla Patton, Sage Stratton and the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team’s state dreams were dashed one victory shy of the final four on Saturday, but the sting of a 6-1 loss to Columbia in the Class 1A North Mac Super-Sectional did not hurt as bad as it could have, thanks in…
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BELLEVILLE, Ill. — One of the most highly touted players in the state silenced the Quincy High School baseball team’s bats Saturday. By doing so, Edwardsville’s Joe Chiarodo ended the Blue Devils’ season. The senior right-hander limited Quincy to just three singles — two days after the Blue Devils had 25 hits in the regional…
Read Full Article ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ three-run lead was gone in one fell swoop. Quincy led 3-0 entering the bottom of the third inning on Saturday against the Alton River Dragons before Alton scored 10 runs in that frame and never looked back in a 15-5 victory in seven innings. A pair of RBI…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The man who hit the first home run in Quincy Doggy Paddlers history also caught the final out of the franchise’s first victory. Doggy Paddlers reliever Noah Wilder inherited runners on first and second with Quincy leading the Alton River Dragons 10-7 and two outs in the top of the eighth on Friday…
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PALATINE, Ill. — Daniel Dyer and Alex Strong made a name for themselves as they walked off the high school tennis stage. Quincy Notre Dame’s No. 1 doubles team was one of the last 16 duos remaining in the Class 1A boys state tennis tournament bracket. They earned all-state honors after winning their first match…
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PALATINE, Ill. — Daniel Dyer and Alex Strong are making their return to the Class 1A boys tennis state tournament last as long as possible. The Quincy Notre Dame No. 1 doubles team won two of its three matches Thursday and are one of 24 duos still alive heading into the second day of the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Brady Kindhart forever made himself the answer to a trivia question. Who hit the first home run in the history of the Quincy Doggy Paddlers? The Quincy Notre Dame graduate and Maryville University sophomore cracked the first round-tripper of the Prospect League team’s inaugural season Thursday night, belting a full-count pitch over the…
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BELLEVILLE, Ill. — The adage that hitting is contagious rang true with the Quincy High School baseball team on Thursday. Every batter in the Blue Devils’ lineup had two or more hits as they collected 25 knocks overall in an 18-4 victory over Belleville West in the semifinals of the Class 4A Belleville West Regional.…
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QUINCY — As Wednesday’s first pitch drew near, Quincy Doggy Paddlers general manager Brendan Saak could feel the gravity of the moment grow stronger. “We had a nice, sunny afternoon, and about 3:30, 4 p.m., it was like, ‘OK, let’s go. What do we have to do?’” Saak said. “Once people started to filter in,…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers made their home debut Wednesday night, bringing Prospect League baseball back to QU Stadium. Struggles offensively led to an 11-0, seven-inning loss to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp, but it only slightly dampened the enthusiasm created by the return of summer baseball. Olivia Kindt created this photo gallery from…
Read Full Article QUINCY — It’s almost time. The UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals — a.k.a. the “Hell Tour” — unfolds next week, featuring 31 races in 34 days that will include stops in nine states, including Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Missouri, Michigan, Arkansas, Michigan and Ohio. The Hell Tour super late models will be making their annual pilgrimage…
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GREENVILLE, Ill. — For how much beating Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin means to the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team, look no further than Sierra and Alena Thomas’ thoughts on that subject. “Sometimes I feel like our team wants to beat them more than we want to beat (Quincy High School), honestly,” said Sierra Thomas, a…
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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 QUINCY — Tasked with building a roster that will help reintroduce summer baseball to the Gem City, Quincy Doggy Paddlers field manager Brad Gyorkos knew what he needed. It wasn’t players from high-profile NCAA Division I programs. It was players hungry for at-bats, innings and the chance to enhance their game. “We want people to…
Read Full Article BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers took an early lead in their first game in franchise history but couldn’t hold it. The Doggy Paddlers scored two runs in the top of the second inning to take a 2-0 lead, but the Burlington Bees scored in each of the next six innings to pull away…
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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…
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GREENVILLE, Ill. — Sierra Thomas’ goal in the 12th minute stood up as the only goal in the Raiders’ 1-0 victory over Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin in Tuesday’s Class 1A Greenville Sectional championship game. This was the Raiders’ first victory over the Cyclones since beating them 3-2 in the 2022 sectional title game on their way…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Give or take a wrong turn here or there, it takes Josh Harris and his crew about six hours to reach Quincy Raceways from their home base in Utica, Ky. So far this year, that trip back to Kentucky has been one pleasant ride. For the second time in as many weeks, Harris…
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QUINCY – Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin pitcher Andy Antonacci was confident striding off the mound after striking out the side in the top of the first inning. “Some days I feel like I just get in a groove, and from there I don’t feel or hear anything. I just go out and throw,” he said. “Today…
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy High School boys tennis team finished second at the Class 2A Edwardsville Sectional after its doubles teams finished second and third, respectively. Edwardsville won the team title with the No. 1 doubles team of Schaefer Bates and Isaac Chelboun winning the championship and top-seeded Jess Hattrup winning the singles title.…
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GREENVILLE, Ill. — Abby Miller’s reaction was equal parts shock and excitement. Given just a handful of minutes in the second half of Friday’s Class 1A Greenville Sectional semifinal game, the Quincy Notre Dame freshman forward made the most of her opportunity in the 51st minute. With QND and Alton Marquette tied at one, Miller…
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Pair of QHS doubles teams punch tickets to Class 2A state tourney, will play in sectional semifinals
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A pair of Quincy High School doubles teams potentially are on a championship collision course at the Class 2A Edwardsville boys tennis sectional — just like they were during the Western Big 6 Conference tournament last week at Moline. If that doesn’t come to fruition, both tandems are still headed to the…
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Daniel Dyer and Alex Strong are getting the chance to outdo themselves. The Quincy Notre Dame boys tennis team’s No. 1 doubles tandem won a pair of matches Friday at the Class 1A Jacksonville Sectional to reach the semifinals and earn a spot in the state tournament, which begins May 29 in…
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GREENVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team scored three unanswered goals in the second half to beat Alton Marquette 3-1 in Friday’s Class 1A Greenville Sectional semifinal. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured these images at Don Stout Field.
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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…
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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…
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QUINCY – Bradi Lahr picked an opportune time for his best pitching performance of the season. The junior right-hander scattered five hits and struck out 11 in going the distance Wednesday night as Quincy Notre Dame pulled away late for a 7-0 victory over Petersburg PORTA in the semifinals of the Class 2A regional tournament…
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Quincy Notre Dame scored four runs in the sixth inning to pull away late for a 7-0 victory over Petersburg PORTA on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A regional tournament at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. The third-seeded Raiders improved to 19-10 and earned a date against second-seeded Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin in…
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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.…
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QUINCY – Members of the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team were all smiles as they took turns posing for pictures with the regional championship plaque in front of the north goal at Advance Physical Therapy Field. Earning another piece of hardware for the school’s already bulging trophy case was worth celebrating, especially for the…
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GRANITE CITY, Ill. — Ashley Walbring did everything she could to give the Quincy High School girls soccer team an opportunity to win its Class 3A regional semifinal Tuesday night. The senior goalkeeper even stopped a penalty kick. The one thing she couldn’t do was score. The Blue Devils’ biggest bugaboo all season — the…
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Missouri BaseballClass 1 district at LaPlataTuesday, May 20Brashear/Novinger 8, North Shelby 4Atlanta 11, LaPlata 1 Wednesday, May 21Brashear/Novinger vs. Atlanta, 6 p.m. Class 2 district at LancasterTuesday, May 20Scotland County 5, Putnam County 0Schuyler County 3, Canton 1 Wednesday, May 21Scotland County vs. Schuyler County, 6 p.m. Class 3 district at MaconTuesday, May 19Macon 5,…
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Addie Flesch and Makayla Patton both scored three goals in Quincy Notre Dame’s 9-0 victory over Hillsboro in the Class 1A regional championship game on Tuesday afternoon at Advance Physical Therapy Field. QND advances to face Alton Marquette – a 6-0 winner Tuesday over Carlinville – at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals of the…
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QUINCY — QU Stadium will look quite differently when the Quincy Doggy Paddlers take the field for the first Prospect League game in Quincy in nearly two years. The Doggy Paddlers ownership group has partnered with Quincy University and local volunteers to renovate QU Stadium ahead of the Doggy Paddlers’ home opener on May 28.…
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling Phoenix (Senior Elite Level 2) squad from Quincy left the U.S. All-Star Federation finals in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with a silver medal on April 5. Shortly after the competition, however, questions about eligibility and performance discrepancies in the division were raised and a USASF investigation…
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QUINCY — After watching Jason Traeder narrowly miss an eagle putt that dropped him to his knees on the 17th hole, Alex McCulla was sure Traeder was going to make the birdie putt on the 18th hole and force a playoff. “I thought he looked good over it,” McCulla said. “He’d been playing well all day. He’d…
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QUINCY — After a month of the dirt-track season at Quincy Raceways, it’s fair to offer the following 10 early observations and predictions. Likely to be the closest points race: The driver atop the sport mod leaderboard will probably fluctuate all season long. Yep, the leading wheel men in that series are THAT close. Defending champ…
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Championship Flight Player Round 1 Score Round 2 Score Total Score Alex McCulla 69 67 136 Jason Traeder 70 67 137 Adam Pfeiffer 69 70 139 Andrew Boudreau 72 71 143 Brad Niemann 74 70 144 Cameron Bergman 74 70 144 Beau Eftink 73 72 145 Ryan Schuenke 73 72 145 Luke Mettemeyer 72 74…
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Jason Traeder and Alex McCulla were no more than one shot apart during the final nine holes of the Quincy Men’s City Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Westview Golf Course. McCulla was victorious in the end, as Traeder missed an eagle putt on the 17th hole and a birdie putt on the 18th hole —…
Read Full Article Missouri BaseballClass 1 district at LaPlataMonday, May 19North Shelby vs. Brashear/Novinger, 4:30 p.m.Atlanta vs. LaPlata, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20Championship game, 6 p.m. Class 2 district at LancasterMonday, May 19Scotland County vs. Putnam County, 5 p.m.Canton vs. Schuyler County, 6;30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21Championship game, 6 p.m. Class 3 district at MaconTuesday, May 19Palmyra vs.…
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