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CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team is getting used to battling until the end. Thursday’s 6-5 victory in 11 innings over Jacksonville Routt at Jake Burling Field marked the second straight day the Chargers won a game in their last at-bat and the second time this week they’ve played extra innings. This time,…
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MENDON, Ill. — The Mendon Unity baseball team didn’t let Thursday’s game come down to one play The Mustangs scored six runs in the second inning and five more in the third to pull away for a 13-1 victory in five innings over Camp Point Central. Unity snapped a four-game losing streak in which it…
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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…
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QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group (QMG) is offering free sports physicals for student-athletes at its locations in Quincy, Mount Sterling, Kahoka, Mo., and Keokuk, Iowa. All area student-athletes are welcome. Each student who receives a sports physical will also receive a complimentary t-shirt. Appointments are required. The QMG locations, dates and times of the sports…
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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.
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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…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, May 15: Prep baseball Prep softball
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RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Central-Southeastern track coach Brad Dixon is about to have a busy week, but he doesn’t mind. “It’s going to be a heck of a lot of fun next week,” Dixon said. Dixon can have fun because at Wednesday’s Class 1A Rushville-Industry Sectional, the Panthers captured their first sectional title since 2005 and…
Read Full Article 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…
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QUINCY — The season’s first major night of dirt-track racing is about to arrive. Both the MARS super late models and modifeds will make their way to Quincy Raceways for a rare Friday night date at 8000 Broadway. The late models will be running for $5,000 to win. The modifieds’ top prize will be $2,000. …
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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…
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URBANA, Ill. — A tough stretch of holes to close the NCAA men’s golf regional didn’t diminish all Alex McCulla accomplished. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate and Illinois State University senior placed in the top 35 at the University of Illinois’ Atkins Golf Club, posting a 3-over 74 in Wednesday’s final round and finishing tied…
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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…
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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A late-inning rally ran out of steam as the Quincy High School baseball team saw its five-game win streak snapped with a 4-2 loss to Rock Island Alleman in Western Big 6 Conference play Wednesday. The Blue Devils trailed 4-1 heading to the sixth inning when Cameron Lawson singled leading off…
Read Full Article WINCHESTER, Ill. — The ultimate pitchers’ duel ended in an opportunistic way. After Mendon Unity right-hander Skylar Goudschaal and Winchester West Central right-hander Cameron Sievers matched each other by posting zeroes through 7½ innings, the Cougars took advantage of an error in the bottom of the eighth inning to plate the winning run in a…
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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…
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Several area athletes earned berths to the Class 1A state track and field championships at Wednesday’s Rushville-Industry Sectional. Here is a list of state qualifiers from that meet: 100 meters 200 meters 400 meters 800 meters 1600 meters 3200 meters 100-meter hurdles 300-meter hurdles 4×100-meter relay 4×200-meter relay 4×400-meter relay 4×800-meter relay Shot Put Discus…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — After the bottom of the first inning in which the Pittsfield baseball team gave up four runs and fell behind Liberty 4-2, Saukees coach Zach Ferguson gathered his team in front of their third-base dugout. Ferguson did not disclose exactly what he said to his troops. Rather, he gave the PG version.…
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QUINCY — The Quincy High School boys tennis team put a cap on an incredible regular season by sweeping the season series from intracity rival Quincy Notre Dame. The Blue Devils posted an 8-1 victory over the Raiders on Tuesday at the Greeman Tennis Center in Reservoir Park to improve to 18-2 in duals before…
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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…
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MIDLAND, Mich. — Logan Voth could have chosen the safe route. Instead, he trusted his instincts. Upon leaving Quincy University after the 2023 baseball season with the dream of becoming an everyday college player, the Mendon Unity graduate had two choices. One was to transfer to Webster University, an NCAA Division III program in St.…
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MACOMB, Ill. — Once Langdon Lambert worked his way out of a tough first inning, the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team didn’t harm him again. The Macomb right-hander limited the Raiders to three hits over the final six scoreless innings to close out a 9-2 victory Tuesday at Phil Bradley Field. Lambert struck out seven,…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — A two-out single in the third inning is all that stood between Noah Wells and a no-hitter. Wells allowed just one hit, struck out five and walked one Tuesday as the Quincy High School baseball team won its fifth straight game with a 10-0 victory over Camp Point Central. Wells walked…
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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…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team got back to its winning ways on Tuesday, and a big third inning was the catalyst in doing so. Trailing Beardstown 4-3 entering the bottom of the third, the Chargers cashed in six runs to take a 9-4 lead and never looked back, tacking on five more…
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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.…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — The Pittsfield baseball team rebounded from a slow start and scored eight unanswered runs two different times to beat Liberty 18-7 on Tuesday. With victories in their final two regular season games, the Saukees (18-10) can reach 20 wins for the fourth year in a row. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The South Shelby boys golf team has been agonizingly close to qualifying for the Missouri state tournament the last two seasons, missing out by one stroke each time. The golf gods were on the Cardinals’ side on Monday. South Shelby posted a team score of 328 at Monday’s Class 2 District 2…
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QUINCY — Quincy High School baseball coach Rick Lawson did not have to do much more in the third base coaches’ box than wave his right arm in a circle to send baserunner after baserunner home. The Blue Devils cranked out 22 hits and scored eight runs in two different innings in a 17-2 rout…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Jonas Janes and the Palmyra boys golf team have unfinished business. “Oh, 100 percent,” Janes said. The Panthers have the chance to make amends for what could have been last season. Palmyra qualified Monday for the Missouri Class 2 state tournament by tying for the top spot with South Shelby at the…
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LEWISTOWN, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team had its chances to push across the go-ahead run in extra innings Monday. After the Chargers failed to do so, Lewistown took advantage. The Indians loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 13th inning and used Brett Pasley’s sacrifice fly to score the…
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MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. — Patrick Arthaud and Gavin Dudley combined for six hits and six RBIs, and the Hannibal baseball team scored six runs in the seventh inning to pull away for a 10-1 win over Montgomery County on Monday. Arthaud gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead with a single in the first inning and…
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CANTON, Mo. — Preston Brewer struck out 16 batters in a complete-game shutout as the Canton baseball team beat Highland 6-0 on Monday. Brewer struck out the side in four different innings, and each of his first eight outs were strikeouts. He did not walk a batter, surrendered just three hits and threw 72 of…
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HAMILTON, Ill. — Brayden Carter gave the West Hancock baseball team the lead for good with one swing. The Titans scored seven runs in the fifth inning Monday, highlighted by Carter’s grand slam that led to a 7-4 victory over Mendon Unity and West Hancock’s second West Central Conference victory in its last three games.…
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CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — Reason Miller showed the grit a reliever needs. After the Palmyra baseball team scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning Monday to build a three-run lead over Clopton, the Hawks scored twice with one out and had the bases loaded with the bottom of the order due up. That’s…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The South Shelby and Palmyra boys golf teams each posted scores of 328 at Monday’s Class 2 District 2 tournament at Norwoods Golf Club to qualify for the state tournament, which will take place May 19 and 20 at Sedalia Country Club. Noah Wilt, Carson Gough, Eli Hatcher, and Titus Moore each…
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QUINCY — The Quincy High School baseball team pounded out 22 hits and moved to within one victory of .500 in a 17-2 Western Big 6 Conference victory over Rock Island Alleman on Monday. Five different Blue Devils had three or more hits, and every player in the starting lineup had a hit and either…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — It has been seven seasons since Jack Schrader last walked the sideline as a basketball coach. After coaching men’s basketball teams for 23 seasons combined at Truman State University and Culver-Stockton College, Schrader will be coaching at the high school level during the 2025-26 season. Clint Graham, athletic director at Hannibal High…
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QUINCY — The apple — or more appropriately, lug wrench — does not fall far from its origin. Jackson Frankel, the 17-year-old son of 2008 Quincy Raceways late model track champion Jason Frankel, won his first feature at the Broadway Bullring in spectacular fashion Sunday night. Jackson Frankel headed the 25-lap crate late model main…
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QUINCY — The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase on Saturday, June 21, will pit the top seniors from Illinois and Missouri in a basketball all-star setting. The girls game begins at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. Before the players are named,…
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Truman State University has hired Mike Worley as its new men’s basketball coach. Worley has spent the past 12 seasons as an assistant at Troy (Ala.) University. Troy twice won the Sun Belt Conference tournament to qualify for the NCAA Division I tournament during his stay there, losing first-round games to Duke…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Two members of the Palmyra Youth Wrestling Club recently completed the Missouri USA Youth Wrestling “Triple Crown.” Missouri USA Youth Wrestling has three state tournaments — a folkstyle tournament in March, and freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments held May 3-4. All three tournaments were held in Springfield, Mo. Ava Rife, 12, and Cooper…
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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…
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QUINCY — Just call Chase Saalborn “The Fireman.” In his first varsity start, the junior right-hander extinguished Payson Seymour’s offense by tossing a five-inning, complete-game shutout in the Blue Devils’ 10-0 victory on Saturday. As Saalborn watched from the dugout while the Blue Devils scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth to put…
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GLASGOW, Mo. — South Shelby’s four relay teams were all victorious, leading the way to the championship at the Class 2 District 3 girls track and field meet on Saturday afternoon at Glasgow High School. The Lady Birds scored 125 points to outdistance Westran (92), Monroe City (73) and Scotland County (69). South Shelby won…
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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…
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GLASGOW, Mo. — Highland had one first-place finish and three second-place finishes to take fourth in the Class 2 District 3 boys track and field meet on Saturday afternoon at Glasgow High School. The Highand boys’ 4×400 team of Briscoe Post, Tyler Seals, Porter Peters and Charlie Evans won in 3:38.98, and its 4×200 team…
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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 QUINCY — In need of a jolt of confidence with the start of the postseason looming, the Quincy High School girls soccer team found one with a stingy defensive effort. Senior goalkeeper Ashley Walbring made 11 saves and Avery Morrison’s first-half goal stood as the only score in the Blue Devils’ 1-0 victory over Jefferson…
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The John Wood Community College baseball team didn’t go away quietly. Trailing nationally ranked Heartland Community College by seven runs in Saturday’s championship game of the Region 24 tournament at the Corn Crib, the Trail Blazers put together a five-run rally in the eighth inning. The rally ended there. The Hawks, ranked…
Read Full Article CARTHAGE, Ill. — One big outburst was enough to carry the Macomb baseball team to victory. The Bombers trailed Illini West 2-0 in Saturday’s game at Jake Burling Field before erupting for six runs in the third inning. The Chargers scored twice in the sixth inning and got the leadoff hitter on base in the…
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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.
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QUINCY — The record will show that Quincy Notre Dame swept the girls soccer season series against crosstown rival Quincy High School. But after shutting out the Blue Devils in the first meeting last month and holding them scoreless through the opening 72 minutes of the rematch Friday night, the Raiders had to sweat it out. Staked to a…
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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 MENDON, Ill. — As the strings tightened, Raulin Zehnle stayed composed. Zehnle retired the final four batters he faced in a one-run game and stranded the tying run on base in the sixth to help the Payson Seymour baseball team beat Mendon Unity 2-1 on Friday. Zehnle took the ball from Connor Howell with the…
Read Full Article 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…
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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…
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MARION, Ill. — It took too long for the Quincy University baseball team’s offense to come to life. Once it did, though, the bullpen couldn’t make a lead last. The Hawks scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday against Missouri S&T in an elimination game of the Great Lakes Valley Conference…
Read Full Article BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Kevin Martinez kept the John Wood Community College baseball team’s season afloat with one swing. Leading off the bottom of the ninth inning in Friday’s elimination game of the Region 24 Tournament at the Corn Crib, the Trail Blazers designated hitter hit a home run to right field to give JWCC an…
Read Full Article 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…
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HAMILTON, Ill. — West Hancock senior third baseman Grayson Conkright hit a three-run home run and reached base four times, and his brother, junior Layton Conkright, had two RBIs and pitched the final 3⅔ innings to earn the save in a 9-4 victory over Quincy Notre Dame on Thursday. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey…
Read Full Article PARIS, Mo. — Kaden Oliver hit two home runs and drove in four runs as the Canton baseball team homered four times and beat Paris 11-6 on Thursday. Oliver, a junior center fielder, hit a solo home run with two outs to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning,…
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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,…
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HAMILTON, Ill. — Layton Conkright’s exuberance after the final out encapsulated what Thursday’s 9-4 victory over Quincy Notre Dame meant to him and the West Hancock baseball program. After Conkright got Logan Sutton to ground out to end the game, Conkright pumped his fists, let out a roar that was probably audible from Warsaw and…
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GALESBURG, Ill. — The Quincy High School girls track team won six events and finished second in four to score 102 points and place second behind Rock Island at the Western Big 6 Conference meet on Thursday. Sterling was third with 97.5 points, followed by Galesburg (94) and Geneseo (79). Peyton Kuhl won the 800-meter…
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — With the tying run on third base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, pitcher Reed Sparrow got Eli Olson to ground out to first baseman Gavin Edgar for the final out in Liberty’s 7-6 victory over Jacksonville Routt on Thursday afternoon in a high school baseball game. Two…
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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.…
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PAYSON, Ill. — Pittsfield’s Draven Puterbaugh and Tim Hull combined for six hits and eight RBIs, and four Saukees had three hits in a 15-6 victory over Payson Seymour on Thursday. Hull and Puterbaugh drove in the Saukees’ first three runs with two-out singles as part of a five-run top of the first inning. Hayden…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal High School girls soccer team celebrated its seniors and wrapped up an undefeated run through the North Central Missouri Conference with a 9-1 victory over Marshall on Thursday night at Veterans Field. Abbie Martin and Malia Stolte had three goals each, and Stolte added an assist. Ashley Davis and Kegan…
Read Full Article SHELBINA, Mo. — The Palmyra baseball team took advantage of 15 walks and 10 hits to score 22 runs in a 22-0 victory over South Shelby on Thursday afternoon. Palmyra (11-9) finished Clarence Cannon Conference play with a 5-1 record. It plays twice on Friday — at 4 p.m. against Marceline and at 8 p.m.…
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QUINCY — Two goals scored within 40 seconds of each other put the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team in front in the game’s first nine minutes, and the Raiders went on to enjoy senior night with a 6-0 victory over Jacksonville on Wednesday night at Advance Physical Therapy Field. Mia Vranjes got the first…
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QUINCY — A familiar face is back on the track at Quincy Raceways. Veteran driver Mark Burgtorf is once again behind the wheel of the No. 3 modified. His return followed a 17-month recovery following surgery to remove a tumor in his lower pelvis. “It feels great to be back,” he said. “That was a…
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QUINCY — Count veteran modified driver Shawn Deering as another fan of the “new” Quincy Raceways. From its reconfigured and regenerated racing surface, plus the addition of track walls and other amenities, Deering thinks Quincy is well on its way to becoming the racing hub of the tri-state area. “As word gets out, I think…
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AUGUSTA, Ill. — Abram Wiewel hit his 12th home run of the season and freshman Reese Schertel hurled a complete game two-hitter for his first varsity victory as the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team cruised to a 12-2 victory over Southeastern in five innings on Wednesday. Wiewel also drove in four runs for the Raiders (17-7).…
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Lawson escapes fifth-inning jam, Brown tosses two scoreless innings in relief in 4-3 victory for QHS
STERLING, Ill. — The Quincy High School baseball team escaped a jam in the fifth inning, and reliever Nick Brown threw two scoreless innings of relief to preserve a 4-3 victory over Sterling on Wednesday afternoon in a Western Big 6 Conference game. An error and two singles scored a run for Sterling in the…
Read Full Article PAYSON, Ill. — Lane Barker beat the throw home on a ground ball to second base and scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Payson Seymour baseball team captured an 8-7 victory on Wednesday afternoon. Isiah Brass set down Central (7-16) in order in the top of the eighth.…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Palmyra boys golf team captured the Clarence Cannon Conference championship on Wednesday at Norwoods Golf Course. The Panthers recorded a score of 318 to outpace South Shelby by 11 strokes. Centralia finished third at 333, and Monroe City was fourth at 350. Macon’s Hagan Ritter was the medalist, shooting a 74.…
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MARION, Ill. — A two-run single by JD Ortiz in the top of the fourth inning put the Quincy University baseball team ahead for good, and Tom Conzemius continued his recent run of dominant relief pitching to help the Quincy University baseball team win its opener 7-3 over Maryville in the Great Lakes Valley Conference…
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QUINCY — The Golden K Kiwanis Club will be hold its first miniature golf course tournament in Quincy from May 25-31. To enter, get two twosomes to play at the same time on whatever day works for those participants. Tournament play will be open during any of the regular summer hours the Batting Cage and…
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QUINCY — James Day doesn’t necessarily want to take his AP Government test again, but if it helps him pitch like he did on Tuesday, he gladly would. About an hour before his scheduled start against Quincy Notre Dame, Day, a junior at Quincy High School, finished the test he needs to pass to earn…
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QUINCY — Roman Harrison had not started a game in three years, but when the opportunity to do so presented itself on March 17, he took it and has run with it since. Harrison, a junior left-handed pitcher for Quincy University, sat in the bullpen awaiting the second game of the Hawks’ doubleheader against 18th-ranked…
Read Full Article 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,…
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KAHOKA, Mo. — The Hannibal baseball team let Clark County back in the game, but quality at-bats combined with timely pitching in the final inning gave the Pirates the cushion they needed to defeat the Indians 15-11 on Tuesday. The Pirates led 12-6 entering the bottom of the sixth. The Indians scored five runs with…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Four bases-loaded walks in the bottom of the sixth inning helped the Canton baseball team erase a two-run deficit and come from behind to defeat Central 7-5 on Tuesday afternoon. Bleu Taylor sealed the victory for the Tigers, retiring the Panthers in order in the top of the seventh. The victory was…
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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…
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QUINCY — Mason Dent and Nate Konrad hit home runs and the Quincy High School baseball team cranked out 12 hits in a dominant 10-0 victory over Quincy Notre Dame at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield on Tuesday. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured these images from the crosstown showdown.
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QUINCY — Quincy University outfielder Matt Mateo and pitcher Roman Harrison were first-team all-Great Lakes Valley Conference selections, announced by the league on Tuesday. Outfielder Ben Dahlof and pitcher Kobe Essien earned honorable mention honors. Mateo, a junior from Kissimmee, Fla., led the team in hits (65), home runs (14), triples (3), runs (57), total…
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ROLLA, Mo. — A Quincy (Ill.) Notre Dame graduate and a Hannibal High School graduate earned honors from the Great Lakes Valley Conference when it announced its baseball awards on the eve of its postseason tournament. Jake Schisler, a sophomore from Quincy, earned a spot on the All-GLVC second team. Schisler ended the regular season…
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QUINCY — Ellison Barnes practiced what Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer coach Mark Thomas has preached, and it gave the Raiders a chance against Springfield on Monday at Advance Physical Therapy Field. With the Raiders trailing the Senators 2-0 and five minutes left in the second half, Barnes, a junior forward and midfielder, made a…
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QUINCY — Rich Polak, the Quincy Notre Dame baseball coach, had seen it coming for the last four months. He helps train Raiders junior outfielder Weston Reyburn during the offseason. “Going into the season, he’d never even had an extra base hit,” Polak said. “He put on 20 pounds of muscle. I said, ‘Listen, you’re…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team’s lineup has no easy outs, and Monday’s game against Pittsfield provided the most recent evidence. The bottom three in the Chargers’ order — Ethan Carlisle, Carson Purdy and Grady Blue — went a combined 8 for 10 with five RBIs and scored four runs in a 10-4…
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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…
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QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame senior Abram Wiewel continues to stake his claim as one of the top baseball players in the area. Wiewel struck out 16 Brown County batters and added a triple in QND’s 10-2 victory on Monday. Wiewel has compiled a 2.14 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 36 innings and is hitting…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Malia Stolte and Abbie Martin each scored twice for the Hannibal girls soccer team in an 8-0 victory over Fulton on Monday afternoon in a North Central Missouri Conference game at Veterans Field. The Pirates (16-4) are undefeated after nine games in conference play, and they have won six consecutive games. They…
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