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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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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — You can get exposure or you can get exposed. That was Brown County boys basketball coach Jeff Bottorff’s message to his team ahead of their trip to Romeoville on June 28 and 29 for a live event featuring more than 100 teams and several college coaches in attendance. Bottorff saw much more…
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QUINCY — Tim Schrage knows the game. Not only has he been a lifelong golfer and contender in the Quincy men’s city golf championships, but he spent 11 seasons as the head men’s golf coach at Culver-Stockton College. So when Quincy native Luke Guthrie needed a caddy for last week’s Korn Ferry Tour event —…
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QUINCY — The box smelled like you might expect from something that sat on a shelf in a basement closet for the last 35 years. The white oversized envelopes neatly stacked inside the box aren’t necessarily white anymore, but they managed to keep their contents safe and pristine all this time. The fact nothing inside…
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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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PALMYRA, Mo. — Bennett Stice is getting his chance to show he belongs in professional baseball. The Palmyra High School graduate recently signed a contract with the Gateway Grizzlies of the independent Frontier League and has made two appearances in the past week. A 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher, Stice has thrown 3.1 innings out of the…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 30th annual Hannibal Cannibal is being held July 5, with a rolling start between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. As has been customary, Highway 79 from Church St. to Continental Cement on South 79 will be closed for the race. The highway will close down at 6 a.m. to prepare for…
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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 — The roar of the go-kart engines is about to serenade Quincy’s South side. The Grand Prix of Karting returns this weekend with racing taking place Saturday and Sunday on the traditional course that challeges drivers with the twists and turns through South Park. Warmups and preliminary races will begin around 8 a.m. each…
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Click here to purchase digital images of Muddy River Sports photos QUINCY — The area’s top senior softball players earned their opportunity to take center stage Wednesday night in the Illinois vs. Missouri all-star doubleheader played at John Wood Community College. The Missouri squad swept Illinois 11-5 and 11-3 in the first softball all-star event…
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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 — After a 10-year absence, the opportunity for high school softball players to engage in a cross-river rivalry exists again. Kelsey Thompson made certain of it. The John Wood Community College softball coach introduced the idea of resurrecting the Illinois vs. Missouri all-star game back in March, and her plan comes to fruition Wednesday…
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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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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital FOCUS Fitness has announced the addition of indoor pickleball to its lineup of health and wellness offerings. Pickleball sessions are open now and available by reservation only with a link that can be found on the FOCUS Fitness webpage. One-hour time slots are available on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings…
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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.…
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QUINCY — The pictures form a rolodex of memories and illustrate the changes and growth of a group of boys who have become young men. Every step of their journey has been together, from second grade to seniors in high school. They take their final step together Saturday as three of the lynchpins of the…
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…
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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. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — For Lila Simon, it all came down to perspective. Prior to her junior…
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QUINCY — The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place Saturday at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center with the area’s top seniors getting the opportunity to represent their schools, their communities and their states one final time. The girls game tips at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m.…
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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. MACOMB, Ill. — Kylie Robinson picked up some sage advice from her older sister, Kaitlyn, while…
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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. CAMP POINT, Ill. — It would be wise not to challenge Karly Peters on the pickleball…
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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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Abbie Martin’s incredible high school soccer career was capped with one last fitting honor. The Hannibal senior forward was named to the Class 3 all-state first team by the Missouri High School Soccer Coaches Association. This is her third all-state nod, having been named to the second team as both a sophomore…
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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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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. MACOMB, Ill. — Braden Holthaus figured basketball was his future. Then college football coaches came calling.…
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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. PHILADELPHIA, Mo. — If it involves math, Joey Lagemann is all about it. “I’ve always loved…
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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. SHELBINA, Mo. — Belle Roush and Callie McWilliams will get one more chance to play basketball…
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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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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. KAHOKA, Mo. — Harrison Parker openly admits his golf game isn’t up to par. “I’m no…
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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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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. MEMPHIS, Mo. — A lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, Vince Dale grew up emulating Cardinals great…
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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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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. CANTON, Mo. — Bryson Brewer doesn’t need to follow in his older brother’s footsteps. He needs…
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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. PALMYRA, Mo. — Sydney Compton hasn’t taken a college course yet, but she’s already redefined her…
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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. HAMILTON, Ill. — DeeDee Church aims to provide John Wood Community College basketball fans with plenty…
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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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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. LEWISTOWN, Mo. — Having grown up on a farm, Ellie Goehl got a taste of what…
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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…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteer citizen scientists to assist with wild turkey brood surveys to aid biologists in monitoring turkey population trends and reproductive success. Summertime is when young turkeys are hatching, and by counting them and adult females, biologists can assess trends in reproductive success and…
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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. MONROE CITY, Mo. — For Grant Yager and his two brothers, Cole and Blake, woodworking is…
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QUINCY — Dick Klimstra has a few options to consider for what belongs at the top of his bucket list. Seeing the New York Yankees win another World Series championship probably rises to No. 1. “If the Yankees win the pennant, that’d be fantastic,” Klimstra said. “I’m a big Yankees fan.” He’s a diehard Quincy…
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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. WARSAW, Ill. — The serenity of sitting in a boat on a lake waiting for the…
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QUINCY — The summer of Beau keeps rolling right along. Beau Eftink, who will be a senior at Quincy Notre Dame, opened the Junior PGA Championship qualifier at Gateway National Golf Links earlier this week by making birdies on the first three holes of the 36-hole event. The birdies kept falling. Eftink made 10 birdies…
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QUINCY — Griffin Kirn picked up a trio of postseason honors to cap his collegiate pitching career. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate was named a third-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after leading the West Virginia baseball team to a 44-16 record and an NCAA Division I super regional berth. The left-hander,…
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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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. PHILADELPHIA, Mo. — The ferocity with which Riley Holt plays on the basketball court has left…
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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…
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QUINCY — Kelly Koetters is returning to where the journey began. The John Wood Community College alumnus and former Trail Blazers assistant coach has been named JWCC’s new women’s basketball coach. Koetters replaces Ali Schwagmeyer-Belger, who also returned to her alma mater when she became the head coach at Quincy University at the end of…
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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. CAMP POINT, Ill. — Mason Miller’s decision to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point…
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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. CAMP POINT, Ill. — Elijah Genenbacher has an exhausting day planned. The Camp Point Central multi-sport…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Left-handed pitcher Jacob Kroeger is climbing a rung on the Atlanta Braves organizational ladder. The Palmyra native was assigned Tuesday to the Rome Emperors, the Braves’ High-A affiliate in the South Athletic League. He spent the first two months of the 2025 season pitching for the Augusta GreenJackets, the Single-A affiliate in…
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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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. CANTON, Mo. — Macy Glasgow’s personality and approach to life make nursing the perfect career choice.…
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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. MEMPHIS, Mo. — Kwyn Hamlin signed a letter of intent for more than just herself. By…
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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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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. PALMYRA, Mo. — It’s only fitting that Mason Smith’s final game representing the Palmyra boys basketball…
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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. PAYSON, Ill. — Like most children, Ella Archer had visions of grandeur. Now, those lofty dreams…
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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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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. PALMYRA, Mo. — The pressure of being a champion at showing goats is quite different than…
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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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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has set June 13 through 16 as Illinois free fishing days for 2025. During these four days, anglers can fish without purchasing a fishing license, salmon stamp or inland trout stamp in Illinois. The goal is for non-anglers to discover or rediscover the fun of…
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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…
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The history of the NFL started two decades ago with a match between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers held in Mexico. 54 regular season games have been played abroad since then, gradually expanding to new European countries: the United Kingdom, Germany, and Brazil. The 2025 season will see a record seven NFL…
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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. BARRY, Ill. — Casen Tobias is not fond of sitting in a classroom or an office.…
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 — Cleaning out the notebook with the curtain closed on the school year … If a pair of transfers come to fruition, the Rock Island boys basketball team will be expected to be the frontrunner in the Western Big 6 Conference next winter. Arthur Abbey, the jitterbug-quick guard who started as a sophomore at…
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