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Shane Hulsey pinch hits for Matt Schuckman and talks to Brendan Saak of the Quincy Doggy Paddlers, the city’s new Prospect League franchise. Shane will be doing play-by-play for the team’s home games this year!
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QUINCY — How successful was opening night at Quincy Raceways? Renee DeLonjay may have summed it up best. “We had 3,000 cheeseburgers, and we ran out (early in the evening),” said DeLonjay, who with husband Jeff began their first full season as owners of the venerable dirt track on a chilly and breezy Sunday night.…
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Ava Wombles is like the older sister Emma Wombles never had. “Ava is probably my biggest role model,” Emma Wombles said. Ava could not be more proud to hold that distinction. “It literally means the world to me that she said that,” Ava Wombles said. “One of my goals in life…
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Quincy native comes in to shut door for Maryville as Hawks fall into three-way tie for sixth in GLVC
QUINCY, Ill. — A seven-run second inning put the Quincy University baseball team in a good position to salvage a split of a four-game series with Maryville on Sunday. A seven-run eighth inning by the Saints put the Hawks’ postseason hopes in danger, and Quincy native Noah Harbin was one of the few pitchers for…
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QUINCY – Twice each week since late March, more than 40 boys and girls ages 4 and up arrive at the Quincy University pool for an hourlong swimming session. Some of the youngest ones fear the water at first and must be coaxed into the pool. Others are putting their faces in the water and…
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QUINCY — Excellent pitching gave the Quincy University baseball team a puncher’s chance in Saturday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader. The only problem for the Hawks? The Saints’ pitching was a little bit better. Both Maryville starting pitchers — Ben Gregory and Ty Rauser — tossed complete-game, seven-inning shutouts as the Saints swept the twinbill…
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CLOPTON, Mo. — A quick turnaround did not bother the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team. Less than 15 hours after a 10-2 road loss to Illini West, the Raiders made the 75-minute drive to Clopton for a doubleheader beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. QND combined for 22 runs in two games, defeating Clopton 13-6 and…
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ATCHISON, Kan. — The Culver-Stockton College baseball team on Saturday earned a berth in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time since 2021 by sweeping a doubleheader from Benedictine College by scores of 1-0 and 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Olsen Stadium. C-SC, which finished the regular season with a 21-23…
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Quincy University (21-24, 14-13 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference) and Maryville (27-18, 19-8) will conclude their four-game baseball series at noon Sunday. Quincy won Friday’s opener, and Maryville won two on Saturday. The Hawks are tied for sixth in the conference stndings with Missouri S&T, and they are only a half-game ahead of Missouri-St.…
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Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, April 26: Prep baseball College baseball College softball Girls soccer
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Illini West senior catcher Shawn Watkins Jr.’s home plate collision with Quincy Notre Dame’s Oliver Triplett did not faze him. Watkins, a two-time state qualifying wrestler, welcomed the physicality. “It’s not the first one of the year, and it probably won’t be the last one,” Watkins said. “I feel like wrestling toughens…
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QUINCY — Losing still stinks, but Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer coach Mark Thomas was pleased with his team’s play Friday night in a 2-0 loss to undefeated Peoria Notre Dame. “We worked hard,” Thomas said after the game, played at Advance Physical Therapy Field. “(Peoria Notre Dame has) got a good team, and that’ll…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — One day after a walk-off victory over Fulton, the Hannibal baseball team had to hang on for dear life to hold off Marshall on Friday. The Pirates nearly let a 5-0 lead slip away but escaped with a 5-4 victory in North Central Missouri Conference play at the Veterans Sports Complex. The…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — Unity infielder Carter Rolando broke the Liberty baseball team’s heart on April 9. Jackson Sims made sure Rolando didn’t do it again on Friday. A little more than two weeks after delivering a walk-off single in the 10th inning of a 2-1 Mustangs victory, Rolando again stepped to the plate in a…
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QUINCY — The game took more than four hours and lasted 14 innings, but Isaiah Fudge gave the home fans a reason to leave QU Stadium with smiles on their faces Friday night. Fudge hit a solo home run to right-center field on the first pitch of the 14th inning, giving the Quincy University baseball team…
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ATCHISON, Kan. — A two-hitter by Davin Meyer helped the Culver-Stockton College baseball team inch closer to a berth in the Heart of America Athletic Conference postseason tournament with a 3-1 victory over Benedictine College Friday afternoon at Laughlin Field. Benedictine banged out 12 hits to pick up a 10-4 victory in the nightcap to…
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Illini West starting pitcher Ethan Carlisle carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning of Friday’s baseball game against Quincy Notre Dame, which the Chargers eventually won 10-2. Carlisle gave up just one baserunner before Bradi Lahr’s single leading off the fifth. Carlisle exited after five innings after striking out six and walking just one on…
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, April 25: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball College softball Girls soccer
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MRN Publisher Bob Gough and local dirt track racing aficianado Steve Eighinger, the “Bard of the Bullring,” get you ready for opening night at Quincy Raceways.
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QUINCY — The members of the Quincy High School baseball team did not want the frustration of Wednesday’s 3-0 loss to Moline to linger any longer than necessary. So, the Blue Devils arrived to the ballpark at 1:45 Thursday afternoon — a half hour earlier than normal — to get in extra batting practice ahead…
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QUINCY – Quincy Notre Dame product Alex McCulla has been named to the all-Missouri Valley Conference golf team, and Illinois State is headed to the NCAA Division I tournament after winning the league title for the second time in three years. A final-round 285 enabled the Redbirds (856) to outlast Murray State (859) and Belmont…
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BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team’s four-game winning streak was snapped on Thursday in a 7-4 loss to Beardstown. Raiders starter Abram Wiewel only lasted 2 1/3 innings, leaving the game after allowing a single and striking out a batter in the third inning and QND ahead 3-1. Beardstown scored four runs…
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WELLSVILLE, Mo. — The Mark Twain baseball team — except for catcher Eli Snodgrass — didn’t need to bring their gloves to Thursday’s high school baseball game against Wellsville-Middletown. Right-handed pitcher Nolan Epperson recorded 17 strikeouts and didn’t allow a hit in 5 2/3 innings before Treyton Clements came on to record the final out…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Quincy High School boys tennis team reached the 10-victory plateau in grand style on Thursday, winning all six singles matches and all three doubles matches in a 9-0 victory over Hannibal to improve to 10-2 this season. The closest match of the day was at No. 2 singles, in which Drake…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The speed Reid Holliday showcases as a wide receiver on the Hannibal football team and a small forward on the basketball team has proven to be useful on the baseball field as well. With the Pirates tied at one with Fulton and with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning…
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DES MOINES, IOWA — Culver-Stockton College juniors Drew Mallett and Delaney Straus each competed at the 115th Drake Relays on Wednesday and Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. Mallett set a personal high for points in the decathlon with 6,329, seven points higher than his previous mark achieved at the Central Methodist Invitational this season. The…
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, April 24: Prep baseball Prep softball College baseball
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QUINCY — The most important at-bat in Wednesday afternoon’s 12-2 victory by the Quincy Notre Dame softball team over Western at the Backyard came in the second inning when it took the lead. No, it wasn’t Caitlin Bunte’s bases-clearing triple, breaking a scoreless tie. Instead, it was Morgan Winking’s two-out walk to load the bases,…
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QUINCY — The makings of a victory for the Quincy High School baseball team were there on Wednesday. The Blue Devils outhit Moline 8-7. Starting pitcher Cameron Lawson threw 6⅔ innings, struck out seven, walked two and only gave up one earned run. Quincy never went down in order in any inning and had a…
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QUINCY — Chandler John was oh-so-close to a no-hitter, but the run differential after the final out was all she was concerned about. The Liberty sophomore right-hander was two outs from a no-hitter against Quincy High School on Wednesday before Avary Hlubek thwarted John’s chances at a no-no with a single through the left side,…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton softball team broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the fifth inning, then added six insurance runs in the sixth inning to pull away from Hannibal-LaGrange University and post a 9-2 victory in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader at Himsl Field Wednesday afternoon. HLGU’s Madyson Klosterman scattered…
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SHELBINA, Mo. — The Palmyra boys golf team edged South Shelby by four strokes to win the South Shelby Invitational at Lakeside Golf Course on Wednesday, and South Shelby’s Carson Gough lost to Macon’s Hagan Ritter in a playoff for medalist honors after both players shot 77s. Palmyra’s Jonas Janes shot a 78 to finish…
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MT. STERLING, Ill. — On a day when offense was difficult to come by, one swing decided Wednesday’s baseball game between Pittsfield and Brown County. Collin Dieterle delivered that swing. The Hornets’ leadoff hitter ripped a double to left field with one out in the bottom of the eighth that rolled to the fence, allowing…
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The Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team on Wednesday played its first game at home in the Backyard after playing its last six games on the road, going 3-3. The Raiders knocked off Western 12-2 to improve their record to 16-4. MRN Editor David Adam captured some of the action from Wednesday’s game.
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, April 23: Prep baseball Prep softball College softball
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The Quincy High School baseball team lost 3-0 at home on Wednesday to Western Big 6 Conference rival Moline, while the Quincy High School softball team lost 5-2 at home to Liberty. Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured some of the action at both games.
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — It was only fitting that the Pittsfield softball team’s victory over Pleasant Hill on Tuesday ended with the ball in Lila Simon’s glove. Simon’s bat put the Saukees in position to win the game in the first place. After blasting a two-out, three-run home run off of Saint Louis University commit…
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GENESEO, Ill. — The Quincy High School softball team enjoyed a good start to Tuesday afternoon’s Western Big 6 Conference game, scoring a run in the top of the first. Geneseo then took over. The Maple Leafs improved to 5-1 in league play, scoring in four of the game’s five innings while posting a 12-1…
Read Full Article CARROLLTON, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team scored first and led 1-0 after 4 ½ innings, but Carrollton tied the game in the bottom of the fifth and then took the lead in the sixth with a three-run homer to claim a 4-1 victory on Tuesday afternoon. Singles by Vanna Holmes and…
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QUINCY — After Saturday’s 5-1 victory against Jacksonville, the Quincy High School girls soccer team wanted to continue the momentum Tuesday night at Flinn Stadium in Western Big 6 Conference play. Leah Knudson’s hat trick helped accomplish that in an 8-0 victory over Sterling. The Blue Devils (5-6) started strong, with the first goal coming…
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CANTON, Mo. — Preston Brewer continues to show that his prowess on the prep sports scene is not limited to the basketball court. The 6-foot-8 senior right-hander struck out eight and did not give up an earned run in 6 ⅔ innings as the Canton baseball team stymied Illini West 6-1 on Tuesday. Brewer reached…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — The Payson Seymour baseball team made Camp Point Central pay for its mistakes. The Indians used timely hits and aggressive baserunning to take advantage of 13 walks and five errors in a 15-2 victory on Tuesday. The Indians led 2-1 entering the top of the third, but a catcher’s interference call…
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Pittsfield’s Emma Wombles and Pleasant Hill’s Ava Wombles, who are distant cousins, combined for 29 strikeouts and just five walks from the pitcher’s circle in Pittsfield’s 4-3 victory over Pleasant Hill on Tuesday afternoon in Pleasant Hill. “It was a pitcher’s duel, for sure,” Wolves coach Ryan Lowe said. “Both girls did a phenomenal job.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Longer days and warmer weather makes spring a perfect time to learn to play pickleball. Pickleball 101 will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 28, at the Huckleberry Park pickleball courts. The class is free but registration is required at www.hannibalparks.org Tom Batenhorst, president of Hannibal Park Board and…
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QUINCY — The wait is just about over. The dirt-track season opens at the new-look Quincy Raceways on Sunday night, showcasing a manifold of improvements for drivers and spectators alike. Jeff DeLonjay begins his first full year as owner and operator of the 28.5-acre site at 8000 Broadway following an offseason that has kept track staff…
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PAYSON, Ill. — Slowly, but ever so surely, Izzy Weppler is carving out her softball niche as a member of the Quincy High School pitching staff. The left-handed sophomore made just her second start of the season Monday afternoon, pitching the Blue Devils past Payson Seymour 7-3. Weppler has worked to overcome a series of…
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QUINCY — Sophomore starter Sam Klauser allowed one earned run in four innings of work, and two freshmen combined for three scoreless innings in relief as the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team defeated Payson Seymour 10-2 on Monday night. The victory was the fourth straight for the Raiders (10-4), who have won nine of their…
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MOLINE, Ill. — The Quincy High School baseball team’s four-game winning streak was snapped on Monday as Moline scored 11 runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to win 11-1 in a Western Big 6 Conference game at Holmgren Field. The Blue Devils (6-11) had chances to score in each of the five innings…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College junior Delaney Straus of Philadelphia, Mo., received her third straight Heart of America Athletic Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honor presented by WinWon for her performance at the Culver-Stockton Invitational held April 19 in Canton. This is Straus’ fourth outdoor honor this spring and the sixth weekly outdoor…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Shawn Gaines’ introduction to Hannibal High School football came not as a player or coach but as a spectator. Gaines, who grew up in Columbia, Mo., graduated from Columbia Rock Bridge in 2012 and in May 2016 from Culver-Stockton College, where he played linebacker. He made the trip to Porter Stadium to…
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QUINCY – The exodus from the Quincy University women’s basketball team continues in the wake of the April 4 departure of second-year coach Courtney Boyd. Sophomore guard Mariann Blass announced last week on X, formerly known as Twitter, that she is transferring to Truman State. Blass started 28 games before missing the final five with…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Members of the 1997-98 Hannibal-LaGrange University men’s basketball team will reunite April 26 for an all-star reunion and fundraiser for two former teammates stricken with serious medical conditions. The event will be in the Mabee Sports Complex on the HLGU campus. Players and guests will begin arriving at 1 p.m., with a…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — Layne Bent anticipated a pickoff attempt to third base, but he did not foresee what happened as a result of it. Bent scored on a throwng error in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Liberty a 4-3 victory Saturday afternoon over Camp Point Central. Bent, a junior outfielder for the…
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QUINCY — After scoring just one goal in the last five games, the Quincy High School girls soccer team finally enjoyed offensive success on Saturday. Alexa Mosley’s goal came in the first five minutes and sparked an avalanche of goals in a 5-1 victory for the Blue Devils over Jacksonville at Flinn Stadium, snapping a…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton baseball team came from behind in both ends of Saturday’s Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Missouri Valley College to earn a sweep of the twinbill and win the four-game series. The Wildcats scored three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to overcome a 5-0 deficit to…
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PLEASANT PLAINS, Ill. — The Pleasant Hill softball team racked up 33 runs and 32 hits in winning a pair of games on Saturday, defeating Hartsburg-Emden 25-5 and Pleasant Plains 8-4. Pleasant Hill (7-2) led 7-0 after two innings against Hartsburg-Emden, then piled on 13 runs in the top of the third inning. Makenna Winchell…
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QUINCY — In a year full of firsts for the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team, Rowan Stegeman added his name to that list on Saturday. The freshman third baseman hit his first career home run, a two-run shot to left field in the first inning, to give the Raiders a 2-1 lead over Rochester. The…
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Liberty’s Gavin Edgar pitched six innings of one-run ball on Saturday while striking out seven, walking two and giving up four hits before giving way to Jack Sparrow in the top of the seventh in a 4-3 victory over Central. Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured some of the action from the game.
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — Curtis Rigg was on the right side of a photo finish this time, and it proved to be the deciding factor in the Central-Southeastern boys track and field team capturing a title at their home invite. Rigg, a junior sprinter and long jumper, lost to Macomb’s Kylan McMillan by .01 seconds…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — The Central-Southeastern girls 4×100 relay team saved their best for last in 2024. That quartet could be headed for similar success in 2025. Macie Lierly, Faith Alford, Ellie Foote and Adi Foss won the 4×100 meter race at Friday’s CSE Invitational in 50.74 seconds — 2.64 seconds ahead of South Fulton…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Quincy University baseball team completed a four-game sweep of Lincoln University on Friday with victories by scores of 5-4 and 11-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. The Hawks (20-22, 13-11 in the GLVC) are now tied with Missouri S&T for sixth place in league play, and they are one…
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AUGUSTA, Ill. — Carter Rolando and the Mendon Unity baseball team seem to have a flair for the dramatic. The Mustangs rallied from a 14-12 deficit by scoring five runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Augusta Southeastern 17-14 on Friday. Two errors and a single to begin the seventh loaded the…
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Central-Southeastern’s Agnes Genenbacher eked out two victories over Winchester West Central’s Maci Peterson in hurdles races during the Central-Southeastern Invitational on Saturday. Genenbacher beat Peterson by .16 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles and by .06 seconds in the 300. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured multiple winners among the boys and girls during Friday’s…
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CANTON, Mo. — Delaney Straus finished in the points in five different events, including hitting a provisional qualifying mark in the 400-meter hurdles, to help the Culver-Stockton College women’s track and field team to a second-place finish at the Culver-Stockton Invitational Friday afternoon at Richeson Track. The Wildcats garnered 119.5 team points to finish second…
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CANTON, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton baseball team scored three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to overcome a 6-4 deficit and defeat Missouri Valley College 10-6 in the first game of a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader on Friday at Nichols Field. In the second game, the Wildcats were limited to two…
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QUINCY — Makayla Patton’s goal for Quincy Notre Dame 11 minutes into Thursday night’s game at Advance Physical Therapy Field broke a scoreless tie. It was like a slap in the face to the Hannibal girls soccer team. “We didn’t have the first goal, but if anything, it made us just come back harder and…
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) published a letter on Tuesday to state representatives explaining its decision to allow transgender participation in athletics. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 5 intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of…
Read Full Article Liberty softball team backs John's pitching with nine unanswered runs in victory over Payson Seymour
LIBERTY, Ill. — The Liberty softball team trailed 3-2 after 2½ innings, then scored nine unanswered runs to post an 11-3 victory over Payson Seymour on Thursday afternoon. Chandler John earned the victory, striking out eight, allowing five hits, three walks and one unearned run. Payson Seymour scored twice in the second inning, then Abby…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — After giving up the lead by allowing four runs in the top of the seventh inning, Hannibal responded by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to steal a 13-12 victory on Thursday afternoon over Wentzville Holt. A walk, an error and a passed ball put runners on second…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Quincy University baseball team helped itself for getting into one of the top eight spots in the Great Lakes Valley Conference standings, winning a doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Lincoln University by scores of 8-2 and 15-3. The sweep moved the Hawks (18-22, 11-11 in the GLVC) into a tie with…
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PIASA, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team was one strike from victory, but a two-out two-strike RBI single tied the score and another RBI single drove home the winning run for Piasa Southwestern in an 8-7 victory on Thursday afternoon. The Raiders led 7-5 entering the bottom of the seventh. Reliever Caitlin…
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QUINCY — Noah Wells pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and Chase Saalborn picked up the final four outs for the save as the Quincy High School baseball team earned a 3-0 victory over Pittsfield on Thursday afternoon. The victory is the fourth straight for the Blue Devils (6-10). Wells allowed two hits and walked three.…
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QUINCY — Understandably, Madalyn Boyer needed a few moments to decide what was more enjoyable. The Quincy Notre Dame right-hander was the winning pitcher — with excellent relief help from Caitlin Bunte — and also socked her first home run of the season during the Raiders’ 6-2 victory over rival Quincy High School in a Wednesday…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Eli Johnson could not contain his excitement. The Quincy Notre Dame freshman is a fiery competitor, but after hitting his first career home run on Wednesday, he smacked Raiders coach Rich Polak’s hand rounding third base. Polak felt the effects of Johnson’s emotions running high. “I think he almost broke my hand,”…
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'Those are the fun games': Henry's hit highlights rally, Stambaugh's glove seals victory for Saukees
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Pittsfield softball coach Ariana White could sense the strings tightening, so she did her best to loosen them. The Saukees led Western 7-6 entering the top of the seventh on Wednesday, but back-to-back errors put Wildcats runners on first and second with one out. White then made a trip to the pitcher’s…
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Wednesday’s 6-2 victory over Quincy High School moved the Quincy Notre Dame girls softball team one step closer to a sixth consecutive 20-victory season. Notre Dame has outscored Quincy 87-18 during that 11-game stretch. The last QHS victory against the Raiders came in April 2018. Muddy River News Editor David Adam captured some of the images from…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Drake Gibson’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Quincy High School baseball team a 5-4 victory over Rock Island on Wednesday afternoon in a Western Big Six Conference game. The victory is the third straight for the Blue Devils (5-10, 2-4 in the WB6). James Day led off…
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Sports Writer Shane Hulsey caught a different type of doubleheader on Wednesday night, capturing images of Quincy Notre Dame’s 12-10 victory over Pittsfield in baseball as well as Pittsfield’s come-from-behind 7-6 victory over Western in softball.
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Amick McClelland waited with what little bated breath she had left in anticipation of the results popping up on the scoreboard. “That was the most nerve-wracking thing I’ve ever experienced,” McClelland said. McClelland, a senior on the Quincy High School track and field team, had just expended every ounce of energy she…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — Landyn Essig had a sneaking suspicion Tuesday might be a special day when he and the Hannibal track and field team arrived at the Mark Twain Relays at Palmyra High School. “All we were waiting on was the weather to get better, and we knew what we had to do,” Essig said.…
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Winners for the Quincy High School girls team at the Becky Thatcher Relays were: Winners for the Quincy High School girls team at the Mark Twain Relays were: Winners for the Hannibal girls team at the Becky Thatcher Relays were: Winners for the Hannibal boys team at the Mark Twain Relays were: Sports Writer Shane…
Read Full Article EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Just when the Quincy High School softball team appeared to be building momentum in their Western Big 6 Conference clase with United Township on Tuesday, the Panthers snatched it from them and ran away with it. After Carlee Gilker hit a three-run home run to trim the Blue Devils’ deficit to…
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QUINCY – Two former Quincy University assistant men’s basketball coaches have been hired to lead NCAA Division I programs. Jon Perry, an assistant to former QU coach Marty Bell from 2010-13, has been named the head coach at Navy. Tim Bergstraser, who spent one season on Ryan Hellenthal’s staff, will take over at the University…
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Great Lakes Valley Conference released its weekly honors for baseball on Monday, April 14, naming Kobe Essien as the league’s Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 7-13. Essien tossed a seven-inning shutout in a 17-0 victory over No. 18-ranked Lewis on April 11. The Hawks’ right-hander becomes the…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame freshman Cadence Smith knew her opportunity would come, and she made the most of it. The QND softball team was trailing Pittsfield 4-2 with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the fourth on Monday when Smith came off the bench to hit for Ellie Miller…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Pitch count was the only thing that prevented Bobby Harris from finishing what he started on Monday. The Pittsfield junior right-hander tossed 6 ⅔ scoreless innings against Payson Seymour before eclipsing the maximum of 105 pitches as allowed by the IHSA. Harris gave way to Carter Frazier, who allowed a double to…
Read Full Article GALESBURG, Ill. — Sophomore Izzy Weppler continues to make the most of her at-bats in her first season on the Quincy High School softball team. Weppler, a sophomore left-handed hitter, belted her second home run in as many games and third in 18 at-bats as the Blue Devils beat Galesburg 9-1 in Western Big 6…
Read Full Article RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Abram Wiewel just keeps on slugging. The Quincy Notre Dame senior belted a home run for the third straight game and went 4 for 5 with five RBIs in the Raiders’ 19-5 victory over Rushville-Industry on Monday. Wiewel’s second-inning grand slam marked his fifth home run of the season, all of which…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Caitlin Bunte went 2 for 3 with a two-run home run in the third inning and scored three runs in Quincy Notre Dame’s 10-4 victory over Pittsfield in a prep softball game on Monday night. In the last eight games dating back to April 5, Bunte has gone 15 for 22 with…
Read Full Article Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, April 14: Prep Baseball Quincy 8, Rock Island 6 Quincy Notre Dame 19, Rushville-Industry 5 Illini West 10, Astoria/VIT 0 Pittsfield 3, Payson Seymour 0 Brown County 10, Triopia 1 Palmyra 5, Mendon Unity 0 Clark County 13, Highland 2 Silex 17, Mark Twain 5 Prep Softball Quincy…
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SHELBINA, Mo. — Kent O’Laughlin felt the time was right to ride off into the sunset — or to the farm or the next vacation spot — and it is for real this time. “I’m hoping so,” O’Laughlin said. His successor is poised to help the South Shelby boys basketball program pick up right where…
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QUINCY — A new era in Quincy University men’s volleyball is formally underway. Beginning today, QU’s program is now an official member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) after the conclusion of its season Saturday that ended a 31-year affiliation with the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA). Quincy had been competing under the MIVA…
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – A 10-run fourth inning helped the 18th-ranked Lewis baseball team cruise to a 19-9 victory on Sunday over Quincy University to conclude a four-game series. Lewis led 3-0 after one inning. After QU’s Harry Fandre hit his sixth homer of the season in the second, the Flyers answered with three more runs…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s softball team had a chance to climb out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference cellar but suffered a doubleheader loss to Lincoln University on Sunday by scores of 2-0 and 10-2. The Blue Tigers (15-25) improved to 6-16 in league play, while Quincy’s losing streak was ended…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The quality at-bats had been there. The solid contact had been there. But the results hadn’t always been there for the Quincy High School baseball team at the plate through the first dozen games of the season, which included three losses by one run, another two-run defeat and a three-run loss in…
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QUINCY — File it and forget it. That’s about all the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team could do following Saturday’s 15-2, six-inning loss to Chatham Glenwood at Ferd Niemann Memorial Field. The Raiders (6-4) proved to be their own worst enemy. “Nine walks, four errors … ,” said QND coach Rich Polak, recounting some of…
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