Posts Tagged ‘Adams County’
Photo gallery: Figure 8 racing brings sheet metal mayhem to Adams County Fair
Click here to purchase digital downloads or prints from this gallery. MENDON, Ill. — There was plenty of heart-pounding, mud-slinging, beating-and-banging action at the Adams County Fair on Thursday. Domination Motorsports brought Figure 8 racing to the fair. The event featured seven different classes and is part of the Midwest Figure 8 Point Series. Muddy…
Read MoreSchuckman: Great moments abound in Adams County’s rich sports history
QUINCY — When asked to come up with a list of the top sports moments in Adams County history to coincide with the bicentennial celebration, the last thing I wanted to do was make a list of state champions and professional athletes and call it good. Moments are bigger than one game or one athlete.…
Read MoreIDNR offering hunter safety education courses in Adams County
QUINCY — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has two hunter safety education courses scheduled for August and September in West-Central Illinois. Both courses are being offered in Adams County. The first will be held Aug. 8-9 at the Paloma Community Building in Paloma. The course runs 6-10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, and 9…
Read MoreSchuckman: Should Loos get draft call, it would be historic moment for Payson, Adams County
QUINCY — Random musings after digging into the archives on a random July night … • Lucas Loos finds his name on Baseball America’s list of the top 100 college senior sign targets for the upcoming Major League Baseball amateur draft. Because the Payson Seymour and John Wood Community College graduate has exhausted his NCAA…
Read MoreSchuckman: Rolling down county roads proves yet again to be good source of inspiration
QUINCY — Throughout the majority of my sports writing career, when my creativity requires recharging or it’s time to unwind my mind, I jump in my truck and spend some time exploring the countryside on county roads. Thursday, a walk through the woods was needed, so to speak. And as the sun headed for the…
Read MoreTaking time to reload shotgun shells is worth it … if you remember the gun powder
FOWLER, Ill. — Jennifer Taylor’s timing couldn’t have been better. To celebrate the new year and wash away what had been a misadventurous 2021, she decided to spend the afternoon and early evening of December 31 enjoying a wine tasting with a couple of friends. That allowed her husband, Brad, the freedom to do whatever…
Read MoreTrophy bucks: Quincy’s Terry takes down thick-tined buck after sparring match
On the opening morning of the Illinois firearms season, Quincy’s Jeff Terry was treated to a sparring match. Two bucks were fighting over territory in Adams County. After the more mature buck won and chased off the competition, Terry was able to draw him in and knock him down.
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