Raiders forge tie with Explorers, get early-season taste of what postseason path looks like

Quincy Notre Dame's Makayla Patton, right, battles Alton Marquette's Radley Hoener for possession during Monday night's game at Advance Physical Therapy Field. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team got a taste of what the Class 1A postseason path may look like, and it was no April fool’s joke. The Raiders played Alton Marquette to a scoreless tie Monday night at Advance Physical Therapy Field, finding the Explorers’ defense difficult to generate an attack against…

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‘I just hit it’: Patton’s OT goal after lightning delay sends Raiders to sectional championship game

Quincy Notre Dame's Addlie Flesch, left, gains control of the ball with Alton Marquette's Emma Dempsey applying pressure during Friday night's Class 1A Riverton Sectional semifinal in Riverton, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

RIVERTON, Ill. — Lightning strikes delayed the game, but Makayla Patton’s strike decided it. At the end of a scoreless regulation, lightning near Riverton Middle School forced a 30-minute delay in Friday’s Class 1A Riverton Sectional semifinal between the Quincy Notre Dame and Alton Marquette girls soccer teams. Seven and a half minutes after the…

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Marquette quiets QND’s offense, leaves Raiders looking to find momentum before postseason

Quincy Notre Dame's Haley Schertel safely steals second base during Saturday's game against Alton Marquette at The Backyard. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — All the distractions that come with the calendar rolling over from April to May — things like prom, graduation and college commitments — are being magnified by the fact the weather is making it difficult for prep baseball and softball teams to find their rhythm. The opportunity to build postseason momentum is dwindling,…

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QND girls respond to early deficit, fend off Alton Marquette to win Class 2A sectional title

The Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball players celebrate after receiving the Class 2A Waverly Sectional championship plaque following their 54-45 victory over Alton Marquette on Friday night. Matt Schuckman photo

WAVERLY, Ill. — Why worry? That’s exactly what the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball players were thinking. Alton Marquette hit the Raiders with an opening salvo Friday night, scoring the first six points of the Class 2A Waverly Sectional championship game and forcing QND coach Eric Orne to burn a timeout after only 2 minutes,…

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