Lahr takes care of business on mound, at bat as QND snares shutout victory in regional baseball semifinal

Notre Dame's Bradi Lahr pumps his fists while getting a pat on the back from first baseman Eli Johnson after he struck out the final batter to end the fifth inning of Wednesday night's regional semifinal baseball game at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | David Adam

QUINCY – Bradi Lahr picked an opportune time for his best pitching performance of the season. The junior right-hander scattered five hits and struck out 11 in going the distance Wednesday night as Quincy Notre Dame pulled away late for a 7-0 victory over Petersburg PORTA in the semifinals of the Class 2A regional tournament…

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Photo Gallery: Raiders extend win streak ahead of showdown with Brown County

Quincy Notre Dame infielders Bradi Lahr, left, and Abram Wiewel congratulate each other after turning a double play during Friday's game against Camp Point Central at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team reached 15 wins on the season and five in a row after handling Camp Point Central 13-6 Friday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. Abram Wiewel hit his 11th home run of the season, and the Raiders scored double-digit runs for the ninth time. QND (15-6) will…

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Wiewel’s homer to lead off seventh sparks seven-run surge to give Raiders victory over Clark County

Abram Wiewel hit his 10th home run of the season to lead off the seventh-inning comeback for Quincy Notre Dame on Tuesday against Clark County. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

KAHOKA, Mo. — Another day, another Abram Wiewel home run — but this one ignited a game-saving rally. With the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team trailing Clark County 11-10 in the top of the seventh inning on Tuesday, Wiewel belted a leadoff home run, sparking a seven-run inning. Bradi Lahr hit a two-run home run…

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Back-to-back homers get Raiders off to great start, Lahr drives in seven runs in 21-0 victory

Quincy Notre Dame's Eli Johnson, shown taking a swing during an April 16 game, led off Monday's game in Mendon with a home run. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

MENDON, Ill. — The first two at-bats for the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team against Unity were a harbinger of things to come. Freshman Eli Johnson and senior Abram Wiewel belted back-to-back home runs in the top of the first, then the Raiders piled on 19 combined runs in the third and fourth innings —…

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QND’s Scott, Lahr respond with top-three finishes, earn state wrestling tournament berths

Quincy Notre Dame junior Taylin Scott finished third at 215 pounds in the Class 1A Stanford Olympia Sectional to advance to the state wrestling tournament. | Muddy River Sports file photo

STANFORD, Ill. — The appropriate response to a setback earned Quincy Notre Dame wrestlers Taylin Scott and Bradi Lahr spots in the Class 1A state tournament field. Scott won twice after losing in the semifinals of the Class 1A Stanford Olympia Sectional to finish third at 215 pounds, while Lahr won four consecutive matches in…

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