Carthage eighth graders to play for state title, Nauvoo-Colusa in third-place game

The Carthage eighth grade girls basketball team will play for a state championship Thursday night at Havana Junior High School against Illiini Bluffs. | Submitted photo

HAVANA, Ill. — A pair of area eighth grade girls basketball teams will be bringing home hardware from their respective state tournaments. One has the chance to be called state champion. Carthage played its way into the Class 8-2A title game by winning a pair of games last Saturday at Havana Junior High School. Meanwhile,…

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Carthage junior high baseball team finishes third at Class 1A state tournament

The Carthage junior high baseball team finished third at the IESA Class 1A state tournament, beating Paris Crestwood 9-7 in the third-place game at Eastside Centre in East Peoria, Ill. | Submitted photo

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A four-run third inning gave the Carthage junior high baseball team the lead and the Blueboys scored in every inning thereafter to beat Paris Crestwood 9-7 in the third-place game of the IESA Class 1A state tournament on Saturday. The Blueboys finish their season with a 23-5 record. Carthage beat Joliet…

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Quincy St. Peter, Carthage take third and fourth at IESA state tourney, two area girls golfers in top 10

The Quincy St. Peter girls golf team finished third at the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament at Metamora Fields in Metamora, Ill. | Submitted photo

METAMORA, Ill. — With two top-10 individual medalists and two teams in the top four, it turned out to be a pretty solid day for West-Central Illinois girls golfers at the Illinois Elementary School Association girls golf state tournament. Quincy Blessed Sacrament eighth grader Natalie Druffel finished seventh individually at Metamora Fields Golf Course, shooting…

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Carthage’s Murphy builds ‘a little extra confidence’ with second-place finish at LPGC

Carthage's Nolan Murphy follows the flight of his tee shot on the par-3 ninth hole during Wednesday's final round of the Pepsi Little People's Golf Championships at Westview Golf Course. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Nolan Murphy didn’t worry about being on the leaderboard, even if it created a twinge of pressure going into the final round of the Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships. “A little bit I guess,” Murphy said. “But I really didn’t have anything to lose because I’d never been there. Last year, I was…

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Registration open for 43rd Strawberry Strut around Carthage Lake

CARTHAGE, Ill. — Registrations are being accepted for the 43rd Strawberry Strut, a a 5-mile run scheduled to take place June 4 around Carthage Lake. The event also will feature a 5K run, a 5K walk and a 1-mile fun run/walk. Participants are encouraged to register online in advance by going to runsignup.com/Race/IL/Carthage/StrawberryStrut. Those who sign…

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