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

By Muddy River Sports | October 2, 2023
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

By Muddy River Sports | September 15, 2023
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

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | June 22, 2023
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

By Muddy River Sports | April 13, 2022

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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