Schuck on a Truck: Lavery brothers discuss winning NCAA Division III national title with North Central College

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | January 10, 2025

QUINCY — Calvin and Charlie Lavery find themselves among a small group of Quincy athletes who can call themselves collegiate national champions. The Quincy Notre Dame graduates helped the North Central College football team win the NCAA Division III national championship with last Sunday’s 41-25 victory over Mount Union in the Alonzo Stagg Bowl. It…

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Connoyer finds hole in West Hancock defense, scores 19 points to help Raiders win 20th game

By Ben Marth | February 15, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame's Braden Sheffield drives to the basket during Tuesday night's boys basketball game at The Pit. West Hancock's Alec Hymes defends the play. | David Adam

QUINCY — In the aftermath of Quincy Notre Dame’s 20th victory of the season on Tuesday night, Charlie Lavery was quick to point out the importance of his senior teammate Alex Connoyer. “Without him, we’re in trouble,” Lavery said. Connoyer scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the third quarter to help the Raiders pull…

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Raiders gain instant energy when Lavery, Bocke come off bench and change tone of semifinal win

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 3, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame junior guard Charlie Lavery drives to the basket for a layup during the fourth quarter of Wednesday's sectional semifinal victory over Maroa-Forsyth. Matt Schuckman photo

STANFORD, Ill. — Charlie Lavery embraced the moment with vigor. Then Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball coach Kevin Meyer reminded him the job wasn’t complete. The Raiders led Maroa-Forsyth by 14 points with a little more than six minutes to play Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A Stanford Olympia Sectional when Lavery,…

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