‘We stand up and rise to the occasion’: Raiders fend off Rams to earn berth in Class 3A state semifinals

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 4, 2025
Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne celebrates the Raiders' 55-54 victory over Mt. Vernon in Monday night's Class 3A Taylorville Super-Sectional while being hugged by senior guard Sage Stratton. | Matt Schuckman photo

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. — Ari Buehler’s bright smile said it all. “I guess it does,” she said. The euphoric moment the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team experienced Monday night, beating Mt. Vernon 55-54 to win the Class 3A Taylorville Super-Sectional and earn a final four berth, had the Raiders smiling, giggling and even crying as…

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Rose jets way into state track finals, posts top preliminary time in 200-meter dash

By Muddy River Sports | May 28, 2022
Quincy High School's Jettason Rose leads the field to the finish line in his Class 3A 200-meter dash preliminary heat Friday during the Class 3A boys state track and field championships in Charleston, Ill. | Photo courtesy Chris Johns/PhotoNews Media

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Jettason Rose is in prime position to finish his prep track career on top of the podium. The Quincy High School senior sprinter posted the fastest time in the preliminaries of the 200-meter dash during the Class 3A boys state track and field championships Friday at O’Brien Stadium on the Eastern Illinois…

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