Posts Tagged ‘College basketball’
JWCC’s Wallingford earns all-conference and all-region honors
QUINCY — Jake Wallingford continues to show what he is capable of doing when fully healthy. The 6-foot-9 forward battled injuries his senior season with the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball team and his freshman season at John Wood Community, but he played in 26 games this past season and averaged more than 23 minutes…
Read MoreSchuck on a Truck: QU coach Courtney Boyd discusses Hawks’ trip to NCAA Midwest Regional
QUINCY — A remarkable turnaround in the second year of Courtney Boyd’s tenure as the head coach of the Quincy University women’s basketball program means the Hawks are back on the national stage. After winning the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship, the Hawks are returning to the NCAA Division II national tournament for the…
Read MoreInside the Midwest Region: Eight teams from three conferences make up NCAA postseason field
QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s basketball team is making its 11th NCAA Division II national tournament appearance this week and first since the 2015-16 season as it heads to Allendale, Mich., for the Midwest Regional. The eighth-seeded Hawks will face top-seeded Grand Valley State at 4 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals on the Lakers’…
Read MoreSix QU men’s basketball players enter transfer portal
QUINCY — The Quincy University men’s basketball team’s roster is getting an overhaul. Since the Hawks’ season ended March 1 with an 89-77 victory over Indianapolis at Pepsi Arena, six players on the 16-man roster have entered the transfer portal. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 750 men’s college basketball players had entered the transfer…
Read MoreTrust the process: QU women use inside strength, stingy defense to win first GLVC Tournament title in 20 years
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The recipe for winning this weekend at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament was uncommon but successful for the Quincy University women’s basketball team. The ingredients were a poor shooting first half, a halftime deficit, a re-dedication to pounding the ball inside, physically taking over the second half on defense and…
Read MoreBroadcaster apologizes Sunday for disparaging comments made on air about QU before Saturday semifinal
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A broadcaster with the Great Lakes Valley Conference Sports Network who made less-than-flattering remarks about Quincy University during the broadcast of a women’s basketball game in the GLVC Tournament on Saturday issued an apology before QU’s appearance in the GLVC title game on Sunday. John Edwards, listed as the “Voice of…
Read MoreRight on time: Success for QU women’s basketball time comes at the exact minute Boyd said it would
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — As the Quincy University women’s basketball players began to pull on their championship T-shirts on the Hyland Arena court after Sunday’s 64-60 victory over Maryville in the title game of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament, reserve guard Sydney Runsewe looked at Hawks coach Courtney Boyd and asked, “What time is…
Read MorePhoto Gallery: Hawks overcome halftime deficits in all three GLVC tourney games to claim crown
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s basketball team trailed at halftime to Missouri S&T, Drury and Maryville but outscored those three opponents 136-101 in the second half to win all three games at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo. Muddy River News Editor David Adam captured…
Read MoreHawks use rebounding, points in paint to surge past Drury, reach championship game of GLVC Tournament
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s basketball team was on the brink of seeing its season end Saturday night when Makaiya Brooks scored from the baseline with 4:47 left in the third quarter to put Drury ahead 50-42. “I was not worried at all, really,” Hawks senior Cymirah Williams said. Apparently, neither were…
Read MoreWith injured Blass still on sideline, Stratton picking up scoring load at perfect time for QU women
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Karsyn Stratton hasn’t been much of a scorer for much of her college basketball career, so it would be considered surprising to many who are seeing her carrying so much of the scoring load lately for the Quincy University women’s basketball team. Hawks coach Courtney Boyd thinks she has an answer…
Read MoreDespite impressive record, QU women getting no respect in NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s basketball team probably ought to be in consideration for an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional next week. Surprisingly, they’re not. Friday night’s 74-69 victory over Missouri S&T at Hyland Arena in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Valley Tournament improved the Hawks’ record…
Read MoreHeart and soul: Stevenson plays role in Hawks’ turnaround after surviving near-death experience
QUINCY — Initially, Taya Stevenson tried to ignore everyone’s urging. Late last spring, just before the Quincy University women’s basketball players headed into their semester finals, Stevenson couldn’t get herself physically or mentally right. She randomly passed out and was treated in Blessing Hospital’s emergency room, yet continued to feel something was amiss. Doctors couldn’t…
Read MoreFormer QU assistant Eagan receives OVC Coach of the Year honor with Lindenwood
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Amy Eagan is turning around the Lindenwood women’s basketball program in short fashion. The Lions went 20-9 in the regular season — a 13-win improvement over Eagan’s first season as head coach — and 16-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference to earn the No. 2 seed for this week’s OVC Tournament.…
Read MoreQU’s Boyd earns GLVC Coach of the Year, while three Hawks garner all-conference honors
QUINCY — Courtney Boyd believes the phrase “Coach of the Year” is a misnomer. “To be honest with you, I wish it wasn’t a singular award,” she said. The second-year Quincy University women’s basketball coach knows she can’t do everything alone, including engineering one of the best turnaround stories in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.…
Read MoreHawks’ Booher shoots way to GLVC Freshman of the Year recognition
QUINCY — Max Booher announced his presence with a bang. A freshman guard on the Quincy University men’s basketball team, Booher came off the bench in collegiate debut and made 5 of 7 3-pointers and scored a team-leading 21 points in the season-opening loss to Findlay. After that, he kept right on shooting. Booher made…
Read MoreHawks taking good vibes with them into GLVC Tournament after winning home finale
QUINCY — Karsyn Stratton felt the vibes. “I got here and I was loose and I was like, ‘Let’s have some fun today,’” she said. Quincy University women’s basketball coach Courtney Boyd felt that, too. ‘I looked at the team and I said, ‘I feel bad for whoever steps in the gym today because you…
Read MoreQU men end season on positive note as strong second half leads to victory over UIndy
QUINCY — The last impression is the one that lingers. The Quincy University men’s basketball players were well aware of that. “How is it going to end?” junior guard El Sieger said. “Is it going to end just by losing? Or are we going to compete and win? I think it was definitely good going…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, March 1
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, March 1: Girls basketball Class 3 District 6 championship South Shelby 39, Highland 19 Class 2 District 6 championship Canton 61, Milan 35 Class 1 District 10 championship North Shelby 50, La Plata 39 Men’s basketball Quincy University 89, Indianapolis 77 Lincoln Land 75, John Wood…
Read MoreHawks fight way back into win column with resilient second-half effort against Saints
QUINCY — For the first time in quite some time, the Quincy University men’s basketball players were able to spend a Saturday night without lamenting what had taken place earlier in the day. “You can just chill knowing you won a game,” freshman guard Max Booher said. That hadn’t happened since Jan. 20. Saturday afternoon,…
Read MoreLoss to Saints snaps Hawks’ win streak, provides motivation to amp up effort before postseason
QUINCY — The crack in Nicole McDermott’s voice explained just how much it stung to see the chance at another victory in Pepsi Arena slip away. “I’m a sore loser,” she said. Sure, with Saturday’s 94-86 loss to Maryville in Great Lakes Valley Conference play came the end to the Quincy University women’s basketball team’s…
Read MorePhoto gallery: Quincy University celebrates 75th anniversary of Pepsi Arena with split decision
QUINCY — Quincy University celebrated the 75th anniversary of Pepsi Arena on Saturday with a $5,000 winner, a Hall of Fame induction and a split decision on the court. The QU men’s basketball team rallied in the second half for an 82-75 victory over Maryville in Great Lakes Valley Conference play, ending a nine-game losing…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, February 22
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, February 22: Men’s basketball Quincy University 82, Maryville 75 John Wood Community College 78, Illinois Central College 63 Missouri Valley 85, Culver-Stockton College 75 Women’s basketball Maryville 94, Quincy University 86 Illinois Central College 69, John Wood Community 57 Missouri Valley 85, Culver-Stockton College 78 College…
Read MoreWinning streak reaches 15 as QU women score first 12 points in victory over McKendree
QUINCY — It wasn’t the prettiest of games, unless you’re a fan of turnovers and free throws, but the Quincy University women’s basketball team remains in the thick of the Great Lakes Valley Conference title chase. The Hawks scored the opening 12 points and built a 19-point halftime lead before withstanding a McKendree rally in…
Read MoreHawks buckle down in second half, but can never fully reel Bearcats in while suffering GLVC loss
QUINCY — If Brad Hoyt were telling a fishing tale, McKendree would be the big one the Quincy University men’s basketball team could never reel in. The Hawks seemingly had the Bearcats on the line, but they could never land the catch. McKendree’s blistering first half led to a 17-point halftime lead Thursday night, which…
Read MorePhoto gallery: QU, McKendree split Great Lakes Valley Conference twinbill at Pepsi Arena
QUINCY — The Quincy University men’s and women’s basketball teams are trending in different directions. The QU women extended their winning streak to 15 games with Thursday night’s 88-76 victory over McKendree in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Pepsi Arena, while the QU men suffered a 76-62 loss to the Bearcats, extending the Hawks’…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Wednesday, February 19
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, February 19: Boys basketball Brown County 64, Carrollton 45 Illini West 57, Rushville-Industry 40 Calhoun 53, Pittsfield 34 Palmyra 54, Clark County 39 Columbia Battle 76, Monroe City 41 Girls basketball Palmyra 54, Clark County 49 Men’s basketball Central Methodist 87, Culver-Stockton College 63 Women’s basketball…
Read MoreCrim: College basketball teams to jockey for postseason position over next two weeks
QUINCY — Local college basketball teams are entering the final two weeks of the regular season. The Quincy University women’s team finds itself in the thick of the Great Lakes Valley Conference race with four games remaining after being picked to finish seventh in the preseason coaches’ poll. A 14-game winning streak has catapulted the…
Read MoreHawks reach 20-victory plateau, run win streak to 14 straight with dominant performance in paint
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s basketball team’s game plan was obvious from the get-go Saturday. Own the paint. The Hawks shot 56.1 percent from the field overall and 69 percent inside the 3-point stripe, while collecting 46 points in the paint in a dominating 78-61 victory over Lincoln in Great Lakes Valley…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, February 15
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, February 15: Boys basketball Quincy High School 66, Jacksonville 49 Palmyra 69, Bowling Green 56 Girls basketball Class 2A Illini West Regional Illini West 43, South County 40 West Hancock 39, Beardstown 29 Class 1A Payson Regional West Prairie 64, Payson Seymour 33 Rushville-Industry 56, Bushnell-Prairie…
Read MoreBaker’s dozen: Hawks run win streak to 13 straight by dominating fourth quarter against Tritons
ST. LOUIS — Over the final four minutes of the third quarter Thursday night, the Quincy University women’s basketball team could see the game and the win streak heading in the same direction. The wrong direction. The Hawks were outscored by Missouri-St. Louis 11-4 in that stretch with the Tritons’ Anna Riera scoring just before…
Read MoreQU men’s basketball team unable to slow UMSL, suffers seven straight loss
ST. LOUIS — The Quincy University men’s basketball team couldn’t stop Missouri-St. Louis from going on a scoring binge whenever it wanted. The Tritons opened the game on a 9-0 spurt, then ripped off 13-2 stretch and closed the half on another 9-0 run. That was good enough for a 16-point halftime lead that catapulted…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Tuesday, February 11
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, February 11: Boys basketball Quincy High School 76, Alleman 33 Quincy Notre Dame 80, Mendon Unity 39 Winchester West Central 69, Payson Seymour 63 Illini West 42, Camp Point Central 23 Brown County 55, Western 37 Beardstown 54, Pittsfield 43 Monroe City 68, Palmyra 44 South…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Monday, February 10
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard from Monday, Feb. 10: Boys basketball West Hancock 64, Liberty 35 Payson Seymour 58, Beardstown 52 (OT) North Mac 49, Pittsfield 40 Southeastern 67, Pleasant Hill 53 Girls basketball Brown County 72, Mendon Unity 57 Pittsfield 65, Greenfield/Northwestern 36 Macomb 68, Illini West 49 Men’s basketball Clarke University…
Read MoreCrim: Success of QU women’s basketball team is making Pepsi Arena electric environment once again
QUINCY — Little by little, the roar is returning to Pepsi Arena. The stands on the east side of the arena were nearly full for Saturday afternoon’s much-anticipated women’s basketball showdown between Quincy University and Drury. There was a vocal student section across from the Hawks’ bench that made its presence known, and fans were…
Read MoreQU women snap 17-game losing streak to Drury, move into second in GLVC after double-OT thriller
QUINCY — With her teammates celebrating and the Pepsi Arena crowd on its feet, Mariann Blass tried to soak in the scene as she dribbled the final seconds off the clock before tossing the ball into the rafters as the buzzer sounded. “It was incredible. The atmosphere was unlike anything I’ve ever played in front…
Read MorePanthers bury Hawks with offensive surge over game’s final 12 minutes
QUINCY — The trends taking place within the Quincy University men’s basketball program need to change in a hurry. The Hawks suffered their sixth consecutive loss Saturday, falling 90-72 to Drury in Great Lakes Valley Conference action at Pepsi Arena. More concerning is how the loss unfolded. Quincy and Drury were tied at 56 with…
Read MoreBlistering effort from perimeter in first half enables Hawks to keep win streak alive
QUINCY — Missouri S&T’s game plan made sense. Over the previous eight games, the Quincy University women’s basketball team had shot 23.5 percent from 3-point range, including a 2-of-16 shooting against Upper Iowa and a 1-of-16 effort against William Jewell. So Thursday night at Pepsi Arena, the Miners packed the lane and challenged the Hawks…
Read MoreHawks unable to sustain consistency on offense, fall to No. 5 Miners in GLVC play
QUINCY — The mental wear and tear of the Quincy University men’s basketball team’s five-game losing streak is as damaging as the physical toll. “Get out of our heads,” junior point guard Ethyn Brown said. “That’s what we have to do. We know what kind of team we are and what we can do.” There…
Read MorePhoto gallery: QU basketball teams split GLVC twinbill with Missouri S&T at Pepsi Arena
QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s basketball team extended its win streak to 11 consecutive games with Thursday night’s 76-61 victory over Missouri S&T in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Pepsi Arena, while the QU men suffered their fifth straight loss with a 91-82 setback against the fifth-ranked Miners. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Monday, Feb. 3
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, Feb. 3: Boys basketball Liberty 65, West Prairie 47 North Callaway 64, Highland 41 Wright City 61, Mark Twain 37 Marion County 51, Knox County 39 Girls basketball Central-Southeastern 60, Pittsfield 37 Brown County 52, Macomb 48 Highland 62, North Callaway 36 Canton 78, Atlanta 31…
Read MoreCrim: Shift in Williams’ game helps Hawks become more dynamic, continue climbing GLVC standings
QUINCY — Cymirah Williams doesn’t try to hide her excitement. Her ever-present smile seems to grow broader with every victory by a resurgent Quincy University women’s basketball team. “To see how everyone on campus is showing so much love, recognizing how good we’re doing and the road we’re going down, it’s something to love,” she…
Read MoreWin streak reaches 10 as QU women’s basketball team pulls away from Rockhurst in second half
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The superstitious side of Courtney Boyd and the rest of the Quincy University women’s basketball coaching staff says to ignore all talk of win streaks and climbs toward the top of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Then you realize what the Hawks are doing is beyond impressive. Quincy ran its win…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, February 1
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 1: Boys basketball Quincy High School 49, Chaminade 44 Quincy Notre Dame 66, Monroe City 57 Illini West 50, Abingdon-Avon 42 Hale Bosworth 63, North Shelby 42 Girls basketball Sterling 42, Quincy High School 40 Quincy Notre Dame 57, Monroe City 27 Central-Southeastern 63, Cissna…
Read MoreHawks continue piling up victories, use blistering start to knock off Bearcats
BOLIVAR, Mo. — As the win streak has grown, so has the Quincy University women’s basketball team’s rise in the Great Lakes Valley Conference standings. Now, the Hawks find themselves in territory they haven’t seen in nearly a decade. Thursday night’s 66-54 victory over Southwest Baptist at the Meyer Sports Complex moved the Hawks into…
Read MoreOffensive struggles in first half leave QU men’s basketball team facing deficit too big to overcome
BOLIVAR, Mo. — It’s as simple as this: The Quincy University men’s basketball team cannot continue playing from behind if it wants to succeed. In five of the six losses the Hawks have sustained in 2025 — and one of the two victories — they have trailed at halftime. It was a 43-28 deficit Thursday…
Read MoreLet it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!: JWCC guard comes off bench to provide second-half spark
QUINCY — Ryan Snow had been a man without minutes, but not without confidence. “I know when I get on the court I have to shoot with confidence or else there is no point in being out there,” he said. So when Snow was inserted into the John Wood Community College men’s basketball team’s lineup…
Read MoreTrail Blazers never recover from Loggers’ 16-point blitz to start game, suffer conference loss
QUINCY — When the John Wood Community College women’s basketball team hits the road Saturday to begin the second half of the Mid-West Athletic Conference schedule, the Trail Blazers see it as starting with a clean slate. “If we just execute well, it will give us a chance,” sophomore guard Blair Eftink said. It’s something…
Read MorePhoto gallery: JWCC men’s and women’s basketball teams split with Lincoln Land
QUINCY — The John Wood Community College men’s basketball team shot 64.5 percent from the field in the second half of its 81-55 victory over Lincoln Land Community College on Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center. Meanwhile. the JWCC women’s basketball team fell behind 16-0 at the start and lost 88-60 to Lincoln Land.…
Read MoreHalftime adjustments spark tide-turning run as QU women’s basketball team wins eighth straight
QUINCY— The Quincy University women’s basketball team knew it was just a matter of time. “We were in the locker room at halftime and kind of looked at each other and knew that we didn’t play our best basketball, and they just might have,” guard Nicole McDermott said. “So, we knew we were in a…
Read MoreMiscues in critical moments lead to QU men’s basketball team letting chance to win evaporate
QUINCY — It was another game the Quincy University men’s basketball team felt like it let slip away. The Hawks managed just one field goal in the final four minutes and turned the ball over with a chance to tie in the waning seconds Saturday afternoon, allowing Truman State to erase an eight-point deficit and…
Read MoreHawks rely on power in paint to keep winning ways alive, extend streak to seven straight victories
QUINCY — Once the Quincy University women’s basketball team figured out what worked best, there was no reason to do anything else. The Hawks scored 40 points in the paint during a 48-point first half while building a 20-point lead that carried them to an 89-67 victory over William Jewell in Great Lakes Valley Conference…
Read MoreMiscues in final minute cost Hawks as Cardinals bury game-winning 3-pointer in waning seconds
QUINCY — The combination of two mistakes led to one heart-breaking moment for the Quincy University men’s basketball team. The Hawks led William Jewell 65-64 in the final minute of regulation Thursday night at Pepsi Arena when they whittled the shot clock to 10 seconds before point guard Ethyn Brown had the ball stolen before…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 22
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 22: Boys basketball Greenfield-Northwestern 56, Pittsfield 39 Tony Lenzini Invitational Palmyra 69, Van-Far 39 Highland 55, Hannibal 45 North Shelby Tournament North Shelby 70, Schuyler County 68 (OT) Marion County 67, Knox County 50 Girls basketball Mendon Unity 51, Liberty 41 Tony Lenzini Invitational Hannibal…
Read MoreBlistering start, executing game plan carries QU women’s basketball team to sixth straight victory
QUINCY — As much as Quincy University women’s basketball coach Courtney Boyd wants the Hawks to be cognizant of the game plan and the situations it creates, she wants them to enjoy the moment as well. She reminded them of that as the second half of their sixth straight victory unfolded Monday night. “Toward the…
Read MoreHawks find toughness to go with defensive intensity down stretch, rally to beat Tritons
QUINCY — Before Monday night was through and Quincy University men’s basketball coach Brad Hoyt put himself and his phone to bed, he shot a text message to some of his players. It commended them for having toughness. “There was some toughness and resilience in the second half that was needed to beat a really…
Read MoreQU women’s basketball team uses closing kick to win fifth straight game after beating Upper Iowa
QUINCY — When the situation called for a collective deep breath, the Quincy University women’s basketball players knew they needed to take it. “That’s what we did,” Hawks senior guard Nicole McDermott said. Quincy called timeout with 5 minutes, 24 seconds remaining in regulation Saturday afternoon after Upper Iowa’s Lindsey Davis scored to give the…
Read MorePeacocks shoot down Hawks’ second-half rally, earn milestone victory for Upper Iowa coach
QUINCY — Brooks McKowen seemed less concerned about the water dripping from his dress pants than finding a way to dry off his children. “I was trying to keep my kids out of the water, to be honest with you, because we got to drive home now,” McKowen said with a chuckle. A celebratory moment…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 18
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 18: Boys basketball Quincy High School 44, Lincoln 21 Tolono Unity 57, Quincy Notre Dame 54 Macomb 50, Monmouth-Roseville 33 Hancock County Tournament West Hancock 47, Illini West 39 Southeastern 63, West Prairie 53 Winchester Invitational Consolation Championship Payson Seymour 58, North Greene 55 Fifth-place…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Monday, Jan. 13
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, Jan. 13: Boys basketball Marion County 67, Wellsville 37 Hancock County Tournament Mendon Unity 70, Southeastern 56 West Hancock 74, West Prairie 25 Girls basketball Quincy Notre Dame 54, Pittsfield 49 Central-Southeastern 72, Payson Seymour 21 Brown County 61, South Fulton 27 Macomb 56, North Fulton…
Read MoreTrail Blazers mount massive comeback, run out of gas before completing it in loss to Cobras
QUINCY — Just when it appeared momentum was on its side, the John Wood Community College women’s basketball team hit a wall. The Trail Blazers overcame early shooting woes to gradually whittle a 16-point first-half deficit against Parkland College to three with 2 minutes, 10 seconds left in the third quarter on a 3-pointer from…
Read MoreTrail Blazers unable to keep good vibes rolling, get shot down by Cobras’ sizzling perimeter game
QUINCY — Riding a two-game winning streak and having won four of its previous six games, the John Wood Community College men’s basketball team was eyeing a signature victory over nationally-ranked Parkland College on Saturday afternoon. The Cobras, smarting from being upset three days earlier by Danville, would have none of it. Guard Drew Lewis…
Read MorePhoto gallery: JWCC men, women unable to keep pace with Parkland in MWAC doubleheader
QUINCY — The John Wood Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams couldn’t get over the hump Saturday afternoon in Mid-West Athletic Conference play. The JWCC women ran out of gas after trimming the deficit to three in their 78-62 loss to Parkland at the Student Activity Center, while the JWCC men trailed from start…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 11
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 11: Boys basketball Quincy High School 80, Springfield 56 Hancock County Tournament Illini West 54, Southeastern 46 Mendon Unity 80, West Prairie 72 (OT) Winchester Invitational Jacksonville Routt 42, Griggsville-Perry 35 Triopia 60, Western 26 Calhoun 62, Carlinville 46 Petersburg PORTA 45, North Greene 23…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 9
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 9: Boys basketball Brown County 63, Rushville-Industry 58 Triopia 75, Pleasant Hill 71 Calhoun 59, Payson Seymour 42 Cairo 59, South Shelby 56 Highland Tournament Canton 66, Palmyra 52 Girls basketball Quincy Notre Dame 73, Beardstown 11 Quincy High School 61, Moline 58 Pittsfield 69,…
Read MoreGlass cleaners: QU women’s basketball team owns rebounding edge in victory over Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — With the weather wiping out last Sunday’s matchup with Missouri-St. Louis, Quincy University women’s basketball coach Courtney Boyd said it felt like the Hawks hadn’t played in two weeks. It had only been seven days since their victory over Lincoln. “I don’t know why it felt that way, but it seemed like we…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 8
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 8: Boys basketball West Hancock 69, Mercer County 31 Liberty 78, Mendon Unity 76 Griggsville-Perry 39, North Greene 31 Girls basketball Illini West 47, Mendon Unity 40 South Shelby 78, Meadville 22 Highland Tournament Palmyra 54, Canton 34 Keokuk 54, Highland 44 Men’s basketball Central…
Read MoreCrim: Camp Point Central graduates receive full community support in head-to-head coaching battle
QUINCY — The women’s basketball game between John Wood Community College and Danville Area Community College on Saturday afternoon could have been billed as “Camp Point Central Day.” The coaching matchup featured Kyle Bent (Central Class of 2004) for the visiting Jaguars and Ali Schwagmeyer-Belger (Central Class of 2008) for the host Blazers. Pockets of…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 4
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 4: Boys basketball Jacksonville Routt 69, Payson Seymour 60 Griggsville-Perry 55, Illini West 43 Highland Shootout St. Louis Vashon 59, Quincy High School 56 Carl Sandburg Shootout West Hancock 57, Sherrard 47 Girls basketball Quincy High School 63, Springfield Southeast 42 Quincy Notre Dame 58,…
Read MoreShelton’s return to JWCC lineup provides spark in conference victory over Danville
QUINCY — Jordan Shelton and the John Wood Community College men’s basketball team shook off whatever rust they may have had. In Shelton’s first game of the year and the Trail Blazers’ first game in 21 days, Shelton scored 25 points and John Wood recorded its highest scoring game of the season in a 91-79…
Read MoreJaguars go on third-quarter run to keep Trail Blazers from putting pieces of puzzle together
QUINCY — The missing pieces caught up to the John Wood Community College women’s basketball team against Danville Area Community College on Saturday. With three players injured, the Trail Blazers struggled to meet their halftime goals and saw a two-point deficit balloon to double figures as the Jaguars went on a 19-4 run to close…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Friday, Jan. 3
QUINCY — Here is a look at the area scoreboard from Friday, Jan. 3: Boys basketball Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 58, Quincy Notre Dame 55 Mendon Unity 62, Griggsville-Perry 61 Calhoun 70, Brown County 55 South Shelby 73, North Shelby 60 Palmyra 60, Elsberry 52 Canton 68, Schuyler County 41 Clopton 73, Highland 26 Girls basketball…
Read MoreQU women’s basketball team finds itself right back in groove following Christmas break
QUINCY — Cymirah Williams’ eyes got big and her smile widened. Asked how comfortable the Quincy University women’s basketball players were getting back on the Pepsi Arena floor for the first time in three weeks and just the second time in the last five weeks, the senior forward gushed over how seamless the transition felt.…
Read MoreOne-point loss to Blue Tigers to gnaw at Hawks knowing they were one play away
QUINCY — The decision to postpone Sunday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference matchup with Missouri-St. Louis due to impending weather was hardly ideal for the Quincy University men’s basketball team with no looming breaks in the schedule. Leaving the Hawks extra days to chew on Friday night’s 70-69 loss to Lincoln made it even worse. “It…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 20
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 20: Boys basketball Quincy High School 69, United Township 53 Quincy Notre Dame 58, Camp Point Central 20 West Hancock 59, Western 35 Brown County 60, Beardstown 38 Macomb 56, Liberty 39 North Greene 42, Pittsfield 18 Jacksonville Routt 89, Pleasant Hill 42 Palmyra 64,…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 17
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 17: Boys basketball Palmyra 66, Quincy Notre Dame 58 Liberty 55, Beardstown 30 Payson Seymour 56, Triopia 41 Brown County 63, Havana 37 Illini West 61, South Fulton 20 Moberly 69, Hannibal 53 Canton 53, South Shelby 48 Monroe City 81, Mark Twain 33 Rumble…
Read MoreHawks withstand Cardinals’ late surge, finish pre-Christmas slate above .500
QUINCY — Some opponents just won’t go away. The Quincy University men’s basketball team is learning how to make them. Sunday’s 82-70 victory over Saginaw Valley State in the final game of the Hansen-Spear Holiday Classic is a prime example. What seemed like a comfortable 18-point lead with eight minutes remaining in regulation dwindled to…
Read MorePhoto gallery: QU men’s basketball team heads into Christmas break after back-to-back victories
QUINCY — Christmas is a little more enjoyable when you take a win streak home. The Quincy University men’s basketball players will do so after sweeping their two games in the Hansen-Spear Holiday Classic, wrapping up the event Sunday with an 82-70 victory over Saginaw Valley State at Pepsi Arena. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt…
Read MoreSharing is caring: Hawks take advantage of ball movement to blister nets in victory over Bears
QUINCY — Max Booher played it coy when it was suggested he likes shooting in Pepsi Arena. “A little bit,” Booher said with a wry smile. “Just a little bit.” Right now, no one shoots it better. Taking advantage of the Quincy University men’s basketball team’s increasingly better ball movement and several open looks from…
Read MorePhoto gallery: QU men’s basketball team erupts offensively against Barclay College
QUINCY — The Quincy University men’s basketball team scored 65 points and made 12 3-pointers in the first half of Saturday’s 116-73 victory over Barclay College in the first round of the Hansen-Spear Holiday Classic at Pepsi Arena. The Hawks (5-5) will face Saginaw Valley State (4-4) at 3 p.m. Sunday. Muddy River Sports Editor…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 14
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 14: Boys basketball Hannibal 58, Quincy Notre Dame 55 Illini West 48, Mercer County 36 100th Monroe City Tournament Championship Monroe City 51, Palmyra 47 Third place South Shelby 69, Marion County 53 Girls basketball A-Town Holiday Classic Byron 56, Central-Southeastern 49 Macomb 44, Rockridge…
Read MoreHawks fight through top-ranked Lakers’ relentless pressure to stay within striking distance
QUINCY — Mariann Blass nodded her head in agreement. Standing near Quincy University women’s basketball teammate Nicole McDermott as they discussed Friday’s 73-58 loss to No. 1-ranked Grand Valley State, Blass couldn’t help but react to a question posed to McDermott about the Lakers’ baseline-to-baseline defensive pressure. Was Grand Valley State’s relentless effort taxing? “Yeah,…
Read MorePhoto gallery: QU women’s basketball team fights to keep pace with No. 1-ranked Grand Valley State
QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s basketball team put up a fight. The Hawks trailed top-ranked Grand Valley State by four points at halftime of Friday’s non-conference matchup at Pepsi Arena, saw the deficit balloon to 18 points and then whittled it back down to six with less than four minutes to play in regulation.…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 13
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 13: Boys basketball Quincy High School 81, Sterling 43 Quincy Notre Dame 70, Southeastern 37 West Hancock 88, Rushville-Industry 36 Mendon Unity 57, Payson Seymour 56 Triopia 68, Liberty 63 Riverton 57, Pittsfield 36 Macomb 42, Illini West 38 100th Monroe City Tournament Louisiana 54,…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 11
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 11: Boys basketball 100th Monroe City Tournament Monroe City 77, Marion County 25 Louisiana 41, Paris 37 Girls basketball Quincy High School 50, Macomb 30 100th Monroe City Tournament Palmyra 48, Highland 43 Paris 56, Mark Twain 45 Men’s basketball Culver-Stockton College 97, Mount Mercy…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 7
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 7: Boys basketball Quincy High School 55, Deerfield 32 Quincy Notre Dame 46, Macomb 34 West Hancock 63, Payson Seymour 35 Biggsville West Central 55, Southeastern 53 Illini West 50, Farmington 39 Mendon Unity 53, Central Lee (Iowa) 51 West Burlington (Iowa) 76, Canton 59…
Read MoreHawks earn first GLVC road victory, pull away in second half behind tenacious defensive effort
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Brad Hoyt admitted watching the Quincy University men’s basketball team play defense was fun. The offensive execution made him smile, too. A 19-6 run over the final eight minutes of the first half gave the Hawks a lead that continued to grow over the final 20 minutes Thursday night when Drury shot…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 5
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 5: Boys basketball Liberty 64, Highland 27 Carrollton 47, Griggsville-Perry 31 Marion County 64, Bevier 33 Girls basketball Quincy High School 72, Geneseo 19 Quincy Notre Dame 72, West Hancock 32 Central-Southeastern 56, Macomb 40 Pittsfield 47, Winchester West Central 20 Illini West 48, Rushville-Industry…
Read MorePanthers pull away over final six minutes, keep Hawks winless in GLVC play
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The next step in the evolution of the Quincy University women’s basketball team is obvious even if it isn’t so simple. The Hawks have to learn to finish. Three nights after suffering a double-overtime loss at Upper Iowa, Quincy held a one-point lead with six minutes remaining in regulation against Drury in…
Read MorePhoto gallery: JWCC basketball teams split home doubleheader with Carl Sandburg
QUINCY — The John Wood Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams split a doubleheader with Carl Sandburg College on Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center as the JWCC women won 84-74 and the men tumbled 73-67. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey was courtside and put together this photo gallery:
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3: Boys basketball Griggsville-Perry 61, Brown County (3OT) Mendon Unity 58, Pittsfield 54 Macomb 68, Geneseo 41 North Greene 51, Pleasant Hill 50 Palmyra 79, Mark Twain 38 Louisiana 58, Highland 48 Marion County 57, Community R-VI 36 Girls basketball Hannibal 68, Hazelwood East 25…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 2
QUINCY — Here is the area scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 2: Boys basketball Brown County 62, Camp Point Central 34 Canton 65, Monroe City 42 Girls basketball Quincy Notre Dame 65, Western 24 Central-Southeastern 59, Brown County 26 Illini West 46, West Hancock 42 Macomb 58, Lewistown 25 Monroe City 61, Canton 49 Men’s basketball…
Read MoreSeven-minute scoreless stretch spells doom for QU men’s basketball team in GLVC opener
FAYETTE, Iowa — A little more than halfway through the first half of Monday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference opener, the Quincy University men’s basketball team ran into a wall. There was no recovering from that. The Hawks led Upper Iowa 24-22 following El Sieger’s 3-pointer when the No. 25 Peacocks ripped off a 22-0 run…
Read MoreUpper Iowa outlasts QU women’s basketball team to win GLVC opener in double overtime
FAYETTE, Iowa — The inability to get to the finish line proved costly for the Quincy University women’s basketball team. The Hawks held a two-possession lead with three minutes remaining in both regulation and the first overtime of Monday night’s Great Lakes Valley Conference opener, only to have Upper Iowa erase the deficit both times.…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Wednesday, Nov. 27
QUINCY — Here is a look at the area scoreboard for Wednesday, Nov. 27: Boys basketball Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament Pittsfield 55, Camp Point Central 38 Liberty 55, Petersburg PORTA 47 Beardstown Tournament Brown County 77, Griggsville-Perry JV 26 Southeastern 49, Beardstown 45 Spartan Tip-Off Tournament Illini West 39, Bushnell-Prairie City 15 Illini Bluffs 48, Macomb…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Tuesday, Nov. 26
QUINCY — Here is a look at the area scoreboard for Tuesday, Nov. 26: Boys basketball Bowling Green 61, Hannibal 56 Canton 56, Knox County 26 Monroe City 59, Moberly 45 Mark Twain 49, Paris 46 Kirksville 59, Highland 22 Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament Camp Point Central 33, Western 21 Petersburg PORTA 59, Payson Seymour 50…
Read MoreCrim: QND graduate Schreacke to have major hand in whether Mizzou sustains success
QUINCY — While it remains to be seen how the University of Missouri women’s basketball team will ultimately fare this season, it’s clear Abbey Schreacke will play an important role. The Quincy Notre Dame product has been impressive off the bench for the Tigers, who ran their record to 5-2 last Friday by dismantling Arkansas-Little…
Read MoreArea scoreboard for Saturday, November 23
QUINCY — Here is a look at the area scores from Saturday, November 23: Girls basketball Southern Illinois Shootout Edwardsville 42, Quincy High School 29 Pana Turkey Tournament Central-Southeastern 61, Mattoon 22 Central-Southeastern 76, Pana 35 Brown County Lady Hornet Classic West Hancock 40, Rushville-Industry 37 Brown County 61, Payson Seymour 23 Beardstown 54, Mendon…
Read MoreSizzling finish offensively lifts QU women’s basketball team to victory at Truman State
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Some changes to the Truman State University women’s basketball team’s lineup Saturday — most notably the absence of post player Maddie Niemeier — created unique challenges and opportunities for Quincy University. The Hawks finally took advantage of them over the game’s final 16 minutes. Quincy whittled an eight-point deficit to two by…
Read MoreHawks stay composed in waning moments to earn road victory over Mules, extend win streak to three
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Brad Hoyt isn’t naive enough to believe the Quincy University men’s basketball team will continue taking two steps forward without ever taking a step back. The Hawks just have to continue taking those first two steps. Thursday night, they navigated another one. Quincy saw a 10-point lead dwindle to two in a…
Read More‘The first one at home just feels right’: Hawks win Hoyt’s Pepsi Arena debut as head coach
QUINCY — Brad Hoyt wasn’t expecting to be hit by a tsunami from water bottles as he entered the Quincy University men’s basketball team’s locker room Thursday night. “I got soaked,” the Hawks’ first-year head coach said. “I think some of them refilled their bottles and got me again.” They wanted to make the celebration…
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