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Hawks suffer another frustrating finish, lose tightly contested GLVC game to Bulldogs
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Frustration has reached the point of exasperation and left the Quincy University men’s basketball players and coaches wondering what it is going to change the outcome of these near misses. It happened again Thursday night. The Hawks trailed Truman State by just four points with a little more than a minute to…
Read MoreBuoyed by energetic defensive effort, Hawks push Bulldogs to limit before falling in GLVC play
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — As Kaci Bailey entered the Quincy University women’s basketball team’s locker room following Thursday night’s game, the first-year coach sensed the Hawks expected her to be upset or discouraged. Instead, Bailey walked in clapping. “I was like, ‘Hell of a game,’” Bailey said as her depleted troops battled Truman State to the…
Read MoreScoreboard for Wednesday, February 9
Boys basketball At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 59, Jerseyville 56: The Saukees erased a 14-point deficit to force overtime and got five points from Nate Scranton in the extra period to snake out a victory. Scranton finished with 23 points as Pittsfield outscored Jerseyville 9-6 in overtime. TJ Reel added 16 points for the…
Read MoreScoreboard for Tuesday, February 8
Boys basketball At Geneseo, Ill. Quincy High School 71, Geneseo 32. Click here for the story. At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 67, Unity 55. Click here for the story and photos. At Monroe City, Mo. Monroe City 62, Palmyra 31. Click here for the story and photos. At Warsaw, Ill. Liberty 68, West…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, February 7
Boys basketball At The Pit, Quincy Southeastern 62, Quincy Notre Dame 52. Click here for the story and photos. At Canton, Mo. North Shelby 67, Canton 58: Preston Brewer led the Tigers with 17 points as they fell to 6-14 overall. Robert Uhlmeyer led the Raiders with 19 points. Girls basketball At Macomb, Ill. Illini…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, February 5
Boys basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 62, Webster Groves 54. Click here for the story. At The Pit, Quincy SuperFan Shootout Jacksonville Routt 36, Quincy Notre Dame 35. Click here for the story and photos. Monroe City 54, Liberty 53. Click here for the story, photos and video. Winchester West Central…
Read MoreJWCC men give up coast-to-coast finish, drop pivotal conference game to Danville
QUINCY — Four seconds away from forcing overtime and giving itself a chance to stay in first place in the Mid-West Athletic Conference, the John Wood Community College men’s basketball team neglected the golden rule of defense. Stop the ball. Danville Area Community College’s Drew Reifsteck drove the length of the floor in four seconds…
Read MoreQU men fall apart in second half, allow Lewis to go on backbreaking 17-2 run
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — Leading by 11 points at halftime Saturday at Neil Carey Arena, the Quincy University men’s basketball team had the opportunity to run its win streak to three consecutive games and give itself a boost in the Great Lakes Valley Conference standings. Then came the meltdown. Ahead 52-42 with 13:52 remaining in regulation,…
Read MoreScoreboard for Thursday, February 3
Girls basketball At QHS gym, Quincy Quincy High School 45, United Township 37. Click here for the story. Men’s basketball At TRAC, Springfield, Ill. Quincy University 80, Illinois-Springfield 74. Click here for the story. At Morden Center, Lamoni, Iowa Culver-Stockton College 63, Graceland 51: A second-half surge offensively carried the Wildcats to a season sweep…
Read MoreHawks’ stout second-half defense limits Prairie Stars’ efficiency, leads to GLVC road victory
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Ryan Hellenthal laughed when asked if he was going to bottle or patent whatever he was giving the Quincy University men’s basketball players at halftime of their last two games. “I’m just letting them know I still believe in them,” said Hellenthal, the Hawks’ fifth-year head coach. “And I told them we’re…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, January 31
Boys basketball At Mendon, Ill. Illini West 73, Unity 41: The Chargers finally put the finishing touch on their Hancock County Tournament championship by outgunning the Mustangs in the weather-delayed finale. Nolan Deitrich made four 3-pointers and scored 14 of the Chargers’ 16 points in the first quarter as they bolted to a 16-10 lead.…
Read MorePress your luck: Hawks’ ability to disrupt Saints with full-court pressures sparks comeback victory
QUINCY — Ryan Hellenthal compared defending the Maryville men’s basketball team’s offense to a college football team staring down an option attack. You know what’s coming and it’s your job to stop it. “There is no heavy scheme involved,” said Hellenthal, the fifth-year Quincy University coach. “You just have to buck up and guard.” By…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, January 29
Girls basketball At Bethalto, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame 60, Bethalto Civic Memorial 46. Click here for the story. At Homer B. Musgrove Fieldhouse, Sterling, Ill. Quincy High School 69, Sterling 19: The Blue Devils picked up another Western Big 6 Conference victory, limiting the Golden Warriors to one field goal in the first quarter. Quincy…
Read MoreFatigue leads to shooting struggles for QU men in GLVC loss to Southern Indiana
QUINCY — When the basketball doesn’t go in the hoop, it’s hard to sustain momentum. The Quincy University men’s basketball team found that out the hard way Saturday. Coming off a double-overtime victory against Indianapolis on Thursday, the Hawks were flat offensively from the start against Southern Indiana. They shot just 28.1 percent from the…
Read MoreScoreboard for Thursday, January 27
Boys basketball At Monroe City, Mo. Columbia Father Tolton 59, Monroe City 41: In a battle of state-ranked teams, the Trailblazers gained the edge by limiting the Panthers to 15 combined points in the second and third quarters. Monroe City, ranked second in Class 3 according to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association polls, trailed 32-18…
Read MoreDisplay of toughness allows Hawks to outlast Greyhounds in double overtime
QUINCY — The bags of ice taped to both of Nate Shockey’s ankles and the way every muscle in his body ached from exhaustion suggested he needs more than 36 hours to recuperate. Having a victory to fall back on will speed up that timeline. “Oh, 100 percent,” the Quincy University sophomore guard said. And…
Read MoreQU women cannot sustain momentum in GLVC loss at home to Indianapolis
QUINCY — Every big shot Maddie Spagnola hit needed a complementary piece. That never happened. Spagnola, a senior point guard on the Quincy University women’s basketball team, buried a 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer Thursday night, only to see the Hawks miss their first two shots of the fourth quarter. She hit another 3-pointer early…
Read MoreScoreboard for Wednesday, January 26
Men’s basketball At Student Activity Center, Quincy John Wood Community College 86, Illinois Central College 74: The Trail Blazers won their third consecutive Mid-West Athletic Conference matchup with a blistering effort from the perimeter. The Trail Blazers shot 56 percent from 3-point range, going 14 of 25 and making several in a key second-half surge…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, January 22
Boys basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy Shootout St. Louis University High 49, Quincy High School 40. Click here for the story and photos. Liberty 62, Dixon 48. Click here for the story and photos. At Palmyra, Mo. Tony Lenzini Tournament Monroe City 73, Hannibal 60. Click here for the story and photos. Palmyra…
Read MoreHawks unable to slow Tritons’ Jackson, suffer GLVC road loss
ST. LOUIS — The leading scorers in the Great Lakes Valley Conference are feasting on the Quincy University men’s basketball team’s defense. Marty Jackson became the latest to do so Saturday. The Missouri-St. Louis junior forward scored a career-high 30 points, going 13 of 18 from the field, and helping the Tritons shoot 58.7 percent…
Read MoreScoreboard for Thursday, January 20
Boys basketball At Palmyra, Mo. Tony Lenzini Invitational Hannibal 73, Highland 40: A 13-point halftime cushion turned into a rout as the Pirates’ 3-point barrage carried them into Saturday night’s championship game against top-seeded Monroe City. Hannibal made four 3-pointers in the third quarter and 11 treys overall. Aaris Stolte finished with 24 points, making…
Read MoreDominant post play, strong rebounding carry QU women to GLVC road victory
LEBANON, Ill. — A strong start and dominant play in the paint helped carry the Quincy University women’s basketball team to a hurdle-clearing moment. The Hawks outscored McKendree 11-8 in the first quarter and forwards Sarah Nelson and Emma Knipe combined for 24 points and 20 rebounds in a 51-48 victory Thursday night in Great…
Read MoreQU men suffer another nip-and-tuck loss as McKendree closes GLVC game on 13-8 run
LEBANON, Ill. — Finding a way to reverse the trend is the Quincy University men’s basketball team’s toughest challenge right now. The Hawks put themselves in position to win a nip-and-tuck game yet again Thursday night, twice getting within three points of McKendree in the final five minutes but never drawing closer. This time, it…
Read MoreScoreboard for Wednesday, January 19
Boys basketball At Payson, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame 59, Payson Seymour 55. Click here for the story and video interview. At Palmyra, Mo. Tony Lenzini Invitational Monroe City 42, Palmyra 23: The tempo favored fourth-seeded Palmyra until top-seeded Monroe City got stingy and Joshua Talton got rolling. Monroe City, which led the semifinal matchup 17-13…
Read MoreSlow start, Little’s injury lead to loss for JWCC women in league opener
QUINCY — Spoon River College’s game-opening 3-point barrage proved to be a challenge for the John Wood Community College women’s basketball team to overcome. So did losing McKenna Little to an ankle injury. The Snappers jumped out to a 9-2 lead Wednesday night in the Mid-West Athletic Conference game at the Student Activity Center by…
Read MoreLet’s get physical: Trail Blazers withstand Snappers’ style to earn first conference victory
QUINCY — The physical aspect of Wednesday night’s Mid-West Athletic Conference game negated the natural rhythm and flow John Wood Community College men’s basketball coach Brad Hoyt relishes. So while he was encouraged by the outcome, Hoyt was disappointed with the style. “I was expecting a little better basketball,” Hoyt said after the Trail Blazers…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, January 17
Boys basketball At Bloomington, Ill. Bloomington Central Catholic Shootout Quincy Notre Dame 57, Farmington 43. Quincy Notre Dame 55, Williamsville 39. Click here for the story about both games. At Palmyra, Mo. Tony Lenzini Tournament Palmyra 76, Canton 53: Mason Roberts scored 11 points in the third quarter as the fourth-seeded Panthers outscored the fifth-seeded…
Read MoreInability to finish costs Hawks another chance to pick up GLVC victory
QUINCY — Deflated. There is no better word to describe the atmosphere surrounding the Quincy University men’s basketball program after Monday night’s 90-84 overtime loss to Missouri S&T in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Pepsi Arena. Gut-punched would work, too. The Hawks had a nine-point lead with 4:18 remaining in regulation, but got outscored…
Read MoreHawks struggle in fourth quarter, fall to Miners for third straight GLVC loss
QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s basketball team needs to work on its closing kick, too. The Hawks trailed Missouri S&T by one point heading to the fourth quarter Monday in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Pepsi Arena, but the Miners scored the first 10 points of the final stanza and led 58-47 with…
Read MoreCrim: Hawkins remains passionate about coaching and committed to helping steer basketball in right direction
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — When Steve Hawkins answered a phone call from a number he didn’t recognize in September, he wasn’t surprised the caller wanted to know if he would be interested in a basketball coaching opening. After all, he had fielded numerous inquiries since Western Michigan University administrators decided not to renew his contract in…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, January 15
Boys basketball At Roy S. Anderson Gym, Lincoln, Ill. Quincy High School 45, Lincoln 25. Click here for the story. At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Petersburg PORTA/A-C Central 44, Liberty 42: The Bluejays’ Gavin Artholony made 9 of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off the Eagles in the championship game.…
Read MoreHawks unable to make plays down stretch in either half, fall in another tight contest
QUINCY — The Quincy University men’s basketball team needs to work on its closing kick. It could take a lesson from Lindenwood. The Lions trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half of Saturday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference game at Pepsi Arena, but outscored the Hawks 13-2 over the final 4 minutes,…
Read MoreRuzevich dynamic in return to Pepsi Arena, helps Lions power past Hawks
QUINCY — Each time Julia Ruzevich returns to Pepsi Arena, it’s a reminder of what could have been. Or it brings about this question: How’d she get away? Ruzevich, a senior forward on the Lindenwood women’s basketball team, played her freshman year at Quincy University in 2017-18, getting named to the Great Lakes Valley Conference…
Read MoreQU women unable to keep pace with Maryville in second half of GLVC loss
QUINCY — Despite a career-high scoring effort from junior guard Beth Matas Martin, the Quincy University women’s basketball team was unable to slow down Maryville in a 72-65 loss in Great Lakes Valley play Thursday night at Pepsi Arena. The energy and effort both teams shared in the first quarter came as no surprise. The…
Read MoreCollege notebook: QU game gets canceled, C-SC’s Blaize earns honor, JWCC’s Jennings reaches grand milestone
QUINCY — The Quincy University men’s basketball team will have to wait a couple of extra days to get back on track. The Hawks were informed Wednesday afternoon that Maryville, which was scheduled to visit Pepsi Arena on Thursday for a Great Lakes Valley Conference game, has to cancel both of its games this week…
Read MoreScoreboard for Tuesday, January 11
Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 61, Geneseo 42. Click here for the story and photos. At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Petersburg PORTA-AC Central 57, Payson Seymour 41: The Indians were limited to just five points in the first quarter, trailed by 10 points at halftime and saw the Bluejays…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, January 8
Boys Basketball At Willard Duey Gym, Springfield, Ill. Quincy High School 57, Springfield 30. Click here for the story. At Warsaw, Ill. Hancock County Tournament Illini West 35, Keokuk 33: Max Richardson scored 13 points as the Chargers opened the tourney by outslugging the Chiefs. West Hancock 66, Unity 34: Cody Shaffer led the Mustangs…
Read MoreDefensive intensity carries QU women to first GLVC road victory in two years
LIBERTY, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s basketball team maintained the defensive intensity that resulted in William Jewell not scoring in the game’s first five minutes all the way to the final minute of regulation. It’s why the Hawks headed home with a significant and lopsided road victory. QU opened on an 8-0 run, limited…
Read MoreHawks unable to sustain momentum, suffer Great Lakes Valley Conference road loss
LIBERTY, Mo. — The Quincy University men’s basketball team has yet to figure out how to play every game with a sense of urgency. It proved costly Saturday. Coming off an upset of Southwest Baptist on Thursday night at Pepsi Arena, the Hawks ended their toughest stretch of the season — four games in seven…
Read MoreScoreboard for Thursday, January 6
Boys Basketball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 67, Western 26. Click here for the story and photos. At Clarksville, Mo. Clopton Invitational Monroe City 58, Elsberry 50: The Panthers advanced to the championship game with three solid quarters of defense. Monroe City led 28-14 at halftime following a 20-point second quarter and took…
Read MoreDynamic defensive effort carries resurgent QU men to victory over Southwest Baptist
QUINCY — In times of struggle, there is some confidence gained. The Quincy University men’s basketball team displayed that Thursday night. Instead of reeling from a heartbreaking 73-72 loss to 16th-ranked Truman State on Tuesday night, the Hawks out-toughed a high-scoring Southwest Baptist University squad Thursday night for a potentially season-defining 73-69 Great Lakes Valley…
Read MoreQU women continue to struggle offensively, unable to overcome slow start against SBU
QUINCY — A slow start offensively by the Quincy University women’s basketball team made brewing up a comeback overly challenging against a balanced-scoring Southwest Baptist squad on Thursday night in Pepsi Arena. The Hawks lost a one-point lead with 3:12 remaining in the first quarter and watched the Bearcats extend the advantage to 37-25 by…
Read MoreScoreboard for Wednesday, January 5
Boys Basketball At Ewing, Mo. Highland Tournament Palmyra 49, Knox County 42: The fourth-seeded Panthers outscored the fifth-seeded Eagles 20-9 in the second quarter and used it as a springboard to the semifinals. Bear Bock led the Panthers with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Laydin Lochman added 13 points as Palmyra coach Brian Rea…
Read MoreScoreboard for Tuesday, January 4
Boys Basketball At Mendon, Ill. Liberty 60, Unity 42: The Eagles got back on track following consecutive losses to end the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament with a dynamic defensive effort. Breiton Klingele led Liberty with 16 points, while Melvin McMillen led Unity with 12 points. At Barry, Ill. Illini West 74, Western 37: Trayton Anders scored…
Read MoreQU women unable to overcome fatigue in second half of loss to Truman State
QUINCY — A 15-day layoff and a shortened bench proved to be too much for the Quincy University women’s basketball team to overcome once fatigue took hold. The Hawks trailed Truman State by five points at halftime in Tuesday night’s Great Lakes Valley Conference game at Pepsi Arena before allowing 21 points in the third…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, January 3
Boys Basketball At Camp Point, Ill. Central 41, West Hancock 39: Nick Moore scored five of the Panthers’ seven points in the fourth quarter and helped them hold on down the stretch. Isaac Genenbacher led the Panthers with 18 points, while Colin LeMaire scored a game-high 20 points for the TItans. At Ewing, Mo. Highland…
Read MoreHawks display toughness in waning moments, rebound with victory over Saints
ST. LOUIS — Quincy University men’s basketball coach Ryan Hellenthal understood the toughness and grit of his players was being questioned following last Thursday’s loss to Missouri Valley College. “A lot of people were writing us off,” Hellenthal said. Pencil the Hawks back in. Forced to make a crucial basket with less than 15 seconds…
Read MoreLoss to Missouri Valley negates QU men’s basketball team’s momentum heading back into GLVC play
QUINCY — There is no time for the Quincy University men’s basketball players to dwell on defeat or lick their wounds. The Hawks have two days to regroup, regain their focus and rally together. Four Great Lakes Valley Conference games in eight days await, and the schedule is not kind. Following Thursday night’s 84-81 loss…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, December 20
Girls Basketball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 49, Central-Southeastern 35: The Raiders led 30-21 at halftime as Sage Stratton scored 11 points and Abbey Schreacke added 10, and that lead grew to as many as 14 points in the third quarter. The Panthers scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to…
Read MoreHawks keep momentum rolling into holiday break with first road victory of season
WESTVILLE, Ind. — The Quincy University women’s basketball players are taking some good vibes home for the holidays. Scoring their first victory of the season against an NCAA Division II program on the road certainly makes it easier to celebrate. The Hawks led from start to finish Monday, extending the advantage over Purdue Northwest to…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, December 18
Boys Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy High School 59, Quincy Notre Dame 37. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Havana, Ill. Illini West 51, Havana 46: The Chargers trailed by four with 30 seconds remaining in regulation, but rallied to force overtime and plucked the Ducks in the extra session. Nolan…
Read MoreHawks dispatch Phantoms, will face Panthers for final test before break
QUINCY — The last-minute replacement for the now-defunct Ohio Valley men’s basketball team didn’t put up much of a fight. Quincy University held East-West University to 19 points in the first half Saturday afternoon, then piled up 63 points in the second half of a 98-66 victory in the Hansen-Spear Funeral Home Holiday Classic at…
Read MoreMcKendree backs out of QU classic, event rescheduled for just one game each day
QUINCY — The Hansen-Spear Funeral Home Holiday Classic is now a two-game affair. The Quincy University men’s basketball program’s annual pre-Christmas event was originally scheduled to be a four-team, four-game showcase taking place Saturday and Sunday at Pepsi Arena. Now, it’s a three-team, two-game weekend. McKendree informed tournament organizers Friday it could not make the…
Read MoreHawks buckle down on final possession, refuse to allow Tigers open look at trey
QUINCY — One stop equaled one much-needed victory. The Quincy University women’s basketball team proved up to the task. Leading Iowa Wesleyan by three points with 13.3 seconds remaining in regulation Wednesday night at Pepsi Arena, the Hawks did not allow the Tigers an open look from the perimeter. Instead, Iowa Wesleyan was forced to…
Read MoreInjection of energy, excitement pushes Hawks to rout of Tigers
QUINCY — Every aspect of the Illinois State University men’s basketball team’s pregame routine Tuesday screamed energy and excitement. The Quincy University players and coaches took note. “They came out in warm-ups and their pre-game shoot was unbelievable,” Hawks coach Ryan Hellenthal said of the Redbirds’ approach to the exhibition game at Redbird Arena. “And…
Read MoreScoreboard for Tuesday, December 14
Boys Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 50, Palmyra 30. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Liberty, Ill. Liberty 79, Beardstown 35: Breiton Klingele scored 16 points in the first quarter as the Eagles built a 43-17 lead by halftime in improving to 7-1 overall. Klingele finished with 31 points.…
Read MoreSchuck on a Truck Zoom Edition: HD Intelligence vice president Andy Schmitt
Andy Schmitt’s love of competition and sports morphed into a passion for the processes coaches, athletes and teams go through over the course of a season and beyond to elevate their game to a championship level. The Quincy High School graduate saw it first hand as a student manager with the University of Illinois men’s…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, December 11
Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 64, Batavia 61. Click here for the story. At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 51, Hannibal 38. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Monroe City, Mo. 97th annual Monroe City Tournament Monroe City 77, Highland 36: The top-seeded Panthers won their…
Read MoreScoreboard for Friday, December 10
Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 68, Sterling 40. Click here for the story, video interview and photo gallery. At Concord, Ill. Liberty 47, Triopia 43: J.T. Tenhouse scored a game-high 19 points and Breiton Klingele added 14 as the Eagles, ranked seventh in Class 1A, improved to 6-1. At Mendon,…
Read MoreScoreboard for Wednesday December 8
Boys Basketball At Monroe City, Mo. 97th annual Monroe City Tournament Highland 70, Louisiana 56: Cameron Bringer scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter as the second-seeded Cougars outscored the Bulldogs 20-8 in the frame and propelled themselves to a spot in Saturday’s championship game. Alex Meyer added 20 points and…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, December 4
Boys Basketball At Trout Gym, Centralia, Ill. Centralia 51, Quincy High School 42. Click here for the story. At Macomb, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame vs. Macomb was postponed for precautionary reasons. No makeup date has been set. At Kirksville, Mo. Kirksville 57, Monroe City 54: The No. 1-ranked team in Class 3 was limited to…
Read MoreScoreboard for Thursday, December 2
Men’s Basketball At Hyland Arena, St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood 91, Quincy University 87. Click here for the story. Women’s Basketball At Hyland Arena, St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood 69, Quincy University 60: The Hawks’ struggles offensively through the first three quarters led to the Great Lakes Valley Conference loss. Quincy shot 33.3 percent from the field…
Read MoreHawks fall in overtime in GLVC opener after Lions rally late in regulation
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Having seen its second-half lead evaporate, be regained and nearly vanish again, all the Quincy University men’s basketball team needed was one defensive stop to steal a Great Lakes Valley Conference road victory. A carom, a whistle and two free throws negated that. Lindenwood took advantage of its second chance. After…
Read MoreScoreboard for Wednesday, December 1
Prep Wrestling At Korf Gym, Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal Triangular: The Pirates opened their season with a pair of duals, beating Warrenton 37-27 before losing to Jefferson City Helias 55-16. Against Warrenton, the Pirates’ Tristen Essig (113 pounds) and Nathan Messina (152) both won by pinfall. Sophomore Reign Creech scored an 11-0 major decision at 106,…
Read MorePerfect 10: Wildcats start December with offensive flurry, keep winning streak alive
CANTON, Mo. — November was perfect. December is starting that way, too. The Culver-Stockton College men’s basketball team ran its season-opening winning streak to 10 straight games Wednesday night, building a 15-point lead in the first 10 minutes and opening Heart of America Athletic Conference play with an 86-63 victory over MidAmerica Nazarene at Charles…
Read MoreScoreboard for Monday, November 29
Girls Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 71, Pleasant Hill/Western 17: Abbey Schreacke reached the 1,000-point milestone for her career during a 20-point effort as the Raiders improved to 4-0. Schreacke, a junior guard, is the 15th player in program history to reach the milestone. Blair Eftink led QND with 25 points. At…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, November 27
Prep Football Class 4 state semifinals At Bonne Terre, Mo. Hannibal 42, North County 26. Click here for the story and photos. Men’s Basketball Seawolves Thanksgiving Classic At Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage, Alaska Alaska-Anchorage 81, Quincy University 66. Click here for the story. Boys Basketball 50th QHS Thanksgiving Tournament At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy…
Read MoreScoreboard for Tuesday, November 23
Boys Basketball Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Payson Seymour 65, Western 31: The Indians outscored the Wildcats 23-1 in the second quarter and rolled to the victory in Tyler Duschinsky’s debut as Payson’s head coach. Trey Johnson led the Indians with 19 points, while Riker Triplett had 11 points. Petersburg PORTA/A-C Central…
Read MoreHawks given opportunity to climb according to GLVC preseason basketball polls
QUINCY — Where the Quincy University men’s and women’s basketball teams landed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason polls came as no surprise, even though both squads are expected to look quite different this winter. The QU men were picked to finish fourth in the five-team GLVC Central Division, according to a vote of…
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