Blue Devils run away from pack to win boys and girls titles during Running Raider Classic

Quincy High School freshman Eli Poe, right, and Blue Devils senior Reed Steiner, left, lead the pack in the final stretch of the Running Raider Classic on Tuesday at South Park in Quincy. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A wave of blue rippled through South Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Quincy High School boys and girls cross country teams ran to individual and team titles at the Running Raider Classic. The Blue Devils dominated the boys race with five of the top six individual finishers, led by Eli Poe taking first…

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Photo gallery: Cross country runners charge through South Park during Running Raider Classic

Quincy Notre Dame's Devin Bradfield, right, and Marion County's Porter Britt head for the final stretch of the South Park course Tuesday during the Running Raider Classic in Quincy. | Matt Schuckman photo

To purchase digital downloads of prints from this gallery,click here to visit our SmugMug site. QUINCY — More than 160 high school cross country runners pounded the dusty, hard ground as they made their way through South Park on Tuesday afternoon during the Running Raider Classic. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman hung out along…

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C-SC makes change in leadership for track and field programs, reinstates cross country program

Hunter Davis | Photo courtesy of Culver-Stockton College

CANTON, Mo. — Hunter Davis, the track and field and cross country coach at Iowa Wesleyan University, has been hired as the director of the track and field program at Culver-Stockton College. He also will re-start the cross country program after a one-year hiatus. Doug Savage will not return as head coach of the track…

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Illinois native Aschemann to take over as Quincy University’s cross country/track and field coach

Chris Aschemann, who has been named Quincy University's head coach for cross country and track and field, works with an athlete last spring during a meet while coaching for Dakota Wesleyan University. | Photo courtesy Dakota Wesleyan University

QUINCY — Quincy University is bringing an Illinois native home to be its next cross country and track and field coach. Chris Aschemann, who grew up in Carterville, Ill., was officially introduced Monday. Aschemann spent the previous three seasons as the associate head coach for both sports at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D. “I’m…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, September 4

College Football Midwestern State 48, Quincy University 27. Click here for the complete story. Culver-Stockton College 37, MidAmerica Nazarene 19. Click here for the complete story. Prep Football At Lexington, Mo. Mark Twain 36, Lexington 6: Lakoda Preston returned the opening kick of the second half for a touchdown, added another kick return for a…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, August 31

Quincy Notre Dame's Leo Cann slips his shot by Hannibal goalkeeper Parker Terrill for a goal during the Raiders' 4-1 victory against the Pirates on Tuesday night in Hannibal, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Boys Soccer At Veterans Park, Hannibal, Mo. Quincy Notre Dame 4, Hannibal 1: The Raiders responded to allowing the tying goal midway through the first half by scoring three unanswered goals to win their third straight game. Jake Hoyt scored the go-ahead goal with two minutes remaining in the first half. Tanner Anderson scored on…

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Top-level talent, abundance of enthusiasm for running gives Blue Devils boost

Members of the Quincy High School girls cross country team start a race last fall at Bob Mays Park in Quincy. Photo courtesy Glenn Meyers

QUINCY — Anna Schuering’s goals are bigger and broader than fast times and top places. She wants the next evolution of cross country runners at Quincy High School to understand the sport isn’t solely about speed and endurance. Its enjoyment revolves around a desire to compete, a work ethic that doesn’t quit and a team…

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