‘We knew it was our moment’: Seniors help Raiders take 20-2 lead, roll to victory over Liberty

By Ben Marth | February 15, 2025
Quincy Notre Dame's Alex Dance defends Liberty's Tate Huber from making a pass to teammate Reed Sparrow in the lane during Friday night's boys basketball game at the Pit. | David Adam photo

QUINCY — Alex Dance and his four Quincy Notre Dame senior teammates don’t get many chances to play together at the same time on the basketball court. Naturally, they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity on Senior Night. “We knew this was one of our last chances to start together,” Dance said. “We just…

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Countdown to tipoff: Captain Jack ready to lead Liberty boys basketball team to more success

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | November 21, 2024
Liberty senior forward Jack Sparrow will be asked to be a sizable presence both in the front court and as a leader for the Eagles. | Shane Hulsey photo

Coverage of the Liberty boys basketball team brought to you by: LIBERTY, Ill. — Even though the first film in the series had already been out for three years and the second was released the year before, Dan Sparrow had not seen any of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies before choosing a name for…

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Liberty tabs Sparrow to take over reins of boys basketball program

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 29, 2024
Dan Sparrow, who spent 13 seasons as the head boys basketball coach at Jacksonville and Bartonville Limestone, has been named the boys basketball coach at Liberty. | Submitted photo

LIBERTY, Ill. — Dan Sparrow first had to address the situation as an athletic director before he could look at it as an interested party. Greg Altmix resigned as the Liberty boys basketball coach in mid-May, forcing the Liberty administration to act with a certain degree of haste in finding his replacement in order to…

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