Return to Redbird: Raiders blanket Chiefs with defensive pressure, earn spot in Class 2A final four

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | February 28, 2023
The Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball players celebrate after receiving the Class 2A Macomb Super-Sectional plaque following a 51-23 victory over Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Monday at The Hangar at Macomb High School. | Matt Schuckman photo

MACOMB, Ill. — The realization they’d achieved a significant goal meant a larger one is now within the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball players’ reach. It also means the Raiders must maintain a workmanlike effort with everything they do. They made it abundantly clear that’s how they will approach the Class 2A final four after…

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Photo gallery: QND wins Class 2A super-sectional and advances to final four at Redbird Arena

By Muddy River Sports | February 28, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne, right, gives senior guard Abbey Schreacke a fist bump after she left Monday night's Class 2A Macomb Super-Sectional in the fourth quarter and the Raiders on their way to a 51-23 victory over Deer Creek-Mackinaw. | Matt Schuckman photo

MACOMB, Ill. — A 15-0 run over the final five minutes of the first half put the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team in complete control of its 51-23 victory over Deer Creek-Mackinaw in the Class 2A Macomb Super-Sectional on Monday night at The Hangar, earning the Raiders a spot in the final four. Muddy…

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