‘No one quit’: QND softball team showcases resiliency before comeback ends in super-sectional loss

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 30, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame's Brooke Boden and Addi Zanger, left, shared an embrace, while assistant coach Jeff Zanger and Mackenzie Flachs, right, do the same following a 7-6 loss to Effingham St. Anthony on Monday in the Class 2A Decatur Super-Sectional. | Matt Schuckman photo

DECATUR, Ill. — The cardiac queens were at it agaIn. Facing a four-run deficit heading to the bottom of the fifth inning — the second time the Quincy Notre Dame softball team had trailed this deep in a game this postseason and the third straight game in which late-inning runs were needed to advance —…

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Photo gallery: QND softball team showcases its resiliency during Class 2A super-sectional loss

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 30, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame's Carlee Gilker gets ready to step into the batter's box during Monday's Class 2A super-sectional against Effingham St. Anthony in Decatur, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

DECATUR, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame softball team once again refused to go down without a fight. Trailing by three or more runs twice during Monday’s Class 2A Decatur Super-Sectional against Effingham St. Anthony, the Raiders rallied. They erased a three-run deficit in the first inning and nearly squashed a four-run deficit before the…

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