Crim: Little, Blue Devils setting ‘sky’s the limit’ standard

By DON CRIM, SENIOR COLUMNIST | October 14, 2024
Rick Little's Quincy Blue Devils can wrap up back-to-back WB6 titles for the first time in a half-century this Friday night by beating Geneseo on the road. — MRN FILE PHOTO

QUINCY – Of all the eye-popping statistics the Quincy High School football team has produced, and the choices are many considering its video game-like offense, one stands above the rest. This senior class has been involved in more victories (30) in the last three-plus seasons than the program achieved in the 1980s (16), 1990s (20)…

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Schuckman: Heat, humidity and return to normal highlight opening of prep practices

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | August 10, 2021
Quincy High School football coach Rick Little, center, talks to his players during a water break during Monday's practice at Flinn Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — High temperatures and humidity which meteorologists turn into the better-take-note-of-these heat indexes greeted high school athletes for the official start of the fall sports season. Don’t think for a moment that turned into an excuse to take a play off or slug through a drill. Quincy Notre Dame football coach Jack Cornell drove…

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