Three-set loss to Maple Leafs drops Blue Devils to third place in WB6 volleyball standings

Quincy High School's Ayanna Douglas and the Blue Devils suffered a three-set loss to Geneseo on Thursday night at the QHS gym. | Mathew Kirby photo

QUINCY — All of a sudden, Quincy High School finds itself looking up in the Western Big 6 volleyball standings. Prior to Thursday night’s three-set loss to Geneseo, the Blue Devils had been in a three-way tie for the top spot in the conference standings. Now, Quincy finds itself in third place. Geneseo’s 25-22, 24-26,…

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Early barrage, Routh’s hat trick carry Blue Devils to pivotal WB6 victory over defending champs

Quincy High School's Taylor Routh, right, celebrates her goal with teammate Rian Moore, who had the assist on the goal two minutes into Tuesday night's game against Geneseo. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy High School girls soccer team’s motivation never waned no matter how sizable the lead became. “Maybe for a second there we lost it,” senior forward Taylor Routh said. “But that’s it. We stayed pretty focused.” On a victory. On a title. On a legacy. Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory over Geneseo at…

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Photo gallery: QHS girls soccer team inches closer to Western Big 6 Conference championship

Quincy High School midfielder Rian Moore wins a ball amid three Geneseo players during Tuesday night's Western Big 6 Conference game at Flinn Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy High School girls soccer team moved a step closer to regaining the Western Big 6 Conference championship, beating defending league champ Geneseo 5-1 Tuesday night at Flinn Stadium behind Taylor Routh’s hat trick. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman spent the evening with the Blue Devils and put together this photo…

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Be prepared: Blue Devils’ approach allows them to blow away Maple Leafs for WB6 victory

Quincy High School senior guard Tyler Sprick reacts to teammate Ty Douglas getting in the scoring column with a free throw in the fourth quarter of Friday night's 75-13 victory over Geneseo in Western Big 6 Conference play at Blue Devil Gym. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The schedule listed Friday night’s opponent as Geneseo. It may as well have read Homewood-Flossmoor, Bolingbrook or any other state-ranked team the Quincy High School boys basketball team could conceivably face. “Your preparation is for the best teams on your schedule, and that doesn’t change when you’re not playing the best teams on…

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Crowning glory: Blue Devils cap undefeated run through WB6 with league championship

The Quincy High School football team's defense stacks up Geneseo's Jackson Reade during the first quarter of Friday night's Western Big 6 Conference game at Flinn Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The crown fits perfectly. Favored to win the Western Big 6 Conference championship and never shying away from those expectations, the Quincy High School football players finished off an undefeated run to a league title Friday night, beating Geneseo 35-7 at Flinn Stadium. It is the Blue Devils’ first WB6 championship since 2016,…

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Yo, Adrian: Sommers’ goal, stronger second-half play helps Blue Devils win home finale

Quincy High School's Trace Routh uses his head to redirect a corner kick toward the goal during the first half of Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Geneseo at Flinn Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — At every turn Tuesday night, the Quincy High School boys soccer players caught a glimpse of the program’s storied past. From Dev Reeves, arguably the most significant player in program history, to Donivan Bradshaw, one of the Blue Devils’ greatest scorers, to Jay Ray and his son, J.D., the first father-son combo to…

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Photo gallery: QHS boys soccer team beats Geneseo in final home game of regular season

Quincy High School's Andrew Brown wins a ball in the air during the first half of Tuesday night's game against Geneseo at Flinn Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy High School boys soccer team ran its win streak to four consecutive games in its final home game of the regular season, beating Geneseo 3-1 in Western Big 6 Conference action Tuesday night at Flinn Stadium. The Blue Devils (8-10-1) wrap up their season on the road Thursday against Springfield. Muddy…

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One thing leads to another: Douglas takes charge, guides Blue Devils to WB6 victory

Quincy High School volleyball coach Kate Brown, right, addresses her team during Thursday night's match against Geneseo at the QHS gym. | Steve Eighinger photo

QUINCY — Quincy High School volleyball coach Kate Brown had just watched her team get hit with a haymaker at the onset of Thursday’s Western Big 6 Conference match against Geneseo. “I wondered what was going on,” Brown admitted. With her club down 10-0, Brown turned to Ayanna Douglas and informed the junior hitter, “You’ve…

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Blue Devils reach another milestone victory in style by dunking Maple Leafs

Camden Brown led the Quincy High School boys basketball team to a Western Big 6 Conference victory over Geneseo on Friday night at Blue Devil Gym. | Muddy River Sports file photo

QUINCY — A milestone moment needed a signature start and an emphatic finish. Camden Brown and Milton Whitfield delivered on both fronts. Brown’s breakaway dunk 30 seconds into Friday night’s Western Big 6 Conference game got the Quincy High School boys basketball team rolling. Then Whitfield provided a steal and flush to punctuate a 66-28…

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QHS girls basketball team uses second-half rally to nearly topple reigning WB6 champion

Quincy High School guard Leila Dade, right, tries to shake a Geneseo defender in order to get the ball from teammate Taylor Fohey, left, during Tuesday night's Western Big 6 Conference game at the QHS gym. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The second-half rally and fight to the finish the Quincy High School girls basketball team engaged in Tuesday night had two components. “We totally changed our mindset,” Blue Devils senior guard Leah Chevalier said. “And a few people hit shots.” It was nearly enough to topple the reigning Western Big 6 Conference champion.…

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Blue Devils lock down defensively in second half, secure piece of another WB6 championship

Quincy High School's Evan Altman, right, battles with Geneseo's Brayden Combs for possession during Tuesday night's Western Big 6 Conference game in Geneseo, Ill. | Photo courtesy Gary Krambeck, Quad-City Times

GENESEO — The Quincy High School boys soccer team controlled its fate. Geneseo could do nothing in the second half of Tuesday night’s Western Big 6 Conference matchup to change that. The Blue Devils clamped down defensively over the final 40 minutes, holding the Maple Leafs without a shot and using Josh Stupavsky’s goal in…

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Schroeder’s seventh-inning heroics allow Blue Devils to split WB6 doubleheader

Quincy High School's Joe Schroeder singled through the right side of the infield to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Geneseo. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Joe Schroeder played the hero in the first game of Saturday’s Western Big 6 Conference doubleheader. The Quincy High School baseball team needed another one in the nightcap. The Blue Devils took the opener against Geneseo 2-1 as Schroeder delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the nightcap,…

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Corner kick connection pushes Blue Devils another victory closer to WB6 championship

Quincy High School sophomore midfielder Bri Lannerd, center, and her teammates celebrate after she headed in Rian Moore's corner kick for the game-winning goal in Tuesday night's 2-1 victory over Geneseo at Flinn Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Bri Lannerd called Rian Moore’s corner kick the perfect ball. “You can’t get better than that,” Lannerd said. Moore had a pretty good idea what the end result of it would be. “I can tell when Bri has her eyes on a ball,” Moore said. “She saw it, it was right at her…

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Blue Devils adapt, adjust and apply pressure to keep WB6 win streak going

Quincy High School's Terron Cartmill, center, and Reid O'Brien, right, knock the ball away from Geneseo's Bristol Lewis after trapping him along the sideline during the first half of Tuesday night's game at Blue Devil Gym. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Leave it to COVID-19 to disrupt the rhythm of the night. Still, the Quincy High School boys basketball team adapted. Due to positive COVID tests within its freshman team, Geneseo was forced to cancel Tuesday night’s preliminary game. So instead of watching the underclassmen play before going to the locker room to get…

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Byquist, Blue Devils grind out victory over Maple Leafs to continue chasing playoffs

Quincy High School quarterback Adon Byquist rushed for a career-high 209 yards in Friday night's 23-22 victory over Geneseo. Photo courtesy Brendan Saak

QUINCY — During Rick Little’s tenure as Quincy High School football coach, the Blue Devils have been known as a pretty tough team to beat at Flinn Stadium. This fall, winning at Flinn has been anything but easy for the Blue Devils. On Friday night, the Blue Devils finally found the right combination, mixing heavy…

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