Boys Soccer At Advance Physical Therapy Field, Quincy Class 1A QND Regional: Top-seeded Quincy Notre Dame opened postseason play with an 11-0 whitewashing of ninth-seeded Abingdon-Avon. The Raiders scored twice in the first seven minutes, piled up eight goals in the first half and had no trouble advancing to the regional championship game. Tanner Anderson […]
girls golf
Knuffman, Eftink enjoy season’s final round with solid scores at state tournament
DECATUR, Ill. — Hana Knuffman and Blair Eftink said adios to the pressure and hello to the simple beauty of golf. Tee it up. Drive it. Find the green. Roll it in the cup. Then do it 17 more times without worrying about the score, the leaderboard or the end result. That’s how the two […]
Blue Devils share tears, laughs and hugs after rocky final round at state tournament
FORSYTH, Ill. — Laci Novosel didn’t sugarcoat it. “Oh, it was bad,” she said. But it wasn’t so bad she couldn’t laugh it off. “I only cried like twice,” she said with a chuckle. It was that kind of day for the Quincy High School girls golfers. A few tears accompanied wayward shots and frustration […]
Eftink’s series of pars, Knuffman’s steady play key to making cut at state golf tourney
DECATUR, Ill. — Blair Eftink’s double bogey on the first hole after making the turn Friday put her chances of surviving to play the second round of the Class 1A state golf tournament in limbo. A series of pars changed everything. Eftink rolled in par putts on six of her final eight holes, including four […]
Blue Devils make cut at state tournament, ready to chase trophy in final round
FORSYTH, Ill. — The fluctuating leaderboard had the Quincy High School girls golf team bouncing anywhere from fifth to eighth place every couple of holes Friday afternoon. It made everyone a little leery of what was transpiring. So as Laci Novosel, one of two seniors and the only current Blue Devil with state tournament experience, […]
Student of the game: Novosel’s competitive nature shines on course, in classroom
QUINCY — Laci Novosel couldn’t choose. Given the option of having a higher grade point average or a lower strokes-per-round average, the Quincy High School senior golfer and self-described nerd wavered in the middle. “Oh, gosh, I can’t pick,” Novosel said. “I have to have both. My entire life is school and golf. It equals […]
Raiders use in-season experience to prep them for fight to reach state tournament
AUBURN, Ill. — There’s a benefit to playing a schedule chock full of talented opponents. The Quincy Notre Dame girls golfers are realizing that. The regular-season setbacks suffered against Quincy High School and Macomb — teams that won regional championships and are sending golfers to their respective state tournaments — prepped the Raiders to be […]
Blue Devils keep focus on matter at hand, power way to state tourney berth
WASHINGTON, Ill. — The Quincy High School girls golfers made a pact with Blue Devils coach Hanlynn Vahlkamp not to check the digital scoring app while on the course during Monday’s Class 2A sectional at Quail Meadows Golf Course. “It makes us a little too anxious,” Vahlkamp said. So Sophia Gold never took a peek. […]
Dad keeps his distance as daughter takes second at regional; QND girls cruise to title
PETERSBURG, Ill. — Jason Knuffman has determined the best way to coach his daughter is not to coach her at all. That strategy seems to be working well for both of them. Hana Knuffman shot a 7-over 79 to finish in second place, and the Quincy Notre Dame girls golf team turned in its best […]
Scoreboard for Wednesday, September 22
Boys Soccer At Jacksonville, Ill. Quincy High School 0, Jacksonville 0: Senior goalkeeper Grayson Cook and the defense shut down the Crimsons’ offense, but the Blue Devils struggled to generate scoring opportunities. QHS is 6-3-3 overall. Girls Golf At Deer Run Golf Course, Hamilton, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame d. West Hancock: The Raiders shot a […]
