Posts Tagged ‘Granite City’
Lawson’s two-hitter helps Blue Devils earn road victory over Warriors
GRANITE CITY, Ill. — Jansen Lawson locked in instead of locking out. The Quincy High School senior right-hander allowed the Granite City baseball team to tie Thursday’s game at 1 in the second inning when he hit back-to-back batters with two outs to force in a run. A groundout ended the inning, and Lawson was…
Read More‘Go left no matter what’: Fohey’s save on final PK attempt lifts Blue Devils to regional semifinal win
QUINCY — With a choice to make — left or right — Taylor Fohey kept hearing what Quincy High School assistant girls soccer coach Chad Struck had to say. “He said, ‘Go left no matter what,’” Fohey said. “I trusted him.” So left she went. The QHS junior goalkeeper looked at how Granite City’s Peyton…
Read MorePhoto gallery: QHS girls soccer team outlasts Granite City in PK shootout
QUINCY — The Quincy High School girls soccer team refused to falter, and the reward for that is the opportunity to play for a regional championship. The Blue Devils played Granite City to a 1-1 tie through regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods Tuesday night before winning a penalty-kick shootout 2-1 at Flinn Stadium. The…
Read MoreSixth-inning rally, seventh-inning drama ends in victory for QHS baseball team
QUINCY — A seven-run outburst in the sixth inning allowed the Quincy High School baseball team to survive a tumultuous seventh inning and earn an 11-8 victory over Granite CIty on Wednesday at the QHS field. The Blue Devils (4-3) have won three of their last four games to climb above the .500 mark. Quincy…
Read MoreBlue Devils fend off first-half adversity, advance to face Kahoks in Class 3A regional semifinals
QUINCY — The Quincy High School boys soccer team hasn’t allowed itself to be crippled by adversity. Such was the case once again Friday night. Eighth-seeded Granite City erased a one-goal lead midway through the first half, but Carter Venvertloh converted a rebound of a penalty kick and Evan Sohn followed with a goal to…
Read MoreRaiders overwhelm Warriors to end three-game skid, become eligible for playoffs
QUINCY — Troy Cornell is off the schneid. The Quincy Notre Dame football team is, too. For the first time since his birth on September 22, the infant son of Raiders coach Jack Cornell witnessed QND set the tone with takeaways on special teams and defense, buckle down offensively in the second half and end…
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