Lawson’s two-hitter helps Blue Devils earn road victory over Warriors

Quincy High School right-hander Jansen Lawson tossed a two-hitter in Thursday's 4-1 victory over Granite City in non-conference action on the road. | Matt Schuckman photo

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…

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‘Go left no matter what’: Fohey’s save on final PK attempt lifts Blue Devils to regional semifinal win

The Quincy High School girls soccer players celebrate beating Granite City 2-1 in a penalty-kick shootout to win the Class 3A regional semifinal Tuesday night at Flinn Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

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…

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Photo gallery: QHS girls soccer team outlasts Granite City in PK shootout

Quincy High School junior goalkeeper Taylor Fohey makes a save on the penalty kick attempted by Granite City in a shootout Tuesday night at Flinn Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

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…

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Raiders overwhelm Warriors to end three-game skid, become eligible for playoffs

Quincy Notre Dame's Jackson Stratton, left, celebrates his 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter with linemen Isaac Hinkamper, center, and Wilson Henning, right, as the Raiders rolled to a 49-7 victory over Granite City. Matt Schuckman photo

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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