Crim: QND’s 1984 state runner-up boys soccer team responsible for raising bar on expectations

The 1984 Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team finished as the state runner-up in a one-class system, winning the first state trophy in program history and raising the level of expectation for future teams. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — The longest boys soccer game in Illinois High School Association history was played 40 years ago. Performing on the biggest stage on Nov. 3, 1984 — the state championship game at St. Charles High School — Quincy Notre Dame and Palatine Fremd battled through 80 minutes of regulation and another 40 exhausting minutes…

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Peoria Christian’s two early goals put QND in catch-up mode for remainder of regional title tilt

Quincy Notre Dame senior midfielder Rylan Fischer, left, challenges Peoria Christian's Jacob Below for possession during Tuesday night's Class 1A regional championship game at the Eastside Centre in East Peoria, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer coach Greg Reis knows once a team goes down 2-0, all they need is one goal to turn the momentum in their direction. “A 2-1 lead in soccer is always a dangerous lead because the team that was up is now being very cautious and the…

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Raiders finds adjustments to their liking, pile up six goals in dispatching Railsplitters

The Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team put together a complete effort in Saturday's 6-1 victory over Lincoln at Advance Physical Therapy Field. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — That’s more like it. The Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team had only scored five goals in its first five games, but the Raiders’ performance, especially offensively in the second half, in their 6-1 victory Saturday over Lincoln at Advance Physical Therapy Field is an encouraging sign. “That’s more of what I was…

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Challenges await QND boys soccer team, but upperclass experience bolsters expectations

Quincy Notre Dame senior midfielder Rylan Fischer is expected to be one of the Raiders' significant playmakers this season. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — When Greg Reis scans the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team’s roster, there are quite a few players with a championship pedigree. Some of them, such as senior midfielder Rylan Fischer and junior midfielder Channing Trevino, played valuable minutes during the 2022 team’s run to the Class 1A state title. Some were on…

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Photo gallery: QND welcomes home Class 1A boys soccer state championship squad

Tanner Anderson, left, carries the Class 1A state championship trophy into The Pit as the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team celebrated its title run with Tuesday's fire truck ride and assembly. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Greg Reis replaced his silver, postseason beard with a dapper, clean-shaven look in time for a celebration fit for champions. The veteran Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer coach allowed his facial hair to grow throughout the Raiders’ postseason run, which culminated with last Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Belleville Althoff in the Class 1A…

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Carpe diem: Anderson, Raiders seize opportunity to play for soccer state championship

The Quincy Notre Dame soccer players run over to acknowledge their fans after they defeated Elmhurst Timothy Christian 4-1 in a Friday's semifinal game of the Class 1A state tournament at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill. | Photo courtesy Tim Vizer Photography

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Opportunity may have passed Tanner Anderson by once. He vowed it wouldn’t happen twice. Belleville Althoff may want to take note of that. Anderson, a senior forward on the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team and the Raiders’ career leader in goals scored, missed his chance to play for a state…

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QND boys soccer squad banking on right mentality, strong leadership to fuel state title chase

The leadership of senior forward Tanner Anderson, left, is just as valuable as his goal-scoring ability as the Raiders set their sights on chasing a Class 1A state championship. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — There’s an anxiousness shared by the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer players. “I wish we could play tomorrow,” senior midfielder Colin Kurk said. Knowing the season opener against Peoria Notre Dame isn’t until August 22, the Raiders have to temper their enthusiasm. “We have to get through the two weeks of practice first,”…

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With another regional title won, Raiders focus on preparing for sectional field

Quincy Notre Dame forward Tanner Anderson, center, drives into the penalty area during Saturday's Class 1A regional championship game against Monmouth-Roseville at Advance Physical Therapy Field. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The regional reign continues. Sectional success should be a bit more challenging. To ensure the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer players are ready for whatever lies ahead in the Class 1A Chillicothe IVC Sectional, Raiders coach Greg Reis will hold practice on the grass fields to the east of the Boots Bush baseball…

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