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

By Muddy River Sports | November 2, 2022
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

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | October 29, 2022
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

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | August 12, 2022
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

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | October 16, 2021
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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