Raiders’ sectional championship victory stacks up with most dominant in four-class history

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | February 28, 2025
Quincy Notre Dame junior forward Tristan Pieper rises for a layup during Thursday's Class 3A Chatham Glenwood Sectional championship game against Mahomet-Seymour in Chatham, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

CHATHAM, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team made an emphatic statement with its 57-17 victory over Mahomet-Seymour in Thursday’s Class 3A Chatham Glenwood Sectional championship game. That statement also prompted a question — Where does the Raiders’ performance rank in sectional history since the Illinois High School Association adopted the four-class system?…

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Schuckman receives IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award

By J. Robert Gough, Publisher | December 17, 2023
From left to right, QND Athletic Director, QND Prinicpal Mark McDowell, IHSA Assistant Executive Director Sam Knox, Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman, QHS Principal Jody Stienke and QHS Athletic Director Matt McClelland. Photo by Randy Phillips

QUINCY – Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman received his Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Distinguished Media Service Award Saturday night at Quincy Notre Dame HIgh School. QND had nominated Schuckman for the award for his long-term excellence in covering high school and college sports in West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri. IHSA Assistant Executive…

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