Now part of American CueSports, Quincy pool players relish chance to compete in state event

By Noah Klauser | March 17, 2023
Quincy's Sam Dyer lines up a shot during the 26th annual American CueSports Illinois State Billiards Championship taking place this week at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. | Noah Klauser photo

QUINCY — The 26th annual American CueSports Illinois State Billiards Championship taking place in the Oakley-Lindsay Center this week has attracted people from far and wide, but a strong contingent of Quincy players is feeling right at home, too. Becoming members of the American CueSports made that possible. “I didn’t even know that ACS was…

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Illinois state billiard championships to return to Oakley-Lindsay Center in 2023

By Muddy River Sports | October 17, 2022
The American Cue Sports Illinois State Billiard Championships are returning to Quincy in 2023. | Muddy River Sports photo

QUINCY — Rack ’em. The American Cue Sports Illinois State Billiard Championships are returning to Quincy. A highly successful event in 2022 in which Quincy’s own Kelsey Bockenfeld won the women’s state championship, the five-day billiards extravaganza will take place March 15-19, 2023, at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. In a press release from the American CueSports…

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Pittsfield’s Campbell repeats as Class 1A state discus champion

By Muddy River Sports | May 21, 2022
Pittsfield’s Olivia Campbell unleashes a throw in the discus Saturday during the Class 1A girls state track and field championships at O’Brien Stadium in Charleston, Ill. Photo courtesy Chris Johns/PhotoNews Media

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Olivia Campbell discovered twice is nice. The defending Class 1A state discus champion, the Pittsfield senior was the only thrower in the field to break the 42-meter barrier, doing it in both the preliminaries and the finals of the Class 1A girls state track and field championships. Her toss of 42.47 meters…

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