Hornets display maturity beyond their years in upsetting Rockets in overtime for regional title

The Brown County boys basketball team and the crowd celebrate beating top-seeded Jacksonville Routt 67-65 in overtime in the championship game of the Class 1A Griggsville-Perry Regional on Friday night in Griggsville, Ill. | Photo courtesy Scott Bemis

GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — What was it that Roger Daltrey of The Who told us in the early days of what we now refer to as classic rock? Wasn’t it something about, “The kids are alright?” Yes, it was. And yes, they are. The Brown County boys basketball team, dominated by a kiddie corps of 10…

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Smith’s putback dunk adds exclamation point to Palmyra’s overtime victory over Routt

Palmyra's Ryan McKinney looks for space to dribble inside the Jacksonville Routt defense during Saturday's game in the KHQA/American Family Insurance Superfan Shootout. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Hudson Bock’s surprise turned to delight in a blink. With the Palmyra boys basketball team leading Jacksonville Routt 58-57 in overtime, Bock turned a steal into a fastbreak which he figured he’d finish with a left-handed layup. The ball had other ideas, rolling off the right side of the rim. “I saw it…

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Panthers create new Routt to victory, rally past Rockets to remain unbeaten in WIVC North

The Camp Point Central football players react to Jacksonville Routt missing a field goal in the waning seconds of Saturday's Western Illinois Valley Conference North Division battle in Jacksonville, Ill. The Panthers won 22-21. | Photo courtesy Mike Pritchard

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Nate Peters is as perceptive as he is talented. The two-way senior performer for Camp Point Central’s football team admitted he had been quite nervous — and with good reason — in the waning stages of the Panthers’ 22-21 victory Saturday afternoon over Jacksonville Routt. “They have a good kicker,” said Peters,…

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Raiders rally on record-setting day to end regular season with confidence boost and victory

Quincy Notre Dame closer Dalton Miller reacts to striking out the final batter in Saturday's 6-4 victory over Jacksonville Routt at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team figured out there’s an immediate need for a sense of urgency with the postseason on the horizon. Another deficit, a lengthy weather delay and a senior-led pep talk brought that into focus. The Raiders stared down history Saturday in the regular-season finale against Jacksonville Routt at Ferd…

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Photo gallery: QND baseball team heads into postseason following another comeback victory

Quincy Notre Dame third baseman Brady Kindhart, left, and catcher Michael Stupavsky, visit with pitcher Tyler Dance during Saturday's game against Jacksonville Routt at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team is proving it can overcome adversity. That’s a trait that could come in very handy in the postseason. In Saturday’s final game of the regular season, the Raiders erased a three-run deficit by scoring four times in the bottom of the fifth inning and beating Jacksonville Routt…

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Raiders play home run derby in final regular season game, run win streak to 20 straight

Quincy Notre Dame third baseman Brady Kindhart belted two home runs and drove in four runs during Saturday's 12-2 victory over Jacksonville Routt in Jacksonville, Ill. Matt Schuckman file photo

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Just in case anyone in the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Sectional showed up Saturday at Jacksonville Routt to get a peek at what the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team is capable of doing, the Raiders provided plenty of food for thought. Namely, the Raiders made them ask: How do you stop this…

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