Top of the charts: QU men’s basketball signee breaks SHG’s career scoring record

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | January 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Top of the charts: QU men’s basketball signee breaks SHG’s career scoring record
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin's Jake Hamilton, who has signed a national letter of intent with Quincy University, recently became the Cyclones' all-time leading scorer. | Photo courtesy Greg Puckel

QUINCY — The way the numbers added up, Jake Hamilton needed one more shot at history. So Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin boys basketball coach Tim Allen obliged. With a sizable second-half lead over North Chicago in the opening round of the State Farm Holiday Classic on December 27, Allen was set to sub out all of…

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Raiders to learn from loss to top-ranked Cyclones and QU signee Hamilton

By Muddy River Sports | December 2, 2022 | Comments Off on Raiders to learn from loss to top-ranked Cyclones and QU signee Hamilton

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball players and coaches likely won’t watch the film of Friday night’s 66-35 loss to No. 1-ranked Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin at Belz Gymnasium until Monday or Tuesday. That’s when the Raiders will delve into how to fix what the Cyclones exploited. Before then, though, comes a better-be-ready-for-this…

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