Ingredients in place for unified Raiders to continue winning ways as season opener looms

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | November 24, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame seniors Alex Connoyer, left, and Josh Bocke are part of an experienced class looking to lead the Raiders to another 20-win season. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — What do the Three Musketeers, DJ Khaled and the Navy SEALs have in common? They each could be the inspiration for the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball team this season. Start with the Three Musketeers. In the legendary novel by Alexandre Dumas, the Musketeers stick together with the motto “Tous pour un, un…

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Raiders gain instant energy when Lavery, Bocke come off bench and change tone of semifinal win

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 3, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame junior guard Charlie Lavery drives to the basket for a layup during the fourth quarter of Wednesday's sectional semifinal victory over Maroa-Forsyth. Matt Schuckman photo

STANFORD, Ill. — Charlie Lavery embraced the moment with vigor. Then Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball coach Kevin Meyer reminded him the job wasn’t complete. The Raiders led Maroa-Forsyth by 14 points with a little more than six minutes to play Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A Stanford Olympia Sectional when Lavery,…

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