Countdown to tipoff: QHS girls see unselfish play, camaraderie going hand-in-hand with success

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | November 20, 2024
Sophomore forward Jada Brown, left, and freshman guard Khloe Nicholson provide the Quincy High School girls basketball team with length to disrupt things defensively and score over smaller defenders at the other end of the court. | Matt Schuckman photo

Coverage of the QHS girls basketball team brought to you by: QUINCY — No one expects it to translate to vintage “Run, Devils, Run,” but the manner in which the Quincy High School girls basketball team plays defense suggests there is a chance the Blue Devils will score often in transition. A lanky, athletic roster…

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Championship mentality: Quincy’s Nicholson helps AAU squad win national title while keeping her focus on improving

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | August 12, 2024
Quincy's Khloe Nicholson, second from right in front row, helped the Missouri Phenom 15U team win the EYBL Nike Nationals championship last month in Chicago. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — All of the windshield time her parents amassed this summer allowed 14-year-old Khloe Nicholson to catch up on two important necessities. “Sleep and watch TV,” she said. Specifically, that meant watching Netflix. “I was a little of everything,” she said. “I liked ‘Cobra Kai.’” But unlike Daniel LaRusso in “The Karate Kid” —…

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