Pirates rumble toward showdown with Spartans by dismantling another NCMC foe

By Steve Eighinger | September 30, 2023
Hannibal’s Kaiser McAfee, right, pressures Kirksville’s Ryder Lyons during Friday night’s North Central Missouri Conference game at Porter Stadium in Hannibal, Mo. | Mathew Kirby photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Another Friday night, another one-sided Hannibal football victory. The Pirates’ latest win, a 53-0 shellacking of Kirksville, was Hannibal’s fifth straight and played out in front of about 1,200 fans at Porter Stadium. Hannibal has outscored its last three opponents 191-13. All three games have been finished with a running clock in…

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Once Raiders’ offense gets rolling, stockpile of runs usually follows

By Muddy River Sports | May 6, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame freshman right-hander Jackson Connoyer delivers a pitch in the first inning Friday against Kirksville at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The way Herman Boone described his football team’s offense in “Remember the Titans” is an apt way to describe the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team’s offense. “It’s like Novocaine,” Boone said. “Just give it time, it always works.” In the case of the Raiders, just let them see enough pitches and they’ll always…

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