Call it a comeback: Linenfelser’s grand slam caps Raiders’ rally against Tigers, completes sweep

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 7, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame shortstop Jack Linenfelser connects for a hit during Saturday's against Macon in the QND/Palmyra Spring Slam at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A day that began with thunder and lightning ended with the biggest bang imaginable. A historic winning streak remains intact thanks to that. Facing its second-largest deficit of the season and trailing for only the third time all season, the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team managed to end an exhausting week by erasing…

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Photo gallery: QND baseball team wins twice in Spring Slam to run win streak to 24 straight

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 7, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame's Brady Kindhart reacts to being called safe on a play at the plate during the first inning against Macon on Saturday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team showcased more than this ability to hit Saturday. The Raiders showed some wherewithal to overcome anything. After a nearly two-hour weather delay, the Raiders beat Hannibal 12-5 and then rallied from a seven-run deficit to knock off Macon 12-10 at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. Muddy River…

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Flash and crash: Monroe City uses lightning-and-thunder backfield to overrun Macon in CCC battle

By Don O'Brien | October 15, 2022
Monroe City's Waylon DeGrave, left, and Ceaton Pennewell, right, combined to rush for more than 300 yards in a Clarence Cannon Conference victory over Macon on Friday night in Monroe City, Mo. | Muddy River Sports photo

MONROE CITY, Mo. — Waylon DeGrave and Ceaton Pennewell give the Monroe City football team two entirely different looks in the backfield. DeGrave, a junior, provides the flash, while Pennewell, a senior, counters as the Panthers’ punisher. Both proved to be hard to stop on Friday night at Lankford Field. DeGrave broke off two long…

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