Hawks’ Booher shoots way to GLVC Freshman of the Year recognition

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 6, 2025
Quincy University guard Max Booher was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Max Booher announced his presence with a bang. A freshman guard on the Quincy University men’s basketball team, Booher came off the bench in collegiate debut and made 5 of 7 3-pointers and scored a team-leading 21 points in the season-opening loss to Findlay. After that, he kept right on shooting. Booher made…

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Hawks fight way back into win column with resilient second-half effort against Saints

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | February 23, 2025
Quincy University's Tiernen Stynes, left, and Max Booher hug following Saturday's 82-75 victory over Maryville at Pepsi Arena that snapped the Hawks' nine-game losing streak. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — For the first time in quite some time, the Quincy University men’s basketball players were able to spend a Saturday night without lamenting what had taken place earlier in the day. “You can just chill knowing you won a game,” freshman guard Max Booher said. That hadn’t happened since Jan. 20. Saturday afternoon,…

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Sharing is caring: Hawks take advantage of ball movement to blister nets in victory over Bears

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | December 15, 2024
Quincy University guard Max Booher, left, gets high-fives from his teammates after knocking down a 3-pointer that forced Barclay College to call a timeout during Saturday's game in the Hansen-Spear Holiday Classic at Pepsi Arena. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Max Booher played it coy when it was suggested he likes shooting in Pepsi Arena. “A little bit,” Booher said with a wry smile. “Just a little bit.” Right now, no one shoots it better. Taking advantage of the Quincy University men’s basketball team’s increasingly better ball movement and several open looks from…

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