For love of the game: Raiders’ year-round passion for baseball leads to unparalleled success

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | June 1, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame senior co-captains Jake Schisler, left, and Dalton Miller, smile as they get ready to accept the Class 2A sectional championship plaque. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — At the most elemental level, it’s a warehouse. The building has been remodeled and retrofitted to be a baseball haven, but the brick exterior, the large, garage-style doors and the location close to the Mississippi River suggest it once was used for storage, construction or manufacturing. The Quincy Notre Dame baseball players embrace…

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Stupavsky, Raiders get charge out of opening season with first-inning outburst

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 22, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame catcher Michael Stupavsky, center, heads back to the dugout to celebrate his three-run home run in the first inning of Tuesday's victory over Illini West at The Ferd. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — As much as he felt like he barreled the ball and put a legitimate charge into it, Michael Stupavsky could tell where it was headed. Foul territory. “After I hit that one, I wanted that back,” the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team’s senior catcher said of the ball he hit in the first…

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