QU volleyball team earns NCAA tourney bid as fourth seed in Midwest Region

By Muddy River Sports | November 21, 2023
Quincy University middle blocker Alice Pavan, center, and the Hawks are headed to the NCAA Division II national tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s volleyball team is back in the NCAA Tournament. The pairings for the NCAA Division II national tournament were released Monday night, and the Hawks earned the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region. They will open against fifth-seeded Grand Valley State on Nov. 30 at the University of Missouri-St.…

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Hurricane warning: Former JWCC basketball player with front row seat for Final Four as student manager for Miami

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 30, 2023
Former John Wood Community College basketball player and current University of Miami student manager Kameron Whiteman, center, caught up with former JWCC teammates Jarvis Jennings, left, and Brandon Kracht prior to the Hurricanes' game in the Midwest Regional finals last weekend in Kansas City, Mo. | Photo courtesy Brad Hoyt

QUINCY — Kameron Whiteman and his family were walking around a Kansas City, Mo., business district during last weekend’s Midwest Regional finals when he ducked into a store filled with NCAA Tournament gear. He found shirts for the Houston, Texas and Xavier men’s basketball programs.  “They didn’t have any Miami gear,” Whiteman said. He took…

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