Blistering start to regional semifinal is reminder QND volleyball team is on postseason mission

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | October 30, 2024
Quincy Notre Dame's Lauren Hummel, right, swings for a kill against Monmouth-Roseville in Tuesday night's semifinals of the Class 2A Warsaw Regional in Warsaw, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

WARSAW, Ill. — Even Quincy Notre Dame volleyball coach Danielle White’s most ambitious projections couldn’t have predicted the start the Raiders got off to on Tuesday. QND scorched Monmouth-Roseville in the first set by scoring 20 of the first 21 points on its way to a 25-6, 25-15 victory in the Class 2A Warsaw Regional…

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QND knocks off unbeaten Macomb, gains some revenge for last season’s disappointing finish

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | October 10, 2024
Annie Eaton, right and Ashlyn Peters, left, celebrate after a point during Quincy Notre Dame's win over Macomb Wednesday night at The Pit. — Photo by Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Redemption tasted pretty sweet. So did healing the wounds from the way last season ended. The Quincy Notre Dame volleyball team avenged its loss to Macomb in the 2023 Class 2A regional championship game by sweeping the Bombers 25-21, 25-16 on Wednesday at The Pit. “They wanted this more than anything,” Raiders first-year…

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Nothing is going to get Raiders down as fun-loving attitude carries them to sweep of Indians

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | September 19, 2024
Payson Seymour's Ella Archer, left, attempts to hit over the block of Quincy Notre Dame's Lauren Hummel, center, and Madalyn Boyer during Wednesday night's match in Payson, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

PAYSON, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame volleyball coach Danielle White knows the days are ticking away until the postseason begins. “Forty days is not a lot, so we have to start really performing how we are going to want to be performing come that 40-day mark,” White said. That was White’s message to her team…

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