Schuckman: Notes on Rock Island transfers, Nicholson on national list, new coaching hires

Quincy High School's Khloe Nicholson, who will be a sophomore, has been named one of the nation's top 25 girls basketball players in the Class of 2028 by ESPN W. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Cleaning out the notebook with the curtain closed on the school year … If a pair of transfers come to fruition, the Rock Island boys basketball team will be expected to be the frontrunner in the Western Big 6 Conference next winter. Arthur Abbey, the jitterbug-quick guard who started as a sophomore at…

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North Shelby’s Prange wins Missouri Class 1 shot put championship, leads brigade of area medalists

North Shelby sophomore Drake Prange, center, won the Class 1 state shot put championship Friday at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City, Mo. | Photo courtesy of North Shelby High School

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The state medal haul began in earnest Friday for the boys and girls track and field teams from Northeast Missouri. One individual won a state championship, while nine other individuals and two relay teams captured podium spots at the Class 1 and Class 2 state championships at Jefferson City High School’s…

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Canton’s close call in relay highlights Class 1 state berths at Paris Sectional

Canton's Sophia Slater runs a leg of the 4x100-meter relay during Saturday's Class 1 sectional track and field meet in Paris, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

PARIS, Mo. — Even after she crossed the finish line, Canton sophomore MaryKate McReynolds wasn’t sure if the Tigers’ 4×100-meter relay team had qualified for state. It was only after she saw her school’s name next to the No. 4 indicating fourth place on the scoring monitor that she knew they had done it. “I…

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Muddy River Showcase Spotlight: North Shelby’s Ava Williams

Ava Williams earned Class 1 all-state honors from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association after leading the North Shelby girls basketball team to a 25-4 record last winter. | Photo courtesy Marlana Smith, Shelby County Herald

The Muddy River Showcase featuring 40 of the area’s top senior basketball players from Illinois and Missouri takes place June 17 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game begins at 4 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door. SHELBYVILLE, Mo. — Ava…

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Canton escapes tenuous seventh-inning jam, captures fourth straight district championship

The Canton softball team outlasted North Shelby 3-2 in nine innings to win the Class 1 District 9 championship Saturday in Shelbyville, Mo. | Submitted photo

SHELBYVILLE, Mo. — Some confusion about the rules regarding pitching circle visits put the Canton softball team in a precarious position with the season on the brink Saturday afternoon. Yet, the Tigers never flinched. With the Class 1 District 9 championship game tied at 2 in the bottom of the seventh and North Shelby having…

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