Chargers showcase ability to attack from every direction in beating Irish for regional crown

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | October 27, 2023
The Illini West volleyball team won its first regional championship since 2017, beating Peoria Notre Dame 25-17, 25-14 Thursday night in Canton, Ill. | Photo courtesy Illini West athletics

CANTON, Ill. — Dakota Lafferty found herself being a spectator as much as a coach Thursday night. Sparked by a booming Josie Bryan kill down the line for the first point of the match, the Illini West volleyball team used its energy and enthusiasm to overwhelm Peoria Notre Dame in a 25-17, 25-14 victory in…

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Raiders seek improvement after being shut out by Irish in season opener

By Muddy River Sports | August 22, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame forward Leo Cann, center, gets bumped by a Peoria Notre Dame defender during the first half of Monday's season-opening game at Advance Physical Therapy Field. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — It’s not where or how you start. It’s about where and how you end. So the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team will take Monday’s 3-0 loss to Peoria Notre Dame in the season opener at Advance Physical Therapy Field as a lesson learned and figure out how to make the ending better…

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