Hawks’ Wosman picks up GLVC Player of the Week honors

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | April 12, 2022
Quincy University third baseman Nolan Wosman, left, celebrates his first-inning grand slam Sunday against Lewis with his teammates. It was Wosman's third home run of the series and propelled QU to winning the final three games of the Great Lakes Valley Conference series. Photo courtesy Stephanie Boynton

QUINCY — Nolan Wosman finally got his groove back. Hit in the helmet by a pitch in the first game of a four-game series against Illinois-Springfield on March 25, the Quincy University junior third baseman didn’t play the remainder of the weekend. He returned the following week and played in three of the four games…

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Area Distributors Area Player of the Week: Central running back Garret Williams

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | October 12, 2021
Central running back Garret Williams, left, rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns in last Friday's 60-28 victory over Beardstown. Photo courtesy Mike Pritchard

The Central football team wrapped up the Western Illinois Valley Conference North Division championship with last Friday’s 60-28 victory over Beardstown as Garret Williams powered the Panthers’ offense with a series of big runs. Williams scored on 39- and 27-yard runs to give the Panthers the edge, and his 8-yard scoring run with 44.5 seconds…

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Area Distributors Area Player of the Week: Monroe City softball standout Mackenzie Moss

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | September 21, 2021
Monroe City's Mackenzie Moss, left, heads for home plate after hitting a go-ahead, three-run home run in a 9-8 victory against Centralia. Photo courtesy Adam Rung

MONROE CITY, Mo. — Mackenzie Moss is on a tear. So is the Monroe City softball team. The Panthers are riding a three-game winning streak, kept alive by Moss’ late-inning heroics. Trailing Centralia 8-2 heading into the bottom of the fifth, Monroe City responded with four runs as Moss delivered an RBI single and scored…

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Area Distributors Area Player of the Week: Hannibal all-purpose back Aneyas Williams

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | September 14, 2021
Hannibal sophomore Aneyas Williams scored six touchdowns in last week's victory at Fort Zumwalt West, tying the Pirates' single-game record. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Aneyas Williams is finding himself in elite company these days, drawing recruiting interest from major NCAA Division I football programs. His six-touchdown performance last Friday night in the Hannibal football team’s 56-35 victory at Fort Zumwalt East elevated the sophomore all-purpose back to exclusive company. Williams tied the Pirates’ single-game touchdown record,…

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