Schuck on a Truck: Baseball Player of the Year Wesley Robertson discusses record-setting season at Illini West

CARTHAGE, Ill. — If the best is yet to come, Wesley Robertson will rewrite the Illini West baseball program’s entire record book. What he did during his sophomore campaign was pretty impressive as a starting point. The third baseman set the Chargers’ single-season record for RBIs, driving in 50 runs as Illini West went 28-5…

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Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Statistics, accolades and stellar play making Longcor one of QHS’s all-time greats

Quincy High School junior guard Bradley Longcor III is already the 12th leading scorer in Blue Devil history with 1,297 career points. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The disappointment on Bradley Longcor III’s face was present, but the determination trumped it all. When the Quincy High School boys basketball players took the court at 5:30 a.m. on the first day of practice, Longcor stayed on the sideline. An offseason knee injury left him working individually with a trainer instead of…

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Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Instincts, intangibles set Central-Southeastern’s Miller apart more than numbers, accolades

Central-Southeastern junior forward Lauren Miller, who led the Panthers to a 29-3 record, has been named the Muddy River Sports 2023-34 Girls Basketball Player of the Year. | Matt Schuckman photo

CAMP POINT, Ill. — As good as Lauren Miller’s statistical resume is, the numbers alone don’t set her apart. Nor do the postseason accolades, which proved be across-the-board impressive when you realize the Central-Southeastern junior forward was considered one of the 10 best Class 2A girls basketball players in the state by two different organizations.…

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Champaign News-Gazette names QND’s Schreacke as All-State Player of the Year

Quincy Notre Dame junior all-state guard Abbey Schreacke has been named the Champaign News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Each time Abbey Schreacke sees someone wearing an Illinois, Mizzou or Indiana t-shirt or sweatshirt, it catches her eye. “I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m talking to them,’” she said. “That makes it kind of cool.” There are a myriad of college coaches chatting up the Quincy Notre Dame junior all-state basketball player on the…

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Boys Basketball Player of the Year: QHS’s Talton puts character, maturity and joy on display

Quincy High School senior swingman Jeremiah Talton is the Muddy River Sports Player of the Year after a record-setting season leading the Blue Devils to the Class 4A super-sectionals. Photo courtesy Matt Kamp

QUINCY — So much of what Jeremiah Talton accomplished throughout his senior season boiled down to character and commitment, and his maturity as a player and a leader came to the forefront. Yet, there was still a kid in him, just the way it should be. Never was that more evident than after a Tuesday…

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Girls basketball Player of the Year: QND’s Schreacke shows leadership on and off court

Quincy Notre Dame junior guard Abbey Schreacke averaged 25.2 points per game in leading the Raiders to the Class 2A state championship. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — In the hallway outside the Illini West gym, in the wake of the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team’s 40-38 victory in a battle of state-ranked teams, Raiders freshman guard Sage Stratton struggled to shake what might have been. With less than four seconds remaining and QND inbounding the ball from the baseline,…

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