QJHS finishes third at IESA Class 4A state volleyball tourney, Liberty takes fourth in Class 2A

The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls volleyball team finished third at the Class 4A state tournament, beating Morton in three sets in the third-place match. | Photo courtesy QJHS athletics

QUINCY — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls volleyball team finished third at the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A state tournament, while the Liberty eighth graders took fourth at the Class 2A state tournament. QJHS split its matches Saturday at Morton Junior High School, losing 25-15, 25-21 to Frankfort Hickory Creek in…

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Quincy, Liberty sending eighth grade girls volleyball teams to state tournaments

The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls volleyball team won a sectional title Monday night and will play in the Class 4A state tournament this weekend in Morton, Ill. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — A pair of eighth grade girls volleyball teams are headed to their respective Illinois Elementary School Association state tournaments. Quincy Junior High School beat Taylorville 13-25, 25-22, 25-11 in Monday night’s sectional to advance to the Class 4A state tournament. The Comets (27-1) will face Shorewood Troy (12-9) in the state quarterfinals at…

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QJHS, Camp Point Central eighth graders finish as state runners-up, Southeastern takes fourth

The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade boys basketball team finished as the state runner-up in the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A state tournament, suffering a 46-42 loss to the Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts on Thursday night. | Photo courtesy Quincy Junior High School

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. — Trailing by 13 points early in the second half, the Quincy Junior High School eighth grade boys basketball team got within two points in the fourth quarter but never got the lead in a 46-42 loss to the Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts (STA) from Park Forest in the…

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Quincy, Camp Point eighth grade boys basketball teams to play for state titles, Southeastern to play for third

Comets use strong second half to reach title game TAYLORVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade boys basketball team will play for an Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A state championship Thursday after winning a pair of games Saturday at Taylorville High School. The Comets beat O’Fallon Carriel 33-20 in the quarterfinals…

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Three area eighth grade boys basketball teams qualify for state tourney in respective classes

QUINCY — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade boys basketball team is headed to the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament. Camp Point Central and Augusta Southeastern are, too. The three squads won sectional championships in their respective classes Monday night, advancing to the state quarterfinals on Saturday. Quincy defeated Mt. Zion 32-23 at…

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QJHS wrestling team takes third at state with Hill repeating as individual state champion

The Quincy Junior High School wrestling team finished third at the Class AA state tournament Saturday at the Convocation Center on the Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb, Ill. | Submitted photo

DEKALB, Ill. — Brylin Hill repeated as an Illinois Elementary School Association state wrestling champion and four other Quincy Junior High School wrestlers earned state medals, helping the Comets finish in third place at the Class AA tournament Saturday. Hill, an eighth grader wrestling at 145 pounds, dominated the field. He opened with a 6-0…

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QJHS wrestling team finishes second at Class AA sectional, sends six Comets to state tourney

The Quincy Junior High School wrestling team finished second at the Class AA sectional held last Saturday at Jacksonville, Ill. | Submitted photo

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy Junior High School wrestling team crowned one individual champion at last Saturday’s Class AA sectional, finished second as a team and is sending six wrestlers to the state tournament. QJHS eighth grader Brylin Hill won the 145-pound weight class, beating Normal Parkside eighth grader Dayson Williams in the title match.…

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QJHS’s Hill wins state wrestling title as Comets finish in top 10 in Class AA team standings

Quincy Junior High School seventh grader Brylin Hill, top, wrestles in the 126-pound state championship match at the IESA state tournament in DeKalb, Ill. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Junior High School wrestling team’s trip last weekend to the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament proved incredibly fruitful. The Comets crowned one state champion, one state runner-up and finished eighth out of 72 teams overall in Class AA at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill. At 126…

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QJHS, Brown County to play for eighth grade girls basketball state titles, Pittsfield to vie for third

Two area eighth grade girls basketball teams will play for Illinois Elementary School Association state titles, while a third will battle for third place. Quincy Junior High School and Brown County advanced to their respective championship games by winning twice Saturday, while Pittsfield suffered a five-point loss in the semifinals. QJHS opened with a 39-10…

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QJHS eighth grade girls basketball team to play for sectional championship

The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team celebrated a regional championship last week. Submitted photo

CHATHAM, Ill. — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team will play for an Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A sectional championship Wednesday after winning a regional title last week. The Comets defeated Rochester 48-17 in the regional final. QJHS won each of its three regional games by 17 or more points.…

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