‘It’s a challenge’: QND’s Orpet-Hulett to square off with Doral’s Blue Monster during Optimist International Junior Golf Championship

Quincy Notre Dame's Keeden Orpet-Hulett, shown hitting a bunker shot during the D.A. Weibring Invitational last fall, will tee it up this week at the Trump National Doral Resort and Spa in Miami and play the Blue Monster course during the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The trip that began as a family vacation will end with Keeden Orpet-Hulett staring down a monster. The Blue Monster. The Quincy Notre Dame sophomore golfer qualified for the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship, which is being played beginning Tuesday at the Trump National Doral Resort and Spa in Miami. The 15-year-old linkster…

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‘It’s a dream come true’: Kirn is selected in 14th round of MLB draft by Athletics

Former Quincy University left-handed pitcher Griffin Kirn, who is also a 2020 graduate of Quincy Notre Dame, was selected by Athletics in the 14th round of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The conversations Griffin Kirn has with representatives of 22 different Major League Baseball teams during the pre-draft allowed him to be fairly confident he’d be selected in the two-day draft. Still, that “what if” still lingered in a small way. Just what if everyone passed and the 6-foot-3, 215-pound left-handed pitcher wasn’t picked?…

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Schuck on a Truck: Tanner Stuckman discusses camp for kids, fifth season playing pro basketball overseas

QUINCY — Tanner Stuckman’s offseason really isn’t an offseason. Since returning to Quincy following his fourth season playing professional basketball overseas, the graduate of Quincy Notre Dame and Quincy University has been tirelessly preparing himself to play in Hungary, while doing all he can to give back to the community. That included teaming up with…

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