Raiders still chasing history as seniors look to bookend careers with state championships

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | August 17, 2021
Quincy Notre Dame senior wing defender Cayge Hughes brings experience and tenacity to a team that believes it can be a state title contender. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Cayge Hughes is quite confident had the coronavirus pandemic not altered the Illinois high school sports landscape last year the seniors on the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team would be staring down history. In a way, the Raiders still are. QND will kick off its season in less than a week with…

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Scoreboard for Monday, August 16

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | August 16, 2021

Boys Golf Peoria Notre Dame Invitational At Kellogg Golf Course, Peoria Macomb wins with a 305 team score. Connor Hamm leads the Bombers with a 71. Quincy Notre Dame finishes 10th at 330. Ross Thompson leads the Raiders with a 14th-place finish and Colin Larson finishes 18th, both making the all-tournament team. Girls Golf At…

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Schuckman: Heat, humidity and return to normal highlight opening of prep practices

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | August 10, 2021
Quincy High School football coach Rick Little, center, talks to his players during a water break during Monday's practice at Flinn Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — High temperatures and humidity which meteorologists turn into the better-take-note-of-these heat indexes greeted high school athletes for the official start of the fall sports season. Don’t think for a moment that turned into an excuse to take a play off or slug through a drill. Quincy Notre Dame football coach Jack Cornell drove…

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