Home, sweet home: Raiders return to The Pit for first time in nearly four weeks, steamroll Saukees

By Ben Marth | January 16, 2025
Quincy Notre Dame junior forward Robbie Reed drives the baseline looking to score during Wednesday night's game against Pittsfield at The Pit. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The fact the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball team hadn’t played on its home floor in nearly a month wasn’t lost on the Raiders. “It’s been a while,” QND senior guard Alex Dance said.  It had been 26 days as a matter of fact. “Felt good to be back,” Dance said. Playing at…

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Raiders unleash 1-2-2 press, force 25 turnovers to overwhelm Aurora Christian by 39 points

By David Adam, MRN Editor | December 27, 2024
Quincy Notre Dame's Carter Miller, left, and Alex Dance double team Aurora Christian's Asa Johnson during the first half of Thursday night's game in the small school boys bracket of the State Farm Holiday Classic at Normal West High School in Normal, Ill. | David Adam photo

NORMAL, Ill. — The first round in the small school boys basketball bracket of the State Farm Holiday Classic figured to be chock full of competitive games, with seven of the 16 teams receiving votes in the first AP state polls. Three top seeds narrowly won by a combined nine points, and No. 13 seed…

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QND coach turns to bench brigade to ‘reignite the whole team’ in victory over Camp Point Central

By Ben Marth | December 21, 2024
Quincy Notre Dame's Connor Young calls out a play while being guarded by Camp Point Central's Kruze Miles duirng Friday night's game at The Pit. | Addi Zanger photo

QUINCY — Robbie Reed knows when he hears his coach call his name he better be ready. The same applies to the rest of the non-starters on the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball team.  “When (coach Greg Altmix) calls on us, we got to just reignite the whole team and bring us all together,” Reed…

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