‘You don’t get that time back’: Oden resigns as QND baseball coach to put family first

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | December 8, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame baseball coach Ryan Oden, left, resigned Thursday to devote time to his family, which includes being able to watch his son, Harry, right, begin his collegiate baseball career. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Before Ryan Oden left his house Thursday morning for a meeting with the Quincy Notre Dame baseball players, his wife, Deb, wanted to know he was comfortable with his decision to resign as the Raiders head coach. “She asked, ‘Are you sure?’” Oden said. “And I told her I am.” With his son…

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Raiders’ Oden discovers passion for baseball while growing up around the game

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 18, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame senior outfielder Harry Oden has been instrumental in the Raiders' success, hitting .402 with 16 extra-base hits and 39 runs scored. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — It might not have seemed out of the ordinary to any of the Quincy Gems players to have the 9-year-old son of their pitching coach running around the outfield with them shagging baseballs. Those moments, though, turned out to be priceless. Nearly a decade later, everyone sees why. Quincy Notre Dame left fielder…

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