‘The highlight of my year’: Thomas sisters elated for QND girls soccer team to eliminate SHG in sectional

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | May 28, 2025
Quincy Notre Dame sophomore center back Sierra Thomas delivers a free kick during Tuesday's Class 1A Greenville Sectional championship game at Don Stout Field in Greenville, Ill. | Shane Hulsey

GREENVILLE, Ill. — For how much beating Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin means to the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team, look no further than Sierra and Alena Thomas’ thoughts on that subject. “Sometimes I feel like our team wants to beat them more than we want to beat (Quincy High School), honestly,” said Sierra Thomas, a…

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QND’s Thomas embracing opportunity to improve her game, work toward spot on ODP national roster

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | January 21, 2025
Quincy Notre Dame sophomore Sierra Thomas represented the Midwest Regional during the Olympic Development Program InterRegional Event in Orlando, Fla., over the past week. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — With the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team playing high-caliber opponents seemingly every night during a three-week January stretch, Sierra Thomas knew what she’d be missing as she stepped away. “It’s so hard to not be there,” the sophomore guard said. Yet, her reason for taking a midseason hiatus came from an opportunity…

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Thomas’ goal is breakthrough QND girls soccer team needs to knock off Burlington Notre Dame

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | April 24, 2024
Quincy Notre Dame's Sierra Thomas, right, attacks a Burlington Notre Dame defender during Tuesday's game at Advance Physical Therapy Field. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Whew. That was the collective reaction from the Quincy Notre Dame soccer team when freshman Sierra Thomas scored in the 58th minute to break a scoreless draw in QND’s 3-1 win over Burlington Notre Dame on Tuesday at Advance Physical Therapy Field. “You could feel the air come out of the balloon a…

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