QHS’s Gold, Geisendorfer allow steady play to carry them to Class 2A state golf tournament

Quincy High School senior Saya Geisendorfer tees off during Monday's Class 2A O'Fallon Sectional at Far Oaks Golf Club. | Photo courtesy Matt Kamp, Edwardsville Intelligencer

O’FALLON, Ill. — Sophia Gold and Saya Geisendorfer couldn’t have asked for a better start to their rounds Monday at the Class 2A O’Fallon Sectional. The steady play that followed allowed the Quincy High School girls golfers to earn spots in the state tournament field. Gold finished eighth individually and Geisendorfer tied for 14th, while…

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Gold, Geisendorfer top regional field, lead QHS girls to sixth straight regional golf championship

The Quincy High School girls golf team won its sixth straight regional championship by shooting a 334 on Thursday at the Class 2A Peoria Richwoods Regional at Newman Golf Course in Peoria, Ill. | Submitted photo

PEORIA, Ill. — The kinship Sophia Gold and Saya Geisendorfer share made the idea of an on-course playoff for the regional championship between the Quincy High School golfers incredibly unappealing. So they asked if they could avoid it. Gold, a sophomore, and Geisendorfer, a senior, topped the field in the Class 2A Peoria Richwoods Regional…

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The Gold standard: QHS golfers ban together for birdie fundraiser to honor late father, help brain cancer patients

The Gold family — from left to right, Gabriel, Nicole, Sophia and Mark — is providing the inspiration for the Birdies for Brain Cancer fundraiser the Quincy High School boys and girls golf teams are conducting this fall. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — Naturally, Dr. Mark Gold felt inclined to help his son, Gabriel, with his biology homework. “It really didn’t work that well,” Gabriel said with a laugh. His dad’s interest was genuine and understandable. Mark Gold worked as a board certified neurosurgeon for more than 30 years, spending 18 years with the Quincy Medical…

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Blue Devils share tears, laughs and hugs after rocky final round at state tournament

Quincy High School’s Paige Cain follows her shot during Saturday’s final round of the Class 2A state golf tournament at Hickory Point Golf Course in Forsyth, Ill. Photo courtesy Douglas Cottle/PhotoNews

FORSYTH, Ill. — Laci Novosel didn’t sugarcoat it. “Oh, it was bad,” she said. But it wasn’t so bad she couldn’t laugh it off. “I only cried like twice,” she said with a chuckle. It was that kind of day for the Quincy High School girls golfers. A few tears accompanied wayward shots and frustration…

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Blue Devils keep focus on matter at hand, power way to state tourney berth

The Quincy High School girls golf team finished third at the Class 3A Washington Sectional and is headed to the state tournament for the first time since 1983. Submitted photo

WASHINGTON, Ill. — The Quincy High School girls golfers made a pact with Blue Devils coach Hanlynn Vahlkamp not to check the digital scoring app while on the course during Monday’s Class 2A sectional at Quail Meadows Golf Course. “It makes us a little too anxious,” Vahlkamp said. So Sophia Gold never took a peek.…

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Regional championship first step toward main objective for QHS girls golf team

Quincy High School's Sophia Gold hits her tee shot on the 17th hole at Westview Golf Course on Thursday. David Adam

QUINCY — Moments after learning they had won the Class 2A regional championship on Thursday afternoon at Westview Golf Course, the Quincy High School girls golf team was … well, relaxed. They sat on the back deck of the Westview clubhouse, looking at their phones, chatting and eating snacks and petting a couple of dogs.…

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