Remaining resolute: QND girls soccer team’s determination leads to spot in state title game

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 28, 2022
The Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer players celebrate Sophie Gramke's goal in the first half of Friday's Class 1A state semifinal against Normal U-High at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in Naperville, Ill. Photo courtesy Randy Dickerman

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The resolve of the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team continues to be put to the test. The biggest challenge awaits. The Raiders will play for a state championship without their leading scorer and all-state candidate. “We try to come in with a good mindset and try to control the emotions,” sophomore…

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Gramke plays with confidence, comes through with clutch goal in QND’s title pursuit

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 28, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame's Sophie Gramke, left, makes a move against a Normal U-High defender during Friday's Class 1A state semifinal at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in Naperville, Ill. Photo courtesy Randy Dickerman

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Sophie Gramke never figured out why. So she concentrated on the how. How does she get better? How does she regain her knack for scoring? How does she find the spark that seemed to be missing? The rest of the Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer players showed her how Friday night. “Coming…

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