Final kick carries QND’s Genenbacher top regional cross country championship

By Don Crim, Senior Columnist | October 22, 2023
Illini West's Emma Whitaker, left, and Quincy Notre Dame's Abigail Genenbacher run side-by-side during the Class 1A girls regional cross country race Saturday at South Park. | Photo courtesy Jessica Genenbacher

QUINCY — A little dose of “secret sauce” was all Abigail Genenbacher needed. The Quincy Notre Dame senior used a burst to catch and pass frontrunners Chloe Kelly of Monmouth-Roseville and Emma Whitaker of Illini West over the final 50 meters Saturday morning to win the girls individual title in the Class 1A cross country…

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Photo gallery: Schuering, Blue Devils run to titles at Running Raider Classic

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | September 13, 2023
Quincy High School's Olivia Schuering took first place in the girls race Tuesday during the Running Raider Classic at South Park. Schuering was the only runner to break 20 minutes, finishing in 19 minutes, 55 seconds. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Olivia Schuering set the pace and her teammates followed suit. The Quincy High School senior cross country runner won the individual title Tuesday at the Running Raider Classic at South Park, posting a time of 19 minutes, 55 seconds to catapult the Blue Devils to the team title with 30 points. Quincy Notre…

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Schuckman: Memories of wiffle ball battles help keep game prevalent for generations

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | July 14, 2022
A wiffle ball and bat set can be purchased for $15 or less at most retail stores. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — Has wiffle ball become the forgotten game? Quiet fields and empty side streets suggest so. Temperatures pushed toward 90 degrees Wednesday afternoon when three kids and two adults cast their lines into the ponds near R.J. Peters Drive running through South Park. Although they hadn’t caught any fish, they had been there for…

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Wash it all away: Scott’s victory in Pro Briggs class salvages day at Grand Prix of Karting

By Steve Eighinger | June 13, 2022
Karters come out of a turn in single file during one of Sunday's races at the 36th Grand Prix of Karting in South Park. | Photo courtesy Aaron Beaston

QUINCY — The final memory was made possible on the final lap of the final race. Sunday had been an excruciating day, in terms of both frustration and pain, for the Scott family. Riley Scott helped wash away all — or at least most — of that with a late charge to the front to…

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Karting notebook: Avery Scott returns after accident, Kellys keep racing in family

By Steve Eighinger | June 13, 2022
A driver gets congratulated at the end of a race during Sunday's action at the 36th Grand Prix of Karting at South Park. | Photo courtesy Aaron Beaston

QUINCY — Avery Scott may have been the biggest winner at the Grand Prix of Karting. And it had nothing to do with winning a race. The 20-year-old Quincyan survived a tumultuous crash early Sunday at South Park, an accident that red-flagged the event for a considerable period of time. Scott returned to race later…

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