‘We’re just soul-searching a little bit’: Mistakes, inconsistency lead to Trail Blazers getting upset

By Don Crim, Senior Columnist | February 15, 2024
John Wood Community College guard Connor Watson, right, looks to drive past Spoon River College's John Ross-Hess during Wednesday night's game at JWCC's Student Activity Center. | David Adam photo

QUINCY — The outside doors to the Student Activity Center had been locked and a few of the inside lights dimmed by the time John Wood Community College men’s basketball coach Brad Hoyt emerged from the locker room after meeting with his team. “We’re just soul-searching a little bit,” he said. “We’re just trying to…

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Trail Blazers’ season ends in unfamiliar territory with loss in Region 24 quarterfinals

By Muddy River Sports | March 9, 2023
John Wood Community College men's basketball coach Brad Hoyt and the Trail Blazers had their season end Wednesday night with a 93-86 loss to Spoon River in the Region 24 Tournament quarterfinals. | Matt Schuckman photo

CANTON, Ill. — The dark ride home gave John Wood Community College men’s basketball Brad Hoyt to accept there will be no tomorrow, at least not for this year’s team. “The reality has sunk in,” Hoyt said. “You get spoiled.” For the first time in six years, the Trail Blazers won’t play for the Region…

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Slow start, Little’s injury lead to loss for JWCC women in league opener

By Muddy River Sports | January 20, 2022
John Wood Community College's Lenlee Klusman, left, navigates her way around Spoon Rivers's Taylor Stockham after grabbing a rebound during Wednesday night's game at the Student Activity Center. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Spoon River College’s game-opening 3-point barrage proved to be a challenge for the John Wood Community College women’s basketball team to overcome. So did losing McKenna Little to an ankle injury. The Snappers jumped out to a 9-2 lead Wednesday night in the Mid-West Athletic Conference game at the Student Activity Center by…

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