Quincy tennis squad qualifies for USTA state championships after winning doubles tiebreaker

By Muddy River Sports | August 9, 2023
The Quincy tennis team in the men's 3.5 division won the Mid-South District championship and will play in the USTA state championships this weekend in Glenview, Ill. From left, celebrating the Quincy victory are Joe Laws, Bryan Fasano, Rick Crider, Martin McCarthy, Rob Hernandez, Troy Fox, Doug Mallett, Bob Soltys and Sammy Shumake. | Submitted photo

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — A group of Quincy tennis players is headed to the USTA state championships in the men’s 3.5 division. The group won the Mid-South District championship last weekend, first going 6-0 against teams from Peoria and Bloomington to win the Western Division and then knocking off the Spin Doctors, a team from the…

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Jetting to a state title: QHS’s Rose wins 200-meter dash at Class 3A state championship

By Muddy River Sports | May 28, 2022
Quincy High School's Jettason Rose stays ahead of Thornton Fractional South's Ryan Coleman in the 200-meter dash finals during the Class 3A boys state track and field championships at O’Brien Stadium in Charleston, Ill. | Photo courtesy Clark Brooks/PhotoNews Media

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Jettason Rose fulfilled the promise of his name. The Quincy High School sprinter became the ninth individual state track and field champion in school history Saturday, jetting past the field to win the 200-meter dash at the Class 3A state championships at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium. Rose finished in 22.04 seconds,…

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