Schuckman: Offering a ‘Daily Dirt’ rebuttal with lists of favorite movies from 1970s, ’80s and ’90s

Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman considers "Tombstone" as his favorite movie of the 1990s.

QUINCY — Over the past few days, Muddy River News writer Steve Eighinger has been conducting a countdown of what he considers the best movies from the modern golden age of film, which he categorizes as 1960-1999. In his “Daily Dirt” column, Eighinger lists 10 movies from each decade that he considers top notch. He…

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Dirty Thirty: Pinning down championship favorites in each Adams County Speedway class

Jeffrey DeLonjay's success in the 4-Cylinder class has made him the odds-on favorite to win the Adams County Speedway track championship. | Photo courtesy Gregg Teel

QUINCY — We’re now deep enough into the dirt-track racing season to start making some assessments concerning the five weekly series at Adams County Speedway. That will be this week’s approach to our familiar Dirty Thirty Thoughts about the modifieds, sport mods, crate late models, stock cars and 4-Cylinders. Modifieds Championship favorite: Austin Becerra is…

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Dirty Thirty: Reflecting on opening night of racing as Adams County Speedway hopes to dodge raindrops this week

QUINCY — Here are this week’s Dirty Thirty dirt-track thoughts. You now the drill — the usual five reflections per class, plus five miscellaneous meanderings — all involving Adams County Speedway: Modifieds • Defending series champ Austen Becerra will be trying to dig out of a big points hole following his seventh-place feature finish the…

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Inside the Bullring: Deep dive into each of Adams County Speedway’s five classes

Austin Becerra is the defending track champion in the modifieds class at Adams County Speedway. | Photo courtesy Aaron Beaston, Day Off Media

QUINCY — Dirt track racing guru Steve Eighinger offers his insight into each of the five classes which will be featured at the Adams County Speedway this season, beginning with this season’s lid-lifter Sunday night: LATE MODELS Defending champ: Denny Woodworth. Best bet to dethrone the king: Tommy Elston. Dark horse to watch: Darin Weisinger…

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Pepsi Little People’s sees 242 young golfers tee off

A young golfer blasts out of a sand trap on the opening day of the Pepsi Little People's Championship. More than 240 golfers teed off Tuesday in this year's event. — Teresa Huner

There are golfers from 12 states and two countries on hand at Westview. States represented are Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Florida, Texas, Michigan, North Carolina, Kentucky, California, North Dakota, Colorado and Kansas. Also represented are foreign countries South Africa and Barbados.

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