‘Everyone worked for this’: QND girls basketball team finishes magical season with Class 2A state championship

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 5, 2022
Members of the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team rush forward to receive their state championship trophy after beating Winnebago 63-56 Saturday afternoon in the Class 2A title game at Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill. Photo courtesy Clark Brooks/PhotoNews Media

NORMAL, Ill. — Blair Eftink looked down at the state championship medal hanging around her neck and shook her head from side to side, almost in disbelief. “It’s crazy,” she said. Eftink then glanced around at her Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball teammates, who were milling about in the hallway outside the media room in…

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Photo gallery: QND girls basketball team wins Class 2A state championship at Redbird Arena

By Muddy River Sports | March 5, 2022
The Quincy Notre Dame student section remained energetic throughout Saturday's Class 2A state championship game against Winnebago. Matt Schuckman photo

NORMAL, Ill. — Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman spent Saturday at Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena chronicling the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team’s 63-56 victory over Winnebago in the Class 2A state championship game. Here is a gallery of images Schuckman collected throughout the Raiders’ run to a sixth state championship in program…

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