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Zach Haley hits grand slam for the QND baseball team less than 48 hours after his brother's death. Watch video here.
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Senior Sports Writer
@SchuckWHIG
writes how the 16-year career of WGEM Sports Director
@Ben_WGEM
began and now ends with his family foremost on his mind.
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Former Herald-Whig sports writer Matt Schuckman was honored as part of the ninth class of Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Distinguished Media Service Award winners, with an announcement being made on Thursday morning.
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Culver-Stockton College basketball player Andrekia Thompson can't wait to eat a bag of Skittles, but first she must go through radiation and chemotherapy treatments designed to shrink a tumor on her brain that she hopes will be removed by surgery.
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Before Central's Brad Dixon, The Herald-Whig's Coach of the Year, could get his football players to buy in to his FREAK culture, he had to transform his identity, too. &?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_WhigSports
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Quincy University third baseman Dayson Croes and left-handed starter Riley Martin have been named to the NCBWA All-American teams.
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Two tragic events in Aaron Campbell's life made him appreciate the simple task of playing baseball this past summer for the Quincy Gems.
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Coach of the year: Love for his players helps Miles push Palmyra to incredible success
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Jirehl Brock said he enjoyed all of the "flashy" things he got to do on recruiting trips, but in the end, it was the relationships he built that led him to select Iowa State.
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Quincy High School running back Jirehl Brock made his college decision known Friday, verbally committing to Iowa State University.
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Senior Sports Writer
@SchuckWHIG
receives two top-10 honors in the APSE national contest -- one for his "Still in the Game" series and the other for feature writing.
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Nick Schwartz is the point guard for the boys basketball team at QND, and he will handle the catching duties for the baseball team this spring. When the games are over, Schwartz is working on the family farm near Payson owned by his father and uncle.
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Senior defender Bailey Greubel has a guardian angel watching over her and
@QUWSoccer
as the NCAA Tournament begins.
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QND basketball star
@AbbeySchreacke
has verbally committed to the University of Missouri,
@qnd_girlsbball
Coach Eric Orne said.
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Quincy University left-handed ace Riley Martin has been named the NCBWA Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year, just the second pitcher in QU history to receive the region's top honor.
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Becoming the highest scoring freshman in program history hasn't changed the humble approach or hard-working demeanor of Quincy High School's Jeremiah Talton.
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Quincy Notre Dame graduate Joey Polak of Jefferson College is ranked second in the nation in NJCAA Division I in home runs (22) and slugging percentage (.959) and third in RBIs (80). He's in the top 20 nationally in batting average (.467).
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"It felt awesome," Raiders senior third baseman Brady Kindhart said of the win. "All we wanted to do is win for him. His parents actually sent us a message before the game and said 'do it for Tuck.' We had one goal in mind and it's do it for him."
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For
@QNDFootball
coach Bill Connell and his son, Jackson, Senior Night will be part of a special season together.
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Watch Chase Buckman fulfill his dream by scoring a touchdown during Monroe City's football victory on Friday night.
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"The best way I can describe him is every day he does something that makes your jaw kind of drop," Quincy High School football coach Rick Little said about Jirehl Brock, The Herald-Whig's Player of the Year.
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After posting one of the 10 best single-season ERAs in state history, Quincy Notre Dame right-hander Nick Wellman is the 2018 Herald-Whig Player of the Year.
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Garcia throws second perfect game in C-SC baseball history
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Nolan Wosman became an imposing and respected hitter in the middle of the Palmyra lineup, so much so opposing teams walked the 2019 Herald-Whig Player of the Year 28 times this past season.
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Blair Borrowman's season came to a premature end because of a broken left leg, but she decided to become a better teammate rather than sulk about her own misfortune.
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The future at Iowa State is limitless for Jirehl Brock, but he wanted to soak in his final moments as a football player at Quincy High School on Saturday afternoon. He wept unabashedly on the 20-yard line as his teammates and friends tried to console him.
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Senior Sports Writer
@SchuckWHIG
writes how the connection Quincy running back Jirehl Brock made with the Iowa State coaches influenced his decision to commit to the Cyclones.
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Ever since the day he was hired, Andy Douglas wanted to bring a regional championship back to Quincy High School. This winter, he brought one home.
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Matt Schuckman celebrates his 20th anniversary at The Herald-Whig this week. "it's never one story that stands out," he said. "It's the collection of stories that matter, because everyone has a story."
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Scoring on a Restart: Sohn finds stability and love with adoptive parents
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After 63 years of coaching baseball, Southeastern's Dave Swisegood finally says good-bye to the game he loves.
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Coming of age: Briscoe fully prepared to be Hawks' leader
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Eaton's shot saves Raiders in double-overtime regional title victory
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King of the hill: Palmyra defensive lineman's dominant play earns Player of the Year
https://www.whig.com/sports/king-of-the-hill-palmyra-defensive-linemans-dominant-play-earns-player-of-the-year/article_c4ee29bd-8b17-596b-a6d3-03d870d3a609.html
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Break up the 'Cats! C-SC says no more to losing, starts season 2-0
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Aaron Stone throws eight shutout innings in the opener against West Liberty, and Riley Martin blanked Malone for six innings as the Quincy University baseball team won two games on Friday by a combined score of 13-0.
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Krystal Burgtorf gets her putter rolling the right direction and wins the Quincy women's city golf championship.
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Iowa may be the frontrunner in the recruiting battle for Quincy's Jirehl Brock, but two recent additions at Illinois could change things.
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Justin Ellison tabbed to coach the Illini West boys basketball team
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Measures of greatness: Pirates' Dezi Jones, the 2019 Herald-Whig Player of the Year, stacks up in every regard
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Meet the first-team members of The Herald-Whig All-Area Girls Basketball Team, plus a list of second-team players and honorable mention.
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After winning Midwest Regional title,
@QUHawksBaseball
is headed to NCAA Division II World Series for first time.
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Former Canton standout Olivia Jarvis sets the Maryville softball program's record for pitching victories by a true freshman as she leads the Saints to a victory over Quincy University.
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Junior left-hander Aaron Stone gave the QU baseball team six quality innings and the Hawks opened a four-game series against McKendree with a 6-4 victory at QU Stadium.
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Volleyball Player of the Year: Hummert embraces challenges as game evolves
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Gentry Whiteman fought through the bumps to make two critical defensive plays to help the John Wood Community College men's basketball team win its national tournament opener.
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Legacy like no other: Brock wants to be remembered for more than rushing stats
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Randy Clampitt was the most outstanding player in the first boys game of the McDonald's/Herald-Whig Classic in 1984. Now his daughter, Baylee, has a chance to duplicate that accomplishment in this year's game, which will be played Saturday night.
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As a first-year softball coach, Johnathan Bastian helped deliver the first state championship at Canton
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Frese's strong play reflects lessons learned from father
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Brett Miller was 34, married to his wife Lydia and the father of their 2 children. And now he's gone much too soon.
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Avery Johnson belts a home run in each game of Wednesday's doubleheader, helping the Culver-Stockton College softball team sweep Missouri Baptist.
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Meet the first-team members of The Herald-Whig All-Area Boys Basketball Team, plus a list of second-team players and honorable mention.
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Congratulations to Senior Sports Writer
@SchuckWHIG
for earning a top-10 feature writing award in the
@APSE_sportmedia
national contest for his story about the comeback of former
@QUHawksBaseball
pitcher Nick Stroud.
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Simon Holtschlag will play his final high school football game on Friday when QND plays host to Quincy High School, and he has a chance to become one of the top 10 tacklers for a single season in school history.
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At critical juncture, Shoot's leadership proves invaluable for Blue Devils
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Jirehl Brock on the time he's spent preparing for Saturday's Polynesian Bowl: "We've done a lot and learned a lot. You meet a bunch of different people and build relationships with them that you'll have moving forward."
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Congrats to
@JeremiahTalton
for making the Chicago Sun-Times all-state second team in Class 4A. Moline's Brock Harding also made the second team.
Well-deserved honors.
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Robert DeVries had reconstructive surgery on his ankles during the offseason and worried he might never play again. Tuesday night, the Quincy University junior guard made his first appearance of the season.
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Jada Summers becomes the second player in the history of the Monroe City girls basketball program to reach 2,000 career points, hitting the mark Tuesday night against South Shelby.
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Player of the Year: Stone's impact on Panthers, community all about faith
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The Monroe City boys track team won the 4x400 relay to cement the Class 2 state championship Saturday at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City.
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Senior Writer
@SchuckWHIG
remembers the life of Mike Barton and what he meant for the Quincy sports community.
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Freshman guard Gentry Whiteman gives the JWCC men's basketball team a needed lift in its season-opening victory.
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Quincy Gems outfielder Frankie Perrone is in a Chicago hospital after his heart stopped beating twice last week.
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Coach of the Year: Edris grows into father figure of Panthers' program
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Illini West graduate Blaze Murfin turned those boyhood backyard dreams into reality by winning the NCAA Division III shot put national championship.
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Polak was imposing figure, no matter where he hit in QND lineup
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Cory Miller Jr. got the John Wood Community College men's basketball team off to a blazing start and the Trail Blazers earned a spot in the national tournament with an 81-64 victory over Parkland in the Region 24 title game.
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QND junior Jack Marth and Central junior Brandon Rossmiller were named to the
@IHSFCA1
all-state teams in their respective classes.
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Teams of the decade: Raiders' success and titles are unmatched
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Home Cooking: Johnson's stellar C-SC career fueled by staying nearing hometown
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Former Quincy Notre Dame standout Johnny Ray is regaining his confidence after undergoing Tommy John surgery and is pitching well for the Danville Dans of the Prospect League this summer.
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.
@qhsfootball
coach Rick Little said "At the end, when you sit back and look at the numbers, it makes a lot of sense that people acknowledge his greatness as well," after Jirehl Brock was named the Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year.
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Name game: Summers' career achievements make her known commodity and the 2019 Herald-Whig Player of the Year
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'Meaningful' and 'experiences' were two words QND coach Kevin Meyer used repeatedly during basketball season.
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With a final throw of 205 feet, 8 inches, Quincy High School senior Jordan Johnson won his second state discus championship and walked off the prep stage in style.
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Jacob Kalusniak turned out to be the perfect fit in the lead-off spot for the Quincy University baseball team, and he's fully embraced his role as the table setter.
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Results from
@APSE_sportmedia
national contest were announcednb this week and Senior Writer
@SchuckWHIG
earned a top 10 in column writing and a top 5 in projects.
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All-Area Boys Basketball: First Team Profiles, Second Team and Honorable Mention
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Inside the college notebook, Truman State's Amy Eagan becomes the school's winningest women's basketball coach and men's volleyball teams kick off their seasons next week.
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Kristen Gengenbacher, a Quincy Notre Dame graduate and All-American setter at the University of San Diego, is getting the chance to play professional volleyball in Greece.
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Rosters announced for 36th annual McDonald's/Herald-Whig Classic
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Pippen's presence makes Hawks' tourney victory more memorable
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Senior Sports Writer
@SchuckWHIG
writes change comes when we see beyond color and "I hope there comes a day when we're all considered the same color. The color of humanity."
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James Barnett, the 2019 Herald-Whig Coach of the Year, hopes Central's historic season is just the beginning of sustained success
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Ruzevich brings Hawks to life, sparks improbable comeback
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Michaela Gronewold's layup beats the buzzer and finishes a 10-0 run to close the game by the QU women's basketball team in its victory at Maryville.
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Culver-Stockton College men's basketball coach Aaron Hill understands he must have patient urgency while developing one of the youngest rosters in the nation.
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Jirehl Brock scored four rushing touchdowns and caught another one as the Quincy High School football team rolled by Belleville East
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Joey Polak is back with the Quincy Gems, looking for the at-bats that will help him regain an offensive groove he can take with him back to Missouri State.
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