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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
"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."
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
.
@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.