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QUINCY — Matt Shover allowed just two hits over six shutout innings, and reliever Tyler Carpenter finished with three hitless innings as the Quincy Gems cruised to a 9-0 victory over the Burlington Bees in a Prospect League game on Saturday night at QU Stadium. The victory puts the Gems (22-20, 9-6 second half) two…
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CANTON, Mo. – Rod Radcliffe is the new softball coach at Culver-Stockton College. He replaces Anjay Clark, who stepped down in May. Radcliffe served previously as an assistant coach at Rutgers University of the Big Ten from 2018-20. He also spent four seasons as an assistant at the University of Toledo of the Mid-American Conference. During…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Twelve runs were more than plenty for the Quincy Gems in the first game of a Prospect League doubleheader on Tuesday night at Robin Roberts Stadium. Fourteen runs weren’t enough in the second game. The Gems jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning of the first game and went…
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CANTON, Mo. — Steffen Simmons won’t take credit for it. He won’t say much about it. But as the world sees Shohei Ohtani having the kind of season that no player has experienced in the history of baseball, Simmons can take a small piece of satisfaction from it. The Japanese superstar is making baseball history…
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QUINCY — Johnny Ray, a 2017 graduate of Quincy Notre Dame High School, was selected in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday by the Chicago White Sox. Ray, 22, is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound right-handed pitcher. He recently completed his second season at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He…
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QUINCY — Riley Martin tried to treat Monday like any other day. He played catch at a baseball field in his hometown of Salem, Ill., then worked out at a local gym. He went to his father’s house where hamburgers were served for lunch, but he didn’t feel like eating much. That happens when you’re…
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“State of Play” is a series of podcasts during which the state of youth sports in Quincy and the surrounding area are being examined. David Adam, editor of Muddy River News, is the host. State of Play is sponsored by Tri-City Sports in the Maine Center at Sixth and Maine, and by Xcel Performance Health…
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Jacob Winstead stranded the tying run at third base in the sixth inning, then set down the Cape Catfish in order in the seventh inning to help the Quincy Gems win 3-2 in the second game of a Prospect League doubleheader on Sunday at Capaha Field. The Catfish won the first…
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QUINCY — Aaron Forsberg and Ryan Schnack didn’t waste much time winning the top men’s division of the Quincy City Doubles Tournament on Sunday. Forsberg and Schnack, the second seed, defeated the top seed and defending champions, Ethan Arns and Zach Willing, 6-4, 6-1. Greysen Arns and John Aubuchon defeated Drew Figge and Caleb Vonderheide…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Theresa Quintero and Heidi Holzgrafe didn’t lose a set on their way to winning the top women’s division of the Quincy City Doubles Tournament on Saturday. Quintero and Holzgrafe drew a first-round bye, then defeated Shelley Arns and Jenny Hill 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals. They defeated Lia Quintero, Theresa’s daughter, and Jamie…
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NORMAL, Ill. — Gino D’Alessio’s home run in the eighth inning gave the Quincy Gems a 4-3 victory over the Normal Cornbelters in the first game of a Friday night doubleheader, but the Gems were limited to six hits in a 4-2 loss in the nightcap at the Corn Crib. The Gems (19-18, 6-4 second…
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QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County continues its “Golden Age of Quincy” series with a presentation on baseball through the years in Quincy and a program by St. Louis author Mike Mitchell on his book, “Mr. Rickey’s Redbirds: Baseball, Beer, Scandals and Celebrations in St. Louis,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, July…
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On Muddy River News Furnished by Harvey’s, MRN Publisher/GM Bob Gough talks with the man who will continue to cover local sports in our Muddy River Neighborhood: Veteran sportswriter Matt Schuckman, now the editor of Muddy River Sports.
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BY STEVE LOOTENSpecial for Muddy River News Quincy sports fans have felt a great loss for nearly two weeks, worried that sports writer Matt Schuckman would disappear from the local sports scene. Schuck had connected with area sports fans during his 22-year career, and his career change announcement freaked out his followers. When he announced…
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QUINCY — Andrew Fay’s first home run of the season highlighted a 10-run fourth inning, and Alec Patino’s first home run of the season ended the game by the 10-run rule as the Quincy Gems defeated the Normal CornBelters 14-4 in a Prospect League game on Thursday night at QU Stadium. The Gems (18-17, 5-3…
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QUINCY — Logan Tabeling pitched 5⅔ innings of one-run baseball, and the Quincy Gems overcame a 50-minute lightning delay before the seventh inning to defeat the Springfield Sliders 6-2 on Wednesday night in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. Tabeling allowed an RBI single to Hunter Phelps in the fourth inning but was in…
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QUINCY — After blowing a five-run lead, the Quincy Gems missed chances to tie the game in the eighth and ninth innings and lost 13-12 to the Cape Catfish on Tuesday night in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Catfish trailed 8-3 after six innings. Their rally started with two runs in the…
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BARRY, Ill. — Not many golfers get one swing for $1 million. So when Tim Schrage hit his 6 iron from 177 yards and watched it sail toward the green at Bow Lake Golf Course on Saturday, he … um … well, let him describe it. “I started puking a little bit,” he said with…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Gems scored three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the score at 4-4, but they gave up two in the bottom of the eighth to lose 6-4 to the Clinton LumberKings on Sunday night in a Prospect League game at NelsonCorp Field. The Gems (16-16, 3-2 in second…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Gems took advantage of nine walks and four hit batters to salvage the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday night, defeating the Normal CornBelters 11-3 in Prospect League action at QU Stadium. Normal won the first game 9-2. The doubleheader was played before a crowd of 1,843, the second largest…
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CANTON, Mo. — Devin Walker is the next men’s volleyball coach at Culver-Stockton College. He replaces Caren Kemner, who resigned in May. Walker was the head women’s volleyball coach last year at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo. He led the Stars to their highest finish in conference play in program history. Four players were named…
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QUINCY — Ryan Hutchinson’s RBI single to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning was the finishing touch on a rally from a five-run deficit as the Quincy Gems defeated the Normal CornBelters 7-6 on Friday night in a Prospect League game in front of the biggest crowd of the season ar QU…
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CLINTON, Iowa — The Quincy Gems opened the second half of the Prospect League season by scoring three runs in the top of the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and defeat the Clinton LumberKings 6-3 on Thursday night at NelsonCorp Field. Matt Schark led off the eighth for the Gems with a single…
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The second half of the 2021 Prospect League season begins Thursday. Teams like the Quincy Gems (13-14), who finished in third place in the West Conference’s Great River Division, will have a chance to make the postseason by winning the second-half title. Normal (14-12) won the first half, finishing a half-game ahead of Burlington (15-14)…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lori Thomas, commissioner for the Heart of America Athletic Conference, recently announced the league’s return-to-play intentions for the 2021-22 academic year. Culver-Stockton College in Canton is one of 14 member schools the conference, which will return to a full schedule in the upcoming year. The fall 2021 slate will kick off…
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