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Salvation Army invites local jiu-jitsu practitioners to ‘Sweep Away Hunger’ tournament; early registration ends July 31
QUINCY — Martial arts enthusiasts and community supporters are gearing up for a day of competition and compassion at the Sweep Away Hunger Jiu-Jitsu Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 26. Sponsored by the Salvation Army at the Kroc Center, this event invites jiu-jitsu practitioners to showcase their skills while supporting...
Junior Legion Baseball — Hannibal Post 55 at Washington Post 218, SuperZone 1 Tournament
Washington Post 218 opened Junior Legion SuperZone Tournament play with a win over Hannibal Post 55 at Rotary Recreational Complex - Ronsick Field Sunday, July 14. To order photo reprints, click the "Buy This Photo" button below the photo you are viewing. Reprints are processed through our photo lab partner MyCapture. Photo orders can now be processed any time, day or night, through our safe secure and easy to use system. We now offer a wide range of photo reprint products including Coffee Mugs, Shirts, Canvas Prints and MORE! Order your reprints today! Photos and other materials on this website are property of the Missourian and are protected by copyright law. Reproduction is unlawful. You may not duplicate this material.
Inaugural Century 21 Pickleball Tournament sees sellout in all divisions of play
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The first Century 21 Pickleball Tournament was a success, with every division sold out and players coming to Hannibal from around the area. In a press release, Angela Broughton Peters, one of the organizers, said, “We were thrilled with how well this first year went. Everyone had so much fun, and we plan to make it an annual event.”
Deuel and Fisher go undefeated to win The America’s Heyball Championships in Quincy, IL
Short of polling the players, it would be safe to say that the 40 women and 64 men who separately competed in The Americas Heyball Championships last weekend (July 8-11) at the Oakley Lindsay Center in Quincy, IL represented a broad array of experience with the game, ranging from people who were experiencing it for the first time to people with a good deal of experience. The latter was represented by the Ladies winner, Kelly Fisher, who at one time (as she put it) “way back, back, back in the day” had a Heyball table in her home.
Birck returns to spot he’s often occupied in victory lane at Adams County Speedway
QUINCY — So much for that rather abbreviated retirement, eh?. Adam Birck, a three-time track champion in the sport mod division, emerged from retirement Sunday night at Adams County Speedway. And Birck did so with an exclamation point, winning his first sport mod feature since August 2023. Birck led...
Schuck on a Truck Zoom Edition: Former QND lineman Jonny Bottorff discusses prepping for college football season
QUINCY — Jonny Bottorff is gearing up for what should arguably be the best season of his collegiate football career. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate heads into the 2024 season as the projected starter at center for Northern Arizona. The 6-foot-3, 295-pound Bottorff earned second-team All-Big Sky Conference honors last season after transferring from Missouri Western.
Crim: Former QU baseball coach releases book on his quarter-century spent scouting for MLB teams
QUINCY — One book is out, another is on the way. Former Quincy University baseball coach Jim Pransky has published a memoir based largely on the 25 years he spent as a scout for five Major League Baseball organizations. In “Baseball’s Test of Spirit: A Man’s Unlikely Odyssey into...
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