June 27, 2013 The Quincy Gems are presenting a benefit softball game this Saturday at Q.U. Stadium with the Adams County Sheriff's Department taking on the Quincy Fire Department. Game time is 6:30 Saturday night with all proceeds benefiting both departments.
June 26, 2013 I watched Monday night's game six of the Stanley Cup Finals and saw a very dramatic finish as the Chicago Black Hawks beat the Boston Bruins 3 to 2 to capture the National Hockey League's highest honor
June 21, 2013 Major League Baseball consists of a schedule of 162 games with 81 of them scheduled to be played at home. It is a long season and usually there are a couple of milestone times during the season when people stop and take a look at where teams are. One of those is Memorial Day and the other is the Fourth of July. I thought I would make a third stopping point at the first day of summer.
May 31, 2013 There will be no baseball game in Quincy tonight as the game between the Danville Dans and the Quincy Gems has been postponed due to the heavy rains of today.
May 29, 2013 The Quincy Gems open up their home season with a game against the Springfield Sliders tonight at 6:35. It’s also Y101/ KICK-FM Night at the ballpark. Bring the whole family out to the game and remember to sign up to win the Toyota Yaris. Plus Y101and KICK-FM have free tickets and will be giving away t-shirts as well. Also, the first 250 kids at the ballpark will receive a free miniature bat from the Gems.
May 27, 2013 This Wednesday is Y101 Night at the Quincy Gems game as they open their home portion of the season with a game against the Springfield Sliders. Y101 will be giving away free t-shirts during the game.
May 23, 2013 Quincy Gem players will start reporting to Quincy this coming Saturday for the upcoming season. As of Tuesday of this week the Gems have placed 18 of the possible 28 Gems players into local homes.
May 15, 2013 If you want to work this summer for the Quincy Gems, your opportunity to make that happen will come this Saturday. The Quincy Gems are holding a job fair for summer part time employment opportunities for the 2013 season starting the end of May.
May 13, 2013 To be a Hall of Famer is one thing but to be named a Sports Legend in the State of Missouri is another. I recently received an invitation to travel to Springfield, Missouri to attend the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Banquet to witness former St. Louis Cardinal Rightfielder/Third Baseman and current Cardinal Broadcaster Mike Shannon be named the 26th Missouri Sports Legend for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
A Quincy baseball legend who won 114 games as a Major League pitcher between 1934 and 1948 is featured prominently in the Jackie Robinson biographical movie '42'; but unfortunately -- and inaccurately -- he's not portrayed in the best light