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Exchange Club Needs Court Officials and Will Pay You to Officiate Games

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:13 +0000

Can you blow a whistle and do you know the game of basketball? If so, the Quincy Exchange Club needs you this Saturday and/or Sunday to officiate games as a “Gus Buster” for the Gus Macker Basketball Tournament. The Gus Busters will receive a t-shirt, food and $25 a day for officiating games. If [...]

Illinois State A.A.U.Tumbling and Trampoline Championships This Saturday in Quincy

Jeffrey Dorsey — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:38 +0000

Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling and the City of Quincy are hosting the 2013 Illinois AAU Tumbling and Trampoline State Championships tomorrow at the Oakley Lindsay Center in Quincy. More than 325 athletes, including 30 from Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling, representing 25 gyms are registered to compete. Competition will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday [...]

Last Chance to Sign Up For Gus Macker is This Wednesday

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:57:31 +0000

This Wednesday is the absolute last day to sign up a team to play in the upcoming Gus Macker Basketball Tournament. Macker officials have extended the signup date to may 15th. Teams of four players can sign up their team at www.macker.com to enter this year’s 3-on-3 tournament which will be held in Quincy on [...]

Mike Shannon Named a Missouri Sports Legend

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:31:09 +0000

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.

Alzheimer's Golf Early Sign Up With Reduced Cost Ends Tomorrow

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:37 +0000

The 12th Annual Alzheimer’s Association Pro-Am Golf event is set for Monday, July 15th at Spring Lake Country Club in Quincy. The first 24 teams to sign up are in the event at a cost of $800 for a team of 4 golfers. If you register your team by tomorrow, May 3rd, the cost is reduced by $100 for your team.

Baseball's Greatest Play Was Made 37 Years Ago

Jeffrey Dorsey — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:00:23 +0000

Yesterday marked the 37th anniversary of what is considered by many to be the greatest play ever made in Major League Baseball. The play never involved a ball, a bat or a glove but it will go down as one of the most memorable. It took place in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium on April [...]

Quincy Gems and Hannibal Cavemen – Another Season of Local Baseball About to Begin

Kurt Parsons — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:57:54 +0000

Local baseball fans are getting ready for opening day. Unfortunately, both the Quincy Gems and the Hannibal Cavemen will open their seasons on the road on May 28, but both teams will have home games the following night. Quincy will host Springfield, and Hannibal will be visited by Danville. The Gems and Cavemen will not face one another until June 3.

Boston Marathon Bombers: One Suspect Captured; One Dead [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:20:23 +0000

The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.

FBI Releases Images, Video of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:25:52 +0000

Special Agent Rick DesLauriers of the FBI, who is leading the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, just held a press conference in which he revealed that there are two suspects. The FBI released photographs and video of two men believed to be responsible for the attacks. The FBI showed video of the two men walking [...]

Officials to Release Photos of Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombings

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:04:27 +0000

After days of combing through huge amounts of photographic and video evidence of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, authorities have two clear video images of suspects that they plan to release to the public Thursday afternoon.