Writer, husband, father of 2, fan of Spurs, Romo, Nocioni and EIU. If you are easily offended, do not follow.
Quincy, IL
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I would like to thank those of you on here who reached out and took time to acknowledge my Mom’s death on Sunday. I was overwhelmed. Let me tell you a little story about this picture and how I heard from Mom this week. A thread.
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This clip from Hard Knocks 2022 is why America should root for the #Lions. nitter.app/HalfTimetw/status/1557…
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The MVPs of this #IHSA basketball season are the officials. Many of them are working every night to give our young men and women a chance to play. If you see one, thank them. I do every game. @IHSA_IL @ibcacoaches #618Hoops
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I lost my Mom tonight. She had a major stroke late Thursday night and died peacefully today. My siblings and I won the Parents Lottery. I will miss her dearly. Love you, Mom. You were the best.
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Someone asked me the other day the best HS dunk I had seen. I was front row at the @hilandshootout when EJ threw this down.
Ballislife.com
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If you condone the actions by these parents, and some do (as seen on social media), then you are part of the problem. I am feel badly for the coach, her players and QND. They don’t deserve any of this.
‘I felt threatened, and I felt violated’: QND coach berated in locker room by parents after regional title match loss
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When it comes to heel announcers, @WWEGraves, might be the worst they’ve had in the 35 years I’ve been watching pro wrestling. #DOBservation
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The state title dream is over, but that was a hell of a ride. Thank you, @QHSBASKETBALL. Let’s run it back next year!
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The 🐐 of @IHSA_IL basketball score table workers. Dick Wentura has been keeping time and buzzing players in with his custom VW horn since 1957. A @QHSBASKETBALL legend. I believe this is season No. 66 for him.
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Dude deposits a ball 400-plus feet into Freese’s Landing and Brad Thompson is like “that wasn’t a terrible pitch by Mikolas.” What are we doing here? #ForTheLou
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So thankful that I got to know @Hooch_WGEM. They don't make them better than him. RIP, friend.
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The internet has spoken and the verdict is that I am wrong. Many valid opinions in here. Wrestling Twitter is fun. Thanks for the RT, @WWEGraves. Keep doing what you do. Maybe I’ll come around.
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Jimmy G playing on Fox. Romo doing color on CBS. It’s an @EIU takeover of the #NFL right now. #EIU #DOBservation
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How far has @QHSBASKETBALL traveled during the #IHSA playoffs? Here is a look at how many miles the Class 4a Elite 8 will have traveled after Monday’s supers:
Glenbard So. 50
Whitney Young 53
Barrington 70
Larkin 130
Glenbard West 134
Kenwood 192
Bolingbrook 308
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Inspired by @ibcacoaches, I decided to write @IHSA_IL, the #IHSA board president and the representative for my region. #LetThemPlay
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Caitlin Clark is amazing and will be the all-time leading scorer - man or woman - in NCAA history after today. But let’s not look past the fact the NCAA did not allow freshmen to play when Pistol Pete lit up everyone in his day in just three seasons.
Can we put Pistol Pete Maravich's NCAA scoring record in perspective?
He scored 3,667 points in 83 games over 3 years.
If you took the nation's top 83 single-game scoring performances in the last 3 years (2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23), you'd have a combined 3,465 total points.
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I know him! #prodigy @QHSBASKETBALL
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Congrats to @SchuckWHIG for being named to the @qhsathletics172 Hall of Fame. A well-deserved honor for one of the best around.
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So, @IHSA_IL has shifted the semi of the Class 4A Moline Sectional for “travel considerations.” Fine. But they only considered one school. It is 113 miles one way for Quincy and just 38 for O’Fallon. Why not play somewhere equidistant, say Springfield? #DOBservation
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I sometimes worry if anyone will be around to tell stories and report the news. The media isn’t exactly loved these days. But this young man’s passion to inform is something you don’t see often. He is just a HS freshman. Keep on doing what you do, Justice.
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What a surprise today to be named the Rotary Club of Quincy Rotarian of The Year. Humbled to be honored by such a great group that helps keep Quincy as a great place to live. #ServiceAboveSelf
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According to this Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, @GovPritzker is basically making up his own “science” to enact mitigations. A long read, but a good one. #IHSA patch.com/illinois/palos/s/h…
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While I assume most Mizzou fans are probably rooting for the Hogs right now because SEC, I am not sure any fans of other B1G schools are pulling for Michigan. #DOBservation
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Neighbor heading off to his daughter’s #AAU hoops tourney in Chicago. Gonna cost them $129 each (him, wife, son) for tourney pass. Tack on gas, hotel and meals and he is looking at a couple grand for weekend. Luckily, she is a baller. But it is a #moneygrab.
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#Indiana recruit Justin Smith throws down the hammer against Peoria Manual at @hilandshootout. #hoosiers @JeffRabjohns
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Devon was not about to trip over a petty wound on this date in 2016. nitter.app/KHQAChad/status/693035…
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Christmas came early tonight as we had some great friends from the #618 come see the #prodigy’s first Blue Devil game. It was a great surprise. Thank God for great friends. #DOBservation
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I wish I had a better camera for this. There is no doubt these guys are tight. Love watching them play.
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A @QHSBASKETBALL career high for my guy No. 10 tonight. Great team win over Edwardsville in the regional opener. Back at it Friday against O’Fallon. #618hoops
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Do the #STLCards buy champagne in bulk since they need it every year? #DOBservation
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Just reading up on the Mark Smith transfer news and the hate being spewed by some #Illini fans on here. In my limited interactions with him, he seemed like a quality young man. I will root for him regardless of what uniform he is wearing. #DOBservation
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Was gifted this poster after locker clean out today. Heck of a 2 years for @QHSBASKETBALL. A #WB6 title, 2 regional titles and an Elite Eight. 54 wins, including the 1st back-to-back seasons of at least 25 wins since the Blue Devils glory days of 1979-82. The best is yet to come.
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Guess I ought to get one last #prodigy post in if this thing is burning to the ground. Had a blast watching him in the @QHSBASKETBALL scrimmage tonight. The Blue Devils are going to be a problem.
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A wise man once told me that championships are school. @QHSBASKETBALL extends its state record with its 62nd regional title.
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Three years ago today, we lost @Hooch_WGEM. What I wouldn’t give to hear his 2 cents on today’s crazy world. #DOBservation
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Let’s go 2-0 tonight, boys! What do you say @QHSBASKETBALL and @QNDBasketball?
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Can’t wait to carve out time to listen my old #EIU buddy break it down with one of my favorite wrestlers ever, @IAmJericho. I am one jealous Jerichoholic.
This man has more than 3M Twitter followers. He's read WRECKING CREW. He loves #MakingAMurdererPart2. Here's our interview. omny.fm/shows/talk-is-jerich… @ZellnerLaw #MakingAMurderer @IAmJericho @WildBluePress
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Another great night at the gym. @QHSBASKETBALL pulls out a road win at Galesburg. My Dad and I had a blast watching Reid play.
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Some of my favorite journalists lost their jobs today with the @STLhssports section. Their work is the main reason why I subscribe to @stltoday. Hoping the paper does not abandon preps coverage.
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I am not optimistic about any HS sports being conducted any time soon. The fallout of that will be huge. For many kids, extracurricular activities are all that keep them in school. The dropout rate is sure to go up through this pandemic. #DOBservation
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Happy 60th birthday to my close friend, Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Will never forget our first meeting back in April of 87. He dropped 53 on Vern Fleming and the Pacers after we chatted pregame. He went on to win 6 #NBA titles after we met up.
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Scoreboards like this and the one at Blue Devil Gym must be protected at all costs! #DOBservation
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Pitino and Calipari in suit coats is the way it is supposed to done. #DOBservation
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So I said to this guy, “Did you play football at some point?” I think he laughed. Thanks to the 🐐 of St. Louis Rams players, @OrlandoPace_HOF, for stopping to take a photo.
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Congrats to @MolineBoysBball on their first state title. (File Photo: Lil Devils and Moline after Moline won 5th grade #WB6 tourney at Wharton in 2016.) Happy for @ClementeKid21.
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Thank you to the officials who work so hard so that our kids can play. I was at the QHS girls and boys basketball games yesterday. I saw two officials who worked at each spot. Thank you for your dedication to our kids. Without you there are no games. @IHSAOfficials @IHSA_IL
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Has nice twitter convo with an STL TV sports director last night. Illinois is forgottonia for HS sports here. He said they try to get to IL every other Friday. Made me realize no one does it like @Ben_WGEM and @ChrisDuerr do. Quincy area, you are spoiled. #DOBservation
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Breaks his own quarantine and, despite admonishing people from gathering, goes out and gathers to celebrate today’s news. Guess the “rules” don’t apply to JB.
.@GovPritzker joining in on the celebrations in Lakeview. #maskson
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How in the world is Bruce Douglas not in the Illinois Hall of Fame?
Good Morning, #Illini Nation: Who's next hoops hall of famer? news-gazette.com/sports/good…
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So fresh and so clean, clean. First haircut in 7 months, first shave in 3 months. #DOBservation #QuarantineLife
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It'll be easy to root for Mark Smith no matter where he lands. Drops 45 last night, then volunteers at Jr. High tourney next morning. Classy
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Never get tired of seeing the #Illini beat Michigan. I only wish Juwan would have been there to whine about it. #DOBservation
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My Mom was no sports fan. She famously referred to March Madness as the NAACP Tournament once. But she LOVED the Olympics, especially the gymnasts and the figure skaters. I find myself watching the gymnastics right now mainly because she’s not here to watch them. #DOBservation
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Gotta love Quincy. Neighbor boy, a JH student, getting up shots at 6:55 am. Love it! Keep firing, Jax!!
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Here is why #618hoops rules. I haven’t had to leave Madison County this season and I have seen Collinsville, Morgan Park, Whitney Young, Simeon, Mundelein, Chicago Orr, Pinckneyville, Lincoln, Vashon and CBC. For a HS hoops nerd like me, it is pretty cool. #DOBservation
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They work quickly at Blue Devil Gym. The latest @QHSBASKETBALL #WB6 title is already up on the wall.
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Had an absolute blast watching this guy and his team play last night. Thankfully, we get to do it again today with many of our #618 friends down in Centralia. Do we look like we are having fun?
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I am proud of the #prodigy for many reasons. Yesterday he visited an elementary school class that our friend teaches. One of her students, Mi’Kale, is a big @QHSBASKETBALL fan and says Reid is one of his favorites. So Reid visited him and his class. Mi’Kale and Reid had a blast.
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Kids today will never know the unbridled joy of getting the Sears Christmas catalog and circling everything they want Santa to bring. Also, I am 98 percent sure I circled (and received) that sweet-ass Payton jersey. #DOBservation
Look at those frontrunning little shits in the Cowboys and Steelers jerseys. But you knew a kid was the real deal if he pivoted and went with Jim Zorn or Doug Williams.
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If you need a good cry, this is the video for you. #RIPMamba
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Got to watch my favorite basketball player do his thing tonight. Can’t wait for the season to start! #prodigy #DOBservation
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I wish Magic Rudd was around to see what @QHSBASKETBALL has done this season. He was one of my favorite people in Quincy. Loved talking with him. I know he would have some great advice for Reid. I think he would like his game and love this team. #DOBservation
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Fun night watching the #prodigy do his thing. Nice 60-43 win over QND. He had a huge 3 during a game-clinching run. Love watching him play.
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Hell of a win for @QNDBaseball. Well worth the trip. Congrats to all!
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