Tom Johnston
Sports Writer at Dispatch Argus
Dispatch/Argus sports writer who covers variety of sports in Quad-Cities area. Main beats are golf (local & John Deere Classic) and all QC small college sports
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6 days ago |
qconline.com | Tom Johnston
TULSA, Okla. – The Quad City Steamwheelers’ defense came up big on Friday in a good old-fashioned defensive struggle in the BOK Center. Captain Bubba Arslanian and crew held the hosting Tulsa Oilers scoreless in the middle two quarters and to just one touchdown in the first three stanzas in the Indoor Football League Eastern Conference battle.
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6 days ago |
qconline.com | Tom Johnston
Blazing their way to two individual titles and two relay crowns, the Morrison Mustangs made school history on Saturday, winning their first IHSA Class 1A boys track and field title. The Mustangs and first-year coach Kevin Kilker totaled 60 points at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium to easily outdistance runner-up Tuscola’s 35.
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6 days ago |
qconline.com | Tom Johnston
Michael Kpomassy was back to his normal self on Saturday at the IHSA boys state track and field meet in Charleston, Ill., and he has the gold medal to prove it. Putting a shaky Friday of qualifying behind him, the United Township senior came out Saturday morning at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium and got himself – and the crowd – fired up. It led to him jumping to the top of the shot put leaderboard on his first throw and spending the entire competition there.
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1 week ago |
qconline.com | Tom Johnston
For the second time this week, the South Bend Cubs and Quad Cities River Bandits needed extra innings to decide a winner. For the second time in those games, the hosting River Bandits walked off with a High Class A Midwest League victory. Carter Frederick drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the bottom of the 10th to give the River Bandits a 3-2 Houdini job at Modern Woodmen Park in their 13th extra-inning game of the season.
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1 week ago |
qctimes.com | Tom Johnston
Over the course of a two-day golf tournament, a shot thrown away here or a missed putt there may seem insignificant. At the IGHSAU Class 4A state tournament, it meant everything as the team chase came down to the final hole and final strokes with the Pleasant Valley High School squad seeking its third straight team title. As it turned out, that quest ended in heartbreak for the Spartans on Friday afternoon at Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City.
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