Muddy River Sports

1 week ago | muddyriversports.com | Matt Schuckman

The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. CANTON, Mo. — Bryson Brewer doesn’t need to follow in his older brother’s footsteps. He needs to blaze a path of his own. Preston Brewer continues to reiterate that.

1 week ago | muddyriversports.com | Matt Schuckman

The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. PALMYRA, Mo. — Sydney Compton hasn’t taken a college course yet, but she’s already redefined her major and given herself options. And for good reason.

2 weeks ago | muddyriversports.com | Matt Schuckman

QUINCY — Dick Klimstra has a few options to consider for what belongs at the top of his bucket list. Seeing the New York Yankees win another World Series championship probably rises to No. 1. “If the Yankees win the pennant, that’d be fantastic,” Klimstra said. “I’m a big Yankees fan.”He’s a diehard Quincy University basketball fan, too. “If the Hawks have a good year, that’d be No. 2,” Klimstra said. Watching the Green Bay Packers win another Super Bowl wouldn’t be far behind.

2 weeks ago | muddyriversports.com | Matt Schuckman

The fourth annual Muddy River Showcase takes place June 21 at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center. The girls game will tip at 2 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. WARSAW, Ill. — The serenity of sitting in a boat on a lake waiting for the bass to bite is a stark contrast to having the ball in your hands in a filled-to-the-rafters gym with the game on the line. Yet, Gavin Grothaus handles each setting in similar fashion. He just takes a deep breath.

2 weeks ago | muddyriversports.com | Matt Schuckman

QUINCY — The summer of Beau keeps rolling right along. Beau Eftink, who will be a senior at Quincy Notre Dame, opened the Junior PGA Championship qualifier at Gateway National Golf Links earlier this week by making birdies on the first three holes of the 36-hole event. The birdies kept falling. Eftink made 10 birdies during the two days of stroke play and posted a 4-under 138 to top the field by two strokes and qualify for the national event.