The Hannibal Hoots (summer collegiate; Prospect League) will play early-season home games at Quincy, IL’s QU Stadium, as Mississippi River flooding has made Clemens Field unusable. (more…)
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Quincy Gems sold to local group
The Quincy Gems (summer collegiate; Prospect League) have been sold by the Quincy Civic Center Authority to local investors already involved in running the team for $120,000. The team has been owned and operated by the Quincy Civic Center Authority since 1996, but in recent years the team has lost money, and as a result […]
Gems to remain under Civic Center ownership — for now
The Quincy Civic Center Authority will retain ownership of the Quincy Gems (summer collegiate; Prospect League) and field a team in 2014 while continuing to find a new owner for the team. The team lost $23,178 in 2012 and $91,000 in 2013, leading the Quincy Civic Center Authority to put the team on the market. With […]
Gems record loss for 2012
Quincy Civic Center Authority members expressed concern that the Quincy Gems (summer collegiate; Prospect League) posted a $23,178 loss in 2012. The Gems took in $225,749 in revenue and spent $248,927. The team management was expecting more on the revenue front, but ticket revenue and beer sales were down this past season. At the end of […]