Crank is also the women’s volleyball coach. QU will search for a permanent replacement for Foster when this season ends. QU announced in a press release that Bob Crank will serve as the interim men’s volleyball coach for the remainder of the season. He also said he feels that, in order to have a season, the team must fundraise.įoster says he was embarrassed to receive the news the day after 20 alumni came to visit and support him at one of the games.įoster says he wishes the best for his players and hopes to see them succeed and to continue to have a positive attitude. “The only reason I stayed was because of the relationships I have developed over time with alumni and my players,” Foster said.įoster said he felt that the Athletic Department did not support him and his team. He said he was told he was being released because of a “negative player experience.” The release also said that this was a personnel matter and that the university would not have any further comment.įoster spoke to QU Media and said he did not see this coming and feels that he gave his best effort to his players and to the university. QU announced in a press release the same day that Foster will no longer serve in his capacity as men’s volleyball coach. She was a four-time first team All-West Central Conference pick, a three-time IBCA all-state selection and a three-time first-team Quincy Herald-Whig all-area choice.Hadley Foster, Quincy University’s former men’s volleyball coach, speaks out after being fired on Feb. She played two seasons at Quincy University before transferring to Iowa Wesleyan College. As a junior, Brownless averaged 25.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and four assists per game.Īs a senior, Brownlee averaged 21.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.9 steals before suffering a knee injury in mid-January that required surgery and sidelined her the remainder of the season.

She scored 2,212 career points - the most in program history - to go along with 705 rebounds, 437 assists and 296 steals in four varsity seasons. He has been involved in the media business for more than 30 years.īrownlee, a 5-foot-7 guard, enjoyed a highly decorated career at Warsaw. He spent many years as a radio voice for WCAZ, calling most, if not all, of the Carthage and Illini West football and girls basketball championships. Yex is the co-owner of TheSportsYex, a streaming service featuring play-by-play of prep sports in Hancock County, and writes for the Hancock County Journal-Pilot. Crim retired from the newspaper business in 2018. He spent 17 years in the sports department, including 10 years as sports editor, winning 21 statewide awards for column writing, feature writing, investigative reporting and page design.Ĭrim was named the Herald-Whig’s news editor in 1996, managing editor in 2001 and executive editor in 2015. The induction ceremony is set for April 30, 2022, at Redbird Arena on the Illinois State University campus.Ĭrim joined The Herald-Whig in 1979 after graduating from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Ashley Brownlee Krynski will be inducted in the player category. QUINCY - A legendary Quincy newspaperman, a Carthage radio voice and an all-stater from Warsaw are among the inductees in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2022, the association announced Monday.įormer Quincy Herald-Whig sports editor and executive editor Don Crim will join Keith Yex in being inducted into the media category.

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