Joey Donia
Sports anchor, reporter
Davenport, Iowa
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Joey has been proud to work for KWQC since 2014. Joey is an award winning sportscaster and loves telling the stories of what makes an athlete or team so special. Whether it's a story that can make us cry, or a story that can make us laugh, showing what makes the athletes, teams and people in the Quad Cities special are one of Joey's biggest passions. Joey previously worked as a sportscaster in Des Moines, Iowa and Albany, Georgia before coming to KWQC. Joey is grateful to his family, friends, and mentors who helped him live his dream of becoming a sportscaster.
The Quad City United semi-pro basketball team will tip off it’s inaugural season Saturday night at the Rock Island Fitness & Activity Center at 6:00
Pleasant Valley’s Riley Vice wins TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
The Quad City Ice Eagles girls 10U travel hockey team just won the Midwest Hockey League championship for 2020-2021
The track at Brady Stadium will be named after coaching legend Ira Dunsworth to honor his remarkable contributions as a coach and teacher during a 36 year career.
After 26 years as a head basketball coach and 32 total years in coaching, Thom Sigel is stepping away from his head coaching position at Rock Island
Watch highlights from Saturday’s high school football, soccer and volleyball action.
Moline students Caroline Hazen, Vivian Veto and Ruby Sepeda are playing high school football for the Maroons.
After COVID-19 postponed the high school football season in Illinois, the Moline football team is thrilled to be kicking off the season Friday night against Rock Island.
United Township basketball star Jade Hunter was voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the week
Iowa State and men’s basketball coach Steve Prohm have agreed to part ways. Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard met Prohm in person Monday night. Pollard will have additional comment Tuesday.
Camanche basketball star Zayne Feller is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
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Watch highlights from Monday’s Girls State Basketball action
Watch all of the highlights from Friday’s high school basketball action
Watch highlights from the 1A girls State Bowling meet
Watch highlights from Monday’s Regional basketball action
Wethersfield basketball star Coltin Quagliano is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
Watch all of the highlights from Friday’s high school basketball action
Watch highlights from the State Wrestling Duals
Watch highlights from Bettendorf’s win over Pleasant Valley and West Burlington’s win over Central Lee
Bettendorf wrestlers wearing t-shirts to support movement to sanction girls wrestling
The University of Iowa announced today that it is fully reinstating women’s swimming and diving as an NCAA and Big Ten Conference program
Central DeWitt basketball star Allie Meadows is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
Watch highlights from Wednesday’s Regional Wrestling Finals
Iowa senior offensive lineman Mark Kallenberger has elected to forgo his fifth year of eligibility and end his college football career. He will earn his degree this spring.
When Regan Thornburg was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in late December of 2020, he thought he would never play in a high school basketball again.
Three-time MAC wrestling champion Josh Connor is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
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Moline football player Caroline Hazen was one of eight females honored by the Chicago Bears on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Several prep athletes from the QCA signed to play at the next level
Watch highlights from Sterling's season openers
Javier Marquina is one of eight boxers from the QCA who will fight Saturday at the River Center
Pleasant Valley basketball star Ryan Dolphin is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
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Courtney Lindsey hopes to compete in the Olympic Games this summer.
North Scott basketball star Landon Eiland is the TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week
The Newman Comets are finally practicing this week after winter sports were paused on November 20th in Illinois due to COVID-19. The Comets are hoping to play games in the very near future.
The Clinton LumberKings announced today that Jack Dahm will be the Field Manager leading the LumberKings into their inaugural year in the Prospect League.
Under the guidelines announced Friday, all state regions that reach Phase 4 of COVID-19 mitigations can play all sports, including high risk ones such as football, basketball and wrestling.
High School basketball teams are returning to practice in Illinois this week
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin this afternoon announced its schedules for the sports postponed from the fall of 2020. Specifying “if health conditions allow,” the league released schedules for football, women’s volleyball and women’s and men’s soccer.
Burlington’s Devon Rouse has hopes to someday driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. This weekend, he will get one step closer to his goal by taking part in the ARCA Menards Series Test at the Daytona International Speedway.
The Iowa men’s basketball game between Michigan State and No. 5 Iowa, scheduled for Thursday is being postponed, as mutually agreed upon out of an abundance of caution surrounding the health and safety of the participants.