Sean Hanlon & the Hanlon Party of 5

 Sean Hanlon had a great high school career at GHS. He earned a D1 scholarship to Northwestern and was able to live the dream of every basketball player, to play basketball at the highest level. But he also experienced the underside of D1 when he experienced a coaching change with the new coach creating a completely different atmosphere.

 

Sean married Karla Emery, and today they live in Colorado with their three children. We have lived next door to Sean’s parents for the last 20 years so we have gotten to enjoy watching Sean’s family growing up from a distance.

 

I got Sean to answer some questions about his college basketball career, his career, and his active children.

 

Cadwells Going Into GHS HOF

Melissa Cadwell

Twin sisters, Melissa and Melinda Cadwell are going into the GHS Athletic Hall of Fame this year. They were outstanding guards for the Streak’s 1990 team who were WB6 Champs and ranked #14 in Illinois (two class system). They join teammate Tiffany Sibley into the HOF.

 

As teams try to build to be champions, often there is that one team that gets in the way. In the NBA in the ‘80’s the Pistons had to get by the Celtics. Then in the ‘90’s the Bulls had to get by the Pistons. Those tough losses are painful as you can’t get over the top.

 

Our 1988 and 1989 teams took the step of winning our first Regional titles, and got the tradition of winning Regionals, winning 20 games, and being ranked in the top 20 going. For the Streaks, we couldn’t get past Moline in the late ‘80’s. The Streaks had a 7-29 record vs. the Maroons since the start of girls basketball thru the ‘80’s. In 1988 and in 1989, the Streaks advanced to the Sectional only to lose each year to Moline. Going into the 1990 season, Galesburg had lost 14 straight games to Moline. But things were to change during the 1990 season.