When the season is over, I wanted to give the players a packet that helped them understand what my off-season expectations would be, opportunities that would be available, and help in setting goals.
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile is with Chris (Kennedy) Amelon from the GHS Class of 1990.
I got to know Chris as a basketball player for the Streaks. Chris had grown up playing sports and was always a “heady” athlete in both basketball and softball.
Most importantly, she was always are great teammate and a leader with her work ethic.
Today she lives in Iowa City, and is a huge Hawkeye fan.
This week’s quiz was put together by Jay Barshinger. It is designed to test your knowledge of U.S. Presidents from 1900 thru 2025. Even if you don’t score well, it will give you some good trivia questions for the future!!
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments.
Galesburg will be host to an IHSA Boys Basketball Regional on Wednesday, February 25 and Friday, February 27.
This is the Western Big Six final standings and individual leaders for the 2025-6 season.
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile is with Ryan McElmurry, a 2011 GHS grad.
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| Phil Lopez- GHS Class of 1943 |
One of the past times of sports fans is to debate who is the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All-Time) in different categories. So basketball fans debate whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James was the G.O.A.T. Sometimes these debates fail to recognize the greatness of earlier players such as Oscar Roberston or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
When it comes to basketball, Galesburg fans often debate whether Bumpy Nixon, Dale Kelley, or Joey Range was the G.O.A.T. Again, such debates fail to consider earlier greats like Herbert Pihl, who was the best player on a State Championship team, or Mike Owens, who in today’s NCAA would probably have started on three Final Four teams.
If you want to debate who the all-time best Silver Streak basketball player, or the all-time best multi-sport athlete, Phil Lopez from the GHS Class of 1943 needs to be included in the debate. It is easy for us to discount the ability of athletes from before 1960, and that is a mistake. The story of Phil Lopez is one Streaks fans need to know.
This is the final stats and standings for the WB6 Girls Basketball Season- 2025-2026.
This week’s quiz is about words. Test your knowledge language, spelling, and more!!
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments.
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile is with Katelyn Davis from the GHS Class of 2017.
Katelyn was involved in sports and many activities throughout her GHS years. She had a positive impact on everything she was involved in.
The exciting thing is that she is back in Galesburg and working in her hometown.
The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball is coming off a very impressive 25-4 regular season, including finishing 2nd in the Western Big Six, 1st at the Mattoon Christmas Tourney, and being ranked #2 by the AP for 3A Schools.
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile is Sarah Pacheco of the GHS Class of 2001.
Sarah had one of the greatest basketball careers at GHS. She was on the varsity all four years. During that time her teams won 3 WB6 Championships, 4 Regionals, 4 Sectionals, and 4 Super-Sectionals. Her teams finished 4th in State twice, and 2nd in State once.
She went on to play for ICC, where her teams finished 3rd in Nationals and won the National Championship.
As a basketball player, Sarah could do it all. She was 6’0” and physical, so was unstoppable inside. She was quick, agile, and could shoot, so she could play on the perimeter.
She was an intense competitor but also fun to be around. She was a great to have on our team, and was great to coach!!
Many teams run a point guard rub action, where the point guard hits a post at the elbow area, then cuts off them for a handoff. Sometimes the handoff is a great play, but often if the post hangs on and WAITS, the point guard will be open cutting to the basket.
Galesburg High School wrestling program will be sending 4 females to DeKalb to participate in the IHSA Sectional, and 5 males to Geneseo to participate in the IHSA Sectional. All nine wrestlers are advancing after placing in the top three at their Regional competition.
At both the girls and boys Sectionals, each weight class will include 12 total wrestlers. Four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to State. Wrestlers who took first place at the Regional will get a first round bye. Those who took 2nd in Regional will wrestle vs a wrestle who took 3rd in another Regional.
Here is a look at the Silver Streaks headed to the Sectionals…
I have fifteen Galesburg pictures of the past and present. There may be pictures of places, people, monuments, parts of buildings, and even more. The quiz is designed to celebrate how wonderful Galesburg is, and test your knowledge of our community. Enjoy and have fun!!
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments.
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile is with Prov (Boydstun (Sommers) from the GHS class of 2008.
I got to know Prov when she was a manager for the girls basketball team. Prov brought energy and effort to her job. And she didn’t hesitate to let Coach Peachey or me know when there was something we needed to get done. Prov was all about getting things organized.
Prov is one of those people that everyone enjoys being around- she worked hard but knew how to have fun!
It is exciting to see how life is unfolding for Prov and her family.
What was your approach to the post season? Was your approach to the post season any different than to regular season? Were there things you did or didn’t do that you felt were important to the success you had in the post-season?
It should be noted that the three coaches who answered this question had TREMENDOUS post-season success. Kathy Bresnahan (Volleyball), Mike Tracey (Football), and Tim Engebretson (Football) consistently had great post-season runs.
One thing opposing coaches knew about these threes teams- Their teams played their best in the post-season.
Kathy Bresnahan- Iowa City West
Players - especially seniors - are keenly aware that a loss means they’ll never put on that uniform again. Reduce their sense of urgency and keep them focused on the task at hand. Stay with your regular routine.
I always worried about that end of season injury so once we qualified for the State tourney, I reduced some net drills as we didn’t want to blow out an ankle or knee. We still had intense practice but dialed them down a notch
Finally I suggest to young coaches to keep copious notes during the post season, especially the state tournament. What worked, what didn’t? Little things like team meals before the game. What time to arrive at that venue. What distractions should be eliminated/reduced? It’s up to the head coach to put their team in the best position to be successful so evaluate everything after the season is over.
Mike Tracey- Alleman, UT
The main thing we did was cutting back our running, conditioning, etc. during practice. We kept our two days of lifting as critical. We did our best to stay strong and not be physically tired.
Lastly, we did our best to keep everything positive. We did extra film study with our guys to make them as confident as possible. This was very important in "the old days" of the Wednesday-Saturday games. I do not believe we ever lost a second game. We certainly lost games in all the other slots, but if we won game #1, we won game #2.
Tim Engebretson- United
We spent a little more time on our opponent and the scouting reports. Especially if it was someone who was unfamiliar to us. Practice was less physical and we had a lot more walkthroughs.
We also reinvested time on special teams. The last thing we did was revert back to preseason fundamentals. We tried to stress to our players that blocking and tackling were still the most important aspects of the game.
