Dawdy Hawkins was the legendary coach at Pekin HS, where his teams won two State Championships.
After his retirement, the 1975 IHSA State Basketball Tourney Program featured a story about Coach Hawkins by Peoria Journal-Star writer, Bob Leavitt.
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Collection of Tips from Twitter
Here are some of the best things that I have seen on Twitter over the past week- X/O’s, Motivation, Team Building, Skill Development, Mental Approach, and more.
Friday, July 3, 2026
4th of July with The Massey Brothers
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| Glenn, Oswald, Grandma, Ford, Wendell, Dwayne |
(This was originally written on July 4, 2012)
Growing up in the 1950's & 1960's, the 4th of July meant one thing- the Massey's getting together. Today it is the "Massey Reunion", back then it was just the Massey brother's getting together with their children and grandchildren.
My grandfather (Cornelius) and my grandmother (Roberta) had five sons. The sons in order of birth were Glenn, Wendell, Wright, Oswald, and Dwayne. Two times a year, the brothers always got together- the Fourth of July and Christmas Eve. As long as they were alive, I don't remember any of them ever missing. It did not matter if the Fourth was on the middle of the week or a weekend, at noon the Massey brothers & families got together.
Thursday, July 2, 2026
A-Town’s Kennedy Quinn- Commits to DePaul- “She’s Earned It”
Kennedy Quinn is going into her senior year at A-Town. The 5’6” guard just committed to play D-1 basketball at DePaul University after graduation.
At A-Town, she has had a tremendous career. Kennedy has lead the Tornadoes to 26-8, 30-5, and 26-6 records her first three years. She has averaged 19.0ppg, 16.8ppg, and 23.0ppg in her first three years. She will enter this season with 1,940 career points. In addition, she has averaged 5 assists/game over the three years.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Streaks Alumni Profile- Brittany Galloway 2015
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile features Brittany Galloway from the GHS Class of 2015.
Brittany brought energy to everything she did as a student at GHS. She was involved in a variety of activities while at GHS. Brittany was one of those students who made the school a better place with her involvement, enthusiasm, and leadership.
The wonderful news is that Brittany is still impacting GHS. She came back to Galesburg, and is teaching at GHS. Just as a student, she is involved in many areas of the school. GHS is certainly a better place with Brittany as a GHS leader today!!
Galesburg Library Foundation- Shares Why & How I Blog
The Galesburg Public Library is absolutely wonderful. Obviously I enjoy working their archives with old newspapers and GHS Reflectors.
It is always such an active place. The other day there were 20 children attending a program, people reading, some doing puzzles, others on computers reading news, and a woman doing quilting. There are so many options available to people at the Galesburg Public Library.