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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Don’t Wait ‘til Post-Season: Using Awards to Promote a Winning Culture

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Early in my coaching career I did not give any post-season awards. It went back to my experience as a high school football and basketball pl...

WNBA: What’s Up? How Do We Find Out?

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Poor Coverage At this point, I am not sure where the WNBA is headed. One problem is that the WNBA does not have the best reporters covering ...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

Ted Lasso Wisdom: A Coaching Clinic

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I always love a great clinic, the opportunity to learn from the best coaches in the sport. Ted Lasso doesn't do a lot with X/O's, bu...
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Massey Quiz #14- People of Galesburg

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Can you identify these 20 people? The quiz is designed to celebrate how wonderful Galesburg is, and test your knowledge of our community. En...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Talking with Jimmy: What If They Had Three Point Arc Earlier?

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The three point shot was instituted by the IHSA in 1987. Jay Redfern did several articles ahead of the 1987-8 season where he asked people w...
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WNBA: Houston, We’ve Got a Problem

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The Fever lost tonight. They had an impressive run in the play-offs. Coach White did a tremendous job.  After Coach Reeves was levied a huge...

Streaks Basketball Alums: Mark Thiel 1973

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What were some of your favorite classes/teachers at GHS? Math & Government with Richard Porter

HOF Insights: Effective Lower Level Coaches

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This Week’s Question-  What can a lower level coach do to make the program stronger? What are examples of both little and big things a lower...

Inside the Huddle: Up 3, Inbounding the Ball, 4 Seconds to Go

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Situation- They just scored but you are up 3 points. You just took a time out with 4 seconds to go. You will have ball on baseline at far en...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Fever & Mercury Win, WNBA Loses

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  Coach of Year I know Steph White was not even mentioned for COY, and I recognize that Natalie Nikase of GS would deserve it for the regula...

1910 Illinois Basketball State Tourney

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    Bloomington- State Champs- 1910
Friday, September 26, 2025

Sitting on the Patio with Michael Hanlon

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In athletics, there are so many people who are crucial to the success of a team, but their efforts go unrecognized. In football, the lineman...
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Thursday, September 25, 2025

X/O’s: Changing Up Your Ball Screen Offense

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Sometimes an opponent makes it hard to run your normal ball screen actions- middle ball screens, side ball screens, and drag screens.  Defen...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Massey Quiz #13: What Were These Places?

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There are fifteen pictures taken around Galesburg.  In the “old days”, they were businesses, schools, or city/county buildings.  You are bei...

Galesburg HS Nicknames: Red Devils, Tigers, and Silver Streaks

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When we think of Galesburg High School sports teams, we think of the GALESBURG SILVER STREAKS. There is pride in the nickname Silver Streaks...