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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Lean On Me

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(Register-Mail photo) A sports expression is that "losing builds character." Others clai...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Patriotism Questioned

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While reading about the controversies of today, I reminded of my wife's uncle, William Allen.  While fighting for the United S...
Monday, September 25, 2017

Scott Kelley- From Galesburg to Kentucky

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I am not sure what to do as an intro to my Q/A with Scott Kelly. There are so many directions that one could go. I could focus on how...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

"They Are So Naive"

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Last week I wrote about the finish of the 1998 season. We had lost to Loyola by 15 in the Elite 8. Loyola went on to win their second s...
Sunday, September 17, 2017

Coach Kelly Ricketts

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Kelly Ricketts is someone who has never been afraid to work. Kelly played both basketball and volleyball in high school. She was talen...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

Sting of Defeat

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1997 was a great year for the Streaks. They finished the regular season a perfect 27-0 on the way to 4th place in the State tourney. Four ...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Sabrina Clay- Impressive Start to College

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Too often in “big-time” college athletics, we find sad stories of the athlete who is so invested in their sport that they don’t take adv...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

2001 Sectional Revenge Over Sterling

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In 2000-1 season, the Streaks lost a tough game at Sterling, 50-48 in Overtime. Sterling had a good b...
Sunday, August 27, 2017

Kevin Walden- Knox College Basketball

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(From Knox website) Kevin Walden is headed into his 6 th year as the Knox College men’s basketball coach. Becoming a college coach at ...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Jon Gordon's 11 Thoughts About Teamwork

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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Raining Threes

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2009-10 was the first year the Streaks ran "The System". The year before we had gone 14-18 on the season. It was the first losin...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Casey Williams

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I coached Casey Williams more years than any player at GHS. She was on the varsity all four years in high school. And she was on a YMCA t...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Going Beyond Tradition

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Summer of 1994- picture in Michigan Stadium In the summer of 1994 (preparing for the 1995 season), the Streaks went undefeated for the s...
Sunday, August 13, 2017

Q/A with Mark Makeever

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Mark guarding Bruce Douglas of Quincy. I had a chance to have a Q/A with Mark Makeever. Mark is a great lesson on the value of being fo...
Thursday, August 10, 2017

TBT-1990 Seniors

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Senior year is an exciting time. It is a special feeling to be the top class in the school and in sports. Often it is a year players have ...