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Friday, October 27, 2017

My Rules Changes

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Every year they come up with new rules changes. Some are good, some are not. Usually coaches are initially not happy with change- it requi...
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My Dad

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This is written for me, not for you. Today is my dad's birthday. I have been looking at some pictures and thinking about my dad. So...
Thursday, October 26, 2017

Good Chemistry

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The greater the team chemistry- the greater the joy from victory! Basketball practices start next week. At the start of the season, t...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Eric Smith- Coach's Kid

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Eric Smith is presently the head boys coach at Alton High School. He grew up in Iowa as a coach’s son. He was a long-time assistant at Ga...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Rob Huizenga- Career Promoting Athletes and Coaches

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Rob Huizenga is a GHS grad, and Knox College grad. He served as a manager for the boys basketball program starting in 6 th grade, and th...
Thursday, October 12, 2017

Tanner Carlson- Young Coach & AD

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I had the opportunity to supervise Tanner Carlson during his student teaching, while he was at Knox College. Through the years, I had man...

Harley Knosher's Medalist Camps

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Starting in the late 1980's thru the early 2000's- most major colleges had "team camps" for both boys and girls baske...
Friday, October 6, 2017

Exploring Our Limits

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This picture from 1981 is one of my favorite sports pictures. In December of 1980, we had lost at East Moline 73-37. And truthfully, the...
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...