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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Streaks Alumni Profile- Kyle Barshinger 2008

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Today’s “Streaks Alumni Profile” features Kyle Barshinger of the GHS Class of 2008. 
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Massey Quiz #55- More Doors of Galesburg

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I have fifteen pictures of Galesburg DOORS.  The quiz is designed to celebrate how wonderful Galesburg is, and test your knowledge of our co...

1948 Illinois Boys Basketball State Tourney

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  State Champions- Pinckneyville 2nd in State- Rockford East 3rd in State- Pekin 4th in State- LaGrange

Cottage’s School of Nursing- Nurses Impacting Health a Century

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Galesburg’s Cottage Hospital’s School of Nursing trained nurses in for parts of nine decades. Cottage Hospital opened in 1893, and the Schoo...
Monday, July 20, 2026

This Week in Galesburg History (July 20)

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  “This Week in Galesburg History,” Red Grange faced negative publicity, a knee was injured, a floor was damaged, and Camels were being prom...

Streaks Alumni Profile- Neil Myer 1993

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Today’s “Streaks Alumni Profile” features Neil Myer from the GHS Class of 1993. 
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Aliyah Boston’s Lesson for Young Players

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Aliyah Boston was not a good college player at South Carolina, she was a GREAT college player. She was a 4 x starter, 4 x All-SEC First Team...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Coaches’ Corner- Trapping Sideline Actions

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A defensive strategy that you see often in the WNBA is to trap half-court sideline actions. The key in making all of these actions successfu...

1997 Illinois Girls Basketball Class AA State Tourney

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  State Champions- Loyola Academy

Caitlin Clark & WNBA- Optimistic or Pessimistic

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After back to back wins, it becomes easy to forget the loss to Golden State. The Fever beat the hapless Seattle team without Aliyah Boston i...
Saturday, July 18, 2026

1964 Silver Streaks- Tom Wilson’s Scrapbook

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Here are pictures from Tom Wilson’s scrapbook of the 1964 Silver Streaks, plus brackets and boxscores from the IHSA State Series.
Thursday, July 16, 2026

24 Tips from Twitter

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This is a collection of the best that I have seen on Facebook and Twitter over the last month. 

Massey Basketball Quiz #2- Legendary Illinois Coaches & Teams

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This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of Illinois basketball coaching legends. 
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Beyond the Arc: Cross Country Race & Baseball Trade

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In basketball once you start shooting from beyond the three point arc, things can get wild. In this series, I am going to share some stories...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Coaches’ Corner- Zoom Action with Fade

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  This set is creating a zoom action for a guard, but the real play is a fade after the handoff.