Ted Lasso show is very funny and very entertaining, but the guy knows coaching. Lots of great players and coaches agree with him.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
1986 Illinois Boys Basketball Class A State Tourney
State Champions- Teutopolis
2nd- Ohio
3rd- Hoopeston- East Lynn
4th- West Frankfort
Massey Basketball Quiz #6- Legendary Illinois College Coaches
Here are 21 legendary Illinois college coaches- men’s and women’s, four year and junior college.
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments.
Friday, October 16, 2026
1960 Illinois Boys Basketball State Tourney- Official Program
State Champions- Chicago Marshall
2nd- Bridgeport
3rd- West Frankfort
4th- Stephen Decatur
Thursday, October 15, 2026
HOF Insights- What Made A Difference In Your Program
(This was first published in January of 2025)
This Week’s Question
There are many things involved in creating a successful sports program. As you look back, what a couple of the things that made your program successful?
Streaks Alumni Profile- Libby Allison Derry 1998
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile features Libby (Allison) Derry of the Galesburg HS’s Class of 1998.
Libby was active in sports and activities at GHS. She describes American Studies as being her favorite class with its media presentations. There would seem to be a connection between her love of American Studies and the direction that her career has taken. Libby has had a great career, first as a TV broadcaster and now in public relations work. Maybe the active role that American Studies provided provided a good foundation.
Libby’s career successes are an inspiring story. This is definitely an alumni profile that I hope present day GHS students would read! Maybe someone at GHS could make it required reading for an American Studies class!
I really appreciate Libby for taking the time out of her busy life to share her memories and life story. I won’t even mark her grade down for being a little late turning in the assignment.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Massey Quiz #67- Elections & Government- Part 1
Today’s quiz challenges your knowledge of elections, politics, and government.
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Minnie & Nellie’s Trip to Decorah, Iowa
Minnie and Nellie took Amy and me on a great long weekend trip to Decorah, Iowa. My brother once told me that a trip to Decorah was like a trip to a Disney village. It’s not often but he was right in this case.
And Luther College grad, Gary O’Malley had always bragged about the wonders of Luther and Decorah, but then again, he has always bragged about the University of Iowa so I had some skepticism!
From Galesburg it was about 3:45 hours to this small town just south of the Minnesota border, and stone’s throw from the Wisconsin border. We found a great small cottage just two blocks from the downtown. And yes, it is a small town that still has a downtown. It had about 5 blocks of stores and restaurants with no chain stores/restaurants in the downtown.
There were numerous parks and trails to choose from. And we found the perfect one for Nellie- she dove into the stream and enjoyed herself.
And we got to meet the mother of the Democratic candidate for governor. We can’t vote in Iowa but we know how we would vote if we had a chance.
In a different era, we would have invited you over to the house for a slide show, so this will have to do!!
1985 Illinois Boys Basketball Class AA State Tourney
State Champions- Mt. Carmel
2nd- Springfield Lanphier
3rd- Homewood-Flossmoor
4th- Cahokia
HOF Insights- The Lessons of Coach Bob Reade
In the “HOF Insights”, I ask a group of successful, veteran coaches to share their thoughts on a variety of topics. Each week, I ask a different question. The questions can be focused on helping coaches, parents or athletes to have a more successful athletic experience.
Coach Bob Reade at Geneseo and at Augustana was one of the all-time great high school and great college coaches. His teams won championships year after year.
Jay Hatch, Greg King, and Vic Boblett are considered legendary coaches themselves. Hatch, King, and Boblett all share something in common- they played and/or coached with Coach Reade. I have asked them to share what made Coach Reade so successful, and what they took into coaching themselves from Coach Reade.
If you are a coach or a leader, this is MUST reading!!
100 Years of Student Service Clubs at Galesburg HS
Often you hear grumpy old men complain about kids today. The popular phrase, “What’s wrong with kids today?” I would argue that people who say that are either unaware of things, or are just grumpy and old.
Many may not be aware, but for over 100 years, students at Galesburg HS have been actively involved in student service organizations. While students in many sports, clubs and organizations have done and continue to do service projects, since 1921 GHS has always had clubs that are exclusively devoted to service.
Teaching students about science, social studies, math, and English are important to preparing students to have options as they go forward in life. One of the most important lessons is to teach students about the value and the importance of service to others.
GHS students involved in service organizations are learning…
1- Leadership skills.
2- The value and skills involved in working as a team.
3- An appreciation for and the value of community.
4- Personal growth that occurs thru a willingness to act selflessly to help others.
For over 100 years, Galesburg High School has been helping develop active and valuable members of society. GHS is helping students grow as people who want to serve others.
Today, the two primary service organizations at GHS are Key Club and Interact Club. These two clubs combined presently have memberships of 140 students. In perspective, that is about 10% of GHS students involved in one of these two clubs.
Monday, October 12, 2026
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