“This Week in Galesburg History,” Ryan Kohl was hot, the Orpheum was cool, and Jimmie Johnson’s Car #48 became a favorite.
This is a look back at the history of Galesburg (and the world). What was going on 100 years ago, 75 years ago, 50 years ago, 25 years ago, and 10 years ago this week?
“This Week in Galesburg History” appears Mondays on the WGIL website and Massey Basketball Blog.
IHSA’s First State Basketball Tourney for Girls
State Champions- Sterling
2nd in State- Washington
3rd in State- Palatine Fremd
4th in State- Centralia
If you are on X (Twitter), you may have seen some of these ideas. This is simply a collection of some of the best things that I have seen on Twitter the last couple weeks.
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile features Eric Doss from the GHS class of 1976.
Eric had an excellent career as a multi-sport athlete for the Streaks. He was a guard, who seemed to be able to often make the big play on the Streaks Elite 8 basketball team.
While he had a great basketball career, he was outstanding as a baseball player. Eric went onto play baseball for Western Illinois.
This week’s quiz is asking you to match up tourist sites with the city they are located in. Good luck and enjoy!!
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.
Today’s “Streaks Alumni Profile features Kevin Stone from the GHS class of 1984.
Kevin is one of the most inspiring people that I know, both as a student and now as an adult. I am so glad that he was willing to share some of his memories from GHS and what he is up to today.
In the summer, coaches hope the players and the team will build championship habits.
Summer basketball is not about winning games and winning championships. It is about building good habits and breaking bad habits so that championships can be won in the winter.
Good habits are not built by talking about them, they are built by repetition, repetition, and more repetition. It means executing drills correctly. It means being focused in summer games on proper execution.
As tough as it is to build good habits, it probably requires even more focus and more discipline to break bad habits. For players it is too easy to say, “That’s what I have always done.”
William Allen was a 1939 graduate of Knox College. While at Knox, he became a political activist. He was part of a large group of students who were unhappy with the school’s “chapels.” They felt that the chapels had become a way for the college to indoctrinate students with conservative, pro-business speakers. His activism led him to take a leadership role as the editor of the Knox Student (school newspaper). His outspoken approach caused some to label him as un-American and a Communist.
After graduation, he taught three years in Fairview. He moved back to teach at Galesburg High School in 1942. He was an English teacher and in charge of all of the drama activities. At this time, before TV, school plays were performed almost monthly.
“This Week in Galesburg History”
Evar Swanson took one high and inside, kids at Douglas School just wanted to play, and it was time to fly from Galesburg to Chicago….
This is a look back at the history of Galesburg (and the world). What was going on 100 years ago, 75 years ago, 50 years ago, 25 years ago, and 10 years ago this week?
“This Week in Galesburg History” appears on the WGIL website and Massey Basketball Blog.
