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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Massey Quiz #55- More Doors of Galesburg











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


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. 


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Answers

1- First Christian Church

2- Pizza House

3- St. Patrick’s Church

4- Central Congregational Church

5- Seymour Library at Knox College

6- Lombard School

7- Landmark Cafe

8- Knox Co. YMCA on Main Street 

9- First Presbyterian Church

10- Alumni Hall, Knox College

11- First Glass on the Square

12- Cherry Street Brewing 

13- The Old Foley Mortuary on Broad St.

14- Art Center, Main and Seminary

15- Ascent Church (former First Baptist Church)


What Your Score Means

13-15 Correct- Great job, you should start giving Galesburg tours.

10-12 Correct- This is good, you know Galesburg well enough to be an Uber driver. 

7-9 Correct- A little too much TV. Get out and drive around the ‘Burg.  

0-6 Correct- Welcome to Galesburg!!

1948 Illinois Boys Basketball State Tourney
























 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




































Galesburg’s Cottage Hospital’s School of Nursing trained nurses in for parts of nine decades. Cottage Hospital opened in 1893, and the School of Nursing started the following year in 1994. Cottage decided to stop admitting new students to the School of Nursing in 1969. 

Monday, July 20, 2026

This Week in Galesburg History (July 20)

 


















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


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” can be found Mondays on WGIL website and Massey Basketball Blog. 

Streaks Alumni Profile- Neil Myer 1993



















Today’s “Streaks Alumni Profile” features Neil Myer from the GHS Class of 1993. 

Aliyah Boston’s Lesson for Young Players



































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, 3 x All-American. In 2022 when SC won the NCAA Title, Aliyah was voted the Tourney Most Outstanding Player. 

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Coaches’ Corner- Trapping Sideline Actions
























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 successful is for the other three defender to be ready to rotate to take away passes out of the traps. These traps are very effective because the offense on the sideline has fewer options to pass out of the traps. 

1997 Illinois Girls Basketball Class AA State Tourney

 



















State Champions- Loyola Academy












Caitlin Clark & WNBA- Optimistic or Pessimistic

























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 in epic offensive games by Clark and Mitchell. Then seemingly found the ability to put all the pieces together vs. New York in one of the Fever’s best games of the year. There are certainly things to be optimistic about, but still things leaving me pessimistic. 

Saturday, July 18, 2026

1964 Silver Streaks- Tom Wilson’s Scrapbook

















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


















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


















This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of Illinois basketball coaching legends. 

Beyond the Arc: Cross Country Race & Baseball Trade








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 that may seem a little wild too. 

“Beyond the Arc” is a series that looks at the unusual from the past. Stories from our history, both locally and nationally. Some are from the sports world and others just from the world. Some are stories I have read about and others are legends passed down to me. 

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Coaches’ Corner- Zoom Action with Fade

 













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

Streaks Alumni Profile- Zach Statham 2008




















Today’s “Streaks Alumni Profile” features Zach Statham from the GHS Class of 2008.