I have fifteen Galesburg pictures of the past and present. There may be pictures of places, people, monuments, parts of buildings, and even more. 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.
This winter I am following ten athletes as they compete as athletes and face the challenges of the classroom. They will share their experiences as students and athletes.
Today’s “Streaks Alumni Spotlight” features Laura Tiehen, GHS Class of 1986.
Laura was involved in multiple sports, student government, service clubs, cheerleading, and language clubs. She was also a top student. When you see her level of involvement in high school, it is not surprising that as an adult she had such an impressive career of service.
I have fifteen Galesburg pictures of the past and present. There may be pictures of places, people, monuments, parts of buildings, and even more. 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.
1- Joey Range 2390 1998
2- Grant Gibson 1817 2015
3- Ethan Meeker 1768 2016
4- Byron Thierry 1369 1984
5- Jaylin McCants 1338 2020
6- Elmer Dickerson 1313 1991
7- Eric Johnson 1232 1983
Happy Thanksgiving!! I have some people in Galesburg to share their favorite things about Thanksgiving, as well as their dream guest list. I hope you enjoy their thoughts, and enjoy your Thanksgiving!
One of my favorite blog activities is to research Galesburg basketball history. I have done a lot of stories about past great GHS girls and boys basketball teams. And this winter, I plan to do even more stories.
I have come up with another way to celebrate Galesburg boys and girls basketball’s tradition.
The winters in Illinois can be cold and dreary. Starting in the 1920’s, the best solution to the long, cold winters was high school basketball. Galesburg quickly became a basketball hot bed.
Hopefully you will get out to watch some high school basketball this winter!
Fans of the Silver Streaks girls and boys teams can all tell you about one of the great games they have seen. Earlier this year, I asked a group of sports reporters to share one of their best memories of Galesburg basketball.
Brad Bennewitz- WGIL
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile features 1996 GHS grad, Rob Huizenga. Rob was able to be both the boys and the girls basketball managers in 1996.
Obviously being a manager for two sports at the same time required a lot of time commitment on Rob’s part. Rob was recruited by the girls basketball players to become a manager of the girls basketball team.
DAY BEFORE A GAME- What changes did you make to your normal practice routines for the practice the day before a game? How much did you reduce intensity? How did you change the length of practice? Were there drills you spent more time or less time on? What was your temperament like? Were there specific things you did in terms of scout prep?
Today’s Streaks Alumni Profile is CJ Ramage from the GHS class of 1992. CJ was one of those athletes you loved to root for. He was a three sport athlete, who seemed to be able fill whatever role a coach needed and was able athletically to excel in multiple roles.
CJ Ramage is one of the most athletic performers at GHS in the last fifty years. His speed, strength, and jumping ability allowed him to excel in track, football, and basketball.
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| 1975-6 Carl Sandburg Women’s Basketball Team |
This week the athletes weigh in on studying, toughest classes, funniest teachers, best school lunch, exciting game attended as a fan, and one of their biggest thrills as an athlete.
This week’s quiz is twenty Galesburg HS basketball players. I will give you a picture and you tell who that play is.
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 is Jerome Townsell from the GHS class of 1993. He was part of an exciting time for Silver Streaks basketball. After going away to school, he came back to Galesburg to live. He is the proud father of Streaks girls basketball players- Kaylah and Kylee Townsell.
PREPARING TEAM FOR PRESSURE- The tradition for many football teams is to hold four fingers at the start of the 4th quarter. I assume to indicate when the game is on the line, we will win. Besides handling the fourth quarter, there are lots of “pressure situations” in sports- tie game with minute to go, kicking field goal with 3 seconds left to win, goal line stand in last minute, down 2 with 20 seconds in bb game, away game and other team puts on full court press, handling bad refs. What are things you did as a coach that you thought helped them handle game pressures?
