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Thursday night in the Sectional Championship game at John Thiel Gymnasium, the Galesburg girls basketball team fell to the #1 team in Class 3A, the Washington Panthers, with a final score of 61 - 35.  The Silver Streaks' season comes to an end with a record of 27 - 5, a 2nd place finish in the Western Big 6 Conference, and another Regional Championship. Leading scorers for the Silver Streaks inclu...

The Galesburg boys basketball team's season came to an end in the 3A Regional opener at John Thiel Gymnasium Wednesday night, falling to the 8th ranked Peoria Lions, 68 - 44. Galesburg had its only lead in the game at 4 - 2, then the Lions went on an 8 - 0 run and the Silver Streaks never were even able to tie it. Although, they did get close. Down 9 at the half, the Silver Streaks rallied back to...

The GHS Silver Streaks girls basketball team advanced in the Galesburg Sectional with a dominating win over the Metamora Redbirds, 51 - 27. It was a smothering defensive effort by the Streaks who held the Redbirds scoreless until the 2nd quarter. Scoring for Galesburg was Zaniyah Carter with a game-high 16 points, Ella Herchenroder scored 11, Jozalyn Kilgore contributed 10, Lily Furrow had 8, Tayl...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team won back-to-back Regional Championships when they knocked off the Morton Potters at the East Peoria Regional Thursday night. The Streaks came out with cold shooting to start the game, but their stellar defense locked down the Potters. Morton only had 2 shot attempts in the 2nd quarter while the shots started falling for Galesburg, who had a 17 - 9...

At Geneseo Tuesday night to wrap up the regular season, the Galesburg boys basketball team gutted out a tough victory, 63 - 58, over a very game and much approved Maple Leafs club. It was a 9 - 0 run in the 4th quarter that really sealed it for the Silver Streaks. Trailing by 3 points and with the aid of a personal foul and a technical foul, Galesburg got four free throws and the ball that queued...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team advanced in the postseason by knocking off the East Peoria Raiders, 57 - 25, Monday night at the East Peoria Regional. Leading the way for the Silver Streaks was Khloe May with 11 points, Ella Herchenroder chipped in 10, Grace Herchenroder finished with 9, Zaniyah Carter had 8, and Ellie Johnson had 7 points. Overall, it was not the best shooting...

On Senior Night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg boys basketball team just never could get the car out of 2nd gear as the Moline Maroons came out shooting hot and opening up a 23 - 9 lead by the end of the 1st quarter. Ultimately, they would expand the lead to 26 at the half, before finishing off a 65 - 53 victory over the Silver Streaks. On a night when Stone Thiel got to start in the game despit...

Friday night prior to the Silver Streaks boys basketball game versus Moline, the 2026 GHS senior players, cheerleaders and Gadets were recognized, along with the Sweetheart Swirl Court.

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team dropped to 25 - 4 on the season and finishes the Western Big 6 slate 11 - 3, with a 54 - 53 loss Thursday night to the Rock Island Rocks on their Senior Night. The Streaks overcame adversity and some self-inflicted wounds in the 1st half to claw their way back late in the game with a chance to win it, but came up just short. The leading scorer for...

For their second straight game in the Western Big 6 Conference, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team featured the 'Keigen Crummer Show'. Coming off a career-high 25 points in a win over Quincy Friday night, senior Keigen Crummer backed it up by nearly matching it in the 1st half alone with 24 points, and went on to finish with a new career-high 33 points as Galesburg beat the Sterling...

GHS Silver Streaks basketball player Keigen Crummer joined WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels during the postgame broadcast following the win over Sterling on February 10, 2026. Keigen had an incredible game and scored a career-high 33 points and was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game.

Saturday afternoon at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team dominated in their conference win over the United Township Panthers, 64 - 33. The Streaks are now 25 - 3 on the season and 11 -2 in the Western Big 6 with only one more regular season game before Regionals. Galesburg had a season-high 12 players contribute to the scoring, led by Zaniyah Carter with 14 points,...

Friday night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg boys basketball team got a win over the Quincy Blue Devils for the first time since 2021. And they did so in impressive fashion, 63 - 51. The Silver Streaks did it with poise and strong play both inside and outside, with senior leadership, and their power game down low. The teams went back-and-forth early in the 3rd quarter before Galesburg went on lit...

Thursday night, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team moved to 24 - 3 on the season and 10 - 2 in the Western Big 6 Conference with a 70 21 victory over the Geneseo Maple Leafs on Senior Night at John Thiel Gymnasium. Honored before the game were seniors Lily Furrow, Sophia Kisler, Khloe May, and Olivia Springer. The Silver Streaks were led in scoring by Lily Furrow with 19 points, El...

Tuesday night in the final non-conference game of the regular season, the Galesburg boys basketball team led from start to finish on the road at Normal West. The Silver Streaks scored the first 5 points, put on a big 2nd quarter run, and held off the Wildcats, 60 - 47, for their 15th win of the season. Eden Mayala led Galesburg with a steady 17 points on the night and Cesaire Bile finished right b...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team moved to 23 - 3 on the season as they went on the road to LaSalle-Peru and came away with a resounding win over the Lady Cavaliers, 66 - 29. Leading the way for the Streaks was sophomore Zaniyah Carter with 16 points, Lily Furrow had 12, Ella Herchenroder and Isabelle Kennedy both scored 7, while Khloe May, Olivia Springer, and Grace Herchenroder...

Saturday afternoon in Quincy, it was a battle for 1st place in the Western Big 6 as the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team and the Quincy Blue Devils both went into the game 9 - 1 in the conference. It was a back-and-forth game in the 1st half with the Streaks taking a one point lead into halftime. But in the 2nd half, Quincy dominated on offensive rebounds and Galesburg's shooting wen...

At the Panther Den Friday night, the 2nd quarter once again proved to be a killer for the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team. In that quarter, the United Township Panthers outscored the Streaks, 21 - 2, forced 8 turnovers, and limited Galesburg to only five shot attempts. Nearly half of the Panthers' points in the ga me came from the free throw line where they shot 30 of 39. UT went on...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team moved to 22 - 2 on the season, and 9 - 1 in the Western Big 6 Conference, with a 70 -58 come-from-behind victory over the Moline Maroons Thursday night at John Thiel Gymnasium. After everything seemed to go against them in the 1st half, Galesburg turned it around with an incredible 2nd half effort. Leading the way for the Streaks was Jozalyn Kilgo...

A lethargic first half for the Galesburg boys basketball team led to a loss at Rock Island Tuesday night, 76 - 55. The Silver Streaks scored only 16 points in the 1st half and three of those came on a Cesaire Bile launch from just beyond half court at the buzzer which was their only made three-pointer of the night. But it actually might have sparked the Streaks a little bit coming out of the locke...

Saturday afternoon, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team traveled to the Potterdome and knocked off the #1 ranked team in Class 3A with a hard-fought 38 - 34 win over the Morton Potters. The Streaks were led in scoring by Ella Herchenroder with 13 points, Zaniyah Carter had 10, Jozalyn Kilgore scored 5 points, and Lily Furrow finished with 4 points. Overall, Galesburg shot 12 of 32 f...

It took two overtimes, but the Galesburg boys basketball team prevailed for their sixth win in the last seven games with an 82 - 69 win over Rock Island Alleman Saturday afternoon. It's the third straight win for the Silver Streaks in the Western Big 6 who are now 4 - 4 in the conference and 14 - 9 on the season. The Streaks had a three point lead with just 2.8-seconds remining in the 4th quarter...

Thursday night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team picked up their 20th win of the season when they took down the Sterling Golden Warriors, 53 - 45. It was a big win for the Streaks as they avenge their only conference loss of the season back in December to Sterling. The Streaks are now 20 - 2 on the season and 8 - 1 in the Western Big 6. The leading scorer for th...

Wednesday night, the 8th ranked East Peoria Raiders came into John Thiel Gymnasium and snapped the Galesburg boys basketball team's five game win streak, 66 - 51. The 1st quarter was about as entertaining as they come with four lead changes and a couple of ties. The Silver Streaks led after the 1st, 16 - 14, but a 10 - 0 run by the Raiders late in the 2nd quarter gave them a 12-point lead at the h...

The Galesburg boys basketball team never trailed in the game as they pulled away from Kewanee on the road for a 64 - 41 non-conference victory.  It was the Silver Streaks' 102nd all time win over the Boilermakers. Galesburg led 25 - 5 at the end of the 1st quarter. It was 4 - 3 when the Streaks went on a 21 - 2 run, and that really proved to be the difference in the game. The Streaks' lead just ki...