GHS Sports Audio

WGIL Sports presented a special broadcast of Galesburg High School Silver Streaks volleyball as they took on Dunlap Monday night. It was Gray Out Night at John Thiel Gym to promote The Gray Matters Collective at GHS and mental health awareness. WGIL's Brad Bennewitz was joined by the all-time winningest coach in Galesburg High School volleyball history, Marla Clay, for the play-by-play action. The...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks football team scored win number four on the season, and back-to-back Western Big 6 victories, with a 35-7 win on the road at Rock Island. It's the Streaks first win over the Rocks since 2023. Galesburg had 441 yards of total offense on the night.  Corey McGee had 160 yards on 25 carries and a touchdown run. Grady Hickey carried the ball 5 times for 51 yards and a touch...

Friday night at CBI Bank & Trust Stadium, the Galesburg High School football team upset Quincy, 56 - 42. It's the first Western Big 6 Conference win this season for the Streaks and their third win overall, which makes them playoff eligible under the new expanded system. It was a big night on both sides of the ball for Galesburg. Quarterback Grady Hickey surpassed the school record for passing yard...

In a Western Big 6 Conference match-up at Geneseo, the Galesburg High School football team wasn't able to stop the Maple Leafs' run game, nor could they muster the offensive firepower they had last week, and fell to the Leafs, 58 - 23. For the Silver Streaks, Prosper Aremu rushed for 82 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns, Grady Hickey ran the ball five times for 13 yards, and  Corey McGee had...

It was a Homecoming heartbreaker for the Galesburg Silver Streaks football team Friday night against Sterling at CBI Bank & Trust Stadium. In a high-scoring, back-and-forth game, the Golden Warriors clinched the win with a late 4th quarter touchdown, 63 - 56. WGIL's Jake Miller called Grady Hickey's performance one of the greatest games he's seen a quarterback play at Galesburg High School as Grad...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks football team is now 2 - 2 on the season with two non-conference home wins after defeating Normal U-High, 57 - 36, at Van Dyke Field.  Galesburg led 18 - 14 at the end of the 1st quarter and put up 19 more points in the 2nd quarter to lead 37 - 20 at halftime. Streaks got out scored by one in the 3rd quarter but then added two touchdowns in the 4th quarter to seal the...

In week 3 of the season, it was a tough night for the Galesburg High School football team at the Soule Bowl against the United Township Panthers. The Streaks battled but continued to struggle on defense. They fell behind 17 - 0 as UT scored in their first three possessions of the game.  From there the Streaks were playing catch-up the entire game. They got within 10 points a couple of times, inclu...

The Galesburg High School football team won their season home opener Friday night versus the Limestone Rockets, 47 - 13. There were several candidates for the Dave's Autobody Crunch Time Player of the Game, but ultimately the honor went to junior running back Corey McGee who had a career-high 13 carries for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns, both of them from 19 yards out.

The Galesburg High School Silver Streaks football team began the season on the road at Dunlap, and for the second straight year, they were not able to play a complete game due to the weather. Dunlap was leading 48 - 21 with about six minutes to go when the the game was called due to lightning. Even with a 27-point loss, there were crucial plays made by the Streaks and a few players were considered...

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...