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The Galesburg boys basketball team went undefeated for the week with a win Saturday night at John Thiel Gym. In their second game of the day in the Martin Luther King Tournament, the Silver Streaks handily defeated the Gary Comer College Prep Catamounts, 78 - 29. The Streaks went 4 - 0 during the week and are now 12 - 8 on the season. The Streaks had four players scoring in double digits led by Ce...

The Galesburg girls basketball team took a long road trip to Wilmette, Illinois, to take on the Loyola Academy.  The Streaks fell to a solid Ramblers squad, 64 - 32. The Silver Streaks were led in scoring by Zaniyah Carter and Jozalyn Kilgore with 8 points each,  Lily Furrow and Eleanor Johnson both scored 6 points, and 2 points each for Olivia Springer and Ella Herchenroder.  Overall, Galesburg w...

The Galesburg boys basketball team started off their day at the Martin Luther King Tournament at John Thiel Gym with an early Saturday morning win over the Danville Vikings, 53 - 47. It's three straight wins for the Silver Streaks who are now 11 - 8 on the season. The GHS boys prevailed on the strength of a 3rd quarter comeback. They were tied at 13 at the end of the 1st quarter. Danville then out...

At John Thiel Gymnasium Friday night, the Galesburg boys basketball team endured a back-and-forth start with the visiting Geneseo Maple Leafs, and then poured on the points late in the 1st half and throughout the 2nd half to run away with a 70 - 39 victory.  Galesburg improves to 10 - 8 on the season and 3 - 4 in the conference to move into the upper half of the Western Big 6. The Silver Streaks l...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team continued their winning ways Thursday night at John Thiel Gym with another conference win over the Alleman Pioneers, 47 - 25.  The Streaks are now 19 -1 on the season and 7 - 1 in the Western Big 6. It was a balanced offensive effort by the Silver Streaks with 8 players contributing to the scoring. They were led by Zaniyah Carter with 15 points, G...

Tuesday night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg boys basketball team got off to a quick start against visiting Sterling. The Streaks scored the first 9 points, and 15 of the first 17, getting out to a quick double-digit lead and then kept the lead the entire game to a 54 - 35 victory over the Golden Warriors. Galesburg had four players in double-figures led by Keigen Crummer with 11 points, all in...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team hit the road on Saturday to play for the first time in the Iowa/Illinois Shootout at Augustana College and came away with a big win over the Bettendorf Bulldogs, 45 - 43. The Streaks were led in scoring by Ella Herchenroder with 12 points, both Taylor Herchenroder and Jozalyn Kilgore put up 8 points, and Lily Furrow finished with 7 points. Overall...

The Galesburg boys basketball team fell to the Moline Maroons in a defensive battle Friday night at Wharton Fieldhouse, 57 - 45. The Silver Streaks scored only 14 points in the first half, but were down only by 9 at the break. That allowed Galesburg to come out red-hot in the second half , scoring 9 points right out of the gate to tie the game at 23.  After that, Moline slowly clawed their way bac...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team led wire to wire as they hosted the Rock Island Rocks at John Thiel Gym on Thursday night for a 56 - 36 victory. The Streaks are now 17-1 on the season and 6-1 in Western Big 6 Conference play. Galesburg was led in scoring by sophomore Zaniyah Carter with 21 points, Jozalyn Kilgore and Lily Furrow both put in 11 points, Ella Herchenroder had 6 poi...

In the final game of the Sandburg Shootout Saturday night at Sandburg College, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team fell to Bloomington, 75 - 63. The Silver Streaks were down just 6-points going into the 4th quarter, but then gave up 29-points in the quarter on the way to their seventh loss of the season. Galesburg shot 26 of 52 from the field, 4 of 10 from three-point range, and 7 of 16...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team kicked off the new year with a home win over the Pekin Dragons, 50-23. Galesburg turned a 5-point first quarter lead into an 18-point one by halftime. The Streaks would cruise the rest of the way to improve to 16-1 on the season. The victory marks the 40th in the young career of head coach Lexi Demott as well as avenge a lost to Pekin last season....

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team started off the new year with a solid victory over the Rockford Jefferson J-Hawks, 65-49. The Streaks got off to a fast start in the first quarter, but Rockford Jefferson would hang around by cutting a 14-point Streaks lead into a 5-point one by the third quarter. Galesburg would utilize a 14-3 run to eventually come away with a 16-point victory. T...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks finished out the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic in DeKalb with a gritty overtime win over the Lincoln Way West Warriors, 66-64. The Streaks opened up with as big as an 11-point lead in the first half before the Warriors tied the game at 32 before the break. The Warriors used that momentum to go up by 9 in the third before the Streaks rallied to take a late lead. A Warrio...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks lose their third all-time meeting against the Ridgewood Rebels, 59-42. A competitive first half saw the Streaks only trailing by 5 at the break; however, The Streaks could not put together an offensive run in the second half as they would only generate 17 points. Galesburg falls to 1-2 in tournament play and are an even 6-6 on the year. Rahkim McCellan for the second g...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks fell to the host DeKalb Barbs in their second game of the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic, 49-39. The affair was tight in the first half with Galesburg eventually getting out to 8 point halftime lead; however, the Streaks could not get a rhythm going in the second half as they scored just 15 points. With the loss, the Silver Streaks fall to 1-1 in tournament play and are...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team get back in the win column with a victory over the Intrinsic Downtown Ravens, 70-55. It was a full team effort for the Streaks as every player got minutes. Galesburg went out to an early lead that they would never surrender as they improve to 6-4 on the season and drop a two-game skid. Cesaire Bile led the Streaks in scoring with 21 points. The vet...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team has won the Coles County Holiday Tournament after defeating the defending champion Teutopolis Lady Wooden Shoes, 45-34. The Silver Streaks battled back from a 11-point second quarter deficit to ultimately win by 11 points of their own. The Streaks avenged their loss from last year's loss to T-Town to take the tournament crown. Galesburg finished t...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team continued the Coles County Holiday Tournament on Saturday with a win over the Marion Wildcats, 64-40. Marion battled the Silver Streaks throughout the first half; however Galesburg was able to enforce their will in the second half to get their third win of the tournament. The Streaks improve to 14-1 on the season and extend their win-streak to 8 g...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team won their second game on Saturday for the Coles County Holiday Tournament. The Streaks put on a great defense performance in the first half allowing just 8 points to the host Mattoon and would ride that for a 56-27 victory. After a season high seventh straight victory, Galesburg is now 13-1 on the season and improve to 2-0 in the tournament. Gales...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team returned to the court after a week-long break to play their first game of the Coles County Holiday Tournament. After a fast start that saw them up by 23 at the end of the 1st quarter, the Streaks defeated the Danville Vikings by 41 points, 61-20. Galesburg has now improved to 12-1 for the season and continue a 6-game winning streak. 11 Silver Stre...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team lost their second consecutive game in as many days when they fell to the Bettendorf Bulldogs, 62-31. The game was apart of the annual Illinois-Iowa shootout held on the campus of Augustana College. With the win, Bettendorf assured that Iowa schools would win the overall tournament for the tenth straight season as Iowa went to 4-0 against Illinois s...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell to the Quincy Blue Devils Friday night, 45-41. In this Western Big 6 showdown, Galesburg led for the entire game but missed multiple opportunities to build on their lead. A three-pointer from the Blue Devils would kickstart an 11-2 run that gave Quincy a lead they would not relinquish. The Streaks are 5-3 on the season and 1-3 in conference pl...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team returned to Western Big 6  action Thursday night with a commanding victory over the Geneseo Maple Leafs, 73-32. The Streaks got off to a fast start and never looked back as the duration of the fourth quarter was played on a running clock. Galesburg is now on a 5-game winning streak as they improve to 11-1 on the season and 5-1 in the conference. T...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team came back from 13 points to defeat the Burlington Grayhounds, 62-53. After a sluggish first half, the Streaks found themselves down 47-34 in the third quarter; however, they outscored Burlington 28-6 the rest of the way to improve their record to 5-2 on the season. The Streaks were led in scoring by Cesaire Bile with 20 points. Keigen Crummer notch...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team took on the Peoria Notre Dame Irish in an early marquee matchup for the season. The Streaks used their speed as a blueprint from the very start to wear down the Irish for a 51-37 victory. The win puts Galesburg at 10-1 on the season. Sophomore Zaniyah Carter led the Streaks with 12 points. Ella Herchenroder added 10, Jozalyn Kilgore had 7, and Khl...