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The season came to an end for the Galesburg High School boys basketball team in the Regional Semifinal game at Dunlap Tuesday night. The Streaks fell to the 5th ranked team in Class 3A, the Morton Potters, 63 - 24. Galesburg got only 3 shots off in the 2nd quarter and trailed by 17 at halftime, and then Morton started the 3rd quarter with a scoring blitz of 12 points that put the game away with a...

The 2024-25 season came to an end for the GHS Silver Streaks boys basketball team in their Regional Semifinal match-up with the Morton Potters Wednesday (2/26) night. Following the game, as he has done all season long, Head Coach Chad Thompson joined WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels during the postgame broadcast to discuss the game and the future of Silver Streaks basketball.

After going into halftime down 19 points, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team came out in the 2nd half with resiliency and an incredible effort that got them as close as 4 points, but ran out of time for the comeback versus the #1 ranked team in Class 3A, the Washington Panthers.  Galesburg's season comes to an end in the Sectional Semifinal match-up at Ottawa Township Tuesday night wi...

The 2024-25 season came to an end for the GHS Silver Streaks girls basketball team in their Sectional Semifinal match-up with the Washington Panthers Tuesday (2/25) night. Following the game, as she has done all season long, Head Coach Lexi Demott joined WGIL's Mitch McVey and Jason Wessels during the postgame broadcast to discuss the game and look back at an incredible season for the Streaks.

Monday night at John Thiel Gym in the Regional Quarterfinal game, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team got their third win of the year over the Geneseo Maple Leafs, 65 - 45. It was the third straight year that Galesburg has won against Geneseo in the opening Regional game and the 17th consecutive victory over Geneseo going back to the 2016-17 season. The Silver Streaks advance to the Reg...

GHS Silver Streaks basketball player Demetrius Watson joined WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels during the postgame broadcast following the Regional Quarterfinal win over Geneseo on February 24, 2025.

The Galesburg High School girls basketball team clinched the Regional Championship with a 45 - 37 win over the Dunlap Eagles Thursday night at Peoria Richwoods. The Silver Streaks now advance to the Sectional Semifinal game next Tuesday (2/25) night at Ottawa Township where they will take on Washington. Coach Lexi Demott has led the Silver Streaks to a Regional Title in her first year as head coac...

In the Regional Semifinal game Tuesday night at Peoria Richwoods, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team completed a season sweep of Geneseo by defeating the Maple Leafs for the third time by a final score of 49 - 36. The Streaks advance to the Regional Finals versus the #3 seed Dunlap Eagles at Peoria Richwoods Thursday (2/20) night. Galesburg finished the night 18 of 55 from the field,...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team finished off the regular season on the road with a start-to-finish victory over the Rock Island Alleman Pioneers, 56 - 35. The Streaks end the regular season with a 10 - 21 record and 4 - 10, finishing in 6th place, in the Western Big 6 Conference. The Silver Streaks shot 26 of 72 from the field, 2 of 16 from three-point range, and 2 of 4 from the...

Friday night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg boys basketball team got the win over Geneseo on Senior Night, 64 - 29. The Silver Streaks are now 9 - 21 on the season and 3 - 10 in the Western Big 6. The Streaks will wrap up the regular season Tuesday night on the road when they take on Rock Island Alleman. Then Galesburg will host Geneseo yet again on Monday, February 24, at John Thiel Gym for the...

Prior to the Galesburg High School boys basketball game versus Geneseo at John Thiel Gym on Friday, February 14, 2025, the GHS Swirl Court was introduced and the senior athletes were recognized during the Senior Night ceremony.

Following the Senior Night game vs Geneseo on Friday, February 14, 2025, Galesburg High School senior and basketball player, James Crock-Keefer, joined WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels for a quick conversation during the postgame broadcast.

The Galesburg High School girls basketball team finished the regular season with a match-up against the Alleman Pioneers and Senior Night at John Thiel Gym Thursday night. The Silver Streaks came out strong and led the entire way to a 52 - 27 win over the Pioneers. With the victory, Galesburg clinched 2nd place in the Western Big 6 conference to wrap up the regular season. Galesburg shot 20 of 43...

The Galesburg boys basketball team traveled to Sterling Tuesday night for a Western Big 6 match-up and suffered a 66 - 46 loss to the Golden Warriors. Sterling led the entire game as Galesburg struggled with their shooting and were hampered with foul trouble as well. The Silver Streaks drop to 2 - 10 in conference play and 8 - 21 on the season overall. Galesburg shot 18 of 54 from the field, 4 of...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team lost to Rock Island, 50 - 47, at John Thiel Gym on Saturday in a Western Big 6 match-up. The loss takes the Streaks out of contention of tying for the conference title with Sterling, who are now the outright conference champs. The Silver Streaks struggled getting the ball in the basket, shooting only 16 of 67 from the field, missing 51 shots. The...

John Thiel Gym hosted a Western Big 6 match-up Friday night between the Galesburg Silver Streaks and the team ranked 12th in the state, the Moline Maroons. The Streaks were in the battle until about 2-1/2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter when turnovers and missed opportunities expanded the points gap beyond the point of no return. Moline went on to win, 76 - 48, but the game was a much better effor...

Thursday night, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team went on the road to Geneseo to take on the Maple Leafs and came away with their 21st win of the season, 45 - 22. In a much more competitive match-up than their first meeting in December, Geneseo kept the Silver Streaks off balance at times by switching their defense. It was a sluggish night on offense for Galesburg shooting 20 of 59 f...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team achieved their 20th win of the season on the road at Normal West on a rare Monday night game. Once again the stifling defense by Galesburg caused all kinds of chaos for their opponent. In the 2nd quarter, they only allowed four shots by the Normal West Wildcats, with all four taken from beyond the three-point line. The Streaks led the entire game...

Saturday afternoon at the Peoria Manual Shootout, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team in their final non-conference game of the regular season took on state ranked Peoria High. The Lions took the lead early and expanded it to 27 points in the 3rd quarter. At that point, the Streaks poured it on and nearly doubled their point total for the game. They out-scored the Lions 25-13 in the...

In their second meeting this year, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team dominated the United Township Panthers, 57-25, in a Western Big 6 Conference match-up at John Thiel Gym on Saturday. The Streaks' smothering defense held the Panthers scoreless in the 1st quarter, 29-0, and forced 34 turnovers in the game. The scoring for Galesburg was a balanced team effort with Jozalyn Kilgore sco...

During Gold Out Night at John Thiel Gym Friday night, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team fell to the United Township Panthers, 62-40. The Streaks are now 8-18 on the season overall, and 2-8 in Western Big 6 Conference play. Galesburg out scored United Township in the 3rd quarter and only scored 1 less (19 to 18) than the Panthers in the 2nd half overall, but could not overcome the defi...

At John Thiel Gymnasium Thursday night, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team suffered a heart-breaking loss in a Western Big 6 Conference match-up with the Quincy Blue Devils. It was a back-and-forth game with Quincy taking at 10-point lead going into halftime. The Silver Streaks took back the lead going into the 4th quarter and kept that lead until Quincy's Myley Longcor drained a 3-po...

In a Tuesday night Western Big 6 Conference match-up at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team faced the #1 ranked team in the state, the Quincy Blue Devils. Galesburg took the lead in the first minutes, but then Quincy went on a 19-2 run to finish out the 1st quarter and then dominated the rest of the way to a 90-35 win. The Streaks are now 8-17 on the season and 2-7 in...

At John Thiel Gymnasium Saturday afternoon, it was a Top 10 match-up as the Galesburg High School girls basketball team, ranked #8 in the state, hosted the Morton Potters, who are ranked #4. A stiff zone defense by Morton caused way too many turnovers by Galesburg, and the Streaks couldn't get the outside shots to drop, which all added up to a win for the Potters, 54-30. Galesburg is now 18-5 on t...

Friday night, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team traveled to Rock Island to take on the #9 ranked Rocks at the Rock Garden. There was no upset, but the final score is not indicative of how well the Silver Streaks played and how much they battled Rock Island through 2-1/2 quarters. The Streaks kept it close through the first half, only trailing the Rocks by 4 points going into halftime....