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Thursday night at John Thiel Gymnasium, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team bounced back after suffering their first conference loss a week ago with a big win over the Moline Maroons, 52-33. The Streaks get the season sweep against the Maroons and are now 7-1 in Western Big 6 Conference play and 18-4 on the season. Galesburg shot 19 of 46 from the field, 7 of 19 from the 3-point line,...

In their next to last non-conference game of the regular season, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team fell to the Limestone Rockets, 71-54. The Rockets led the entire game. The Silver Streaks came close a couple of times of at least tying the game, but Limestone never relented, scoring 42 points in the 2nd half. Galesburg is now 8 - 15 on the season. The Streaks shot 19 of 38 from the fi...

GHS Silver Streaks basketball player Jackson Crock Sibbing joined WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels during the postgame broadcast following the win over Alleman on January 17, 2025.

It's back-to-back wins for the Galesburg boys basketball team as they dominated Friday night in a Western Big 6 match-up against the Alleman Pioneers at John Thiel Gym. The Silver Streaks won 81-39 and are now 7-13 on the season and 2-5 in the conference. [caption id="attachment_668236" align="alignleft" width="202"] Jackson Crock Sibbing[/caption] Galesburg scored the first 6 points and with a co...

In a hard-fought game Thursday night at Sterling High School, the Galesburg girls basketball team fell to the Sterling Golden Warriors for their first loss in Western Big 6 Conference play this season, 56-50. The Silver Streaks are now 17-4 on the season and 6-1 in the conference. Galesburg and Sterling are now tied for 1st in the conference. Galesburg won when they played Sterling earlier in the...

Tuesday night, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team put themselves in the win column in the Western Big 6 Conference for the first time this season with a 58-46 win over Geneseo, who fell to 0-16 on the season. The Streaks out-scored the Maple Leafs in each quarter, including a 13-0 run in the 4th quarter which clinched the victory. With that win on the road, the Galesburg boys improv...

Saturday (1/11) afternoon, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team traveled to LaSalle-Peru Township High School and came away with a dominating 49 - 14 win over the Cavaliers. The Streaks are now 17 - 3 on the season. It was another defensive juggernaut by the Silver Streaks who caused the Cavaliers to turn the ball over 34 times. Galesburg had balanced scoring among several players in...

The Galesburg boys basketball team is still in search of their first Western Big 6 Conference win this season after falling to the Sterling Golden Warriors on Friday (1/10) night, 58 - 41. The Streaks are now 5-13 on the season and 0-5 in conference play. Sterling led the entire game after scoring the first 6 points. The Streaks came back in the 2nd quarter with several opportunities to tie the ga...

The Galesburg High School girls basketball team continues to be perfect in the Western Big 6 Conference with a win on the road at Alleman Thursday (1/09) night, 53 - 34. The Streaks are now 6 - 0 in the conference and sit atop the standings. It was another strong defensive effort by Galesburg with a back-and-forth game in the 1st quarter, but then the Streaks opened it up in the 2nd quarter with a...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team traveled to Pekin High School Saturday afternoon to take on the Dragons. The Streaks suffered their 3rd loss on the season in a nail-biter that went down to the final 5-seconds with the Dragons leading by three. As time expired, Galesburg took a 3-point shot that was just off the mark and Pekin went on to win, 41 - 38. Galesburg held Pekin to only...

Friday night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team battled strong against Danville at the start of the game. There were seven lead changes and five ties in the 1st half, but to start the second half, the Vikings opened it up by doubling their first half output with 23 points in the 3rd quarter, on their way to a 65 - 52 win over the Silver Streaks. The Streaks are no...

After three straight wins at the Coles County Holiday Tournament, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team fell in the championship game to the tournament's defending champs, the Teutopolis Lady Shoes, 51 - 41. It's only the 2nd loss on the season for the Streaks. Sophomore Grace Herchenroder and Freshman Zaniyah Carter were both named to the All-Tournament Team. Chloe Probst from Teutop...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team led most of the way in their final game at the Taylorville Holiday Tournament but lost in the closing minutes to the tournament hosts, Taylorville Tornadoes, 46 - 40. The Streaks finished the tournament 1-3 and are now 5 - 11 overall on the season. Despite strong rebounding and holding Taylorville to only 7 shots in the 4th quarter, Galesburg saw t...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team continued their winning ways at the Coles County Holiday Tournament Saturday at Mattoon High School with a 60 -25 win over the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs. With their third win in the tournament, the Streaks now advance to the tournament's Championship game versus Teutopolis at Charleston High School at 6:00pm. The Streaks defense was dominating once...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team finished their Friday slate of games in the Coles County Holiday Tournament with two victories. The Streaks defeated Sullivan, 60-31, in a battle of 12-win teams. While the Streaks were battle tested early, they pulled away with a double digit lead at halftime and increased it steadily throughout the match. The Streaks improve to 2-0 in the tourna...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks get their first win of the Taylorville Holiday Tournament and first neutral win of the season. The Streaks took down Comer, 68-33. An all-around team effort for the Streaks as they slowly built their lead throughout the game. They ended the first quarter up 10, increased the lead to 16 by half, and forced a running clock for the duration of the fourth. The Streaks impr...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team win their first game of the Coles County Holiday Tournament. They defeat the Danville Vikings, 64-14. The Streaks had a balanced attack that saw 12 Streaks score. They also had a great defensive output holding Danville scoreless for over thirteen minutes. The Streaks improve their impressive season to 12-1. Sophia Kisler came off the bench and con...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball started their second day of the Taylorville Holiday Tournament with a 64-37 lost to Marion. The Streaks struggled in the first half going into the break with 13 points. They had a cleaner second half; however, it was not enough to trim the deficit against a 10-win Marion team. The Streaks have lost 10 of their last 11 and fall to 4-10 overall. The Strea...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell in their first game of the Taylorville Holiday Tournament to the Rochester Rockets , 76-61. The Streaks were down behind early after a 7-0 Rochester start. While the Streaks did cut the lead to 4 points, the Rockets went on a 13-0 run at the end of the first quarter into the start of the second. After that, Galesburg found themselves trying to...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team came out victorious in their trip across the river on Saturday. The Streaks handled the Burlington Grayhounds, 79-52, to improve their record to 11-1 on the season. The Streaks were led in scoring by Lily Furrow who had 18. Grace Herchenroder scored 12 points, all of them coming off threes. Zaniyah Carter was the third Streak to score double digit...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell in the MercyOne Genesis Shootout on the campus of Augustana to the Davenport Central Blue Devils, 74-56. The Streaks fell behind early after a 13-4 Central run, which left the Streaks clawing and scratching their way back into the game. The Streaks could never make a significant run to ultimately close the deficit. The Streaks fall to 4-8 on t...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell to the Moline Maroons Friday night, 79 -48. The Streaks are now 4-7 on the season and 0-4 in the Western Big 6, and Moline moves to 9-1 on the season. The Streaks were 19 of 45 from the field, had 20 rebounds, 8 assists, but 21 turnovers. Jackson Crock Sibbing led in the scoring for Galesburg with 13 points, followed by Demetrius Watson with 1...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team remains perfect in the Western Big 6 with a road victory over Rock Island, 47-33. The Streaks had another dominant defensive performance. They held Rock Island to just 33 field goal attempts all night and forced 29 turnovers. The Streaks remain working together as a unit leading them to a 6-0 record in the conference as the New Year approaches. Th...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team went across the river on Tuesday night and came through with a 65-60 victory over Burlington. The Streaks win their first road game of the season where they were tested throughout. Galesburg faced a deficit of up to 12 points in the second quarter; however, the Streaks fought through adversity to ultimately snap a six game losing streak. The Silver...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team returned home on Monday night to a 76-16 victory over Western Big 6 foe, Geneseo. The Streaks had a great offensive output; however, it was the defense that was the story of the night. The defense held Geneseo to 5 field goals and allowed zero in the 4th quarter. The Streaks stay undefeated in the conference at 5-0 and improve to 10-1 overall. The...