Swimming: Galesburg 100, Moline 83
Galesburg ended its dual season on a high note, defeating Moline 100-83 on Oct. 14 at Mustain Pool to finish 9-0. The meet also served as a farewell for four seniors and 33-year head coach Ray VanHootegem.
Seniors Lily Furrow, Hayden Johnson, Maria Kamesa and Aila Worby will graduate at the end of the season. VanHootegem, who is retiring, will be honored following the Streaks Invite on Oct. 18.
The Streaks won eight of 10 events against Western Big 6 Conference rival Moline, taking the top two spots in three.
Faith Warren won the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke and was part of the winning 400-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay teams. Macie Nelson captured the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events and also swam on the victorious 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle teams.
For seniors Furrow and Johnson, the meet marked the end of a dream regular season, though the postseason still lies ahead with conference, sectional and state competition.
“We’d like to get the back-to-back conference titles,” Furrow said of the challenge. “It was tough last year, like, it was really tough last year to do it. I’m hoping we can do it again. Moline is gonna be our competition, and we just beat them today, and now we’ve just got to do it again in a couple weeks.”
Johnson said she was pleased with how the season turned out for her and the team.
“This season turned out a lot better than what I expected,” she said. “Sometimes you come into the season and just expect it to kind of be meh, but coming into this season, it was really good, and I’m happy with the outcome so far. I think what stands out about our team is how close we all are and how special the bonds are between everyone.”
Johnson is optimistic about the upcoming postseason.
“I know Lily and I both are expecting to continue going to state. Lily has gone to state for three years, and I’ve gone to state for one, and I’d like to go again,” she said. “It’s a fun experience, and I hope postseason goes well.”
Furrow noted that it was exciting she was in the group of swimmers for VanHootegem’s final year, but she was not sure what to expect as her senior season approached.
“I was always, like, go out with a bang, have a good season, have a fun year,” she said. “I have college to look forward to. I’ve committed (to the University of South Dakota); I have that. This year has been fun, but it also had a serious note as well. I have some pressure from everyone around me, but it’s still going well. I’m happy with how things are ending.”
Although the dual season is over, more swimming competitions remain. The Streaks Invitational begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 18 with diving, followed by the swimming events at 1 p.m. The ceremony for VanHootegem will take place after the event.
The Western Big 6 Conference diving and swimming meet will be Oct. 25 at Moline High School. The IHSA sectional swimming is Nov. 8, and the IHSA state competitions are Nov. 14-15.
Here are the Galesburg results for the Oct. 14 dual meet with Moline:
1 Meter Diving Varsity
GHS 2 – Kennedy, Isabelle 122.00
200 Yard Medley Relay
GHS 1 – 1:58.83 (Nelson, Macie; Furrow, Lily; Johnson, Hayden; Phelps, Nora)
GHS 3 – 2:22.63 (Caulkins, Callie; Jackson, Kennedy; Feehan, Izzy; Kennedy, Isabelle)
200 Yard Freestyle
GHS 1 – Warren, Faith 2:04.48
GHS 2 – Miller, Camdyn 2:07.36
GHS 6 – Kamesa, Maria 4:37.80
200 Yard IM
GHS 2 – Furrow, Lily 2:17.65
GHS 4 – Phelps, Nora 2:33.75
50 Yard Freestyle
GHS 1 – Nelson, Macie 26.46
GHS 3 – Feehan, Izzy 28.37
GHS 5 – Caulkins, Callie 32.37
100 Yard Butterfly
GHS 1 – Nelson, Macie 1:03.38
GHS 5 – Jackson, Kennedy 1:28.33
100 Yard Freestyle
GHS 1 – Johnson, Hayden 56.67
GHS 2 – Feehan, Izzy 1:04.11
GHS 6 – Kamesa, Maria 1:55.20
500 Yard Freestyle
GHS 2 – Furrow, Lily 5:22.55
GHS 5 – Phelps, Nora 6:06.60
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
GHS 1 – 1:46.11 (Warren, Faith; Miller, Camdyn; Feehan, Izzy; Furrow, Lily)
GHS 3 – 2:05.85 (Kennedy, Isabelle; Caulkins, Callie; Jackson, Kennedy; Phelps, Nora)
100 Yard Backstroke
GHS 1 – Johnson, Hayden 1:02.81
GHS 2 – Miller, Camdyn 1:03.19
GHS 5 – Caulkins, Callie 1:20.04
100 Yard Breaststroke
GHS 1 – Warren, Faith 1:14.14
GHS 4 – Jackson, Kennedy 1:31.35
GHS 6 – Kennedy, Isabelle 1:35.43
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
GHS 1 – 3:44.98 (Nelson, Macie; Miller, Camdyn; Johnson, Hayden; Warren, Faith)
GHS 5 – 4:42.34 (Feehan, Izzy; Caulkins, Callie; Jackson, Kennedy; Kennedy, Isabelle)
Volleyball: Dunlap 2, Galesburg 1
Riding momentum from a four-match sweep at the Dixon Invite over the weekend, the Silver Streaks took the first set from 18-7 Dunlap on Oct. 13 at Sterling. But Dunlap came back to win the next two sets, taking the match 22-25, 25-22, 25-19.
The loss dropped Galesburg to 11-14. The Streaks return to action Oct. 18 at the Limestone Classic before closing the regular season at home against Moline on Oct. 21 and Richwoods on Oct. 23. The IHSA regionals are set for Oct. 27-30.
Boys soccer: Rock Island 3, Galesburg 1
A goal by Parker Holland put the Silver Streaks on top midway through the first period, but Rock Island came back with three goals to win 3-1 on Oct. 15, senior night for Galesburg.
It was the Streaks’ final home game of the season and their third straight match. They’ll close the regular season with a trip to Sterling, then face Rock Island again on Oct. 21 in the IHSA regionals. The winner will advance to the IHSA supersectional on Nov. 4.
Graduating seniors are Jason Roach, Chace Parcel, Jackson Warren, Anthony Makwala, Levi Schroder, Bryan Rodriguez, Obed Mabaia and Praise Nwagbo.
Men’s soccer: Sandburg 3, Illinois Valley 0
Carl Sandburg got back on the winning track and ran its unbeaten string to 10 matches with a 3-0 shutout of Illinois Valley on Oct. 14 in Galesburg.
Luis Garcia put the Chargers ahead 1-0 with a goal early in the first period. That score remained until the final minutes of the second period, when Enrico Rola and Teigan Conboy added goals to secure the victory.
Goalie Sergi Cruz recorded the shutout for Sandburg. It was the seventh shutout of the season for the Chargers, who are now 10-2-3 overall and 1-0 in the Arrowhead Conference.
Sandburg has two home matches to end the regular season: Kishwaukee on Oct. 17 and Wilbur Wright on Oct. 21. The Region 4 tournament first round begins Oct. 29.
Volleyball: Webster 3, Knox 0
The Knox College volleyball team was unable to build on its victory over Beloit on Saturday as the Prairie Fire fell in a midweek, nonconference match at home to Webster University on Oct. 14 at Memorial Gymnasium in straight sets, 25-17, 25-9, 25-18.
Junior Elle Haddon led Knox (3-20) with seven kills, while Webster (6-13) hit at a .330 clip as a team. Haddon had seven of the 20 Prairie Fire kills, while Lauren Harms piled up 10 of the Gorloks’ 45. Senior libero Zoe Pav paced Knox with nine digs, and sophomore setter Bri Holland had seven assists.
Next up for Knox, currently tied for fourth in the Midwest Conference with a 1-1 league record, is a conference weekend to close out the home slate: Lawrence University (16-10, 1-2 MWC) on Oct. 17, followed by Ripon (7-14, 1-2 MWC) at 1 p.m. Oct. 18.
