Area sports roundup – Sept. 25

By Loran Lewis    September 26, 2025

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Galesburg High School Sports

Volleyball: Galesburg 2, Sterling 0
The Galesburg Silver Streaks volleyball team defeated visiting Sterling in two sets, 25-21, 25-19.

The team had 19 kills, led by Sophia Kisler with 12. Ella Herchenroder and Grace Herchenroder each had seven of the team’s 28 digs.

The Streaks improved to 6-9 on the season and 1-5 in the Western Big 6.

Swimming: Galesburg 113, Pekin 66
Galesburg dominated in a dual meet at Pekin on Sept. 23 by taking first in every individual and relay event. The Silver Streaks won 113-66.

Three swimmers — Hayden Johnson, Lily Furrow and Macie Nelson — each placed first in four individual and relay events.

1-meter diving

1. Lucia Crawford, GHS, 112.20
2. Isabelle Kennedy, GHS, 102.70

200-yard medley relay

1. Galesburg, 1:55.43 (Camdyn Miller, Hayden Johnson, Lily Furrow, Faith Warren)
2. Galesburg, 2:26.21 (Isabelle Kennedy, Kennedy Jackson, Nora Phelps, Callie Caulkins)

200 freestyle

1. Macie Nelson, GHS, 2:06.34
2. Izzy Feehan, GHS, 2:18.50

200 IM

1. Hayden Johnson, GHS, 2:18.65
2. Kennedy Jackson, GHS, 2:51.20

50 freestyle

1. Lily Furrow, GHS, 24.57
2. Camdyn Miller, GHS, 27.09
3. Maria Kamesa, GHS, 50.66

100 butterfly

1. Macie Nelson, GHS, 1:03.62
2. Faith Warren, GHS, 1:11.09

100 freestyle

1. Lily Furrow, GHS, 54.08
2. Nora Phelps, GHS, 1:02.30
3. Callie Caulkins, GHS, 1:10.02

500 freestyle

1. Hayden Johnson, GHS, 5:36.09
2. Izzy Feehan, GHS, 6:15.24

200 freestyle relay

1. Galesburg, 1:47.20 (Nora Phelps, Faith Warren, Macie Nelson, Lily Furrow)
2. Galesburg, 2:09.75 (Callie Caulkins, Kennedy Jackson, Isabelle Kennedy, Izzy Feehan)

100 backstroke

1. Camdyn Miller, GHS, 1:04.01
2. Callie Caulkins, GHS, 1:21.62
3. Isabelle Kennedy, GHS, 1:35.81

100 breaststroke

1. Faith Warren, GHS, 1:14.48
2. Nora Phelps, GHS, 1:22.59
3. Kennedy Jackson, GHS, 1:34.43

400 freestyle relay

1. Galesburg, 4:05.03 (Macie Nelson, Izzy Feehan, Hayden Johnson, Camdyn Miller)

Carl Sandburg College Sports

Men’s soccer: Sandburg 2, Rock Valley 0
Hugo Flores scored twice in the second half to propel Carl Sandburg to a 2-0 win over visiting Rock Valley College on Sept. 24.

Goalie Linus Richtberg posted the shutout, which improved the Chargers’ season record to 5-2-2. Sandburg is 3-0 at home.

Volleyball: Sandburg 3, Black Hawk 0
Carl Sandburg volleyball won its third match in a row, going on the road and defeating Black Hawk College in three sets, 27-25, 25-22, 26-24.

Madalynn Knapp had 15 kills and Abigail Shaffer had 20 digs for the Chargers, who are now 10-9 overall and 4-1 in the Arrowhead Athletic Conference.

The Chargers compete in the Kankakee Quad on Sept. 27 against Moraine Valley, Kankakee and Kellogg community colleges. Match times are at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Knox College Sports

Women’s soccer: Illinois Wesleyan 4, Knox 1
Visiting Illinois Wesleyan scored a little more than two minutes into the match and went on to defeat the Knox College women’s soccer team 4-1 at Jorge Prats Field on Sept. 24.

The Prairie Fire dropped to 3-4-1 on the season while the Titans moved above .500 at 5-4.

Eliana Juarez scored the lone goal for Knox. It was her fourth of the season, matching the most by any Prairie Fire player in any of the previous three years.