Galesburg High School
Geneseo defeats Galesburg 59-10 in dual meet
Geneseo took control early and rolled to a 59-10 victory over Galesburg in a dual meet Dec. 18 at Thiel Gym.
Galesburg head wrestling coach Greg Leibach said he expected a tough challenge from the Maple Leafs, who have dominated Western Big 6 wrestling in recent years.
“But our kids wrestle well at home, and I was excited to see some of those matchups,” Leibach said. “I’m not disappointed in the way we wrestled. I thought we were pretty fearless and made the right reactions in a lot of situations. Geneseo just had an answer, and we’ve got to keep building so we can have answers, too.”
Geneseo opened the meet with a fall at 106 pounds. Forfeit wins at 113 and 120 followed, pushing the Maple Leafs’ lead to 18-0 before Galesburg recorded its first contested bout.
The Maple Leafs continued to build their advantage through the middle weights, extending the margin to 31-6. Galesburg scored its points behind Brayden Edwards at 138 pounds and Beaudry Fisk at 150, but Geneseo closed the meet by winning each of the remaining matches.
Despite the lopsided loss, Leibach said the meet provided valuable feedback early in the season.
“Our upper middle weights have been a real strength for our lineup, and it’s fun to watch them compete,” Leibach said. “The lower half is a little light right now, but hopefully we’ll fill that out in the coming months.
“I’m excited for the dual meet schedule in January because I think we can put out a stronger lineup. Our kids love competing not just for themselves, but for the team score, and I think we have some exciting challenges ahead.”
The Silver Streaks close out December with two major meets. They compete in the Metamora Invitational at 9 a.m. Dec. 20, then wrestle in the Lincoln High School Tournament at 11 a.m. Dec. 29 and 8:30 a.m. Dec. 30.
Boys swimming and diving wins dual at Richwoods
Galesburg remained undefeated through four dual swimming and diving meets after a 114-70 victory over Richwoods on Dec. 18.
The Silver Streaks won eight of 12 events and swept all three relays to secure the team win. Galesburg opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay and closed it by winning the 400 freestyle relay.
Cole Furrow and Brayden McGuire led the way with multiple wins. Furrow captured the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, while McGuire won the 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle. Samuel Puerta added individual victories in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, and Cordae Sanchez claimed first place in the 1-meter diving competition.
Galesburg also dominated the relays, winning the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle events, while placing an additional relay team in the scoring in two of those races.
Next up, the Streaks return to Richwoods on Dec. 20 for their first invitational of the season. Diving events begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by swimming at 1 p.m. After that, GHS is off until it hosts Burlington at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 8.
Galesburg vs. Richwoods results
200-yard medley relay
Galesburg A (Cole Furrow, Brayden McGuire, Brody McGuire, Nolan Good) won in 1:49.22.
200 freestyle
Samuel Puerta, first, 2:02.62
Mohamed Shehata, second, 2:10.91
Silas Descalzo, sixth, 3:19.40
200 individual medley
Nolan Good, second, 2:23.96
Mahmoud Shehata, third, 2:26.62
Brody McGuire, fourth, 2:29.47
50 freestyle
Mohamed Shehata, second, 26.42
Charles Anderton, fourth, 28.72
Seth Hawkinson, fifth, 29.97
1-meter diving
Cordae Sanchez, first, 160.60
Charles Hayden, third, 130.15
Timothy Tudengjiacuo, fourth, 123.60
100 butterfly
Brayden McGuire, first, 56.91
Brady Jackson, third, 1:03.42
100 freestyle
Cole Furrow, first, 53.83
Charles Anderton, fourth, 1:07.10
Jake Leonard, sixth, 1:24.87
500 freestyle
Brayden McGuire, first, 5:21.96
Mahmoud Shehata, second, 5:48.36
Seth Hawkinson, fifth, 6:59.47
200 freestyle relay
Galesburg A (Cole Furrow, Nolan Good, Mahmoud Shehata, Brody McGuire), first, 1:41.05
Galesburg B (Brady Jackson, Mohamed Shehata, Samuel Puerta, Silas Descalzo), fourth, 1:59.10
100 backstroke
Samuel Puerta, first, 1:06.42
Brody McGuire, second, 1:07.53
Brady Jackson, third, 1:10.61
100 breaststroke
Cole Furrow, first, 1:14.03
Nolan Good, second, 1:16.25
Jake Leonard, fourth, 1:42.78
400 freestyle relay
Galesburg A (Brayden McGuire, Mahmoud Shehata, Samuel Puerta, Brady Jackson), first, 3:41.15
Galesburg B (Mohamed Shehata, Seth Hawkinson, Charles Anderton, Jake Leonard), fourth, 4:47.96
Streaks win 11th game at Geneseo
Galesburg continued its dominant run with a 73-32 victory at Geneseo on Dec. 18, improving its record to 11-1.
The Silver Streaks put the game away early, jumping out to a 31-10 lead in the first quarter. Zaniya Cater scored 11 points, Grace Herchenroder added seven, and Galesburg never looked back.
As it has throughout the season, Galesburg applied an aggressive pressing defense, forcing turnovers and securing defensive rebounds to fuel its offense.
By halftime, the Streaks led 49-16. They extended the margin to 65-24 in the third quarter as reserves entered the game and closed out the win in the fourth.
Galesburg is 5-1 and in first place in the Western Big 6. Geneseo fell to 2-8 overall and 1-5 in conference play.
The Streaks will next play Danville at 1 p.m. Dec. 26 in the Mattoon Holiday Tournament, followed by a 4:30 p.m. game against Mattoon. An opponent for Dec. 27 will be announced.
On the schedule
Friday, Dec. 19, 2025
• Carl Sandburg women’s basketball vs. DuPage, 1 p.m.
• Carl Sandburg men’s basketball vs. DuPage, 3 p.m.
• Knox men’s basketball vs. Williams College at Daytona Beach Shootout, 3 p.m.
• GHS boys basketball at Quincy, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025
• GHS boys swimming at Midwest Invite, 8:30 a.m.
• GHS girls wrestling at Metamora Invite, 9 a.m.
• GHS boys basketball vs. Bettendorf at Iowa/Illinois Shootout, 1 p.m.
• Carl Sandburg women’s basketball at Harper, 1 p.m.
• Carl Sandburg men’s basketball at Harper, 3 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 26, 2025
• GHS girls basketball vs. Danville at Mattoon Holiday Tournament, 1 p.m.
• GHS girls basketball vs. Mattoon at Mattoon Holiday Tournament, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025
• GHS boys basketball vs. Intrinsic Downtown at DeKalb Holiday Tournament