Galesburg High School
Swimming: Galesburg 1st place at Panther Invitational
Galesburg swimmers slipped past Byron and Pleasant Valley to win the 31st annual Panther Invite hosted by United Township in East Moline on Oct. 11.
Hayden Johnson and Camdyn Miller placed one-two in the 200-yard individual medley. The Streaks also got first-place finishes from Lily Furrow in the 50-yard freestyle and Johnson in the 100-yard breaststroke.
The 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay teams also placed first.
The top five team results were: 1. Galesburg High School, 225; 2. Byron High School, 219; 3. Pleasant Valley, 213; 4. Moline Maroons, 160; 4. Dunlap, 160.
Moline is the final dual matchup for Galesburg at Mustain Pool on Oct. 14. The Streaks Invitational completes the regular season Oct. 18. Diving events begin at 9 a.m. and swimming events at 1 p.m.
After the invitational, a celebration will honor Ray VanHootegem, who is retiring after 33 years as head coach of the Streaks swimming team.
Results of the Panther Invite for Galesburg swimmers:
1-meter diving
GHS 7 – Isabelle Kennedy, 166.35
200-yard medley relay
GHS 1 – 1:53.20 (Camdyn Miller, Hayden Johnson, Lily Furrow, Macie Nelson)
200-yard freestyle
GHS 6 – Macie Nelson, 2:05.17
GHS 13 – Nora Phelps, 2:16.59
200-yard individual medley
GHS 1 – Hayden Johnson, 2:17.73
GHS 2 – Camdyn Miller, 2:21.36
50-yard freestyle
GHS 1 – Lily Furrow, 24.12
GHS 6 – Izzy Feehan, 27.92
100-yard butterfly
GHS 3 – Lily Furrow, 1:00.02
GHS 16 – Kennedy Jackson, 1:26.16
100-yard freestyle
GHS 6 – Faith Warren, 57.46
GHS 11 – Nora Phelps, 1:02.58
500-yard freestyle
GHS 4 – Macie Nelson, 5:36.98
GHS 13 – Izzy Feehan, 6:17.24
200-yard freestyle relay
GHS 1 – 1:42.42 (Hayden Johnson, Faith Warren, Lily Furrow, Macie Nelson)
100-yard backstroke
GHS 4 – Camdyn Miller, 1:02.60
GHS 19 – Kennedy Jackson, 1:22.20
100-yard breaststroke
GHS 1 – Hayden Johnson, 1:09.42
GHS 5 – Faith Warren, 1:14.38
400-yard freestyle relay
GHS 5 – 4:04.57 (Nora Phelps, Izzy Feehan, Camdyn Miller, Faith Warren)
Soccer: Galesburg 0, Orion 0
Galesburg’s boys soccer team battled to a 0-0 tie at Orion on Oct. 13. The Silver Streaks close their home season Oct. 14 with senior night against Rock Island — the team they will face Oct. 21 in the IHSA Regionals at Peoria Stadium.
The Streaks end the regular season Oct. 15 at Sterling. It will be the team’s third game in three days.
Knox College
Men’s soccer: Knox 3, Ripon 3
The Knox College men’s soccer team fell behind 2-0 in the first half at Ripon on Saturday afternoon, but the Prairie Fire scored the next three goals before intermission, only to have the host Red Hawks rally to tie the game in the second half for a 3-3 draw.
Knox is now 6-3-4 on the season and 2-2-1 in the Midwest Conference; Ripon moves to 7-4-2 overall and 1-2-1 in the league.
The only other match like it was the 2024 Midwest Conference Tournament semifinal against Illinois College that ended in a 3-3 tie. However, the Blueboys won a shootout to advance to the finals and knock out the Prairie Fire.
Knox travels to Cornell College (4-7-1, 2-1-1 MWC) for a key showdown Oct. 15.
Women’s soccer: Knox 0, Ripon 0
In a defensive struggle, the Knox College women’s soccer team played to a scoreless draw at Ripon College on Saturday, snapping a six-game skid in the process.
The Prairie Fire (3-8-2, 0-4-1 Midwest Conference) and Red Hawks (3-6-4, 1-1-2 MWC) combined for just eight shots in the contest, only four of which were on goal as the defenses stood out.
Knox is 0-2-2 against Ripon in the last four seasons and has not scored in any of those matchups (while allowing just two goals), but the team is 5-2-4 in the last 11 meetings. The last Prairie Fire win in the series was a 6-0 romp on Oct. 16, 2021.
Knox has a tough assignment up next with Lawrence (5-4-5, 3-1-1 MWC) coming to town Oct. 18.
