2006-2007 Inside Scoop

Former Streak Jaque Howard has joined the Galesburg coaching staff replacing varsity assistant coach Steve Peachey.

Howard was a three year starting point guard for the Streaks from 1997-2000. The Streaks went 94-11 with three Elite Eight appearances, a second-place finish in 1999 and a fourth-place finish in 2000. She finished her career as Galesburg's all-time assists leader (592) and 3-point shooter (175 made).

"During her three years she was the best point guard in Illinois," Massey said. "She was mentally one of the toughest players we have had. As a point guard, she was fantastic in her ability to understand our offense and make the appropriate calls. She was really an assistant coach on the floor for three years as a player. She comes in knowing our system."

After high school, Howard went on to a four-year basketball career at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and served last season as an assistant at Knox College. Jaque graduated from SIU-Edwardsville in December 2004.

Brenna Saline, Claire Anderson, and Lia Anderson were named to the Western Big 6 All-Academic Team. The three seniors were letter winners for the Streaks and have a minimum GPA of 3.25.

Brenna Saline was named to the first team of the Peoria Journal Star All-Star Girls Basketball Team. Junior Taylor Young was named to the second team and junior Rachel Pendry was named to the third team.

Brenna Saline was named to the first team of the Quad City Times All-Metro Girls Basketball Team. Juniors Taylor Young, and Rachel Pendry, along with senior Claire Anderson were named to the honorable mention team.

Brenna Saline was named to the second team of the Champaign News-Gazette All-State Girls Basketball Team. It marks the fifth all-state team recognizing her achievements.

Brenna Saline was named to the special mention team of the Chicago Tribune All-State Girls Basketball Team, was named second team all-state by the Chicago Sun Times, was named to the third team of the Associated Press All-State Team, and was named to the first team on the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Team. The IBCA nomination allows Brenna to compete in the IBCA All-Star Game on June 16, 2007 at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL. Taylor Young was named to the fourth team on the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Team and Rachel Pendry was named to the special mention team of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Team.

The Western Big Six Conference named Brenna Saline, Rachel Pendry, and Taylor Young to the All Conference Team. Claire Anderson was named honorable mention.

Player	School	Year	Position	HT
Shelly Charvat	Alleman	12	F	6’0”
Courtney Fournier	Moline	12	F	5’11”
Tia Harvey	Rock Island	12	G	5’5”
Mia Mayberry	Rock Island	12	F	6’1”
Rachel Pendry	Galesburg	11	F	6’0”
Brenna Saline	Galesburg	12	G	5’8”
Cobi Wires	Quincy	12	G	5’3”
Mollie Yeargle	Alleman	11	G	5’6”
Taylor Young	Galesburg	11	G	5’8”

Honorable Mention: Amanda Clifton and Liz Dunsworth (Alleman),
Claire Anderson (Galesburg), Jessica Ashby and Chloe Barnes (Quincy).

Galesburg High School set a new attendance record at Thiel Gym by drawing an estimated 2,200 fans to Thursday night's sectional final game.

Attendance	Date	Opponent	Result

2,200	February, 22, 2007	Morton	L 44-40
1,950	February 19, 2007	Peoria (HS)	W 47-45
1,761	January 20, 2005	Moline	L 41-36
1,749	January, 18, 2006	Alleman	L 38-35
1,749	February 9, 1997	Quincy	W 61-52
1,551	February 5, 2004	Rock Island	W 58-56
1,349	January 25, 2007	Moline	W 59-33

Galesburg High School set a new attendance record at Thiel Gym by drawing an estimated 1,950 fans to Monday night's sectional semi-final game. The four team set included Morton vs. Rock Island (Alleman) and Galesburg vs. Peoria (HS).

Thank you to all the fans who came out to Jam the Gym at John Thiel Gym on Thursday night. With the help of 1,349 fans, the Streaks were able to get past Moline by a score of 59-33.

AP Preseason Poll

The Galesburg Silver Streaks received a #10 ranking in the Class AA AP preseason prep poll. The polls are compiled by John Radtke of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Galesburg has no less than 11 ranked teams on the schedule according to the AP preseason polls not including the 5 state ranked teams in the State Farm Holiday Classic.

Open Scrimmage at Knox College

The Galesburg Silver Streaks have announced an additional preseason scrimmage to be held on Monday, November 13, at Knox College. The scrimmage will be held in Memorial Gymnasium at 6:15 PM and is free and open to the public.

LaGondola Silver-Black Scrimmage

This year's Meet the Streaks LaGondola Silver/Black scrimmage will be held on Thursday, November 9, starting at 6:00 with the freshman scrimmage, followed by the sophomores at 6:45 pm and the varsity at 7:30pm. The scrimmage will be held in conjunction with a girls basketball fundraiser, a Sub Supper/Silent Auction with LaGondola torpedo sub sandwiches held in the GHS cafeteria from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Tickets to the Sub Supper are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 6 and are available from any freshman, sophomore, or varsity Streaks player after November 2, 2006, or can be purchased at the door. This year's silent auction will include, Silver Streaks shirts, sweatshirts, and many other Silver Streaks items and activities.

Admission to the Meet the Streaks Silver/Black scrimmage is a 6-pack of sports drink per family which can be placed on the tables in front of the GHS trophy cases. Come out and have dinner with the Streaks, see some Streaks highlight video footage at dinner, and see what Streaks basketball will look like this year.

Brenna Saline Commits to S.l.U

Wednesday September 6, 2006, Brenna Saline, 5’8” guard from Galesburg made a verbal commitment to attend Southern Illinois University at Carbondale on a basketball scholarship. Brenna is the daughter of Harold and Terri Saline. Brenna had been a regular on the Streaks varsity each of her first three years at GHS, and has started the last two years. Last year she led the Streaks in scoring with a 12.8 average. She has been All-Conference as a sophomore and junior, and has been IBCA All-State as both a sophomore and junior. In addition, Brenna has a perfect 4.0 grade point average in the classroom.

Southern Illinois is coached by Dana Eikenberg. She enters her third year as the head coach of the Salukis. Eikenberg is a 1992 graduate of Penn State, where she was a four year starter at point guard. Eikenberg is assisted by Jody Adams (Tennessee, 1993) and Susan Koering (Iowa, 1997).
Saline chose SIU over Western Illinois University, Quincy University, and the Air Force Academy. Brenna has amassed 934 points in her high school career. Last year she shot 48% from the field and 82% from the free throw line. Brenna is only the fourth players in GHS history to be on the varsity as a regular as a freshmen. The Streaks have compiled an overall 80-19 record during Brenna’s three years on the varsity, and have been ranked in the top #10 in Illinois each of her first three years.

Silver Streaks College Players

Brenna Saline is the 10th Silver Streak in the last fifteen years to earn a Division I or Division II scholarship.

During the last fifteen years, another 11 Silver Streaks have received either NAIA or Junior College basketball scholarships.

In the last fifteen years, a total of 21 Silver Streaks players have received full or partial basketball scholarships.

Also, during this time 8 players played basketball at the Division III level (By rule, NCAA Division III schools can give no athletic scholarships but can give aid for academic achievements or based on financial needs.)

A total of 29 Silver Streaks have gone on to play college basketball in the last fifteen years.

Division I & Division II
Tiffany Sibley (Class of 1992) Northern Iowa
Ann Henderson (Class of 1993) Illinois
Amber West (Class of 1994) UNC Greensboro
Bonny Apsey (Class of 1995) Illinois
Ami Pendry (Class of 1996) Wayne State
Molly Watson (Class of 1997) DePaul
Sarah Larson (Class of 1999) SIU Edwardsville
Jaque Howard (Class of 2000) SIU Edwardsville
Casey Berry (Class of 2003) West Georgia St.
Brenna Saline (Class of 2007) Southern Illinois

Quotes from Coach Evan Massey:
“Brenna has one of the best work ethics of any Streaks player I have ever coached. Her passion and enthusiasm for basketball make her a coach’s dream. I am so happy for her.”

“This past spring and summer she has really invested the time to improve her three point shot. On the first day of college observation she hit 8 shots in a row, including 5 threes in the first half. In the month of July she had to have shot over 50% from three point range. By the end of the summer she was offensively dominating games from the guard position.”

“One of the big keys with our past players and certainly with Brenna Saline has been that they have not focused on getting a scholarship. Brenna’s focus has been entirely on being a good high school player, enjoying her high school experience, and being a good high school teammate. We sold her that if you worry about being a good high school player that if you are good enough college will take care of itself.”

“Brenna has taken no time off in the weight room. Since November of her freshmen year, she has been in the GHS weight room 3 days per week in the off-season and 2 days a week in-season. Every college coach who recruited her commented that she was physically more prepared than the typical incoming freshmen.”

“Some people worry that the player who signs early will lose their drive. Brenna came back from her official visit at SIU and was offered a full ride. On that Sunday she hustled back to get into the weight room with her teammates, and in the rain on that Monday evening one of our assistants saw her shooting by herself in one of the local parks. The goals that Brenna has for her team for her senior year and the goals she has for college are too high for her to ever become complacent.”

“I think that Southern will be a very good fit for Brenna. Their coaches have been very professional throughout the recruiting process. Brenna would like to get into college coaching upon graduation, and I think that the SIU coaches will be good role models for her and they also are very well connected in the world of college basketball.”

Tournament schedules for the 06-07 season have been released. The 2006 Streaks Classic has two new teams to the field. Class AA Urbana and Class A Sherrard will replace Peoria (HS) and Chicago (DuSable) from last year's tournament. Chicago (DuSable) was a late scratch from last year's tournament, and Peoria (HS) chose not to return to the tournament this year. Carthage, Metamora, Peoria (Richwoods), Rockford (Jefferson), and Rock Island (Alleman) all return to the 2006 field. Galesburg will look to defend its title from a year ago. Galesburg will open its season Friday, November 17, vs. Urbana at 8:30 pm. All varsity games will be played in Galesburg in John Thiel Gym this year and the tournament will continue with a 4-game sophomore tournament held in Grace Wicall Gym. Galesburg sophomores will tip the season off on Friday, November 17, vs Rockford (Jefferson) at 5:30 PM in Wicall Gym. All tournament games will be played in Galesburg this year.

The 2007 Martin Luther King Tournament has some changes taking place this year. Gone from this year's tournament are Dunlap, East Peoria, Pekin, and Orion, do not to return to the tournament for different reasons. New teams this year include Morrison, Macomb, Monmouth (Monmouth-Roseville), and Peoria (Notre Dame). Champaign (Centennial), Champaign (Central), and Rock Island (Alleman) will all return to this year's tournament.

The tournament will have a change in tournament host sites. Galesburg will continue to host the majority of the tournament but on Saturday, January 13, Champaign (Central), Champaign (Centennial), Monmouth, and Roseville will all host games that day. Galesburg will try to defend its titles in both the varsity and sophomore divisions of the tournament.

The 2006 State Farm Holiday Classic teams have been released. The largest coed holiday high school basketball tournament in the nation tips off its 28 th annual event on Dec. 27-30, and marks the eighth consecutive year with State Farm Insurance ® as the title sponsor. Galesburg will be making its 10th straight appearance in the Classic The most competitive field in the tournament this year could be the Class AA girls bracket, which will feature Illinois’ defending state champion Bolingbrook and its dynamic All-State trio of Brittney Thomas, Mauvolyene Adams and Samantha Woods. The Raiders will be challenged by Arizona’s state runner-up Red Mountain High School from Mesa, Ariz., which features one of the nation’s top five players in all-everything Kayla Pedersen. Also looking to take home the tournament title will be Regional champs Morton (a newcomer for 2006) and Chicago Hope, perennial favorites Galesburg and Peoria Richwoods (the defending Girls AA State Farm Holiday Classic champ), along with Normal Community, Naperville Neuqua Valley and newcomer St. Charles, Missouri.

"Once again, we have been able to attract some of the best girls’ talent around because of the level of competition we offer and the facilities where we play,” said Classic vice-president Dave Oloffson. “This year in particular fans will have the chance to see the future stars of women’s college basketball, and possibly the WNBA.”

2006 State Farm Holiday Classic Tournament Field

Class AA Girls
1. Bloomington
2. Bolingbrook
3. Chicago John Hope
4. Galesburg
5. Joliet Township
6. Mesa Red Mountain, AZ*
7. Morton
8. Naperville Neuqua Valley
9. Normal Community
10. Normal West
11. Peoria Notre Dame
12. Peoria Richwoods
13. Rock Island
14. St. Charles, MO*
15. Tinley Park Andrew
16. Urbana

For more tournament information, visit the official Web site at www.theclassic.org.

The 2006-07 non-conference schedule has been released. New additions to the non-conference schedule include Morton (ranked as high as #26 last year) and Canton. They replace Buffalo Grove and Oswego (East). By adding Morton and Canton to the schedule, it gives the Streaks two more opponents closer to home which was a goal in scheduling this year. The remaining four non-conference games, Burbank (Queen of Peace), Park Ridge (Maine South)--(4th in state last year), Sterling--(ranked #21 in final poll), and Winnetka (New Trier)--(ranked as high as #11 last year) remain on the schedule.

Galesburg will travel to Morton--Dec. 2, and Park Ridge (Maine South)--Dec. 16, and will host Burbank (Queen of Peace)--Dec. 9, Canton--Dec. 21, Sterling--Jan. 20, and Winnetka (New Trier)--Feb. 3.

The 2006-2007 Western Big 6 schedule has been released and the Streaks will open the conference schedule traveling to East Moline to take on United Township. The game is the only Western Big 6 game played on a Tuesday night. All other conference games will be on Thursday nights. Game time is 6:00 pm for the preliminary game and 7:30 for the varsity match up.

Galesburg will try to reclaim the Western Big 6 Conference championship when they open conference play. Galesburg went 7-3 in conference play last year and have won 11 of the last 17 conference titles.

Day	Date	Opponent	Location	Preseason Ranking	Game Time

Sat.	Nov. 18	Carthage #	GHS	Class A #2	7:30 PM
Thu.	Nov. 30	Rock Island (Alleman) ^	GHS	Class AA #8	7:30 PM
Sat.	Dec. 2	Morton	Morton	Class AA #12	6:30 PM
Thu.	Dec. 14	Quincy ^	GHS	Class AA (HM)	7:30 PM
Sat.	Dec. 16	Park Ridge (Maine South)	Park Ridge	Class AA #6	2:30 PM
	Dec. 27-31	State Farm %	B/N		TBA
		Possible opponents include: Bloomington (#15), Bolingbrook (#1), Chicago (Hope) (#5), Rock Island (HM), Morton (#12)
Thu.	Jan. 4	Rock Island (HS) ^	GHS	Class AA (HM)	7:30 PM
Sat.	Jan. 6	Macomb *	GHS	Class A #5	7:30 PM
Thu.	Jan. 18	Rock Island (Alleman) ^	Rock Island	Class AA #8	7:30 PM
Thu.	Feb. 1	Quincy ^	Quincy	Class AA (HM)	7:30 PM
Sat.	Feb. 3	Winnetka (New Trier)	GHS	Class AA (HM)	1:30 PM
Thu.	Feb. 8	Rock Island (HS) ^	Rock Island	Class AA (HM)	7:30 PM

		Streaks Classic #
		State Farm Holiday Classic %
		MLK Tourney *
		Western Big 6 Conference ^