He continued his education and basketball playing career at Knox College, and Sigel then spent six seasons as an assistant coach for Galesburg’s boys program. Sigel, who was induced into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2017, is a 1985 Rock Falls grad. He led the Rockets to a Class A state championship in 1999 and is one of only two boys basketball coaches in IHSA history to lead two different schools to state titles. He has guided Rock Island to nine league titles, 11 regional crowns, two sectional championships and the Rocks won the Class 3A state title in 2011.īefore heading to Rock Island, Sigel spent six seasons guiding the Rock Falls boys squad, and he is the school’s all-time winningest coach with a 127-52 overall mark. Sigel is in his 19th season as the Rocks’ coach. Rock Island High School boys basketball coach Thom Sigel notched his 137th WB6 victory on Tuesday night, and he moved into second place on the all-time list just 14 victories behind former Quincy and Moline coach Jerry Leggett. Sigel now second on WB6 boys basketball wins list We haven’t lost anybody.”įriday, April 16 – at United Township, 7 p.m.įriday, April 23 – Alleman, 7 p.m.
It looked like that was going to be the case there for a while.
“I’m really happen we can get a season in and that it’s not canceled. “First off, I’m really happy everyone gets some kind of season in and that they kept the postseason for the typical spring sports,” said Washabaugh, who is in his third season in charge. Galesburg will do so on the road in a Western Big 6 Conference affair at Geneseo. "You only have two and a half weeks to get ready.”įor each squad in Illinois, the first official day of football practice is Wednesday, March 3 and teams will open their seasons Friday, March 19. “Our biggest goal and focus is getting into game shape, getting our hitting level where it needs to be and being able to execute because we didn’t have a summer like we would normally have,” Washabaugh added. “All the hoop guys are in shape and the others not in a sport that is what we are pushing, so when we get into practice March 3rd they can get through a workout. 1 goal having that layoff from November to the middle of January is to get the kids in game shape,” he said early Wednesday evening. Galesburg football coach Michael Washabaugh’s goals for his team until then are pretty simple. The Streaks are attending open gym along with weights at this point, and they’ll continue those activities through the end of the month. Along with pumping iron, Galesburg’s players attended “speed school,” which lasted five weeks. This marks the sixth week they’ve been lifting weights three days a week - under COVID-19 protocols, of course.
The Galesburg High School Silver Streaks who aren't competing for the boys basketball team have already started offseason workouts. While it's currently not ideal weather for football, teams across the state of Illinois will begin practicing in less than two weeks, and their first game is a month away.
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