Game 148: Galesburg vs. Peoria Notre Dame (Boy's Basketball)

Regional Championship at Richwoods HS

Game 148
Galesburg vs. Peoria Notre Dame (Boy's Basketball)
Class 3A Regional Championship (@ Richwoods)
(3/4/11)

Following my drive-thru trip to Popeye's, I was on the road.  It was between 4:00 and 5:00 on a Friday, so the traffic was a little tricky getting out of Bloomington.  Even the interstate from Bloomington to Peoria was pretty jammed up.

Game 147: Hillcrest vs. (Chicago) Marshall (Girl's Basketball)

Hillcrest coach John Maniati during warmups

Game 147
Hillcrest vs. (Chicago) Marshall (Girl's Basketball)
Class 3A Semifinals
(3/4/11)

Marshall is the only team of the final four in Class 3A that I am not very familiar with.  Of course, I am very familiar with the program, led by Dorothy Gaters and her 947 career wins and making her 25th appearance in the IHSA State Finals, but they have flown a little under the radar (or at least mine) this season.

Game 146: Springfield vs. Montini (Girl's Basketball)

Packed and ready for the weekend

Game 146
Springfield vs. Montini (Girl's Basketball)
Class 3A Semifinals (@ Redbird Arena)
3/4/11

Giving myself two hours, I wanted to be on the road out of Macomb at 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning, heading over to Bloomington.  Since I did most of my prep work and filled out all of the day's scorebooks on Thursday night, I had little to get done in the morning before leaving.

Game 145: Galesburg vs. Richwoods (Boy's Basketball)

Richwoods High School

Game 145
Galesburg vs. Richwoods (Boy's Basketball)
Class 3A Regionals (@ Richwoods)
(3/2/11)

The 145th game of the Quest was scheduled in Peoria.  Now that we are in complete postseason mode, the travel is getting further, and time is getting shorter, hence a longer wait between blog entries.

The Quest is Featured in Sports Illustrated's Hot Clicks!

The Quest 2: 150 is mentioned in Sports Illustrated's P.M. Hot Clicks for Thursday (3/3/11). It's a blurb right below the picture of the fairly (note: heavy sarcasm on the word fairly) attractive photo of model Lucy Pinder. LINK

The Quest on TV and the 150th Broadcast Scheduled

Broadcast #145 took place tonight at Richwoods High School in Peoria. A game blog will follow on Thursday evening. The Quest 2: 150 was featured this week on WGEM-TV, and the 150th broadcast has been set.

Game 144: Galesburg vs. Hillcrest (Girl's Basketball)

Galesburg crowd at Pontiac Supersectional

Game 144
Galesburg vs. Hillcrest
Class 3A Supersectional (@ Pontiac)
(2/28/11)

Never would have I guessed that I would be broadcasting a Class 3A Supersectional for the Galesburg Silver Streaks at the start of the season.  That's what has made this run so magical for Galesburg girl's basketball.  On a Monday night in February, the odds were stacked against the Streaks, but they persevered...