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Hoops preview: UTHS (3-13, 1-2 Big 6) at Galesburg (10-8, 2-1)
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Tonight: United Township and Galesburg meet at 7:30 in John Thiel Gymnasium. Sophomores start at 6. Twitter updates: @danmak57 Starting lineups United Township: G: Trevor May, 5-8, Jr. (4.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg), Cody Vroman, 5-10, Jr. (1.9, 1.5) & Ryan Merideth, 6-2, So. (3.9, 2.9); F: Lamont Mitchell, 6-3, So. (7.9, 4.8) & Dalton Oakes, 6-3, Jr. (0.8, 1.8). Galesburg: G: Carson Cheesman, 6-1, Sr. (0.9, 1.3), Travon Diggins, (5-10, Sr. (7.8, 2.7), Ethan Meeker, 6-0, Fr. (7.3, 1.0) & Grant Gibson, 6-2, So. (22.3, 6.4); F: Ryan Carl, 6-5, Sr. (3.7, 3.5) Why watch: United Township looks to end a three-game losing streak. ... Galesburg snapped a three-game losing streak with a 58-48 win over Dunlap on Tuesday at John Thiel Gymnasium. ... Galesburg sophomore guard Grant Gibson's 22.3 points-per-game average is tops in the league. "He gets his points, but you have guys who are chipping in and rising to the occasion," UT coach Marc Polite said. "They've had different guys step up." ... In their last four games, the Silver Streaks have allowed opponents to average 56.5 points."Our problems of late have been about inconsistencies on the defensive end," Galesburg coach Mike Reynolds said. "We think we've shored that up. We hope that continues. Our team is built on defense and energy. If we don't have those things, we don't have a chance." ... Before the game, Galesburg will honor its 1956-57 basketball team that reached the single-class state quarterfinals. Included in that run was a 23-21 win over Rock Island in the infamous "stall game." United Township coach Marc Polite: "Throughout the week in practice, we've spent time getting our rhythm back. We're going to come out and play better. The question is playing better defensively. If we can do that and score offensively, we can be in the game." Galesburg coach Mike Reynolds: "We have nine more home games in a row left. This is a chance for us to make some hay. We want to be in the race at the end. In order to do that, we've got to take care of business." -- By Daniel Makarewicz, danmak@qconline.com 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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