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College sports in the Galesburg-Monmouth area: Knox, Monmouth and Carl Sandburg

C. Jackson Cowart

The Galesburg-Monmouth area punches above its weight in college athletics, with three schools competing across two levels of play within a 20-mile radius.

The programs

  • Knox College Prairie Fire (Galesburg) — NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference
  • Monmouth College Fighting Scots (Monmouth) — NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference
  • Carl Sandburg College Chargers (Galesburg) — NJCAA junior college

Knox and Monmouth

Knox and Monmouth are longtime Midwest Conference rivals who meet each fall for the Bronze Turkey in one of college football’s oldest rivalries. Both field full Division III slates across the fall, winter and spring.

Carl Sandburg College

Carl Sandburg College, a two-year school in Galesburg, competes at the NJCAA junior-college level, giving area athletes a local path to keep playing after high school.

How we cover it

Muddy River Sport follows all three year-round. Latest college coverage: College sports ».

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C. Jackson Cowart

C. Jackson Cowart is a sports writer and editor whose work has appeared in ESPN, Forbes, Front Office Sports and Advance Local publications. He edits Muddy River Sport's coverage of high school and college athletics in Galesburg, Monmouth, Knox County and the surrounding communities of west-central Illinois. He works remotely from Washington state. Muddy River Sport's Friday night coverage depends on people who are actually in the bleachers — coaches, parents, scorekeepers and photographers across west-central Illinois who send in scores, results and photos as games end. If that's you, we want to hear from you: [email protected]

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