Western Big 6 Conference: teams and how we cover it
The Western Big 6 Conference is one of the premier large-school athletic leagues in west-central Illinois and the Quad Cities region. For Muddy River Sport readers, it matters for one big reason: it is the home of the Galesburg Silver Streaks, the largest program in our coverage area.
The eight member schools
- Galesburg — Silver Streaks
- Alleman (Rock Island) — Pioneers
- Geneseo — Maple Leafs
- Moline — Maroons
- Quincy — Blue Devils
- Rock Island — Rocks
- Sterling — Golden Warriors
- United Township (East Moline) — Panthers
What the conference looks like
The Western Big 6 stretches along the Illinois side of the Mississippi River and into the interior, pairing Quad Cities schools with river towns like Quincy and interior communities like Galesburg and Geneseo. It is a full-sports league — football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, wrestling, track and cross country all crown conference champions.
Galesburg’s place in it
Galesburg competes across every Western Big 6 sport, giving the Silver Streaks a demanding, big-school schedule week in and week out. Muddy River Sport follows Galesburg through every conference matchup with scores, recaps and features.
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