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Class 3A Galesburg Regional Where: John Thiel Gymnasium, Galesburg Today's quarterfinal: No. 4 Geneseo (10-15) vs. No. 5 Alleman (7-18), 7:30 p.m.Tuesday's semifinals: No. 1 Quincy Notre Dame (20-7) vs. Geneseo/Alleman, 6 p.m.; No. 2 Galesburg (18-12) vs. No. 3 Canton (11-14), 7:30 p.m.Championship: 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alleman starting lineup:G: Adam Hoogerwerf, 5-11 Sr. (11.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg), Kevin O'Keeffe, 6-0 Jr. (9.0, 4.0), Sam Pirmann, 6-2 Sr. (2.5, 2.9); F: Joe Boland, 6-0 Sr. (0.6, 2.7), Aaron Murray, 6-1 Jr. (2.9, 2.4). Geneseo starting lineup: G: Jordan Starkey, 5-9 Sr. (13.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg), Luke Snyder, 5-11 Jr. (5.8, 4.2), Ethan Radue, 5-10 Jr. (7.7, 1.7); F: Ethan Reshcke, 6-1 Sr. (3.0, 3.0), Austin Frank, 6-7 Sr. (6.7, 7.3) FYI: Alleman last won a regional title in 2011, but has not won a large-school run since 1972. ... Brad Storm, in the first year of his second stint as the Geneseo head coach, led the Maple Leafs to their last regional in 2008. ... Quincy Notre Dame enters postseason having split its previous eight games. ... The regional winner faces the Chillicothe IVC Regional champion in the Peoria Sectional semifinals on March 6. Class 4A United Township Regional Where: Panther Den, East Moline Today's quarterfinal: No. 4 Moline (18-12) vs. No. 5 United Township (5-21), 7:30 p.m.Tuesday's semifinal: No. 1 Rock Island (22-4) vs. Moline/United Township, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday's semifinal: No. 2 Peoria Richwoods (12-13) vs. No. 3 Pekin (18-7), 7:30 p.m.Championship: 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Moline starting lineup:G Drew Owens, 6-0 Sr. (8.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg), Jed Wood, 6-0 Sr. (10.8, 2.6), Tyler Biscontine, 5-10 Soph. (9.7, 1.6); F Derrick Stabler, 6-4 Sr. (6.3, 3.1), Brandon Vice, 6-6 Jr. (9.9, 7.6). Rock Island starting lineup:G: C.J. Carr, 5-6 Jr. (13.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg), Trey Sigel, 6-1 Jr. (8.7, 2.8), Brian Richardson, 6-1 Sr. (10.7, 3.8); F: Rob Johnson, 6-2 Sr. (5.3, 4.2), Raahsaan Brown, 6-2 Sr. (9.9, 4.6). United Township starting lineup:G Trevor May, 5-8 Jr. (5.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg), Keegan Wenskunas, 5-8 Jr. (4.9, 1.2), Ryan Merideth, 6-2 So. (4.3, 2.8); F Lamont Mitchell, 6-3 So. (8.3, 6.1), Dalton Oakes, 6-3 Jr. (1.0, 1.7). FYI: Pekin is the only team in the field that won a regional last year. The Dragons topped Rock Island and Moline in succession to win the Class 4A Moline Regional. Pekin's leading scorer is 6-foot-7 senior forward Nathan Taphorn, who signed with Northwestern. ... Rocky has not won a postseason game since the 2011 Class 3A state championship game. ... UT has won two regional title since 2008. Both have come when the Panthers hosted the regional. ... Moline is seeking its second regional in three years. Rocky is 5-0 against the field, with a win over Richwoods. ... The regional winner meets the Normal West Regional champion in the Pekin Sectional semifinals on March 5. By Daniel Makarewicz, danmak@qconline.com 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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