Galesburg Earns 16 Western Big 6 Honors

Galesburg High School placed 16 athletes on Western Big 6 all-conference teams across fall sports this year.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Football

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Galesburg High School earned 16 Western Big 6 all-conference honors for fall 2026 sports. Junior Antwon Walker made the conference's first-team offense in football, the only first-team selection for Galesburg this fall after earning second-team honors as a sophomore.

Why it matters

The honors recognize the depth of Galesburg's fall athletics across several sports in the Western Big 6 Conference. The conference's head coaches cast the votes, while coaches nominate their own athletes but cannot vote for them.

Galesburg accounted for 16 all-conference selections this fall, with 8 in football, 6 in volleyball and 2 in boys soccer. Antwon Walker's first-team offense selection follows a second-team honor as a sophomore, but the extraction does not provide his statistical output.

The players

Antwon Walker

Antwon Walker is a junior at Galesburg High School who earned first-team Western Big 6 offense honors in football.

Leo Sim

Leo Sim of United Township was named the Western Big 6 football MVP and made the first team on both offense and defense.

The details

Antwon Walker, a junior, made the 2026 Western Big 6 first-team offense in football. In volleyball, Taylor Adams moved from honorable mention to second team, and Isaac Banda made the second team in boys soccer.

Last year: Antwon Walker earned second-team honors as a sophomore.
Last year: Ian Rivera earned honorable mention as a freshman.
2026 fall season: Western Big 6 all-conference teams were announced for fall sports.

Season Trajectory

Galesburg's 16 honors place the school among the strongest fall-sports groups in the Western Big 6 this year. The selections are decided by head-coach votes, a process that recognizes athletes across the conference each fall.

The first-team and second-team designations determine recognition among conference coaches and can shape how athletes are viewed in postseason evaluations. Families following Galesburg athletes can use the conference's named teams to track which players earned recognition this fall.

The takeaway

Recognition from conference head coaches reflects a season's worth of performance across several teams. Following the named honorees is a straightforward way to track which athletes stood out this fall.