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Princeton kept up the pressure all game long, and eventually it paid off Wednesday in its 2A Rock Falls Regional semifinal. The Tigresses had baserunners in all but one inning, and they finally broke through with runs in each of the final three innings to top Rock Falls 3-2.
Both the Fulton baseball and softball teams advanced in the IHSA State Tournament, that along with more results in baseball and softball in the Sauk Valley Sports Roundup for Wednesday.
Oregon soccer claimed a regional title, A-FC baseball won a thriller in the regional opener and more in the roundup.
Dixon senior Olivia Cox, who had the sixth-best sectional discus throw statewide and has the fourth-best discus throw in Class 2A this spring, leads Sauk Valley area medal contenders this weekend in Charleston.
Oregon, Morrison baseball fell in their postseason openers Monday, plus more from around the Sauk valley area in our Monday Roundup.
Former Yorkville Christian star Jaden Schutt, who left Duke and entered the transfer portal in April, has announced that he is headed to Virginia Tech. Meanwhile, Schutt’s teammate at Yorkville Christian, David Douglas Jr., has entered the portal and is leaving UW-Green Bay.
Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls track and field's Shaylen Quinn!
Deb Schmid scored four goals to lead Oregon soccer to a win over Rosary in a Class 1A regional semifinal, Bella Duncan tossed a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and homered twice in Morrison softball's two wins, and more in Saturday's SVM sports roundup.
Nick Oraham, a Crystal Lake native and Lockport resident who was previously head coach at Elk Grove for the past six seasons, has been named the new head boys basketball coach at Oswego High School.
Bureau Valley won the Three Rivers Conference boys track and field meet, Sterling was fourth in the Western Big Six meet and Newman baseball and softball both won in Friday's roundup.
Dixon won the BIg Northern Conference meet and Forreston took third at the NUIC meet. That and more in the roundup.
Newman sophomore Garet Wolfe, who had two hits and four RBIs and scattered six hits with one strikeout in a 14-3 win over Princeton, is the Sauk Valley Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Shaw Media Group Editor Joshua Welge.
Ethan Kessler threw a no-hitter as Eastland beat Galena in five innings. And more baseball and softball scores in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Media sports roundup.
Hinckley-Big Rock state champion Jenna Thorp, Malta's final points and rebounding record-holder Justin Allen and current DeKalb coach Mike Reynolds were inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame earlier this month
Sienna Stingley leads Sterling softball to shutout win in the Sauk Valley Media sports roundup.