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Kendall Barajas won the discus as Sterling track took third at Rock Island, Dixon baseball beat Rock Falls, Carson Akins hit a grand slam in Forreston's win over Lena-Winslow, Sterling softball beat Newman 8-0 and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Oregon sophomore Izzy Berg struck out the first 12 Rockets and finished with 16 Ks in an 11-0 Big Northern Conference win at Rock Falls on Wednesday. She also had three hits and Kendall Boyle hit a home run for the young Hawks.

Rock Falls baseball beat Oregon 4-3 as Ethan Moeller had 10 strikeouts. Dixon softball won 8-7, Kendra Kingsby hit two home runs with seven RBIs for Milledgeville, Dixon's track teams won at Oregon and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Sterling softball team knows it should be playing better after letting things slip away in a 6-1 Western Big 6 Conference loss at Moline on Tuesday. 'We really need to find how we want to play and win.'

Izzy Berg struck out 12 as Oregon earned a 2-1 walkoff win over Byron. Fulton's Jessa Read pitched a two-hitter in a 10-0 win over Rock Falls, Rock Falls boys track won at Princeton and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Fulton's Zoe Kunau is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. She helped the Steamers win the Pearl City tournament and set the school's career stolen bases record this season. Here is a Q&A with her.

Sterling baseball won, E-P softball went 2-1 and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Connor Fritz hit a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning in Rock Falls' 4-3 win over Genoa-Kingston. Newman baseball beat E-P 4-2, E-P softball beat Newman 11-1 and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

After giving up two early unearned runs, Rock Falls softball bounced back to beat Dixon 12-2 in five innings. Zoey Silva pitched a complete game

Jameson Hanlon had four hits and Michael Morse had four RBIs as Newman beat Eastland 10-0 on Wednesday. The Comets improved to 11-1 with the win.

Eastland's Maci Klavenga had three hits and three stolen bases in an 18-0 win at Newman. Sterling baseball also fell at United Township in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling softball beat Alleman 4-2, Morrison's Ava Duncan pitched a complete game with 18 strikeouts, Rock Falls baseball won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman graduate and St. Ambrose University sophomore golfer Ellie Rude hit a hole-in-one last week and placed 12th at the Judson Spring Invite.

Sterling graduate and Augustana College senior Blake Nettleton was named Co-Pitcher of the Week by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. He had 15 strikeouts in 8⅓ innings in a 9-0 win over North Central on Saturday.

Michael Morse (five RBIs) and Ashton Miner (three RBIs) each hit home runs in Newman's 19-4 win over E-P. Morrison's Ava Duncan hit two home runs, E-P softball beat Newman 10-0 and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.