Connect
Amboy, Fulton and Milledgeville volleyball all picked up wins in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Dixon is confident and motivated after loss to Byron, Fulton's Braedon Meyers threw a school record six TDs, Jungerman steps up for Newman and Sterling bounced back in fifth win in Week 8's Sauk Valley football notes.
Dixon girls tennis won its first sectional title since 2005 as Grace Ferguson and Addison Arjes qualify for state, Sterling's Aitken also qualified, Morrison's Emma Christin won the NUIC cross country meet and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Fulton's boys golf team finished second at the Class 1A state tournament with Jacob Voss and Owen Van Zuiden placing fifth individually. 'The kids deserved everything they got this year.'
Newman won a seventh straight game after beating Kewanee, Fulton won a shootout, E-PC got a fifth win, E-PC edged Morrison to clinch a playoff spot and three 8-man teams won blowouts in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup.
The Sterling football team was locked in during practice after a one-sided loss to Quincy last week. The result? A home blowout of Rock Island to get its fifth win of the season
Fulton's Owen Van Zuiden matched a season-best with a 70 at state golf and the Steamers sit in first place as a team after Day 1 in Class 1A. Forreston's Kaden Brown is third in 1A and Dixon's Oros and Sterling's Hubbard also moved on to Saturday's final round in 2A.
Rock Island faces Sterling in Week 8 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Drake Lansman will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Amboy senior volleyball player Tyrah Vaessen, who had eight kills, five digs and four blocks in a big three-set win over Eastland, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Drake Lansman.
Fulton volleyball player Reese Germann is the Steamers' new career digs leader after breaking Averi Leitzen's record. Germann now holds the single-match, season and career digs records at Fulton.
Sterling's Jaz’Mya Castaneda (5th) and Lillian Hauck (9th) earned all-conference cross country, Parker Blakeslee and Isaiah Rojop led the boys runners, and E-P volleyball (28-3-2, 10-0) clinched the Three Rivers East in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.
The Fulton boys golf team looks to be among the top handful of teams at state in Class 1A, Kaden Brown is Forreston's first at state, and Dixon's Oros and Sterling's Hubbard are set to compete again this weekend at the 2A meet.
State-ranked and undefeated Dixon and Byron face off in the Big Northern Conference game of the year, Sterling can bounce back against Rock Island, Newman heads to Kewanee, West Carroll hosts Polo and Amboy heads to West Central in 8-man in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.
Dixon's Leah Carlson had 13 assists and three aces in a three-set win at Byron; Rock Falls, E-P, Milledgeville and Fulton volleyball picked up wins; and Dixon boys soccer won in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Sterling was within five points of being swept by visiting United Township before picking up the pace and coming back to earn a Western Big 6 Conference win Tuesday night.