Ty Reynolds - Shaw Local News Network correspondent

Winnebago scored in four of the first five innings and kept the pressure on Rock Falls all game long in a 9-3 win in the 2A Rock Falls Regional championship game Saturday at Hinders Field.

Sterling grabbed the lead in the top of the first and rode Eli Penne’s gem to a 2-0 victory over rival Dixon in their Class 3A Sterling Regional semifinal Wednesday at Gartner Park.

Rock Falls scored in each of the first five innings, and Carter Hunter pitched 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in a 9-5 win over Erie-Prophetstown in Wednesday night’s Class 2A Rock Falls Regional semifinal.

Oregon sophomore Izzy Berg struck out 14 in a one-hitter as the Hawks shut out Somonauk 6-0 in their Class 2A Oregon Regional semifinal on Wednesday at Oregon Park West.

Junior pitcher Zoey Silva struck out 17 and added four hits at the plate to lead Rock Falls to a 7-2 victory over Winnebago in their Class 2A Oregon Regional semifinal Wednesday night.

Taylor Vescogni struck out 11 in a three-hitter, and Anna Riva homered and turned a diving double play as La Salle-Peru defeated Sterling 4-1 in their Class 3A Sterling Regional opener on Tuesday.

Experience will be everything for Dixon this spring, and the Dukes have it in spades. After losing just one senior off last year’s 3A regional title team, Dixon now looks to pick up where it left off.

There will be a lot of familiar faces in the Sterling softball lineup this spring. After losing only three senior starters from 2025, expectations are high for the Golden Warriors.

Oregon never trailed in a 65-52 win over Mendota in the Class 2A Rock Falls Regional final Friday at Tabor Gym to win its first regional title since 2006.

Kylie Feuerbach is "ecstatic" that she returned to the University of Iowa for one final college basketball season, and is soaking in the experience as much as possible as her career comes to an end.

Oregon hit five of its first six 3-point attempts, then used a huge second-quarter run to take control early in a 76-48 win over Rock Falls in their Class 2A Rock Falls Regional semifinal Wednesday night at Tabor Gym.

Malcolm X used big runs before and after halftime to pull away from Sauk Valley for a 63-42 win Monday in their Arrowhead Conference game in Dixon.

Sherrard threw the first punch Friday at Lancaster Gym, then Dixon countered. But the Tigers finished things off down the stretch, surging from a late deficit to top the Dukes 63-61 in a back-and-forth regular-season finale that set the stage for the postseason.

While Geneva made key plays in Thursday's Class 3A Dixon Regional championship, Dixon suffered one of its worst shooting nights of the season in a 49-40 Vikings victory at Lancaster Gym.

Hall's boys basketball team started fast out of the locker room twice Tuesday night. But Newman finished strong in both halves to claim a share of the Three Rivers East title with a 68-55 victory in Sterling.