Sterling's Ethan Melcher plays a shot against Dixon's Bashar Elbzour Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Westwood in Sterling. (Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@shawmedia.com/credit)
Photojournalist/columnist for Sauk Valley Media
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