Although a shorthanded Sterling lost to Galesburg on Thursday night, the Golden Warriors still gained valuable experience as freshman Kylie Shank led the team in kills.

Rochelle hosted the Lady Hub sophomore Invite on Oct. 11 with six teams attending. Rochelle JV took first place, beating Oregon in three sets, Rock Falls in two sets, Genoa-Kingston in three sets and Sterling in three sets.

Join hosts Eddie Carifio, Sam Ramirez and J.T. Pedelty as they preview Week 8 in Illinois high school football in the western and southern portions of northern Illinois

Sterling has a big home game against Quincy, No. 5 Newman hosts Kewanee on Saturday, No. 10 Dixon heads to Streator, Fulton and Morrison face off for the Wooden Shoe trophy and more in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

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Sterling volleyball lost in straight sets against Galesburg at home on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.

After dropping the first set, Rock Falls rallied to win the second, then come back from an early deficit to win the third in a 20-25, 25-16, 25-22 win over Rockford Christian.

Here’s a look at the Three Rivers Conference volleyball standings on Oct. 15. Princeton finishes at 7-3 in second place. E-P stands atop at 9-0

Some unexpected results led to a lot of seeding changes in this week's projections. It did not, however, lead to a lot of new teams breaking into the field. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

After pulling away in the first set and scuffling in the second, Dixon rolled in the third set on its way to a 25-18, 22-25, 25-8 win over Byron to remain undefeated in Big Northern Conference play.