Jon Henegar has been wanting to become a head basketball coach one day and he has found that opportunity at Bureau Valley. He was named as the Storm’s new varsity girls basketball coach at Wednesday’s board meeting, succeeding Matt Wasilewski, who resigned after three seasons.

Newman defeated Bureau Valley, while Rock Falls fell to Stillman Valley in softball games. Plus more in Wednesday's roundup.

Sterling seniors Cale Ledergerber, Mason Emin, Kirra Gibson, Kyle Knutsen, Kendric Muhammad and Isaiah Mendoza signed to play college sports April 24 at the Sterling Schools Foundation building in Sterling. Senior Andre Klaver also announced his college commitment.

Newman scored five runs in the top of the second inning and put up another five spot in the fifth to put the finishing touches on a 13-3 Three Rivers East victory against Bureau Valley on Wednesday. Seven batters hit safely as the Comets outhit the Storm 10-6.

Sauk Valley area softball teams have shown signs of potential in the first month-and-a-half of the season. Sterling and Fulton have emerged as top teams in the region, while Morrison and Dixon are trending upward.

The Eastland baseball and softball teams beat Polo, while Sterling softball and Dixon baseball won conference games. Those results and much more in Tuesday's SVM area roundup.

The Sterling, Dixon and Newman softball teams picked up conference wins, while the Newman and Oregon baseball teams also won conference games. Plus more in Monday's roundup.

Dixon rallied from a two-run deficit to beat Rock Falls 18-2 in four innings Monday at Veterans Memorial Field.

Newman freshman Elaina Allen won the 100 meters and 200 meters in a 12-team field at Riverdale's Paul Parker Coed Invite on April 12. She has been voted the Sauk Valley Media Athlete of the Week by readers for April 8-14.