L-P defeated Rochelle 1-0 on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle.

Newman baseball beat Eastland 10-0 Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

Sterling softball beat Alleman 4-2, Morrison's Ava Duncan pitched a complete game with 18 strikeouts, Rock Falls baseball won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman graduate and St. Ambrose University sophomore golfer Ellie Rude hit a hole-in-one last week and placed 12th at the Judson Spring Invite.

Sterling graduate and Augustana College senior Blake Nettleton was named Co-Pitcher of the Week by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. He had 15 strikeouts in 8⅓ innings in a 9-0 win over North Central on Saturday.

Michael Morse (five RBIs) and Ashton Miner (three RBIs) each hit home runs in Newman's 19-4 win over E-P. Morrison's Ava Duncan hit two home runs, E-P softball beat Newman 10-0 and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon boys track and field won Oregon's Gebhardt-Worley Invitational with 207 points. Dixon softball won twice, Fulton won the Pearl City tournament, Sterling baseball split with Belvidere North and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling girls track and field won its home invite by two points. Newman's Evan Bushman pitched a complete game in a 4-0 win over Orion, Oregon and E-P softball won, and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Erie-Prophetstown's Wynn Renkes is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. She struck out 15 and walked none in a 7-1 complete-game win against Rock Falls. Here is a Q&A with the junior standout.