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Oswego East, Sterling and Glenbard South football teams held a joint practice on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in Oswego.

Dixon's Katie Drew won the 102nd Ladies Lincoln Highway golf tournament individual title on Saturday at her home course. Dixon's Reese Dambman also helped Timber Creek win a third straight team title as she competed in her first Lincoln Highway.

Here is a look at the top baseball players from the Sauk Valley area for the 2025 season.

Setting the tone as the leadoff hitter and shut-down closer for a fourth-place state finisher has earned Newman junior Garret Matznick the title of 2025 Sauk Valley Media Baseball Player of the Year.

You heard the sounds of basketballs bouncing, whistles being blown, the squeaking of sneakers on the gym floor, and saw the enthusiasm and excitement of 45 young campers. This week’s FCA Basketball Camp also is about Bibles and worship.

Here is a roundup of the results from the 40th annual OSF Tennis Classic over the weekend.

Sherrard won its third BCR Three Rivers Conference All-Sports Championship with 83 points followed by Princeton (77.5), Riverdale (73), Mercer County (63) and Erie-Prophetstown (59).

Dixon's Aaron Conderman and Dean Geiger finished 1-2 in their hometown race at the 25th annual Reagan Run 5K on Saturday. Melissa Winchester was the top female finisher.

Quincy Hochstatter rode to an Illinois High School Rodeo pole bender championship. Now, she’ll head off to compete nationally. Hochstatter earned herself a spot on the national rodeo team and will head to Wyoming in July to compete in the largest rodeo in the world.