Take a look back to the sports photos of 2023 chosen by photographer Alex T. Paschal as his favorite of the year.
Get caught up on news, sports and features in the Sauk Valley from Oct. 20 to 27, 2023.
The Sterling boys cross country team and Dale Johnson won Class 2A Galesburg Regional titles, Polo volleyball took 2nd at the AFC Tournament and the Sterling boys soccer season ended in a regional championship loss to Dunlap. Plus more local results in Saturday's roundup.
Sterling meets Dunlap on the field in Sterling for a Class 2A regional soccer final Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Dunlap took the match 4-1.
The Dixon, Rock Falls and Newman volleyball teams picked up wins, while the Dixon boys soccer season came to an end in the Class 2A Sterling Regional semifinals on Tuesday. Plus more in the local high school sports roundup.
The Sterling Golden Warriors defeated the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers 6-2 in the Class 2A Sterling Regional semifinal game at Roscoe Eades Stadium on Tuesday night. The winning effort was led by a career-high, five-goal performance from senior forward Felipe Sandoval.
Sterling hosts Lasalle-Peru for a 2A regional soccer semifinal Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Sterling won 6-2 and will take on Dunlap on Saturday.
Dixon junior Grace Ferguson clinched a trip to the Class 1A state meet with her sectional title Saturday in Rochelle. Ferguson will be joined at state by teammate Addison Arjes, who finished fourth. Plus more local results in Saturday's roundup.
The Dixon boys soccer team spotted Streator a 1-0 lead in the first minute of their Class 2A Sterling Regional play-in game before the Dukes ran off six straight goals to win 6-1 and end the Bulldogs’ season.