A Welcome Home Party for Dylan Wescott was held at Emerson's Pub in Rock Falls on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Wescott, a member of the Rock Falls High School track team, was seriously injured on March 15 at a local high school track meet.

With the conclusion of the 2025 high school spring sports season, take a look back at some of the best images from the Sauk Valley.

Morrison junior sprinter Brady Anderson is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. He won the state title in the 100, took second in the 200 to teammate Levi Milder and anchored wins in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.

Here are Scott Anderson's photos from the IHSA boys track and field state championships from Saturday, May 31 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Sprinters Levi Milder and Brady Anderson and two relay wins led Morrison to the Class 1A state title, while Sterling earned medals in three relays in the 2A meet.

Dixon and Sterling both advanced to Saturday's state track finals in multiple events on Friday.

Morrison's 4x200 relay of Rylan Alvarado, Levi Milder, Zach Milder and Brady Anderson set the Class 1A state meet record on Thursday with a 1:26.87 to take first in the prelims. Newman, Oregon, Bureau Valley, Milledgeville and Forreston-Polo also advanced to Saturday's finals.

Forreston-Polo edged defending state champion Winnebago by three points to win the Class 1A Oregon Sectional title on Friday. F-P and Oregon each had state qualifiers advance.

The Forreston-Polo boys track team won the 1A Oregon Sectional on Friday, May 29, 2025 edging Winnebago 120 to 117.5. The Cardinals qualified individuals and relay teams to the state finals at Eastern Illinois University. Preliminaries at the state meet begin Thursday, May 29 in Mattoon.