Property transfers for Whiteside, Lee and Ogle counties, filed May 12-19

As Michael Taylor crossed the finish line, it took the rest of his Forreston-Polo relay teammates and their fans in the stands a few moments to realize that they had just won the 4x100 state championship at the IHSA Class 1A State Finals on Saturday in Charleston.

Sterling medaled in seven events Saturday, and earned top-five finishes in five of them as they scored 34 points to finish fourth as a team at the IHSA Class 2A State Finals at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field.

The Newman 4x800 relay team moved up five spots from their finals seed to take sixth place Saturday at the IHSA Track & Field State Finals, while Morrison's Brady Anderson finished fifth in the 100 and two other locals earned eighth-place medals.

Newman junior Brendan Tunink hit three home runs and finished with six RBIs to propel the Comets to a 10-7 win over Dakota in the Class 1A Pearl City Sectional final on Saturday.

The Golden Warriors capitalized on five Bucs' errors, and junior pitcher Sienna Stingley had a big game at the plate and in the circle to fuel an 11-0, five-inning win in the Class 3A Belvidere Regional championship on Saturday.

Burlington Central came out with a nine-run first inning, then finished a 15-0, four-inning regional championship win against Sterling on a Brady Gilroy three-run home run Saturday in Rochelle.

The project would generate electricity to power more than 800 homes.

Gallery

Eastern Illinois University played host to the 2023 IHSA Boys Track and Field State Finals. We've got 67 photos in our gallery from the event for you here.