Newman wrestling beat Princeton 48-27 on senior night to clinch the outright Three Rivers Conference title Tuesday night.

Playing its fifth game in eight days, LaSalle-Peru struggled early Tuesday but pulled away for a 69-46 victory over Dixon.

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L-P defeated Dixon 69-46 on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Newman wrestler Blair Grennan is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. Here is a Q&A with the junior standout who won her weight class at the E-P tournament and has multiple tourney titles this season.

Sterling girls bowling won its MLK Invite at home as Sarah Doughty took first. Newman girls basketball beat Eastland, Polo beat Fulton and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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The Chicago Bears lost 20-17 to the Los Angeles Rams Sunday night in their NFC divisional playoff matchup at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Sterling's Jack Saathoff had 18 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Princeton. Newman boys basketball won, Sterling girls advanced to the Byron tournament title game and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Oregon bowling placed third at Saturday's Sterling regional to advance as a team to the sectional. Also advancing were Dixon's Aaron Fitzanko and Sam Gingras, along with Sterling's Bryce Kooy.

Newman knocked down 14 3-pointers and moved to 20-0 with a 75-63 win over Hall on Friday.