The Newman boys basketball team battled through shooting struggles for most of the game against Kewanee on Tuesday night in Sterling, but made timely baskets down the stretch and got defensive stops in key situations to ultimately earn a 58-51 win.

The Sterling Water Warriors won their annual dual with friendly rival Byron on Tuesday evening, winning nine events en route to a 77-21 victory.

The Dixon Dukes defeated Oregon 45-33 in a dual meet Tuesday night at the Blackhawk Center, while the Hawks defeated Winnebago 45-18 in another dual.

In the finale at their own MLK tournament on Monday afternoon, the Sterling boys basketball team rallied from a 12-point first-half deficit to defeat Chicago Christ The King 59-47 and finish the tournament 3-0.

It took most of the first quarter, but the Fulton Steamers got things going on both offense and defense Monday night to defeat the Milledgeville Missiles 69-35 in an NUIC South game.

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The Fulton Steamers head to Milledgeville Monday, Jan.17 for a showdown on the hard court. Fulton ran away with the game winning 69-35.

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The Dixon Duchesses notched their 20th win of the season with a come-from-behind win on the road against Hampshire on Saturday afternoon. The Newman boys took control with a third-quarter surge to defeat Byron at the Manny's Shootout in Mt. Carroll.

The Sterling boys basketball team trailed by 17 points at halftime, but tightened up its perimeter defense and scored much more efficiently in the second half to secure a 62-53 comeback win over Hinsdale South in the Sterling MLK tournament at Musgrove Fieldhouse on Saturday night.