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Sterling and Dixon tee off Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Timber Creek in Dixon.

The Dixon and Sterling boys and girls golf teams opened their seasons with a dual meet at Timber Creek Golf Course. The Dukes edged out the Golden Warriors by one stroke, while the Duchesses rolled behind Katie Drew's even-par 36 on her home course.

After reaching the doorstep of the eight-man football state championship last season, the Clippers are determined to finish the job this year.

The West Carroll football players are counting down the days until their Week 2 game on Sept. 2 against Fulton. After a shortened 2021 spring season and a 2021 fall season spent playing JV games, the Thunder are poised to play varsity football for the first time in three years.

Sterling native Cody Barnes is heading back to the International Six Days Enduro with Team USA later this month, with his sights set on a higher finish than last year.

With high school sports practice officially open across Illinois as of Monday, teams are back to their normal operations and process of piecing together the puzzle of starting lineups and depth charts. Excitement is in the air everywhere, and it's no different in Fulton.

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The Bureau Valley Storm "pounded the Stone" during Tuesday's football practice at Bourquin Field in Manlius. They will start the season Friday, Aug. 26 at Villa Grove.

Last season was fairly chaotic for the AFC football team. Second-year coach Ben Mershon expects a little more consistency in 2022. The injury bug hit the Raiders hard last fall, but AFC now has more experience thanks to a large group of seniors.

After an offseason filled with lifting weights and a summer of 7-on-7 workouts and camp, local football players – and all athletes competing in a fall sport this season – finally got back “in season” on Monday with the official first day of practice