The Rock Falls girls basketball team picked up its first Big Northern Conference win Tuesday, downing Genoa-Kingston on the road. The Dixon girls also hit the road and returned home with a BNC victory over Rockford Lutheran to remain undefeated on the season.

The Sterling boys basketball team couldn't keep up with Galesburg in the final two minutes of a 65-61 Western Big 6 loss Tuesday night at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

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Sterling and Galesburg went head to head all night Tuesday with the Silver Streaks coming out victorious 65-61.

The Dixon girls basketball team jumped out to a big lead right at the start in a 55-23 win over Marengo on Monday night at Lancaster Gym, while the boys used a second-half scoring edge to defeat Rochelle 55-46 on the road.

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Dixon hosts Marengo Monday, Dec. 6, in girls basketball.

Despite a rough final round of matches Saturday at Musgrove Fieldhouse in Sterling, the Dixon wrestling team claimed the title at the 43rd annual Carson DeJarnatt tournament. Sterling took third and Newman finished fourth, with both teams boasting three individual champions.

The Dixon girls bowling team placed third at the Oregon Hawk Invitational on Saturday at Plum Hollow Lanes, while Oregon's Ava Wight took third individually. On the hardwood, the Newman girls basketball team notched its first win on Adalyn Waldschmidt's buzzer-beater, while the Rock Falls boys also picked up a victory.

The Sterling boys basketball team defeated Alleman 75-35 on Friday night in Rock Island, taking a 53-19 lead into the locker room at halftime as JP Schilling scored 27 of his game-high 31 points before the break. The Rock Falls girls lost their Big Northern Conference opener 48-43 to Byron at Tabor Gym.

The Dixon girls basketball team built a double-digit lead less than 30 seconds into the second quarter in Friday night's Big Northern Conference opener against Genoa-Kingston, then relied on a strong defense to control the game in a 51-37 victory at Lancaster Gym.