Former Sterling High School standout and current Indiana University Jacob Gebhardt won the Reagan Run 5K on Saturday for the third time, clocking in at 15:24.25 – a personal-best time on the course and nearly 30 seconds faster than runner-up Tommy Murray of Riverdale High School.

J.T. Poston took a four-stroke lead into the weekend in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic, following up his opening-round 9-under 62 with a second-round 65 on Friday at TPC Deere Run for a two-round total of 15-under par. Denny McCarthy is second at 11-under.

Sterling native Ember (Schuldt) Holloway has been hired as an assistant golf coach at the University of Georgia, the school and head coach Josh Brewer announced Friday.

Sterling's Alice Sotelo saved her best for last at the IHSA State Finals on May 21, leaping 11.36 meters (32 feet, 4 1/2 inches) to win the Class 2A state title. For her stellar junior season, Sotelo is the 2022 Sauk Valley Media Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

The KSB Tennis Classic closed out the youth divisions on Thursday, with the final three brackets taking to the Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts in Dixon’s Page Park.

J.T. Poston shot a 9-under 62 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis.

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Rock Falls' Mathew Marcum was named 2022 track athlete of the year.

For a historic senior season in which he won the Class 2A state championship in the 300-meter hurdles, Rock Falls senior Matthew Marcum is the 2022 Sauk Valley Media Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

The annual KSB Tennis Classic has started play in Dixon, with three divisions taking to the Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts each day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.