Ashton-Franklin Center Preps

The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association released its All-State teams, and players from Newman, Rock Falls, Fulton and A-FC were selected.

St. Bede used a 32-7 run over the first and second quarters to pull away from Ashton-Franklin Center for a 64-47 victory Monday in a Class 1A Amboy Regional quarterfinal in Peru.

St. Bede beat Ashton-Franklin Center 64-47 during the Class 1A Regional quarterfinals on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 at St. Bede Academy. The Bruins will play Forreston in the Regional semifinals on Wednesday, at 7:30p.m. in Amboy.

Here is a look at all 16 girls basketball teams in the Sauk Valley coverage area for the 2024-25 season.

FFA students from several local high schools work Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, to make easy meals for the underserved.

Fourth-ranked Dixon heads to Genoa-Kingston, Fulton and Oregon hope to get back to .500, E-PC hosts Forreston, Newman hosts Orion, E-P plays at Rockridge, Sterling heads to Galesburg and West Carroll can get to 4-0 in the Week 4 Sauk Valley football slate.

Sterling has a tough test against Metamora, Newman plays Princeton, Dixon hosts Stillman Valley, and Rock Falls hosts defending state champion Byron. Fulton at Forreston, Le-Win at Morrison, and Ridgewood at Amboy are also intriguing Week 1 matchups in the Sauk Valley area.

Here is a capsule look at the 16 volleyball teams in the Sauk Valley area. There are a number of interesting storylines and milestones among both coaches and players to look out for this volleyball season.

A preseason look at Shaw Local's eight teams playing eight-man football in 2024 – West Carroll, Polo, Milledgeville, Hiawatha, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Ashton-Franklin Center, Alden-Hebron and Amboys/LaMoille.

Dave Smith is a 35-year coaching veteran in Illinois high school football. But coming back after four years of retirement, he feels like everything is brand new.The longtime former coach is back on the sidelines, taking over as the Ashton-Franklin Center head coach.

Newman Central Catholic senior Kennedy Rowzee is in fifth place in the shot put, leading Sauk Valley area state finalists from Thursday's Class 1A preliminaries in Charleston. That, plus Newman softball rolls behind Jessalin Johns' 17 strikeouts in regional in Thursday's roundup.

Both the Fulton baseball and softball teams advanced in the IHSA State Tournament, that along with more results in baseball and softball in the Sauk Valley Sports Roundup for Wednesday.

Oregon soccer claimed a regional title, A-FC baseball won a thriller in the regional opener and more in the roundup.

Teams from Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, DePue, Earlville, Erie-Prophetstown, Putnam County, Henry-Senachwine, Bureau Valley, Milledgeville, Morrison, Marquette, St. Bede, Indian Creek, Hall and Newman competed in the Class 1A girls track and field Sectional on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School.

The Rock Falls softball team downed Dixon, and the Newman and Amboy baseball teams were victorious. Plus more in Tuesday's SVM area roundup.

The Newman and Sterling baseball teams won, while the Dixon baseball and softball teams lost. Those results and more in Monday's SVM area roundup.

The Sterling, Newman and Dixon softball teams, and the Dixon and Newman baseball teams won conference games. Those results and many more in Thursday's SVM area roundup.

Newman defeated Bureau Valley, while Rock Falls fell to Stillman Valley in softball games. Plus more in Wednesday's roundup.

Rock Falls senior Olivia Osborne went 4 for 4 with two RBIs, a home run and a double in a 10-8 win over Winnebago. The Sterling softball team and Newman and Oregon baseball teams also picked up conference wins. Those results and more in Saturday's roundup.

Sienna Stingley struck out 16 in a 2-hitter in Sterling softball's 9-0 win over Geneseo, while the Dixon baseball and softball teams picked up wins. Plus more in Wednesday's roundup.

Rock Falls baseball went 2-0 with wins over Forreston and Dakota, Newman's Elaina Allen won the 100 and 200 meters at the Paul Parker Invite, and Sterling's Brecken Peterson went 3-0 at trhe Metamora tennis quadrangular. That and more in Saturday's roundup.

James Leslie threw a no-hitter in Dixon baseball's win over Winnebago, while Oregon girls soccer improved to 7-0 with a win over Stillman Valley. Plus more in Tuesday's roundup.

The Newman, Rock Falls and Amboy softball teams won at home, while the Dixon baseball team picked up a road win. Plus more in Monday's roundup.

Dixon baseball swept G-K in a doubleheader, Dixon softball earned a run-rule win against Byron, and Fulton softball won the Pearl City Tournament. Plus more in Saturday's roundup.

Sterling captures girls track invite, Bureau Valley baseball and softball win: Sauk Valley Media Sports roundup for Friday, Apr. 5, 2024.

Polo softball downed Dixon, Sterling baseball went 0-2 against Galesburg, and Rock Falls softball fell to Geneseo. Plus more in Saturday's roundup.

The Ashton-Franklin Center, Milledgeville and Forreston baseball teams were victorious on Wednesday.

Check out the team-by-team baseball preview with top returners, newcomers and information about Sauk Valley area teams for the 2024 season.

Check out the team-by-team softball preview with top returners, newcomers and information about Sauk Valley area teams for the 2024 season.

The Sterling softball team scored 11 times over the final two innings to improve to 4-0 on the season Saturday with a 15-5 win over Erie-Prophetstown. Read about that and much more in Saturday's local roundup.

Here's a look at the 2023-24 SVM Boys Basketball All-Area Team.

Here's a look at the 2023-24 SVM Girls Basketball All-Area Team.

Sienna Stingley fired a four-hit complete-game shutout to open the season for Sterling softball and Dixon baseball won a close opener at East Moline. Those and more in Tuesday's roundup.

The Newman baseball and softball teams were both victorious in their season openers on Monday. The AFC baseball and softball teams also picked up wins. Plus more in our sports roundup.

Defense turning into offense. That was a common theme for Newman throughout Monday’s Class 1A Forreston Regional quarterfinal against Ashton-Franklin Center. Using the momentum created by takeaways, the Comets cruised to a 62-36 win over the Raiders.

On Day 2 of the IHSA Boys Individual State Wrestling Tournament, three Newman wrestlers kept their seasons alive. In girls basketball, Eastland's season ended in a 1A West Carroll Regional final loss to River Ridge/Scales Mound. Plus more in Friday's sports roundup.

The Serena girls basketball team, with senior Paisley Twait making a free throw in the final second, topped Ashton-Franklin Center 41-40 in the championship game of the Class 1A Earlville Regional on Thursday night.

Serena defeated Ashton-Franklin Center 41-40 to win the Class 1A Regional final game on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2024 at Earlville High School. The Lady Huskers will play in the sectional semifinals on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Gardner-South Wilmington.

The AFC girls basketball team defeated Newark to advance to the 1A Earlville Regional final, while the Fulton boys basketball team earned its 20th win and Newman senior Lucas Simpson reached 2,000 career points on Tuesday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

Newman senior Lucas Simpson scored 40 points against Mendota to become the school's all-time leading scorer, while the Newman and Polo girls basketball seasons ended in regional semifinal losses on Monday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

In a back-and-forth NUIC South game between Amboy and Ashton-Franklin Center on Wednesday night, a free throw was the deciding factor. Raiders junior guard Aaron Lester hit the game-winning foul shot with 1.9 seconds left.

The past eight days have been some for the record books in Sauk Valley area high school basketball. Since Jan. 30, two school records were broken, two players reached 1,000 career points, and at least one new career-high for points was set.

Morrison junior post Camryn Veltrop surpassed older sister Shelby to become the school's all-time leading scorer in girls basketball, while the Newman boys and girls basketball teams picked up wins on Monday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

Sterling freshman Sarah Doughty won the Sterling girls bowling regional, while wrestlers from Oregon, Amboy, Polo and West Carroll advanced from various regionals on Saturday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

The Polo boys and girls basketball teams both defeated Milledgeville, while the Newman girls basketball team fell to Princeton on Thursday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

Newman topped Morrison, Polo beat Forreston, and Ashton-Franklin Center routed Milledgeville in girls basketball games on Wednesday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

Polo senior Brock Soltow and Eastland junior Adam Awender both reached 1,000 career points in the Cougars' 66-63 double-overtime win over the Marcos on Tuesday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

The Dixon boys bowling team is in 5th place out of 24 teams after Day 1 of the IHSA State Meet. Plus more in Friday's roundup.

The Ashton-Franklin Center girls basketball team took down Polo, while the Oregon wrestling team went 1-1 at the Genoa-Kingston triangular on Thursday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

Rock Falls beat Rochelle 100-78, Newman downed Alleman, and Amboy took care of Polo in boys basketball games on Wednesday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.