Boys Bowling

The Sterling wrestling team placed sixth at the eight-team Western Big 6 Conference Meet on Saturday in Quincy, claiming one individual title, two runner-up finishes, a third place and five fourths.

Johnsburg won the Small Division title and Crystal Lake Central won a Medium in their respective IHSA Competitive Cheerleading Sectional Meets Saturday and are among nine local teams that will compete Friday at Saturday at state. And more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.

Neither of the two locals who competed at the IHSA Boys Bowling State Meet on Friday advanced to Day 2 at St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon. Dixon sophomore Clark Bonnewell finished 75th with a 1,185m and Oregon sophomore Gavvin Surmo was 101st with a 1,121.

The IHSA Boys Bowling State Meet will be a new experience for Dixon’s Clark Bonnewell and Oregon’s Gavvin Surmo. But the two sophomores, who both qualified for state at Saturday’s sectional in Rockford, have had a lot of new experiences the past few year

Oregon’s Gavvin Surmo and Dixon’s Clark Bonnewell both placed in the top 13 individually Saturday at the Rockford Guilford Sectional, and earned two of the seven individual advancing spots for next weekend’s state tournament at St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon.

Huntley's boys bowling team takes fourth place at the IHSA Guilford Sectional to qualify for next weekend's state tournament in O'Fallon. And more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.

Woodstock, Huntley and Marengo boys bowling teams qualify for next week's Guilford Sectional Tournament from their regionals on Saturday. And more in Saturday's high school sports roundup.

The Oregon Hawks won their second regional title in program history, and the Sterling Golden Warriors rallied in their final two games to take third at the Dixon Regional on Saturday at Plum Hollow. Both teams advance to next weekend's sectional, as will three Dixon bowlers.

La Salle-Peru senior Chance Hank won the championship of Saturday's L-P Boys Bowling Regional, while Yorkville captured the team championship ahead of Minooka, Joliet West and L-P.

Lindee Poper had a triple-double to lead Polo past visiting Genoa-Kingston on Thursday night, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocked shots. Also Thursday, Newman wrestler Carter Rude notched his 100th career win with a technical fall as the Comets split a triangular

Woodstock North senior Gracie Zankle broke the school's single-game scoring record with 30 points in a 58-24 Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball win against Richmond-Burton. Plus more in Thursday's high school sports roundup.

The Rock Falls girls basketball team doubled up Riverdale on the road, while the Dixon wrestling team dominated Genoa-Kingston in Genoa on Wednesday night.

The Rock Falls boys basketball team rolled to a 79-37 win over Orion in a nonconference road game Tuesday night, while the Newman boys beat Mendota 63-43 in a Three Rivers East road game to stay unbeaten in conference play.

Woodstock got a big game from Spencer Cullum and defeated Johnsburg to keep sole possession of first place in Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball, and more in Tuesday's high school roundup.

The Newman girls basketball team used a fourth-quarter surge to pick up a Three Rivers East win on Monday night in Sterling, defeating Kewanee 42-37. Also, the Sterling girls defeated Dixon 2,779-2,597 in a dual at Plum Hollow.