Bureau Valley Preps

The Dixon wrestling team finished the Big Northern Conference season undefeated to claim the league title, finishing off the perfect run through BNC duals with a 66-15 win over rival Rock Falls. Meanwhile, the Rock Falls boys basketball team picked up its first BNC win of the season with a 69-47 victory at North Boone.

High school and junior college results around the area.

Parker Neuhalfen and Saige Barnett, the all-time leading scorers at Bureau Valley, who just happen to be first cousins, have taken on volunteer coaching roles this season.

A Spotlight on Bureau Valley High School senior Adam Johnson

A Spotlight on Bureau Valley senior Brady Higgins

The Newman girls basketball team upped its intensity in the fourth quarter and gave itself a chance to beat Bureau Valley in the final minute of play Wednesday night in their Three Rivers East game Sterling, but a few last-second miscues caused the comeback attempt to fall short, and the Storm prevailed 45-41.

High school and junior college results around the area.

A look at the top girls basketball players in the NewsTribune area.

In the finale at their own MLK tournament on Monday afternoon, the Sterling boys basketball team rallied from a 12-point first-half deficit to defeat Chicago Christ The King 59-47 and finish the tournament 3-0.

A Spotlight on Bureau Valley High School senior Brock Foster