Dixon Preps

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.

Here is the 2022 Sauk Valley Media All-Area Baseball Team, along with the season's final stats leaderboard.

After working hard on his game – especially the mental aspect – leading up to his senior season, Dixon's Gage Burdick had a stellar spring on the baseball diamond as the 2022 Sauk Valley Media Baseball Player of the Year.

Here is the 2022 Sauk Valley Media All-Area Softball Team, along with the season's final stats leaderboard.

After breaking six school records and finishing in the top two in the area in eight offensive categories, Dixon senior shortstop/pitcher Sam Tourtillott is the 2022 Sauk Valley Media Softball Player of the Year.

Rock Falls native Jakob Junis will miss the next 4 to 6 weeks of the season after suffering a hamstring injury in his last start for the San Francisco Giants last Friday.

Five Dixon seniors took part in the nine-inning all-star game vs. the NIC-10 on Monday night at Rockford Rivets Stadium, and each reached base at least one time. Four of the five scored a run in what was otherwise a ho-hum offensive showing for the BNC side in a 12-5 loss.

After a spring spent competing hard against each other, baseball players from the Big Northern Conference got to team up for a change Monday night at the annual Big Northern vs. NIC-10 All-Star Game at Rockford Rivets Stadium.

Several local baseball players will be participating in the annual Big Northern vs. NIC-10 all-star game on Monday at Rockford Rivets Stadium.

In a spring filled with so much craziness, was there any doubt that it would have a wacky ending?

The Kaneland baseball team exploded out of the gates and finished strong in Wednesday’s Class 3A Sycamore Sectional semifinal against Dixon, scoring four runs in the first inning and piling on 10 more over the last four to win 15-7.

Rock Falls native Jake Junis continued his strong season for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, while several area conferences announced their postseason all-conference teams within the past week.

Local athletes fared well Saturday at the IHSA State Track & Field Championships in Charleston, with five top-five finishes at O'Brien Field.

The Dixon baseball team won its third straight Class 3A regional title on Saturday afternoon, defeating Rockford Boylan 2-0 behind senior Gage Burdick's two-hitter.

Sterling senior Elizabeth Palumbo singled up the middle with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday afternoon to send the Golden Warriors to a 7-6 victory over Dixon in the Class 3A Sterling Regional final.