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Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 8 of the 2024 high school football season
Dixon is confident and motivated after loss to Byron, Fulton's Braedon Meyers threw a school record six TDs, Jungerman steps up for Newman and Sterling bounced back in fifth win in Week 8's Sauk Valley football notes.
Dixon boys cross country won Saturday's Big Northern Conference cross country meet behind four Top 10 finishes. Rock Falls' Ariel Hernandez was runner-up in the girls race.
Byron QB Andrew Talbert scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 16.2 seconds left, then fullback Caden Considine crashed in for the two-point conversion for a 29-28 win over Dixon in a battle of Big Northern Conference unbeatens at A.C. Bowers Field.
Byron faces Dixon in Week 8 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Ty Reynolds will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Dixon and Byron put their flawless records on the line Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 as the two clash at DHS for the Big Northern championship. Byron took the win 29-28, scoring with less than a minute left.
Welcoming a familiar face back to Lancaster Gym on Thursday night, Dixon spoiled the homecoming of Genoa-Kingston coach Taylor Spellman – a 2020 DHS grad – with a 25-22, 25-18 win in their Big Northern Conference matchup.
The Fulton boys golf team looks to be among the top handful of teams at state in Class 1A, Kaden Brown is Forreston's first at state, and Dixon's Oros and Sterling's Hubbard are set to compete again this weekend at the 2A meet.
Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty as they break down Week 8 in IHSA football for the western and southern part of northern Illinois, including the big Dixon vs. Byron and Sycamore vs. Morris matchups
Dixon hosts Genoa-Kingston Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 at volleyball. Dixon won in straight sets.,
State-ranked and undefeated Dixon and Byron face off in the Big Northern Conference game of the year, Sterling can bounce back against Rock Island, Newman heads to Kewanee, West Carroll hosts Polo and Amboy heads to West Central in 8-man in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.
Dixon's Leah Carlson had 13 assists and three aces in a three-set win at Byron; Rock Falls, E-P, Milledgeville and Fulton volleyball picked up wins; and Dixon boys soccer won in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Dixon pulled away from Johnston City in tune-up for Byron, Newman rolled to a sixth straight win, Oregon ran for over 500 yards in fourth win and Sterling had its four-game win streak snapped at Quincy in the Week 7 Sauk Valley football notes.
Second-ranked Dixon improved to 7-0 after a road win over No. 5 Johnston City, Sterling fell at Quincy, E-P got a clutch win, Forreston got a victory and three area 8-man teams had wins in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup for Week 7
Dixon senior tennis player Grace Ferguson, who has compiled a 25-5 record playing No.1 singles this season, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Drake Lansman.
Oregon swept Dixon and six other area volleyball teams earned wins in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup. Girls tennis and boys soccer also competed.
Newman can clinch the outright Three Rivers Rock title with a win over Riverdale, second-ranked Dixon has a long roadtrip to 6-0 Johnston City, Sterling heads to Big 6 favorite Quincy (6-0) and Rock Falls plays Oregon on Homecoming in the Week 7 Sauk Valley football slate.
Princeton (5-1) slipped one spot in this week’s Associated Press’ Class 3A Poll, falling to No. 10.
Sterling's Alasia Harris-Rascon had 15 kills and two aces against Quincy; Amboy, Milledgeville and Morrison pick up big volleyball wins and Dixon and Sterling girls tennis win duals in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.
With junior floor leader Leah Carlson out after suffering an injury over the weekend, the Dixon Duchesses struggled to put together scoring runs in a 25-23, 25-20 loss to Rockford Christian at Lancaster Gym on Tuesday night.
Dixon's school-record 71 points were a team effort, Sterling matched last year's win total after a fourth straight victory and unveiled a statue, and more in Week 6's Sauk Valley football notes.
Sterling freshman Lillian Hauck led the team with a 44th-place finish at the Peoria invite, Golden Warriors swimming was second at the UT Sprint Invite and Fulton was 4-0-1 at the Sterling Invite in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.
The Dukes led 64-0 at halftime. The previous scoring high was a 70-0 win over Polo in 1925
Every Dixon player hit the stat sheet in some way, shape or form on Thursday night, and the end result was a 25-12, 25-16 road win over Rock River rival Newman in a nonconference match.
Dixon girls tennis beat Sterling 5-0, Newman girls tennis beat Rockford Lutheran and Sterling volleyball fell at Moline in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Third-ranked Dixon heads to Winnebago, Sterling goes for a fourth straight win, Newman heads to Mercer County and Polo heads to Milledgeville in a matchup of two 5-0 teams in 8-player in the Week 6 Sauk Valley football slate.
Dixon heads down the road to Newman High to take on the Comets in volleyball Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Dixon won in straight sets.
Every stroke mattered for the Dixon boys golf team as it won its first regional title since 2010 by two shots on Wednesday at Emerald Hill. Ben Oros also was also medalist for the Dukes as Rock Falls and Sterling also have individuals move on.
Sterling, Dixon, Rock Falls and others met Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 at Emerald Hill for a 2A boys golf regional.
Byron, Dixon, and Oregon finished one, two and three at the girls 1A regional at Wolf Hollow Golf Course in Lena on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Those teams advanced to the Byron Sectional, set for Monday, Oct. 7.
Dixon's Knigge had the second-best rushing total in school history, Sterling won a third straight game, Newman's defense has been stout and Milledgeville and Polo are both 5-0 ahead of their 8-player clash in this week's Sauk Valley notes.
School Resource Officer Chris Cox will be retiring after serving 16 years at the Dixon Police Department. His last day at the high school will be Oct. 4. Taking over the position is Officer Matt Coffey, who will begin Monday, Sept. 30.
Dixon boys won the Rock River Run, Rock Falls' Ariel Hernandez took second, Sterling volleyball won the Reed-Custer invite, Dixon's Oros edged Sterling's Hubbard in a playoff, Polo volleyball won its home tournament and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup
Third-ranked Dixon fed Landon Knigge early and often in a 56-13 win over Rockford Lutheran on Homecoming Friday night. The junior stepped up with over 300 yards rushing and four touchdowns.
Dixon celebrates homecoming by taking on the Rockford Lutheran Crusaders Friday, Sept, 27, 2024. Dixon won 56-13.
Rockford Lutheran faces Dixon in Week 5 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Drake Lansman will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Dixon High School students celebrated their 2024 homecoming with a pep rally ahead of Friday night's football game against Rockford Lutheran.
Dixon made two penalty kicks in regulation, then went 4 for 4 in the PK shootout after the teams played a scoreless overtime in a 3-2 victory over Winnebago on Thursday night.
Dixon and Winnebago face off on the pitch Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in Dixon. Dixon took the match 3-2 on overtime penalty kicks.
Sterling's Emily Schwingle placed fifth at the Western Big 6 Conference Meet to earn first-team all-conference, Dixon was second at the Big Northern Meet, and Forreston's Aspen McGlynn was runner-up at the NUIC Meet in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.
Dixon can stay undefeated with a win over Rockford Lutheran, Sterling hits the road to Wisconsin, E-PC can continue their best start since 2018, Newman hosts Rockridge and 4-0 West Carroll hosts 4-0 Milledgeville in this week's Sauk Valley slate.
The Dixon Duchesses never trailed in their Big Northern Conference match against North Boone on Tuesday night, and used extended runs in both sets to roll to a 25-6, 25-13 win at Lancaster Gym.
Dixon volleyball hosts North Boone Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Dixon rolled the Vikings 2 games to none.
Fulton boys golf finished the regular season 12-0, Sterling's Hubbard took ninth at the Big 6 meet, Dixon boys soccer won and Newman and Sterling girls tennis each earned dual wins in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Sterling's Drew Nettleton set the single-game passing touchdowns record and Kaedon Phillips was recognized by the Bears, Eastland-Pearl City moves into the NUIC picture and Newman's offense is on a roll in this week's Sauk Valley notes.
Benet Academy's Finn Richards outpaced Kaneland's Evan Nosek to win the boys race, and Delilah Helenhouse cruised to an easy win in the girls race at the Larry Eddington Invitational.
Genoa-Kingston hung tough with the juggernaut Dixon for the first half but the Dukes ran away with the game late for the 40-7 victory.
The Cogs football team took on Dixon Friday night at Genoa-Kingston High School.
Dixon faces Genoa-Kingston in Week 4 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Len Eisele will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Thursday's Sauk Valley sports roundup includes another Sterling volleyball win, Amboy boys golf tops Polo, Dixon's Reese Dambman was medalist and Oregon boys soccer won.