News, photos, scores, stories about Dixon high school sports from Sauk Valley News and Shaw Local
Football teams from Ottawa, Sandwich, Mendota, Oregon, Marquette, Bureau Valley, Princeton and Dixon met for a 7-on-7 competition on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at Princeton High School.
By the end of the weekend, the Tigers will have competed in two 7-on-7s, held a joint practice/scrimmage with 6A Washington High School and competed in their own Linemen’s Challenge as they gear up for the 2024 season which is just six weeks away.
Here is a look at the 2024 Sauk Valley Media all-area softball team
Check out a selection of images from Shaw Local's Alex T. Paschal of his favorite sports pictures of the spring season.
Payton Lawrence, a 2019 Dixon HS grad who helped pitch the Dukes to state his senior year, plays with Southeast Missouri State in Friday's NCAA baseball tournament after closing out their last game
Matt Rosado crushed a game-tying double deep to right field, and Davis Collie followed with a walk-off single in a 4-3 win for Sycamore over Dixon to claim the Class 3A Dixon Regional title in eight innings.
Here’s a look at Bureau County area postseason tournaments
Dixon's Alex Harrison struck out 11 and the Dukes held on for a postseason win over Freeport in extras.
Ellison Hallahan hit a grand slam, Bella Jacobs threw three perfect innings and Sycamore beat Dixon 14-1 to claim the 15th regional title in school history.
The Sycamore and Dixon softball teams met Thursday afternoon in the Class 3A regional championship at Rochelle High School.
Freeport comes into Dixon Thursday, May 23, 2024 to take in the Dukes in the 3A regional semifinal. Dixon took the game 9-7 in extra innings to advance to Saturday's final.
Eric-Prophetstown's Kennedy Buck threw her personal-best to take second in the Class 1A shot put, while West Carroll's Emma Randecker won a state title and had three top-four finishes in sprints at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet.
Aidan Wyzard and Dylan Hodges each won four events, while Eli Crome qualified in three to help lead Sycamore to a sectional title. Dale Johnson qualified in two distance events for Sterling, and 11 1,600 runners qualified.
Area teams including Marmion Academy, Rock Falls, Sandwich, Sterling, Dixon, Mendota, Plano, Sycamore, Wheaton Academy and St. Francis were at Sycamore High School Thursday to compete in the IHSA Class 2A boys track sectional.
Dixon senior Olivia Cox, who qualified for the Class 2A state track and field meet in the shot put and discus, is the Sauk Valley Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Shaw Media Group Editor Joshua Welge.
Oregon soccer claimed a regional title, A-FC baseball won a thriller in the regional opener and more in the roundup.
Dixon senior Olivia Cox, who had the sixth-best sectional discus throw statewide and has the fourth-best discus throw in Class 2A this spring, leads Sauk Valley area medal contenders this weekend in Charleston.
Dixon won the BIg Northern Conference meet and Forreston took third at the NUIC meet. That and more in the roundup.
Sterling won the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional despite not having an individual champ, Mendota and Genoa-Kingston both had individual freshman champions, Sycamore had a surprise pole vault champ and Sandwich's Sunny Weber kept up her domination.
Several area girls track teams including Sycamore, Genoa-Kingston, Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls, Sandwich, Plano and Mendota competed Wednesday in the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional .
At South Beloit, the biggest offensive output of the season lifted the Marcos to the win over the Sobos, plus more from around the Sauk Valley area Monday.
Dixon senior Ava Valk, who had a triple, double, single and drove in a run in the Duchesses’ 7-2 win over Byron, is the Sauk Valley Media Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Shaw Media Group Editor Joshua Welge.
The Mendota girls soccer team played strong defense and Crystal Garcia scored on a penalty kick to give the Trojans a 1-0 win over Dixon on Wednesday.
Mendota defeated Dixon on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Mendota 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 DeKalb softball team exploded for a win over Neuqua Valley, G-K softball picked up a win as well. That and more in the roundup.
Amboy and Oregon baseball won, Sterling boys tennis went 3-0 at the Harlem Invite, and Newman boys tennis finished second at the five-team Rochelle Hub Invite. Plus more in Saturday'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.
The Sterling track and field teams put on a show at the 72nd Annual Sterling Night Relays on DuWayne Dietz Track at Roscoe Eades Stadium on Thursday. The Golden Warrior girls won the team title, while the boys finished second in eight-team fields.
coring goals in the second half wasn’t even the goal for Oregon during its Big Northern Conference game in Dixon on Thursday evening. But when senior Kenna Wubbena’s crossing pass found its way into the back of the net midway through the second half, it sealed Oregon’s 3-1 win.
Oregon takes on Dixon soccer Thursday, April 25, 2024. Oregon won 3-1.
Sterling High School track hosts their annual night relay event Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Sauk Valley area softball teams have shown signs of potential in the first month-and-a-half of the season. Sterling and Fulton have emerged as top teams in the region, while Morrison and Dixon are trending upward.
The Eastland baseball and softball teams beat Polo, while Sterling softball and Dixon baseball won conference games. Those results and much more in Tuesday's SVM area roundup.
The Sterling, Dixon and Newman softball teams picked up conference wins, while the Newman and Oregon baseball teams also won conference games. Plus more in Monday's roundup.
Dixon rallied from a two-run deficit to beat Rock Falls 18-2 in four innings Monday at Veterans Memorial Field.
Rock Falls takes on Dixon Monday, April 22, 2024 in baseball. Dixon romped the Rockets 18-2 in 4 innings.
The Dixon, Newman, Rock Falls, Amboy, Forreston-Polo, Fulton and Bureau Valley boys and girls track and field teams all competed Friday at the Rock Falls Rocket Invite at Hinders Field. Dixon took home the boys title and Rock Falls girls were runner-up.
Dixon, Newman Central Catholic win baseball, Dixon wins softball. That and more in Friday's roundup.
Area athletes compete in the Rock Fall Invitational at Hinders Field in Rock Falls on Friday, April 19, 2024
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.
The Rock Falls softball team topped Oregon on the road, while the Newman softball team and Dixon baseball teams picked up home wins. Plus more in Monday'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.
After a back-and-forth defensive game, Newman scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat Dixon 7-3 at Veterans Memorial Field on Saturday.
Newman takes on the Dukes in Dixon in a baseball game Saturday, April 13, 2024
Morrison softball walks off a win, Erie wins a close one. Newman baseball rolls: Sauk Valley Media Sports roundup for Friday, Apr, 12, 2024.
Continuous pressure on the defense and several scoring opportunities turned into a 2-1 nonconference win for Dixon on Friday afternoon against Rock Island at A.C. Bowers Field.
Rock Island comes into town to take on Dixon in girls soccer Friday, April 12, 2024.
In a Thursday nonconference game at Reynolds Field, Newman and Dixon battled each other and the rain. After three innings of play in the downpour, the game was called off with the Comets ahead 3-0.