Eastland Preps

The Newman boys and Rock Falls girls basketball teams won conference games on the road Tuesday night, while the Rock Falls boys lost in Rochelle. The AFC and Eastland girls picked up NUIC South wins, and the Oregon wrestlers topped Stillman Valley.

The Dixon boys basketball team opened the second half with an 8-0 run and never looked back Monday night in a 61-49 win over Sycamore in a nonconference road game. It's the Dukes first win over the Spartans since Feb. 1989, snapping a six-game skid in the series.

Get caught up on news, sports and features from the week of January 15 through January 21, 2023 in the Sauk Valley.

Shaw Media correspondent Kyle Reidelbaugh covers AFC vs Eastland girls basketball Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.

The Newman girls basketball team picked up its second straight Three Rivers East win, defeating St. Bede 46-33 on Thursday night in Peru. Also, the Eastland, Polo and Fulton boys basketball teams all won, as did the Sterling girls bowlers and boys swimmers.

After forcing nine turnovers in the first nine minutes, Eastland had an eight-point lead. Keeping their defensive intensity up for the remaining two-plus quarters, it cruised to a 45-24 NUIC South win at Amboy’s gym.

Eastland heads in Amboy Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 for a girls basketball match-up. Eastland won the rivalry 45-24.

The Dixon girls basketball team rolled to a nonconference win at home Tuesday night, while the Sterling girls lost at home. The Newman boys went on the road and picked up a Three Rivers East victory, while the Rock Falls wrestlers won a dual at home.

The Oregon girls bowling team took third, and Dixon finished fourth at the Sterling MLK Invite on Monday at Blackhawk Lanes. Host Sterling was seventh, and Erie-Prophetstown placed eighth.

The Fulton boys basketball team handed No. 5 Rockford Christian its first loss to take the Manny's Roundball Classic title in Freeport on Saturday, while the Oregon wrestling team won a title for the second straight weekend by taking the championship in Kewanee.

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.

The Dixon girls basketball team rolled to a 50-17 win over North Boone in a Big Northern Conference game Saturday night at Lancaster Gym. Meanwhile, the Oregon wrestling team won the Polo Invitational title, crowning three champions and adding four runners-up.

The Dixon boys basketball team hit the road Friday night and defeated South Beloit 49-37 in a nonconference game, while the Newman boys built a 16-point halftime lead in a 64-55 win over Hall in a Three Rivers East game in Sterling.

The Sterling girls basketball team dropped a Western Big 6 road game Thursday night, falling 65-40 to Galesburg, ranked No. 9 in this week's Associated Press Class 3A poll.