Erie-Prophetstown Preps

The Dixon girls bowling team finished second at the Dixon Regional with a total pinfall of 5,141 on Saturday at Plum Hollow, advancing the entire team to the Decatur Sectional. Sterling will send a pair of individuals, while Oregon's Ava Wight won the Freeport Regional title.

On Saturday at the 1A Riverdale Regional, 14 locals kept their seasons going by earning berths at next weekend’s sectional tournament. Many more saw their seasons end, including nine who came up one match short of continuing.

Local wrestlers from seven area schools fared well at the 1A Riverdale Regional on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 in Port Byron.

Local teams Sterling, Dixon, Erie-Prophetstown, LaSalle-Peru and others meet at Plum Hollow in Dixon Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 for bowling regionals.

The Rock Falls girls basketball team went on the road Thursday night and defeated Freeport 58-52 in a nonconference game, while the Sterling girls stuck with Moline the entire way before falling 52-44 in a Western Big 6 game at Wharton Fieldhouse.

The Rock Falls boys basketball team missed a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer Tuesday night in a 58-57 loss to Rockford Christian in a Big Northern Conference game on the road.

The Sterling wrestling team placed sixth at the eight-team Western Big 6 Conference Meet on Saturday in Quincy, claiming one individual title, two runner-up finishes, a third place and five fourths.

The Dixon wrestling team claimed its fourth consecutive Big Northern Conference championship with a triangular sweep Thursday night in Byron, defeating Winnebago 66-9 and the host Tigers 54-15.

The Rock Falls wrestling team beat North Boone at its home triangular, while the Oregon girls basketball team triumphed against Hinckley-Big Rock on Wednesday night.

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.

Oregon’s Gavvin Surmo and Dixon’s Clark Bonnewell both placed in the top 13 individually Saturday at the Rockford Guilford Sectional, and earned two of the seven individual advancing spots for next weekend’s state tournament at St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon.

The Erie-Prophetstown competitive cheer squad is gearing up for sectionals which will happen on Jan. 28.

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.