Dixon boys cross country won the Sterling regional title and Dixon's Daniela Lovett was runner-up in the girls race as area runners advanced to the sectional round. Sterling girls swimming took third at the Big 6 meet and more in Saturday's SVM sports roundup.

Here are the first round pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

Check here for live updates and changes to Steve Soucie's IHSA football playoff projection for all eight classes.

Sterling got a fifth win after beating Rock Island 42-14. EPC got its fifth win, Rock Falls fell just short to Rockford Lutheran and more in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup.

Senior Landon Knigge rushed for a single-game school-record 447 yards and scored five touchdowns to lead Dixon to a 58-20 win over Genoa-Kingston in the regular-season finale Friday night at A.C. Bowers Field.

The Sauk Valley Community College volleyball team clinched the Arrowhead Conference title after sweeping Carl Sandburg. The Skyhawks are No. 12 in the latest NJCAA DII rankings with the postseason approaching.

Dixon cross country standout Dean Geiger is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. He broke 15 minutes this season and hopes to help lead the Dukes to a state title in Class 2A. Here is a Q&A with the junior.

Dixon's Rachel Lance and Jenna Mustapha won two matches at state tennis as the Duchesses wrapped up their state debuts. Eastland and Fulton volleyball finished as co-champions in the NUIC South, Rock Falls won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon hosts Genoa-Kingston, Newman faces Mon-Rose in a battle of 7-1 teams, Sterling heads to Rock Island, Rock Falls (0-8) faces Rockford Lutheran (0-8), Polo (7-1) hosts South Beloit (7-1) and more in this week's Sauk Valley slate.

Here are the Associated Press IHSA Week 9 football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

Get ready for Week 9 with Joshua Welge's previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.

Rock Falls picked up a win on Senior Night at Tabor Gym, defeating Oregon 25-16, 25-20 on Wednesday in the Big Northern Conference finale for both teams.

A look at all the Week 9 football games in the NewsTribune area.

Get ready for Week 9 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Suburban Life coveragea area.

Dixon junior Brooklyn Arjes is set to compete in singles while junior Rachel Lance and sophomore Jenna Mustapha will compete in doubles at state tennis starting Thursday.

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for smaller schools programs (Class 1A and 2A). See the proposed regions here.

Some bubble teams took the opportunity to seize their own fate with surprise wins in Week 8 and altered the field in multiple ways. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston both enter Week 9 at 4-4, needing a win to likely secure playoff spots but each faces a 7-1 team. We break down each Daily Chronicle area Week 9 game.

Dixon rallied to win the opening set, then slowly pulled away in the second to win at Winnebago 25-22, 25-18 and claim the outright Big Northern Conference title on Tuesday night.

Oregon boys soccer advanced to Friday's regional final against Byron as Ivan Hernandez scored three goals. Eastland and Milledgeville volleyball won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

With just one week left in the regular season, here's where Herald-News area teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA postseason.

Dixon volleyball lost a tight match at Geneseo, Morrison beat Erie-Prophetstown and Sterling boys soccer fell in the postseason in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman football rolled to a 79-32 win over Kewanee Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Dixon dominated the Big Northern Conference meet as Averick Wiseman and Dean Geiger finished first and second. Dixon girls tennis won a sectional title, Milledgeville volleyball won the Eastland invite and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

A quick touchdown drive to close the first half propelled Sterling to a dominant second half Friday night, as the Golden Warriors pulled away from Quincy for a 38-17 Western Big 6 win at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

Another proposal has been put forth to the Illinois High School Association in attempt to modify the football postseason. Monticello High School has submitted a proposal that will add a week the postseason structure and increase the playoff field from 256 to 384 teams.

Sterling football hosts downstate rival Quincy on the gridiron Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Sterling took the win 38-17.

Sterling freshman Sophia Davis ran to 10th at the Western Big 6 meet. Dixon still has a chance to clinch the BNC title on Tuesday after a loss, and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling has a big home game against Quincy, No. 5 Newman hosts Kewanee on Saturday, No. 10 Dixon heads to Streator, Fulton and Morrison face off for the Wooden Shoe trophy and more in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

Get ready for Week 8 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.

Get ready for Week 8 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

After dropping the first set, Rock Falls rallied to win the second, then come back from an early deficit to win the third in a 20-25, 25-16, 25-22 win over Rockford Christian.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview Week 8 in Illinois high school football and dig into where we are heading into the playoffs with only two games left

Some unexpected results led to a lot of seeding changes in this week's projections. It did not, however, lead to a lot of new teams breaking into the field. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

Sycamore hits the road to take in an undefeated Morris team, DeKalb hosts Andrew, G-K faces winless Rock Falls and more as we preview Week 8 games.

After pulling away in the first set and scuffling in the second, Dixon rolled in the third set on its way to a 25-18, 22-25, 25-8 win over Byron to remain undefeated in Big Northern Conference play.

Miley Bickett had 17 assists in a home win for Rock Falls. Eastland volleyball beat Polo, Dixon boys soccer beat Pecatonica 2-0 and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

With just two weeks left in the regular season, here's where Herald-News area teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA postseason.

A proposal has been put forth to the IHSA to expand the playoff field by 96 teams and introduce a flexed regional scheduling concept to ease the pressures for teams having difficulties putting together a full football schedule

Rock Falls seeks more leadership from key players after a promising start against IVC led to another loss. Dixon's Landon Knigge had a five-TD first quarter, and Sterling is looking for another bounceback in this week's Sauk Valley football notes.

Amboy's Henry Nichols took seventh and Rock Falls' Kat Scott helped lead the team to fourth at Amboy's Columbus Day invite.

Oregon's Sarah Eckardt shot a 79 on Saturday to finish in 29th at state. Sterling volleyball beat Dixon, E-P went 3-1 at the Sherrard tournament, Charles Johnson took third at the Sterling invite and more in Saturday's SVM sports roundup.

The Fulton boys golf team repeated as state runner-up in Class 1A as Owen Van Zuiden tied for fourth and Jacob Voss tied for sixth. Bureau Valley's Wyatt Novotny was individual champion.

Dixon and Newman each got their sixth wins after earning road victories. Oregon fell to Stillman Valley, Morrison and Fulton won and more in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup.

Rock Falls controlled the ball and the clock in the first half, but an inability to score allowed Illinois Valley Central to pull away in the second half for a 28-0 win on Friday night at Hinders Field

The Grey Ghosts of Illinois Valley Central traveled to Hinders Field in Rock Falls on Friday, October 10, 2025 to take on the Rockets. IVC won the contest 28-0.

Sterling volleyball swept Rock Island, Fulton beat Polo in three sets, Dixon girls tennis beat Newman 6-1 and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon jumped out to big leads in both sets, then pulled away down the stretch after Oregon runs to win their Big Northern Conference match 25-18, 25-13 on Thursday night at Lancaster Gym.

Sterling has a big game at Geneseo, Dixon heads to Winnebago riding four straight shutouts, Newman plays at upstart Riverdale and Rock Falls faces winless IVC in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

Dixon and Oregon square off at the net Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.