A perfectly timed offensive rebound led to a decisive three-point play as Dixon pulled out a 45-43 BNC win over Stillman Valley on Saturday night at Lancaster Gym.

Blair Grennan, Tessa Fosdick, Kerby Germann and Ryleigh Eriks all won their weight class at the Belvidere Regional. Sterling boys swimming finished second at the Big 6 meet and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

West Carroll grad Emma Randecker, a freshman at the University of Northern Iowa, set the school’s indoor 200-meter dash record with a time of 24.11 on Saturday. The previous record was set in 1994.

Oregon wins again in the Big Northern. Dixon and Sterling girls bowling advance to the sectional. Plus more scores in Friday's Sauk Valley Media Sports roundup.

Dixon, Sterling and Oregon girls basketball had conference wins. Eastland boys basketball beat Morrison, Polo beat Milledgeville, Fulton beat Amboy on senior night and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Cam Jones had a triple double in a Polo win, Eastland girls beat Rock Falls, Sterling and Dixon girls bowling won and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Rock Falls wrestler Jahkei Jones is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. 'When the match is over he is the kindest and most respectful kid I’ve ever coached.'

Dixon led by double-digits less than three minutes into the game and never trailed in a 60-53 victory Tuesday night over Big Northern Conference rival Oregon at Lancaster Gym.

Morrison boys basketball beat Amboy, Newman beat Ottawa Marquette 78-51, Eastland beat Polo and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

After falling behind by double-digits in the first five minutes Monday, Newman figured things out. Lucy Oetting got hot from deep, and the rest of the Comets followed in a 60-51 win over Stillman Valley.

Sterling bowling won the Western Big 6 Conference meet as Sarah Doughty was individual champion. Dixon, Sterling, Oregon and Polo girls basketball also had wins in Monday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Dixon wrestling won a regional title as five wrestlers won their bracket. Other local wrestlers advanced to the sectional round, Dixon and Rock Falls boys basketball won, Sterling's Sarah Doughty won the Dixon bowling invite and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Oregon boys and girls basketball earn Big Northern Conference wins. Plus more area scores in Friday's Sauk Valley Media Sports Roundup

Sterling's Vivianna Torres won her weight class at the Western Big 6 Conference meet. Fulton boys basketball beat Morrison, Oregon boys and girls beat Genoa-Kingston and more in Friday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Trixie Carroll scored 23 points in an Eastland win over Milledgeville and Polo's Laynie Mandrell had 13 rebounds in a win over AFC in Thursday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Lucy Oetting's buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the first quarter provided the spark Newman needed to pull away from Erie-Prophetstown for a 52-21 Three Rivers East win Thursday in Sterling.

A big third-quarter run turned the tables for Dixon on Wednesday against Alleman, and the Dukes pulled away for a 59-48 nonconference win at Lancaster Gym.

Garret Matznick scored 26 points in Newman's 57-49 win over Erie-Prophetstown. Eastland boys beat Amboy and Sterling girls bowling improved to 12-1 in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Sterling and Polo girls basketball won, Eastland beat Fulton, Sterling boys fell to Moline and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon used smothering defense and a couple of offensive surges to pull away from Genoa-Kingston for a 51-23 victory in their Big Northern Conference game Tuesday night at Lancaster Gym.

Rock Falls native Jakob Junis recently signed with the Texas Rangers. The 33-year-old spent last year as a relief pitcher with the Cleveland Guardians.

Sterling girls bowling beat Erie-Prophetstown, Oregon boys basketball beat Amboy and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon erased a five-point deficit in the final minute of regulation, but Byron pulled out a 46-43 victory in overtime to knock Dixon from the ranks of undefeated in the Big Northern Conference on Saturday afternoon.

Paizlee Williams and Lucy Oetting each scored 12 points in a Newman win. Sterling girls fell at Galesburg, Oregon boys wrestling won twice, Sterling boys swimming beat Moline and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon girls basketball beat Rockford Auburn, Lola Schwarz had 20 points in an Oregon win, Amboy's Alexa McKendry scored 26 in a win, Sterling boys fell and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Rock Falls boys wrestling topped Morrison 47-21, Oregon boys basketball improved to 17-4, Amboy beat Polo and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman used a strong start to gain momentum for a comfortable win over Rock Falls on Tuesday.

Newman wrestler Blair Grennan is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. Here is a Q&A with the junior standout who won her weight class at the E-P tournament and has multiple tourney titles this season.

Sterling girls bowling won its MLK Invite at home as Sarah Doughty took first. Newman girls basketball beat Eastland, Polo beat Fulton and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling's Jack Saathoff had 18 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Princeton. Newman boys basketball won, Sterling girls advanced to the Byron tournament title game and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Oregon bowling placed third at Saturday's Sterling regional to advance as a team to the sectional. Also advancing were Dixon's Aaron Fitzanko and Sam Gingras, along with Sterling's Bryce Kooy.

United Township kept trying to pull away, but Sterling just wouldn’t go away. It took a couple of late layups off steals at half court for the Panthers to finally finish off a 51-38 victory over the Golden Warriors on Friday at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

Morrison and Fulton win in the NUIC. Dixon earns a win on the mat. Plus more results from around the area in Friday's Sauk Valley Media sports roundup,

Teams from Bradley-Bourbonnais, Reed-Custer, Herscher, Kankakee McNamara, Kankakee High School, La Salle-Peru, Minooka, Ottawa, St. Bede, Hall, and Streator all competed during the IHSA boys bowling regionals on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru.

Sienna Peterson scored 30 points in a win for Eastland (18-2, 6-0) over Polo. Sterling girls basketball fell at Rock Island, Morrison boys wrestling won twice and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Junior Ahmyrie McGowan recorded a quadruple-double, and Dixon shot 61.5% from the field before emptying the bench late in the third quarter of a 64-19 victory over Oregon in a Big Northern Conference game Thursday.

After a recent passed proposal to expand the football playoffs and extend the season by a week changed the preseason calendar, the IHSA has called a special board meeting to consider moving the start of preseason practice back to accommodate for more time to prepare.

Eastland's Parker Krogman scored 20 points in a win over Morrison, Bryce Kooy led Sterling bowling with a 650 series and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Faith Christian's Carson Bivins scored 26 points and eclipsed 1,000 career points in a win. Fulton girls basketball beat Polo, Sterling boys bowling beat E-P and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Trailing by six points in the final half-minute of the third quarter, Newman went on a huge run to take the lead and then held on to defeat Mendota 67-66 on Tuesday in a battle of the only unbeaten teams in the Three Rivers East.

Sterling girls bowling beat Dixon, Newman girls basketball fell to Riverdale, Fulton got a last second win, Faith Christian boys basketball is 18-3 and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Here is a look back at some of the weekend's top Sauk Valley sports action, including Newman boys basketball starting 18-0. Three local girls teams won at the Illinois vs. Iowa shootout, Dixon girls improved to 16-2, and area wrestlers earned titles.

Dixon wrestling took third at Princeton as Riley Paredes and Jack Ragan each won their bracket. Newman's Blair Grennan and Fulton's Kerby Germann were champions at E-P and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Morgan Hargrave hit a 3-pointer just before halftime to give Dixon the lead and momentum in a 48-31 win over St. Francis on Saturday.

Newman boys basketball beat Kewanee 54-44 to improve to 18-0 and 2-0 in conference. Sterling boys fell to Alleman, Polo's Carlee Grobe and Cam Jones each scored 18 points, and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Confidence and aggressiveness were the name of the game Friday night for Dixon, as it used a huge third-quarter run to break open a tie game and pull away for a 53-37 victory over Stillman Valley at Lancaster Gym.

Sterling girls basketball fell by two at Moline, Dixon and Newman rolled on the road, Sterling boys bowling beat Dixon and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Rock Falls boys wrestling started strong and beat Sterling 43-34. Rock Falls and Newman boys basketball had close road wins, Eastland girls basketball is 16-1 and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling used stifling defense and a 3-point barrage to cover up some deficiencies Tuesday night in a 62-24 win over Rochelle at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

Dixon boys basketball won a third straight game, Carson Bivins led Faith Christian with 21 points, Sterling boys swimming won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.