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Newman scored runs in each of the first three innings Wednesday, then held off Rock Falls for a 7-3 nonconference victory at home.

Dixon's Taylor Frost hit a walk-off home run against Rock Falls, Rock Falls' AJ Moore had the game-winning hit against Oregon, Sterling baseball fell 10-9 to United Township and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Eric Regez became the 12th baseball coach in IHSA history to reach 800 career wins, the eighth to record that many at the same school, in the Tigers' home win over Grant Park Wednesday.

Evan Bushman pitched a complete game as Newman held off Hall for a 3-1 win. Ethan Mathews pitched a complete game in Rock Falls' win over Oregon, Dixon won and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon baseball won and Forreston beat Rock Falls. Rock Falls softball won, plus boys tennis, boys and girls track and field results and more in Saturday’s Sauk Valley roundup

Sterling baseball fell to Hall and Eastland beat Ashton-Franklin Center 12-2 in six innings as Hunter Miller pitched a complete game in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman softball scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to walk off against Bureau Valley. Zoey Silva threw a no-hitter for Rock Falls against Byron, Eastland baseball beat Newman and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

This comeback was a decade-and-a-half in the making. Trailing by three going into the bottom of the sixth inning, Sterling rallied with five runs to snap a 16-year drought against Moline, winning 5-4 in a Western Big 6 game Wednesday at Gartner Park.

The Illinois House gave its approval to legislation that would give high school athletes a limited right to compete in non-school events or on non-school teams during the same season in which they play for their school

Morrison's Bella Duncan pitched a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts and went 4 for 4 at the plate in a win over Amboy. Oregon softball beat Dixon, Sterling won, Dixon baseball won, plus track and field results and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling native Lexi Rodriguez became the first Nebraska volleyball player to win the prestigious AAU James E. Sullivan Award on Tuesday.

Freshman Jenna Harrison had five goals and an assist to lead the Dixon Duchesses past North Boone 9-0 at A.C. Bowers Field on Tuesday for their first Big Northern Conference win of the season.

Sterling senior Madison Austin is the SVM Girls Basketball Player of the Year. The Illinois State signee helped lead the Golden Warriors to a school-record 30 wins, their first Western Big 6 crown and first sectional title since 2007.

Oregon softball beat Rock Falls 7-0 as Isabelle Berg pitched a complete game. Dixon, Rock Falls and Newman baseball won, plus more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling native Lexi Rodriguez is one of six finalists for the AAU Sullivan Award, which recognizes the nation's best collegiate and Olympic athletes.

Dixon boys track & field won Oregon's Gebhardt-Worley Invitational behind six event wins. Forreston baseball improved to 14-2, Milledgeville softball beat Fulton at the Pearl City Tournament and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling's Bryce Hartman struck out nine in six innings in a 4-1 win over Rock Falls. Newman baseball beat Orion 3-1, Sterling girls track & field won its home invite and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman's Evan Bushman pitched a complete game in a 3-1 win over Princeton. Rock Falls baseball and Dixon and Sterling softball each won, while Rock Falls boys track and field edged Sterling and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Backing up Zoey Silva’s perfect game with plenty of offense, Rock Falls rolled past Rockford Lutheran 13-0 for a five-inning Big Northern Conference win Thursday afternoon.

Rock Falls softball beat Freeport 17-1; Newman baseball and softball won; Sterling baseball and softball both fell in walk-off fashion and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon baseball beat Genoa-Kingston 4-3, Morrison softball beat Polo, Dixon girls soccer won, plus boys and girls track & field results in Tuesday's Sauk valley roundup.

Oregon girls soccer won and Sterling lost; Sterling's Laney Zuithoff won the 1600 and Sterling boys tennis beat Moline in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Genoa-Kingston junior Elizabeth Davis homered at Reynolds Field for the third straight season, and was also strong in the circle in the Cogs’ 7-1 victory over Dixon on Monday in a Big Northern Conference game.

Sterling girls track and field picked up event wins at Moline, Forreston baseball won twice, Oregon softball split and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman's Evan Bushman pitched a complete game shutout, Sterling baseball lost to Galesburg, Darin Greenfield had a game-winning hit for Forreston against Eastland and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon boys and girls track & field won the Oregon quadrangular; Rock Falls boys and girls won the Morrison quad; plus baseball, softball and boys tennis results in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday, Lily Martinez ended an epic plate appearance with a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in Bree Taylor as Sterling defeated Rock Island 5-4.

Newman's Elaina Allen won the 60-meter dash and 200 in Wednesday's Rosenberry Classic, Fulton won the invite as a team and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley invite.

Sterling's Lily Martinez pitched a complete game in a 10-2 win at Quincy and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling, Dixon and Fulton softball won; Rock Falls baseball won; Sterling's Aron Rivera won two singles matches and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Morrison's Bella Duncan pitched a perfect game in a win over Newman, Sterling, Dixon, Newman and Forreston baseball won and Morrison's Brady Anderson and West Carroll's Emma Randecker had track wins in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Rich Zinanni, Fred LeSage, Irish O'Reilly, Jack Sikma, Ben Zobrist and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley are the six people with local ties that will be inducted into the new Illinois Sports Hall of Fame in June.

Dixon baseball beat Rockford Jefferson twice, Newman won, Fulton beat Sterling, Rock Falls tied Princeton, Newman softball won, Fulton's Averi Bush had a walk-off hit and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

An inning after three straight bunt singles led to the tying run, Kiyrra Morris’ RBI double to left field drove in Sam Woolley with the winning run in the Princeton’s 3-2 victory over Rock Falls on Thursday afternoon at the Hinders Field Complex.

Newman's Gianna Vance pitched and had the game-winning hit to give coach Charlie Woodward his first victory, Michael Morse helped Newman baseball walk off with a win, Forreston's Brendan Greenfield pitched a complete game shutout and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Morrison pitcher Bella Duncan tied the school record with 30 strikeouts in a 13-inning win at Fulton, Rock Falls baseball and softball lost and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Taking advantage of aggressive at-bats and defensive miscues, Sterling rolled to a 15-0, four-inning win over Sauk Valley rival Dixon on Tuesday afternoon.

Sterling's Drew Nettleton pitched a complete game, Newman baseball beat Fulton 11-9, Rock Falls softball won, Sterling boys and girls track and field both won, four Warriors competed at the Iowa-Illinois senior all-star basketball game and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Even after back-to-back trips to the state finals – and eight key players returning from last year’s fourth-place team in Class 2A – it still feels like the Newman Comets are trying to prove themselves this spring.

Sterling baseball and softball both shut out Erie-Prophetstown, Oregon softball also improved to 3-0 and the Golden Warriors boys and girls track & field teams took second at the Warrior Invite in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Oregon's Emma Schlichtmann had a walk-off hit against Amboy, Bureau Valley beat Rock Falls, Eastland, A-FC and Forreston won, Rock Falls baseball won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Newman Comets used a four-run rally in the top of the sixth, then shut down the Sterling Golden Warriors’ potential game-winning rally in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a 6-5 win over their intracity rivals on Tuesday at Gartner Park.

The IHSA announced three significant changes to its classification policy Tuesday. Starting next school year, the IHSA will go back to using fixed classification cutoffs, change its multiplier waiver process and adjust its “Success Adjustment Policy.”

After several teams easily captured state titles after utilizing a multiplier waiver that allowed them to compete at lower classifications, the IHSA announced changes to both its multiplier waiver and success formula equations for the 2025-2026 athletic seasons.

Spring sports kicked off as Newman baseball tied East Dubuque in eight innings, Fulton fell 2-1 in extras, Forreston beat A-FC 16-3, Aubrey Sanders had seven RBIs in a Forreston softball win, Rock Falls boys, Oregon girls track won and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman senior wrestler Briar Ivey, who was the state runner-up at 157 pounds in Class 1A, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is a Q&A with sports reporter Drake Lansman.

Eastland defeats Peoria Christian in the Class 1A state boys basketball semifinal Thursday, March 13, 2025, to advance to the finals on Saturday. The Cougars will face Chicago Hope for the title.

A House committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would give high school student athletes the right to participate in both school-sponsored teams and nonschool teams in the same sport at the same time

Shutter to Think: A selection of basketball photos from the 2024-25 season in the Sauk Valley.

Rock Falls faces off against Christ the King High School Monday, March 10, 2025, in the Class 2A boys basketball Supersectional at Sterling High School. The postseason run came to an end for the Rockets who lost 58-44.