Jakob Junis

Rock Falls native Jakob Junis had back-to-back shutout performances in relief appearances for the San Francisco Giants last week.

Rock Falls High School graduate KJ Conklin, a former assistant basketball coach at Sterling High School, has been named director of player development for the University of Texas men’s basketball program.

Prophetstown native Heflin signs with the New Orleand Saints, while Rock Falls native Junis has a strong month of May as a reliever for the San Francisco Giants.

Rock Falls alum Jakob Junis followed up one of his best outings of the year with his worst last week out of the bullpen for the San Francisco Giants.

Former Rock Falls standout Jakob Junis will remain in San Francisco for another season and pitch for the Giants in 2023. The right-hander avoided arbitration by signing a 1-year, $2.8 million contract.

The Sterling boys golf team defeated Rock Falls in a nonconference dual at Rock River on Wednesday, while the Dixon boys defeated Genoa-Kingston and the Oregon boys won a triangular at home.

Like every kid who grew up a Cubs fan, Jakob Junis dreamed of one day stepping onto Wrigley Field as Major League Baseball player. He achieved that dream this weekend, as the Rock Falls native visited the historic Chicago ballpark as a member of the San Francisco Giants.

The Rock Falls volleyball team won in straight sets in the road Thursday night, while Oregon won a nonconference match at home. Polo topped Amboy, and Eastland downed AFC in NUIC volleyball matches, while Sterling, Dixon and Rock Falls golf all posted wins.

Rock Falls native Jakob Junis pitched well but didn’t figure in the decision in the San Francisco Giants’ 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at Oracle Park.

The Dixon boys soccer team won its Big Northern opener Monday, defeating North Bone 4-1 at Sauk Valley Community College, while the Oregon soccer team defeated host Byron 1-0 in a penalty kick shootout.

The Dixon volleyball team defeated Rochelle in three sets on the road Thursday to pick up their first win of the season. The Dixon and Oregon girls golfers won Big Northern Conference duals, and the Sterling boys golfers downed Rock Island in a Western Big 6 dual at Emerald Hill.

The Dixon boys golf team defeated Rockford Christian 182-185 on Monday at Timber Creek, while Rock Falls lost to Geneseo 148-170 at Rock River. Newman split a triangular at Spring Creek, falling to Hall but defeating Sherrard.

Rock Falls native Jakob Junis got a no-decision in a stellar start for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, pitching seven innings of one-run ball before Brandon Crawford hit a walk-off home run to give the Giants a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rock Falls native Jakob Junis had mixed results in his last two outings for the San Francisco Giants, suffering a loss to the Dodgers on Thursday night after a strong start against the Cubs last Saturday.

Rock Falls native Jakob Junis returned to the starting rotation for the San Francisco Giants on Monday night, suffering a tough-luck loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks.