LaMoille Preps

Footballers attend camp in Amboy Thursday, July 28, 2022.

As the IHSA released its 2022 football schedules today, here’s a look at an intriguing matchup each week in the Sauk Valley area.

LaMoille High School held its basketball camp this week

Sterling senior Alejandro Arellano and Forreston senior Mason Fox will play in the 48th annual Illinois Shrine Game, to be held Saturday, June 18 at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

On the biggest stage of the season, several area girls track and field athletes shined bright on the blue track at Eastern Illinois University's O’Brien Field in Thursday’s Class 1A state preliminaries. The Sauk Valley will be represented in the state finals in 10 events.

Local teams from the Three Rivers and Northwest Upstate Illini competed in the boys track & field conference meets on Thursday.

The Erie-Prophetstown and Fulton girls track & field teams are sending large contingents to next week's Class 1A state meet in Charleston after strong performances t the Bureau Valley Sectional on Wednesday. Newman and the Amboy co-op also had state qualifiers.

High school and junior college results around the area.

The Dixon, Rock Falls and Oregon girls track & field teams competed at the Big Northern Conference Meet on Thursday night in Rockford, and the three local teams finished 3-4-5 in the final team standings.

The Forreston-Polo track team finished fourth at the 44th annual Art Carlson Hawk Classic on Friday night, while Erie-Prophetstown was fifth at the 20-team event. Newman was seventh, Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio-AFC placed 11th, host Oregon took 12th, and Milledgeville-Eastland was 16th.

The Forreston-Polo track team finished fourth at the 44th annual Art Carlson Hawk Classic on Friday night, while Erie-Prophetstown was fifth at the 20-team event. Newman was seventh, Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio-AFC placed 11th, host Oregon took 12th, and Milledgeville-Eastland was 16th.

The Dixon girls track & field team hit the track running at the Rock Falls Invite on Friday night at Hinders Field, building a nearly 30-point lead before winning the title by 12.5 points over the host Rockets.

On a slightly chilly, rainy Friday night at Hinders Field, the Rockets hosted the Rock Falls Invite. Dixon came up big in several events, taking the team title with 117 points, while Riverdale finished second (87.33) and Rock Falls took third (76).

The Sterling softball team defeated Quincy in a pair of Western Big 6 road games Tuesday, while Rock falls also hit the road and swept Big Northern foe Byron. Dixon also won a BNC road game against Winnebago, and Oregon topped Rockford Christian.

The Dixon boys track & field team won the title at the Hub Relays on Saturday in Rochelle, notching 17 top-5 finishes to score 115.93 points and easily outdistance runner-up Sandwich (94.97).