Lanark (Eastland) Preps

The Newman boys and Rock Falls girls basketball teams won conference games on the road Tuesday night, while the Rock Falls boys lost in Rochelle. The AFC and Eastland girls picked up NUIC South wins, and the Oregon wrestlers topped Stillman Valley.

The Dixon boys basketball team opened the second half with an 8-0 run and never looked back Monday night in a 61-49 win over Sycamore in a nonconference road game. It's the Dukes first win over the Spartans since Feb. 1989, snapping a six-game skid in the series.

After forcing nine turnovers in the first nine minutes, Eastland had an eight-point lead. Keeping their defensive intensity up for the remaining two-plus quarters, it cruised to a 45-24 NUIC South win at Amboy’s gym.

The Dixon girls basketball team rolled to a nonconference win at home Tuesday night, while the Sterling girls lost at home. The Newman boys went on the road and picked up a Three Rivers East victory, while the Rock Falls wrestlers won a dual at home.

The Oregon girls bowling team took third, and Dixon finished fourth at the Sterling MLK Invite on Monday at Blackhawk Lanes. Host Sterling was seventh, and Erie-Prophetstown placed eighth.

The Fulton boys basketball team handed No. 5 Rockford Christian its first loss to take the Manny's Roundball Classic title in Freeport on Saturday, while the Oregon wrestling team won a title for the second straight weekend by taking the championship in Kewanee.

The Dixon girls basketball team rolled to a 50-17 win over North Boone in a Big Northern Conference game Saturday night at Lancaster Gym. Meanwhile, the Oregon wrestling team won the Polo Invitational title, crowning three champions and adding four runners-up.

The Dixon boys basketball team hit the road Friday night and defeated South Beloit 49-37 in a nonconference game, while the Newman boys built a 16-point halftime lead in a 64-55 win over Hall in a Three Rivers East game in Sterling.

The Sterling girls basketball team dropped a Western Big 6 road game Thursday night, falling 65-40 to Galesburg, ranked No. 9 in this week's Associated Press Class 3A poll.

The Dixon boys basketball team jumped out to a big lead and never looked back on Tuesday night, defeating Geneseo 55-34 on the road. Meanwhile, the Newman boys remained unbeaten in Three Rivers East play, beating St. Bede 68-56 in Sterling.

The Sterling boys basketball team avenged last year's Taylorville Holiday Tournament title-game loss to Mt. Zion with a 62-56 win over the Braves on Thursday to win the championship this year.

The Sterling boys basketball team won its pool at the Taylorville tournament, while the Rock Falls boys won and the girls lost at the State Farm Classic. The Dixon boys lost their opener at the Effingham-Teutopolis tournament, and the Newman girls won their Amboy tourney opener.

S=The Sterling boys basketball team won its tournament opener in Taylorville on a last-second shot by Andre Klaver, while Newman won a pair of games to advance to the championship bracket at the Warkins Classic. Rock Falls dropped its opener at the State Farm Center.

The Rock Falls girls basketball team won its opener at the State Farm Classic on Tuesday, while Dixon rolled in its opener at its own tournament.

The Sterling Golden Warriors rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit, but the Eastland Cougars made enough plays down the stretch on both ends of the court to win 39-37 in their Dixon KSB Holiday Tournament consolation game Tuesday afternoon at Reagan Middle School.