Newman Central Catholic Preps

Sterling Newman beat Dakota 10-7 to win the 1A Pearl City Sectional on Saturday, May 27 2023. The Comets will play Monday, May 29 in Rockford at the supersectional.

Nearly 40 area athletes qualified for the IHSA Class 1A Boys Track & Field State Meet in 17 out of the 18 events, but only a handful advanced to the finals out of Thursday’s preliminaries. Out of the plethora of state qualifiers, just 17 will compete on Saturday, in 11 events.

Nearly 40 area athletes qualified for the IHSA Class 1A Boys Track & Field State Meet in 17 out of the 18 events, but only a handful advanced to the finals out of Thursday’s preliminaries. Out of the plethora of state qualifiers, just 17 will compete on Saturday, in 11 events.

For the second straight year, Sterling’s Brecken Peterson has advanced to Day 2 of the IHSA Class 1A Boys Tennis State Meet.

Newman came back from an early deficit to defeat Pearl City 8-3 in their Class 1A Pearl City Sectional semifinal on Wednesday night, sending the Comets to the sectional title game for the third straight season.

A pair of local boys tennis players punched their tickets to the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament at last weekend’s Rochelle Sectional. Sterling junior Brecken Peterson has been there before – twice, in fact – while Newman junior Logan Palmer is eagerly anticipating his first trip.

Sterling's Brecken Peterson and Newman's Logan Palmer each placed top 4 on Day 2 of the Rochelle tennis sectional, while Fulton baseball rolled to a regional title against Forreston, and Rock Falls baseball and Oregon softball fell in regional championship games on Saturday.

Morrison pitcher Bella Duncan struck out 19 in a two-hit shutout, and infielder Marissa Folkers delivered the walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Fillies defeated the Newman Comets in the Class 1A Newman Regional championship on Saturday.

Newman scored in every inning, and Brendan Tunink fired a no-hitter and hit a two-run home run as the Comets beat Morrison 10-0 in five innings Saturday to claim the 1A Newman Regional title.

A pair of local tennis players have qualified for next weekend’s state meet, as Sterling’s Brecken Peterson and Newman’s Logan Palmer advanced to the semifinals at the Class 1A Rochelle Sectional on Friday.

More than 40 Sauk Valley area track & field athletes punched their ticket to the IHSA State Finals in Charleston at the Class 1A Rockridge Sectional at Edgington High School on a windy Friday afternoon.

The Newman Comets scored three runs in each of the first two innings, then held off a late surge by the Amboy Clippers to win 8-4 in their Class 1A Newman Regional semifinal on Thursday in Sterling.

Madison Duhon, Jess Johns and Sophia Ely all homered, and the Newman Comets used a four-run second inning to propel themselves to a 7-2 victory over Putnam County in their 1A Newman Regional semifinal on Thursday afternoon.

Newman and Amboy play a regional semifinal baseball game Thursday, May 18, 2023. Newman took the game 8-4 and will face Morrison for the regional title.

Newman takes on Putnam County in a regional semifinal Thursday, May 18, 2023. Newman won 7-2 and will face Morrison for the regional title.