Newman Central Catholic Preps

More than 40 of the state's top senior baseball players participated in the Illinois Coaches Association All-Star Games on Monday at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

The Illinois Coaches Association held their 48th annual Senior Baseball All Star Game on Monday, June 30, 2025 at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

Here is a look back at the top boys basketball players in the Sauk Valley area for the 2024-25 season.

Newman's Daniel Kelly took part in the 51st annual all-star Shrine Game on Saturday, closing out a standout high school football career.

The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association released its All-State teams, and players from Newman, Rock Falls, Fulton and A-FC were selected.

The Illinois Coaches Association released its All-State softball teams in each class, with Dixon’s Bailey Tegeler and Sterling’s Mya Lira recognized in Class 3A. Newman's Gianna Vance and Lucy Oetting were also among the area selections.

History tends to repeat itself in regards to the IHSA Football Playoffs, but the new enrollment numbers could lead to a bracket that looks a lot different in the next postseason chase. Here is Steve Soucie's 2025 IHSA football preseason playoff projection.

Newman takes fourth place in the state baseball series after falling to Eureka 9-3 Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Illinois Field in Champaign.

Newman takes on Teutopolis in the Class 2A state baseball semifinal Friday, June 6, 2025, at Illinois Field in Champaign. The Wooden Shoes of Teutopolis took the win 9-3.

Newman baseball brings confidence and another year of experience into Friday's state semifinals. The Comets hope to have their best finish yet in a third straight trip to state.

Bureau Valley baseball set a new single-season school wins record with 22 and 10 individual school records as well. Marquette and Newman baseball will play at state this weekend.

A trip to state is on the line as Newman and Chicago Hope meet in the Class 2A baseball Supersectional Monday, June 2, 2025, at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. Newman won 5-1. Photos by Alex T. Paschal and Dominic Di Palermo.

Sprinters Levi Milder and Brady Anderson and two relay wins led Morrison to the Class 1A state title, while Sterling earned medals in three relays in the 2A meet.

Newmn scored three runs in the top of the first, then tacked on three more in the fifth to back pitchers Drake Cole and Garret Matznick in a 6-2 victory over Johnsburg in the Class 2A Mendota Sectional final Saturday afternoon.

Newman and Johnsburg face off in the Class 2A Sectional final at Mendota Saturday, May 31, 2025. Newman took the win 6-2.

Here's the list of students named to Newman's honor roll.

Newman takes on Marengo in Mendota in the Class 2A Sectional semifinal matchup Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Newman won a well-played game 5-3.

The five were recognized as students of the month for April.

West Carroll senior Emma Randecker prefers sprints. Not 5K races. Saturday, the Northern Iowa commit showed off her speed downstate, winning Class 1A titles in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes in the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet. She broke 2 state records.

Trailing Alleman by five runs going into the bottom of the sixth inning, Daniel Kelly's speech helped spark an eight-run rally as Newman held on to win 10-7 and earn a fifth straight regional title.

Evan Bushman earned the win as Newman held off Erie-Prophetstown to advance to Saturday's Class 2A Alleman Regional final. The Comets will face the Pioneers, who pulled away from Morrison in a 12-2 win.

Newman Central Catholic High School saw 42 new alumni join the ranks Wednesday, May 21, 2025, as members of the Class of 2025 crossed the stage to collect their diplomas.

Here is a look at some of the top athletes and relays to watch from the Sauk Valley area competing in 1A and 2A at this weekend's state track and field meet.

Newman High School held its 2025 commencement Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the high school.

With postseason play next week, the Marquette Crusaders' bats were in full swing in their penultimate regular season game Thursday in a win over Newman.

Alec Novotney struck out seven in a no-hitter and got plenty of run support from his offense as Marquette defeated Newman 13-0 in five innings Friday in the season finale for both teams.

June Drinkall is currently ranked first and second in the nation in her respective divisions heading into the Youth Equestrian Development Association National Finals this June in Tennessee.

This national recognition comes from Students for Life of America, honoring student groups that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to pro-life activism both on campus and online.

Katarina Verdick plans to become a marriage and family counselor as well as further her education in psychology and therapy.

This is the third consecutive year Newman High School students have received top awards in the Illinois State Poetry Contest.

Newman sophomore Michael Morse drove in the trying run with a base hit in the sixth inning. Then he came in to pitch with the bases loaded and two outs and struck out the only batter he faced to end the game as the Comets held on for a 3-2 Three Rivers win at Princeton.

Hiram Zigler plans to go to Sauk Valley Community College for accounting, transfer to a four-year college and become the CFO of Zigler’s Machine & Metalworks.

Local schools Amboy, Forreston Bureau Valley, Rock Falls and Newman compete with others at the Rock Falls Rocket track invite Friday, April, 25, 2025

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

Newman and Hall meet on the softball diamond Monday, April 21, 2025. Hall took the win 10-5.

Newman hosts Bureau Valley in softball Wednesday, April, 16, 2025. Newman took the win 6-5.

Newman High School students will present their spring musical, "The Wizard of Oz", at 7 p.m. April 11 and 12 and at 2 p.m. April 13 at Centennial Auditorium at Sterling High School. Tickets can be purchased at the box office, by stopping at NHS or online at newmancchs.org.

Newman meets Princeton in baseball Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Newman took the win 3-1.

A look at today’s Bureau County cancellations and postponements due to the cold

Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 are available to Dixon residents who attend Dixon High School, Newman High School, Faith Christian School or who are homeschooled.

Joseph Oswalt plans to become a physical therapist.

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.

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.

Sterling junior Lily Cantu had a three-run home run and was part of a seventh-inning rally as the Golden Warriors opened the season with a 9-8 walk-off win over Newman.

Newman takes on Sterling in baseball Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Newman edged Sterling 6-5.

Newman heads to Sterling for a early season softball matchup Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Sterling took the walk off win 9-8.

Paschal: Eastland will represent the Sauk Valley in the state tournament this weekend in Champaign. Clearly talented with a top-notch coach calling the shots, the team definitely has a chance to bring back the hardware.

Eastland beats Newman 55-44 to take the West Carroll 1A Regional title Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Photos by Erin Henze - Shaw Local News Network

A hot start and some smothering defense led to a regional title for Eastland on Friday night. The Cougars hit their first four shots, and Newman never recovered after several early turnovers in a 55-44 loss in the Class 1A West Carroll Regional final.

Wyatt Widolff plans on attending Hillsdale College to run track and field and is considering majoring in either actuarial science or economics.