Stories about Newman Central Catholic high school sports
Dixon is confident and motivated after loss to Byron, Fulton's Braedon Meyers threw a school record six TDs, Jungerman steps up for Newman and Sterling bounced back in fifth win in Week 8's Sauk Valley football notes.
State-ranked and undefeated Dixon and Byron face off in the Big Northern Conference game of the year, Sterling can bounce back against Rock Island, Newman heads to Kewanee, West Carroll hosts Polo and Amboy heads to West Central in 8-man in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.
Dixon pulled away from Johnston City in tune-up for Byron, Newman rolled to a sixth straight win, Oregon ran for over 500 yards in fourth win and Sterling had its four-game win streak snapped at Quincy in the Week 7 Sauk Valley football notes.
The Newman Central Catholic football team got its sixth win and clinched the outright Three Rivers Rock title, but the Comets are still not satisfied.
Riverdale faces Newman in Week 7 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Drake Lansman will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Newman hosts Riverdale in week 7 football Friday, October 11, 2024. Newman won the contest 35-7.
Newman can clinch the outright Three Rivers Rock title with a win over Riverdale, second-ranked Dixon has a long roadtrip to 6-0 Johnston City, Sterling heads to Big 6 favorite Quincy (6-0) and Rock Falls plays Oregon on Homecoming in the Week 7 Sauk Valley football slate.
Princeton (5-1) slipped one spot in this week’s Associated Press’ Class 3A Poll, falling to No. 10.
The Dukes led 64-0 at halftime. The previous scoring high was a 70-0 win over Polo in 1925
Every Dixon player hit the stat sheet in some way, shape or form on Thursday night, and the end result was a 25-12, 25-16 road win over Rock River rival Newman in a nonconference match.
Dixon girls tennis beat Sterling 5-0, Newman girls tennis beat Rockford Lutheran and Sterling volleyball fell at Moline in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Third-ranked Dixon heads to Winnebago, Sterling goes for a fourth straight win, Newman heads to Mercer County and Polo heads to Milledgeville in a matchup of two 5-0 teams in 8-player in the Week 6 Sauk Valley football slate.
Newman, Sterling and Rock Falls schools, businesses and individuals worked together Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, during the 23rd annual community food drive to fill local pantries with food and other essential items.
Dixon heads down the road to Newman High to take on the Comets in volleyball Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Dixon won in straight sets.
Dixon's Knigge had the second-best rushing total in school history, Sterling won a third straight game, Newman's defense has been stout and Milledgeville and Polo are both 5-0 ahead of their 8-player clash in this week's Sauk Valley notes.
Using the juice that came with holding Rockridge to 58 total yards in the first half, the Newman Comets controlled the second half, then stepped up on both sides of the ball in overtime to pull out a 15-7 Three Rivers Rock victory Friday night at Roscoe Eades Stadium.
Rockridge faces Newman in Week 5 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Ty Reynolds will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Newman hosts Rockridge in a conference matchup Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Newman won a defensive thriller 15-7 in overtime.
Dixon can stay undefeated with a win over Rockford Lutheran, Sterling hits the road to Wisconsin, E-PC can continue their best start since 2018, Newman hosts Rockridge and 4-0 West Carroll hosts 4-0 Milledgeville in this week's Sauk Valley slate.
Fulton boys golf finished the regular season 12-0, Sterling's Hubbard took ninth at the Big 6 meet, Dixon boys soccer won and Newman and Sterling girls tennis each earned dual wins in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Sterling's Drew Nettleton set the single-game passing touchdowns record and Kaedon Phillips was recognized by the Bears, Eastland-Pearl City moves into the NUIC picture and Newman's offense is on a roll in this week's Sauk Valley notes.
After a strong start, Newman answered the bell after taking Orion’s best shot in a 54-21 Three Rivers Rock victory Friday night at Roscoe Eades Stadium.
Orion faces Newman Central Catholic in Week 4 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Ty Reynolds will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Newman Central Catholic High School held its annual homecoming parade Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 in Sterling.
Newman hosts Orion Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 for their homecoming football game in Sterling. Newman won a shootout 54-21.
About 500 freshmen from six area high schools attended a BLIND (Building Lasting Impressions that Never Die) retreat Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, as a way to build leadership skills and understanding.
Kendra Kingsby, Kendra Hutchinson, and Macey Schryver had five kills each to lead the Missiles to a 25-16, 25-12 win over the visiting Clippers. That plus more volleyball , soccer and golf in the roundup.
Fourth-ranked Dixon heads to Genoa-Kingston, Fulton and Oregon hope to get back to .500, E-PC hosts Forreston, Newman hosts Orion, E-P plays at Rockridge, Sterling heads to Galesburg and West Carroll can get to 4-0 in the Week 4 Sauk Valley football slate.
Trixie Carroll had 17 kills and three aces in an Eastland sweep of Fulto, plus boys and girls golf, girls swimming and girls tennis in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Sterling coach Jon Schlemmer got the game ball after becoming the school's all-time wins leader, Oregon won first 3-0 game, EPC gets big win over Fulton and more in this week's Sauk valley notes.
Boys and girls Cross Country teams from Mendota, La Salle-Peru, Princeton, Newman, Amboy, Morris, Hall and Fieldcrest all competed during the Gary Coates Invitational Cross Country meet on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 at Zearing Park in Princeton.
In a nonconference match between two teams working several new faces into the lineup and trying to find their footing early in the season, Oregon came up with the surges when it needed to in a 25-11, 25-16 win over Newman on Thursday night at the Blackhawk Center.
Newman heads into Oregon for a volleyball showdown Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Oregon took the match 25-11, 25-16.
Dixon looks to keep things rolling at Rock Falls, Newman plays at 2-0 E-P, Sterling hosts United Township to open Western Big 6 Conference play, plus more matchups to watch in Week 3's Sauk Valley football slate.
The Fulton boys golf team set the school's 9-hole record in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup. Girls golf, volleyball, girls tennis and women's golf also competed.
Fulton boys golf improved to 8-0, and Forreston and Sterling also won in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup, which also includes girls golf, volleyball, girls tennis and boys soccer.
Dixon's Cullen Shaner and Eli Davidson set a school record for longest touchdown, Newman rolled to a shutout, Sterling's defense is playing well despite 0-2 start and Forreston’s Evan Boettner rushes for 209 yards in this week's Sauk Valley notes.
Mendota heads into Sterling to take on the Newman Comets Sept. 6, 2024, of the football season. Newman routed the Trojans 42-0. Photos by Leah Kalina For Shaw Local News Network.
The Newman Central Catholic football team had an interception return, punt return, passing and rushing touchdowns in a 42-0 win over Mendota on Saturday.
Mendota faces Newman Central Catholic in Week 2 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Drake Lansman will have live updates, scores and news from the game
The Tigers and Rockets have met 23 times, with the Tigers holding a 12-11 series edge.
It’s a big win whenever you can beat the Comets. The Princeton Tigresses got the mission accomplished Tuesday night at Prouty Gym.
Princeton defeated Newman Central Catholic 28-14 on Friday night to open up the 2024 season
Newman Central Catholic faces Princeton to open Week 1 of the 2024 season. Friday Night Drive editor Kevin Hieronymus will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Princeton and Newman match up to kick off the 2024 season at Bryant Field Friday night. Here’s a look at the all-time series which started with their first meeting in 1977.
Sterling volleyball topped Newman, a number of local golf teams earned wins and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Sterling has a tough test against Metamora, Newman plays Princeton, Dixon hosts Stillman Valley, and Rock Falls hosts defending state champion Byron. Fulton at Forreston, Le-Win at Morrison, and Ridgewood at Amboy are also intriguing Week 1 matchups in the Sauk Valley area.
Here is a capsule look the Dixon, Newman and Sterling girls tennis teams. The Duchesses and Golden Warriors both return state qualifiers.
J.T. Pedelty and Eddie Carifio talk about the biggest Week 1 matchups in the west and south portions of northern Illinois, including DeKalb-Sycamore, Kaneland-Washington, Aurora Christian-Marquette, Morris-Coal City and Newman-Princeton
Here is a capsule look at the 16 volleyball teams in the Sauk Valley area. There are a number of interesting storylines and milestones among both coaches and players to look out for this volleyball season.