Newman Central Catholic Preps

The Sterling wrestling team placed sixth at the eight-team Western Big 6 Conference Meet on Saturday in Quincy, claiming one individual title, two runner-up finishes, a third place and five fourths.

Neither of the two locals who competed at the IHSA Boys Bowling State Meet on Friday advanced to Day 2 at St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon. Dixon sophomore Clark Bonnewell finished 75th with a 1,185m and Oregon sophomore Gavvin Surmo was 101st with a 1,121.

The Dixon wrestling team claimed its fourth consecutive Big Northern Conference championship with a triangular sweep Thursday night in Byron, defeating Winnebago 66-9 and the host Tigers 54-15.

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.

Despite a large margin of victory in their first game this season, Bureau Valley knew that Newman wasn’t going to be a pushover on its home court Monday night. The Comets gave the Storm all they could handle, but BV pulled out a 43-41 win.

Newman hosted Bureau Valley in girls basketball Monday,Jan. 23, 2023.

Oregon’s Gavvin Surmo and Dixon’s Clark Bonnewell both placed in the top 13 individually Saturday at the Rockford Guilford Sectional, and earned two of the seven individual advancing spots for next weekend’s state tournament at St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon.

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 Sterling boys basketball team led late in overtime on the road Friday night, but Rock Island’s Marcus McQueen Jr. banked in an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer to win 64-63 win. The Dixon and Rock Falls boys, and Rock Falls girls all won on the road.

The Princeton Tigers, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A, extended their undefeated streak to 18 games with a 65-50 Three Rivers East win over the Newman Comets Friday night in Sterling.

Lindee Poper had a triple-double to lead Polo past visiting Genoa-Kingston on Thursday night, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocked shots. Also Thursday, Newman wrestler Carter Rude notched his 100th career win with a technical fall as the Comets split a triangular

Princeton heads into Sterling to take on Newman Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

The Morrison Fillies took full advantage of their size mismatches to beat the Newman Comets 60-29 Wednesday night at Newman's Gym.

The Rock Falls boys basketball team rolled to a 79-37 win over Orion in a nonconference road game Tuesday night, while the Newman boys beat Mendota 63-43 in a Three Rivers East road game to stay unbeaten in conference play.

Newman junior wrestler Carter Rude is off to another strong start this season, after placing sixth at the IHSA State Meet last year. He has been voted by readers as the Sauk Valley Media Athlete of the Week.