Newman Central Catholic Preps

The Newman volleyball team defeated St. Bede in straight sets Tuesday to stay undefeated in the Three Rivers East, while Sterling lost to Moline in a Western Big 6 road match. Erie-Prophetstown's boys and girls cross country teams both took second place at the Three Rivers Meet.

Newman and St. Bede go head to head Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022.

The Dixon volleyball team defeated Sycamore in three sets in a nonconference match Monday at Lancaster Gymnasium, while Amboy and AFC also won nonconference matches. The Newman boys golfers picked up a win at home over Alleman.

All the scores and links for Week 5 of the 2022 high school football season

On a week before playing in big games against unbeaten conference teams, both the Newman Comets and Bureau Valley Storm looked to go into next week with plenty of momentum. The Comets did just that Friday night in a 27-0 win over the Storm in a Three Rivers Mississippi game.

Friday Night Drive reporter Cody Cutter has live updates from Friday night’s Week 5 game between Newman Central Catholic and Bureau Valley.

Sterling returns to Roscoe Eades for its first home game since Week 1, while Rock Falls hosts Genoa-Kingston, and Dixon and Newman both hit the road for conference games Friday night.

Dixon’s Katie Drew was runner-up and Oregon’s Ava Hackman finished fourth at the Big Northern Conference Tournament on Thursday at Timber Pointe in Poplar Grove.

After falling 34-8 to the undefeated St. Bede Bruins in Week 4, the Newman Comets, now 2-2, hit the road in Week 5 in search of a rebound performance.

The Dixon boys golf team took third at the Big Northern Conference Meet on Wednesday at Timber Pointe, while the Sterling girls swam past United Township at the Duis Center, and Erie-Prophetstown, Eastland and Forreston won conference matches in volleyball.

The Newman boys golf team finished second at the Three Rivers Conference Meet on Tuesday afternoon at Highland Springs in Rock Island. Meanwhile, the Sterling boys finished fifth at the Western Big 6 Meet at Bunker Links in Galesburg.

The Sterling girls swimming & diving team won a dual on the road Monday evening, sweeping the three relay races en route to a 94-86 victory over Freeport.

Jess Johns and the Newman volleyball team have won 12 of their first 14 matches, and are unbeaten in the Three Rivers East at 6-0 halfway through their conference schedule. Johns has been voted the Sauk Valley Media Athlete of the Week by readers, and answered a few questions.

The Sterling girls tennis team took first at its home invite, Dixon golfer Mason Weigle was the runner-up at the Wessels Invite, and Sterling golfer Cam O'Brien took third at the Pretzel Invite.

All the scores and links for Week 4 of the 2022 high school football season