Oregon Preps

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 IHSA Boys Bowling State Meet will be a new experience for Dixon’s Clark Bonnewell and Oregon’s Gavvin Surmo. But the two sophomores, who both qualified for state at Saturday’s sectional in Rockford, have had a lot of new experiences the past few year

The Rock Falls wrestling team beat North Boone at its home triangular, while the Oregon girls basketball team triumphed against Hinckley-Big Rock on Wednesday night.

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.

The Dixon boys basketball team opened the second half with an 8-0 run and never looked back Monday night in a 61-49 win over Sycamore in a nonconference road game. It's the Dukes first win over the Spartans since Feb. 1989, snapping a six-game skid in the series.

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.

Shut-down defense combined with frequent post feeds – most often to senior forwards Ella Govig and Harvest Day – and a dash of fast-break scoring and free throws, the Dixon Duchesses rolled to a 42-11 road win over the Oregon Hawks on Saturday night at the Blackhawk Center.

The Newman girls basketball team picked up its second straight Three Rivers East win, defeating St. Bede 46-33 on Thursday night in Peru. Also, the Eastland, Polo and Fulton boys basketball teams all won, as did the Sterling girls bowlers and boys swimmers.

After losing the first three matches in Thursday’s dual against Oregon, the Dixon wrestling team was looking to take the momentum. The next four bouts turned the tide, and the Dukes defeated the Hawks 44-18. Dixon also beat Rock Falls 57-13, and Oregon topped the Rockets 52-20.

Dixon, Oregon and Rock Falls compete in a wrestling triangular Jan. 19, 2023 in Rock Falls.

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 Oregon girls bowling team took third, and Dixon finished fourth at the Sterling MLK Invite on Monday at Blackhawk Lanes. Host Sterling was seventh, and Erie-Prophetstown placed eighth.

The Fulton boys basketball team handed No. 5 Rockford Christian its first loss to take the Manny's Roundball Classic title in Freeport on Saturday, while the Oregon wrestling team won a title for the second straight weekend by taking the championship in Kewanee.

The Oregon Hawks won their second regional title in program history, and the Sterling Golden Warriors rallied in their final two games to take third at the Dixon Regional on Saturday at Plum Hollow. Both teams advance to next weekend's sectional, as will three Dixon bowlers.

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.