La Salle-Peru's Aaron Guenther was named the NFHS Girls Bowling Coach of the Year in Illinois.

La Salle-Peru junior Aiden McCray was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after qualifying for the state bowling tournament.

Marquette Academy baseball coach Todd Hopkins, after back-to-back Class 1A state championships for the Crusaders, has been nominated for the National High School Coaches Association's Coach of the Year Award.

Led by a record-breaking effort from Nolan Price, Woodland's boys basketball team scored a Monday night win. That plus a win from Seneca's girls and more in The Times Monday Roundup.

After falling behind by double-digits in the first five minutes Monday, Newman figured things out. Lucy Oetting got hot from deep, and the rest of the Comets followed in a 60-51 win over Stillman Valley.

Sterling bowling won the Western Big 6 Conference meet as Sarah Doughty was individual champion. Dixon, Sterling, Oregon and Polo girls basketball also had wins in Monday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

The L-P girls bowling team won the Interstate 8 Conference tournament, St. Bede boys basketball topped Bureau Valley and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Dixon wrestling won a regional title as five wrestlers won their bracket. Other local wrestlers advanced to the sectional round, Dixon and Rock Falls boys basketball won, Sterling's Sarah Doughty won the Dixon bowling invite and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

L-P's Aiden McCray placed 35th at state bowling, the L-P boys wrestling team advanced two to sectional and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Seneca boys wrestler Raiden Terry, Somonauk's competitive cheer squad, Marquette's girls basketball team and Ottawa's boys basketball team were among the winners covered in The Times Saturday Roundup.

Sandwich placed second, Marquette took third and host Princeton had four individual champions in the Class 1A Princeton Regional, while St. Bede, Mendota and Putnam County-Hall also sent wrestlers on to sectional.

Oregon boys and girls basketball earn Big Northern Conference wins. Plus more area scores in Friday's Sauk Valley Media Sports Roundup

Sterling's Vivianna Torres won her weight class at the Western Big 6 Conference meet. Fulton boys basketball beat Morrison, Oregon boys and girls beat Genoa-Kingston and more in Friday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Seneca's Zeb Maxwell's huge game helped lead to a win in the third-place game of the 99th annual Tri-County Conference Tournament on Friday, while Leland's Declan Brennan scored a school-record 44 points in a win over Earlville. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Mendota scored the first eight points of the game and led start to finish to beat Newman 65-46 on Friday, giving the Comets their first loss of the season.

Ever since the family of Alan Jerousek lost him to a car crash at 16 years old in 1987, they have been donating money to Crystal Lake Central High School basketball players to keep his legacy alive.

Trixie Carroll scored 23 points in an Eastland win over Milledgeville and Polo's Laynie Mandrell had 13 rebounds in a win over AFC in Thursday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Seneca's Graysen Provance poured in a school-record 44 points in a road win, Somonauk/Leland stayed atop the Little Ten Conference girls basketball standings, and more in The Times Thursday Roundup.

St. Bede senior Lili McClain eclipsed 1,000 career points in a win over Henry, plus more results in Thursday's NewsTribune roundup.

Lucy Oetting's buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the first quarter provided the spark Newman needed to pull away from Erie-Prophetstown for a 52-21 Three Rivers East win Thursday in Sterling.

Top-seeded Woodland and No. 2 Marquette captured semifinal wins on Wednesday at the 99th Tri-County Conference Tournament in Granville and will meet for the title on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

A big third-quarter run turned the tables for Dixon on Wednesday against Alleman, and the Dukes pulled away for a 59-48 nonconference win at Lancaster Gym.

Garret Matznick scored 26 points in Newman's 57-49 win over Erie-Prophetstown. Eastland boys beat Amboy and Sterling girls bowling improved to 12-1 in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

The L-P girls bowling team and L-P girls wrestling team each stayed undefeated, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Ottawa boys basketball team topped host Kewanee on Tuesday for win No. 10 of the season, while the Streator girls bowling squad earned a home victory over St. Bede. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

No. 3 Seneca defeated No. 6 Roanoke-Benson and No. 5 Dwight beat No. 4 St. Bede in Tri-County Conference quarterfinals Tuesday.

The Mendota boys and girls basketball teams won, plus more results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Sterling and Polo girls basketball won, Eastland beat Fulton, Sterling boys fell to Moline and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Playing without four players due to a bench-clearing incident on Jan. 17, La Salle-Peru suffered a 75-47 loss to U-High on Tuesday.

Dixon used smothering defense and a couple of offensive surges to pull away from Genoa-Kingston for a 51-23 victory in their Big Northern Conference game Tuesday night at Lancaster Gym.

Rock Falls native Jakob Junis recently signed with the Texas Rangers. The 33-year-old spent last year as a relief pitcher with the Cleveland Guardians.

Sterling girls bowling beat Erie-Prophetstown, Oregon boys basketball beat Amboy and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Ottawa girls basketball team picked up a road win at Sandwich on Monday, while Fieldcrest earned a conference victory over Lexington. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Lili McClain led St. Bede to a victory, the L-P girls bowling team remained undefeated and more results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

L-P junior Sarah Lowery was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after winning the Mahomet-Seymour tournament.

L-P's Aiden McCray qualifies for state bowling, the L-P girls wrestling team won the I-8 Meet and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

Rock Falls boys wrestling won the Bob Mitton Invitational as eight wrestlers placed. Sterling's Cael Lyons won his weight at the Big 6 meet, Newman wrestled in Clinton, basketball, sectional boys bowling and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Ottawa girls claimed four individual championships and finished runner-up as a team at the Interstate 8 Conference Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, while Seneca's Sammie Greisen won the title of her bracket at Harvard. Plus more results from around the area.

The Rochelle boys basketball used a game-changing first half run to eventually record a solid 71-46 victory over host Streator at Pops Dale Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

Dixon erased a five-point deficit in the final minute of regulation, but Byron pulled out a 46-43 victory in overtime to knock Dixon from the ranks of undefeated in the Big Northern Conference on Saturday afternoon.

Somonauk/Leland's girls basketball team claimed third place, Earlville's girls won the consolation title, and in boys action Dwight topped Seneca. That and more in The Times Friday Roundup.

The Earlville girls basketball team won the Little Ten consolation final.

St. Bede jumped out to an early lead but Midland dominated the fourth quarter to beat the Bruins 51-38 in the Tri-County Conference Tournament championship Thursday in Dwight.

Princeton cruised to wins over La Salle-Peru and Kaneland, while L-P topped Kaneland for the Cavaliers' first conference win of the season.

The Serena girls basketball team defeated Somonauk/Leland in the semifinals of the Little Ten Conference Tournament on Thursday night to advance to Friday's championship game. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

L-P celebrated senior night with wins over Kaneland and Princeton on Thursday.

Paizlee Williams and Lucy Oetting each scored 12 points in a Newman win. Sterling girls fell at Galesburg, Oregon boys wrestling won twice, Sterling boys swimming beat Moline and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Seneca and Marquette's girls basketball teams both won to set up the Tri-County Conference Tournament's consolation game, with Sandwich's boys also scoring a win. That and more in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Dixon girls basketball beat Rockford Auburn, Lola Schwarz had 20 points in an Oregon win, Amboy's Alexa McKendry scored 26 in a win, Sterling boys fell and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Mendota boys basketball time wins in OT, plus more results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.