Sterling Preps

The Rock Falls girls basketball team went on the road Thursday night and defeated Freeport 58-52 in a nonconference game, while the Sterling girls stuck with Moline the entire way before falling 52-44 in a Western Big 6 game at Wharton Fieldhouse.

Lindee Poper became the fourth Polo girls basketball player to reach 1,000 career points, scoring 26 points to lead the Marcos to a 62-55 win over Forreston on Wednesday night in an NUIC South home game.

The Sterling Golden Warriors couldn’t seem to miss for three quarters Tuesday night against the Rochelle Hubs. After a 34-point first quarter, they continued to score at will for the next two periods, then finished off a 90-55 nonconference win at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

The Dixon girls bowling team swept Dakota in a home match at Plum Hollow, while the Newman girls basketball team fell to Hall on the road on Monday night.

Rochelle and Sterling meet on the court Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Get caught up on news, sports and features from last week in the Sauk Valley.

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.

Check out Myles Newberry's photos from the Sterling vs Quincy girls basketball game on Jan. 28, 2023.

After losing by 19 earlier this season in Quincy, the Sterling Golden Warriors fought tooth and nail at Musgrove Fieldhouse on a snowy Saturday afternoon, falling 35-33 to the Blue Devils on a pair of free throws with about a minute to play.

After a back-and-forth first half Friday night at Musgrove Fieldhouse, Sterling struggled to find its offensive rhythm in the second half, and Quincy took advantage. A pair of second-half surges gave the Blue Devils a 57-45 Western Big 6 win over the Golden Warriors.

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.

Quincy rolls into Sterling to take on the Golden Warriors in boys basketball on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.

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 number one seeded Sterling High School chess team gears up for this weekend's sectional meet in Rockford.