Sterling Preps

Class AA boys met in at Emerald Hill in Sterling Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 for a chance to compete in the IHSA state golf tournament.

Sterling's Dale Johnson took third out of 292 runners at the Peoria Cross Country Invite, and the Sterling swimming & diving team topped a six-team field at the UT Sprint Invite.

Early in its third-place match against Newman at the 12-team Sterling Invite at Challand Middle School on Saturday, Dixon found itself in a challenging position, without its top setter after losing the first set. But the Duchesses stormed back to win 18-25, 25-17, 15-8.

All the scores and links for Week 6 of the 2022 high school football season

Kael Ryan rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime, to lead the Sterling Golden Warriors to a 34-28 win over Quincy on the road in the Western Big 6 on Friday night.

Success on the gridiron starts in the trenches, and usually people think of the offensive line when they hear that. But the same holds true on the defensive side of the ball, and the Sterling Golden Warriors credit much of their success this season to the guys on the D-line.

Sterling hits the road for the fourth time in five weeks with a visit to Quincy, while Dixon and Newman return home looking for league wins. Rock Falls takes a trip to take on Class 3A defending champion Byron.

Oregon’s Ava Hackman and Lexy Davis, and Polo’s Kamryn Stockton all advanced to the sectional at the Class 1A Boylan Regional on Thursday at Atwood Homestead Golf Course in Rockford.

When it comes to tennis around the Sauk Valley area, it’s a pretty close-knit community. So when Dixon and Sterling square off as friendly rivals in a nonconference dual, there’s a good chance the players from both teams are familiar with their opponents.

The Sauk Valley rivals meet on the court Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.

While their official nickname is Golden Warriors, the Sterling football team should maybe change it to Road Warriors. For the fourth time in five weeks, Sterling (4-1, 3-0) will get on the bus – and it’s another long trip, as the Warriors head to Quincy for a Western Big 6 game.

The Ottawa boys golf team won the Class 2A Mendota Regional on Wednesday, while La Salle-Peru and Mendota also advanced as teams to the Sterling Sectional. Dixon, Rock Falls and Sterling advanced individual golfers.

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.

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.

When the Golden Warriors struggled Monday night in their nonconference match at home, Washington took advantage. Too many Sterling mistakes led to runs by the Panthers in both sets as Washington won 25-15, 25-13 at Musgrove Fieldhouse.