West Carroll Preps

Sauk Valley athletes won 11 medals in nine different events in Saturday’s finals at the IHSA Girls State Track & Field Meet at O’Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.

On the biggest stage of the season, several area girls track and field athletes shined bright on the blue track at Eastern Illinois University's O’Brien Field in Thursday’s Class 1A state preliminaries. The Sauk Valley will be represented in the state finals in 10 events.

The Milledgeville baseball team eked out a 7-6 regional quarterfinal win over Morrison with two runs in the bottom of the seventh on Monday, while AFC baseball rolled to a six-inning regional quarterfinal win over Polo.

Midway through the Class 1A Winnebago Sectional on Friday night, inclement weather put a pause on things. But Forreston-Polo, Oregon and West Carroll already had plenty of competitors qualify for the state meet.

The Dixon baseball team improved to 21-1 with a pair of wins over Rochelle at home Saturday, while the Dixon softball team defeated Byron but fell to North Boone. The Newman baseball and softball teams defeated Morrison.

The Newman softball team lost its Three Rivers East finale on the road Friday, while Rock Falls jumped out to a big lead before its game in Galesburg was called off due to inclement weather.

Midway through the Class 1A Winnebago Sectional on Friday night, inclement weather put a pause on things. But Forreston-Polo, Oregon and West Carroll already had plenty of competitors qualify for the state meet.

Local teams from the Three Rivers and Northwest Upstate Illini competed in the boys track & field conference meets on Thursday.

The Newman baseball and softball teams both won big in nonconference games Monday, as the baseball Comets beat Mercer County 13-0 in Aledo, and the softball Comets beat Pecatonica 10-0 at home. Meanwhile, the Dixon tennis team notched a 4-1 win over Rock Island.

The Oregon softball team swept West Carroll in a doubleheader Saturday, winning 14-3 and 15-1 in a pair of five-inning wins to improve to 20-8 on the season. Also, the Dixon tennis team won the Hub Invite title in Rochelle.

The Dixon, Rock Falls and Oregon girls track & field teams competed at the Big Northern Conference Meet on Thursday night in Rockford, and the three local teams finished 3-4-5 in the final team standings.

The Sterling softball team defeated Forreston 4-1 on Monday, while Dixon downed Genoa-Kingston 7-4 and Rock Falls topped Rockford Lutheran 10-0. On the baseball diamond, Dixon defeated Rockford Lutheran 12-0, and Rock Falls beat Genoa-Kingston 4-1.

The Dixon baseball team won a wild Big Northern Conference game at home, 22-12 over Rockford Lutheran on Thursday. The Rock Falls baseball team rallied to top Genoa-Kingston 8-6, and the softball Rockets and Duchesses both won run-rule BNC contests.

The Rock Falls softball team avenged an earlier loss at home to Oregon with a 11-0, five inning victory on Wednesday, while the Dixon softball team lost its second straight game at home.

The Rock Falls baseball team won for the second straight day Tuesday, defeating Oregon 26-0 in four innings in a Big Northern Conference road game. Dixon also won big, downing Byron 17-2 in four innings to improve to 11-1 overall and 9-1 in the BNC.