Wrestling

The Dixon wrestling team finished the Big Northern Conference season undefeated to claim the league title, finishing off the perfect run through BNC duals with a 66-15 win over rival Rock Falls. Meanwhile, the Rock Falls boys basketball team picked up its first BNC win of the season with a 69-47 victory at North Boone.

The Dixon girls basketball team grabbed an early lead and never looked back Thursday night at Lancaster Gym, defeating North Boone 52-15 in a Big Northern Conference makeup game.

After tying at 33 points after all matches were concluded, a tiebreaker gave Lincoln-Way East a dual meet win over Lockport on Thursday and with it the SWSC Blue Division title.

Huntley's Jake Jensen earned his 100th career win as the Red Raiders took down Dundee-Crown 51-18 on Thursday night to stay undefeated in conference.

McHenry once again showed off its depth at the Batavia Invite, with some Warriors earning career-high finishes. Plus notes on Prairie Ridge and Crystal Lake Central.

The Rock Falls girls basketball team was firing on all cylinders Wednesday night, building a big lead and cruising past North Boone 55-21 for a Big Northern Conference road win. All 11 players got in the game and scored for the Rockets (11-11, 2-3 BNC).

After juggling multiple sports at once his freshman year, Yorkville's Ben Alvarez is enjoying a stellar sophomore season this winter as a full-time wrestler for the unbeaten Foxes. That and Yorkville Christian and Sandwich have top finishes at weekend tournaments in Joshua Welge's wrestling notebook.

The Dixon Dukes defeated Oregon 45-33 in a dual meet Tuesday night at the Blackhawk Center, while the Hawks defeated Winnebago 45-18 in another dual.

The Dixon Duchesses notched their 20th win of the season with a come-from-behind win on the road against Hampshire on Saturday afternoon. The Newman boys took control with a third-quarter surge to defeat Byron at the Manny's Shootout in Mt. Carroll.

Plano boys basketball rallied past Newark, Yorkville Christian lost to Class 4A state-ranked Glenbrook South, Oswego wrestling was seventh at the Geneseo Invite and Oswego girls basketball earned its first win of the season in Saturday's prep sports roundup.