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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.
Sterling was unable to answer Quincy's full-court press in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils rallied for a 59-52 overtime win. Quincy's 6-foot-7 freshman Brennan Lepper forced OT with a banked in 3-pointer.
Sterling senior Macie Lofgren wasn't sure she would play again this season after an early knee injury. Cleared to play this week, Lofgren hit her first 3-pointer of the season and scored seven points in a 50-25 win over Alleman Thursday night.
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.
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.
Sterling and Polo girls basketball won, Eastland beat Fulton, Sterling boys fell to Moline and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.
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.
Dixon wrestler Jack Ragan is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. He eclipsed 100 career wins this season and hopes to place at state.
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.
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.
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 Dixon wrestling team had dominant performances over Oregon and Rock Falls to win a seventh straight Big Northern Conference title.
Rock Falls boys wrestling topped Morrison 47-21, Oregon boys basketball improved to 17-4, Amboy beat Polo and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Newman wrestling beat Princeton 48-27 on senior night to clinch the outright Three Rivers Conference title Tuesday night.