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Morrison senior Camryn Veltrop recently passed her older sister Shelby as the program's all-time leading rebounder and set the free throw record. Camryn is also Morrison's all-time leading scorer, boys or girls, after passing Rod Bush.

Sterling's Sarah Doughty looks to be the top local bowler at this Friday's Dixon Regional, where Dixon, Erie-Prophetstown and Oregon are also competing. Doughty and the Golden Warriors were Dixon Invitational champions the last time they competed at Plum Hollow this season.

Eddie Jones eclipsed 1,000 career points in an Amboy win, Sterling and Eastland won, Fulton boys beat Morrison, Newman girls fell, Eastland beat Rock Falls and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Rock Falls finished strong in a 63-56 BNC win over Winnebago on senior night as Ryken Howard and Kuitim Heald each scored 21 points and Cole Mulnix added 14 off the bench. The Rockets have won six straight games.

Dixon girls basketball won, Newman fell at No. 2 Stillman Valley, E-P beat Morrison, Sterling girls bowling took second at the Big 6 Meet and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Rock Falls, Amboy and Eastland boys basketball won, Cam Jones scored 29 in a Polo win, Sarah Doughty helped Sterling bowling win the Dixon invite, a number of girls wrestlers advanced to the sectional round and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon battled but fell short as 3-point misses and a late turnover were costly in a 67-63 Big Northern Conference setback to Rockford Lutheran at home on Saturday night.

The Dixon boys bowling team finished seventh at the state meet on Saturday as Wyatt Miller took seventh individually. Oregon took 12th as a team, led by a 31st-place finish by Gavvin Surmo. Both finishes were a program-best for the Dukes and Hawks.

Zyan Westbrook was the 132-pound champion and Sterling had three other top three finishes at the Big 6 meet, Sterling and Newman boys basketball fell, Fulton beat Milledgeville and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon is in third place at the state bowling meet after Friday's games and Wyatt Miller is in third individually. Oregon is also in 11th place and will compete on Saturday for the first time.

Sterling senior wrestler Zyan Westbrook, who won the Bob Lueders invite title at 132 pounds and is 26-2 this season, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. 'He will succeed at whatever he puts his efforts towards.'

Dixon boys wrestling won the BNC title with a win over Oregon, Dixon and Newman girls basketball had road wins, Morrison's Camryn Veltrop scored 26 in a fourth straight win, Dixon girls bowling won, Sterling boys swimming beat Byron and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Dixon and Oregon boys bowling teams look to make some noise at the state meet this weekend at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights. The Dukes took 11th last year and Oregon is competing at state as a team for just the second time.

Fulton boys basketball beat A-FC, Polo beat Morrison, Milledgeville beat Amboy, Forreston beat Pearl City, Sterling girls bowling and boys wrestling won and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Polo senior Cheyenna Wilkins had an 'amazing' experience playing for USA's Team Avengers in The Netherlands at The Cup, a fastpitch softball tournament featuring some of the top players from America and Europe. She earned MVP in the first game.