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Dixon’s Brody Nicklaus scored 26 points in a road loss to Geneseo to open the season. Sterling and Rock Falls boys also fell on the road, Oregon won, Milledgeville and Eastland girls won, and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Five Sauk Valley boys basketball players to watch this season include Forreston's Kendall Erdmann, Newman's Asher Ernst, Eastland's Parker Krogman, Fulton's Landen Leu and Rock Falls' Cole Mulnix.

Here is a look at the Sauk Valley boys basketball teams as the 2025-26 season tips off this week.

Dixon won the Oregon tournament after beating Rockford Christian 51-30. Newman beat Oregon for third behind 27 points from Gisselle Martin, Amboy's Alexa McKendry scored 24 in a win over AFC and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Eastland girls basketball improved to 3-0 at the Forreston tournament, while Oregon and Newman picked up wins at Oregon in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Amboy stepped up after an early deficit, and Jose Lopez ran for three touchdowns and nearly 300 yards as the Clippers beat Polo 30-20 for the I8FA title. Amboy became the first three-time I8FA champion with the win.

The Sauk Valley Skyhawks finished the season 30-14 after going 1-2 at the NJCAA Division II Tournament.

Sterling junior Jossy James is set for a big junior season after committing to Valparaiso University this fall. 'There’s not a kid in our gym that put in more time over the last year than she did.'

Sterling's Jossy James opened the season by scoring a career-high 32 points in a win at Sherrard. Newman and Dixon girls also picked up wins in Oregon. Oregon's RJ Keene bowled a 795, Faith Christian boys basketball won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Amboy and Polo have been the two winningest teams in the I8FA over the last six years. Matching up in the state title game for the first time on Friday, one team will become the league's first three-time champion.

Rock Falls grad Maya Sands was named the SEC Libero of the Year for the third straight season as a senior at the University of Missouri. She is 30th in the nation in digs this season.

Five Sauk Valley girls basketball players to watch this season are Sterling's Jossy James, Polo's Cam Jones, Newman's Gisselle Martin, Dixon's Ahmyrie McGowan and Oregon's Aniyah Sarver.

The Oregon bowling program and coach Alan Nordman picked up its 400th win. Forreston, Eastland, Milledgeville and Bureau Valley girls basketball also earned wins in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

With the 2025-26 girls basketball season getting started this week, here’s a look at the teams in the Sauk Valley area.

Sterling's Bryce Kooy bowled a 679 high series in a win over E-P, and Polo girls basketball fell to Pecatonica to open the season in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.