Boys Basketball | Sauk Valley News
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Newman faces off against Riverdale Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, for the title at the Cliff Warkins Memorial boys basketball tournament at Erie High School. Newman took the win 79-73.
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Sycamore scored 11 points in the final 59 seconds of the first half to turn a first-half deficit into a 71-59 victory over Dixon in a nonconference game Friday night at Lancaster Gym.
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Newman overcame a slow start and a red-hot shooting Byron team to win Friday's Forreston Holiday Tournament championship in a 68-65 overtime classic.
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The Dixon Dukes host the Sycamore Spartans in a non-conference game. The game was played at Lancaster Gym in Dixon on Friday, December 19th, 2025.
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Newman wins the Forreston Holiday Tournament Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, with a thrilling OT win over Byron.
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A year of sport’s thrills and chills have once again come and gone in the Sauk Valley. Take a look back at photographer Alex T. Paschal’s Top 10 images of the year. Included in each picture's caption is the photographer’s own words about what the photo means to him.
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Z'Viyon Martin's 3-pointer with two seconds left completed Rock Falls' 15-point comeback against Mendota on Monday.
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Byron downed Oregon 79-62 on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 at the 64th Forreston Holiday Tournament at Forreston High School.
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Rock Falls and Mendota battle it out on the court Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. RF took the win in a nail biter 67-65.
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