With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday, Lily Martinez ended an epic plate appearance with a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in Bree Taylor as Sterling defeated Rock Island 5-4.

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Sterling hosts the DeKalb Barbs at Gartner Park in Sterling. The game took place on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

Here is a look at each Sauk Valley area softball team for the 2025 season, including top returners, key newcomers and more.

An inning after three straight bunt singles led to the tying run, Kiyrra Morris’ RBI double to left field drove in Sam Woolley with the winning run in the Princeton’s 3-2 victory over Rock Falls on Thursday afternoon at the Hinders Field Complex.

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Princeton and Rock Falls battle on the diamond Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Rock Falls. Princeton took the win 3-2 in 8 innings.

Taking advantage of aggressive at-bats and defensive miscues, Sterling rolled to a 15-0, four-inning win over Sauk Valley rival Dixon on Tuesday afternoon.

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Dixon heads to Sterling for a softball game Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Sterling took the win 15-0 in 4 innings.

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Forreston saw a 3-0 lead disappear in the fifth inning when River Ridge/Scales Mound scored five runs enroute to an 8-4 over the Cardinals on Monday, March 24, 2025 at Forreston High School.

Sterling's Braden Birdsley had a walk-off hit, Dixon baseball fell 15-1, Rockridge beat Newman, Fulton beat Morrison, Forreston won 14-12, Dixon, E-P, Bureau Valley and Oregon softball won and Rock Falls boys track & field won in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.