Fulton's Braedon Meyers pitched a two-hitter in a 5-0 win over Orion as the Steamers won a fifth straight regional title. Forreston also won a Class 1A regional title after beating South Beloit 22-2.

Despite things not going Newman's way for most of the game, the Comets baseball team still battled its way back and brought the tying run to the plate before falling 9-7 to Boylan in the Class 3A Belvidere Regional final. 'We never gave up.'

Winnebago scored in four of the first five innings and kept the pressure on Rock Falls all game long in a 9-3 win in the 2A Rock Falls Regional championship game Saturday at Hinders Field.

The Sterling Golden Warriors fell to Belvidere North 3-2 at Gartner Park on Saturday, ending their season at 14-19.

This year's Fulton softball team raised the bar after the Steamers finished in the Sweet 16 for the first time and won back-to-back regional titles. Fulton fell 8-2 on Friday to a Dakota team that took fourth at state last year.

Sterling and Dixon both had big performances in Friday's preliminaries at the IHSA state boys track and field meet.

A Sterling man has been charged with home invasion and battery following a Thursday incident at a West Fifth Street residence

Belle Curley of Fulton softball is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. She led off with four hits in the win over top-seeded Morrison to help the Steamers win back-to-back regional titles for the first time. Here is her Q&A.

Newman junior Joel Rhodes and Sterling sophomore Aron Rivera both went 1-2 on Thursday in singles play to wrap up the season at the IHSA state tennis meet. Sterling's Micah Peterson and Jacob Prevo fell after a close doubles match in consolation.