Dixon girls beat Harvest-Westminster Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, 72-33.

Benny Olalde scored 25 points in an Oregon win over Stillman Valley. Rock Falls and Dixon's boys both fell by two points, Eastland girls beat Polo, Newman beat Oregon, Fulton beat AFC and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

What is the key to Jack Saathoff's impressive rebounding ability? Effort. The junior guard is just 33 rebounds away from breaking Sterling's single-season rebound record.

Erie-Prophetstown's Caleb Reymer is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. Here is a Q&A with Reymer, who won a heavyweight regional title by major decision and hopes to get to state as a junior.

Newman girls basketball wrapped up Three Rivers Conference play with a 9-1 record as conference champions. Eastland boys beat Fulton and Faith Christian beat AFC in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

E-P girls traveled to Belvidere Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, for the girls wrestling regionals. Photos by Jessie Otten.

A perfectly timed offensive rebound led to a decisive three-point play as Dixon pulled out a 45-43 BNC win over Stillman Valley on Saturday night at Lancaster Gym.

Blair Grennan, Tessa Fosdick, Kerby Germann and Ryleigh Eriks all won their weight class at the Belvidere Regional. Sterling boys swimming finished second at the Big 6 meet and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

West Carroll grad Emma Randecker, a freshman at the University of Northern Iowa, set the school’s indoor 200-meter dash record with a time of 24.11 on Saturday. The previous record was set in 1994.