Newman's Joel Rhodes went 4-0 to take first at No. 1 singles at the Rochelle tennis invite. Oregon and Forreston baseball won, Sycamore swept Rock Falls softball and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Forreston-Polo took second at a competitive field at the Oregon Hall of Fame Hawk Classic on Friday.

Sterling set two varsity boys relay records and nearly set a third at Friday's Night Relays. Sterling's Finley Ryan and Presley Winters also tied for first in the pole vault as both teams took second.

In a battle between the two division leaders in the Three Rivers Conference, the Newman Comets came through in the clutch Friday against Sherrard, as six two-out RBIs over a three-inning stretch led to a 10-3 victory.

Riverdale wins baseball, Fulton wins softball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Dixon freshman soccer player Jenna Harrison is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after an online vote. She broke her older sister Taylor's freshman scoring record and had seven goals in a game this season.

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Local teams compete Friday, May, 2, 2025, at Sterling's Night Relays.

Lily Martinez hit a walk-off home run in a 6-5 win over United Township as Sterling bounced back from Tuesday's loss. Brayden Jackson's home run sent Eastland past Amboy, Forreston scored 22 runs and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Oregon defeated Dixon 2-1 on Thursday in a Big Northern Conference game at Oregon Park West despite a 21-5 shot advantage for the Duchesses.