Dixon Preps

Sauk Valley Community College freshman Katie Drew, a Dixon grad, placed fifth at the NJCAA DII Women's National Championship golf tournament to earn All-American first-team honors. She is the first women's golfer to earn All-American honors for the Skyhawks.

The Dixon girls soccer team traveled to Sycamore Thursday to take on the Spartans.

Four different players scored goals Wednesday as Dixon defeated Sterling 5-0 on Senior Night at A.C. Bowers Field.

Area teams compete Wednesday, May 14, 2025, for a chance to go to state at the girls Class 2A track Sectionals at Sterling High School

The Oregon girls won their first Big Northern Conference track & field title since 2019 on Thursday as a strong start in the field events carried over to the track.

Dixon hosts the girls BNC track meet Thursday, May 8, 2025.

The big hit eluded Dixon on Tuesday as the Dukes fell 5-2 to North Boone for the second straight day. Mistakes were also costly in a matchup of two teams toward the top of the Big Northern Conference standings.

Dixon came through with a big hit in the top of the seventh, then escaped a jam in the bottom of the inning Tuesday to defeat Oregon 5-4 in a Big Northern Conference game at Oregon Park West.

Dixon hosts North Boone Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in baseball. North Boone took the win 5-2.

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

Dixon travels to Oregon in a soccer match Thursday, May 1, 2025. Oregon took the win 2-1.

In a roller coaster of a game, Rock Falls watched a five-run lead disappear before scoring three times in the top of the seventh inning for a 10-8 win over Dixon on Tuesday.

Rock Falls heads into Dixon Tuesday, April 29, 2025 for a baseball game. Rock Falls took the win 10-8.

Dixon was out-hit by Oregon in their Big Northern Conference game Thursday at Veterans Memorial Field, but scored four runs after a two-out dropped third strike in the third inning to pull out a 5-3 victory.

Dixon hosts Oregon Thursday, April 24, 2025, in baseball. Dixon took the win 5-3.

Freshman Jenna Harrison had five goals and an assist to lead the Dixon Duchesses past North Boone 9-0 at A.C. Bowers Field on Tuesday for their first Big Northern Conference win of the season.

Dixon hosts North Boone in girls soccer Tuesday, April, 15, 2025. The Duchesses made it taxing on the Vikings, beating them 9-0 in a shortened game.

Dixon took top honors at the 45th Annual Gebhardt-Worley Invitational at Oregon High School on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Forreston finished second.

Jake Zepezauer went 3 for 3 with two RBIs as Dixon held off Genoa-Kingston in a 10-7 Big Northern Conference win on Monday.

Genoa-Kingston junior Elizabeth Davis homered at Reynolds Field for the third straight season, and was also strong in the circle in the Cogs’ 7-1 victory over Dixon on Monday in a Big Northern Conference game.

Dixon and Genoa-Kingston softball meet on the diamond Monday, April 7, 2025. G-K took the win 7-1.

Dixon won a quad meet at Oregon High School on Thursday, April 3, 2024 beating Forreston, Oregon, and Dakota.

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.

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

There are 175 1,000-point scorers (140 boys, 35 girls) from Bureau County schools from the past to present. DePue heads the list with 21 (all boys) followed by Princeton (13/6) with 19 and Hall (12/6) with 18.

Paschal: Eastland will represent the Sauk Valley in the state tournament this weekend in Champaign. Clearly talented with a top-notch coach calling the shots, the team definitely has a chance to bring back the hardware.

A look at all-time boys & girls basketball scoring leaders for 53 area schools, including 14 closed schools, as researched by the BCR's Kevin Hieronymus. Three area boys moved to No. 1 this season: Noah LaPorte at Princeton, Darius Hetherington at Dixon, Paxton Giertz at Seneca.

Local rivals Dixon and Sterling play for the Class 3A Rockford Boylan Sectional title Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Sterling won the defensive battle 39-30.

La Salle-Peru beat Dixon 53-50 in overtime in a Class 3A La Salle-Peru Regional semifinal Wednesday.

L-P beat Dixon 53-50 in overtime during the Class 3A Regional semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Sellett gymnasium at L-P High School. The Cavaliers will play the Streator Bulldogs for the Regional title on Friday at 6p.m.

Dixon built a 31-9 lead and held on a 40-30 victory over the Knights in a Class 3A Boylan Sectional semifinal on Tuesday behind 15 points from Ahmyrie McGowan.

The Dixon and Kaneland girls basketball teams met Tuesday in a Class 3A sectional semifinal at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford.

Rock Falls, Dixon and Sterling are all top four seeds as postseason boys basketball kicks off this week. As the boys basketball postseason tips off this week, here are storylines to watch.

Dixon and Rockford Boylan face off for the Regional final Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 in Freeport. Dixon won the game 50-20. Photos by Erin Henze/Shaw Local News Network

Dixon was efficient on offense and smothering on defense Thursday night, defeating Boylan 50-20 in the Class 3A Freeport Regional final to take home its second title in as many years.

Hot starts to both halves sent Dixon past Belvidere 58-28 in their Class 3A Freeport Regional semifinal on Monday night. The Duchesses went on 19-0 runs in both the first and third quarters to take control.

Morris's Paxton Valentine, Sycamore's Carson West, Sterling's Zyan Westbrook and Plano's Prince Amakiri all won championships at Saturday's IHSA Class 2A Washington Boys Wrestling Sectional.

Teams from Sycamore, Morris, Yorkville Christian, Sterling, Kaneland and Dixon competed in the championship and third-place matches during the Class 2A Sectional championship on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 at Washington High School.

In another classic chapter in the Dixon-Rock Falls rivalry, the Dukes rallied in the final minute, but Brody Nicklaus’ last-second deep 3-pointer rimmed out and the Rockets held on for a 48-46 win Friday at Lancaster Gym.

How will Sterling fare after winning its first Western Big 6 title? Can Dixon make another run? Will the Golden Warriors and Duchesses meet for a sectional title? Can a young Newman team make some noise? Look for that and more from Sauk Valley area teams this postseason.

A dozen local wrestlers kept their seasons alive Saturday at the Class 2A Dixon Regional at Lancaster Gym, with three taking titles and three more earning runner-up finishes.

Dixon, Sterling, Oregon and Erie-Prophetstown competed Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in the girls bowling regional at Plum Hollow in Dixon. Sterling took second to advance to the sectional as a team along with Oregon's Carli Bailey.

Dixon, Polo, Sterling and others meet Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at Dixon High School for Class 2A individual wrestling. Photos by Brian Hurley - Shaw Local News Network

Senior forward Darius Harrington became Dixon's new all-time leading scorer after passing Beau Bailey with a 25-point performance in a 62-40 win over Oregon on Tuesday at the Blackhawk Center.

Dixon's Darius Harrington breaks the all-time school scoring record with 1,783 points Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 in Oregon as the Dukes' go on to win 62-40.

Dixon senior forward Hallie Williamson went a perfect 7 for 7 from the field in the third quarter to help the Duchesses pull away from Big Northern Conference rival Rock Falls in a 57-27 win Friday on Senior Night at Lancaster Gym.

Dixon hosts Rock Falls in girl's basketball Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in a conference matchup. The Duchesses prevailed 57-27.

The Dixon and Oregon boys bowling teams look to make some noise at the state meet this weekend at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights. The Dukes took 11th last year and Oregon is competing at state as a team for just the second time.

Darius Harrington had 11 points in the second quarter and followed up with 14 more in the third quarter, finishing with a game-high 36 points, to power the Dukes to a 61-50 win over their former NCIC rivals.

The best thing about Monday’s 61-50 loss to Dixon for the Princeton Tigers is that they won’t have long to dwell over it. The Tigers will to have to answer the bell less than 24 hours later to take on Riverdale back at Prouty Gym on Tuesday night.