Wrestling teams from Dixon, Princeton, Richmond-Burton and Coal City competed during the 62nd annual Lyle King Princeton Invitational boys tournament on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 at Princeton High School.

Morgan Hargrave hit a 3-pointer just before halftime to give Dixon the lead and momentum in a 48-31 win over St. Francis on Saturday.

Dixon girls basketball hosted and beat Wheaton St. Francis 48-31 Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.

Confidence and aggressiveness were the name of the game Friday night for Dixon, as it used a huge third-quarter run to break open a tie game and pull away for a 53-37 victory over Stillman Valley at Lancaster Gym.

Dixon's Jared Shaner felt like it was time to step down after a successful run leading the Dukes' football team.

The Duchesses bounced back with a 52-43 win over Stillman Valley to take third at the Dixon Christmas Classic on Monday night.

Dixon takes on Stillman Valley in the Third Place game of the 47th Annual Christmas Girls Holiday Classic at Dixon High School on Monday, December 29th, 2025.

Dixon fell 54-52 to Byron after leading by eight in the fourth quarter in Saturday's Christmas Classic semifinals.

Dixon and Byron face off in the Duchesses Basketball Christmas Classic semifinal Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Byron edged out a win 54-52.

Dixon started off hot from the perimeter and never looked back Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Dixon Christmas Classic, building a double-digit lead by the end of the first quarter in a 67-27 win over Aurora Central Catholic in their final pool-play game on Day 1.

The Dixon Duchesses played the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers in the Dixon Holiday Tournament. The game took place at Dixon High School on Friday, December 26th, 2025

Dixon faces off against Burlington Central Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in the Duchesses Basketball Christmas Classic. Dixon took the win 42-38.

Here is the 2025 Friday Night Drive Team of the Year.

A shootout between Dixon and Sycamore essentially came down to one quarter Saturday night, and it was the Duchesses’ big run in the second period that sunk the Spartans in a 55-47 victory at Lancaster Gym.

The Dixon Duchesses hosted the Sycamore Spartans in a non-conference game. The game was played at Lancaster Gym in Dixon on Saturday, December 20th, 2025.

Girls bowling teams from Ottawa, Streator Dixon, L-P, Mendota Hall and St. Bede girls all competed in the L-P Cavalier Classic on Saturday Dec. 20, 2025 at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru.

Sycamore scored 11 points in the final 59 seconds of the first half to turn a first-half deficit into a 71-59 victory over Dixon in a nonconference game Friday night at Lancaster Gym.

Dixon scored the first 21 points of the game and used a suffocating defense to defeat Kaneland 35-16 on Wednesday night at Lancaster Gym.

The Dixon Duchesses rolled to a 35 to 16 win over Kaneland Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025.

Both Ottawa and Dixon’s girls basketball teams forced double-digit turnovers Wednesday night, but it was the Duchesses who turned their forced turnovers into points in a 37-19 victory.

Dixon defeated Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School.

Kewanee overcame an aggressive Dixon defense to pull out a 66-62 road win in Tuesday night's nonconference game at Lancaster Gym.

The loss of back-to-back impactful senior classes the last two seasons means the Dixon Dukes are looking for a lot of new players to step up this season.

Dixon hosts Kewanee Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in boys basketball. The Boilermakers took the win 66-62.

The experienced Dixon Duchesses have adjusted their playing style this season to account for a lack of size on the interior. They are off to a 5-0 start.

Returning IHSA state qualifier Jack Ragan won two matches, and Dixon recorded 14 pins across two duals to sweep its nonconference triangular against Rochelle and Burlington Central on Tuesday.

Here is a look at the Sauk Valley boys basketball teams as the 2025-26 season tips off this week.

Dixon, Rochelle, and Amboy were three of the girls basketball teams that competed in games on the opening night of the Oregon Tip-Off Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 at the Blackhawk Center and Oregon High School.

Five Sauk Valley girls basketball players to watch this season are Sterling's Jossy James, Polo's Cam Jones, Newman's Gisselle Martin, Dixon's Ahmyrie McGowan and Oregon's Aniyah Sarver.

With the 2025-26 girls basketball season getting started this week, here’s a look at the teams in the Sauk Valley area.

Dixon's Landon Knigge was named all-state by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association after a record-breaking senior season. Newman, EPC, Forreston, Amboy, Milledgeville, Polo and West Carroll also had all-state selections from the area.

Dixon showed no quit until the very end against Coal City. Newman's seniors left their mark, and three area 8-man teams are in the semifinals in this week's Sauk Valley football notes.

Dixon's Daniela Lovett finished 19th at the state cross-country meet to earn all-state honors on Saturday.

The Dixon Dukes won the Class 2A state cross country title on Saturday afternoon in Peoria. 'This is the best Dixon cross country team.'

After Dixon erased a 14-point deficit to take the lead, Coal City answered with three long pass plays to pull out a 49-42 victory in the teams' Class 4A second-round playoff game Friday night at A.C. Bowers Field.

Dixon hosts Coal City, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Round 2 of the 4A football playoffs. Coal City took the slugfest 49-42.

The Dixon boys cross country team is confident heading into the Class 2A state meet this Saturday. The Dukes hope to take home the title after taking fourth last season by one point.

Dixon hosts Coal City on Friday in a rematch of last year's state quarterfinal. Newman is at 10-0 El Paso-Gridley on Saturday, Milledgeville and Polo host, while Amboy and West Carroll hit the road in Round 2 of the playoffs for Sauk Valley teams.

Dixon's Daniela Lovett is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after breaking the school's cross country record. She heads to state coming off a personal best run by 30 seconds. Here is a Q&A with the senior.

Here is a photo gallery of Dixon's boys team and Duchess Daniela Lovett getting set for Saturday's state cross country meet in Peoria.

The Class 4A field was chock full of perennial powers on pairings night and most of them are still there as we head into Round 2. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 4A Playoffs.

Landon Knigge rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns, and Dixon scored points on seven of its 11 drives while pitching a shutout to defeat Woodstock North 45-0 in their Class 4A first-round playoff game Friday night at A.C. Bowers Field.

Shaw Local Radio is proud to bring you five high school football broadcasts for round one of the IHSA playoffs, including Oregon, Dixon, Woodstock North, and Amboy

Dixon hosts Woodstock North in round 1 of the Class 4A football playoffs Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Dixon rolled to a big win to start the playoffs.

Sycamore trailed 23-19 after a lopsided loss in the first set on Thursday in the Class 3A Rochelle Regional championship. But they stormed back to win the second set, then won a third-set that featured 15 ties to claim the regional crown, 13-25, 26-24, 25-23.

After rushing for a single-game school record 447 yards with five touchdowns to finish the regular season, Dixon senior Landon Knigge was named Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP. He has over 1,800 yards and 32 TDs this season. Here is his Q&A.

The Dixon and Ottawa volleyball teams got together for a match Tuesday in the Class 3A Rochelle Regional.

Enrollment changes lead to the 4A draw looking a bit different than it has in the past few years. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 4A Playoffs.

Dixon's defense continues to help set the tone heading into the playoffs. Newman was challenged by Mon-Rose to end the regular season, and Polo's 70 points were the most the Marcos scored since at least 1935 in this week's Sauk Valley football notes.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 9 of the 2025 high school football season