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.

Kaneland and Belvidere North meet Friday in a Class 5A second-round game. It's a rematch of a 6A first-round contest from last year, a win for the Blue Thunder.

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for Class 5A and Class 6A. See the proposed regions here.

The All-Western Big 6 Conference teams for football, volleyball and boys soccer were recently announced. Sterling had multiple athletes earn all-conference in each sport.

Coal City secured a 1-0 win over Williamsville in the Class 1A Maroa-Forsyth Super-Sectional on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, to advance to state for the first time in program history.

Mendota defeated Quincy Notre Dame 2-1 to win the Class 1A Supersectional on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 at Mendota High School. The Trojans will now face Coal City in the Class 1A State semifinals on Thursday, at 7:30p.m. at Hoffman Estates High School.

EP fell to Aurora Christian in the first round of the Class 2A IHSA football playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, by a score of 37-12.

Oregon freshman Anya Anaya is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. She placed 11th at the regional and wrapped up the season strong with a personal record at the sectional.

Here are the second round pairings for the 2025 IHSA playoffs.

Dixon boys cross country advanced to state as a team after four top-15 finishes and a sectional title. Dixon's Daniela Lovett took third, Milledgeville and West Carroll football won and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Bloomington Central Catholic defeated Princeton 41-20 during the first round of the IHSA Class 3A football playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at Central Catholic High School.

Newman rolled to a 43-8 win over Ridgeview-Lexington Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in the 2A football 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.

After receiving feedback from IHSA membership schools, a Roxana High School proposal to change the postseason structure and regular-season scheduling process has some alterations.

Trailing 22-20 and facing the end of its season, Morris scored the final five points of the match to pull out a 21-25, 25-9, 25-22 victory over Sterling in the Class 3A Sterling Regional final and earn its first regional title since 2015.

There's a prominent addition to the Class 8A field in Mount Carmel, but there's plenty of teams that are hoping than can keep the Caravan from collecting 8A hardware. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.

With three-time 7A State Champion Mount Carmel moving up to Class 8A, there's plenty of team chomping at the bit for a chance to be the new team hoisting the state championship hardware. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Playoffs.

Morris takes the Class 3 volleyball regional title in a thrilling three sets against Sterling on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Can anyone prevent a collision course game between East St. Louis and Nazareth in the state championship? A lot of teams would like to think so. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 6A Playoffs.

Eastland volleyball topped Milledgeville 23-25, 25-12, 25-19 in a regional semifinal matchup. Fulton also won and Polo fell to Serena in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Here are the Associated Press IHSA Week 10 football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes. It is the final AP Poll of the season.

Sycamore starts the postseason with a trip to Cary-Grove, Kaneland hosts Lakes, and Hiawatha will face Polo for the second time in three weeks. We break down each game.

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for Class 3A and Class 4A. See the proposed regions here.

Dixon volleyball finished strong in a 3-set postseason win over Ottawa. Fulton won, Polo won and Eastland and Milledgeville wins set up a regional matchup at West Carroll in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling seized control and never let go against Freeport in their Class 3A Sterling Regional semifinal collecting a 25-10, 25-16 win to advance to Thursday's regional final

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.

Erie-Prophetstown beat Oregon in straight sets Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, to advance to the Class 2A regional final on Thursday against Riverdale.

Sterling beat Freeport in two sets in the class 3A volleyball semi-final Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at Sterling High School.

Rock Falls volleyball fell to Riverdale Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in the Class 2A regional semifinal. Riverdale will face Erie-Prophetstown for the regional title.

The Newman and Oregon volleyball teams each won their postseason openers in Monday's Sauk Valley sports roundup.

Dixon boys cross country won the Sterling regional title and Dixon's Daniela Lovett was runner-up in the girls race as area runners advanced to the sectional round. Sterling girls swimming took third at the Big 6 meet and more in Saturday's SVM sports roundup.

Here are the first round pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

Check here for live updates and changes to Steve Soucie's IHSA football playoff projection for all eight classes.

Sterling got a fifth win after beating Rock Island 42-14. EPC got its fifth win, Rock Falls fell just short to Rockford Lutheran and more in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup.

Senior Landon Knigge rushed for a single-game school-record 447 yards and scored five touchdowns to lead Dixon to a 58-20 win over Genoa-Kingston in the regular-season finale Friday night at A.C. Bowers Field.

The Sauk Valley Community College volleyball team clinched the Arrowhead Conference title after sweeping Carl Sandburg. The Skyhawks are No. 12 in the latest NJCAA DII rankings with the postseason approaching.

Dixon cross country standout Dean Geiger is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. He broke 15 minutes this season and hopes to help lead the Dukes to a state title in Class 2A. Here is a Q&A with the junior.

Dixon's Rachel Lance and Jenna Mustapha won two matches at state tennis as the Duchesses wrapped up their state debuts. Eastland and Fulton volleyball finished as co-champions in the NUIC South, Rock Falls won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon hosts Genoa-Kingston, Newman faces Mon-Rose in a battle of 7-1 teams, Sterling heads to Rock Island, Rock Falls (0-8) faces Rockford Lutheran (0-8), Polo (7-1) hosts South Beloit (7-1) and more in this week's Sauk Valley slate.

Here are the Associated Press IHSA Week 9 football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

Get ready for Week 9 with Joshua Welge's previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.

Rock Falls picked up a win on Senior Night at Tabor Gym, defeating Oregon 25-16, 25-20 on Wednesday in the Big Northern Conference finale for both teams.

A look at all the Week 9 football games in the NewsTribune area.

Get ready for Week 9 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Suburban Life coveragea area.

Dixon junior Brooklyn Arjes is set to compete in singles while junior Rachel Lance and sophomore Jenna Mustapha will compete in doubles at state tennis starting Thursday.

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for smaller schools programs (Class 1A and 2A). See the proposed regions here.

Some bubble teams took the opportunity to seize their own fate with surprise wins in Week 8 and altered the field in multiple ways. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston both enter Week 9 at 4-4, needing a win to likely secure playoff spots but each faces a 7-1 team. We break down each Daily Chronicle area Week 9 game.

Dixon rallied to win the opening set, then slowly pulled away in the second to win at Winnebago 25-22, 25-18 and claim the outright Big Northern Conference title on Tuesday night.

Oregon boys soccer advanced to Friday's regional final against Byron as Ivan Hernandez scored three goals. Eastland and Milledgeville volleyball won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.