Sterling has a big home game against Quincy, No. 5 Newman hosts Kewanee on Saturday, No. 10 Dixon heads to Streator, Fulton and Morrison face off for the Wooden Shoe trophy and more in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

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After dropping the first set, Rock Falls rallied to win the second, then come back from an early deficit to win the third in a 20-25, 25-16, 25-22 win over Rockford Christian.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview Week 8 in Illinois high school football and dig into where we are heading into the playoffs with only two games left

Some unexpected results led to a lot of seeding changes in this week's projections. It did not, however, lead to a lot of new teams breaking into the field. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

Sycamore hits the road to take in an undefeated Morris team, DeKalb hosts Andrew, G-K faces winless Rock Falls and more as we preview Week 8 games.

After pulling away in the first set and scuffling in the second, Dixon rolled in the third set on its way to a 25-18, 22-25, 25-8 win over Byron to remain undefeated in Big Northern Conference play.

Miley Bickett had 17 assists in a home win for Rock Falls. Eastland volleyball beat Polo, Dixon boys soccer beat Pecatonica 2-0 and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

With just two weeks left in the regular season, here's where Herald-News area teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA postseason.

A proposal has been put forth to the IHSA to expand the playoff field by 96 teams and introduce a flexed regional scheduling concept to ease the pressures for teams having difficulties putting together a full football schedule

Rock Falls seeks more leadership from key players after a promising start against IVC led to another loss. Dixon's Landon Knigge had a five-TD first quarter, and Sterling is looking for another bounceback in this week's Sauk Valley football notes.

Amboy's Henry Nichols took seventh and Rock Falls' Kat Scott helped lead the team to fourth at Amboy's Columbus Day invite.

Oregon's Sarah Eckardt shot a 79 on Saturday to finish in 29th at state. Sterling volleyball beat Dixon, E-P went 3-1 at the Sherrard tournament, Charles Johnson took third at the Sterling invite and more in Saturday's SVM sports roundup.

The Fulton boys golf team repeated as state runner-up in Class 1A as Owen Van Zuiden tied for fourth and Jacob Voss tied for sixth. Bureau Valley's Wyatt Novotny was individual champion.

Dixon and Newman each got their sixth wins after earning road victories. Oregon fell to Stillman Valley, Morrison and Fulton won and more in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup.

Rock Falls controlled the ball and the clock in the first half, but an inability to score allowed Illinois Valley Central to pull away in the second half for a 28-0 win on Friday night at Hinders Field

The Grey Ghosts of Illinois Valley Central traveled to Hinders Field in Rock Falls on Friday, October 10, 2025 to take on the Rockets. IVC won the contest 28-0.

Sterling volleyball swept Rock Island, Fulton beat Polo in three sets, Dixon girls tennis beat Newman 6-1 and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon jumped out to big leads in both sets, then pulled away down the stretch after Oregon runs to win their Big Northern Conference match 25-18, 25-13 on Thursday night at Lancaster Gym.

Sterling has a big game at Geneseo, Dixon heads to Winnebago riding four straight shutouts, Newman plays at upstart Riverdale and Rock Falls faces winless IVC in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

Dixon and Oregon square off at the net Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.

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Here are the Associated Press IHSA Week 8 football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

With three weeks left in the regular season, here's where Herald-News area teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA playoffs.

Kaneland and Rochelle prepare to honor Dylan Manning before their meeting Friday, and Sycamore faces La Salle-Peru in a must-win game for the Spartans. Plus we look at DeKalb, Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston in our preview capsules.

12 new or returning teams joined the projection this week but week over week the projection was fairly stable. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

Dixon volleyball picked up a big win at Rockford Christian, Rock Falls won and Sterling took Quincy to a third set. Plus more scores in Tuesday's Sauk Valley Media Sports Roundup

Newman built a big lead in the first set, then had to come back to win the second set in a 25-18, 25-19 win over Mendota in their Three Rivers East match Tuesday.

Dixon's Rachel Drew and Oregon's Sarah Eckardt each advanced to this weekend's state golf meet. Jacob Voss' sectional title helped lead Fulton back to state, Dixon and Sterling fell just short and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon golfer Brody Nicklaus took fifth at the Big Northern Conference meet and shot a 73 earlier this season. He is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after an online vote.

Dixon boys cross country topped 36 other teams at the Peoria Invite. E-P volleyball won the Sterling Invite, Sterling girls swimming took second and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

E-P won a nail biter on homecoming week over local rival Riverdale Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. Photos by Jessie Otten - Shaw Local News Network.

Newman hosts Mercer County Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, for week 6 football action. Newman won 46-7.

Dixon dominated both sides of the ball in a 55-0 Homecoming victory over Big Northern Conference foe Stillman Valley on Friday night at A.C. Bowers Field. Dixon's defense has not given up a point in four straight games

Sterling took the win over Alleman 55-13 Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.

Dixon football takes on Stillman Valley for their homecoming game Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. Dixon womped Stillman 55-0.

In an atmosphere reminiscent of the postseason, Dixon scratched out a 25-22, 23-25, 25-17 win over a scrappy Newman squad in their nonconference rivalry match Thursday.

Sterling girls tennis had some competitive wins in a 4-1 victory over Dixon. Sterling volleyball beat Moline, Polo topped Oregon and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon hosts Stillman Valley, Sterling hosts Alleman, Rock Falls heads to Winnebago and Newman faces Mercer County on Saturday in this week's Sauk Valley football slate. Here are previews for all 14 games.

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Dixon's Brody Nicklaus was the top local finisher in Geneseo as the Dukes and Sterling each had players advance to the sectional round. Fulton advanced as a team along with multiple other local individuals in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

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

Sycamore and Kaneland clash in a big Interstate 8 showdown, DeKalb face pivotal test against undefeated Lincoln-Way Central, G-K faces winless Rockford Lutheran and Hiawatha will get a forfeit win.

As we move past the half way point, the edges off the playoff field start to become clearer. But a few small upsets can cause quite an adjustment which bore out after Week 5's games. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

Dixon girls golf won a regional title as Reese Dambman and Rachel Drew took first and third. Oregon girls golf also advanced to the sectional, Sterling girls swimming won, Newman volleyball beat Princeton and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.