Oregon boys basketball is 2-0 after Cooper Johnson and Benny Olalde combined for 37 points. Rock Falls fell in the closing seconds, West Carroll beat Milledgeville, Polo's Cam Jones scored 25 and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Mount Carmel was an expected team in the Class 8A final, its opponent however, Oswego, would classify as a surprise. Steve Soucie previews Saturday's Class 8A title game.

It's an all CCL/ESCC final in Class 7A where favored Brother Rice has run through the field with fervor while St. Rita is the only team still playing that had four regular season losses. Steve Soucie previews Saturday's Class 7A title game.

It's not surprise to see East St. Louis in the state title game and most expected a CCL/ESCC team to be battling them. There is one, but it probably isn't the team most though it would be. Steve Soucie previews Saturday's Class 6A title game.

Dixon girls basketball beat Cuba City to improve to 5-0. Oregon girls also won, E-P beat Rock Falls, Sterling boys wrestling won, Oregon boys bowling beat Dixon and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman used a huge first-half run to pull away from Fulton in a 64-27 nonconference win over its former Three Rivers Conference foe Tuesday in Sterling.

Can anyone stop the Wilmington freight train? State championship game regular Maroa-Forysth seems poised to give it its best shot. Steve Soucie previews Friday's Class 2A title game between Wilmington and Maroa-Forsyth.

Dixon’s Brody Nicklaus scored 26 points in a road loss to Geneseo to open the season. Sterling and Rock Falls boys also fell on the road, Oregon won, Milledgeville and Eastland girls won, and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon won the Oregon tournament after beating Rockford Christian 51-30. Newman beat Oregon for third behind 27 points from Gisselle Martin, Amboy's Alexa McKendry scored 24 in a win over AFC and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Wilmington defeated El Paso-Gridley 41-0 in IHSA Class 2A semifinal playoff football on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025.

Here are the championship game pairings for the 2025 IHSA playoffs.

Here is the list of scores from semifinal-round games in the IHSA football playoffs.

Eastland girls basketball improved to 3-0 at the Forreston tournament, while Oregon and Newman picked up wins at Oregon in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Sauk Valley Skyhawks finished the season 30-14 after going 1-2 at the NJCAA Division II Tournament.

Mount Carmel looks in dominant form. Can any of the other three teams remaining in the field topple them? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.

Brother Rice is the only top seed remaining in the Class 7A field. Will the Crusaders keep rolling or can one of the upstarts pull the upset? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Playoffs.

Sterling's Jossy James opened the season by scoring a career-high 32 points in a win at Sherrard. Newman and Dixon girls also picked up wins in Oregon. Oregon's RJ Keene bowled a 795, Faith Christian boys basketball won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

East St. Louis continues to power its way through the bracket. But three different CCL/ESCC teams hope to take them down. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 6A Playoffs.

Here is the preview and pick for Saturday's Class 8A semifinal matchup between Lockport and Oswego.

Here are previews and picks for semifinal games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Amboy and Polo have been the two winningest teams in the I8FA over the last six years. Matching up in the state title game for the first time on Friday, one team will become the league's first three-time champion.

Dixon girls basketball beat Harlem to open its season, Rock Falls fell to Riverdale and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Here are the Sauk Valley senior bowling results for October.

The Oregon bowling program and coach Alan Nordman picked up its 400th win. Forreston, Eastland, Milledgeville and Bureau Valley girls basketball also earned wins in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling's Bryce Kooy bowled a 679 high series in a win over E-P, and Polo girls basketball fell to Pecatonica to open the season in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Amboy's Jose Lopez ran for 205 yards and three TDs to help send the Clippers past Milledgeville on Saturday. Polo's defense was dominant in a 38-0 win over South Fork in this week's Sauk Valley football notes.

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

Here is the list of scores from quarterfinal-round games in the IHSA football playoffs.

Cissna Park swept Stockton to claim the IHSA Class 1A State championship title with a victory in two sets, 25-11, 25-14, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.

Athletes from across Illinois competed in the IHSA Girls State Swimming Preliminaries at FMC Natatorium in Westmont on Friday, Nov. 14.

Kenna Wubbena, Kailee Williams and Maggie Richetta were all-region selections for the Sauk Valley Skyhawks.

Sterling boys bowling fell to Rochelle 3,269-3,014 in Thursday's Sauk Valley sports roundup.

A lot of people's anticipated Class 8A state title is actually a quarterfinal matchup while numerous upstarts are also staking their claim to a deep playoff runs. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.

7A was expected to be one of the most wide open draws out of all eight classifications and with five double digit seeds still left it is playing out that way. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Playoffs.

Nazareth and East St. Louis are still on track for a titanic showdown, but other upstarts are hoping to derail that plan. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 6A Playoffs.

Here are previews and picks for Kendall County quarterfinal football playoff matchups.

No. 1 Milledgeville (11-0) takes on 10-1 Amboy in a rematch of Week 1 and last year's 8-man state championship. Polo hits the road to South Fork looking its first state championship appearance since winning it all in 2019 and 2021.

Here are previews and picks for quarterfinal games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for Class 7A and Class 8A. See the proposed regions here.

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.

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

Wilmington shut out Seneca 42-0 on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

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.'

Providence Catholic defeated Kankakee 35-25 in the IHSA Class 5A second round playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Columbia defeated Mendota 3-1 during the Class 1A State title game on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 at Hoffman Estates High School.

Newman fell to El Paso Gridley in round 2 of the Class 2A football playoffs 31-0.

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.

The three-time defending Class 8A State Champions from Loyola were eliminated in Round 1. Who will bring home the big hardware in their place? Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.

Most of the high seeds advanced in the opening round which creates a number of very intriguing second round matchups. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Playoffs.