Stories about Newman Central Catholic high school sports
Kendra Kingsby, Kendra Hutchinson, and Macey Schryver had five kills each to lead the Missiles to a 25-16, 25-12 win over the visiting Clippers. That plus more volleyball , soccer and golf in the roundup.
Fourth-ranked Dixon heads to Genoa-Kingston, Fulton and Oregon hope to get back to .500, E-PC hosts Forreston, Newman hosts Orion, E-P plays at Rockridge, Sterling heads to Galesburg and West Carroll can get to 4-0 in the Week 4 Sauk Valley football slate.
Trixie Carroll had 17 kills and three aces in an Eastland sweep of Fulto, plus boys and girls golf, girls swimming and girls tennis in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Sterling coach Jon Schlemmer got the game ball after becoming the school's all-time wins leader, Oregon won first 3-0 game, EPC gets big win over Fulton and more in this week's Sauk valley notes.
Boys and girls Cross Country teams from Mendota, La Salle-Peru, Princeton, Newman, Amboy, Morris, Hall and Fieldcrest all competed during the Gary Coates Invitational Cross Country meet on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 at Zearing Park in Princeton.
In a nonconference match between two teams working several new faces into the lineup and trying to find their footing early in the season, Oregon came up with the surges when it needed to in a 25-11, 25-16 win over Newman on Thursday night at the Blackhawk Center.
Newman heads into Oregon for a volleyball showdown Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Oregon took the match 25-11, 25-16.
Dixon looks to keep things rolling at Rock Falls, Newman plays at 2-0 E-P, Sterling hosts United Township to open Western Big 6 Conference play, plus more matchups to watch in Week 3's Sauk Valley football slate.
The Fulton boys golf team set the school's 9-hole record in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup. Girls golf, volleyball, girls tennis and women's golf also competed.
Fulton boys golf improved to 8-0, and Forreston and Sterling also won in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup, which also includes girls golf, volleyball, girls tennis and boys soccer.
Dixon's Cullen Shaner and Eli Davidson set a school record for longest touchdown, Newman rolled to a shutout, Sterling's defense is playing well despite 0-2 start and Forreston’s Evan Boettner rushes for 209 yards in this week's Sauk Valley notes.
Mendota heads into Sterling to take on the Newman Comets Sept. 6, 2024, of the football season. Newman routed the Trojans 42-0. Photos by Leah Kalina For Shaw Local News Network.
The Newman Central Catholic football team had an interception return, punt return, passing and rushing touchdowns in a 42-0 win over Mendota on Saturday.
Mendota faces Newman Central Catholic in Week 2 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Drake Lansman will have live updates, scores and news from the game
The Tigers and Rockets have met 23 times, with the Tigers holding a 12-11 series edge.
It’s a big win whenever you can beat the Comets. The Princeton Tigresses got the mission accomplished Tuesday night at Prouty Gym.
Princeton defeated Newman Central Catholic 28-14 on Friday night to open up the 2024 season
Newman Central Catholic faces Princeton to open Week 1 of the 2024 season. Friday Night Drive editor Kevin Hieronymus will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Princeton and Newman match up to kick off the 2024 season at Bryant Field Friday night. Here’s a look at the all-time series which started with their first meeting in 1977.
Sterling volleyball topped Newman, a number of local golf teams earned wins and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Sterling has a tough test against Metamora, Newman plays Princeton, Dixon hosts Stillman Valley, and Rock Falls hosts defending state champion Byron. Fulton at Forreston, Le-Win at Morrison, and Ridgewood at Amboy are also intriguing Week 1 matchups in the Sauk Valley area.
Here is a capsule look the Dixon, Newman and Sterling girls tennis teams. The Duchesses and Golden Warriors both return state qualifiers.
J.T. Pedelty and Eddie Carifio talk about the biggest Week 1 matchups in the west and south portions of northern Illinois, including DeKalb-Sycamore, Kaneland-Washington, Aurora Christian-Marquette, Morris-Coal City and Newman-Princeton
Here is a capsule look at the 16 volleyball teams in the Sauk Valley area. There are a number of interesting storylines and milestones among both coaches and players to look out for this volleyball season.
There was a common thread amongst most of the teams looking for opening week games deep into the offseason: they were all powerhouses. For most of them the easiest solution was to simply square off against one another. Steve Soucie runs down the top games to watch this weekend.
There's still a lot of consistency in the year-to-year playoff field's qualifiers. But there's also been some recently injected variability into the equation which makes trying to projected the 2024 field even more chaotic.
As Princeton reloads, can it get over the quarterfinal hurdle? Newman is set up for another promising season. Can Rockridge repeat in the Rock Division? Team breakdowns, players to watch, can't miss games and Steve Soucie's predictions in the Three Rivers Conference preview.
Here is a capsule look at the boys golf teams in the Sauk Valley area.
Newman Central Catholic football coach Mike LeMay says the Comets look 'ahead of the game' in his third year as head coach.
Defending champions Princeton and Rockridge are favored to repeat as division champions in the Three Rivers Conference, according to league coaches in the annual BCR Coaches Poll.
Players take the field at Newman High School in Sterling on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, for the first day of Illinois High School football practice.
Riverdale High School won its first BCR Three Rivers All-Sports Championship. The Rams teams have claimed TRAC titles in boys cross country and boys golf and a TRAC West title in girls basketball
Here is a look at the 2024 Sauk Valley Media all-area softball team
Paschal: With the end of the official high school sports season and in conjunction with our sports photo contest, I thought I’d write a column of tips on sports photography.
Check out a selection of images from Shaw Local's Alex T. Paschal of his favorite sports pictures of the spring season.
Newman's impressive run to the Class 2A state semifinals after moving up a class came to an end on Saturday at Dozer Park in Peoria, a fourth-place finish at the state tournament. “It’s a testament to the kids."
Wilmington shut out Newman 4-0 to win the third place in the Class 2A State third place game on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Dozer Park in Peoria.
The Newman baseball team is determined to show that Friday’s 11-1 loss in five innings to Maroa Forsythe at Dozer Park in the Class 2A state semifinals was not characteristic of their team.
Maroa-Forsyth defeated Newman 11-1 during the Class 2A semifinal game on Friday, May 31, 2024 at Dozer Park in Peoria. The Comets will play for third place on Saturday at 4p.m.
Here's a live update of today's 1A-2A State Baseball and Softball scores
Senior all-state standout Brendan Tunink is the headliner for the Newman baseball team, but a number of younger players have stepped up in a major way as supporting acts for the state-bound Comets
The Sterling Newman baseball team made it back to state, this time in Class 2A, while the Rockridge softball team seek its fourth straight Class 2A State championship.They will be joined over the state weekend by the Ottawa Marquette baseball team in Class 1A.
Newman takes on Chicago Hope Academy in the Class 2A super-sectional Monday, May 27, 2024 in Rockford. Newman won 6-2 to advance to state tournament this weekend.
Newman baseball scored twice in the seventh and Brendan Tunink closed out a 5-3 comeback win as the Comets earned a fourth straight sectional title on Saturday
Sterling’s Brecken Peterson won his first three matches at the Class 1A state tennis meet to advance to Friday's quarterfinals, while Morrison and Newman relays led area Class 1A state finalists at the IHSA boys track and field meet.
Forreston baseball advanced to the sectional finals while Sterling softball won big to earn a spot in a regional championship. And more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Media sports roundup.
Newman's Evan Bushman improved to 10-0 and Brendan Tunink slammed the door shut on Stillman Valley in Wednesday's 7-2 win in a Class 2A Byron Sectional semifinal.
Newman defeats Stillman Valley 7-2 at the Class 2 sectional semifinal in Byron Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Sterling senior Dale Johnson, a five-time state track medalist, is set for the distance double and leads a large Golden Warrior contingent this weekend in Charleston. Meanwhile, Morrison has high hopes in the sprints and sprint relays. Here is Joshua Welge's state preview.
Eric-Prophetstown's Kennedy Buck threw her personal-best to take second in the Class 1A shot put, while West Carroll's Emma Randecker won a state title and had three top-four finishes in sprints at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet.