Oregon Preps

Oregon scored in the final minute of regulation to edge Rochelle 3-2 on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in a morning game at Oregon Park West.

The Oregon girls won their first Big Northern Conference track & field title since 2019 on Thursday as a strong start in the field events carried over to the track.

Dixon hosts the girls BNC track meet Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Dixon came through with a big hit in the top of the seventh, then escaped a jam in the bottom of the inning Tuesday to defeat Oregon 5-4 in a Big Northern Conference game at Oregon Park West.

Rochelle took top honors at the Hall of Fame Hawk Classic on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Landers-Loomis Field scoring 95 points to Forreston's 76 in the 18-team track & field event, Hubs' pole vaulter Andrew Nuyen set a new meet record clearing 5.03 meters (16'5") shattering the old record of 14'9" set in 2002.

Dixon travels to Oregon in a soccer match Thursday, May 1, 2025. Oregon took the win 2-1.

Oregon won the Landers-Loomis Invitational on Friday, April 25, 2025 scoring 104 points to Fulton's 95 and Genoa-Kingston's 91. Forreston finished fifth in the 8-team meet.

Dixon was out-hit by Oregon in their Big Northern Conference game Thursday at Veterans Memorial Field, but scored four runs after a two-out dropped third strike in the third inning to pull out a 5-3 victory.

Dixon hosts Oregon Thursday, April 24, 2025, in baseball. Dixon took the win 5-3.

Cameron Pasley, 25, was shot several times at his residence in Mt. Morris in what police describe as a “domestic incident.”

The Rock Falls Rockets downed the Oregon Hawks 5-1 in a Monday, April 21, 2025, game at Oregon High School.

Oregon's Isabelle Berg struck out 13 batters in a complete 7-0 shutout over Rock Falls on Monday, April 14, 2025, at Oregon Park West.

The Hawks won their second game of a double header with Rockford Christian on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Oregon High School.

Oregon, Erie-Prophetstown, and Forreston were three of 10 teams that competed at the girls Gebhardt-Worley Invitational track meet at Oregon High School on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Dixon took top honors at the 45th Annual Gebhardt-Worley Invitational at Oregon High School on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Forreston finished second.

Dixon won a quad meet at Oregon High School on Thursday, April 3, 2024 beating Forreston, Oregon, and Dakota.

Freeport scored two goals in the second half to down Oregon 3-1 in a non-conference game on the artificial turf at Freeport High School on Monday, March 31, 2025. Anna Stender scored the lone goal for the Hawks. Mili Zavala had seven saves in the goal for the Hawks.

Oregon edged Amboy 7-6 on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at Oregon Park West.

As of Monday, standings in the Class B division were 1. Monmouth (M.-Roseville), 708; 2. Oregon, 588; and 3. Taylor Ridge (Rockridge), 567

Kuitim Heald broke Brian Vance's 27-year-old single-single season scoring record to help Rock Falls beat Oregon in Wednesday night's Class 2A regional semifinal matchup at Bureau Valley.

Rock Falls takes on Oregon in the semifinal of the Class 2A boys basketball Regional at Bureau Valley. Rock Falls won 58-38.

Senior Briggs Sellers won his heavyweight bout to put the Hawks over the top for a 39-30 win

After jumping out to a big lead with several early pins, Oregon held off Newman's comeback attempt to win the Class 1A Oregon Dual Team Sectional 39-30 on Tuesday night at the Blackhawk Center.

Oregon High School's wrestling team is headed to the state finals of the team competition for 1A schools after edging Sterling Newman 39-30 in sectional action on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon. The Hawks are one of four teams who will battle for the championship this Friday and Saturday in Bloomington.

Three Hawks competed at 1A state individual finals in Champaign

Oregon wins the game 51-42; advances to play Rock Falls at Manlius (Bureau Valley) on Feb. 26

Oregon came back from a 12-point deficit to beat Erie-Prophetstown 51-42 on Monday to open the postseason. 'Everyone is playing like it’s the last game.'

The Hawks fell behind in the first half but came back to down Erie-Prophetstown's 51-42 in 2A regional action on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon.

Season ends for Hawks at Erie Regional

Riverdale won the 2A Erie-Prophetstown Regional over Oregon 47-25 on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. With the win, the Rams advance to the Rock Falls Sectional where they will face Stillman Valley on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Game time is 6 p.m.

Oregon wrestling

Oregon advanced three wrestlers to the individual state wrestling tournament following action at the 1A Oregon Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

Oregon deafeated Rock Falls 46-36 in 2A regional action on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Aniyah Sarver led Oregon with 22 points and Ari Reyna scored 16 for Rock Falls.

Sectional action at the Blackhawk Center Friday and Saturday

Byron High School hosted the 1A wrestling regional on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Dixon, Sterling, Oregon and Erie-Prophetstown competed Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in the girls bowling regional at Plum Hollow in Dixon. Sterling took second to advance to the sectional as a team along with Oregon's Carli Bailey.

Senior forward Darius Harrington became Dixon's new all-time leading scorer after passing Beau Bailey with a 25-point performance in a 62-40 win over Oregon on Tuesday at the Blackhawk Center.

Dixon's Darius Harrington breaks the all-time school scoring record with 1,783 points Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 in Oregon as the Dukes' go on to win 62-40.

Oregon High School hosted a wrestling meet with Sandwich and Morrison on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon.

The Dixon and Oregon boys bowling teams look to make some noise at the state meet this weekend at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights. The Dukes took 11th last year and Oregon is competing at state as a team for just the second time.

Kendall Erdmann scored 35 points in the Forreston Cardinals' 73-50 win over the Oregon Hawks at Forreston High School on Saturday, Jan, 25, 2025. Erdmann hit five three-pointers and dished out six assists in the win.

Oregon is hosting the boys bowling sectional Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 at Plum Hollow in Dixon. Photos by Brian Hurley - Shaw Local News Network

Oregon advances to Jan. 25 sectional at Dixon's Plum Hollow Lanes

Lots of energy and aggressiveness on both ends of the court set the tone for Dixon on Thursday night at the Blackhawk Center.

Dixon travels to Oregon for a conference girls basketball matchup Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Dixon won 54-28.

Lucas Nelson has recorded 100 wins in this high school career and is closing in on the school record for pins.

Oregon won the 17-team Polo Wrestling Invitational with 217.5 points, edging runner-up Fulton (212). West Carroll (104.5) took fourth, Polo (89.5) was eighth and Erie-Prophetstown (65) was 10th among area teams.

Oregon defeated Morrison 60-47 on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon. The Hawks were led by Nole Campos's 17 points and Cooper Johnson's 15. Morrison's Asher Ernst led all scorers with 19.

Oregon held on for a Big Northern Conference road win at Rock Falls as the Hawks made impact plays down the stretch in a 55-53 win.

Rock Falls hosts Oregon in boys basketball Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Oregon took the conference game 55-53.