Kuitim Heald led a big Rock Falls fourth-quarter comeback over Lutheran, Newman and Oregon won, Amboy girls basketball beat Morrison, Eastland beat Polo to finish as NUIC South co-champs and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling senior Kaedon Phillips set the single season record for made free throws as the Golden Warriors beat Galesburg 66-46 in the regular season home finale on Tuesday night. 'If you can knock them down, it’s free points.'

Sterling Boys basketball host the Galesburg Silver Streaks at Musgrove fieldhouse in Sterling. The action took place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

RT @Drake_Lansman: End 3: Sterling 43, Galesburg 33. Kaedon Phillips has set the Sterling record for made free throws in a season with 156…

Newman girls basketball closed its regular season with a win over Hall, Amboy edged Fulton, Oregon won, Gus Mumford scored 25 in a Polo win and Eastland won in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

It's time to vote for the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week! Nominees: Nico Batagglia, Sterling basketball Ryken Howard, Rock Falls basketball Javen Reyes, Newman wrestling Hallie Williamson, Dixon basketball

Oregon wrestling won the Byron Regional title, Forreston's Kendall Erdmann eclipsed 1,000 career points, Gus Mumford scored 29 in a Polo win, Camrynn Jones scored 37 in a Polo win, Sterling boys swimming took second at the Big 6 meet and more in Saturda...

The Dixon girls finished with a share of the Big Northern Conference title after falling short at Stillman Valley on Saturday. The Duchesses, Cardinals and Byron all finished with one loss in BNC play.

Zhyler Hansen, Daniel Kelly, Landon Near and Javen Reyes all won titles as Newman grabbed the Class 1A Riverdale Regional wrestling championship on Saturday.

RT @Drake_Lansman: The Dixon girls fell just short at Stillman Valley in a 38-34 loss. Duchesses still finish with a share of the Big Nor…

Sterling won its first Western Big 6 Conference title outright in its sixth year in the league after a win over Moline paired with a Galesburg loss on Saturday afternoon. 'It’s very exciting to move up in the Western Big 6.'

A dozen local wrestlers kept their seasons alive Saturday at the Class 2A Dixon Regional at Lancaster Gym, with three taking titles and three more earning runner-up finishes.

Teams from Marquette, Mendota, Princeton, Sandwich and Amboy all competed during the Class 1A Regional meet on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at St. Bede Academy. This is the first time St. Bede has hosted a wrestling regional event.

Sterling bowling was second at the regional as Sarah Doughty took third, Dixon boys basketball fell in OT, Connor Keegan scored 27 in E-P's win over Newman, Sterling and Oregon won and Eastland coach Nicole Brinker won her 400th game in Friday's Sauk Va...

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.

The Sterling and Dixon girls basketball teams are both still in the hunt for conference titles after wins, Polo beat Fulton, Morrison boys beat Amboy, Eastland beat Milledgeville and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman's Three Rivers East contest was called in the third quarter as a Kewanee player was taken off the court on a stretcher Thursday night. The Comets won 54-29.

Newman hosts Kewanee Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in girls basketball. Newman was leading 54-29 when the game was called late in the third due to an injury to a Kewnee player.

Sterling hosts UT in girls basketball Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Sterling won big 77-22.

A look at all-time boys and girls basketball scoring leaders for 53 North Central Illinois schools, including 14 closed schools, as researched by BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus