Rock Falls Preps

Rock Falls senior Aydan Goff reached 1,000 career points in a win over Stillman Valley, and the Oregon wrestling team won the Stillman Valley Holiday Tournament on Saturday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.

Sterling used a relentless defense and scored the first 14 points of the second half to build a big lead in a 58-38 victory over rival Rock Falls in the Day 1 finale of the 24th annual Sterling Shootout on Saturday evening at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

Meet the 2023 Sauk Valley Media All-Area girls volleyball team.

For her record-setting senior season that led the Rock Falls Rockets to a third-place finish at the Class 2A State Finals, outside hitter Claire Bickett is the 2023 Sauk Valley Media Volleyball Player of the Year.

For guiding the Rock Falls Rockets to a third-place finish at the Class 2A State Finals in the final season of her 26-year tenure, Sheila Pillars is the 2023 Sauk Valley Media Volleyball Coach of the Year.

Hinckley-Big Rock wins boys basketball. That and more in Wednesday's roundup.

Aggressive play on both ends of the court led to a huge second-quarter surge Tuesday night, as Rock Falls hit its shots and ratcheted up their defensive pressure to build a lead and eventually pull away to defeat Oregon 73-42.

Rock Falls travels to Oregon for a boys basketball match Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Rock Falls won 73-42.

The Fieldcrest boys basketball team beat Rock Falls 62-42 on Saturday to win the Colmone Classic for the 13th time.

Fieldcrest defeated Rock Falls 62-42 to win the 49th annual Colmone Classic championship on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 at Hall High School.

Update of the Colmone Classic at Hall for Saturday, Dec. 9

With the season in the record books, it's time to meet the 2023 Sauk Valley Media All-Area Football Team.

Rock Falls rolled past Mendota, Sterling lost to Quincy and Morrison fell in a double-overtime thriller in boys basketball Friday. Plus more in our high school sports roundup.

The Knights have a chance to add to that great tradition, defeating LaSalle-Peru, 74-47, in Friday’s semifinals at Hall.

Rock Falls defeated Mendota 64-47 during the 49th annual Colmone Classic on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 at Hall High School. The Rockets will play Fieldcrest in the championship on Saturday at 7:30p.m.