Sterling 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.

Amboy basketball and wrestling come up big. Dixon and Sterling win in basketball: Sauk Valley Media sports roundup for Friday, Dec, 15, 2023.

Sterling senior Brenden Stanley bowled the second perfect game in program history to lead a dual-meet win, while the Morrison girls basketball team took second at the Pearl City Tournament. That and more in Thursday's roundup.

The Sterling girls and boys bowling teams picked up wins, while the AFC girls basketball team rolled over Oregon at the Pearl City Tournament. That and more in Wednesday's roundup.

The Newman girls basketball team beat Orion and the Dixon wrestling team went 2-0 at the Stillman Valley triangular on Tuesday. That and more in our local sports roundup.

Morrison's Camryn Veltrop poured in 21 points and surpassed 1,000 career points Saturday as the Fillies earned a 52-44 win over Ashton-Franklin Center. Plus read more local results in Saturday's roundup.

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 Polo girls basketball team downed Milledgeville with a 3-point barrage, the AFC, Eastland and Morrison girls basketball teams picked up wins, and the Oregon boys bowling team rolled past Sterling on Thursday. Plus more in our local high school sports roundup.

Setting the tone with aggressive play on both ends of the court, Sterling built an early lead Thursday at Musgrove Fieldhouse. And after answering a couple of Geneseo runs, the Golden Warriors notched their first Western Big 6 win of the season, topping the Maple Leafs 54-42.

Geneseo comes into town to face off against Sterling in a girls basketball match-up Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Sterling won 54-42.

The Sterling and Rock Falls boys basketball teams and Dixon girls basketball team have gotten off to strong starts this season. Here's what we've learned so far about the three Sauk Valley area teams.

Polo rolled past Oregon in girls basketball, while Rock Falls routed Hall and Newman fell to Kewanee in boys basketball on Tuesday. Plus more in our local sports roundup.