Stories about high school sports
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.
For a while, it looked like Saturday’s first-round Forreston Holiday Tournament game between Newman and Forreston would be a close one. In the third quarter, the Comets erased all doubt, cruising to a 58-38 win.
The Serena girls basketball team improved to 9-0 with a win over Putnam County on Saturday, while Earlville's Madyson Olson passed 1,000-career points against Mendota. Plus, more results from around the Times area.
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.
LaSalle-Peru won one of two games and Princeton won its opener on Saturday at the Ottawa tournament.
Swanson, Christiansen and Odell all take first place for Tigers; Princeton girls win tournament opener at Ottawa; Tigers fall at Rochelle
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.
Amboy basketball and wrestling come up big. Dixon and Sterling win in basketball: Sauk Valley Media sports roundup for Friday, Dec, 15, 2023.
Ali Bosnich scored 25 points for the Bruins at the Academy. Ashlyn Ehm added six.
The boys basketball teams from Ottawa, Streator, Woodland, Serena, Somonauk and Fieldcrest all earned victories on Friday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.
Jordan Heider and Brady Ruestman each scored 13 points for Fieldcrest (8-0, 1-0), while Connor Reichman added nine in the Knights’ HOIC opener at Eureka on Friday.
L-P senior Makenzie Hamilton was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after winning the individual title and leading the Cavaliers to the team title at the Cavalier Classic.
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.
Ball movement and ball control were the name of the game for Dixon Thursday night against Stillman Valley at Lancaster Gym. Dishing 20 assists and committing only one turnover, the Dukes won the BNC showdown 62-24.