Drake Lansman

Sterling's Bryce Hartman scored 19 points in a Western Big 6 Conference win, Fulton boys and girls hoops both won, Oregon boys bowling is 13-1 and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Polo junior basketball player Camrynn Jones, who in two wins last Saturday totaled 41 points and 29 assists, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Drake Lansman.

Sterling High School graduate Lexi Rodriguez closed her decorated, stellar career at Nebraska by setting the school’s all-time digs mark in her final game on Friday.

In a battle of the two teams ranked atop the early season Class 1A Associated Press rankings, No. 2 Pecatonica dominated early and often to beat No. 1 Eastland 67-36 for the Eastland Holiday Tournament title Thursday night.

Oregon's Kade Girton scored 30 points in a win over Newman, Morrison's Asher Ernst scored 30 in a win over Mercer County, Rock Falls girls won, Sterling girls bowling is 5-0, Oregon boys bowling is 12-1 and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

In the latest Associated Press high school basketball rankings, the Dixon girls are tied for the No. 1 spot with Washington in Class 3A. The Eastland boys jumped to No. 1 in the 1A rankings.

The recognition continues to come in as Sterling High School graduate Lexi Rodriguez is one of four finalists for the American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year. Nebraska's senior libero was also named All-American for the fourth time.

Second-ranked Eastland boys basketball won and will face No. 1 Pecatonica on Thursday, No. 2 Dixon girls are 11-0, Newman won, Oregon wrestling won two, Dixon boys bowling is 7-0 and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Miley Bickett scored 27 points in a Rock Falls win, Milledgeville girls beat Forreston, Newman and Oregon boys each fell at the Forreston tournament, Dixon and Oregon boys bowling won and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling High School grad Lexi Rodriguez had a standout performance to help Nebraska reach the Final Four. She is nine digs away from setting Nebraska's all-time digs record.

Quinn Leffelman tied Chris Payne's school record with eight 3-pointers in an Amboy win, Rock Falls finished third at the Colmone Classic, Dixon and Newman won, Polo's Camrynn Jones had 41 points and 29 assists between two wins and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Oregon boys basketball beat North Boone and Eastland's Olivia Klinefelter had 17 and 10 in a win over Fulton in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Sterling hopes it will help in the end after playing the top three teams in the Western Big 6 Conference after a loss to No. 3 Quincy at home Friday night. Quincy's Keshaun Thomas had a team-record 25 rebounds, breaking the late Tom Lepper's mark.

Rock Falls senior basketball player Elizabeth Lombardo, who scored a season-high 27 points and hit six 3-pointers in a win, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. Here is her Q&A with Drake Lansman.

Sterling boys swimming opened the season with a win over L-P, Fulton boys basketball won, Oregon girls beat Forreston, Oregon boys bowling set season highs and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.