Newman senior Briar Ivey saw his remarkable comeback end with a heartbreaking 10-9 loss against Riverdale’s Blake Smith in the Class 1A 157-pound state championship on Saturday night at State Farm Arena.

Sterling sophomore Sarah Doughty finished 19th at the state bowling meet, the Golden Warriors swimmers took third and Conner Porter qualified for state in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Newman's Briar Ivey will wrestle for the 157-pound state title on Saturday as the Comets, Erie-Prophetstown, Oregon and Sterling each have wrestlers remaining. Eastland's Peyton Spears eclipsed 1,000 points and Sterling's Sarah Doughty is in 20th at State bowling.

Jayden Fulkerson hit a deep 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter to give Princeton a two-point lead, and the Tigers rode the momentum to a 56-47 win over Sterling on Friday.

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Dixon and Rockford Boylan face off for the Regional final Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 in Freeport. Dixon won the game 50-20. Photos by Erin Henze/Shaw Local News Network

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Newman takes on River Ridge/Scales Mound in the Class 1A girls Regional basketball final at Forreston Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Newman took the loss 48-43.

Oregon girls basketball was proud of its progress after reaching its first regional final since 2014. State boys wrestling and boys basketball was also in action in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup

Dixon was efficient on offense and smothering on defense Thursday night, defeating Boylan 50-20 in the Class 3A Freeport Regional final to take home its second title in as many years.

The Amboy-Ohio girls basketball team beat Marquette 47-29 on Thursday to win the Class 1A St. Bede Regional.