Bowlers from Amboy, Dixon, Oregon and Sterling are set to compete at Saturday's Oregon Sectional at Plum Hollow Family Center in Dixon. The top four teams and top five individuals not on a qualifying team qualify for state next weekend.

The Newman girls basketball team rolled to a home win, Eastland boys beat Fulton, Milledgeville beat A-FC, Amboy beat Polo, Forreston won, Sterling boys wrestling and swimming won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

With the game on the line, Sterling senior Madison Austin delivered. The Illinois State recruit's buzzer-beater sent the first-place Golden Warriors to a 37-35 Western Big 6 Conference road win at Alleman on Thursday night.

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Newman hosts Mendota Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in girls basketball. Newman won 65-18.

Newman boys basketball beat Morrison, Dixon girls lost at Rockford Auburn 34-33, Oregon beat Fulton in OT, Olivia Klinefelter had a triple-double in an Eastland win and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

In a tie game late in the third quarter, Dixon flipped a switch Wednesday night against La Salle-Peru. The Dukes used a huge run to end the third quarter and start the fourth to pull away for a 56-40 victory over the Cavaliers at Lancaster Gym.

Playing in her first game since shattering her pinky earlier in the season, Morrison senior Camryn Veltrop scored 24 points against Milledgeville on Wednesday to help the Fillies win their first game of the season. Veltrop is Morrison's all-time leading scorer.

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Boys swim teams from Olympia, Morrison and L-P competed during a triangular swim meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at the Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru.

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Milledgeville heads into Morrison Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 for a girls conference showdown. Morrison wins 54-24.