The game started with the “oldies but goodies” featuring the 40 and over group, which actually started at 37 years up. The venerable Don Smucker, 71, a 1971 Tiskilwa graduate, certainly showed he still has game.

The Sterling girls improved to 11-1, Rock Falls boys won, Sterling fell at the Iowa-Illinois shootout, Sterling boys swimming took second and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Two big runs helped Sterling build a big lead, then it held off a late Hononegah charge in a 49-42 victory at the Sterling Shootout on Saturday afternoon at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

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Sterling faces Hononegah Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 in the Sterling Shootout. Sterling won 49-42.

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.

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Sterling faces off against Alleman Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 at home in boys basketball. Sterling won 68-51.