This comeback was a decade-and-a-half in the making. Trailing by three going into the bottom of the sixth inning, Sterling rallied with five runs to snap a 16-year drought against Moline, winning 5-4 in a Western Big 6 game Wednesday at Gartner Park.

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Sterling beat Moline in baseball 5-4 Wednesday, April, 16, 2025.

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Morrison downed the Marcos in baseball and softball action on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The Mustangs beat the Marcos 16-3 and the Fillies shut out the Lady Marcos 16-0.

Jake Zepezauer went 3 for 3 with two RBIs as Dixon held off Genoa-Kingston in a 10-7 Big Northern Conference win on Monday.

Bureau Valley coach Ryan Schisler has been around the game of baseball long enough he knows it can humble you from one game to the next. Two days after blitzing Mendota 14-0, the Storm mustered just one hit in an 8-0 defeat to Orion

Travis Herrmann allowed three earned runs and one walk in six innings on Thursday as Hinckley-Big Rock knocked off Polo 13-8.

Jackson Kees pitched a one-hit shutout and Cole Latimer had four RBIs as DeKalb beat Sterling 10-0 in five innings on Thursday to improve to 10-0.

Newman baseball player Garret Matznick is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after an online vote. Here is a Q&A with sports reporter Drake Lansman.

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Forreston downed Warren/Stockton 13-3 on Friday, March 28, 2025 on a very windy day on the Cardinals' home field at Forreston High School.