Newman Central Catholic freshman basketball player Gisselle Martin, who has been a key contributor for the 16-7 Comets, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. 'When she’s pumped, we’re all pumped up,'. Here is her Q&A with Drake Lansman.

Lots of energy and aggressiveness on both ends of the court set the tone for Dixon on Thursday night at the Blackhawk Center.

In a Three Rivers East matchup that came down to the final possessions, Princeton was able to finish in a 56-52 win at Newman on Thursday night. Keighley Davis had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers.

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Dixon travels to Oregon for a conference girls basketball matchup Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Dixon won 54-28.

Facing a Davenport North team with two of the top senior recruits in the country in Divine Bourrage (LSU) and Journey Houston (Iowa), the Sterling girls basketball team had a learning experience in a loss in the Illinois vs. Iowa Shootout finale on Saturday.

Fulton boys basketball beat Morrison, Eastland beat Polo, A-FC beat Amboy, Dixon boys bowling beat Sterling, Sterling and Dixon girls bowling won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Sterling girls basketball team showed it can win in the clutch after Thursday's 60-57 overtime win at Rock Island. 'I just think our kids made plays at the end that maybe the last few years we wouldn’t have been able to make.'

Newman Central Catholic fended off a rally attempt in the second half by Eastland and eventually ran away for a 56-30 victory.

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Newman hosts Eastland at girls basketball Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025. Newman won 56-30.