Erie-Prophetstown Preps

Relentless pressure, non-stop hustle and hot shooting set the tone from the start Thursday night, and Newman rode that wave to a 65-30 Three Rivers East victory over visiting Erie-Prophetstown.

Newman takes on E-P Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 in girls basketball. Newman won 65-30.

Oregon hosted Erie-Prophetstown and Lena-Winslow on the wrestling mats on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

The Marquette and Seneca boys basketball teams opened the season with wins over Erie-Prophetstown and Hall respectively at Monday's Huskers Hardwood Tip-Off Tournament at Serena High School.

Marquette defeated Erie-Prophetstown 46-43 in the Hardwood Tip-Off Tournament on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 at Serena High School.

Here is a look at all 16 girls basketball teams in the Sauk Valley coverage area for the 2024-25 season.

A look at second-round scores and quarterfinals pairings

A look at second-round scores and quarterfinals pairings

This year's Erie-Prophetstown volleyball team raised the bar for future Panthers after making their first ever run to the Sweet 16. E-P (32-4-2) fell to El Paso-Gridley in Thursday night's sectional final.

A look at area postseason scores and pairings for Nov. 7

Erie-Prophetstown faces off against El Paso-Gridley in the Class 2A volleyball sectional championship Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School. El Paso-Gridley won in straight sets to advance to the super-sectional.

The Panthers (32-3-2) will meet El Paso-Gridley (29-6) in Thursday’s championship match at 6 p.m. El-Paso Gridley beat Orion in Tuesday’s first semifinal

Erie-Prophetstown defeated Seneca 25-16, 25-22 in the Class 2A volleyball sectional on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School. The Panthers will play El Paso Gridley in the Sectional final on Thursday at 7p.m.

Sterling's Drew Nettleton and Kaedon Phillips set multiple records in final game, Carter Kibble's kick return sets up Dixon's strong finish in win, Newman's offense bounces back big, E-P lost a heartbreaker and West Carroll has goal line stop to win in Sauk Valley notes.

Area first-round scores and second-round pairings

Oregon junior Daniel Gonzalez ran a personal record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds to qualify for state after placing 17th at the 1A sectional in Rock Island on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. He was the eighth individual out of 10 to advance to state from the sectional. On the girls side, E-P senior Sarah Link (20:12) ran a PR and took 30th. Oregon (290) was 11th as a team, led by senior Ella Dannhorn’s 20:35, good for 35th place.

Erie-Prophetstown battled undefeated No. 2 Bismarck-Henning late until a tipped pass scored the game-winning touchdown, and Milledgeville advanced in the 8-man playoffs in Saturday's Sauk Valley area football action.

Here’s a look at area first-round scores from Saturday

Erie-Prophetstown volleyball took care of business in straight sets against Rock Falls on Thursday night to win its first regional title since becoming a co-op in 2018.

Erie-Prophetstown's Panthers defeated the Rock Falls Rockets in two sets, 25-15 and 25-21 to win the 2A Newman Volleyball Regional in Sterling on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Panthers will play the winner at the Manlius (Bureau Valley) Sectional on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Dixon and Newman are set for home playoff matchups, Eastland-Pearl City plays at Rockridge in a battle of 7-2 teams and four area 8-man teams open the first round in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

Erie-Prophetstown takes on Oregon in the Class 2A regional volleyball semifinal Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 at Newman High School.

The 2024 playoffs kick off this weekend. Here’s a look at pairings for area teams:

Here are the opening round pairings for the Class 2A IHSA football playoffs

Princeton coach Ryan Pearson was pleased in the Tigers’ offensive attack in their no-huddle offense, racking up 422 yards rushing while quarterback Will Lott had a perfect night passing, completing 7 of 7 passes for 99 yards in a 61-14 win over Erie-Prophetstown.

Princeton faces Erie-Prophetstown in Week 9 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Kevin Hieronymus will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Dixon's Leah Carlson had 13 assists and three aces in a three-set win at Byron; Rock Falls, E-P, Milledgeville and Fulton volleyball picked up wins; and Dixon boys soccer won in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Leading the way among area runners was junior Daniel Gonzales of Oregon, who took 20th place with a time of 16:30.

The Riverdale Rams posted their second consecutive regional golf win on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 winning the team title at the 1A Lanark Regional with a 305 score. Fulton finished second with a 314 and Erie-Prophetstown third with a 339. All three teams will play at the Rockford Lutheran Sectional on Monday, Oct. 7 at the Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Club.

Erie-Prophetstown junior golfer Izzy Johnston, who shot a personal best 88 to finish as runner-up at the Three Rivers meet on Sept. 18, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Drake Lansman.

Sterling's Emily Schwingle placed fifth at the Western Big 6 Conference Meet to earn first-team all-conference, Dixon was second at the Big Northern Meet, and Forreston's Aspen McGlynn was runner-up at the NUIC Meet in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Kendra Kingsby, Kendra Hutchinson, and Macey Schryver had five kills each to lead the Missiles to a 25-16, 25-12 win over the visiting Clippers. That plus more volleyball , soccer and golf in the roundup.

Fourth-ranked Dixon heads to Genoa-Kingston, Fulton and Oregon hope to get back to .500, E-PC hosts Forreston, Newman hosts Orion, E-P plays at Rockridge, Sterling heads to Galesburg and West Carroll can get to 4-0 in the Week 4 Sauk Valley football slate.

Eastland volleyball won the Byron Invite, Rock Falls' Ariel Hernandez placed an area-best 24th at the First to the Finish Invitational, Fulton boys golf won in Kewanee and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Erie-Prophetstown junior setter Kaylee Keegan, who helped the Panthers win the Oregon volleyball tournament, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Drake Lansman.

Eastland volleyball improved to 7-2, Dixon's golf teams both won, Sterling's Emily Schwingle earned medalist, and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup

Congratulations to these 22 high school football players who made the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week for Week 2 of the 2024 season

The E-P volleyball team won the Oregon Invite, Rock Falls' Ariel Hernandez won the Oregon Open and Sterling's Madison Austin tallied three wins in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Erie-Prophetstown downed Lena-Winslow in the championship match at the Oregon Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

The Erie-Prophetstown football team cruised past Hall-Putnam County 41-7 on Friday to move to 2-0 on the season, while the Red Devils fell to 0-2.

Erie-Prophetstown's Panthers scored early and often in their 41-7 win over Spring Valley Hall on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. The Panthers moved to 2-0 on the season and face Sterling Newman at home on Friday, Sept. 13.

Hall faces Erie-Prophetstown in Week 2 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Brandon LaChance will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Here is a capsule look at the girls cross country teams in the Sauk Valley area.

Here is a capsule look at the 2024 boys cross country teams in the Sauk Valley area.

Fulton and Sterling score boys golf victories, plus more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Erie-Prophetstown football held off Kewanee and a number of Sauk Valley area 8-player teams earned wins, including West Carroll snapping a 24-game losing streak in its 8-man debut

Sterling has a tough test against Metamora, Newman plays Princeton, Dixon hosts Stillman Valley, and Rock Falls hosts defending state champion Byron. Fulton at Forreston, Le-Win at Morrison, and Ridgewood at Amboy are also intriguing Week 1 matchups in the Sauk Valley area.

Here is a capsule look at the 16 volleyball teams in the Sauk Valley area. There are a number of interesting storylines and milestones among both coaches and players to look out for this volleyball season.

Erie-Prophetstown’s most recent results, paired with the promise of future varsity players, make for the potential of brighter days ahead. Now it needs to play out on the field.

BV coach Mat Pistole and E-P coach Tyler Whitebread said they got out of the scrimmage what they wanted.