Oregon Preps

Oregon advances to Jan. 25 sectional at Dixon's Plum Hollow Lanes

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

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

Lucas Nelson has recorded 100 wins in this high school career and is closing in on the school record for pins.

Oregon won the 17-team Polo Wrestling Invitational with 217.5 points, edging runner-up Fulton (212). West Carroll (104.5) took fourth, Polo (89.5) was eighth and Erie-Prophetstown (65) was 10th among area teams.

Oregon defeated Morrison 60-47 on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon. The Hawks were led by Nole Campos's 17 points and Cooper Johnson's 15. Morrison's Asher Ernst led all scorers with 19.

Oregon held on for a Big Northern Conference road win at Rock Falls as the Hawks made impact plays down the stretch in a 55-53 win.

Rock Falls hosts Oregon in boys basketball Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Oregon took the conference game 55-53.

Dixon hosts Oregon Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025 in girls bowling.

Oregon's Gavvin Surmo had the top series at Dixon's Toughman Tournament as the Hawks took second behind state power Harlem. The Dukes were third and Sterling took 12th in a strong field on Thursday.

Dixon, Sterling, Oregon and others face off at the alleys at Plum Hollow for Dixon's Toughman bowling tournament.

High school boys basketball action continued on two courts at the 63rd Annual Forreston Holiday Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Oregon beat Newman, Forreston downed Milledgeville, and Polo fell to Lena-Winslow. Games continue Thursday and Friday.

Oregon High School's Choir, Concert Band, and Jazz Band played Christmas selections in front of a packed house on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. The music department's annual Christmas Concert was held in OHS Music Room.

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

The All-Arrowhead Conference volleyball selections were announced, with West Carroll grad Lacey Eissens of Sauk Valley Community College named MVP. SVCC's Jess Johns, Maggie Richetta and Ava Wight also received honors, along with Forreston grad Brooke Boettner (Highland CC).

Here are five of the top Sauk Valley area players to watch this season, including Dixon's Darius Harrington, Rock Falls' Kuitim Heald, Eastland's Parker Krogman, Sterling's Kaedon Phillips and Oregon's Kade Girton.

Dixon beat Pecatonica 47-24 to win the Oregon Girls Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon.

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

Dixon, Amboy, Richmond Burton, and Oregon competed on the opening night of the Oregon Girls Basketball Tip-Off Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon.

Princeton beat King 34-16 Saturday in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs. Here's a look at the numbers behind the Tigers' victory

Princeton beat Oregon 40-8 on Friday for its seventh straight first-round playoff victory. The Tigers (9-1) will meet the winner of Saturday’s game between No. 12 Chicago King (6-3) vs. No. 5 Chicago Marshall (8-1) in the second round.

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.

Princeton beat Oregon 40-8. Here's a look at the numbers behind the Tigers' victory

Princeton defeated Oregon 40-8 in the first round of the Class 3A football playoffs on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 at Princeton High School.

Oregon faces Princeton in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Kevin Hieronymus will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Here is a look at first-round playoff games for Princeton and Amboy-LaMoille

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.

Oregon held off a scrappy Morrison team to win 29-27, 25-19 in Monday's Class 2A Newman Regional quarterfinal.

Teams move on to race at sectionals on Nov. 2

Here are the opening round pairings for the Class 3A playoffs.

Oregon got its all important fifth win after beating Athens 57-14 at home.

Dixon boys cross country won Saturday's Big Northern Conference cross country meet behind four Top 10 finishes. Rock Falls' Ariel Hernandez was runner-up in the girls race.

Oregon downed Stillman Valley in three sets on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

Byron'a Tim Starwalt finished third individually among 161 competitors

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

Dixon pulled away from Johnston City in tune-up for Byron, Newman rolled to a sixth straight win, Oregon ran for over 500 yards in fourth win and Sterling had its four-game win streak snapped at Quincy in the Week 7 Sauk Valley football notes.

Oregon rushed for 533 yards on 49 carries – an average of 10.9 yards per carry – and scored touchdowns on seven straight possessions to break open a one-point game and turn it into a 55-19 victory over Rock Falls on Friday night at Hinders Field

Oregon faces Rock Falls in Week 7 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Ty Reynolds will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Oregon swept Dixon and six other area volleyball teams earned wins in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup. Girls tennis and boys soccer also competed.

Rock Falls hosts Oregon at football as part of their homecoming celebration Friday, October 11, 2024. Oregon won 55-19.

Dixon's school-record 71 points were a team effort, Sterling matched last year's win total after a fourth straight victory and unveiled a statue, and more in Week 6's Sauk Valley football notes.

Hunter Bartel’s big run helped spark an Oregon win over Stillman Valley on Friday night.

The Oregon Hawks scored seven points in the fourth quarter to seal a 21-13 win over Stillman Valley in a Big Northern Conference showdown at Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

Byron, Dixon, and Oregon finished one, two and three at the girls 1A regional at Wolf Hollow Golf Course in Lena on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Those teams advanced to the Byron Sectional, set for Monday, Oct. 7.

Byron held Oregon without a first down until midway through the third quarter in a 49-7 Big Northern Conference win on Friday. 'It will tough for anyone in 3A to stop them.'

Tigers downs the Hawks 49-7

Sterling beat Beloit Turner 32-0, Morrison won its first NUIC game, Fulton and E-PC picked up wins, E-P won in the final seconds and Milledgeville and Polo rolled to 5-0 in Friday's Week 5 Sauk Valley football roundup

The Byron Tigers boosted their record to 5-0 on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, with a 49-7 win over the Oregon Hawks (2-3) at Everett Stine Field in Byron.

Fulton boys golf won the NUIC title, Dixon was fourth at the Big Northern meet and Eastland's Trixie Carroll recorded her 1000th kill in Thursday's Sauk Valley Roundup