Sterling Preps

Taking advantage of aggressive at-bats and defensive miscues, Sterling rolled to a 15-0, four-inning win over Sauk Valley rival Dixon on Tuesday afternoon.

Dixon heads to Sterling for a softball game Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Sterling took the win 15-0 in 4 innings.

Sterling downed Erie-Prophetstown 2-0 on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

The Newman Comets used a four-run rally in the top of the sixth, then shut down the Sterling Golden Warriors’ potential game-winning rally in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a 6-5 win over their intracity rivals on Tuesday at Gartner Park.

Sterling junior Lily Cantu had a three-run home run and was part of a seventh-inning rally as the Golden Warriors opened the season with a 9-8 walk-off win over Newman.

Newman takes on Sterling in baseball Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Newman edged Sterling 6-5.

Newman heads to Sterling for a early season softball matchup Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Sterling took the walk off win 9-8.

Paschal: Eastland will represent the Sauk Valley in the state tournament this weekend in Champaign. Clearly talented with a top-notch coach calling the shots, the team definitely has a chance to bring back the hardware.

Sterling's record-setting season to remember came to an end in the Elite Eight on Monday after falling just short in overtime against No. 1 Washington. 'I’m just proud of the fight in our kids.'

Sterling and Washington met on the court in Rochelle for the girls basketball Class 3A Supersectional Monday, March 3, 2025. The game went into OT with Washington winning 58-54.

Behind 31 points from Lincoln Williams and 21 more from Kenaz Jackson Jr., the Kays made it back-to-back regional titles with an 85-50 win over Sterling in Friday's Class 3A Morris Reigonal championship.

Behind 31 points from Lincoln Williams and 21 more from Kenaz Jackson Jr., the Kays made it back-to-back regional titles with an 85-50 win over Sterling in Friday's Class 3A Morris Reigonal championship.

Kankakee claimed an 85-50 victory over Sterling in the IHSA Class 3A Morris Regional championship on Friday, Feb. 28.

Local rivals Dixon and Sterling play for the Class 3A Rockford Boylan Sectional title Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Sterling won the defensive battle 39-30.

Sterling's Kaedon Phillips scored 30 points and the Warriors fought off a spirited Morris team to secure a 68-49 win in the Class 3A Morris Regional semifinals on Wednesday night.

Sterling outscored Crystal Lake Central by 22 points in the first quarter en route to a 62-30 victory in a Class 3A Boylan Catholic Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

The Crystal Lake Central and Sterling girls basketball teams met Tuesday in a Class 3A sectional semifinal at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford.

Rock Falls, Dixon and Sterling are all top four seeds as postseason boys basketball kicks off this week. As the boys basketball postseason tips off this week, here are storylines to watch.

Jayden Fulkerson hit a deep 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter to give Princeton a two-point lead, and the Tigers rode the momentum to a 56-47 win over Sterling on Friday.

Sterling meets Rochelle in the girls basketball 3A regional semifinal Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 hosted by Sterling High School. Sterling won 68-35 and will play Plano on Thursday.

Morris's Paxton Valentine, Sycamore's Carson West, Sterling's Zyan Westbrook and Plano's Prince Amakiri all won championships at Saturday's IHSA Class 2A Washington Boys Wrestling Sectional.

Teams from Sycamore, Morris, Yorkville Christian, Sterling, Kaneland and Dixon competed in the championship and third-place matches during the Class 2A Sectional championship on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 at Washington High School.

Sterling celebrated at home Thursday night after clinching the outright Western Big 6 title over the weekend, finishing off its league slate in style by using a stifling defense and big spurts to top Rock Island 60-42 at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

How will Sterling fare after winning its first Western Big 6 title? Can Dixon make another run? Will the Golden Warriors and Duchesses meet for a sectional title? Can a young Newman team make some noise? Look for that and more from Sauk Valley area teams this postseason.

Sterling boys basketball hosts the Galesburg Silver Streaks at Musgrove Fieldhouse in Sterling. The action took place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

A dozen local wrestlers kept their seasons alive Saturday at the Class 2A Dixon Regional at Lancaster Gym, with three taking titles and three more earning runner-up finishes.

Dixon, Sterling, Oregon and Erie-Prophetstown competed Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in the girls bowling regional at Plum Hollow in Dixon. Sterling took second to advance to the sectional as a team along with Oregon's Carli Bailey.

Morrison senior Camryn Veltrop recently passed her older sister Shelby as the program's all-time leading rebounder and set the free throw record. Camryn is also Morrison's all-time leading scorer, boys or girls, after passing Rod Bush.

Dixon, Polo, Sterling and others meet Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at Dixon High School for Class 2A individual wrestling. Photos by Brian Hurley - Shaw Local News Network

Sterling hosts UT in girls basketball Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Sterling won big 77-22.

Sterling High School hosts the Western Big 6 Conference wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. The Golden Warriors went on to place fifth as four Sterling wrestlers reached the podium.

As AP Class 3A No. 6-ranked Sterling was scoring its most points this millennium in an 84-28 win over Geneseo on Thursday night, Quincy hit a late 3-pointer to beat Galesburg and put the Golden Warriors atop the Western Big 6 standings all by themselves.

Sterling hosts Geneseo Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in girls basketball. Sterling won the conference match 84-28.

Sterling faces off against St. Viator in their first game of the day during the Sterling MLK Classic, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Sterling lost 61-55.

Once United Township built the lead, it wasn’t about to give it back to Sterling. The Golden Warriors fell behind early and never recovered in a 68-59 loss to the Panthers in a Western Big 6 game Tuesday night at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

Sterling hosts United Township in boys basketball Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. UT won 68-59.

Sterling High School graduate Grace Egan recently transferred to the Wisconsin volleyball team. As a redshirt freshman at Ohio State last season, she had a career-high 22 kills against the Badgers.

Sterling hosts Galesburg in girls bowling Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

Sterling hosts Lasalle-Peru Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in boys basketball. Sterling won 70-58.

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.

As expected, Saturday’s third-place game at the Dixon Holiday Classic between rivals Sterling and Dixon was dominated by hard-nosed defense and all-out hustle.cBut the difference was the Golden Warriors’ ability to get out and score in transition in a 44-18 victory.

Dixon and Sterling girls teams faced off in the Dixon Girls KSB Holiday Basketball Classic Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. The Golden Warriors’ bested the Duchesses’ 44-18 at Lancaster Gym.

After a nip-and-tuck first three quarters, Sterling just couldn’t keep up with Stillman Valley over the final four minutes in a 47-37 loss in their Dixon Holiday Classic semifinal Friday evening at Lancaster Gym.

Sterling meets Stillman Valley in the semi-final of the Dixon Girls KSB Basketball Classic Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. Stillman won 47-37 and will face the winner of the Dixon and Byron game for Saturday's championship.

Sterling and Eastland start the action Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, during the 46th annual Dixon Girls KSB Holiday Basketball Tournament. Sterling won 61-21.

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.

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

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

Sherrard rallied from an 11-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter to run its winning streak to six straight with a 46-42 victory over the Sterling Golden Warriors on Monday night at Musgrove Fieldhouse.