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Kylie Feuerbach’s last game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was going to be memorable no matter what. The Sycamore native and her four fellow Iowa Hawkeye seniors made their final game on their home court one to remember for all the right reasons.
A hot start and some smothering defense led to a regional title for Eastland on Friday night. The Cougars hit their first four shots, and Newman never recovered after several early turnovers in a 55-44 loss in the Class 1A West Carroll Regional final.
After jumping out to a big lead with several early pins, Oregon held off Newman's comeback attempt to win the Class 1A Oregon Dual Team Sectional 39-30 on Tuesday night at the Blackhawk Center.
A career game by Garret Matznick and a fourth-quarter defensive change helped spur a late surge that lifted Newman to a 68-57 win over Milledgeville in their Class 1A West Carroll Regional quarterfinal.
Dixon was efficient on offense and smothering on defense Thursday night, defeating Boylan 50-20 in the Class 3A Freeport Regional final to take home its second title in as many years.
Hot starts to both halves sent Dixon past Belvidere 58-28 in their Class 3A Freeport Regional semifinal on Monday night. The Duchesses went on 19-0 runs in both the first and third quarters to take control.
In another classic chapter in the Dixon-Rock Falls rivalry, the Dukes rallied in the final minute, but Brody Nicklaus’ last-second deep 3-pointer rimmed out and the Rockets held on for a 48-46 win Friday at Lancaster Gym.
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.
Rochelle advances four wrestlers
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.
Senior forward Darius Harrington became Dixon's new all-time leading scorer after passing Beau Bailey with a 25-point performance in a 62-40 win over Oregon on Tuesday at the Blackhawk Center.
Sterling's Delali Amankwa had the game winning shot in a 42-40 win over Quincy to help keep the Golden Warriors in first place in the Western Big 6 Conference with three games to go.
Dixon senior forward Hallie Williamson went a perfect 7 for 7 from the field in the third quarter to help the Duchesses pull away from Big Northern Conference rival Rock Falls in a 57-27 win Friday on Senior Night at Lancaster Gym.
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.
Newman ended the game right where it started Wednesday against Erie-Prophetstown. The Comets built a big lead with a huge opening run, then pulled away with a second-half surge for a 65-39 Three Rivers East victory.