After pulling away in the first set and scuffling in the second, Dixon rolled in the third set on its way to a 25-18, 22-25, 25-8 win over Byron to remain undefeated in Big Northern Conference play.

Miley Bickett had 17 assists in a home win for Rock Falls. Eastland volleyball beat Polo, Dixon boys soccer beat Pecatonica 2-0 and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Erie-Prophetstown showed its depth can get the job done, holding on to beat Newman 25-22, 25-23 in Three Rivers East Conference girls volleyball action.

Rock Falls hosts North Boone in their annual breast cancer awareness month game Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Money raised will go to Home of Hope.

Newman volleyball plays host to Erie-Prophetstown on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Erie-Prophetstown won the match in two tight sets.

A proposal has been put forth to the IHSA to expand the playoff field by 96 teams and introduce a flexed regional scheduling concept to ease the pressures for teams having difficulties putting together a full football schedule

Congratulations to these 23 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 7 of the 2025 high school football season

In a week that seemed to be a less challenging one for ranked teams, that did not come to fruition as several ranked teams were upset. Check out the shuffled rankings here:

Rock Falls seeks more leadership from key players after a promising start against IVC led to another loss. Dixon's Landon Knigge had a five-TD first quarter, and Sterling is looking for another bounceback in this week's Sauk Valley football notes.

Amboy's Henry Nichols took seventh and Rock Falls' Kat Scott helped lead the team to fourth at Amboy's Columbus Day invite.

Teams from 38 area high schools converged on the Shady Oaks Golf Club east of Amboy for the 52nd Annual Columbus Day Invitational on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Johnsburg's Grady Smith finished first in the boys race and Winnebago's Molly Webb was the winner...

The CCL/ESCC had a number of fantastic matchups this week further proving the power possessed by the strongest conference in the state. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 6.

It's time to vote for the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week! You can vote every day until 6 p.m. Tuesday. Nominees: Leah Carlson, Dixon volleyball Charles Johnson, Sterling cross country Kaltrina Lecaj, Rock Falls volleyball Jacob Voss, Fulton golf

Erie-Prophetstown senior volleyball player Lauren Abbott leads the 29-3 Panthers in kills, hitting percentage, aces and blocks this season. She is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after an online vote.

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 7!

Oregon's Sarah Eckardt shot a 79 on Saturday to finish in 29th at state. Sterling volleyball beat Dixon, E-P went 3-1 at the Sherrard tournament, Charles Johnson took third at the Sterling invite and more in Saturday's SVM sports roundup.

The Fulton boys golf team repeated as state runner-up in Class 1A as Owen Van Zuiden tied for fourth and Jacob Voss tied for sixth. Bureau Valley's Wyatt Novotny was individual champion.

Erie-Prophetstown football defeated Orion 40-14 Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Photos by Jessie Ottens - Shaw Local News Network

Dixon and Newman each got their sixth wins after earning road victories. Oregon fell to Stillman Valley, Morrison and Fulton won and more in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup.

Rock Falls controlled the ball and the clock in the first half, but an inability to score allowed Illinois Valley Central to pull away in the second half for a 28-0 win on Friday night at Hinders Field