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Here are Scott Anderson's photos from the IHSA boys track and field state championships from Saturday, May 31 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Sprinters Levi Milder and Brady Anderson and two relay wins led Morrison to the Class 1A state title, while Sterling earned medals in three relays in the 2A meet.

Newmn scored three runs in the top of the first, then tacked on three more in the fifth to back pitchers Drake Cole and Garret Matznick in a 6-2 victory over Johnsburg in the Class 2A Mendota Sectional final Saturday afternoon.

Fulton's Braedon Meyers pitched six innings and knocked in a key insurance run late in a 3-2 win for the sectional title on Saturday. Dom Kramer got the save in the Steamers' first sectional title since 2015.

After losing 11 straight games to close the regular season, Dixon got back in the win column when it mattered most. The Dukes beat Sterling 10-2 on Saturday to win the Class 3A Freeport Regional title.

Sauk Valley-area students have been named to the dean’s list.

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The Fulton Steamers edged River Ridge Scales Mound 3-2 on Saturday, May 31, 2025 to win the Class 1A Lena-Winslow Sectional and advance to the DeKalb Supersectional at Northern Illinois University on Monday, June 2. Game time is 4:30 p.m.

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Dixon played Sterling for the Class 3A Freeport Regional title. Dixon defeated Sterling 10-2 to win the championship on Saturday, May 31st, 2025.

A Rock Falls man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a 2021 shooting that injured another man and damaged a Rock Falls home.