The Sterling track and field teams put on a show at the 72nd Annual Sterling Night Relays on DuWayne Dietz Track at Roscoe Eades Stadium on Thursday. The Golden Warrior girls won the team title, while the boys finished second in eight-team fields.

coring goals in the second half wasn’t even the goal for Oregon during its Big Northern Conference game in Dixon on Thursday evening. But when senior Kenna Wubbena’s crossing pass found its way into the back of the net midway through the second half, it sealed Oregon’s 3-1 win.

Jon Henegar has been wanting to become a head basketball coach one day and he has found that opportunity at Bureau Valley. He was named as the Storm’s new varsity girls basketball coach at Wednesday’s board meeting, succeeding Matt Wasilewski, who resigned after three seasons.

Newman defeated Bureau Valley, while Rock Falls fell to Stillman Valley in softball games. Plus more in Wednesday's roundup.

Sterling seniors Cale Ledergerber, Mason Emin, Kirra Gibson, Kyle Knutsen, Kendric Muhammad and Isaiah Mendoza signed to play college sports April 24 at the Sterling Schools Foundation building in Sterling. Senior Andre Klaver also announced his college commitment.

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Oregon takes on Dixon soccer Thursday, April 25, 2024. Oregon won 3-1.

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Sterling High School track hosts their annual night relay event Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Newman scored five runs in the top of the second inning and put up another five spot in the fifth to put the finishing touches on a 13-3 Three Rivers East victory against Bureau Valley on Wednesday. Seven batters hit safely as the Comets outhit the Storm 10-6.

Sauk Valley area softball teams have shown signs of potential in the first month-and-a-half of the season. Sterling and Fulton have emerged as top teams in the region, while Morrison and Dixon are trending upward.