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ERIE – Another slow start, another win for the Prophetstown Prophets – and another regional plaque for the school’s trophy case.
No one knows how long Dennis Black will keep coaching Sterling girls bowling – not even the man himself. That’s because every time he thinks about laying down the reins, another kid sister comes of age and pulls him back in.
OREGON – Playing in front of a raucous home crowd, the Oregon girls basketball team stunned No. 1 seed Stillman Valley in the 2A regional final – for the first 10 minutes of the game.
With Aleena Hammelman back in the fold, Sterling wrapped up the regular season in style with a 66-47 Northern Illinois Big 12 West victory over LaSalle-Peru on the road.
POLO – Mike Lee was outstanding, and his Newman Comets’ teammates were pretty good, too.
PORT BYRON – Rock Falls girls basketball coach Craig Mammosser stepped out of the locker room Wednesday, exhaled and shrugged his shoulders.
Less has proven to be more for Brandon Sklavanitis.
The sectional wrestling tournament is a pressure-packed place, with so much at stake and some of the best wrestlers in the state filling the brackets.
The Amboy Clippers girls basketball advanced to the Class 1A Amboy Regional championship with a 49-39 win over Putnam County on Wednesday.
DIXON – Call it a coachable moment. After the Dixon Duchesses’ 41-30 setback to Sycamore on Tuesday at Lancaster Gym, their first-year coach Luke Ravlin took some extra time in the locker room to repeat himself.
OREGON – A high school basketball game lasts 32 minutes. In Oregon’s 54-38 regional win over Byron on Tuesday, the game was over with 6 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter.
The Rock Falls Rockets could not hold onto a six-point advantage going into the fourth quarter in a 57-56 loss in Mendota. Jace Anderson scored 19 points for Rock Falls (11-13, 3-8 Big Northern West), which led 39-33 after three quarters. Steven Armoska had 13 points and Tyree White added 11.
ERIE – Prophetstown did not win with offense Tuesday. They won with a suffocating defense.
ERIE – Erie sophomore Courtney Cobert was a scoring machine in the second half Tuesday.
PORT BYRON – A month ago, Newman thumped Morrison in their lone Three Rivers matchup. Monday, the Fillies gave the Comets a tougher test.
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