The Polo Lady Marco basketball team held its awards banquet and several players took home PHS and NUIC honors.
Several Stillman Valley Wrestling Club athletes traveled north for the 2024 Cheesehead Apocalypse 8U tournament in the Wisconsin Dells on March 29.
Byron High School student-athlete Neve Schilling competed in the 2024 Illinois Top Times Indoor State Championships at the Shirk Center this past weekend, finishing ninth out of 15 athletes in the Class 2A high jump competition. Schilling cleared 1.50 meters (4 feet 11 inches).
The Oregon High School softball team shut out River Ridge for a 13-0 win, scoring seven runs in the first inning.
The Stillman Valley Wrestling Club brought home several medals from the IKWF Intermediate/Bantam State Championships at the Decatur Civic Center in mid-March.
The Stillman Valley Wrestling Club sent four athletes to the IKWF Senior/Novice State Championships at the BMO Center in Rockford in early March.
The Stillman Valley Wrestling Club was well represented at the IKWF Rochelle Sectional in early March.
The Meridian Junior High School wrestling team sent seven individuals to the IESA Rockridge Sectional tournament on March 2.
Polo's Zandra Vock medaled in sixth place in the Girls Senior 115 Division at the 2024 IKWF Senior/Novice State Championships at the BMO Center in Rockford earlier this month.
Oregon jumped ahead 4-0 but a late rally by Amboy took down the Hawks 6-4.
The Byron Indoor Classic was held on Saturday, March 16, with several Tiger and Lady Tiger athletes setting new PRs and leading both teams to strong finishes.
Letrese Buisker, daughter of Erich and Jannelle Buisker, signed a letter of intent to participate on the track team at Eastern Illinois University.
Byron High School track and field athlete Tim Starwalt set a new PR time of 4:35.35 to finish 51st out of nearly 100 runners in the 1600-meter run during the Batavia Distance Madness meet on Friday, March 8.
Two Hawk Wrestling Club athletes were in Decatur for the 2024 Intermediate/Bantam State Championships over the weekend.
Byron High School senior guard Ryan Tucker was honored as an IBCA All-State First Team honoree during the IHSA State Championship tournament in Champaign over the weekend.
The Oregon Junior High wrestling team sent five athletes to the IESA State Championships at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb over the weekend.
The Byron Xtreme Wrestling Club sent five athletes to the IKWF Senior/Novice State Championships at the BMO Center in Rockford over the weekend.
The Byron High School boys basketball team returned from Champaign and held a state trophy celebration on Sunday afternoon.
While it wasn’t the storybook ending that Byron was hoping for, the Tigers are returning home from Champaign with a state trophy in boys basketball for the first time ever.
The Byron Tigers held a brief one-point lead midway through the fourth quarter of their IHSA 2A Boys Basketball State Semifinal game against Benton on Thursday evening.
The Byron Tigers have smothered opponents with their defense throughout the postseason, but it was their balance and efficiency on offense that fueled their effort during Monday’s IHSA 2A Super Sectional Boys Basketball Championship at Sterling High School.
As it has done throughout the entire postseason, Byron’s defense was the deciding factor on Friday evening, when the No. 1 seeded Tigers battled the No. 4 seeded Princeton Tigers in the IHSA 2A Mendota Sectional Boys Basketball Championship game.
Several Ogle County boys basketball players earned NUIC All-Conference honors for the 2023-24 season. Polo’s Brock Soltow took home First-Team All-NUIC honors, while Polo’s Carter Merdian received Second-Team All-NUIC honors.
Three Oregon Hawk wrestlers competed in the IWCOA Fresh-Soph Regional at DeKalb on Sunday, Feb. 25, with two athletes medaling and advancing to the sectional tournament in Sterling.
The Byron Xtreme Wrestling Club competed in the IKWF North Regional on Sunday, Feb. 25.