The Sauk Valley Bass Club and the Dixon Park District will be cancelling their Bass Fishing Tournament scheduled for Lowell Park in Dixon, Illinois this Saturday because of the high waters on the Rock River. The event will now be held on Saturday June 30th from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lowell Park in…… Read more »
Last night at the Eastland board meeting the Board of Education approved the hiring of Tyler Zumdahl as the new Eastland Boys Basketball Head Coach. Coach Zumdahl graduated from Eastland in 2009. While at Eastland, he played 4 years of Football, Basketball and Baseball. Tyler was a standout athlete in all sports he played. After…… Read more »
As we continue this week to spotlight sporting activities during the 54th Annual Dixon Petunia Festival, we spotlight the Annual Elk’s Fishing Derby. This event will be held on Saturday July 7th from 8am-10am at the North Side of the Rock River between the Peoria and Galena Avenue bridges. Registration is from 7am-8am with the…… Read more »
Forreston High School has announced that Kyle Zick will become the new Head Football Coach of the Cardinals. Zick replaces Denny Diduch who left Forreston after 10 years to become an Assistant Coach at Rockford Guilford. Zick, who also serves as the Athletic Director at Forreston, has been the Defensive Coordinate at Forreston since the…… Read more »
As we continue this week to spotlight sporting activities during the 54th Annual Dixon Petunia Festival, we spotlight the 2nd Annual Sand Volleyball Tournament. This event will be held on Saturday July 7th at Plum Hollow in Dixon beginning at 8:30am. This is a blind draw adult co-ed volleyball tournament. The cost is $25 per…… Read more »
The Dixon Petunia Festival will be holding a Bags Tournament on Wednesday July 4th along the Dixon Riverfront. The entry fee for the Social Division is $30 per team and the entry fee for the Competitive Division is $60. All teams in both divisions will be guaranteed to play at least four games with every…… Read more »
The 34th Annual KSB Tennis Classic will begin on Tuesday July 3rd and wrap up on Sunday July 8th at the Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts in Page Park in Dixon. This is a doubles only tournament and is open to people of all ages. The Youth Doubles portion of the Classic will be held on…… Read more »
The Oregon High School Athletic Department is pleased to announce that eight of its second semester athletic teams qualified for the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award. The eight teams from Winter and Spring of 2017-18 are: Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Girls Bowling Competitive Cheerleading Softball Girls Soccer Boys Track Girls Track The Illinois High School…… Read more »
According to an official press release from Elk Grove High School Assistant Principal Robert Murphy, the school has hired former Dixon Boys Basketball Coach Nick Oraham to take over as the Head Coach at Elk Grove High School. In his second and last season with Dixon, Oraham led the Dukes to a Regional Championship in…… Read more »
Bloomington, IL – The Illinois Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois will host the 44th annual Illinois High School Shrine Game on June 16th at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University. Kick-off for the 44th annual game is scheduled for Saturday, June 16th at 1:00p.m. The pregame festivities will begin with…… Read more »