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17-05-2025
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Stillman Valley and North Boone share the BNC softball championship after earning clutch wins Friday
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Big Northern Conference played in girls softball finished up Friday with co-champions. Stillman Valley and North Boone share the title after both teams picked up wins in their final Valley defeated Oregon 5-4, and North Boone defeated Byron the Stillman game in Davis Junction, the Cardinals put five runs on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 5-1 lead. The big blow was a two-run homerun by starting pitcher Makenzie tightened things up by scoring three runs in the top of the sixth. Shortstop Ella Dannhorn hit a two-run homerun. Stillman relief pitcher Kendal Noll prevented Oregon from doing any more worked 5 2/3 innings in the circle for Stillman allowing only four hits and three earned runs while striking out six batters. Addison Adler had three hits to lead Stillman's 11-hit attack. The Cardinals also stole six North Boone's win over Byron, third baseman Khloe Osborne had three hits including a homer, and she drove in five runs. Shortstop Hayden Staver and leftfielder Avarie Torres also had three hits apiece. Pitcher Courtney Troutt went all five innings before the run-rule kicked in. She allowed five hits while striking out seven Stillman Valley and North Boone finished Big Northern Conference play with 15-1 records. They split their two head-to-head games this highlights of both games, watch the media player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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07-05-2025
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Stillman Valley's win against North Boone tightens up Big Northern Conference softball race
DAVIS JUNCTION, Ill. — The race for the Big Northern Conference softball championship couldn't be much tighter than it is right now. North Boone at 11-1 has a slight edge over 10-1 Stillman Valley after Stillman knocked off the Vikings Tuesday 12-2 in six innings North Boone jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Vikings didn't score the rest of the game. Stillman pitcher Makenzie Shere was in control. She went all six innings allowing only the two runs. She didn't walk a batter, and she struck out seven. Stillman scored one run in the first inning and then took command with a four-run bottom of the second. The big blow was a two-run home run over the left field fence by catcher Mylee Hulstedt. The Cardinals broke the game open by scoring five more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 0-2 lead. Abby Gilliam had a big two-run double that inning. Aubrey Adler had a big day at the plate for Stillman going 4-4 with two RBIs. Third baseman Aurora Lagerhausen had three hits, and she drove in a run. Shortstop Sydney Musial added a pair of hits, and she drove in three runs from the leadoff spot in the lineup. These two teams have now split their two games. On April 15 North Boone edged Stillman Valley 10-9. For highlights, watch the media player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to MyStateline | WTVO News, Weather and Sports.
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14-03-2025
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Who's the girls basketball Player of the Year? Time to vote on our poll to help us decide
It was another exciting season of girls basketball throughout the Rockford area, with stars stepping up at every corner. And now it's time for you to choose from some of them and select the girls high school basketball Player of the Year. You can vote on our poll below. We ask that you only vote once per day. The poll will stay open for two weeks, and the results will be announced sometime after March 28. You can choose from any of the 10 nominees. Here is a little bit more on each nominee: This 5-10 junior forward surpassed 1,000 points for her career late in the season, impressive for a team that won only five games this year after winning 12 last year. More Rockford-area sports: Stillman Valley's season and Taylor Davidson's career come screeching to a halt in supers Cahoon, who eclipsed 2,000 career points, averaged just under 25 points this season as a senior to go along with her six steals and four assists. She scored 46 points in a game this season, and Orangeville went 30-3. Davidson, a first-team IBCA All-Stater for the second year in a row, scored around 25 points per game long as a senior. And, she was a true leader on and off the court, helping her team to the supersectionals, where they lost to the eventual state runner-up, Peoria Notre Dame. This junior did it all for Hononegah: scoring, rebounding, getting her teammates involved, playing defense. She guarded the other team's top dog every night, and Hononegah made it to the sectional semis. Groharing is another junior who helped lead her team to the sectional semis, and she is an all-around weapon on both sides of the court. She surpassed 1,000 points this season, and she set a new single-season scoring record of 699 points for Byron. From the NUIC💙 to the Nic-10🧡, I am beyond grateful and never thought that it was possible!!! Thank you to every supporting coach and more importantly thank you to my teammates and the city of Freeport for supporting us!@LadyPretzBB @MacIrvinGirls — Paityn London ⭐️ (@Paityn_23) March 3, 2025 London adjusted well after transferring from Aquin to Freeport, and she wound up as the unanimous NIC-10 MVP this past season after scoring just under 25 points per game to go along with 9.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 6.1 steals. Morton was the second half of one of the toughest backcourts in the state, and when both she and Groharing were on, the Tigers were very tough to beat. Watch out for Morton and Byron next season. Another first-team All Stater this year, Parker became one of the quickest Rockford-area stars to ever get to 2,000 points, doing it near the end of her junior year. Pierson broke Amanda Levens's 28-year-old school scoring record, and she also broke Levens' single-game scoring record twice. Pierson, who averaged just over 24 points per game this season, will play both basketball and golf next year for NCAA Division II Minnesota-Crookston. Rager was the biggest cog to Pecatonica's success this year, and the 5-9 senior guard averaged 18.2 points per game while leading Pec to the IHSA Class 1A state title last weekend. No one else on the team averaged in double figures in scoring. Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@ and sign up for the Rockford High School Sports Newsletter here at Jay has covered a variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks to local youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star. This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Rockford-area high school girls basketball Player of the Year fan vote
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04-03-2025
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Stillman Valley's postseason run ended by defending 2A champion Peoria Notre Dame
MANLIUS, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Stillman Valley didn't have an easy road trying to get to the IHSA Girls' 2A State Tournament. First, they had to get by Byron for a sectional championship. Then Monday night they had to get by defending 2A state champion Peoria Notre Dame at the Bureau Valley Super-Sectional. That test they couldn't quite Notre Dame jumped out to a 10-0 lead and the Lady Irish never trailed. They shot the lights out from behind the arc. Stillman Valley got as close at eight points in the fourth quarter before falling All-State guard Taylor Davidson had a magnificent final game for the Cardinals. She scored 31 was countered by Peoria Notre Dame's Julia Mingus with 25 points and Lexi Baer with 21 Valley's final record is 32-2. For highlights and postgame reaction, watch the media player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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28-02-2025
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Stillman Valley comes from behind to edge Byron and claim the 2A Rock Falls Sectional
ROCK FALLS, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — There was little doubt going into the championship game of the 2A Rock Falls Sectional Thursday night that Big Northern Conference rivals Byron and Stillman Valley would provide a thriller of a game based on their history. That was exactly the case. Stillman Valley edged Byron 47-45 to claim the led the entire game until the final two minutes. The Tigers used great defense to hold stillman valley to six points in the first quarter. Byron led 25-16 at the half, but the Cardinals came out strong to start the third quarter. They began to knock down shots going on a 9-3 time the Cardinals got to within a point though, Byron responded with a clutch wasn't until sophomore Dailene Wade battled under the basket for an offensive rebound and was fouled putting her at the free throw line that Stillman Valley had its first lead of the scored 14 points. Senior all-state guard Taylor Davidson scored 17 points for the Cardinals. Freshman Lillian Green spent some time on the bench in the first half with two quick fouls, but she was key in the second half when she controlled the boards. Green also added eight points. Byron was led in scoring by Aubrie Fuller and her 13 points. Macy Groharing scored 11 points. Malia Morton added ten finishes its season with an impressive record of 32-2. Stillman Valley improves to 32-1. The 32 wins are a school record for Stillman Cardinals advance to the 2A Bureau Valley Super-Sectional Monday night at 6 p.m. against where they will play defending 2A state champion Peoria Notre Dame (31-4). Peoria Notre Dame is coach by Winnebago graduate Layne highlights of the Stillman-Byron game and postgame reaction from the Cardinals, watch the media player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
