Officials at Sterling High School have decided to accept the offer and join the Western Big 6 Conference for the 2019-20 school year.
Sterling joins Geneseo High School who also made the decision this week to join the league.
Geneseo had originally decided to join the new Interstate 8 Conference prior to their decision this week.
The Western Big 6 Conference currently has Rock Island, Moline, Quincy, Galesburg, United Township, and Rock Island Alleman as part of their league.
Sterling currently belongs in the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference. The only schools who will remain in the league at this time are DeKalb, Kaneland, and Yorkville.
Rochelle along with Morris, LaSalle-Peru, Sycamore, and Ottawa will join Plano and Sandwich as part of the Interstate 8 Conference for the 2019-20 school year.
Baseball
Forreston 5 Dakota 0
**Brandon Schneiderman (Forreston): Threw a 5-hit shutout (8 strikeouts)
Sterling 10 Morrison 0 (5)
Dixon 10 Rockford Christian 0 (5)
Freeport Aquin 4 AFC 0
Freeport 5 Rock Falls 0 (5)
**Game came to an end in the 5th inning after Freeport player broke his leg
Mendota 15 Oregon 5 (5)
Hall 7 Sterling Newman 3
Milledgeville 6 Amboy 1
Pecatonica 4 Polo 2
Girls Softball
Rock Falls 22 Dixon 5 (5)
Sterling 2 Dunlap 0
Polo 2 Durand 0
Dakota 9 Forreston 0
Eastland 15 West Carroll 5 (6)
Sterling Newman 11 Hall 8
Milledgeville 8 Amboy 7 (8)
Eastland 15 West Carroll 5 (6)
Huntley 10 Hononegah 0 (6)
Boys Track
(At Oregon)
1) Forreston-Polo: 245 pts
2) Oregon: 92 pts
3) AFC: 16 pts
**Forreston-Polo 1st Place Brody Webb 100 and Long Jump
Reid Taylor 200 and Triple Jump
Girls Track
Thursday (At Oregon)
1) Oregon: 126 pts
2) Forreston-Polo: 111 pts
4) AFC: 28 pts
**Oregon: 1st Place Cynthia Nyderek 100 Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Katlyn Ramirez 800 and 1600
**Forreston-Polo: 1st Place: Alex Dusing 100 and 400
Girls Soccer
Byron 1 Rockford Lutheran 1
