The daily pitch from Sports Editor : April 10, 2026
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Apr. 10—➜ . The pair is our latest high school Athletes of the Week, powered by Copper Creek Contractors. Read more about the duo in Tuesday's News-Gazette.
➜ . The collection of the top area boys' wrestling talent kicks off the first of five All-Area packages we have planned to unveil later this month.
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➜ are for boys' swimming and diving, girls' basketball, boys' basketball and, for the first time, girls' wrestling.
. The Magic won 132-120, but Shannon dropped in a career-high scoring effort off the bench. The 25-year-old guard did so efficiently, too. Shannon made 11 of 14 shots from the field, including 5 of 7 from three-point range, and made all six of his free throws. He also added five assists.
➜ . The second day of the three-day track and field event continues on Friday at Demirjian Park, with decathlon events starting at 12:30 p.m. followed by heptathlon events at 12:45 p.m.
➜ . The Illini (11-28, 2-9 Big Ten) host the power-hitting and tradition-rich Bruins (34-5, 13-2) this weekend, with the first game of the three-game series at 5 p.m. Friday at Eichelberger Field in Urbana. UCLA is second in the country with 116 home runs.
➜ . This nonconference game won't happen until Sept. 8, 2029 in Champaign, but Illinois announced it would play the Bulls for the first time on Thursday.
➜ Austin Reaves, Roger Federer and Munenori Kawasaki.
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➜ waiting in long lines.