The daily pitch from Sports Editor : May 21, 2026
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May 21—➜ . The eighth-grade girls' track and field standout at St. Matthew in Champaign won three IESA Class 2A state titles last Saturday in East Peoria. Kaufmann sprinted to wins in the 100-meter dash (13.10 seconds), the 200 (26.47) and the 400 (59.20). Her efforts helped St. Matthew place second as a team.
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➜ in the discus also won IESA 2A state titles in eighth-grade girls' track and field.
➜ won state titles in the 110 hurdles and 800.
career wins has as the Eastern Illinois baseball coach. The Danville native and former Illini, who pitched for the Yankees, Mets and Cleveland from 2003-05, has coached the Panthers since 2016. His current EIU team is 31-19 and begins play in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament starting on Thursday at Mtn Dew Park in Marion as the No. 2 seed.
➜ . The first of three straight days of wall-to-wall action in Charleston begins on Thursday with the Class 1A prelims.
➜ . Field events begin at 1 p.m. and running events start at 4 p.m. Thursday in this 18-team meet that features 15 area programs. Keep an eye on Mason Cunningham from BHRA in the sprints and Maddax Stine from Salt Fork in the throws.
➜ . Rantoul (16-13) vies for its first Class 3A regional title since 2015 when the Eagles play the Pioneers (23-12) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at Inspiration Field in Bloomington.
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