We saw it coming, Logan Vols Baseball!

Jake Munroe, the school's career HR leader headed to Louisville Baseball, was hitting moon shots back in the day as a C-U Little League Home Run Derby champ.

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Scattered storms will occur late this afternoon and evening, a few of which could be severe. After a break on Sunday, periods of thunderstorms return Sunday night trough midweek, with another chance of severe storms on Tuesday. Temps will be on the warm side of normal. #ILwx

Saturday's N-G sports cover features Matt Daniels on Unity HS Softball 🚀🥎 standout Ruby Tarr, plus our sports editor's Daily Pitch including a coach's corner with Petros Kyprianou Petros Kyprianou and Scott Richey on #Illini forward Coleman Hawkins.

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Coming in Saturday's The News-Gazette: Meet a full page of area track and field standouts from Westville Tigers, GRF High School, VG AD, CGB Athletics, SJORunning, Judah Christian, BHRA, Urbana Athletics and Blue Ridge

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Giving back to one of their own: Why Sages Athletics are honoring 11-year-old Wade Jones and his family today, bringing awareness to a rare chromosomal condition at the same time. Details via Matt Daniels

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Regional Sup. Gary Lewis tells The News-Gazette that the 5-person selection panel will include himself; Asst Reg Sup. Donna Kaufman; former Urbana Sup. Preston Williams; former Champaign Unit 4 Schools Asst Sup. Deloris Henry & Education at Illinois' Giselle Martinez Negrette. news-gazette.com/news/heres-how…

Motion questions admissibility of testimony, reports by state's expert witness, IlliniHQ's Scott Richey reports. news-gazette.com/newsletter/con…

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Afternoon traffic alert: I-74 in Danville

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That's a wrap on Year 8 of High School Confidential powered by DACC. Sages Athletics and their 'My Jersey, Your Impact' grace the cover of today's 6-page section.

Thanks to 40 innovative student journalists for their weekly contributions throughout 2023-24.

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Jefferson Middle School was placed on a hard lockdown after students reported seeing what they thought was a weapon in a passing vehicle. 'It was later believed to be a toy gun,' Champaign Unit 4 Schools communications chief Stacey Moore told The News-Gazette. news-gazette.com/news/hard-lock…

In calling off Wednesday’s meeting, board President Gianina Baker expressed frustration with Amy Armstrong and Betsy Holder, calling their actions “adventurist” and in violation of the board’s code of conduct. The News-Gazette story: news-gazette.com/news/as-expect…

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