Matt Daniels

Champaign

Sports Editor at The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)

Husband, father and sports editor at The News-Gazette

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Scaroni wins second Boston Marathon

2 days ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

BOSTON — Susannah Scaroni has done it again. The University of Illinois graduate won her second Boston Marathon title on Monday, crossing the finish line first to win the women's wheelchair division with a time of 1 hour, 35 minutes and 20 seconds. This is the second Boston Marathon victory of Scaroni's career after the 33-year-old won the 2023 event.
The News-Gazette's final boys' basketball Top 10 poll: BHRA lands at No. 1

5 days ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

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The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: April 19, 2025

5 days ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

To subscribe, please click hereWant a copy of today's edition? Here's a map of single-copy locationsSports Editor Matt Daniels with a look at what's going on around the area:Three reasons we love sports today➜ 1. Less than a week until the NFL draft takes place at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: April 18, 2025

6 days ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

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The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: April 17, 2025

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

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Wednesday's prep highlights: Bodznick, Cassel deliver for Monticello girls' soccer

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

In baseball➜ Deer Creek-Mackinaw 3, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 0. A scoreless Heart of Illinois Conference game through four innings changed in the top of the fifth when visiting Deer Creek-Mackinaw scored two runs to take the lead for good and hold on for the win. Brayden Elliott went 2 for 2, while Conner Kinzinger went 2 for 3 for the Falcons (6-5). Graydon Leonard tossed six quality innings, scattering seven hits and striking out six, but took the loss. ➜ LeRoy 10, Fieldcrest 8.
The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: April 16, 2025

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

To subscribe, please click hereWant a copy of today's edition? Here's a map of single-copy locationsSports Editor Matt Daniels with a look at what's going on around the area:Three reasons we love sports today➜ 1.
Wagner embracing his big-time recruitment

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

ST. JOSEPH — Sitting in a classroom chair that seems too small for Cameron Wagner to occupy and deciding which chicken nugget on his tray to eat during his lunch hour, a slight grin spreads across his face. The St. Joseph-Ogden sophomore already seems at ease with questions lobbed his way. Walking into the offices of college football coaches like Bret Bielema at Illinois, Ryan Day at Ohio State, Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame and James Franklin at Penn State, among others, has that effect.
The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: April 15, 2025

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

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The News-Gazette's final girls' basketball Top 10: Cissna Park lands at No. 1

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Matt Daniels

One girls’ basketball team — Cissna Park — stood head and shoulders above the rest of the area this past winter. Sports Editor Matt Daniels unveils The News-Gazette’s final Top 10 area poll from the 2024-25 season. 1. Cissna Park➜ Record: 31-6➜ Previous ranking: No. 3A successful season unlike any other the Timberwolves had produced.