John Leusch
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Improvement's the key in Hersey's 1-3 finishDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Hersey put it in a bid this week for the best girls basketball team in the state with a record below .500. Despite going 1-3 at the Montini tournament, the Huskies left ...
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Unbeaten Maine West charges past TrinityDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Since the Dundee-Crown Christmas tournament began in 1983, teams participating in them have won 10 state championships. One of those is the 1988 Maine West team which we...
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Maine West responds to challenge, wins at D-CDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - When you've won your first 15 games by an average margin of 41 points, a 1-point lead at halftime isn't exactly familiar territory. But Maine West's girls basketball tea...
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Downers Grove North takes close one from PalatineDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - Downers Grove North girls basketball coach Stephan Bolt said his Trojans have had their share of close games get way in the final quarter this season. But that trend has...
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Conant gets past Meadows; Maine West in semifinalsDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - Conant's girls basketball team, which lost on buzzer beater to Cary-Grove on Tuesday, made sure their second game at the Libertyville Tournament on Wednesday wasn't goin...
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Rolling Meadows makes most of confidenceDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - After taking control of first place in the Mid-Suburban East last week, Rolling Meadows' girls basketball team took control of its first game of the Libertyville tournam...
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Conant's clutch comeback leads to West winDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Conant's girls basketball team staged its finest comeback of the season on Friday night at Barrington. Trailing 43-31 with less than six minutes, the Cougars produced a ...
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Second-half rally puts Meadows in MSL East leadDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - It's been three years since the Rolling Meadows girls basketball won a Mid-Suburban East championship. After Thursday's night's come-from-behind 53-44 win over Prospect ...
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Fallon fits Army in fine fashionDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - You hear all the time how high school student athletes looking for the perfect fit in college. Maine West standout guard Alisa Fallon sure feels she has found it. Fallon...
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Maine West blitzes BartlettDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Get up the floor. Push the pace. Set the tempo. "That's how we try to start every game," said Maine West senior point guard Allison Pearson. The Warriors had it down to...