John Leusch
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Softball: Thomsen, Elk Grove claim key East win at HerseyMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - Giving up a home run to the first batter you face is not the best way for a pitcher to begin. And surrendering another long ball to the third batter can be mentally chal...
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Softball: Burchfield's blast key for ConantMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - When sophomore Jackie Burchfield stepped in the batter's box in the top of the seventh, she had not reached base in 3 at-bats. But in her fourth one she touched all the ...
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Basketball: Scarpino celebrates 44 years of coaching heavenMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - The basketball court has been heaven for Bob Scarpino. "I have a poster hanging in my office 'Return to Heaven,' which is the Hickory basketball court of the Indiana sta...
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High schools: Martin gains entrance to IADA Hall of FameMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Ten days ago was a special moment for former Stevenson athletic director John Martin. He was inducted into The Illinois Athletic Directors Association's Hall of Fame in ...
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Softball: Wingerter wallops her way into Hersey's record bookMay 07, 2016 1:00 am - Hersey softball coach Molly Freeman calls her players this spring a great group and she wanted them to experience a fun outing together. So the Huskies went to the White...
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Softball: Iuorio drafts a winning plan for FremdMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Who else to design the winning rally but Abby Iuorio, a future engineering student at the University of Illinois? With the score tied 6-6 in the bottom of the sixth inni...
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Top trainers raring to go as racing returns to Arlington ParkMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - Due to a contract dispute between the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Arlington International Racecourse, the gates were locked on the track's backstret...
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Softball: Neuman keeps Conant on top in MSL WestMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - Three games after she collected her 300th career win, Conant softball coach CathyAnn Smith was back at home where she began her high school career as a standout southpaw...
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Softball: Wingerter winding upMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - Hersey coach Molly Freeman wanted to see her offense be a little more aggressive at the plate. "We've been a little shy to swing the bat," Freeman said. "I felt we had b...
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Softball: Sweet-swinging Sweeney powers BarringtonMay 03, 2016 1:00 am - After missing nearly the entire second half of last season due to knee surgery, Barrington senior shortstop Liz Sweeney has made a terrific comeback on the softball diam...