John Leusch
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Softball: Rookie, veteran lead Conant past BarringtonApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - There's a new kid on the block for Conant's softball team. She made herself right at home on Wednesday. Varsity newcomer Makenna McCarthy belted a 2-run homer over the l...
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Lacrosse: Lake Zurich's Handrahan savoring big finish at AugustanaApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - Give mom Jayne Handrahan the assist for getting her daughter Emily into the sport of lacrosse. And years later, Emily is now providing many assists for her teammates. Em...
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Softball: Niles North edges Maine WestApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - Maine West's leading home run hitter last spring got the first one of her senior season on Tuesday in Skokie. Kayla Pociejewski's first official homer - she had one at R...
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Softball: Fremd's Kehoe blanks SchaumburgApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - Fremd was in its new white road uniforms on Monday. And the Vikings brought their queen of the whitewash. Sophomore Nikki Kehoe was involved in her eighth shutout this s...
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Soccer: Buffalo Grove's Kowalski makes the Butler connectionApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - Amanda Kowalski needed just one visit to Indianapolis and she was hooked. "When I got on campus, I was astonished," she said of Butler University. "I never knew such a s...
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College baseball: Bourbon quickly producing for NU's baseball teamApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - Lake County fans won't soon forget when Willie Bourbon quarterbacked the Stevenson football team to the 2014 Class 8A football state championship. Now a freshman at Nort...
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Softball: Perfectly satisfying outcome for Grzelak, ConantApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - In four trips to the plate on Friday, Conant's leadoff batter was perfect. Just like she has been in the classroom - since kindergarten. Lauren Grzelak, who has never re...
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Girls basketball: Storm grows into opportunity at SchaumburgApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - As a young child, Jacqie Storm was taller than most of her peers. "I was really tall as a kid," said the former Sandburg High School and University of St. Francis (Jolie...
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Softball: Wiesnoski creates winning outcome for Deerfield at Maine WestApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Deerfield softball coach Susan Johnson calls junior right-handed pitcher Hannah Wiesnoski very creative. Johnson seems to be right on target, just like Wiesnoski was wit...
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Softball: Barrington tops Elk Grove 9-3Apr 13, 2016 1:00 am - After 2 runs and 4 hits in their win on Monday against Hersey, Barrington softball players talked things over on Tuesday regarding the lack of offensive production. "We ...