John Leusch
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Fremd enjoys its role in the spotlightMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - More than once during this record-setting season for Fremd' girls basketball team, Brianna Lewis stole the basketball for a breakaway layup. On Tuesday afternoon, the 5-...
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Vernon Hills' Gallagher excels for SIU's distance medleyMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - Kelley Gallagher is going out in style. In her senior year, the Southern Illinois runner had the most success of her career at the recent Missouri Valley Conference indo...
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McGovern itching to help Maine West's softball programMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - When Mike McGovern retired from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2001, he was 62 years old and one of the winningest softball coaches in the country. Fourteen years...
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Conant's Dhillon shoots into 3-point finaleMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - At the end of her first season directing Conant's girls basketball team, coach Deirdre Naughton said she was thrilled to have Nireet Dhillon back to lead the team for on...
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First things first, as Fremd focuses on New TrierMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - It's been a season of firsts for the Fremd girls basketball team. And for this latest one, the Vikings have been waiting 38 years. They are appearing in the IHSA final f...
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Big finish for Gorecki's tale of achievement at FremdMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - This is truly the way you like to see the stars of girls basketball end their high school playing days. In the final chapter of Haley Gorecki's storybook prep career, th...
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Girls basketball: Northwest all-area teamMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Maggie Berigan HerseyCall it a breakout season for Berigan, who led the Huskies with 6.3 rebounds per game. "Maggie went from being a contributor as a sophomore to b...
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Fremd's wait for state is overMar 02, 2015 12:00 am - With Frank Sinatra singing 'Fly Me to the Moon' on the speaker system in the cozy Hoffman Estates gymnasium, Fremd's girls basketball team was celebrating its first trip...
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Stewart-Kanupky joins DePaul's Hall of FameMar 02, 2015 12:00 am - When you think of the all-time great shortstops the Mid-Suburban League has seen in softball, Hersey's Karen Stewart-Kanupky is sure to be at the top of the list. She we...
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Morrissey, Michigan State set to visit Sears CentreMar 02, 2015 12:00 am - For former Buffalo Grove and current Stevenson girls basketball coach Tom Dineen, Michigan State saved the best part of it 60-50 upset win over No. 19 Rutgers on Feb. 22...