John Leusch
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Dankowski gets her due for Maine West hoops serviceFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - Every great program has people working behind the scenes who prove invaluable to its success. For the Maine West girls basketball program and its Hall of Fame coach Derr...
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Fremd turns it on, turns back Buffalo GroveFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - The turning point came quite early in Monday's first semifinal of the Class 4A girls basketball semifinal at Palatine High School. And now Fremd can turn its attention t...
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Llorens ready to learn the coaching ropesFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - Former Grayslake Central standout Rebekah Llorens is about to learn even more about the game of basketball. The Hope College senior has been selected to participate in t...
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Grott's got game as Prospect edges Rolling MeadowsFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Hannah Grott has had her share of big shots this season for Prospect's winningest girls basketball team in school history. But none were bigger than Friday night in the ...
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Hersey turns back Wheeling's spirited chargeFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Wheeling's girls basketball team came in believing. And in the fourth quarter, as they chipped away at a 15-point deficit, the No. 6-seeded Wildcats had about everyone e...
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Rolling Meadows lays it on the line, stops PalatineFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - Even though the Rolling Meadows girls basketball team recorded a 46-30 win over Palatine just eight days earlier, the Mustangs took nothing for granted on Wednesday nigh...
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Sherwood surpasses 1,000 in Prospect's playoff winFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - When you watch Catherine Sherwood on the basketball floor, it seems like there are a thousand ways she can beat you to the basket. Appropriately enough on Wednesday nigh...
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Engelbreit, Conant measure up against Elk GroveFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - One statistic by Conant's Dani Engelbreit symbolized the character of this year's Cougars girls basketball team. Engelbreit had a team-high 6 rebounds in the Cougars' 56...
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Carmel's Williams will pitch in at AugustanaFeb 16, 2015 12:00 am - Carmel Catholic junior Skylar Williams has decided to continue his pitching in Rock Island. Williams, a 6-foot, 175-pound side-arming right-hander, has announced he will...
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Goranson can grin after successful softball rehabFeb 16, 2015 12:00 am - Dani Goranson is back. And that brought the tears to smiles. Through a 21-month period where she did not throw in a game for Michigan State, the former Elk Grove softbal...