John Leusch
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Happily, Palatine’s Pappas pointed toward IUPUISep 17, 2012 11:47 pm - As a freshman, there was a time when Nia Pappas didn’t believe in her abilities as a point guard. “It got pretty bad,” she said. But now it’s pretty good. Make that pret...
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Libertyville’s boys cross country team lends a HandSep 17, 2012 4:20 pm - In addition to all the time they work on conditioning to run in meets every week, Libertyville’s boys cross country runners also spend some important hours away from the...
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Prospect comfortably wins Guilford InviteSep 15, 2012 7:46 pm - It’s to the point where Prospect’s girls golfers seem to have the home course advantage when they play at Ingersoll Golf Course in Rockford. For the fifth straight year,...
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Hersey serves up another titleSep 15, 2012 3:57 pm - With her team trailing Lake Zurich 23-18 in Set 2 of the championship match of the 38th annual Hersey girls volleyball tournament, Katie Krebs stepped to the service lin...
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Conant’s all-around effort too much for Elk GroveSep 14, 2012 6:36 pm - After falling in the first round of the playoffs to Elk Grove last season, Conant’s football team had plenty of motivation for Friday night’s game. “That game stuck with...
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Palatine powers past FremdSep 13, 2012 10:07 pm - In order to attend a rehearsal for his brother’s wedding, Palatine girls volleyball coach Dan Gavin was not at Thursday’s match against visiting Fremd. Instead, Joyce Ri...
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Buffalo Grove sees stars, tops ProspectSep 11, 2012 12:39 am - In a new twist this season, the Buffalo Grove girls volleyball players study films after school on all match days in first-year coach Matt Priban’s math classroom. So fa...
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Pro basketball career takes flight for Wheeling’s McClellanSep 10, 2012 7:58 pm - Chris McClellan played basketball the last four years at Lewis, a university in Romeoville which specializes in aviation. McClellan will now know first-hand about flying...
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Carmel’s Hendricks navigates successful summer in wooden bat leagueSep 10, 2012 7:58 pm - Former Carmel baseball standouts Tim and Kevin Hendricks were asked to play for the North Shore Navigators in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League this past summer. Un...
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Stevenson takes Hersey’s best shotSep 10, 2012 12:21 am - Stevenson outside hitter Liza Pflugradt summed it up well. “When we play a great team, it just makes us play better,” said the 6-foot Jacksonville State-bound senior aft...