John Leusch
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Hubbard gets surprise from PurdueJun 29, 2012 7:29 pm - Megan Hubbard received a surprise on a recent visit to the office of Purdue softball coach Kim Maher. While in West Lafayette, Ind., to register for classes, the Fremd g...
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Lythberg-Danek battery powers MSL East starsJun 11, 2012 6:55 pm - Prospect’s Hanna Lythberg and Elk Grove’s Carly Danek haven’t been batterymates since they played on a 12-and-under Bulls-Sox Academy travel softball team that went 76-9...
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Drish’s heroic effort stops Elk GroveJun 09, 2012 7:00 pm - Babe Ruth. Joe DiMaggio. Mickey Mantle. Those are a few of Moline shortstop Brittny Drish’s favorite baseball players. In the most dramatic moment of Saturday’s Class 4A...
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Special finish for Prospect three-sport star WalshJun 08, 2012 10:55 pm - So how good an athlete is Allison Walsh, last fall’s Class 4A state girls golf champion from Prospect High School? Knights bowling coach Greg Troyer sums it up well. “I ...
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Big rally for BartlettJun 08, 2012 10:32 pm - EAST PEORIA — Playing in the state finals is always nerve-racking. But the top of the seventh inning on Friday at the EastSide Centre was an especially nail-biting time ...
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Gorman connects as Marist sinks Elk GroveJun 08, 2012 6:11 pm - EAST PEORIA — Marist senior right fielder Maggie Gorman had 3 RBI in 76 at-bats heading into Friday’s Class 4A state semifinal against Elk Grove. The Redhawks’ No. 8 hit...
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Conant’s Cavin puts finishing touches on masterful prep careerJun 07, 2012 8:40 pm - Perhaps a little known fact about the most dominant pitcher in Conant softball history is that she enjoys art. Senior Briana Cavin has been a member of the school art cl...
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Swanson takes over at Elk GroveJun 07, 2012 8:04 pm - Kathie Swanson, who compiled one of the finest records among Lake County coaches over the past six seasons while at Libertyville High School, has accepted the head girls...
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Cook County All-Area TeamJun 07, 2012 12:58 am - Sam Anderson Rolling Meadows Anderson enjoyed a productive season for the Mustangs, who finished second in the Mid-Suburban East. The junior shortstop led the Musta...
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Elk Grove takes aims downstateJun 06, 2012 11:00 pm - EAST PEORIA — He has been running the show for 32 seasons but hall of fame coach Ken Grams will be the first to tell you it's about the kids. The kids, however, are sayi...