John Leusch
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Hersey nips Barrington for title at Buffalo GroveNov 27, 2021 12:00 am - The best part of Saturday's exciting championship girls basketball game of the Bison Classic at Buffalo Grove High School is that fans get to see the same two teams (Her...
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Blumenfeld powers Glenbrook North over Maine East for tourney titleNov 23, 2021 12:00 am - Brooke Blumenfeld missed her junior season because of a knee injury. But the Northern Illinois recruit was hardly missing from the first tournament of her final season. ...
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Swanson's 36 points tie Barrington recordNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - Barrington's Sophie Swanson came out on fire Saturday afternoon. The junior standout hit two 3-pointers and a 17-footer against Buffalo Grove in the game's first three a...
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York survives Fremd's last-second half-court heaveNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - The final 10 seconds of the third-place game at the York tournament on Friday night had enough drama to match a soap opera. First, it was sophomore guard Stella Kohl hit...
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Rolling Meadows' fast start dooms WheelingNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - They'll meet two times this season for Mid-Suburban East games. But on Thursday night, the Rolling Meadows and Wheeling girls basketball teams served up an appetizer in ...
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Scouting the Central Suburban LeagueNov 17, 2021 1:00 pm - Here's a look at the girls basketball season for schools in the Daily Herald circulation area in the Central Suburban League. Maine South HawksCoach: Jeff Hamann, (f...
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Scouting the Mid-Suburban WestNov 16, 2021 1:00 pm - Mid-Suburban West Barrington FilliesCoach: Babbi Barreiro (28th year, 446-391) Last season: 11-3, MSL West co champs Top Returning players: Sophie Swanson jr. (G, 5-...
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Maine East starts fast, runs past LakesNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - Maine East's girls basketball team started out its season and own Thanksgiving tourney with a flourish on Tuesday night in Park Ridge. The Blue Demons exploded to...
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Scouting the Mid-Suburban EastNov 15, 2021 1:00 pm - Mid-Suburban East Buffalo Grove BisonCoach: Martha Kelly (2nd year) Last season's record: 4-9 Top returning players: Kim Stuercke, sr. (G, 5-10), Leah McKenna, sr. (...
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Girls volleyball: Barrington needed a libero and Cleary stepped upNov 11, 2021 12:01 am - As the 2019 girls volleyball season was about to get underway, Barrington coach Michelle Jakubowski was in search of a libero. The Fillies had graduated a Division 1 sta...