John Leusch
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Lyons Township hands Fremd a loss at CIC showcaseDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - Less than 15 hours after a big Mid-Suburban West homecourt victory over rival Barrington, Fremd's girls basketball team was right back on its own floor to compete in the...
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Top-ranked Hersey handles No. 7 Homewood-FlossmoorDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - Ten years ago, Mary Fendley coached against Tony Smith. Hersey's hall of fame coach lost in the Class 4A semifinal to Smith's Bolingbrook team which went on to win the 2...
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Gonnella handles the pressure, lifts Fremd over BarringtonDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - Nikki Gonnella's first varsity action for Fremd's girls basketball team was last spring's shortened COVID-19 spring season when crowds were limited. So Friday night at F...
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Retired hall of fame Titans coach helps guide Spartan girls to basketball tourney titleDec 02, 2021 5:00 am - Glenbrook North When Glenbrook North won the Maine East Thanksgiving tourney last week, among the smiling faces for the Spartans was assistant coach Steve Weissenst...
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Prospect grad Weissenstein still enjoying coachingNov 29, 2021 12:01 am - When Glenbrook North won the Maine East Thanksgiving tourney last week, among the smiling faces for the Spartans was assistant coach Steve Weissenstein. Yes, Weissenstei...
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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 ...