John Leusch
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Conant hits it big with MSL titleMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Conant coach CathyAnn Smith hit it right on head, just like her players hit the softball in Thursday’s 37th annual Mid-Suburban League championship. “Softball is back at...
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Palatine powers into MSL title gameMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - To start Wednesday’s game, retiring Palatine athletic trainer John Derkits threw out the first pitch. The school’s 32-year veteran tossed a strike to Pirates junior catc...
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Conant vs. Elk Grove: A pitched battleMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove has been to the Mid-Suburban League softball championship game 17 times under Hall of Fame coach Ken Grams. Conant had been there once under retired Hall of Fa...
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Prospect turns on the power with 3 homersMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - A power surge hit the Prospect softball diamond Tuesday. In one game, the Knights doubled their season home run total. Senior catcher Nicole Naranjo and junior pitcher H...
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Former Conant AD Washington Bush enters Hall of FameMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - It's been three years since Washington Bush retired after serving as the athletic director at Conant High School for 15 years. “I still call him for stuff,” said current...
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Barrington seniors strut their stuff in final home gameMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - The Barrington seniors were all in step for their final dance at the Fields of Dreams. With senior Kiley Dolezal tossing a 5-hit shutout, the Fillies celebrated Senior D...
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Stevenson’s Duffy getting it done at St. ThomasMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Genny Duffy put up impressive offensive numbers when she batted .481 last spring for Stevenson softball coach Larry Friedrichs. The three-year varsity starter knocked in...
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Conant ends 37-year title droughtMay 14, 2011 12:00 am - As a toddler, Conant coach CathyAnn Smith probably had a hard time even picking up a bat in 1974. That’s when Barb Bostian’s Conant softball team won the first Mid-Subur...
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Special day for Lynch as Fremd edges PalatineMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Friday’s softball game between Fremd and Palatine had a special theme. It began before the Mid-Suburban West game even started. Longtime Rolling Meadows teacher and coac...
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Conant closes in on historyMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - On Thursday, the Conant softball team moved within 1 win of achieving something that’s eluded the program for more than 35 years. A victory today at Schaumburg would giv...