John Leusch
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Palatine’s Przystal aims highApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - It should be no surprise that the favorite event for the captain of the Palatine boys gymnastics team is the high bar. After all, Damian Przystal wants a professional ca...
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Team Kirchoff heads for Colorado SpringsApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - While playing high school sports, one of the most special moments athletes will tell you is when they get to play with their sibling on the same team. For two Barrington...
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Schwantz, Fremd tackle PalatineApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - The conditions were better suited for football. Funny thing, though. The Fremd pitcher is the daughter of a former NFL Pro Bowler. Sophomore Ashlynne Schwantz hardly fli...
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A near no-no for Doering as Fremd tops BGApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Fremd went to the bottom half of its batting order for production on Saturday afternoon at Buffalo Grove. And with its final five batters collecting 11 of the team’s 12 ...
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Conant comes through againApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - Now this is what you call quite a 24-hour stretch. Over the last two days, Conant’s softball team defeated the only two teams to win the Mid-Suburban West for the last 1...
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Conant doesn’t Cavin to pressureApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - Whenever she is under pressure, Conant pitcher Briana Cavin says she pretends the bases are loaded. Well, the junior ace was under pressure in the bottom of the seventh ...
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Lake County Senior Shootout set to tip off FridayApr 18, 2011 12:00 am - The second annual Lake County Senior Shootout is just three days away. Coordinator Fred Fleming has announced a few roster changes for Friday’s showcase games to be held...
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NIU’s Wulbecker stars on diamond and in classroomApr 18, 2011 12:00 am - With a 3.6 grade-point average, pre-physical therapy major Alex Wulbecker is putting out a big effort in the classroom. But the Northern Illinois sophomore has also mana...
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Luther N. picks up a win despite Krizanovic’s pick-offsApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - You better not stray too far off the bases when you are playing Christian Liberty’s softball team. Megan Krizanovic, a two-time all-league pick at catcher in the Northea...
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Buffalo Grove outslugs Hoffman EstatesApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - The big bats came out on the Hoffman Estates softball diamond Wednesday. First from visiting Buffalo Grove, then the Hawks. Buffalo Grove clubbed 14 hits in the first fo...