John Leusch
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Longshot Carrick wins Secretariat StakesAug 11, 2018 1:01 am - Restricted to 3-year-olds, the Secretariat Stakes is for the youngest horses in the International Festival of Racing. And some of the youngest fans in the crowd were ecs...
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Chad Brown scores one-two-three finish at Beverly D.Aug 11, 2018 1:01 am - The 29th running of the Beverly D. turned into the "Chad Brown Stakes" on Saturday at Arlington Park. The East Coast-based trainer, who missed sweeping the day's three G...
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Owners of 2015 Arlington Million champ try again Saturday with Twenty Four SevenAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - Chicago owners Richard and Karen Papiese's 2015 Arlington Million champ, The Pizza Man, retired last year. But the Papieses and their trainer, Illinois native Roger Brue...
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Plenty of elite races to watch during Arlington Park's International Festival of RacingAug 09, 2018 1:00 am - Sure, the showcase event on Saturday at Arlington Park's International Festival of Racing is the Arlington Million. But trainer Chris Block is hardly complaining that hi...
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Trainer Brown looks to repeat last year's big double winAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - Can he do it again? Last August, Chad Brown became the first trainer to win the two biggest races at Arlington Park in the same year, scoring victories in the Arlington ...
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Softball: Winning finish for PalatineJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - EAST PEORIA - Palatine senior captains Sarah Grossman, Maddie Craver, Brittany Padden and Grace Seiffert all came in as freshmen four years ago, the same year Nicole Pau...
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Northwest female high school athlete of the year: Fremd's Jess MazurJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Jess Mazur didn't have to play volleyball last fall. She was already committed to playing Division I softball at Georgia Southern. She could have just spent all her time...
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Softball: Rock Island knocks York off courseJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - EAST PEORIA - In a pitchers' duel between a pair of Big Ten recruits, Rock Island junior left-hander Ashley Peters outdueled York freshman right-hander Lauren Derkowski ...
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Softball: Palatine refocuses on third-place gameJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - EAST PEORIA - Palatine's first venture in the state softball finals didn't go the way the Pirates were hoping. But the Pirates are ready to move on to their final game o...
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Softball: Conant's Smith steps asideJun 07, 2018 1:00 am - An IHSA hall of fame softball coach who made Conant a power in the Mid-Suburban League is stepping down from her post after 18 seasons. Cathyann Smith, who led the Couga...