"I was always waiting for someone else to tell me that I belonged," said 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year Dr. Racheal Mahmood. More than 100 young ladies filed into the gym at Addison Trail High ...

I just said to myself ‘I’m not going to let (Addison Trail pitcher Marisa Lloveras) beat me with another high and inside pitch.’ I wasn’t really thinking home run but more hit the ball ...