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Gimme 5: Richards' LeBeau Adds To Family Legacy
Brianna LeBeau is a three-sport athlete for the Bulldogs, just like her two older sisters.
For Richards junior softball pitcher Brianna LeBeau, athletics has been a family matter.
LeBeau plays three sports as a Bulldog: volleyball, basketball and softball. Her two older sisters participated in the same sports at Richards.
“They were good players,” LeBeau says. “And I have to live up to what they left for me, so I know that I have to play hard in order to keep the family tradition going.”
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LeBeau was hoping to see the Bulldogs' season keep going longer than it did, but Richards had its postseason run halted with Monday's 4-1 loss to Benet Academy in the Hinsdale Central Supersectional.
LeBeau will attend Northwestern and will continue her softball career with the Wildcats.
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“I think it was just a perfect fit of education and sports,” she says about choosing Northwestern. “I love the coaches. They’re nice, great people.”
Once college comes around, LeBeau will miss Richards.
“It’s a big family,” she says. “Everyone knows everyone and everyone likes everyone. Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog.”
