Tuschak's plans

Now that the high school baseball season is complete, Northern center fielder Joe Tuschak is ready to focus on the next phase of his life: playing baseball for a career.

Tuschak, who was drafted by the New York Mets in the sixth round of this year's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, will sign with the Mets and report to the club's rookie-level Gulf Coast League team in Florida either the end of this month or early next month.

"One day, I hope to play in the big leagues with all those great players," Tuschak said. "I'm just really excited. I'm still kind of speechless about it."