Jessica Strauch has taken her softball career from the playing field for LaSalle-Peru to the dugout for the Cavaliers and as a travel coach.

Her next step takes her to Princeton High School to become the Tigresses head softball coach. She was hired at Wednesday’s board of education meeting.

Strauch, 33, was ready to move on from the travel softball ranks and learned from one of her travel players from Princeton, Reese Reviglio, that the Princeton job was open and it peaked her interest.

“I was wrapping up my Aftershock 16U and I wasn’t fully ready to give up my coaching yet,” she said. “I loved being a head coach. I love making the decisions. That’s something I’m really passionate about. Teaching girls not only softball but life lessons. You learn a lot of life skills through softba

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