All anybody has to do to find St. Charles East’s Kaylee McInnis in a gym is to open up their ears.

The sound coming from the big swings of the 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter will let you know where she is right away.

“You’ll hear it when she plays because she has a cannon,” said Lynnette Summins , who’s in her first year as the Saints’ coach. “She hits the ball hard. We’re working on controlling where it goes.

“The power that she has is where her success comes from.”

Summins knew McInnis from her work at Club Fusion before taking over St. Charles East’s program this year, the second coach in three seasons after the legendary Jennie Kull retired.

Having that bond since age 14 has helped Summins boost McInnis in reaching her full potential.

“The level of success she’s seeing is b

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