John Lemon
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Frazier's late basket lifts Batavia past Downers NorthFeb 25, 2014 12:00 am - Nobody said making history would be easy, not even with a 13-point lead and five minutes left on the verge of the first sectional win in program history. That's where No...
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Batavia, Geneva aiming for sectional surprisesFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Back on a cold November night in 2006, Batavia and Geneva met in the Class 6A football semifinals with a berth in the state championship game on the line. It certainly w...
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Kaneland completes weekend sweepFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - Longtime rival Sycamore went from enemy No. 1 to Kaneland's new favorite team in a span of about 90 minutes Saturday night in Maple Park. With a 50-44 win, Kaneland knoc...
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Kaneland can't get anything to drop in regional final lossFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - When junior Ally VanBogaert opened the second half of Friday's Class 3A Plano championship game with a 3-point basket from the corner, Kaneland had overcome a cold start...
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Batavia wins 1st regional since 1990Feb 20, 2014 12:00 am - Liza Fruendt woke up Thursday morning with a message on her phone from her friend Erin Bayram, showing her a photo of the last Batavia girls basketball team to win a reg...
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Kaneland pays back PlanoFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - Any team loves an 8-0 run, but with the way Kaneland played defense Wednesday night at the Class 3A Plano regional, those 8 points felt like about 80 for the Reapers to ...
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Batavia's back on trackFeb 18, 2014 12:00 am - Give Liza Fruendt an inch, trouble. Give her any more than that? Elk Grove found out the hard way what happens Tuesday night in the Class 4A Batavia regional semifinals....
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Willowbrook rallies to beat St. Charles EastFeb 18, 2014 12:00 am - How nerve-wracking were the final minutes of Willowbrook's 58-56 victory over St. Charles East Tuesday night in the Class 4A Batavia regional semifinals? “My hands are s...
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St. Charles North's offense comes aliveFeb 15, 2014 12:01 am - St. Charles North coach Tom Poulin couldn't remember the last time his team put 87 points on the scoreboard, but he didn't have any trouble recalling the last time the N...
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Neuqua Valley stymies BataviaFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - Neuqua Valley is getting healthy at just the right time. Kai Moon returned to the lineup for the first time in three weeks Friday. The sophomore came off the bench and s...