John Lemon
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Kaneland wins Class 3A state titleJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - There's no I in Kaneland, but there is one in state champion. The Knights won the Class 3A state baseball championship 11-3 over Oak Forest on Saturday at Silver Cross F...
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Kaneland shuts down opponent’s starsJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - JOLIET — After Kaneland senior Bobby Thorson bashed another opposite field home run last week in sectional play during the Knights’ improbable run to the state title — h...
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Ecstasy, heartbreak all in one dayJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - EAST PEORIA/JOLIET — Now that's a dateline that feels good to write on the final day of the high school sports season. Not something I would have ever predicted, but ce...
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Kaneland rolls WaterlooJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - What a difference a month makes. On May 10 the Kaneland baseball team's record stood at 13-10 after a 7-4 loss to Morris — its 6th loss in 7 games — and a defeat that kn...
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Heinle’s bunt proves practice pays offJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - Coming to the plate in the Class 3A state semifinals in a 2-2 game and your coach flashes the suicide squeeze sign certainly could cause nerves in even the coolest of ba...
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Oak Forest offers Kaneland’s final testJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - Kaneland coach Brian Aversa has credited his assistant coach Jim Smedley with keeping his team loose this year, and Smedley was it at again as the Knights made their way...
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Ciran delivers dominating springJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - If there's ever been a player whose initials lend themselves to the perfect nickname, it's St. Charles North senior Amanda Ciran. Start with the A, go to the C, add an E...
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St. Charles North headed to East PeoriaJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - After four years of playing some of the best softball the Tri-Cities has ever seen, St. Charles North will end its run at a fitting place — East Peoria playing for the C...
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Peters provides Kaneland reliefJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - Kaneland is headed to the supersectional for the first time in history, even if it didn’t go exactly like most of Bobby Thorson’s starts. Who cares? Certainly nobody at ...
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Marmion feels snakebit againJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - There’s many worse things in the world than being compared to a baseball dynasty that won 14 straight National League East titles but only one World Series in that stret...