John Lemon
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Vaughn, Batavia slam SycamoreJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - On a night Batavia looked a little sluggish and flat-footed, junior Elliot Vaughn gave everyone a reason to get off their feet. Vaughn's first career dunk brought the bi...
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Six teams enter 2010 with momentumJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - As promised last week, here's a look back at what was an exciting stretch for the area boys basketball teams in their various holiday tournament travels. We had a champi...
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Kaneland takes home Plano championshipDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - With New Year's Eve here, Kaneland's boys basketball team earned the right to party not just like it's 2010, not even to party like it's 1999 but the chance to party lik...
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Handing out a few holiday tournament gradesDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - With parents who both became college professors and a sister who also went into teaching, I guess I'm the odd one in the family for my career choice. Since teaching doe...
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Kaneland living up to No. 1 seed at PlanoDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - See that target on Kaneland's back? The Knights like it there. After years of going into conference battles as the smaller school against the likes of Batavia and Geneva...
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North Stars come oh so close to snagging Jacobs trophyDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - St. Charles North basketball - the Buffalo Bills of the Jacobs Holiday Classic. OK, maybe it's not the title the North Stars wanted to hear Saturday night, but it's mean...
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Sibley, St. Charles North slam the door on Mother McAuleyDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Having seen a lead slip away and turn into a painful loss earlier this season, St. Charles North senior Dana Sibley made sure it wouldn't happen again Saturday morning a...
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Batavia wins consolation title at ElginDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - As basketball problems go - lousy shooting, lackluster defense, sloppy ballhandling - there's many worse things than closing out blowout wins. After all, think of all t...
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Clopton keeps taking his game to higher levelDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - After torching Glenbrook South for 28 points Wednesday at the Elgin Holiday Tournament, Batavia senior Ricky Clopton was asked if that career-high point total also was t...
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Batavia wins 2nd straight at Elgin TournamentDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Through the years Batavia has learned a lot about itself at the Elgin Holiday Tournament, which included the 2005 and 2007 titles. The lessons are starting to take shap...