John Lemon
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Looking back at holiday tourneys, looking ahead to a marquee matchupJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - No sooner did the 2008 basketball season end with West Aurora's three straight wins at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, the 2009 schedule is going to start with a bang. T...
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Saints rally from 18 down for first win of seasonDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Forget about getting the monkey off their back. The St. Charles East boys basketball team did that and then some with its win Tuesday at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic. ...
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Turnovers hurt North Stars in 3rd-place gameDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Better wasn't quite good enough for the St. Charles North girls basketball team Tuesday night in the Charger Classic third-place game. The North Stars took better care o...
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Back to real hoops; no more mockeries of the gameDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Did Santa bring you everything you wanted? With a 4-year-old and 2-year-old at home, this time of year has never been more fun for me. But this year it's better than e...
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St. Charles N. pounds Prairie Ridge insideDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Zach Hirsch started St. Charles North's semifinal against Prairie Ridge Friday night at the Jacobs tournament by missing a shot. Mike Kastel grabbed the rebound and miss...
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Geneva's unusual day ends with spot in semisDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A horrific car accident had Geneva wondering if they would ever get to DeKalb's 81st annual Chuck Dayton tournament Tuesday, then a record amount of fouls by North Grand...
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Oswego East ends ACC's unbeaten startDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Along with hundreds of Aurora Central and Marmion fans who crammed into the Chargers' gym Saturday night to watch ACC win in overtime was a set of eyes that noticed some...
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Frederking, Geneva pick up where they left offDec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A new day, new opponent, new setting - and Geneva senior Christian Frederking looked just like he did the night before. Frederking scored 17 of his game-high 19 points i...
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Ralston makes Geneva-Batavia debut a winnerDec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Years ago when Jim Tressel was introduced as the new Ohio State football coach, he endeared himself to a hard-to-win-over Buckeye Nation by talking openly about how they...
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Little bit of everythingDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Geneva came to a packed Batavia gym Friday night and won 50-39, and now the Vikings hope to play well enough this year to get back to Batavia. "We told our kids before t...