John Lemon
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Vikes' success pleases their former coachNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - In the last three years, both Batavia and Geneva have taken their shots at bringing home a state championship. Both came up short. So did in Aurora Christian...
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Aurora Christian falls to Bloomington Central 37-28 in title gameNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Aurora Christian's record-setting year, and Jordan Roberts' record-setting career, came to an end in record-setting fashion Friday night in the Class 4A cham...
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Roberts shines one last timeNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Among the most important things I've learned covering sports in the Tri-Cities: You don't question Bill Schalz about swimming, Bob Thomson about cross countr...
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Battle of the unbeatens: AC verses BCCNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Aurora Christian wide receiver Matt Morse will spend this Thanksgiving weekend the same place he has been the past two - Memorial Stadium. There's one big difference. In...
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Two difficult tests await at stateNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - It's obviously not supposed to be easy to win a state championship, which both Aurora Christian and Geneva know all too well looking at the opponents they'll face this w...
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Eagles keep their poise, add to area's amazing run of successNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Isn't a shame nobody wins anything around here? Just week after week with nothing to write about. Another day without a five-column photo of smiling kids hugging their t...
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Teamwork takes Vikings to stateNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - After the party at Burgess Field last night - who knows, maybe it is still going on today - I'd like to point out that you can't spell Champaign without a G. Just like y...
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As season goes on, Ratay gets strongerNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - When Michael Ratay was ruled down at the 1-yard line in the second half of Geneva's 35-21 win over Carmel Saturday in the Class 7A quarterfinals, it didn't seem to matte...
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AC shocks Driscoll, not themselvesNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - How big is it to send Driscoll home from the playoffs for the first time since Oregon did it all the way back in 2000? Bigger than winning the Super Bowl. Come on, you s...
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Beitzel keeps getting better now that he's having funNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Watch out Geneva. You are becoming so good the traditional football powers are coming after your players. "Does he have any little brothers who want to transfer North?" ...