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John Lemon

Daily Herald

Aurora, IL, United States

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Past:
  • Daily Herald
  • Northwest Herald
  • Sauk Valley Media
  • The Herald-News
  • KaneCounty Chronicle

Past articles by John:

Five things to watch as high school boys regional basketball gets underway on Friday

A week ago we took a look at five things to watch in the IHSA girls basketball postseason, and today we'll switch to the boys as we gear up for regional championship games Friday night. → Read More

Five storylines to watch in IHSA girls basketball playoffs

Here are five storylines to watch in the IHSA girls basketball playoffs which continue Thursday and Friday with regional championship games. → Read More

High school football: Five storylines to watch in Week 6

Here's five storylines to watch heading into Week 6 of the high school football season → Read More

5 storylines to watch heading into Week 3 of high school football

Here's five storylines to watch heading into Week 3 of the high school football season → Read More

5 storylines to watch heading into Week 4 of high school football

Here's five storylines to watch heading into Week 4 of the high school football season → Read More

Five high school football storylines to watch in Week 8

Here's five storylines to watch heading into Week 8 of the high school football season. → Read More

Barrington runs away with St. Charles East, all the way to Redbird

It's not often a supersectional ends with a running clock, but that's how the last eight minutes ticked away for Barrington in its 64-33 blowout win over St. Charles East Monday night at the Class 4A South Elgin supersectional. → Read More

Looking back at our favorite high school sports moments of 2022

It's impossible to look back at 2022 for 88 high schools in the Daily Herald coverage area that compete in 32 sports and try to narrow it down to a top 10 list without feeling like we're leaving out countless deserving teams. → Read More

Here's five storylines to watch in Week 5

Here's five storylines to watch heading into Week 5 of the high school football season → Read More

St. Charles East stuns top-seed Geneva

St. Charles East took its first lead early in the second quarter Tuesday against No. 1 seed Geneva in the Class 4A Bartlett sectional semifinals. → Read More

Geneva tops St. Charles East, clinches share of DuKane crown

In a sign of the times, scouting has become more convenient for St. Charles East girls basketball coach Josh Foster — like most coaches. → Read More

Five games to watch in the semifinals of IHSA state high school playoffs

Here's a look at what to expect for Daily Herald area schools in Saturday's state football playoff semifinals. → Read More

Five games to watch in the quarterfinals of IHSA state high school playoffs

Here are five games to keep an eye on in the quarterfinals of high school football playoffs with Friday Night Lights now a thing of the past and all the action moving to Saturdays. → Read More

Five games to watch in the second round of IHSA state high school playoffs

We should get many more competitive games this week with the 9-0 vs. 5-4 first-round matchups out of the way. And we saw a number of schools that built impressive records against inferior schedules become early exits. → Read More

5 storylines to watch heading into Week 2 of high school football

Here's five storylines to watch heading into Week 2 of the high school football season including a Top 20 matchup and more records that may fall. → Read More

St. Charles North's defense, freshman QB shine in opener

St. Charles North beat Palatine 24-0 on Friday. → Read More

Off at college: Wheeling's Blair honored for excellence on and off the track

Taking a look at some succesess for area student-athletes now at college. → Read More

Girls cross country: Carpenter continues cutting her times at Jacobs

Jacobs senior Kelly Carpenter is one of the top returning runners in the Fox Valley Conference. → Read More

Girls cross country: Scouting the Fox Valley area

Here's a preview of what to expect in the 2021 girls cross country season in the Fox Valley area. → Read More

Off at college: Benet grad Abello earns Academic All-American of the Year

Off at college: Catching up with standouts from the area and how they are doing in college. → Read More