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FiKio) Flic Section 4Page 14 Friday, October 2, 1992 Tha Istsst on ecrcbics Or. Kenneth Cooper (left), who pioneered aerobics two decades ago, is out with a new book and is on the lecture circuit. Fit for Action. In Metro Sports. Thsyhavo Could you bounce a bag on your foot for a Putts, drives end more Glenbrook South, Lib-ertyville and Naperville Central are among the winners of conference boys golf tournaments.

Inside Preps Pius. long timer it so, toot- bag may be for you. if a -L In Metro Sports. li tS ft At last, tope for Public League's 'outcast? division 1 err 1 siislmn' m-Ti 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I I I I NorthSouth Section plans own playoffs By Terry Armour The letter Manley's Ben Ward sent to his fellow football coaches in the Chicago Public League's NorthSouth Section had a light-hearted tone. He was proposing a name change for his downtrodden section.

"The Black and Blue Division," Ward said with a laugh. "Black because we get a black eye whenever we play outside the section, and blue because we're so blue that we're always struggling." The coaches got a chuckle out of it, but Ward's underlying point was well taken. For years, the rest of the Public League's football powers-that-be have viewed the NorthSouth as a section of castoff teams, unworthy of stepping on the same field as a Lane Tech, a Julian or a Schurz. The Public NorthSouth even has the distinction of being the only conference in the state whose champion doesn't make the state playoffs. Nobody is being cruel, here.

The NorthSouth, for one reason or another, hasn't been able to compete with the better teams over the years. The same holds true this season. While the top three teams in the section are undefeated (Orr, Kelvyn Park and Lake View) in sectional play, they are a combined 0-3 outside the section. And the other five teams (Manley, Kelly, Wells, Foreman and Prosser) are 4-17 overall and 1-4 outside the NorthSouth, including games against city and suburban schools. None of this is surprising.

When the Public League underwent restructuring in 1983, the Chicago Public League Football Coaches Association proposed putting the league's weaker teams in their own section, without a chance at a city or state playoff appearance, or even its own title game. The Public League principals gave their approval, and the weak' teams at the time Amundsen, Near North, Kelvyn Park, Hirsch, Kelly, Foreman and Lake View were lumped together. The NorthSouth was See Public, pg. 13 p- iii i nr ZZZLZ11 i i 1 x- v- TributM photo by Val Muzwigi Sparse crowds are the rule at most Public League football games, especially in the NorthSouth Section, as evidenced by this recent Foreman-Lake View match. Joliet Catholic's Day makes football No.

1 Larkin golfers stop St Charles Upstate run 1 By Bob Sakamoto Imagine some college recruiter driving through a residential neighborhood in Jolict in search of one of the Chicago area's most highly sought football players. He pulls up at the foot of a driveway, only to stare at this 6-foot-4-mch, 220-pound teenager wielding a hockey stick and shooting tennis balls between two cones against the garage. Hockey has always been the first love for Jolict Catholic defensive end Mark Day. He began playing at age 6 while growing up in Ann Arbor, Mich. When the Day family moved to Joliet three years later, he continued to chase the puck.

In fact, until last year, he was still playing with a local club team called the Joliet Jaguars. Although football is now the main focus in his life, he still can't resist the lure of his wintertime passion. When temperatures plunge below freezing, he'll round up a bunch of guys, including football teammates Casey Talbot and Matt Price, and they'll play pickup hockey with makeshift goals down at the local pond. "I love skating," Day said. "When I was little, I dreamed of someday being a star in the NHL I miss it a lot.

I don't like it being just a hobby. "I've always liked hockey so much better than football, basketball and baseball. It's a faster-paced game. Hockey has helped me with my quickness on the football field and my cardiovascular conditioning. It was sometime during his sophomore season that Day realized football, not hockey, might possibly pay for his college education.

He began dedicating himself to his second love, a sport he first began playing as a 6-foot, 190-pound freshman at Joliet Catholic. "Remember Mike Alstott, our All-State hallback from last year?" Day said. "We were talking in chemistry class one day last year and he told me the recruiter from Wisconsin was really impressed with me. Later in the year, I got a letter from Wisconsin. Now I was really excited." His father, Floyd, a standout high school football player in Ohio who earned a scholarship to Michigan, told his son to keep cool.

It was only the beginning. Mark Day will never forget July 1. From 7:30 a.m. until noon, he spoke with coaches from Notre spot in our dual meets but end up setting left out. Troy didn't get eft out today." With Zach Hallshooting a 78 to tie Waubonsie Valley's Ben Ellsworth for the day's low round (Ellsworth won a two-hole playoff for medalist honors), Craig McCoy shooting 79 and Sean Rodcr an 82, Larkin had all it needed.

Eadler's round started with a double bogey. "I was a little nervous on the first tee," he said. "And it got worse after the double bogey. But then my short game kicked in, and I felt fine after that. It's just so great to beat these guys twice in the same year." And what of St.

Charles, the defending state champion and winner of three state titles in the last eight years? Coach Rob Prentiss said the Saints aren't finished. "Today was a big disappointment," he said. "But right now, I'm mostly interested in getting the kids to start playing better. We had dug ourselves a big hole with our play the last few weeks, but even though we lost, after today I think we're headed in the right direction." A 79 by Jared Kowalczyk, an 80 by Dave Jenkins, an 81 by Chris Iwanski and an 82 by sophomore Tom Carlson kept the Saints in the hunt. "St.

Charles will be back," Jones said. By Gary Reinmuth Shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday, under a bright blue autumn sky, a golf tradition took one in the gut. Firing theshot from short range was unheralded Larkin senior Troy Eadlcr. Eadler's 7-over-par 79 at Pinecrest Golf and Country Club in Huntley, wasn't the day's best round, but it easily was Eadler's best performance in a supporting role.

When the day was through, Larkin, no stranger to supporting roles itself, had walked off with the Upstate Eight tournament and overall championships and had ended St. Charles' string of titles at nine in a row. "We've always been decent," Larkin coach Tim Jones said, "but until today we've always been overshadowed by St. Charles. It feels nice to be in the spotlight." The victory margin was four shots (318-322) but that was more than enough for the Royals, who earlier this season had scored a dual-meet victory over the Saints.

That put unbeaten Larkin in-command heading into Thursday's meet but did little to calm Jones. "I was real scared," Jones said. "Especially after No. 3 man Harry Channon shot a 48 on the back for an 85 total. But our sixth man Eadlcr came through.

Every week, our sixth and seventh men are fighting for a -If- 1 '7 '') -i 1 i. i 1 1 i -t. f. Dairy Temkin On high schools AS. Thourw photo by Ed Wagnw Joliet Catholic defensive end Mark Day: "I've always liked hockey is on assignment.

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