Bolingbrook: November 2008 Archives

Bolingbrook Bandits 12U manager Thomas Page returns for the 10th week of his journal for The Brook Blog. Page is attempting to lost 50 pounds before Jan. 22, 2009 to improve his health and raise money for his youth baseball team.

Well we are feeling better and now back from the Great White North, the UP of Michigan. Unsuccessful hunt but wonderful trip to say the least.

I have been very successful in my weigh loss goal so far, 25 pounds, and it is definitely getting easier to work out. It was easier to keep up this year with my friends while walking in deep snow and forest.

I am now going to increase my work outs with Angel about 3 times per week. I have 2 months left on my trek and its going to go by very quickly.

If you need to get out of the house for a few hours on Thanksgiving while the bird cooks, the Bolingbrook Buccaneers have the event for you: Turkey Bowl I.

The Buccaneers will hold an offense vs. defense scrimmage on Thanksgiving day. It is billed as "last chance to dominate the Year who's better." Could be that there are two sentences hiding there without the guardianship of punctuation, but we're not sure.

The Turkey Bowl will be held at 10 a.m. at Pershing Elementary School in Joliet.

Bolingbrook Raiders varsity girls volleyball coach Andrea Bercot will be the Master Coach and coach the 14U Spring Team for the Panthers Sports Club, according to the club's Web site.

I'm not sure what a Master Coach is exactly, but one would assume it's an important position for the PSC travel program. What is for certain is that Bercot, who began playing volleyball in the PSC in-house program, will get a chance to see some of the young talent in the Brook with the 14U team.

Getting her varsity players onto club teams at an early age was what Bercot stressed as her biggest goal for the Raiders program when The Brook Blog spoke to her during the varsity season. This is a positive development for both the Panthers and the Raiders.

In other PSC volleyball news, tryouts for the 12U club team will be held on Dec. 6 at Brooks Middle School following the in-house championships.

This is the eighth week of the journal Thomas Page is writing for The Brook Blog about his attempt to lose 50 pounds before Jan. 22, 2009. Page is losing weight to improve his health and raise money for his Bolingbrook Bandits 12U team.

Well, we have been sick this week. I was able to work out once with Angel but only twice for cardio. We have the flu. I am trying to encourage my oldest son to work with me and continue his work out that he was doing for cross country. I find it has been a challenge all in its own. He too seems to have hit a rut.

I will be leaving next week for my annual trek up north to the UP of Michigan. I was enjoying fitting into my hunting clothes. I will even have to go shopping when I come home. My pants are just too loose which is a problem I actually enjoy having I must say.