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Oh, wise Swami, tell me something I don’t know about local sports. Is there anything on the horizon that will make a difference to my favorite football team at Waukegan High? Signed, Stupified In Steubenville.

Dear Swami, I read the story about high school athletes using steroids. But is it really a big problem, or is just another scare tactic that grownups use to stop us from taking things they don’t like? Signed, Lucid in Lake Bluff

Dear Swami, we Illini fans are disappointed by our loss in the Rose Bowl, but we remain proud that our program has turned around to be a winner and represents our state so well. Is Swami an Illini fan, too? Signed, Gushing With Pride in Gurnee.

Dear Swami, Can you clear up a language problem for me? I know the Cubs want to sign Japanese star Kosuke Fukodome and he might be great player, but I’m having a problem pronouncing his name. It can’t be the way it looks, can it? My son walks around the house saying “the word” and I try to tell him that’s not what the player’s real name is. Signed: Loopy in Lake Villa.

For the record, the Swami has picked Lake Zuricc to win for 13 consecutive weeks. This crystal bsll work isn't as hard as it seems. And since the Bears are 12-1, the only miss was the team’s Week 1 last-second upset loss to Palatine Fremd. And now for the biggest game of the uear

For the record, The Swami’s crystal ball has foreseen Carmel’s playoff victories over Crystal Lake South and Glenbrook North, and also foreseen Lake Zurich’s playoff victories over Wheeling and Rolling Meadows. So what lies ahead for our area’s two best high-school football teams? Swami reveals all ..

Swami says the Cubs should forget about Mark Prior and Kerry Wood for their future and start concentrating on pitchers that are REALLY good. They’ll all in Japan right now and one of them might be willing play in Wrigley. His name is ….

Enough already. The Swami can’t be right ALL the time, can he? Last week’s 8-1 effort would have been a perfect 9-0 except for the Grant Bulldogs, who foiled the Swami’s bid for perfection by knocking off Chicago Simeon even though four Bulldog starters who accounted for six starting positions sat out the game due to a one-game suspension for a violation of team rules.. And while we are happy for the Bulldogs – and especially happy for the real, live Bulldog named Mac pacing as only a Bulldog can do on the Grant bench – at the same time, we vow not to make the same mistake again. Or do we? Ha!
And so …

And then there were nine, but soon there will be fewer. There are nine area teams in the IHSA football playoffs … two fewer than last year and three fewer than the Swami foresaw (Libertyville, Waukegan & Deerfield fogged up the crystal ball). As for this week’s gazing …

The Swami wonders if, in the eternal quest to prove that sports elevates the human soul, the folks who run Waukegan High’s football team didn’t miss a chance to educate the young men under their guidance and point to higher goals.