OCTOBER 13, 1967
Harriers Win Again
Lee LaBadie won the race with a time of 9:54, nine seconds short of his 9:45 record. Following Lee was Bill Deuser 10:32; Pete Klages, Scott Lewis, and Bob Glitz '69. Glenbrook's first man finished twelfth.
Under Coaches William Barringer and Ross Blake the thindads have been maintaining their winning ways. On September 26 they bowled over Glenbrook North here 16-47, with LaBadie running the course in 9:46.
At New Trier West the following Friday the harriers won 22-49, and the next morning they went to Prospect and won the non-Conference meet 22-35. Lee won all three races, followed by Deuser, Klages, Lewis, and Gary Smith, though not always in that order.
The varsity's sole defeat came at Maine South October 3. Although LaBadie turned in a winning time of 9:32, six of the first 10 runners were Hawks. West narrowly lost 30-26.
Now, assuming both teams win the rest of their meets, the Warriors must win the Conference meet at Glenbrook South October 21. In that case, they would tie South for first place, unless the Hawks finish third, putting West solely in first place.
So far the sophomores have been enjoying an undefeated season. They bombed Glenbrook North and New Trier West 15-50 each and managed a 26-31 victory at Prospect. They were also able to beat Maine South 23-32.
Bob Lidinsky and Johnson finished first and second respectively in each race. The other most frequent scorers have been Doug Keehn, Dave Keehn, Dave Lashway, and Jerry Krainik.
More coaches want to see Maine South's course banned. The course, which lies in the forest preserve straddling the Des Plaines River, has one especially dangerous aspect: "the hill."
Many a runner has gone down this hill not expecting the sharp turn at its foot. As a result, he has had to decide quickly whether to take the turn right into a tree or to continue on into the river and risk dissolving.
Two Maine runners received bruises, this despite the fact that an unidentified vandal took matters into his own hands before the day of the race and converted the tree into a stump.