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THE BUGLE/SENTINEL JULY 11, 2012
Sports
Mark Gregory/Bugle staff
Bolingbrook’s Morgan Tuck announced that she will play
Bain male Athlete of the Year By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter
When someone thinks of the word athlete, their first visual is that of someone resembling Derrick Rose or Jay Cutler – a slender, muscular figure who looks every part of being fast and agile. Don’t tell that to Bolingbrook’s Robby Bain. While he is in shape, at 6-feet, 3-inches tall and nearly 300 pounds, he is equally imposing of a figure and is the Voyager Media Male Multisport Athlete of the Year. “I think big guys get overlooked sometimes as just big and strong and not really athletes,” Bain said. “I work really hard to stay fast and agile for my size and be an athlete and not just a big guy.” Bain maximized his size, strength and power, along with his foot speed and agility for a big man to anchor the offensive line that blocked for quarterback Aaron Bailey and helped Bolingbrook win the Class 8A state football title last year. “Athletically I was able to get out and block defensive lineman and get to the linebackers and block them,” he said.“It was a lot
of fun.” He then nearly doubled up on gold medals, as he lost his only wrestling match of the season in the Class 3A state finals at 285 pounds.
While he was upset at the time, Bain said he has had the time away now to reflect on his career as a Raider. See MALE, page 17