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IS HAL GREER'S MARK OF 1,222 GAMES IN THE N.B.A. IN 1974 JOHN WAS THE 4 PLAYOFF'S MM? % Clearing Off The Sports Desk Montini Mustangs The 7th grade Mustangs were able to defeat a fine team from St John's of Johnsburg 34-30. The 7th graders fell behind by 5 pts. late in the 4th quarter, however, fine defense work by Mike Sabakta and free throws by Scott Truckenbrod allowed the Mustangs to catch St John's with 30 seconds remaining and Montini tied the score. In the last 30 seconds Montini scored 4 pts. to win the game. Leading scorers for Montini were Mike Sabakta with 10 pts. and John Huff with 8 pts. The 8th graders played a good game in defeating St. Elgin High School will sponsor a holiday basketball tournament starting Monday, Dec 27 and continuing for four days. The Warriors will meet the strong Hirsch team in the third game. DRAWINGS: Monday, 12-27 - 8:45 a.m. Downers Grove vs. Stevenson. 10:30 a.m. Mundelein vs. Addison Trail. 12:30 p.m. McHenry vs. Hirsch. 2:15 p.m. Ridgewood vs. Wheaton N. 4:<h> p.m. Gordon Tech vs. Dundee. 6:00 p m Barrington vs. Fremd. 7:45p.m. Elgin vs. Glenbrook 9:30 p in. New Trier W. vs. Hoffman Estates. EAGLE RIVER READIES WORIJ) CHAMPIONSHIP SNOW RAC E Eagle River, Wi. - It's full speed ahead as final plans are materializing for the 14th annual World Championship Snowmobile Derby at Eagle River, Wi., Jan. 14-15-16. One change in scheduling originally announced for the coming event, is that drivers will begin qualifying for the world's title feature race beginning Thursday, Jan. 13. In an effort to draw a bigger turnout of drivers on Jan. 13, the sponsoring Eagle River Lions Club will automatically qualify the first 30 drivers with the best times for the 48-driver semi-finals on Jan. 15. Ten drivers then will qualify for the championship feature, set for 3 p.m., Jan. 16. As public housing is always scarce during Derby Days, advance room reservations are urged. Housing 1 ac­ commodations can be secured by writing the Eagle River Municipal Chamber of Com­ merce, in-care-of Mrs. Arlette Stein. Eagle River, Wi., 54521. MILWAUKEE SNOW RACES ATHALESCORNERS SPEEDWAY Milwaukee, Wi. - Hales Corners speedway comes alive in the wintertime, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 22-23, for the Pabst-Wisconsin Open Snowmobile Championships. P1STAKEE YACHT CLl'B SAILING SCHOOL • Pistakee Yacht Club is of­ fering sailing school gift cer­ tificates for the 1977 sailing season. Classes will be held on Saturday mornings during he summer for ages 9 through 15. Since 1899, Pistakee Yacht Club has been located on Pistakee Bay. It offers a full racing and social program for the summer. Limited mem­ berships available. For further information, call (312) 991-2020 or (815) 385-1331. On The Sidelines by Dick R a MM ft The Warriors really put on a fine exhibition of basketball last Friday night as they whipped the Warhawks from North Chicago 87 to 71. In the pre-season picks, Coach El Partenheimer told me that the Warhawks were the class of the conference. However, last Friday night in the locker room he said he could have been wrong, and for good friend El to admit that, is the statement of the year. The Warriors did rebound from a poor first half to defeat the Grant Bulldogs on Saturday night. Next Monday they meet Hirsch from the Chicago Public League at 12:30 p.m. in the Elgin tourney. Little is known at this time of the Hirsch team, their coaches did advise Ken Ludwig not to send a scout to the Hirsch gym on the south side of Chicago. I'm sure that some type of arrangement has been made between the two schools. Our good friend George Cadotte miseed his first Warrior game in over three years Saturday night. Seems like Mother Cadotte and daughter Maggie had other plans for the great Warrior fan, and like the good fellow he is, obeyed the home folks, at least this time. An interested fan at the game Friday night was a real Warrior fan, Father Joe Kulak from DeKalb. Even though Father Joe is in DeKalb, his heart is still in McHenry. You can bet as the season progresses, Father Joe will be at more games. Teams for the McHenry regional in March have been announced by the I.H.S.A. Along with the host Warriors, will be Grant, Woodstock and Belvidere. The winner will advance to the Rockford Sectional at Rock Valley College. Bill Blankenhorn, the Athletic Director at McHenry, has been named acting President of the new conference that will commence in September of 1978. Bob Swartzloff of McHenry will act as President of the Principals of the same association. Beginning in January , monthly meetings will be held with the head coaches in each sport, along with their girl associates. The head coaches will formulate the rules and regulations regarding each sport. The Athletic Directors will be putting together the rules and regulations regarding the conference. Among the problems. facing the A.D.'s will be the assignment chairman for all officials, the conference statistican, and the important item of naming the conference. From all reports a contest will be held among students of the participating schools, to give the conference a name. Sounds like fun, for the students, but maybe some headaches for the Athletic Directors. - In May the A.D.'s will make a final draft for the conference, and for each sport to be submitted to the Principals for their June meeting. Hopefully by May or June all conference schedules will be made by the A.D. 's. Then the process of hiring officials, scheduling non conference games will commence. This is 15 months prior to the start of the conference season. This is non too early, as most teams have their schedules at least two years in advance. Bill hopes to put the following into effect regarding the football schedules, and I agree with him on this matter. A rotated schedule each year, except for the last game when natural rivalries will take place. Some suggestions would be Woodstock against the Warriors, Crystal Lake to play Cary Grove, Dundee and Crown, the new Crystal Lake school and Jacobs, which is just two miles down the road. I believe that this is the natural thing to do, and should make for some good games on the final day of the season. As the holidays approach us, on behalf of the Warrior Athletic Department, I would like to wish each and everyone of you a MERRY CHRISTMAS. :$ I BECK BAGS A 138 POUND BUC.-Deer season is open and Mike Gilley of the Belvidere Bucs becomes the prey as Bob Beck of the Warriors has him locked up in this match at West Campus Tuesday night. Beck won the decision by a 7-2 score. The Warriors lost the meet to the Belvidere Bucs 32 to 23. (STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD) IS YEARS IN THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION' VERT FEW HAVE LASTED THAT LONG! ONE WHO HAS IS THE BOSTON CELTICS' HllSuHtK THE 36-YEAR OLD STAR WHO HAS SHOT AROUND H PO/NTS A GAME. HE'S BEEN ONE OF BASKETBALL'S BEST CLUTCH PLAYERS DURING HIS BRILLIANT CAREER. 'THO H/S REFLEXES AREN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE, HE SHOOTS LESS AND HAS A 47% AVG.. A RECORD HE REALLY WANTS 7V BREAK MCHENRY RECREATION LADIES TUESDAY NITE BOWLING LEAGUE 12-21-76 Averages or better: Bette O'Brien 480; Joanne Plucinski 396; Marie Diedrich 382; Freida Miller 428; MaryLou Stine 473; Jo Rizzo 450; Pam Kozior 414; Sandy McClory 441; Grace Piatek 375; Vera Her- drich 407; Phyl Grosrenaud 193 -491; Jean Wayland 170-462 (oh my achin back); Mary Cook 427; Nel Filder 448; Barb Hansen 363; Joan Buss 419; Cathy Boro 532; Grace Stein- doerfer 464; Carol Michels 429; Kathy Miller 466; Evora Petersen 421: Esther Cygan 407; Flossie Milller 416; Ron Romkowske 427; Roberta Fraser 444; Annette Joyce 436; Rosemary Freres 444; Sue Smith 420; and Shirley Lossmann 435. Amen - Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and oh such a very Happy New year - and loads of Health and Hap­ piness. Yours Trooly Railroads. Shirkey Koch 7-5- 10; 5-8-10; MaryLou Stine 5- 10; and Barb Schurr 5-10. HE WAS A STAR AT OHIO STATE SENIOR CITIZEN'S CORNER* HELPFUL IDEAS FOR SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT John's. The 8th grade started off slow by scoring only 3 pts. in the first quarter. However, they made up for it in the next 3 quarters. The final score was Montini 45 St. John's 30. Leading scorer was Sean Haley with 14 pts. and Jay Whittemore with 8 pts. Next home game will be tomorrow at 7:00 against St. Thomas of Crystal Lake. Come in and browse, you'll get ideas for furnishing* your bath and discover many charming gifts. 3012 W. Rte. 120, McHenry East of New Bridge - Free Parking 385-0048 1 Mon.-Thurs. 9-5:30. Fri. 9-9. Sat. 9-5 Complete planning and installation of fixtures and accessories. Instant fo r the comfor t o f Spring i your home, a l l w in ter long. . Smoking Tips Careless use of smoking ma­ terials is among the major causes of fires. Follow these suggestions to reduce smoking- related fires: --Never smoke in bed. --Keep plenty of large, deep ashtrays on hand. --Empty ashtrays regularly into covered metal containers, especially before retiring for the evening. --Break matches in half after use, and then properly dispose of them. --Never discard smoldering butts into wastebaskets. --Use your ashtray when driv­ ing. --Keep smoking materials and matches out of the' reach of children. For extra protection, early- warning smoke and heat detec­ tion systems are available to alert a family to the presence of a fire in the home. Because about 60 per cent of all fatal household fires occur between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., these alert systems are particularly important during he usualleeping hours. Early-warning systems do not eliminate the need for a well- rehearsed family escape plan. Be sure to have an alternate escape route from each room, especially the bedrooms. Humidify with an £ npnilainc 1 HUM1DIPIPP HUMTDIFIER axC ^Wosrna.% HEATING AND COOLING SINCE 1931 1S1I S. Wright Rd 312-526-6286 McHENRY, ILL. 815-459-2300 FINANCING AVAILABLE REPLACE IT NOW! For safety's sake •• for comfort and appearance check all windows and doors now and let us repair or replace. We reglaze in our shop or in your home ...with regular glass or new safety materials such as K-lux Acrylic Plastics. McHENRY PAINT • GLASS & WALLPAPER H I N K Y PAGE H - PIJUNDEALER-KRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1976 A PIN-Determination showed on Howie Useman's face as he entered the match against Jim Chapko of Belvidere and comb­ ining that with quickness, Howie soon had his 126 pound opponent by the leg (left photo). Seconds later, Howie rolled Chapko over and the Belvidere wrestler found it painful as he failed to escape the pin attempt. (STAFF PHOTO, -WAYNE GAYLORD) Warriors kYs. Hirsch In Elgin Tourney imfoR Soft WafaCo. DIVISION OF RENT-A-SOFT INC. SERVIN6 NORTHJpiHWFST SUBURBS RENTAL NO installation charge 7 R b NEW fully automatic softeners TWO year option to buy with FULL rental fee deducted ^ rr.onth ONE phone call can answer any questions PHONE 312-259-3393! EARL WALSH So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR How thoughtful! ' John Busscher enclosed a £ub decal with a nice greeting card from the man himself and •us better half. I^etty. * Just what I've always \#$mted, John. And the message qps so touching ipJuess all our cards have gone ion their way to friends. As usual we say everything will be done earlier next year. Mayor Daley has answered the last call and has been swept away from his beloved city. « All agree that he fought the good fight for his city and kept •it solvent while others failed. ?' Many of those (both inside and outside his party) would love to build up the Wganization he molded could lift the load or lower ^Mnir^sympathy goes to his iMte and family And Christ- fjTOiB won't be the same for '{grandchildren who lost a good Jgrandpa. -J When it appeared to most • sports fans that the White Sox ieam would be transferred to Rattle, Mayor Daley let it be ;Jtnown there would always be a •White Sox team in Chicago. He t'had to have been the power "behind the scenes * AsMhe Walshes entered the 'reviewing stand for a St. • Patrick's Day Parade, we Jn'-oduced ourselves to the 'mayor, then moved back. As we were leaving, he moved toward us. shook hands, ex­ changed a few pleasantries and said. "I'm glad to have met your Mrs. Walsh". He remembered the name! Holy Smokers! (Whom do you think Mrs. Walsh was ready to vote for right then and there?) Some loved Mayor Daley. Some didn't But, none could deny his great ability The world will go on. Somebody will fill the office. But. you don't replace a man of that stature There are far too many in­ juries in sports acitivity. Football gets the knees. Baseball gets the pitching elbows Baseball has batting helmets. Football has headgears. And other parts of the body are protected. Now we need a specialist to take over the knees and elbows. f Our day is complete. We visited our neighbors, the John Dehns, and held the new baby for quite a while. He's all boy -- and the most important fellow in the neighborhood S We're coming to the count down. Just one more calorie party to go. then sit back and wait for good old Santa to arrive. We wished you a Merry Christmas, but like saying I Iyove You the greeting never gets old So-- Merry Christmas to all. 4 {Marengo Hosts Volleyball $ub-District Tournament " Marengo High School will £ost McHenry in a girls Volleyball match on Saturday, January K. 1977. The winner of this sub-district contest will »d vance to the Harvard ^District Tourney the week of January 11-15. The eventual Mate champion will be crowned the weekend of January 28 29. ' The Indians, currently resting in fourth place in the 3hark Conference, are coached 'by Kathy Glowacz. McHenry s Warriors coached by Peggy Houk. are deep in the second division of the tough North Suburban Conference rj (lame time is 1:30 in the Marengo gymnasium. No preliminary game will be played Admission will be charged to the general public in accordance with Illinois High S c h o o l A s s o c i a t i o n requirements. msm AWAY A1 May. former star athlete at Marian Central, is having an outstanding junior year at North Park College The college sports depart­ ment sends a release stating that May, as a starting for­ ward. scored 11 points, had 12 rebounds and played out­ standing defense as the Vikings beat Wheaton 79-65. May is one big reason the V'ikes now have a 6-0 season record.