MCHS Most Valuable And Most Improved Girl Athletes VARSITY SOFTBALL - Coach Mary Lou Osterman, with Mary Koleno (MVP) and Nancy Glick (MIP) winners. VARSITY BADMINTON - Coach Bonnie Ruggero w'th Molly McGowan (MVP) and Tibby Drake (MIP) winners. VARSITY TRACK - Coach Pam Shaffer with Carrie Mortell (MVP) and Linda Vick (MIP) winners. JV SOFTBALL - Coach Shelly Gray with Dale Williams (MVP) and Kathy Latimer (MIP) winners. STAFF PHOTOS - WAYNE GAYLORD THE WORD FOR OUR WEEKEND SPECIALS Ml DINNERS IERS INCLUDE: :E, GARDEN SI & VEGETABLE. SOUP OR JUICE SALAD POTATO HOT LOAF OF BREAD BUTTER FRIDAY NITE • McHeniy Area | • 12-Inch Softball I SEIVMC ATSFM ALASKAN KING CRAB LEGS BROILED J J 75 RAINBOW TROUT* /ALMONOINE BUTTER • • • • *050 rtKLrlw TARTAR SAUCE LL DEEP FRIED Sil75 SCALLOPS W/COCKTAIL SAUCE ^ BROILED $ J|50 WHITEFISH W/LEMON BUTTER ^ PRIME RIB of BEEF Au Jus - SATURDAY & SUNDAY SSRVMC AT S rm SAT , 2 Ml S«M. BARBECUED RIBS & CHICKEN COMBINATION. SAUTEED PEPPER STEAK W/PEPPERS, TOMATOES & MUSHROOMS ON RICE* • • PRIME RIB of BEEF Au Jus BROILED RAINBOW TROUT W/ALMONDINEBUTTER ANTOMFAMMS - SUNDAY SPECIALS - CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH io«i«-2P« *0 (CHILDREN 81 UNDER $2.00) "FREE ROSE FOR THE LADIES" SMORGASBORD 3 P M .5 (CHILDREN 8 I UNDER S3.00) Old Bridge remained the only undefeated softball team with a convincing 14-5 win over a stumbling Rusty Nail team. Ron Miller and Rick Wakitsch each had 3 hits. Miller scoring twice. Greg Freund continued to hit well as he banged out two triples, drove in 4 runs, scored twice1 going 3 for 5. Steve Rohrer knocked in 3 more runs with a pair of singles while Tom Les scored 3 times on two hits. Tim Althoff drove in 2 runs with 2 hits and Pete Merkle rounded out the Bridge's scoring with a two run triple. Rusty Nail, last year's first place team, in dropping their second game in a row seemed to be missing the timely hitting they enjoyed last year. Dave Sundby and Bill Huff had 3 hits apiece, Sundby driving in 2 runs. Gary Schmitt and Len Ackermann had two hits each with an RBI. John Hiller went 2 for 3 scoring twice. winning run with a sacrifice fly. St. Regis who outhit their opponent was led by Don Prazak's 4 for 5 with 3 RBI's. John DeCicco had 3 hits and Jerry Brodin had 2 solo homeruns. Matt Oik punched out a 2-run homer while Joe Lafontaine, Jim Lay, Irish DeCicco and Mark Decker added 2 hits each. St. Regis O' Brewery 222 110 200-10 300 101 006-11 Old Bridge Rusty Nail 121 040 402 - 14 100 020 110 - 5 O'Brewery had a few tricks left up their sleeve as they scored six runs in the last in ning to pull out an 11-10 win over St. Regis. St. Regis was trying to make it 3 in a row but the loss dropped them into a 3- wav tie for second. O'Brewery was led by Larry Winkleman's 3 hits including a double and triple and 4 RBI's. John Smith hit safely twice and scored two runs; Mike Janik had two hits. Tom Shipley drove in 2 runs with a double while Bud Smith drove in the Indian Ridge Manor was back on the winning track as they took advantage of an 8 run sixth inning to win going away 14-7 over The Chalet. Doug Freund led Indian Manor with a double, homerun and 6 RBI's going 3 for 4. Guy Hansen had 4 hits including a pair of doubles with 3 RBI's. Bill Cable socked 3 hits with a double, triple and 2 runs scored. Dave Effling entered the game in the fifth but went 3 for 3 and scored 3 runs. Bob Habich and Mark Hansen added two hits each with Hansen scoring 3 runs. Twig Miller returned to his starting role at shortstop for The Chalet after his broken ankle and went 3 for 4 scoring twice with a pair of doubles, a walk and a RBI. Marty Sobczak, Paul Adams, Bob Freund and Dan Stanowski added 2 hits each. Bill Meyers added a two run homer in the fifth. The Chalet Indian Manor 000 050 002 - 7 001 018 31X-14 2500 N. CHAPEL HILL RD. McHENRY, ILL HILL GOLFd 385-0333 McHenry Kart Park OPEN DAILY STARTING SAT., MAY 28th HOURS: DAILY. . . . 1 to 5 & 7 to 11 SUNDAY . 2004 LINCOLN ROAD ACROSS FROM THE OUTDOOR THEATER PHONE 385-9736 SPORTS EDITOR Some older people say, "Oh - to be 21 again!" Others say they wouldn't want to start over again. They think the world in general and many of the people have changed too much. Too much turmoil. Whatever our views, time marches on and there is no choice. Whatever may be said for unleaded gasoline, it has an odor like eggs that have been left in the nest too long. Had some time off Tuesday so turned the TV to the Cub- Montreal game. That was a long ordeal -- 13 innings - and the Cubs lost 4 to 3. Of course, the Cubs were guilty of a couple of boo:boos on the base paths that didn't help their cause. Watching those giant, well fed Reuschel brothers pitch convinced us that Paul is the most improved this year. Well, I'll let Herman Franks worry about those Cubs. Right now there is work to be done with our White Sox., How is your asparagus doing? Our bed isn't producing the way it should. Arnold Rauen is always offering ad vice on air conditioning, /wind mills' and such mechanical things. Think I'll ask hmi to spade up the asparagus bed^the next time he shows up. (That will be the day!) While on the subject of gardening, here's a note to "Biff" Meyer: I entered into a contract with Ed and Ethel Blake to plant your popcorn seed on their farm. Couldn't find a team of horses to plow up our back yard. Just heard about a new golf ball that is designed to cut down hooks and slices fifty percent. That might be an inducement to take up the game. After all that rain Saturday night, along came a Kansas dust storm in this area on Sunday. How could it be? With early deadline for next week, it is time to get started on another column. A hint came through that we wouldn't have to get too iengthy so this is it for this one. Warrior Ball Team * . Defeats Crown 6-0 Lee Steinsdoerfer hurled a one hitter as the Warriors closed out the season with a 6 to 0 win over Crown. The Warriors finished 8 and 8 in the North Suburban. Brian DiBlasi's three run triple in the first inning was the big blow for the Warriors. The sophs lost a close one, 1 to 0 to the Crown sophs, while the freshmen won 3 to 2. BOX SCORE _ ab h r Rogers c 3 0 0 Meyers, Jeff If 2 0 1 Mai ss Koester lb Adams 2b Steiny p Clark ph DiBlasi cf Letzter rf Oeffling 3b Crown McHenry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 x r h e 0 1 3 6 6 0 In one of the most interesting games of the year Rhino's won an extra inning game by a score of 26-14 over McHenry Hospital. In a slugfest which saw both teams combine for 52 hits Rhino's scored 14 runs in the 10th inning to pull out their first win. Mike Coughlin had 4 hits including a pair of doubles and 2 RBI's. Chuck Martina had 3 hits and 5 RBI's with a pair of homers. Myron Bentz added a homerun and a double with 3 RBI's and 3 hits. Mark Bentz had 3 hits and 3 RBI's while Joe Wagner drove in 4 runs and Guy Weber had 3 RBI's for the winners. McHenry Hospital had 28 hits but it wasn't enough as Rich Hopper and Terry Vandenboom had 4 hits each. Vandenboom added 2 RBI's and 3 runs scored. Bob Snow hit safely 3 times, added two walks and scored 4 runs. Dennis Harrington had 4 hits and 2 RBI's while George Andrekos had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Rich Naponelli had 3 hits and 4 RBI's while Bill Klopcic hit safely 3 times. Rhino's 020 232 201 14 - 26 McHenry Hospital 202 001 250 2 -14 Games next week on Wed nesday, June 1 begin doubleheaders at each of 4 fields with McHenry Hospital vs. O'Brewery behind the tennis courts at West Camp- pus; Rusty Nail vs. St. Regis next to the northeast parking lot at West Carppus; Indian Ridge Manor vs. Old Bridge at East Campus; and Rhino's vs. The Chalet at Petersen Park. Remember first game begins at 6:15 p.m. with doubleheaders throughout June. Pat Wirtz Betsy Stephenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Stephenson, 2305 W. Country Lane, is a member of the WIU women's softball team that received the number one seed in the Women's College World Series, May 25-28, in Omaha, NE. Betsy has played first base for the WIU squad that won both the State and the Midwest Regional titles. Betsy is a senior majoring in physical education and has a season batting average of .220. She is a 1973 graduate of McHenry Community high school. "He knocks boldly at the gate that brings good news." John Woodroephe By suspending a swinging pen dulum from the dome of a church, Leon Foucault, 19th century physicist, found that the pendulum twisted around in a clockwise direction, proving that the Earth must turn in the opposite direction. WANTED PEOPLE WHO ENJOY GOOD FOOD AT REASONABLE PRICES! FRIDAY SEAFOOD NITE PUBLIC ALWAYS WELCOME! SERVING 5 pm to 10 pm CARRY OUTS PISTAKEE COUNTRY CLUB 815 W. Bay Rd. Phone:385-9854 Cancer Research The 2nd Annual Benefit Golf Classic for the McHenry County Unit of the American Cancer Society will be held on Wednesday, June 15, Eustice Klein, Chairman, announced today. Starting times are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Plum Tree golf Club, Route 14, east of Harvard. Klein said there will be 18 holes of golf, a buffet luncheon served between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and prizes given away. Proceeds from this event will go toward * further research, public education and service to the cancer patient. Tickets are available at Plum Tree Golf Club, summarized Klein. MENS 16" SOFTBALL By Don Bentz Old Bridge Wins Old Bridge beat Wauconda Merchants 11-3 on Monday, May 16. After two were out in the third Old Bridge scored 6 runs, with two triples, and five singles provided the power for them. In the fifth Wauconda scored three runs on three singles and a double, but that was all for them. Old Bridge scored three more runs in the bottom of the fifth on a homerun by Tom Les, and a triple by Steve Rohrer, and also added a double, and a single in the inning. Old Bridge scored an insurance Ikut in the sixth inning. Rick Stanger and Norm Schular paced Wauconda with two hits apiece, while Old Bridge was led by Tom Spasovich who went 3 for 4 with 4 runs batted in. Hautzinger Wins Hautzinger scored 15 runs in the first 4 innings, and went on to beat Coppermine 16-9. In the contest Hautzinger had eight extra base hits: A homerun by Butch Meyer and seven doubles. Coppermine scored 5 runs in the seventh but fell way short of the victory. Bob Dobbertin went 3 for 3 for Coppermine, for Hautzinger Paul Morenz, Vern Peterson, Frank Cuda, and Jim Heard each had three hits. Paul Morenz drove in 4 runs, and Butch Meyer had 3 R.B.I.'s for the winners. Hettermann's Beats Old Bridge Scoring 3 runs in the fourth, 2 in the fifth, and 2 in the seventh but Old Bridge fell short 9-7 against Hettermann's. Het termann's scored one run in the first on three singles, and scored three runs in the second, and was winning 4-0 going into the fourth. Old Bridge scored three in the fourth making it 4- 3. Hettermann's pushed across one in the fourth making it 5-3. Old Bridge scored two in the fifth to tie it at 5 apiece. Het termann's scored four in the fifth and was leading 9-5. Old Bridge had the bases loaded with two outs, and Ron Miller drove in the final two runs of the game making the final 9-7. Tom Les, Ron Miller, Tom Spasovich, and Rich Soda each had 2 hits for Old Bridge. Bill Oeffling and Rick Wakitsch each had 3 hits for Het termann's. Hautzinger Falls Short Scoring seven runs in the final inning Hautzinger came just one run short of winning, the final score 11-10, Fox Hole won. Fox Hole scored five runs in the second, two in the third, fifth, and in the sixth and took a commanding lead of 11-3 into the seventh. Hautzinger scored 6 consecutive runs, pounding 6 consecutive hits making it 11-9. With two out Fred Sorensen got on by an error and scored when Paul Morenz singled making it 11-10, the next man flew out to end the game. Tom Hurches and Denny Smith each had a good night for Fox Hole, each went 4 for 4, Hurches drove in 2 runs. Hautzinger was led by Butch Meyer, Jim Heard and Tom Blenner who each had 2 hits apiece. Thursday, May 19 Games Coppermine Wins Coppermine scored eight runs in the first three innings, and held on to beat Sunnyside Inn 8-7. Sunnyside scored at least 1 run in all of the innings except the fourth and the seventh. For Coppermine Dan Jamieson had a 3 for 4 night at the plate, while Doug Freund and Ben Himpelmann had homeruns for Coppermine. Sunnyside was led by Dave Schafer and Greg Freund who each went 3 for 4, Freund also drove in 4 runs. Hiller's Wins Wauconda scored 4 runs in the first, but Hiller's matched that by scoring 4 runs in the fifth, and went on for the win 8-6 in eight innings. In the top of the eighth inning Vinnie Freund walked, and was driven in when Niel Lester tripled, and he scored when Dan Quinn flew out to center. Wauconda had two men on but could not score either of them. Wauconda had three men who went 3 for 4. They were: Nelis Butch, Tim Gertz and Norm Schuler. Hiller's had 2 hits apiece from Jim Quinn, Dan Quinn, Walwin, and Niel Lester. This week's player of the week goes to Tom Spasovich of Old Bridge who went 5 for 9, with 3 doubles, and drove in 6 uns. Here are the standings through games played on Thursday, May 19. Team W L GB Hettermann's 3 0 Fox Hole 3 0 Coppermine 2 1 1 Hautzinger Concrete 2 1 1 Hiller Const. 1 2 2 Old Bridge 1 2 2 Sunnyside Inn 0 3 3 Wauconda Mer chants 0 3 3 Wizards Win McHenry 16" Tournament The Wizard of Oz from Dundee beat Hansen's Cop permine in the championship game Sunday, May 22 by the score of 19-3 in five innings. Coppermine scored the first 3 runs of the game in the first when Doug Freund doubled, and was driven in when Ben Himpelmann singled. Ben scored when Jim Grabowski got on by an error. The rest of the game was all the Wizards as they scored 4 runs in the first, 6 in the second, 7 in the third, and finally 2 in the fourth. Due to the fifteen run rule the Wizards won in five innings. Coppermine got to the final game by defeating Hautzinger concrete 10-3 and the Crisspy Critters of Palatine 9-3. The Wizards got there by getting past Old Bridge 14-10 and then whitewashed Hettermann's 20- 0, and by beating The Bowl of Ingleside 24-6, and finally Coppermine 19-3 in the championship game. Hitting stars for the Wizards were: the right fielder Kosmatka who went 13-21 (that's a .619 batting average), Gary Muellar who went 9-18 for an average of .500, and also had 3 homeruns and had an amazing 16 R.B.I.'s Kissane went 9-16 for an average of .562. My congratulations to the Wizard of Oz team for winning the McHenry tournament. McHenry County Club ny John Busscher In the finals of the 2 man aggregate tournament played at the club on Sunday, May 22, in the Red Flight, P. McKiernan and Ed Schuler defeated Ted Spengel and Joe Sumino in a closely contested match that was not decided until the final hole. Blue Flight winners were Buzz Frett and Si Simon over Art Jackson and Geo Weiland. Buzz and Si played steady golf to finally emerge the winner. In the White Flight, Jim Kenton and Don Hajnacki beat Tim Martin and Lefty Kern as Jim knocked in a shot from off the green for a deuce on the 18th hole. Don and Tim battled each other on even terms as the teams exchanged slight leads throughput the match. Lefty Kern was his usual brilliant self, but Kenton's second shot on the 18th was the deciding factor in a very interesting match. Almost one hundred mem bers are signed up for the 2-day Memorial day event to be played at the club on Sunday and Monday May 29-30. Sign-up sheets are posted for the Directors' tournament which will begin on June 5 and continue until the finals on June 26. ONE-STOP Am UK ^ ^ scrvicc MIMIII Amtrak Chain-O-Lokes TRAVEL SERVICE 3405 W. Elm St. McHenry. HHnoU *0050 AIRLINE and AMTRAK TICKETS WUU TH Waft Planning a Caribbean cruliof A trip to Europa...Mo«ico ...Hawaii? You can compara tham all undar ona roof at aur oMica I We ara agents for t jmthiptairlines hotels, sightseeing companies throughout tha world. 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