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PAGF K > 1 A INUtALER - FRIDAY, MAY 30,1980 A FIRST FOR BADMINTON-These MCHS girls of the badminton team are headed for the state tourney at Evanston high school this weekend. From left is coach Jean Natoli, Jean Hoch, Debbie Bauer and Chris Iacullo. Jean plays number one singles and has an impressive 14 and 6 record. The number one doubles team of Debbie and Chris have a 5 and 5 record. This i? the first time in the history of MCHS that any members of the badminton team have qualified for the state tourney. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD" WATER POLO AWARDS-Coach Mike Shanahan (left) presents the trophy to Pat Murray and Hans Larsen of the MCHS water polo team. Murray was honored as MVP. He was the top offensive player, scoring 49 goals in 11 games for the Warriors. Larsen was voted most improved player who lettered in his first time out for his senior year. He played goalie and defense for the team. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD MCHS Varsity Softball Team Sweeps Regional Tournament SPORTS County Wide Tennis Tourney At Marian Set For June 20-1-2 EARL WALSH' So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR- A county wide tennis tournament has been scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 20, 21 and 22 at Marian Central. The tournament is for men and women singles, men and women doubles, mixed doubles, as well as boys and girls division. Trophies will be awarded winners in each class. Call Marian Central at 338- 4220 and register now for the summer's opening tour­ nament. Reservations will also be taken for a summer league as well as private individual or group lessons. Please contact the school to inquire about these lessons. Slow Pitch Tourneys At Trevor Dug Out Park Set For June Dug Out Park in Trevor Wisconsin has set the dates for two more tournaments. The first will be the June 12 inch slow pitch tournament. It will be held on June 7 & 8. Next is the June 16 inch tournament to be held June 14 & 15. Both tournaments are for teams class "C" and below There are consolation is division so each team guaranteed two games. There are sponsor trophies and traveling expense for 1st place, 2nd place and con­ solation champs. For more information please call Tom Furlan at 414-862-9136 or 312- 395-5788. The park is located on Hwy. 83, two miles north of the Illinois state line. CONGRATULATIONS From John's Sport Stop To Area High School, Junior High & Grade School Graduates! OUR GIFT TO YOU 15% STOREWIDE DISCOUNT! with presentation of school I.D. (Offer good on® week only) Just saw a headline that told us love helps avoid heart disease. It can also make the ticker do some flip-flops. No baseball strike after all the hub-bub. If that was a compromise, I think the owners got rooked. Let's say they brought a lot of the trouble on themselves when they went haywire on salaries to the free agents. The players timed their strike date to fall just before a big holiday weekend. Teachers strike in Sep­ tember. Garbage collectors strike in the hottest part of sum­ mer. Of those who call the strikes, nobody can say their mothers raised dumb children. Now is the time for club owners to make some trades. We know a couple of teams not too far away which could use players in certain positions. The word amnesty ap­ pears in print these days. Sounds like when a kid does something wrong, runs into the bathroom, locks the door and agrees to open it if his parents promise not give him a spanking. Must remember to do something for Alvin Phannenstill one of these days. Joining our good friends, Sib and Dorothy Whiting, for a snack at the popular Windhill restaurant, I struggled to open the door. Success at last. The door opened and who should stand inside with a smile from here to there but you know who. Of corn 5e, he was innocent. The news that Ralph Wagner passed away was a blow. Being associated with Ralph for some years, I learned to know him as a nice fellow, a good christian man, and a real friend. I'm sure they reserve places in heaven for men like Ralph. Had to roll out early Monday morning to visit the graveyards, then get to the City Park for the Memorial Day program. While the entire program was impressive, the highlight was hearing the guest speaker, Arfele- Froehlich (Our Brenda), deliver her thoughts and well chosen terms that brought many high falutin' com­ ments from the crowd. ' I knew she could write a little, talk a little, swing a mean tennis racquet, bake a cake and direct a musical program among her many talents. Now I am pleasantly surprised to see her emeigfc^ as such a capable publf^ speaker. "Marty" Conway termed her "The Best". The ageless Bill Molnaire sang The Lord's Prayer with a gusto that prompted M.C. Bernie Matchen to comment "Like good wine, he im­ proves with age." In carrying out the program, Bernie again was as comfortable as an old. shoe, natural and sincere. We brought chairs to the park. In opening mine, I nearly fell on my face, but Pat Coughlin and Eileen King came to my rescue. Nice girls. I inquired for Pat's mother, Mrs. Lucile Geraty. the queen herself, but she didn't make it to the program. Everybody was proud of the high schoorband. When one of the girls got woozy and had to step aside, the McHenry Rescue Squad (being on the grounds) was Johnny On The Spot to take care of her. We were glad to see Patty Frett, former Plaindealer employee and a great favorite, with her children Clyde Blackwell came over to say hello and say he is one of our regular readers, skipping sports comments and looking for other items Advance to Loves Park Sectional McHenry high school's varsity Softball team swept its first regional cham­ pionship in school history by defeating Crystal Lake South 3-1 last Friday. The victory over South, a team which had defeated the Warriors twice in regular season play, climaxed a thrilling week of tournament aciton including Wed­ nesday's semi-final victory over Round Lake in 10 in­ nings. McHenry's next state tournament game will be in sectional semi-final play versus Loves Park Harlem in Loves Park (next to Rock- ford). A victory would place the Warriors in the sectional finals on May 30^ with the sectional winner moving to the state finals in Pekin. In Friday's Regional championship Crystal Lake South loaded the bases with no oUts in the first. Warrior pitcher Sue Haddick turned a grounder to the mound into a big double play, home to first, and the next batter popped out to first to end the inning. South loaded the bases again in the second and this time they scored on a walk which pushed across Crystal Lake's first and last run of the game. Crystal Lake stranded 7 runners on base the first three innings. Meanwhile pitcher Sue Haddick and the rest of the Warrior team stayed cool under the pressure. McHenry tied the score in the fourth. Robin Geiger walked, stole second and moved to home on two wild pitches. In the fifth two walks to Pam West and Kathy Bit- terman followed by a clutch 2-out, 2-run double by Terri Bohlman gave the Warriors the lead. The hit was only McHenry's second but it proved a game winner! " The last 3 innings Sue Hpddick pitched flawlessly, striking out 3 and retiring 9 in a row. Haddick finished her 7 inning stint by giving up only 4 hits, 4 base on balls and striking out 3. ah r h rhi Bohlman, c 3 0 1 2 Geiger, If 2 10 0 Connell, 2b 2 0 0 0 Karpavicius, ss 3 0 0 0 Haddick, p 3 0 0 0 Chesler, lb 3 0 0 0 W e s t , c f 1 1 0 0 Byrne, dh 2 0 0 0 B i t t e r m a n , 3 b 1 1 1 0 Williams, rf 0 0 0 0 Totals: C.L.S. MCHS 20 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 x-3 Pat Wirtz Bellicty And Bauml On All-Conference Ball Team Senior pitcher Joe Bellich and junior third baseman Joe Bauml were selected to the Fox Valley Conference baseball team at a meeting held Tuesday night. Champion Crystal Lake Central led the parade of stars with five selections. Bellich the MVP of the Warriors for the second year in a row won 7 while losing 2 this season. He walked 8 and struck out 33 and had a 3.33 E R A . Bauml led the team in hits with 25, had a 391 batting average, and 16 runs batted in, and had 4 doubles. Bellich a repeat performer on the team was a unanimous choice. FOX VALLEY BASEBALL ALL CONFERENCE TEAM yr. Ralph Schuetzle, 3B-OF, Cary Grove Sr. Fred Boxlietner, OF, Crown Jr. Kevin Kepp, SS, Crown Jr. John Hanley, P, * C.L.C. Sr. Chuck Ahamann, 3B, C.L.C. Sr. Jim Kearley, CF, C.L.C Sr. Jay Hall, P, C.L.C. Jr. Scott Overby, C, C.L.C. Jr. Chris Bowman, SS, C.L.S. • Sr. John Murphy, 3B, * C.L.S. Jr. Scott Fields, 1B-P, Jr. Jr. C.L.S. Dan Gallaher, OF-P, C.L.S. Mark Demien, OF, * Dundee Sr. Kevin Matthews, IB, Dundee Sr Scott Meyer, P, Dundee Jr Tim Elliott, 3B-OF, * Jacobs Sr Brian Linden, IB, Jacobs Sr Tom Christensen, 1B-P, Jacobs Sr Joe Bellich, P, * McHenry Sr Joe Bauml, 3B, McHenry Jr Joe Leahy, P, Woodstock Jr * Unanimous selection IMMfcHENRY BUCKLE 500 LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS BUCKLE II JOHN'S Sally Miller/artist BUCKLES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT SFORISfOP ^.zonTSUN 3706 W. Rte. 120, McHenry (Across from A & P Next to Eby Brown) Y 9:30-8 SAT. 9-4 344-3580 AUTHENTIC WESTERNWf AR 4 INDIAN JEWELRY 3321 W ELM ST. - McHENRY 395-1 §33 OPEN MON-SAT ARIZONA SI'S we might use to vary the column. Another Memorial Day has come and gone. Our memory trail brings us back to days when one of the McHenry natives, Mike Kenneally, went to the big city to find employment. He always took the train back home on Memorial Day and as he came up the walk at my parents' home, would call out "Hello Nell". It was a. name he pinned on my mother. Mikie was a serious fellow, a big Irishman with a bulbous nose. He told us all the wonders of the big city. One time he said, "You wouldn't believe it, Nell, but in some of. those foinest hotels in Chicago they changes the sheets after every guest." Successful Season For MCHS Softball Fresh-Sophs The McHenry frosh-soph Softball team coached by Pat Wirtz completed a suc­ cessful season by defeating Crown 12-10. The victory was their seventh in a row, ninth in their last eleven, giving them a 10-6 overall record, while going 9-5 in conference play- Gina Bennett picked up the victory, her third of the year, and Cissy Pinkstaff relieved her for the save. Bennett's overall pitching record was 3-3 while Pinkstaff won 6 of 9 decisions. Leading batter was Cissy Pinkstaff who finished with a .552 batting average. Pinkstaff led the team in total hits (32), runs (24) and extra base hits (12). Gina Bennett was the team's second leading hitter with 22 hits and a .468 batting McHENRY NEARIN6 AID SALES & REPAIRS ALL MAKES LOW PRICES! BATTERIES Vi PRICE Wednesday Only 10 to 5 3937 MAIN STREET McHENRY. ILLINOIS 25 YEMtS EXPERKMCE 30DAY KlfHU. RUM 385-7641 R. DECKER, MJL STAFF MMNLKIST } average. Bennett also scored 21 runs. Jodi Werhane, a .447 batter, and Kelley Broderick, who finished at .390, were two hitters who combined for 33 hits in­ cluding 10 extra base hits. Broderick also led the team in base on balls with 13. Other team members included Jacque Alcott, Sue Bielsky, Lisa Blummn, Maureen Caron, Joyce Jasowiak, Jodie May, Mariann Mayberry, Sherri Sheehan, Eileen Smith, Tammy Sproull, Dawn Suchor, Kelly Sue Thomas, Wendy Thurlwell, Lee Tomlinson, and Ellen Westman. Definition Courtship: The pro­ cess of seeking a girl's hand until she has you under her thumb. -Globe. Gilmore, N.Y. Conservation Short Talks Four retriever trials are set to enliven DesPlaines Conservation area in Will county this spring. These trials are sponsored by local field trial clubs and feature some of the best retrieving dogs in the midwest. Visitors are welcome at these events. There is no admission fee, and they usually last all day. The spring schedule at DesPlaines is: - June 1 - Vizla Club of Illinois. A water trial for club members' dogs. June 6-8 - Midwest Field Trial club. Another big AKC licensed trial with about 150 dogs from several states. June 15 - American Amateur Retriever club. Small club trial primarily for members. Illinois Department of C o n s e r v a t i o n f i s h e r y biologist Joe Ferencak Thursday stocked two m i l l i o n w a l l e y e f r y i n Channel Lake and Lake Marie. The tiny fish were flown to Waukegan airport from Minnesota's French River hatchery near Lake Superior. In return, the Department of Conservation will supply Minnesota with Illinois flathead catfish. Illinois state parks in northern Illinois are all open for business now that the rainy season has passed. Visitors to the parks are asked to refrain from lit­ tering. Summer interpreters will be available at the following northeastern Illinois state parks as of June 18: Chain O' Lakes, Illinois and Michigan Canal (Gebhard Woods), Illinois Beach, Kankakee River, Goose Lake Prairie, Rock Cut, Starved Rock and Volo Bog State Natural area. A recent survey of Wolf Lake at William Powers Conservation area indicates a strong, well-balanced fish population. One 6f the best n a t u r a l l y r e p r o d u c i n g population of northern pike in Illinois resides at Wolf Lake, said Department of C o n s e r v a t i o n f i s h e r y biologist James Langbein. There are some northern there that are in the 12 to 13 pound range and over eight years old, he said. Also taken in Langbein's survey of the lake were w a l l e y e , c r a p p i e , largemouth bass, bluegill, warmouth bass, catfish, gizzard shad, golden shiner and carp. Eyes The human eye is truly remarkable. It contains more than a million parts and is infinitely complex. It is tough and sturdy, built for rugged use. The eye muscles are al­ most tireless. The range of sensitivity of the human eye is thousands of times greater than any of the familiar light measuring instruments. VOLLEYBALL LERGIIE NO W BEING FORMED Near Lokemoor - Need Girl's Team Coll B8S-211B- ask for JOE