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PAGE 6 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 $4 •< Skyhawks Have Rocky Start PLEADING HIS CASE-is Johnsburg third baseman Dave Maurer (far left), who tried to convince umpire Elroy Fitzgerald that he had tagged the sliding Warrior Dave Smith after his first-inning triple. Fitzgerald disagreed with Maurer as he flattened his palms on the call and later said, "He lifted his glove up and was looking for a 'gimme' call." The triple drove in Joe Bauml of McHenry, who reached base on a fielding error by Maurer. McHenry won the game against the Skyhawks, 11-2, last Thursday at Tiger's Diamond in Johnsburg. STAFF PHOTO-JOEL WAKITSCH Johnsburg's Softball team got off to a rocky start in its 1961 season, losing a pair of games by big scores. Cary- Grove romped over the Skyhawks 26-3 and Marian Central won a 16-6 decision. "Our pitching hasn't come around yet,", said Johnsburg coach Bob Schmitt. "Also the girls aren't aggressive enough on defense." The coach said the giris were fielding the ball well but were often tentative, "There were times when we would've had the batter out but we didn't react quick enough."' he added. Jan Schmitt got the only hit for Johnsburg in its loss to Cary-Grove. The winners took advantage of wildness on the part of the Skyhawk pitcher to run up a big score. The game was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule. Schmitt was more en­ couraged in the Marian contest. The Skyhawks had plenty of opportunities but could not come up with the big hit at the right time. "We had plenty of runners on but left the bases loaded a couple of times," Schmitt noted. Warriors Get First Win... Two high school baseball teams in desperate need of an ego massage got some measure of reassurance Thursday McHenry, a 14-0 loser on Wednesday, had the better of things in defeating Johnsburg 11-2 at Tiger's Field The Skyhawks picked up four hits in the game, a 400 percent improvement over the previous night. Johnsburg was no-hit the day before. "We hit the heck out of the ball today." said Johnsburg coach Jim Meyers. "We hit some shots but the wind held them up and they were caught. I'm more optimistic than I was vesterdav." McHenry coach Brian Wilson picked up his first victory as a coach after three losses. Naturally he was pleased with the result. "It was just a matter of our pitching coming around to keep us in the ballgame We got hitting today in clutch situations that we hadn't gotten before. I'm happy and of course so are the kids." Dave Smith- was the winning pitcher, going the distance for the Warriors. He walked 10 Skyhawks but was in command most of the game The junior right­ hander fanned six in picking up the win The losing pitcher was Larry Dix. who deserved a better fate. Only three of the runs he allowed were ear­ ned. The Skyhawk defense again had some tough moments. Six errors were charged against the Hawks, including four in the McHenry fifth. An error led to the first Warrior run. Joe Bauml led off the game with a grounder to Dave Maurer. who bob- bied the ball as Baumi reached safely. After a fielder's choice and a grounder to the right side. Smith lashed a triple to right. 3urg tied the score in na o Johnsbi the second on a pair of walks sandwiched around a single by Randy Wakitsch. A passed ball allowed Doug Wickman to score.- The Warriors came back with three runs in the third to take the lead for good A single bv Bauml, a triple by Bob Greve. a single by John Doessel and a sacrifice fly from Smith accounted for the runs. Vvickman scored ine iasi Johnsburg run when he walked and advanced on Maurer's perfect hit-and-run single and a sacrifice fly by Joe Meyers. ...Then Lose Twice Saturday The Warrior hardballers took it on the chin Saturday, losing to Elgin Larkin 4-2 and to Elgin 9-3 on a cold, windy day at McCracken Field. In the opening game against Larkin, coach Brian Wilson sent Jeff McNish to the mound. He responded with six strikeouts and only three walks while giving up only 7 base hits to the 5-0 Larkin squad. Besides the nice pitching performance, McNish also displayed hitting potential by smacking three singles in three attempts, accounting for three of McHenry's five hits in the game. The Warriors scored both runs in the first inning as Joe Bauml scored on a fielder's choice and Rob Kalck tallied after reaching base on a walk. Larkin pecked away at the McHenry lead, however, scoring one in the second, gathered two in the third on a long triple, and stole its last run in the seventh inning thanks to a theft of home while the McHenrv defense was caught napping. The first game was plagued with poor base running and failure to execute in the field. The Warriors miffed several opportunities in the opener with poor base running techniques. Picking up the other McHenry singles were Bob Brvniarski and Dave Smith. McNish collected the loss, but pitched well for the seven-inning stint. McHenry started the second game on the right foot, picking up two, first-inning tallies. Bob Greve hit a one out single, stole second and scored on a single by Dave Smith. Later, a catcher interference call put Rob Kalck on to load the bases before McNish walked to record the second Warrior run. The next McHenry run was delayed until the seventh inning, however, while Elgin sandwiched nine runs in between the McHenry output. Again McHenry gained only five hits and used three pitchers in the second game. Mike Dillon started and was dubbed with the loss. The junior gave up four runs before leaving in favor of junior Dan Long with no one out in the third inning. Long faired little better than Dillon, giving up five runs (four earned) in a three-inning span. He gave way to Matt Mroz who pitched one inning of no-run, no-hit baseball. Elgin collected the nine runs on only nine hits, but they lumped four singles and two walks together in the third which resulted in a six-run stanza. Coach Wilson said he has solved two-thirds of his pitching problem after seeing fine performances by Dave Smith (against Johnsburg) and Jeff McNish, but his quest for a third starter continues. "With a 1-5 record now, I'm gonna throw some of the kids which I haven't looked at yet in search of a third starter," Wilson said. "I guess we just have to experiment and hope the hitting comes around." Believe it or not, there have been some encouraging moments so far this season, according to Wilson. The first- year mentor said that he is pleased with the way McNish has come around with his hitting. The senior managed four singles in five trips Saturday which boosted his season hitting mark to .750 ( 6 for 8). Bob Greve has also hit well so far, hitting .450 ( 9 for 20) after a 2 for 7 performance on Saturday. He also has 5 stolen bases so far. Dave Smith had two hits in six tries over the weekend which put him at .400 (6 for 15) thus far. His potential power from tne left side should help the McHenry offensive attack in games to come. As a team the Warriors added nine more stolen bases to its season total Saturday. The locals have now swiped 30 bases out of 31 attemps, but sloppy base running overall has negated the effectiveness of most of the steals. Joel Wakitsch McHenry Jaycees Plan Race For Charity The McHenry Area Jaycees have announced the opening of registration for the second annual "Camp New Hope Fun Run", set for Sunday, May 3. Profits from the run will be presented to Camp New Hope, a camp sponsored by Jaycee chapters across the state of Illinois. The camp enables over 400 mentally retarded and-or physically ^han­ dicapped children to par­ ticipate in a true non-urban summer camp experience. The race is open to the public. Unlike other fund raising runs there are no sponsors for the runners to sign up. Winners will be determined by their age and male, female groups. Age grouping s are 13 years and under, 14-17, 18-24, 25-30, 31- 35, 36-40, 41-50 and over 50. The run starts and finishes in McHenry, with over half the race course taking place in the countryside. All pre-registered par­ ticipants will receive an official T-shirt com­ memorating the race. All participants will be eligible for drawings or merchandise certificates. Awards will be presented to the top finishers within each category. Registration forms and further information can be obtained by contacting the Girls Chosen The pom pon squad for the 1981-82 Marian Central school year has been an­ nounced by squad advisor Deanna Mills. Named to the squad were Barb Anspaugh. Lynn An- spaugh, Anna Caufield, race chairman, Jerry Sullivan at 385-1671 or by sending a self addressed, stamped envelope to Fun Run, in care of McHenry Area Jaycees, P.O. Box 163, McHenry, 111., 60050 For Pom Pon Maura Connolly, Julie Diedrich, Therese Feffer, Cindy Genovese. Christine Gregory, Joanne Hanrahan, Maria Ideler, Christine Luciani, Maureen Mitchell, Mary Newkirk, Elizabeth Ostap. Amy Suffield and Renee Szot. "THE HOME OF THE AIHLETE vr SOFTBALL & HARDBALL SHOES •PUMA •SPOT-BUT SPIKES OR MULTI- LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SHOES PURPOSE BOTTOMS CUSTOM PRINTING OUR SPECIALITY I 9:30 to 8 9 to 5 ACROSS FROM A A P - NEXT TO EBY BROWN 344-35S0 PISTRKEE COUNTRY CLUB' HOW OPEN! FOR OUR FAMOUS FRIDAY FISH FRY SERVING FROM 5-10PM ALSO SERVING. I STEAK-WHOLE CATFISH-DEER BATTER SHRIMP AND SANDWICHES PISTRKEE [COUNTRY CLUB! 615 w. Day Rd. McHenry OPEN TO THE PUBLIC H OPEN, ^ MON-THURS OiOOAM-9iOOPM FRI 6,00AM 10.00PM SAT 7.OOAM-10.00PM SUN 7.00AM 6,00PM ^ Linda Aim led Marian with four hits and seven runs batted in. Two of her hits were homers. Marge Bokowy had two hits and Paddy Guerin added three safties for the Hurricanes." Kathy Haag led the Johnsburg attack with two hits in three trips. Kathy Kling clubbed a three-run homer and Sue Dehn, Kim Grenman and Darcy Relle added hits. Jackie Weber was the starting and winning pitcher for Marian. Diane Knox also pitched for the Hurricanes Haag was the losing pitcher for Johnsburg. The Skyhawks return to action Thursday, April 9 when they host South Beloit *t 4:30 p.m. Plaindealer D McHenry Gals Win Big Four errors - two of them on one batted ball - led to McHenry's fifth run in the fifth frame Bauml reached on an error and stole second and third. He scored when Greve's bouncer was mishandled, then thrown away twice Greve tried to score but was retired at the plate on a perfect strike from Maurer to Wakitsch. Smith was in and out of trouble in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Johnsburg 1 J U 11--luaucu iiic uaaca uu wdiita with two out in the fourth, but Smith induced Maurer to fly out to right. "We didn't get the big hit when we needed it," Meyers said. "We also didn't get a chance to use our speed on the bases. The opportunity just hasn't presented itself vet." If there were any doubts as to who the winner would be, McHenry dispelled them in the seventh inning. The Warriors batted around and got key hits from Greve, Doessel, John Huff and Dave Williams The latter hit was a single that produced two runs. Six runs came across in the inning and Dix was replaced by Pete Barroso with two out and one on. Barroso retired the last man on a popup to end the big inning. --~ Johnsburg put two men on in their half of the last stanza. Joe Meyers walked and Wakitsch hit a double to deep center, but Smith got John Armon on a short fly ball and struck out Roland Reymann to end the game. The friendly rivals shook hands after the game and many of the players chatted amiably It was a different scene than the ones the night before, when both teams were disappointed. "It's a friendly rivalry. If I had a choice I'd play McHenry six times a week. The kids enjoy playing them," Meyers said. Wilson echoed those sentiments. "The kids were up for the game, but of course they would be for Johnsburg. It was nice to play and it was nice to win." Both teams will be busy "in the coming week. McHenry^ after playing consecutive games on April 6, 7 and 8, travels to Crystal Lake South April 10. The Warrior's next home game is April 15 against Woodstock. Johnsburg travels to Marihn Central April 10 before hosting Harvard April 13. All games begin at 4:30 p.m. Jeff Stern Sue Haddick tossed a two-hitter and was backed by 11 base hits as the McHenry girls' Softball team chalked up a 14-2 victory over Johnsburg Friday. Haddick struck out eight and walked seven while allowing only two balls to be hit out of the infield. "Sue will have to have better control in upcoming games. Seven walks and a hit batsman can keep a lot of teams in the game," said Warrior coach Mary Osterman. Johnsburg coach Bob Schmitt agreed and lauded his girls for "standing right in there against her." Haddick's outstanding fastball bothered the Skyhawks, but not as much as it might have. "It was very windy and that didn't help her (Haddick's) control," Schmitt opined. "That's why she didn't have that many strikeouts." McHenry jumped off to an early lead on a double by Kathy Bitterman and a single by Robin Geiger. It was the first of three hits for Geiger. Tne Skyhawks threatend in the bottom of the first on a hit batsman and two walks with two out. But Haddick fanned the next batter to end the raiiy. Sue Dixon homered to lead off the Warrior second. The next eight McHenry batters reached base and scored as the Skyhawk defense broke down. "It was mostly our infield defense that let us down," Schmitt said. "A lot of the errors were mental errors - throwing to the wrong base or failing to back upthrows." Haddick and Keny Kraus helped McHenry take advantage of the situation by clubbing a double each. Johnsburg picked up a run in the third on a walk to Sue Dehn, a single by Patty Haag and a pair of walks. Dehn scored Johnsburg's second run. She reached first on an error, stole second and scored on Robin Pflug's single. The Warriors added icing to the cake wiffi a four-run fifth, forcing the umpires to invoke the 10-run rule. Joan Stelmack hit a two-run homer and Dixon added a double to spark the outburst. Dixon finished the game with three hits plus a sacrifice. "I was very pleased with the hitting of Sue and Robin Geiger," Osterman stated. "Kathy Bitterman also did a good job behind the plate. It was her first try at catching She'd played third base the past two years " Schmitt feels the Skyhawks have improved after losing two games by big scores earlier in the week. But he admits the girls have a ways to go. "We were a little more aggressive at the piaie today but we aiill imve lu get iuOic iiiu> and score some runs. I'm going to be goin* with a set lineup now, and I think that will help," commented Schmitt. Trie Warriors launch their conference campaign with a game at Crystal Lake South on iriursday. The game begins at 4:30 p.m. * s imm llipi illml SAFE AT FIRST after laying down a perfect bunt is Johnsburg's Sue Dehn (right). Donna Chester of McHenry waits for the throw that will arrive too late. McHenry defeated the Skyhawks 14-2 in Friday's game. ___ STAFF PHOTO - JOEL WAKITSCH Badminton Team Stays Hot The McHenry badminton team continued its winning ways by defeating North Chicago and Elgin Larkin the past week. North Chicago was the first shutout victim of the season, a 7-0 win on the varsity level for the McHenry girls. The jv squad was also victorious over North Chicago by a score of 3-2. In a close match against Elgin Larkin, the McHenry girls came out on top 4-3. Individual winners were Jean Hoch at first singles, Annette Sieverin at second singles, and Kathy McGee and Julie Mauer at first doubles. The jv achieved its first shutout, of the season with a 3-0 victory over Larkin. Winners were Chris Black and Sherri Fernstrom in singles and the top doubles team of Val Boeldt and Kim Miller The season record for the Warriors is 4-1. Today the Warriors travel to St ream wood. Dick Rabbitt Moms And Kids Compete The mother-daughter duo of Sharon and Trina Marunde of 5011 Memory Trail, McHenry, lost a close final match, 6-7 tie­ breaker, and 5-7 to Char and Lauri Schmerbauch of Lindenhurst in the recent Mother-Daughter Tennis Open at the Lakeland Tennis Club. Consolation winners at the open were also from McHenry. Clara and Jennifer Jones of 3300 Rocky Beach Road beat Barbara and Gayle Taylor for the consolation championship. The next open event at Lakeland will be the "Mixed Doubles" tourney on the weekend of April 11-12. 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