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PAGE • - PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY, APRIL 17,1181 Crystal Lake South, the consensus favorite in the Fox Valley Conference tennis race, defeated McHenry 5-0 Tuesday The Gator's were led by Jesse Parker at number one singles. He defeated Scott Rhode 7-6. 6-3 Coach Gary Gray was elated with the efforts of his players. "South . is the preseason pick in the con­ ference and a very good team, but we played very well against them Scott played a good match against Parker I'm very pleased " Chris Stumbris lost 1-6. 1-6 at second singles and Todd Rhode fell 1-6, 4-6 In doubles. Randy Glick and Kevin Burgess bowed 6-4. 0- 6. 0-6 in an exciting match And Ed Donahue and Dave Bauer lost a hard-fought decision. 2-6. 3-6. "I thought Ed and Dave were going to come back to win. but they just couldn't do it." Gray said "Everyone did a fine job for us." The Warriors play two home meets next week, hosting Crown on Tuesday and Gravslake on Wed­ nesday Plaindealer D Girl Tracksters Busy McHenry's girls' track team competed in two recent triangular meets McHenry finisned second in a triangular on Monday morning at Crystal I^ke South won the meet with 66 points, the Warriors had 63 and Central had 35. 400 Meter Relay: second; 3200 Yard Run: second Gies, third Pender; 880 Relay: second; 200 Hurdles: second Anderson, third Prust, 100 Yard Dash: first Szramek, 13.8; 880 Run: first Saunders, 2:30.4; 880 Relay: second 440 Yard Dash: third Kristy Howard; 100 Hurdles: second Anderson, third Kowalee; 1600 Relay: second; l^ong Jump: third Vicky Senn; Shot Put: first Sandi Foster, 29'5"; Discus: first Sandi Foster, 79'3". McHenry beat Marian Central and Grant in a triangular meet held last week. In the process of winning the meet, three school records were set. Chris Kowalee in the 200 hurdles, Vicky Senn in the long jump and Kelly Thomas in the discus. 400 relay: second, (Sue Schramek, Terri Blume, Debbie Freund and Tracy Brechel). 2 mile: first, Mary Bazan, second, Gretchen Gies; third, Sue Pender. Medley relay: second. (Schramek, Blume, Brechel and Kristy Howard) 200 L.H.: second, Chris Kowalee; fourth. Angela Anderson 100 yard dash: second, Sue Schramek 880 run: first, Delia Saunders; second, Kelly Brough and fourth, Dina St urm 880 relay: second, (Schramek, Blume, Brechel and Colleen Foley). 440: second, Kristy Howard 100 L.H.: first, Chris Kowalee; second, Angela Anderson Mile: first, Kelly Brough; second. Mary Bazan. Long jump: second, Vicky Senn Shot put: first, Sandi Foster; third, Becky Voigt. Discus: first. Kelly Thomas; third, Sandi Foster NEW STOCK OF NIKE5...JUST ARRIVED!! NIKE5 for Men, Women and Kids rS FULL SELECTION M STOCK • YOUR SIZE A STYLE HERE NOW! NIKESFOR BASEBALL-TENNIS-J0C6III6 NIKE UTILE UEAME SHOES IN STOCK! SIZES 2 AND UP Alto Featuring: Puma-Spot Bilt-Convorso-Etonic-Frod Perry-Brooks There's A New Kid In Town Torch-passing is not one of my specialties. But under the circumstances ~ my installation as sports editor of the Plaindealer - I submit to the ritual and accept the reins in huimble fashion. I am replacing Joel Wakitsch, who has not disappeared. He simply fades awav t«> the ad­ vertising ucpai iiiicm wiicic new challenges await him In some circles this might be considered mutiny; in the newspaper business it is nothing of the sort. I wish .Joel the best of luck in his new venture and pledge to maintain the professional attitude he displayed while sports editor. I come to the Plaindealer from Burlington. Wis., a community not unlike FANCY FOREHAND - Sophomore Chris Stumbris reached for a volley from Oswego's Joe Sanders. Stumbris reached the ball and won the match in Saturday's quadrangular meet. Stumbris won 8-2 and improved his season record to 7-2 on the year. STAFF PHOTO - WAYNE GAYLORD Gators Top Netters McHenry. Until I leave the ranks of the unmarried in May, I will be commuting. Hopefully I will establish residency here soon thereafter My new employers and co­ workers have accepted and greeted me warmly. I have already been questioned as to my tssip 'oysliics snrf interests and have been challenged to numerous golf and tennis encounters. ' My love of sports is not diminished by the fact that I have a golf handicap similar to McHenry's ZIP code and my backhand in tennis can best be described as pathetic. Them that can, do and them that can't. write. Since I am new to the area, the weeks and months ahead will be -j learning process for us ail. I look forward to hearing from readers; communication With subscribers is an ex­ cellent means of deter­ mining the direction of public sentiment. My editorial policy is based on fairness to all parties concerned. Although I may take a stand on an issue, YOU may rs?t assured that aii sides oi the iiiuvZCr will be ekamined and con­ sidered In my previous newspaper work, I covered a six-school area. Two of the schools were located within the city limits and another was virtually next door. Therefore I have en­ countered the charges of inequities of sports coverage. Although the coverage may seem to favor nno opnrt nr nnp School In 3 given • rmn* you if find that things even out in the long run. Scorecard By Jeff Stern There are times when one cannot take sports too seriously. The ability to accept a bit of irreverence now and then is indeed an admirable trait. I'm a firm believer in taking an oc­ casional look at the lighter side of things. This column will sometimes carry features in a humorous vein; i will irv fn inform and en- teffJUfl In closing, I'd like to say that I'm delighted to be here If at any time you have a question concerning the contents of these pages, please do not hesitate to call Sports is something we can all enjoy. I hope a long and enjoyable friendship lies ahead. Skyhawks Play Poorly, But Win One Johnsburg's baseball team played a game of give and take in two recent games The Skyhawks were willing recipients against Marian Central but were most charitable against Harvard Marian lost its fourth straight game without a victory when it committed eight errors in losing to Johnsburg, 3-1 The Hawks followed with a poor per formance against Harvard and lost their Shark Con­ ference opener, 3-2. "We didn't play well in either game," sighed coach Jim Meyers. "Marian gave us that game and we had a lot of mental mistakes in the Harvard game." Meyers praised Hurricane pitcher Tim Sherwood. "He was as good a pitcher as we've seen this season, along with Dan Gallagher of Crystal Lake South ! thought he did an out­ standing job " The Skyhawks had only one hit against Marian, a run-scoring single by Rich Preston. Preston drove in Dave Williams with the first Hawk run Williams reached on an error and took second on John Armon's sacrifice Johnsburg scored another run on a walk to Tom Pieper and three throwing errors. Marian halved the lead in the sixth on a walk, a balk, a fielder's choice and Steve Wett's double. The Hurricanes also got singles from Chet Kopec and T.J. Baumann. Preston's sacrifice ac­ counted for the final John­ sburg run. Williams walked,- Armon bunted him to third and Preston hit a fly ball to score Williams. Harvard snapped John­ sburg's three-game winning Girls Lose McHenry's badminton team suffered, its second defeat of the season in a match against Streamwood high school. The McHenry team outnumbered its op­ ponent by a three to one player margin, however, in the match score Stream- wood came out on top 4-3. Individual winners for the Warriors were Jean Hoch at first singles, Monica Sieverin and Sue Schmitt at number two doubles and Val Boeldt and Kim Millera t number three doubles streak Tuesday with a 3-2 decision over Pete Barroso. The Johnsburg rig^ty allowed only five hits but the Hawks were plagued with miscues of all sort A walk, a single and two errors accounted for the first Harvard run. In the sixth, the Hawks came back on Dave Maurer's triple, a walk and an error. But Harvard pushed across a run on two walks and a pop single that just eluded a diving Jeff Letzter. A double and a fielder's choice in the seventh proved to be the winning run for Harvard. Doug Wickman walked. stole second and scored the final Johnsburg run on a single by Pieper in the seventh. Pieper ended the game with two hits, as did Wickman and Maurer "It was just a poor mental effort on our part," Meyers related. "I thought we were the better club out there We didn't show the experience were that we have. The kids disappointed to play poorly and lose " The Skyhawks had a runner as far as second in every inning but could not come up with the key base hit "Their pitcher was not outstanding and we should have had more hits," Mevers said. Warrior 'Nine' Struggling McHenry's baseball team fell upon hard times in recent games, as the Warriors dropped three games. The losses came to Wauconda, Crystal Lake South and Carmel. The results give McHenry a 1-9 record overall and 0-1 in conference play. Another game with Jacobs was rained out. The Warriors might have thought they had caught a break when they traveled to Crystal Lake South Friday. Dan Gallagher, the Gator's outstanding lefty, was at first base and not the mound. But the Gators slammed three solo homers affu"" defeated the locals 4-2, handing the Warriors their fifth straight loss. Carmel then launched the Fox Valley Conference season bv edging the Warriors 5-4 in the league lidlifter Tuesday. Gallagher haunted the Warriors despite his absence from the mound. He was one of the Gators to hit a homer On The Sideline With Dick Rabbitt If coach Dan Boland can keep his thinclads healthy, the Warriors could have a very successful track season. That is the hope of the genial Irishman these days. With the cool weather, strains and sprains can take place among track athletes. We hope that if any oi the above are reading this column, they will take heed when the coach says, "Warm up real good guys."Many a fine track team has gone down the drain because one or two members didn t take the proper precautions and warm up properly. The team is flying high these days with a big victory in the Viking Relays at Oswego last Saturday, the first time ever bringing home the championship trophy. Then on Monday, McHenry topped a couple of Fox Valley rivals - the Crystal Lake schools, South and Central. Victories like that haven't come too often to Warrior teams in recent years, and just maybe it is going to be our turn to snap off a few championships. If Brian Wilson can get his pitchers straightened out, the Warriors maybe can win a few. Last week they scored nine runs in the first two innings, but Jacobs rebounded with 10 in the top of the third before rain cancelled the game. The Warriors can hit and run the bases, but that is not enough in high school baseball. Speaking of pitchers, the girls' Softball team has a good one. Sue Haddick won her third game of the season the other day when the Warriors defeated Grays lake 8-3. Sue struck out eight, Karen Karpavicius hit a three-run homer, and the girls stole eight bases. Not bad for an afternoon's work. Gary Gray's young tennis team won its own quad here last Saturday. Scott Rhode won his ninth match of the season against only one loss. He was undefeated in three matches on Saturday. Don Seaton's girls' track team lost to Crystal Lake South 63-60 while Central trailed with 35 points. And in closing for this week I feel it is only fitting that I wish each and everyone of you a HAPPY EASTER. and pace South to its win. Ed Kothera and Scott Fields also nit homers to propel the Gators. Jeff McNish was the victim of all three blasts. He also gave up three other hits to the homestanding Gators. "Jeff did a pretty good job. He only walked four but the long ball hurt him,' said McHenry coach Brian Wilson. McNish helped his own cause with two base hits. Joe Bauml, Bob Greve and Bob Bryniarski had one hit each. Dave Williams drew a bases-loaded walk for the first Warrior run. In the third, Kalck walked and stole second. A pickoff attempt went into center field and Kalck BcgnTpereq~home. --; • But South used the long ball to take the lead later in the ime. McNish went the distance despite the power »play and absorbed the loss. A three-run rally in the last two innings boosted Carmel to a one-run victory over the Warriors. McNish, in relief of Matt Mroz, was again the victim of the outburst. The Warriors helaa 4-1 lead in the sixth and faced a two out, bases loaded situation. A fly hit to the gap in left- center dropped and three runs scored. Tha t tied the came at 4-4. McHenry went quietly in its half of the seventh. Fields hit a liner to John Doessel, who tried for a diving catch. But the ball eluded him and Fields came all the way around with the winning run. Three McHenry players had two hits each and the el 7-5. Bryr all had two hits each and Bauml added one. Warriors outhit Carmel Biyniarski, Greve and Kalck The Warriors will travel to Cary-Grove Saturday for a 10:30 a.m. contest. Their next home game is Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. against Grant. McHenry could muster only three hits off Wauconda last week and suffered a 12-4 defeat to a Bulldog team that spent the last two weeks in southern Illinois. Wauconda mounted a 6-4-1 record on that spring road trip. In the never-ending search for pitching help, Wilson pitched Doessel and Bryniarski. Doessel walked five and gave up eight runs in the first inning on five Bulldog hits. Bryniarski came on in the second inning and threw well, limiting the Wauconda team to eiftht scattered hits the rest of the way. The first-time hurler also struck out six while walking only two. McHenry scored in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by John Huff, scoring McNish from third. Kalck also scored in the second inning as Williams hit the ball to first base with Kalck on third. In the fifth inning, the Warriors scored their other two runs. After Frank Lindemann and Bauml walked to open the stanza, Bryniarski singled to score Lindemann. Tne right fielder booted the single, allowing Bauml to score. The locals used two catchers, Fritz Larsen and Lindemann, and Wauconda ran almost at will. The Bulldogs swiped 11 bases in as many attempts. Kalck picked up a single and double while Bryniarski added a single to his fine pitching. Wilson praised Bryniarski for his first mound performance, but was hesitant to call him his third starter. "It's up in the air right now," Wilson said. "We may need him more in relief." CAREER CLUB' • • • A Fine Gift For His Easter Basket newest knit fashions! count on Career Club for the newest knit fashions for today's action man. choose the club collar with pastel horizontal blazer stripes, or the terry pullover with contrast raglan sleeves, either way you're a sure winner! come in today for best selection. From 815 7*. • .•.•>*» V Chriatopljrra MEN'S WEAR Irwrt Cellectleas Far Sprint I 3902 W. 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