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PAGE • • PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2Z, 1961 Gals Fourth In Meet HITTING THE TAPE and winning this heat in the 200 meter low hurdles is Angela Anderson of McHenry (far left). The race was part of the action at Saturday's county girls' track meet in Woodstock. Johnsburg's Bridget Thorne (second from left) captured third place and Chris Kowalec of McHenry (third from left) was fourth. Marengo's contestant (at right) placed second. STAFF PHOTO • WAYNE GAYLORD Softball Team Nips Cary McHenry entered Saturday's Fox Valley Conference softball twinbill at Cary-Grove with a single goal in mind: Knock the Trojans from the undefeated ranks. The Warriors failed in the first game but squeezed by Cary in the nightcap, improving their record to 3-2 in the con­ ference and 5-3 overall. Cary took a 12-2 lead after two innings of the first game and went on to a 13-8 victory. But McHenry grabbed a 2-1 advantage in the second inning of game two, then matched the Trojans run- for-run the rest of the way to post a 7-6 triumph. It was a sweet victory for coach Mary Osterman, whose team refused to throw in the towel after the loss in game one. "No one gave up. The girls closed the gap to four runs in the top of the Rookie Boosts Hawks The scenario is pure Hollywood. A rookie pitcher gets called up to the big club and is the starter in a varsity game. The team rallies behind the freshman and goes on to victory. Johnsburg's Kathy Butler followed the script to near perfection last weeK^ancHft-as^ the winning pitcher in her first varsity game ever, defeating North Boone 18-11. Butler was brought up from the junior varsity when several of the Skyhawk regulars left the area to bask in the sunshine of the South over Easter vacation Johnsburg coach Bob Sch- mitt was forced to use the freshman when he ran out of pitchers. "I told her she would just be there as a backup," Sch- mitt related, "but when the pitcher I planned to use couldn't come, I had to go with Kathy." Butler rewarded her coach's faith with a fine performance, allowing eight Hawks Lose Johnsburg tennis star Dan Kiernan continued his fine play Wednesday, but the Skyhawks bowed to visiting Woodstock 3-2. Kiernan defeated John Reichling 6-1, 6-1 to win his seventh match against only one loss Paul Hendrickson gar­ nered the other Skyhawk win by defeating Greg Schauble 6-1, 6-1. Woodstock's Rick Hamann defeated John Hendrickson 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 in the other singles match. In doubles play, Scott Propeck and Kory Horner easily defeated Johnsburg's Kevin Sowiak and Patricio Sepulveda 6-0, 6-0 and Doug Weisz and Kevin Bethke were 6^-0, 6-1 winners over Gene Weincouff and Louie Koenigseder. hits and going the distance. She walked three, struck out three and helped her own cause with three base hits "She was shaky at the start but she developed as the game went along," Sch- mitt said. "I was real happy with the way she pitched " to back Butler's pitching. Darcy Relle and Sue Dehn each had two hits and drove in four runs. Janice Schmitt also had two hits and batted in three tallies Butler then got a true trial by fire when she faced Hononegah. the powerhouse team in the Shark Con­ ference. Although Butler and the Hawks lost 7-2, the team earned its wings. "We played an excellent defensive game. We only had four regulars out there but we didn't have a single error," Schmitt said Butler gave up 11 hits, but they were all singles. Meanwhile, Hononegah pitcher Kathy Easton mowed down the Skyhawks without surrendering a hit "Easton did a real fine job. She threw a little harder than Sue Haddick (McHenry's ace pitcher), but was a little more wild," noted the Johnsburg coacjr: The Skyhawks, playing without the heart of their usual batting order, loaded the bases twice but could not get the key hit needed to score. Despite the lack of clutch hitting, Schmitt was more than satisfied with his team's showing. The loss was the first for Johnsburg in the conference The Skyhawks' are now 2-4 overall, but both of their wins have come in league play. After traveling to Marengo on Wednesday, the Hawks will host Harvard on Saturday. sixth in the first game. I knew even if we didn't come back in game one, we had a chance in game two," Osterman said Karen Karpavicius slugged a homer and a double to lead McHenry's 10- hit attack in the opener. Sue Dixon added a two-run home run and freshman Kris Keevil. in her varsity debut, also cracked a round tripper. Sue Haddick pitched both ends of the doubleheader The right-hander struck out 11 and walked a dozen in the twinbill. She allowed an average of one hit per in­ ning. The second game was a nip and tuck affair featuring exciting but somewhat sloppy play. The Warriors overcame defensive lapses and nine errors to post the win. McHenry rallied for two runs in thesecond to take a z- 1 lead. Haddick singled, stole two bases and scored on Lorrie Knaack's single Pam West, who had drawn a base on balls following Haddick's hit. moved to third on Knaack's single and scored on Keevil's sacrifice ny. In the third, Karpavicius and Haddick hit singles before Pam West delivered a run-scoring double for a 3-2 lead. After Cary scored three runs in the fifth to take a 5-3 advantage, the Warriors retaliated with three of their own Robin Geiger walked and moved to third when Dixon reached on an error. Karpavicius scored Geiger with a sacrifice before Haddick came through with her third^ingle of the game Dixon and Haddick pulled off a perfect double steal. Dixon scoring on the play. Haddick moved to third on a fielder's •da^^-ThCBryCppcd on a w ilu pitch. The Trojans rallied again. EARL WALSH' So I Hear McHenry's Odilon "Odie" Long, whom we knew as "Shorty" has become an international figure The latest to recognize the Ix>ng story is the Washington Star As the Plaindealer has reported previously, "Shorty" made history when he retired and at age 67 entered the Peace Corps, designing and building schools in West Africa. One of Long's prized vposessions is a recent letter from Senator Jennings Ran­ dolph of West Virginia, noting they both reached the age of 79 years in March and commending the service the Peace Corps The Senator wrote, "At­ tached is a poem I share with you". I^et's all of us share it: Age is a quality of the mind If you have left your dream behind. If hope is cold. If you no longer look ahead. If your ambition's fires are dead -- WE'RE YOUR "ONE-STOP GOLF SHOP"! Then you are old. But, if from life you take the best. And if in life you keep the jest. If lov£ you hold. No matter how the years go by. No matter how the bir­ thdays fly-- You are not old. H.S. Fritsch "Shorty" is leaving Miami May 1 for West Africa and is anxious to get involved in a new program Such spirit! The weather sent to us for Easter wasn't the kind for display of new bonnets, but the true spirit of the day prevailed Some people recalled snowstorms on Easter. Thought maybe I had taken my snow tires off too soon. Roger Freund said it would be safe Would have called him if I had been stuck in a snowbank. We Watched a greatly improved WhiteSox team win a ball game last week. They have spark. We have also seen some scoring once in the seventh for a 6-6 tie. In the bottom of the stanza. Donna Chesler singled and Knaack and Keevil walked off Cary pitcher Philanne Massaro to load the bases Massaro then walked Kathy Bitterman to allow the winning run to score unmolested. McHenry's junior varsity continued its fine play by sweeping a twinbill with Cary-Grove. The Warriors scored 12 runs in the final inning to pad a 25-12 win in the opener In game two, McHenry overcame a 6-5 deficit to score a 13-6 triumph The team is now 7- 1 on the year. Andee Norton hit two homers and Lee Tomlinson added a homer in the first game. Marlene Krueger and Norton paced the attack in " g a m e 1 t w o , f r s g r Sherry Sheehan and Julie Bliznick. weaknesses on the team while watching game on TV. They will lose a few games, but will give their fans an interesting season. How to keep from growing old . Try to cross Elm St. at any pbint away from a signal light and walk sign It is nice to hear that not only organizations, but also some individuals con­ tributed cash toward the City Easter Egg Hunt for small children. You can take the boy off the farm, but -- With spring in the air, Al Phannenstill bought a tractor, rented some land and is ready for spring planting. With a red cap and red suspenders, ,lCap" Dowell must be a fireman. Met an old time Westsider, Louie Block, recently. Names like Block and Feltz were well known along John •St and Waukegan Rd. in my growing up days. Good, industrious people. Maybe Daylight Saving time will help. I wake up way too early in the morning and lie there wishing for roll out time. Then, when the time comes to get up. I'm ready to sleep. What's the answer? 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McHENRY DAILY 9 to 5:30 FRI9 to 8 SAT 9 to 5 Delia Saunders copped the 880 yard run, helping the McHenry girls' track team to a fourth-place finish in the McHenry County track meet Saturday. Host Woodstock won the meet, compiling 149 points. Cary-Grove was second with 85. Crystal Lake South had 62 and McHenry had 55. Johnsburg placed seventh in team scoring with 26 points. zizz ccrrVcd two second-place ribbons. Terri Rlume was second in the 440. joining the medley relay team. Sarah Prust, Tracy Brechel, Sue Szramek and Terri Blume comprise that team. Also placing for the Warriors were Kelly Brough (1600 meter run) and Kelly Thomas (discus) third; the 1600 meter relay team (Blume, Chris Conway, Kristi Howard and Tracy Brechel), fourth; Brechel (440), fourth? Sandi Foster 1IWUM fifth A.ifireifl Anderson < 100 and 200 meter hurdles), sixth and the 440 relay team (Szramek. Brechel, Kim Fredericks and Blume), sixth. Johnsburg was the top class A finisher in the meet. Cheri Kofler earned all the Skyhawk points by winning the long jump and placing second in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. , * Rounding out the team scores were Jacobs fifth with 44, Crystal Lake Central is, Johnsburg, Marengo 24, Marian Central 12, Harvard 9 and Hebron 2. Plaindealer D Warrior Nine Earns Split The lack of a break here or there cost McHenry's baseball team at least one game last week, as the Warriors finished the week with one victory against two defeats. An outstanding defensive effort backed the pitching of Jeff McNish as the Warriors 'opped Cary-Grove in the first game of a twinbill. Tary scored five runs in the second extra inning of the nightcap to take a 9-5 win away from the Warriors. Farlipr in the week. McHenry lost to Woodstock. 7-0. M c H e n r y p l a y e d flawlessly in the field and McNish scattered four hits as the Warriors won. 5-3 over Cary. McNish'w^nt the distance to pick up the victory. The Warriors scored their first two runs by forcing the Trojans into mistakes In the first, John Doessel walked, stole second and took third on a grounder then scored when a throw got past the third baseman. McHenry's second run came in a similar manner in the third. Scott Dillon reached on a dropped fly ball with two out in the fifth Joe Bauml delivered a run-scoring triple, then tallied on Bob Greve's single. In the sixth, McNish walked, took second on a sacrifice and scored on a base hit by Dave Smith. The Trojans and Warriors worked overtime in the second game, but it was Cary that had something to show for its effort. Cary batted around in the ninth to cop a big win "We played extremely well and had a chance to win two." said Warrior coach Brian Wilson "If we rfiuid've gotten a few breaks in some key situations we would have won them both " But all was not gloom and doom for the Warriors. Cary loaded the bases with none out in the seventh inning of the second game, but only- scored one run That pleased Wilson a great deal "You don't see that very often in high school ball. We had some nice defensive plays to get out of it. To come out of that with only one run against us was really something to be proud of." The Warriors got two hits from Rob Kalck and one each from Bauml. Bob Bryniarski, Smith and Fritz Larsen McHenry also pulled off the difficult double steal twice. In that play, a runner leaves first and tries to get caught in a rundown. A teammate breaks from third at the same time. With luck, the lead runner will be safe at home while the other man reaches second safely "We also pulled off a squeeze bunt." Wilson related. ~*'We executed very well in both games." Woodstock pitcher Ed French never gave McHenry a chance io sirui iis siun Wednesday. The Blue Streaks whitewashed the Warriors 7-0 The Warriors had only five hits - two singles each from Bauml and Smith and another from Bryniarski The locals never really threatend. although they had runners in scoring position several times "It seemed we could never move the guy around to set up a play." Wilson lamented "We also had a bunch of mental errors and that didn't help." McHenry travels to Crown Wednesday before hosting Crystal Lake Central Saturday. The Warriors are now 2-8 on the season. Skyhawks Have Mixed Results The past two games provided good news and bad news for the Johnsburg baseball team. First the good news. Dave Maurer and Randy Wakitsch drove in two runs each as John­ sburg defeated Hebron 6-3 last Wednesday. Now the not-so-good news. Lefty Stu Stock spun a no- hitter and clubbed a two-run homer as Marengo ham­ mered the Skyhawks 10-0 in a Shark Conference game Thursday. Johnsburg coach Jim Meyers could smile about the Hebron game, but the latter result left him slightly awestruck. The reason was Stock. "He was great," said Meyers with a touch of envy. "He threw hard and changed speeds exceptionally well. He had us off balance the entire game." Johnsburg's offense consisted of two walks to Tom Pieper So complete was Stock's domination of the game that the Skyhawks put wood on the ball only three times. The results were a pop up and two grounders. According to Meyers, a scout for the Cincinnati Reds attended the game and took radar readings on Stock's pitches. The result: "He was throwing over 85 miles per hour into the wind," Meyers said. The no-hitter was the second against Johnsburg this season. The other, in the Skyhawk's first game of the year, was thrown by Dan Gallagher of Crystal Lake. Gallagher, like Stock, is a southpaw, but Meyers refused to concede that his team doesn't hit lefties simply because they throw from the portside. "I think that if Stock had been a right-hander and had thrown as well as he did, we still wouldn't have hit him. He's been playing varsity ball for four years and he's improved in that time," the coach stated. Meyers added that he benched his left-handed batters because right­ handers allegedly have better luck against lefties. Scott Valentyj, back from a bout wiUr^virus, and Joe Meyejps sat while Stock burned the Skyhawk bats. The gloom and doom of that contest can be eased by the statistics on Wed­ nesday's game. The Skyhawks hurt Hebron with several key base hits, in­ cluding a pair of run-scoring doubles by Maurer. Maurer drove in the first run with a double after Pieper singled in the second Wakitsch then scored Maurer with a single and the Hawks had a lead they would not relinquish. Johnsburg took advantage of a Hebron miscue in the second when, with two-out, Jeff Letzter walked and Pieper singled to center. The ball got past the center fielder, allowing Letzter to score. Hebron got its first run off Rich Preston in the third to cut the lead to 3-1. An error and two infield singles did the damage. Preston was replaced by Larry Dix with one out in the inning. Joe Meyers walked in the fifth to spark another Johnsburg outburst. Valentin pinch-ran and promptly stole second. Wakitsch delivered a single to score one run and Dan Williams hit a single for another. Two singles, two walks and an error accounted for the final Hebron tallies in the fifth. Only one of Hebron's runs was earned. Maurer drove in the final Hawk run in the seventh. Pieper walked and Rob Peisert sacrificed him to second before Maurer hit his second two-bagger. 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