. • t ; / PAGE 18 - PLAINDEALEH - FRIDAY, JANUARY », 1W2 %fi v f 1,^/ - * T ™ - i -•:£ ' *v 5®P& *J * i % L? fe2&s.. 4 ! v.- yftfti' «& |fe©tytmj&i „ w : tgkty ( iW,f" 'iJrJjf s» :v Ps%* NS*kg£ fc*-*'-#? r. r4%?% McHenr\ s cross country team had its best season ever in the school's history. The Warriors of Bill Hutchinson had a 14-1 regular season record, took first place in the County, the Fox Valley conference, the District, the Sectional, and finished third in the state at their first-ever trip to Peoria. Displaying thei. stale trophy are standing in the back: (from left to right) Marly Koleno, head coach Bill Hutchinson, assistant coach Earl Kyle, and manager Ben Schweder. Kneeling in the middle are Chris Creutz, Wade Cepulis, Gordy Bourey, and Jim Wynveen. Sitting in the front are Brian Wright and Steve Carby. STAFF PHOTO - CARL MOESCHE 308 Kirk Barnicle was the hero shooting a :W) on the hack nine to f inish at one under par 70. He birdied six of his last sewn hole to accomplish his feal . At Sectionals held in Huntley, McHenry fai led to qualify for s tate as it shot a :531. 17 s trokes behind champion Crystal Lake South. Mike Nank, however f ired an HO for seventh place, and qualif ied as an individual . McHenry ended i ts regular season with a 12-2 record McHeni y 's volleyball team was plagued by injuries as starters Donna Chesler and Joan Stelmack missed more than half of the month's games. The Warriors were defeated in the first round of Distr icts by Loves Park- Harlem to f inish at 10-13 overall and 5-9 in the FVC Gary Gray's Warrior tennis team ended the year at 6-t i a t f inished fif th in the FVC scoring 26 points. Crystal Lake South won the meet with 61 ' 2 points. McHenry uas paced by consolat ion championship winners Kris Sorl ing in number two singles, and Leah Melahn and Kell i Will iams at number two doubles. The Warriors ' season came to a close at the Crown Distr ict where they scored but two points. McHenry's f ield hockey team was winless during October and finished the year with an 0-9 record. The Warriors scored but three goals for the season i a l l by Kelly Brough) and were defeated by DeKalb 5-0 in the f irst round of the playoffs. .Johnsburg's football team lost three of four games to plunge to ai-6 record The Skvhawks were shutout by Beloit Catholic 26-0, then lost their Homecoming game 27-16 to Marian Central as Johnsburg's offense scored its first points of the season.* Quar terback Dan Williams threw a scoring strike to Tom Huemann and Russ Beck scored on a halfback option pass from Pat Rorig Marian dominated the contest, however, rushing for 246 yards.-, Johnsburg won its first game of the year next week 24-8 at winless Marengo. Pete Barroso rushed for 131 of the Skyhawks' total 354 yards and Rorig scored two touchdowns. Hononegah ended Johnsburg's month on a low note by a 27-14 score. Mike Ainsworth rushed for 117 yards and scored three touchdowns for the In dians The Skyhawks scored on a Williams' sneak, and his scoring strike to Mike Hurckes. Johnsburg's volleyball team started its "new season" in October and won 11 of 12 matches Kathy Bull's Skyhawks ended at 3-3 in the SHARK which tied them for second place with Marian Central, and also at 14-7 overall. The highlight of the month was Johnsburg's championship at the Zion- Benton Tournament despite being the smallest of the 12 schools entered, and also the only Class A school. Bob Texidor's undermanned Skyhawk cross country team lost five of seven races during the month, although Jay Jackson and Mike Steck still performed well. Jackson won three of the four races and Steck was con sistently close behind. Johnsburg's tennis team had a 1-6 month and was eliminated from further competition at the Crown District. Marian Central's football team won all four of its games to take over sole possession of first place in the SHARK. The Hurricanes defeated Harvard 21- 12, Johnsburg 27-16, Aurora 21-6 in their Homecoming game, and Marengo 27-0. Marian finished the month at 4-0 in the conference and 6-1 overall. Marian's cross country team im proved its record to 12-2 during Oc tober Tom Wottreng paced Hans Rokus' team during the month which was highlighted by a quadrangular sweep at Glacial park over Johnsburg, Burlington Central, and Jacobs. Mary Stoner's Hurricane volleyball team won four of five matches to end the month at 3-3 in the SHARK (tied for second place with Johnsburg) and 12-7 overall. Marian's tennis team won the SHARK conference title with 21 points to outscore Marengo, johnsburg, and Hononegah who all scored 9. Tom Burg's team finished the year with a 8-3 record and was also eliminated in the Crown District scoring just five points. Marian's golf team plaed second in the SHARK conference as only Hononegah outshot Lynn Cornwell's team 364 to 372. The Hurricanes finished the year with a 3-6 record. The McHenry Hornets ran their record to 6-1 by winning three of four games during October. The Hornets lost to Northbrook vS-0, then shutout Fox Lake 38-0, Winnetka 2-0 (forfeit), and Mundelein 33-0. Terry Harth, an eighth grader at Parkland junior high school, finished second at the IESA cross country meet held in Lockport, 111. with a time of 12:15. NOVEMBER At McHenry high school, November belonged to Bill Hutchinson's cross country team. - The Warriors, ranked sixth in the state, won their own District meet scoring 38 points to qualify for Sec tionals. Steve Carby, Gordy Bourey, Chris Creutz, Marty Koleno, and Wade Cepulis finished 2-3-9-11-13 to score a first place finish. Hoffman Estates was second with 52 points. The Warrior girls also qualified for Sectionals by placing third in their District race. Hoffman Estates won with 26 points, Antioch was second with 60, and McHenry was third with 96. Delia Saunders finished fifth, Pam Bradley was right behind in sixth, and Mary Bazan finished 12 to lead the Warriors. The Warrior boys won the next weekend at the Lake Forest Sectional to qualify for their first-ever trip to state. McHenry scored 104 points to edge out New Trier which had 106. Carby again was the leader as he placed seventh and Creutz followed in 18th place. McHenry's girls were eliminated as they placed 17th out of 20 teams. Saunders led the Warriors finishing 48th overall. At the state meet, McHenry con cluded its finest season by placing third. Elmhurst successfully defended its state title by scoring a low 44 points, while Schaumburg was second with 185, and McHenry was next with 211. The Warrior finishers were Carby (18th), Bourey (32nd), Wright (43rd), Creutz (47th), and Cepulis (71st). McHenry's football team lost both of its November games to finish the season at 2-5 in the FVC and 4-5 overall. The Warriors lost at Jacobs 25-7 as Clayton Lane scored the lone touch down; and they lost 29-8 against Crown in a game decided early. Viking tailback Bob Grant scored three touch downs in the first quarter, and defen sive back Tim Quinn sealed the win with a 97-yard return of an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter which also broke the conference record for longest return. Lane scored the final touchdown of the season for McHenry and a Doug Mullen pass to Dennis Deja for a two-point conversion pass ended the scoring. Two Warriors were later selected to the AU-FVC team, seniors Tom Lynk (TE-LB) and Curt Rehberg (G-LB). McHenry football awards were given to John Clewis (Best defensive player), Kelly Gartner (Outstanding lineman), Doug Mullen (Most improved), Curt Rehberg (MVP). McHenry senior volleyball player Pam West was selected to the All-FVC team for the second time. West was also voted her team's MVP and one of the tri-captains. The other captains were Donna Chesler and Joan Stelmack. Chris Iacullo was voted Most improved. Jenny Prust and Chris Knox were voted McHenry's tennis MVP's and Julie Larkin was voted Most improved. McHenry's wrestling team opened its season on a positive not by winning a double dual meet against St. Edward 57-6 and Lake Zurich 36-29. Rick Connor (112), Mike Love (132), and Scott Sch- mitt (138) all recorded two pins for the first weekend. Terry Blume was selected as McHenry's Most Valuable girl swim mer. The junior member set school records in both the 100 and the 200 yard freestyles and she also led the team in dual meet points scored with lllMz. Freshman Peg Chilvers was voted Most improved. Mike Shanahan's team ended its season with a 6-9 record. Johnsburg's football team ended its season with a 16-12 loss to Harvard and a 12-8 win over Wheaton Christian to finish 1-4 in the SHARK and 2-7 overall. _ fuma Mike Nank of McHenry watches his tee shot on hole number Ave during the Sectional golf meet at Pinecrest Country Club. Nank, the Warriors' lone senior squad member, was also the lone representative to state as he fired an 80 at Pinecrest good for a seventh place medal. McHenry finished fifth in Sectionals and ended its year with a 12-2 record. STAFF PHOTO - CARL MOESCHE The Skyhawks had 373 yards total offense against Wheaton and Dan Williams scored both touchdowns. Johnsburg placed three football players on the All-SHARK conference squad: Mike Dalan (T), Rob Schmidt (E-K), and Paul Smith (G-LB). Smith was also voted MVP by his teammates and he and Larry Dix were voted co- captains. Johnsburg's volleyball team con tinued its fine play by breezing through its own District to qualify for Sec tionals. The Skyhawks defeated Hebron and then Richmond in the finale of the District. At the Marian Central Sectional, Johnsburg defeated Paw Paw in straight sets then won against top- ranked Earlville to win the cham pionship and advance to Super- sectionals. Earlville had eliminated Marian Central in the opening round to end Marian Stoner's season with a 14-8 record. At the Lisle Supersectional, John sburg was eliminated by state power Immaculate Conception 15-3, 15-2, but nonetheless had nothing to be ashamed of. First-year coach Kathy Bull guided her team to its best-ever finish in the school's four-year history with an 18-8 record. Named to the All-SHARK first team were Johnsburg's Sue Dehn, and Cheri Kofler, and Marian Central's Julie Nylander and Debbie Liggett. Dehn was also voted the conference's MVP. Named to the second team were Johnsburg's Patti Haag and Norine O'Neill, and Marian's Jean Thompson. Johnsburg's Janice Sfohmitt was voted the tennis team's MVP and also team captain. Darcy Relle was voted Most improved. Johnsburg's cross country award winners were Jay Jackson (MVP), Joe Kalisek and Lydia Oakley (captains), and Mike Steck (100 percent man). Johnsburg's basketball team dropped its opener in Ben Beck's debut 57-56 to non-conference opponent Salem Cen tral. Tom Pieper, a returning second team All-McHenry county player, led the Skyhawks with 22 points. Marian Central's football team lost to Hononegah 24-0 thereby wiping out all chances for post season play. The Hurricanes took it out on Harvard in their season finale rolling to a 37-7 win as the Hornets didn't score until late in the final quarter. First-year coach Don McHENRY OPTICIANS Matt, Dorothy, Glenn Say "THANK YOU" For Three Very Successful Years In McHenry LOGO PARIS. WORLD'S MOST-WANTED RIMLESS FRAMES. 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