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PAGE «-PLAIN DEALER - FRIDAY. MARCH 19.1982 Warrior Thinclads Can McHenry's Boys Retain Fox Valley Title? Any coach will tell you that the toughest part of coaching is not getting your team to the top, but keeping it there. McHenry boys track coach Dan Boland knows . the feeling. Last season the Warrior thinclads made school history as they completed their first-ever perfect season, then went on to win the Fox Valley title nosing out Crystal Lake South and Woodstock. But no FVC team ever repeated its championship, and the Warriors will have their work cut out for them to do it this year. McHenry graduated several key seniors that helped achieve the perfect season, most noteably athletes that competed in the field events. Gone are Ray Giagnoni and Roger Quinlan, the long and triple jump threats, and discus thrower Eric Crit­ tenden, the Warriors' lone qualifer to state. Also gone are sprinters Pete Ritthaler and Dave D' Angelo who helped McHenry win three relays in the conference meet. Ritthaler, who captured the 400 meter event that day at Jacobs high school, was also the Warriors' second leading scorer during the season. "We're going to miss those guys," said Boland. "They scored a lot of points for us during the year." But Boland returns his leading scorer and top sprinter in senior Aric Akins. One of 10 returning let- termen, Akins is the defending conference champion in both the 100 and the 200 meters, and con­ sistently was a triple threat during the season as he also won the shot put on several occasions. He is one of the main reasons why Boland feels that his short sprinters will again rack up a substantial amount of points. Senior letterwinner Mike Connor and a pair of junior letterwinners, Mladen Rudman and Dennis Shaver return to further to bolster the sprint corps. Connor will run in the mile relay the low hurdles, and also compete in the pole vault. Rudman will compete in the 100, 200, the relays, and also the triple jump, while Shaver will primarily run in the relays and may be used in the 200. Jim Stedman, a junior who has returned to McHenry after moving away following his freshman year, will also see time in the quarter mile and will be used as a long jumper as well. Another quarter miler is senior Bob Whalen who is out for the sport for the first time. Like Stedman, Whalen will also be tested in the long jump. Another sprinter that Boland is counting on is sophomore Mike Milinac. He will see duty in the relays. Other returning lettermen for the Warriors include seniors Gordy Bourey, Jay Caron, and Wade Cepulis; and sophomores Steve Carby, Marty Koleno, and Brian Wright. Bourey, Cepulis, and Carby will run the two mile, while Caron, Koleno, and Wright will run in the two mile relay. Other seniors on the squad include Ernie DeVenecia, Wally Henshall, and Brian Nobbe. DeVenecia and Nobbe will be working in the weight events, while Hen- shall will run both the half mile and distance events. Junior members include Frank Holas (weights), Ron Ostrander (two-mile relay), K e n V a n D e r H e y d e (weights), Jeff Wallace (two-mile relay), and Steve Woo (the leading candidate in the discus). Matt Adams and Dave Best are sophomore members that will fill vital spots also. Adams will run in the relays, but will be pnnntpH nn hpavilv in thp long and high jump. Besides Connor, Best is McHenry's only other hurdler. Chris Creutz, a freshman with proven ability, will also run varsity to complete the squad. He will occupy distance events. Several members of these distance events including Bourey, Cepulis, Henshall, Ostrander, Wallace, Carby, Koleno, Wright, and Creutz, were all members of coach Bill Hutchinson's third-in- the-state cross country team last fall. For this reason, Boland feels that his distance runners will be the team's other strength. While the Warriors field basically a young team, Boland yet anticipates another fine season based on previous successes although he didn't predict a con­ ference championship. "We're a little young this year, but the winning at­ titude has carried over well with our kids," said Boland. "This has to be one of the hardest working teams I've had. "I would expect Crystal Lake Central and Cary- Grove to fight it out for the championship," he added. "But I would also expect us to finish in the top four. If our kids work hard at it, they'll be right up there at the end of the year. But we'll really have to concentrate in our events, especially the field events to do well." McHenry will get an early look at the conference competition on Saturday, March 27 when it travels to Central for the Crystal Lake Relays. The field events will begin at 9:00 a.m. "That (the Relays) will give us a better picture of how we're going to do this year, at least in the con­ ference," Boland concluded. Serving as Boland's assistant coaches will be Earl Kyle and Joe Schlen- der Carl Moesche mm mm wm mmm « gJSaSSSMmmmm r* •ight: Gordy Bourey, Aric Akins, Jay Caron, and Wade Cepulis. The Warrior boys, led by head coach Dan Boland, are defending Fox Valley conference champions and will try to become the first team in the conference to repeat its title. STAFF PHOTO -- CARL MOESCHE For Plaindealer McHenry Boys Track Beginning his 11th year of coaching and 11th as head boys track coach at McHenry, Dan Boland returns to defend his team's 1981 Fox Valley c o n f e r e n c e c h a m ­ pionship. Originally from Oak Park, 111., Boland at­ tended Northern Illinois University where he received a B.S. degree in marketing and later received a M.S. degree in business education. He also ran track for the Huskies and was an honorary member of Delta Pi Epsilon business fraternity. He has also been McHenry's business education department chairman for nine years, Dan and his wife Gaye make their home in Dan Boland McHenry and are the parents of three children, Michael, Erin, and Ryan. Sat., Mar. 27 Mon., Apr. 5 Mon., Apr. 12 Thur., Apr. 15 Sat., Apr. 17 Mon., Apr. 19 Sat., Apr. 24 Mon., Apr. 26 Fri., Apr. 30 Mon., May 3 Sat., May 8 Mon., May 10 Fri., May 14 Sat., May 22 Mon., May 24 Fri-Sat., May 28 Crystal Lake Central Relays 9:00 a.m. at Johnsburg with Grayslake 4:00 p.m. at Round Lake at Zion-Benton with Waukegan West at Viking Panther Relays (Geneva) 10:00 a.m. Crystal Lake South at Kaneland Relays 11:30 a.m. at Woodstock with Cary-Grove McHenry Relays 3:30 p.m. Crystal Lake Central with Jacobs at Woodstock Invitational 10:00 a.m. at Dundee with Crown FVC Meet at Jacobs 3:30 p.m. IHSA Districts TBA McHenry County Meet at Jacobs 3:00 p.m. 29 IHSA State Finals All meets at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified. McHenry Girls Track No stranger to athletics, Don Seaton begins his 24th year of coaching, his 16th at McHenry, and his fourth as head girls track coach of the Warriors. Originally from Peru, 111., Seaton attended LaSalle-Peru-Ogleby Jr. College where he earned two varsity letters in football. He then tran­ sferred to Illinois State University where he lettered in football and graduated with a B.S. degree in mathematics. Seaton later earned a Master of Education degree from the University of Illinois. During his coaching reign, Seaton has coached a conference cham­ pionship baseball team, and has served as line coach on two seperate undefeated football teams including McHenry's 1961 squad. Don Seaton Don and his wife Pat make their home in McHenry and are the parents of three children, John, Anne, and Bob. Sat., Mar. 27 Tue., Apr. 6 Thur., Apr. 8 Mon., Apr. 12 Mon., Apr. 19 Sat., Apr. 24 Mon., Apr. 26 Wed., Apr. 28 Sat., May 1 Mon., May 3 Fri., May 7 Sat., May 15 Fri-Sat., May 21 at Sterling Invitational 10:00 a.m. at Grant at Johnsburg 4:00 p.m. Crystal Lake South at Woodstock with Cary-Grove McHenry County Meet at Cary-Grove 10:00 a.m. Crystal Lake Central with Jacobs atSchaumburg at Lake Forest Invitational 11:00 a.m. at Crown with Dundee FVC Meet at Crystal Lake Central 3:30 p.m. IHSA Districts TBA -22 IHSA State Finals TBA All meets at 4:30 p.m.unless otherwise specified. RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE . AT Mew lewel/Osco SHOPPING CENTER West Route 120, McHenry 1^75 TO 2,500 SB- FT. SPACES AVAILABLE CHARLES REALTY (312)420-8512 "CLEAN SWEEP" CHIMNEY SWEEPS 815-344-1814 If you have a woodburning stove <> or fireplace that hasn't been cleaned or inspected within the last year or so, the next time you make a fire, you could be lighting the fuse to a time bomb. 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Only a sophomore, Saunders is the defending McHenry county and District cham­ pion in the 800 meters, who's time of 2:25 qualified her for the state meet last year. Another returning let­ terwinner, junior Angela Anderson, holds the school record in both the 100 and the 200 meter low hurdles. She'll be out to shatter her record times of 17.9 and 33.9 seconds, respectively. Juniors Kelly Brough and Mary Bazan will seek to eclipse their distance records in the mile and two mile events, respectively. Brough's standard is 5:46.2, while Bazan's record time is 12:48.6. The last junior record holder is Kelly Sue Thomas whose heave of 95'4" in the discus is also the school's best. Joining Saunders as a sophomore record holder, Vickie Senn will be aiming for a new long jump record to surpass last year's 15'2" standard. Other returning let­ terwinners for the Warriors include juniors Terri Blume and Debbie Freund; and sophomores Tracey Brechel, Gretchen Gies, Sue Polka, and Sara Prust. Blume will run the 400, the quarter mile, the relays, and perhaps the 200, while Freund will also compete in sprints with the 100 and the 200 as well as throwing the shot put. Brechel will occupy the 200, 400, and relays; Gies will compete in the one and two mile; Polka will do the 200, 400, and long, jump; and Prust will see action in the 100, 200, long jump, and the hurdles. It is not uncharacteristic of this team to have several girls doubling up in several events. "We'll have two or three excellent performers in each event," noted Seaton. And while McHenry has a strong nucleus to build it's team around, there is a host of other girls that will step in and make solid contributions also. Dawn Dobbertin, a 5-8 reserve center on Pat Wirtz's Lady Warriors basketball team, figures to step in and handle the high jumping duties. She is a first-year junior performer. Expected to join her in that event are junior Lynne Podpora, another basketball player. Podpora also throws the shot put. The remaining juniors on the squad include Carol Snyder, Kelly Parks, and Lisa Thome. Parks and Thorne are also first-year performers and are training in the sprints. Of the remaining girls in the sophomore class, Angie Kollenkark is the lone sprinter. She will be com­ peting in the 100, the 200, and also the 400. Greta Larsen, a starting guard on the basketball team, is also an excellent hurdler according to Seaton, and is expected to carry the Warriors in that event. She will also throw the shot put. Becky Voigt and Mary Steuben are also shot putters in the sophomore class. Voigt will also challenge Thomas in the discus, while Steuben will also compete in distance events. Two other girls that Seaton has high hopes for are high jumper Lisa Leigh and shot and discus thrower Trina Lobinsky. But while Seaton knows pretty much what his juniors and sophomores are capable of, he is still waiting to see how his freshmen crop will fare in competition. But lie isn't too worried. "This has to be the best group of freshmen that I've had in four years," he stated. Three of the leaders of the class of 1985 that should step right in and contribute are Pam Bradley, Donna DeVenecia, and Tiffany Hinger, according to Seaton. All are long distance run­ ners. "I think we're going to have a fine year," added Seaton. "But how hard we work now will determine how we will do in the big meets. "Woodstock, Cary-Grove, and Crystal Lake South are probably the three teams to beat," he added. "I'd like for our girls to break into that group also." With at least three good years of talent coming up, it looks like McHenry's girls are on their way to that goal. Seaton's coaches include Jim Wheeler, a full time assistant and a former North Suburban champion at Zion, and Sue Long a volunteer coach who is formerly of Libertyville and is also an AAU runner. The girls will begin their season on Saturday, March 27 when they travel to Sterling for an indoor in­ vitational. Five states will be competing in the meet which begins at 10:00 a.m. Carl Moesche . . . . , , -• \«<-r - ... rTikis?- RETURNING LETTERWINNERS --for McHenry's girls track team include in the back row: (from lefl lo right) juniors Angela Anderson, Terri Blume, Kelly Brough, Debbie Freund, Kelly Thomas, and Mary Bazan. In the front row are: (from l-r) sophomores Tracey Brechel, Greichen Gies, Sue Polka, Sara Prust, and captain Delia Saunders. Missing from the photo is sophomore Vickie Senn. The Warrior girls have no seniors on the squad but return several record holders who will key their success. STAFF PHOTO -- CARL MOESCHE HEARING AIDS THAT HELP PROTECT 1A YOU FROM 1A LOUD NOISES "Here's #2 of my 17 reasons why H&R Block should prepare tSKL vour taxes." teneiron tumpression neanng aias an designed with special electronic circuitry that automatically "cushions" loud, sudden noises. 17th Anniversay Sale I McHENRY HEARING AID MSCOUNI CENTER 3937 W. 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