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V PAGE6• PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. JULY It. IWtt J Falcons, Cards Lead Youth Majors The Falcon moved into a tie lor first place in the McHenry youth league major division with a pair of victories last week. Both the Falcons and the Cardinals stand at 94. With Kevin Walter striking out 14 batters, the Falcons opened with a 3-2 win over the Owls. Walter and Rich White paced the Falcon hitters and Joe McQuade sparkled at shortstop for the Owls. The Falcons then stopped the Eagles 94 behind the pitching of Matt Roy and Scott Sorting and the fine catching of Randy Hawley. The Cardinals kept pace with a 19-2 triumph over the Condors. The Bluebirds stayed in the thick of things with a 4-1 victory over the Owls. Brian Toussaint's patching and hitting led the Bluebirds. slam home run. Rick Burk added two RBPs YOUTH MAJORS 16" T ourney Set The Eagles broke even for the by downing the Hawks 13-2. The Ravens snapped a losing streak by topping the Hawks M and the Orioles made it three straight looses for the Hawks with a M win. Keith Schultz hurled the Orioles' third win and got batting support from Mike Boiand who had thiW straight hits and Kent Burowski who had a grand w I Cardinals 3 4 Falcons • 4 Eajpes 3 3 Bluebirds 7 3 Condors 8 8 Hawks 8 8 Ravens 34 8* Owls 3H 7H Orioles 3 3 • BID Roy OUT AT THIRD -- McHenry American Legion third basemsn Tom Schermerhorn applies the tag to a Harvard baterminer daring Tuesday night's contest st McCracken field. The play started with the runner on second and one out and a ground ball to shortstop Dsve Williams (right) who alertly fired to Schermerhorn for the second out. McHenry dropped the contest, however, M as It managed only three hits, two by starting and loslag hurler Jim Burrows. The legion team will play Rockford Boylan la a Connie Mack doubleheader this Sunday at McCracken field. The first game begins at 1:M p.m. STAFF PHOTO - CARL MOESCHE The annual McHenry lt-lnch soft- ball tournament, called off on an earlier weekend in May, will try again the weekend of July 30-31 through August 1 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars field. This double elimination tournament carries an entry fee and prizes will be awarded bases on 30 teams. For further information, call league president Benrie Klapperich at (313) 497 3325 The McHenry Plalndealer 6ports Carl Moesche Sports Editor Little John's Puts Up Fight But Doherty's Wins Again It wasn't supposed to be that kind of a game. Afterail, Little John's was the only ballclub playing on Monday night not headed for the playoffs in men's 12-inch softball. However, the "new tradition" team, skippered by Dave "Andre" Miller, gave Doherty's (9-2) all it could handle as the contest went into extra innings before a five-run eighth was just too much for Little John's (1-10) to overcome. The final: Doherty's 14 Little John's 12. Doherty's took an early lead when Jerry Brodin, the league's top hitter at .707, hit the first of his three singles to drive in Jeff Meddings. Meddings would eventually go 4-for-5 in the contest. Little John's retaliated in its half of the first as Steve Lane and Miller both hit RBI singles. Both batters would eventually get two more hits apiece with Lane accounting for four RBI's. Randy Vauk, Tom Roach, and Mike Rogers all drove in a run each to push Doherty's back into the lead at 4-2. However, the bottom of the Little John's started a rally in the second by scoring five times to take over a 7-4 lead. Bill Peterson and Dave Schmidt both singled followed by Jim Quinn and John Griffith RBI singles. Lane hit a deep fly off the left field fence for a triple and Pete Blackburn's single scord Lane. Doherty's knotted the score at 7-7 with a three-run fourth as Mike Rogers and Brodin had RBI hits and Jim Perriwe unloaded a sacrifice fly. Perriwe and Steve Mai singled in runs in the fifth as Doherty's went ahead by two. But back came Little John's as Mike Yaworski hit a pinch single and Quinn followed with a two-run inside-the- park homer Doherty's might've scored in the seventh if it weren't for pitcher Dave Schmidt's fielding play on the mound. An inning earlier, Schnmidt somehow snared Rogers' line shot and fir- stbaseman "Andre" Miller made another gave-saving play as he bodyblocked a ground ball and threw for a force out. Going into the first extra inning affair this season Doherty's was rolling. Meddings singled, Perriwe doubled, and Brodin was walked in­ tentionally to load the bases. Jim Wayman then walked forcing in a run, Irish DeCiccio sacrificed, Mai hit a two-run single, and John DeCicdo's base hit put Doherty's ahead by five. But Little John's never gave up. Yaworski (2-for-2) hit another leadoff single, Quinn singled, and Griffith walked to .load the bases. Jim Grabowski's ground ball to second was bobbled for an error with a run scoring, then Lane sacrificed to cut the lead to three. But on the throw to the plate, the runner on second broke for third and was an easy out. With two outs, another Doherty infield error brought home the final run, but that would be all as Doherty's hung on to win 14-12. Johnsburg with three hits including his seventh home run of the season • a three-run Mast in the fifth inning. Jim Meyers, Wayne Hiller, Myron Bentz, Harry May, and Mark Schultz all had two hits and John Meyers tripled to the fence. Gary Rosing went S-for-3, Bob Michels tripled and singled, and Dan McAuliffe and Brian Grave had two hits to lead Peer Inn. Johnsburg Peer Inn-Jack's 9-1-14-344-8 2-1-9-1-94-2 -• Doherty's Utile John's 1-34-3-1-144 • 14 2-5-9-9-9-24-3 -12 The Johnsburg Businessmen won a hard fought 9-6 game against Peer Inn-Jack's Snack Shop. A three-run fifth put the Businessmen up 5-4 for their first lead of the game, while a four-run seventh insured the win. Don Bentz was the big gun for The Whale's Tail moved into third place as pitcher Randy Rodiek threw a one-hitter at Peer Inn-Jack's with the Tail winning 7-1. John Sytsma drove in three runs and had three hits to lead the winners. Rodiek went 2-for-2 and two runs scored to help his own cause and Fred Stocker added two hits. Brian Grave had the only hit and RBI for Peer Inn. The only other batter to reach base was Joe Sullivan who walked and scored. The Snack Shop's losses drops them from third to fifth place in tne stan­ dings as playoff time approaches. Whale's TaU 1-1-9-9-2-4-3-7 Peer laa Jack's 9-144444- 1 The Rusty Nail Inn scored an 11-1 victory over the Whale's TaU to stay on the beds of both Johnsburg and Doherty's in the western division race. Rick Wakitsch celebrated his bir­ thday going S-for-3 with a walk and two RBI's and Doug Freund also had three hits. Chuck Marke, Len Ackerman, Ron Lentine, and Dave Sundby foUowed with two hits each and Marke and Lentine included two RBI's. Fred Stocker and Jim Gray had two hits each for the Whale's TaU. Western Dtiisioa w 1 Johnsburg Businessmen 10 2 Doherty's 10 2 Rusty NaU Inn 3 3 Huemann's Water Conditioning 3 3 Jewel Park 2 3 Lee k Mary's Lakeside 0 11 Whale's Tall Rusty NaU Inn Eastern Division 94-14449- 1 2-3-5-144-* • 11 Fox Hole Tap West End Pub-Kiss It Whale's Tail King's Row Peer Inn-Jack's Snack Shop Little John's w 1 10 1 8 2 6 7 5 6 5 7 1 11 Games for Monday, July 13: 6:30 B - Rusty NaU Inn vs. West End Pub-Kiss It (Game of the Night as both teams still have a shot at winning their respective divisions and both will be involved in the playoffs). 6:30 A • Little John's vs. Huemann's. 7:15 A - West End Pub-Kiss It vs. Little John's. 3:00 A • Peer Inn-Jack's vs. Lee k Mary's. 12-Inch Trivia: Answer from Wed: Tom Spasojevich 44, Phil Credin 40, BUI Peterson 39, Jim Gray 33, Henry May 38. Today's question: Which manager has won the most games combined over the last 10 seasons, excluding playoffs? Pat Wirtz Hiller Wins Eleventh Straight, 3D-Bowl Moves To 8-3 Hiller Construction ran its record to 11-0 in men's 16-inch softball by tur­ ning back J k L Oil 21-11 in the longest game of the season Tuesday night. The western division leaders pounced on the Oilers in the early innings scoring six runs in the first inning, seven in the second, and two more in the third for a 15-1 lead. But the J & L offense came to life in the middle innings to narrow the gap to 15-10 before a five run sixth put the game away. Myron Bentz continued to swing a torrid bat for Hiller blasting four straight hits including a double and • receiving an intentional walk. Nephew Don Bentz played long ball by also blasting four hits including two doubles and a triple. Wayne Hiller followed with three hits and John, Jeff, and Jim Meyers and Chuck Marke added two hits each. Both of Jeff's were home runs in each of the first two innings, John doubled and tripled, Jim doubled and homered, and Chuck had two doubles. Of Hiller's 23 total hits, 14 went for extra bases The Oilers, handicapped by the absence of two of their top batters in the presence Gary Bell (injury) and tilark Bentz (work), were led by Dan Quinn's three hits including a triple, and Tim Farr, Jay Lee, Pete Black- Mini Dodgers Win Four Straight, Astros' Neece Tosses A No-Hitter bum, and Mark Mayer who recorded* two hits apiece. Hiller Construction 9-7-2-0-1-5-0 -21 J & LOU 14-4-54-1-0- II HRs-( HC )Je.Meyers 2(4), Ji.Meyers 1(2). 3D-Bowl improved its record to 8-3 in the West with a 17-6 win over Taylor Made Golf. 3D-Bowl appeared to be on its way to a 15-run rule win after scoring eight runs in ther first inning, but Taylor Made came back with four runs over the final four frames highlighted by Al Ekroth's extra base hit show Tim Gertz paced 3-D's offense with a 3-for-4 performance including two runs scored and three RBI's. Leo Sulivan and Mike LeGood also had three hits and two runs scored, and Vern Zeller followed with two hits and three runs scored. After playing their first 10 games without collecting a triple or a home run, Taylor Made recorded four of those long hits as Ekroth slugged three triples and Paul Jacobs homered. Kkroth settled for a triple on his third hit as his bid to stretch his right-center drive into an inside-the- park homer resulted in him being tagged out at the plate for the game- ending out Joe Knaack had two hits and Jacobs scored three of the six runs for Taylor Made. Taylor Made Golf 1-04-1-1-1-2- 6 3D-Bowl H-4-3-244-X -17 HRs-(TMG)P.Jacobs 1(1). Phylly's Inn won a 8-7 squeaker from D It E Millstream scoring what would be the winning run in the top of the seventh inning on Bob Buss' second home run of the With seven players in the starting lineup recording at least two hits, Phylly's never trailed in the contest. Ray Buss and Rob White paced the offense as each went 3-for-4 with a triple. Bob Buss, Jack Bucaro, Henry Schaefer, Ernie CoveU, and winning pitcher Dennis Karas followed with two hits each. D k E came within one run by scoring twice in its last at bats, but Phylly's shortstop Ray Buss made the play of the game with a spectacular diving catch of Todd Hendrickson's apparent base hit to all but end the game. Dave Peterson had three hits for D k E, while Hendrickson and Al Lyne followed with two each. Phylly's Inn l-M-344-2 - 8 DAE Millstream '76 94-3-244-2 • 7 HRs-(Phy)B.Buss 1(2). Eastern Division w 1 John's Sport Stop 8 2 J* LOU 6 5 Decker Construction 4 6 Old Bridge 3 7 PhyUy's Inn 3 8 Taylor Made Golf 1 10 Western Division w 1 Hiller Construction 11 0 St. Regis Pub 8 2 3D-Bowl 8 3 Peer Inn 4 6 DftE Millstream 76 4 7 FCA-Palace Bowl 3 7 Games for Tuesday, July 20: 7:00 - Taylor Made Golf vs. J k L Oil. 8:00 - Old Bridge vs. PhyUy's Inn. 9:00 - Decker Construction vs. John's Sport Stop. Carl Moesche The Dodgers of the McHenry junior youth league mini division won four games last week including • doubleheader win over the Pirates move into second piece in the National league. m Ricky Stark pitcljed the first game 5-3 win and collected 14 strilf Chris DeLisle won the second over the Pirates, 5-1, as he tosfUTa two-hitter striking out 11. Both chers went 3-for-4 for ihe doubleheader with DeLisle including a triple and three RBI's. Joe Hein- miller (3-for-5 with two RBI's)* snd Matt McGowan (3-for-5) also had good doubleheaders. The Dodgers won a 14-13 nailbiter from the White Sox as Kenny Johnson reached base three times snd scored the winning run. McGowan pitched four strong innings as the Dodgers rallied 'from an 11-2 deficit with Stark's five RBI's in s 2-for-2 per­ formance. The Dodgers' fourth win was a 194 win over the Braves as they scored 14 runs in the first inning and coasted thereafter. Hitting heroes in the contest included McGowan with a homer and four RBI's, Ken Johnson and Andy Serek with three RBI's, and Heinmiller's two RBI's. The National league leading Cubs ran their record to 10-1 with a 22-12 victory over the Giants snd s 14-2 win over the Pirates. In the Giant game, the hitting by both teams was not the reason for the high score but rather walks. Jeff Cable, Bryan Nystrom, and Alan Kraft shared the pitching duties, snd Kraft, Mark Foss, and Peter Low each scored three runs. Against the Pirates, the Cubs played better defensively and the pitching was also better. Bobby Cashin was strong in relief and got the needed hitting hup from Kraft, Cable, and Foss. Mike Zimmerman also Ditched well. Pigtail Meeting The Johnsburg Pigtail league wiU > have a general meeting on Thursday, July 33 at the Pistakee Highlands The Brewers ran their record to 10-1 in the American league with a thrilling 7-6 win over the Yankees as Sonnichsen won his seventh light game. Sonnichsen struck out itters and helped his own cause with a home run and a triple. Ryan Miller, Bill Szekely, and Kevin Mullen chipped in two hits apiece and Miller drove in the lead run with a double in the fourth Jake Wakitsch and Jerry Luciano each had doubles for the Yankees who got two men on base in the fifth but failed to score The Yankees rebounded the next day by beating the Indians 104 as Danny Connor and Mark Hutt com­ bined for a three-hitter. The big inning for the Yankees was the third when John Lamphier and John Curlf reached base twice and scored times Ron Neece pitched a no-hitter as the Astros shutout the Indians 2-0. Neece struck out 13 of the 15 outs, the others being provided by Bill Marinangel with unassisted plays st first base. Neece faced only 18 batters in his outing as he walked only three. The game was closely played with the Astros scoring the only two runs in the fourth inning. Neece walked and scored the game's first run on Kevin Ritchie's base hit and on a series of errors, Ritchie scored on the same play. In other action, the White Sox also beat the Indians and also the Tigers 11-3. Owls, Robins Clinch Minor Loop League Titles urley both YOUTH MINI8 National League Cubs Dodgers Astros Pirates Giant« Brevet* w 10 8 5 4 3 0 American League Community Club public Is Invited. at 7:30 p.m. The Brewers Yankees White Sox Indians Tigers w 10 8 6 2 1 Bob Cable The Owls and the Robins both won needed games this past week to lock up their respective lesgue cham­ pionships in the McHenry youth league minor division. There are still exciting racee for second place in each league, however, and these final spots will be determined this weekend. The unbeaten Owls clinched the National league crown by soundly defeating the Condors 13-4. Danny Gray picked up his fifth win by collaring the Condors slowing just four hits while striking out 13 batters. Pete Hinker, Jack Wetrous, snd Marc Siefert supplied the offensive punch for the league leaders as each recorded two hits. Todd Carson started and took the loss for the Condors, while Matt Hopp and Steve lacullo also worked in relief. Matt Carson had two hits, while lacullo and Danny Wray collected one each. The Robins sewed up the American league Hawks fifth straight win without a loes by tossing s nifty 11 strikeout three- hitter. The Robins unleashed a 23-hit attack led by Dan Evans and Joe Beyer who each went 4-for-4 and Marc Hubbard and Brandon Pasternock who had three hits each. Derby, Mark Van Liere, and Shawn Colomer followed with two hits apiece. Mike Calarco, Jeff Lewis, and Jamie Franklin managed the Hawk hits. The Eagles won s psir of games to lake over second place in the National league. The Eagles defeated the Cardinals 6-4 as Arnie Nordenson chalked up the win allowing three hits while recording nine whiffs. Jim Simon picked up the save and added two hits to the Eagle attack as did Matt Murphy. Teammate Mike Haffner also had a good night at the plate.. Kevin McGee started and suffered a tough loss for the Cards allowing four runs on four hits and walking lust three. Tim Mauer led the Cardinal hitters. The Eaglee also squeaked past the Sparrows 2-1 as Jim Simon's double in the sixth inning knocked in the Matt Murphy with the game-winning run. Murphy went the distance to earn the win allowing but two hits whUe striking out 13. He also two straight hits to pace the offense. Chris Crow was saddled with the loss although he pitched well and also had a good night at the plate. The Roedrunners had little trouble defeating the Falcons 184 as Scott Diehl turned in his best pitching performance of the season allowing only one run until the last inning. Craig McGrath, Ryan Penoyer, Randy Rehberg, and Mike Lasar aU had two hits for the Roedrunners with Lazar including an inside-the-park homer. BiU Fortino went 4-for-4 and Danny Maldonado had two hits to lesd the Falcons. Several other games were played but no reports were submitted. The Bluebirds doubled the Falcons 24-12, the Ravens nipped the Roedrunners 12-10, the Blue Jays downed the Orioles, and the Bluebirds defeated the Ravens Next week, we'll look at who our league All Star selections are. YOUTH MINORS National League Condors Bluebirds Sparrows Wrens Falcons 3 3 5 6 11 American League w 1 t Robins 9 2 0 Cardinals 6 5 1 Ravens 4 4. 2 Roadrunners 5 6 0 Hawks 4 8 0 Blueiays Orioles 3 9 0 Blueiays Orioles 0 10 0 Pat Derby Robins sewed up the American championship by stopping the i 17-3. Brat Derby posted his G.OJP. PLAYDAY -- drew ever 438 gelfers ploying an Jowdaa. cenntv auditor and comity chakmaa: Gary three courses Wednesday, la McHeary, participants ftlled Yrrdaaf county board member* Reemary Assam, both McHenry Country CMand1 Chapel HU1 where ever cou^tl elSk? Phiiip Crane. I2thdStrict UA 1619 wdre eerved e prime rib dinner after the estfau. rr«nn»i«iim Richmond's Hunter Country Club was .he lnTctta.fi ' the Piayday. Posing la treat af the traditional Republican a»»iai»nt regional supervtoor' of ocheole. elephant during the 24 ̂ annual event were (1-r): Al 8TAFF PHOTO--WAYNE GAYLORD