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Skyhawks Passing Game Concerns Marian's Penza Marian Central might be the favored team when it takes on Johnsburg Tonight, but Hurricane coach, Don Penza, has a lot of respect for the struggling ORj liaWKS. Wtat concerns Penza the most about the Skyhawks, is its passing attack. They are a little stronger passing than running. We have to be much more concern about JohnsburgTs passing," said Penza. Although Skyhawk quaterback, Jeff Jayko, only completed five of 16 passes, Penza said mistakes contributed to Johnsburg's troubles. "They just made a lot of mistakes," added Penza. * Skyhawk coach, Randy Oberembt, agrees and he knows his team can't make that many mistakes against Marian and win. "We'll have to play a better ballgame, as far as blocking and execution, if we wm» j Oberembt. "We know we have an excellent opportunity * j -- . , , . well. Our PAUfc 7 - FLAlNUfcALfcK -I" KiDAY, SH.F IfcMbkK 17,1SMZ coming off opening day losses. Johnsburg lost to Richmond half 1^6 ^a"an was defeated by Crystal Lake South 20-6 after being tied at the Penza remembers last year's contest, in which Johnsburg came in after losing four straight and had not sewed a touchdown. The Skyhawks gave them a scare, by scoring two touchdowns and losing only by one point. But, Penza doens't plan to do anything different this time than last time. "We'll try to run more than pass -- one compliments the other. Oberembt plans to use the passing game to move the ball against Marian. "We w«uld like to pass the ball a little. Crystal Lake had some success throwing the. ball against them," said Oberembt. The first year coach also mentioned that his team will have to control Marian's Hartlieb brothers, Chuck and Andy. Chuck is the Hurricane quarterback and Chuck runs out of the fullback position. Wildlife Calendar Roundup THE PLAINDEALER FOUND A NEW SPORTS EDITOR -- He is 22-year-old Mike Lamb from Neenah, Wise. Mike is a 1982 journalism graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.During the spring semester of 1982, he was editor of the university newspaper, the Advance-Titan. He was also sports editor and news editor and worked three years on the sports staff of the Oshkosh Daily Northwester^. STAFF PHOTO -- WAYNE GAYLORD Girls Cross Country The McHenry girls crosscrountry team won all three of its meets the past week. The Warriors defeated Lake Zurich 16-43, Grayslake 21-35 and Crown 23-32. Delia Saunders captured the top sport in all three meets. Sophomore, Pam Bradley, captured two seconds and a third and Kelly Brough placed third against Lake Zurich and tow fourths agaisnt Grayslake and Crown. Boys Cross Country The boys crosscrountry team for McHenry ran its record to 5-0 with wins over Lake Zurich, Grayslake and Volleyball The Johnsburg girls volleyball team hosted conference opponent Antioch on Tuesday and Johnsburg won the contest in three games. The win raised the Skyhawk record to 1-2 in conference play and 2-3 overall. In the first game, the Skyhawks beat the Sequoits by a 15-3 score. In the second game, Antioch came alive and won that game 15-5, which evened the score at one game a piece. In game three, the deciding game went to the wire. With the score tied at 9-9, senior Lori Nichols served three straight points, making the score 12-9, John­ sburg. Senior Megan Hall then approached the serving line and proceeded to make three straight serves for the Skyhawks, which won the game, 15-9. Diane Heard had Crown. The trio of Steve Carby, Brian Wright and Chris Creutz finished one, two and three in all three meets. Scoreboard Tennis Coach Gary Gray's McHenry girls' tennis team dropped its second straight match to Antioch Monday by the score of 3-2. Number two singles Kris Sorling and number three singles Laurie Campbell were the only winners for the Warriors. , , Sorling defeated Billmeyer 6-1 and 6-0 and Campbell defeated Bernet 6-2, 6-1. Recreaton Softball League Semi-final playoffs Matrix IV 10 McHenfy Kiwanis 4 Oak Park Hotel 14 High Fives 6 The Blue Camel 9 Spellman Chevrolet 3 The Old Bridge 8 West End Pub 4 The Back Door 12 Englewood Electric 10 Another Galaxy 15 Faith Church 4 final standings MONDAY Riverside Merchants West End Pub 10-2 9-3 Another Galaxy The High Fives Englewood Electric McHenry Kiwanis Spellamn Chevrolet Tuesday Bellon Construction The Back Door The Blue Door The Blue Camel Matrix IV Oak Park Hotel Faith Church The Old Bridge 9-3 4-8 4-8 3-9 3-9 11-1 8-4 8-4 7-5 7-5 6-6 4-8 0-12 (A monthly comumn by the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Project of the McHenry County Conservation District. Written by Louise Miller). How long do you think you would survive if you had to spend the day banging your head against a hard tree in order, to eat? Woodpeckers do it all the time. They are a perfect example ol how nature outfits her creatures for a particular function. Finding insects under the bark of trees is not an easy task, but wood­ peckers have several adaptations that make them well suited for the job. Their beaks are long, straight and pointed to work, like a chisel. The muscles of their beaks, wiry necks and their thick-walled skulls help absorb the shock of their pounding. Their tongues are very long, tipped with sticky bristles and are perfect for probing the burrows of wood boring insects. They seem to depend upon their hearing to detect the movement of insects inside the tree. Woodpeckers are built for a vertical existence on the trunks of trees. Their long, strong toes with a special arrangement (two toes forward-two toes backward) allow woodpeckers to hang on where other birds cannot. The tail feathers of woodpeckers are very strong and stiff to help prop the bird up when climbing or hammering away on a tree. In our area of the country, the foraging habits of woodpeckers seldom cause significant damage to trees or disturbance to people. However, sometimes a woodpecker will decide to investigate a house rather than a tree for its survival needs. Usually the home selected is constructed of cedar. The first step in eliminating this sometimes deafening and damaging situation is to try to discover its cause. Pecking on wood is not only a way of finding food for a woodpecker; it is also a form of communication and a way of creating a roosting or nesting site. Inspect the house and note where the bird is pecking. If he is con­ centrating his chipping along the seams of boards, he is looking for food. Many insects will lay their eggs or spin their cocoons in these tiny spaces, and the bird is just taking advantage of this situation. Spraying these areas of the house with in­ secticide should ease the problem. A suet feeder located near these areas will help redirect the bird's feeding habits. If the bird is concentrating hfcavily in one area, or if more than one woodpecker is working on the housex be sure to keep an eye open for evidence of insects (such as carpenter ants) living between the walls. Random pecking, especially if it is very loud or on metal drain pipes, is probably a form of woodpecker communication. Woodpeckers use drumming like other birds use song- to delcare their ownership of a par­ ticular territory and to sing a love song for any lady woodpeckers in the area. This sexy behavior is more common in the spring, but also can occur in the fall. Since the days are getting shorter during the fall, this breeding behavior will dissipate in a few weeks. If your nerves can't wait until then, try muffling the drumming area by covering it with burlap cloth. Round holes at the corner of eaves are probably going to be winter roost sites. For a woodpecker, eaves can provide a good dry room with a view for a minimum of excavation. If you don't want a woodpecker sleeping in your eaves, cover the areas with sheet metal during the day when the bird is out foraging. Objects that move and make noise in the wind are also good deterrents since the bird will be suspcious of anything new and different. Strips of cloth or metal hung on string will do, or if you would like something more pleasing to eye and ear, try wind chimes. Also make the bird feel un­ welcome. Any time that you hear him at work, go out and chase him away. numerous Johnsburg The Marian girls volleyball team lost to Benet 15-8 and 15-5 Wednesday. Holly Ryan was the leading scorer the Hurricanes with four and she had one service ace and floor spike. The netters dropped to an overall record of 3-3. , Golf The Marian boys golf team lost to Grant at Chapel Hill Wednesday 169-191* Erick Ullberg of grant was the overall medal winner with a 38. Sam Anthony led Marian with a 44 and Terry Reck amp shot a 48. The loss dropped the Hurricance record to 1- 4. The junior varsity also lost to Grant, 209- 215. Steve Heumann was the low scorer for Marian with a 47. GEORGE "DOC" MED/CH IS A RARE BASEBALL PLAYER...HE'S ALSO A DOCTOR, LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN 1 EVERY STATE . EXCEPT TEXAS. f/ MED/CH, WHO WAS ONCE A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES' PITCHING STAFF, HAS BEEN TOILING FOR THE TEXAS RANGERS, FOR WHOM HE COMPILED A IO-6 RECORD IN /98l'S SHORT SEASON. DOC HURLED 4 SHUTOUTS TQ TIE FOR - GUE RECORD. HE POSTED A NIFTY 3.08 EARNED RUN AVG. MEDICH WILL NEED 3 YEARS OF RESIDENCY AT A PITTSBURGH HOSPITAL BEFORE HE STARTS HIS PRIVATE PRACTICEs When Quality Counts... 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