Illinois News Index

McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 23 Mar 1983, p. 7

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PAGE 7 - PLA1NDKALKR - WEDNESDAY. MARCH 23, 1983 TflcHenry Warrior shot pulter Mike Lobinski is preparing for the Warriors first j£ack meet of the season. The boys track team travels to Crystal Lake for the Jiger Relays Saturday. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD , Fowler Joins All-County List (Continued from pag» 6) player of the yearin McHenry County. Also gaining honors, was Crystal Lake South's Coach Gary Collins who was named coach of the year by the sportswriters. In class A, Harvard swept honors with 6-foot-2 forward Tim Anderson gaining player of the year and his coach, Bruce Fir- chau, coach of the year. Both Bauml and Herrmann were placed on the second team. This was Herrmann's second honor, chosen as an all-Fox Valley Conference performer earlier. Herrmann is a 6-foot-3 forward senior and averaged 10.3 points and seven rebounds a game. Bauml was a 6-foot senior for­ ward who averaged 9.7 rebounds a game. Joining Schafer on the first team was teammate Brian Mekush; Crystal Lake South players Butch Witt and Tom Dayton; and Woodstock players Jamie Eriksen and Brad Hutter. The only guard chosen was Eriksen who played a guard and forward. Hutter was the only junior. Another Crystal Lake player and two Crystal Lake players joined Bauml and Herrmann on the second team squad. The South player was Bob Murphy; Central added Jim Lerum and Rusty Beck; and Jeff Block of Cary-Grove rounded out the squad. All the second team players were seniors. Fowler was the only Johnsburg player chosen for the class A squad. He was named to the second team. Fowler was a 5- foot-ll guard who averaged 12.4 points and 4.0 rebounds ? game. He also averaged four assists a game and scored in double figures 11 times in 16 Northwest Suburban Conference games. Harvard teammate Craig Carlson joined Anderson on the first team. Chuck Hartlieb of Marian, Rob Stunz of Marengo, Jerry Boxleitner of Marengo and Another Big Adjustment Stoffel Now Taking On Coaching MIKE LAMB Every successful athlete must adjust to new situations all the time. If an athlete fails to overcome new situations, he or she usually falls to the wayside. Former McHenry Warrior softball and basketball player Pat Stoffel is one athlete that met every new situation without much trouble. Her success has led her to numerous awards while playing at Western Illinois and now it has led to a coaching job. Stoffel's career at Macomb, 111. has gone so well, she was nominated for a national award and was named assistant coach for the women's basketball team this past season. All that she gained now, probably would never happen if she didn't cope with the first adjustment from high school to college. "You have to adjust to it," said Stoffel, on her first year at Western Illinois. "You're away from home and you come in just another player. A lot of my friends gave up after one or two years, because they were not getting the playing time. A lot of times I asked myself what I was doing here." Although success doesn't always come at first, Stoffel did find out why she was at Western Illinois to play softball and basketball. Her Westerwind career began on the basketball court. She skipped softball her freshmen year because she didn't think she was good enough. She eventually became a four-year varisty competitior in both sports. As a junior (1979-80), Stoffel was selected to all-tournament team at the Division I IAIAW state Basketball Championship. In 1981 she was voted the Westerwinds basketball most valuable player. When her baskeball career was all over, she had amassed 1086 points in 92 games for a 11.8 scoring average. Her name is posted in the Westerwinds record book for three different categories. Her softball career was just as impressive. She was selected as the Westerwinds most valuable player in 1982 and was selected as an AIAW all-american two times and was once honored as an ASA all-american. She also holds the Westerwinds softball all-time Athlete Away big adjustment as an athlete. She was hired as assistant coach for the Westerwinds women's basketball team. It's a ad­ justment she is still trying to overcome. "Right now. I still like to play." said Stoffel. "I like to coach, but it's tough to get out of the athlete phase. I'm getting in the swing of things. It's just adjusting to the situation. It's a big adjustment from athlete to coach. I do get the "With experience it will come. I just don't like recruiting. I like to meet the athletes, but I like coaching better." records in four categories, in­ cluding a career batting average of .355. The Westerwind softball team played in the national softball tournament each of Stoffel's four years. Her success in softball led to her nomination for the Broderick award, which is national award. It is the highest honor granted collegiate women athletes. Stoffel was nominated twice. She wasn't picked as the top athlete, but she was the only softball player from the midwest to be nominated. Her graduation led to her next opportunity to play everyday in practice." Her duties as assistant coach does include helping out with practices, but one of her main duties is recruiting and watching other, games. It's the recruiting that has needed the biggest ad­ justment as a coach. "It's a big business now. Girls basketball collegiatley has become big. You have to really go after them. I have a a lot to learn on it. "With experience it will come. I just don't like recruiting. I like to meet the athletes, but I like coaching better. "With recruiting, you have to make so many chances. You only see athletes once or twice. But, it has given me an opportunity to meet a lot of super people, athletes and coaches." Under the guidance of Stoffel and head coach Theresa Check, the Westerwinds went through a dismal 5-22 season. But, Stoffel added that the team was very young -- so young, the Wester­ winds are losing just one senior for next season. Stoffel added that Check was hired just before the season started and wasn't able to do much recruiting. "They never gave up (the team). They could have easily. They're real young. There are two juniors and the rest are sophomores and freshmen." Stoffel isn't quite sure yet what the rest Of the future holds for her. She is just taking one step at a time. "I like to stay at the colligiate level. I can go back to school and get my masters. Right now I'm getting my experience. I have to be patient. It (coaching job) was the break I really needed. It made a difference in my life. "I always loved basketball. It's probably were I should stay. It's were I'm at now and I think I should stick with it. Basketball is my number one love." Stoffel has made a few recruiting stops to the Fox Valley area and says there is some good talent. Her recruiting trips have taken her to Chicago, suburbs, Peoria and other Illinois areas. "I think kids are adjusting better now. Some of the kids I've seen have the potential. Everybody wants to go Big 10, but I think some of them should set goals where they can play. The competition is so good now. Coaches play the best players and that's the way it is." Brad Christensen of Richmond rounded out the first team. Stuntz and Hartlieb are juniors. Gary Tonyan of Marian made the second team. Tonyan was a junior center. He was joined by Paul Eisenmenger of Huntley, Jay Soine of Richmond, Steve Horsfall and Kirk Gordon both from Alden-Hebron. Jffjjere was a no dpubt about the ptayer of the year tn class AA. Schafer dominated the Fox Valley Conference and was heavily recruited by college coaches all season. Schafer averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds for the season. Taking his team to the super- sectionals befor losing, made Collins a shoe-in for coach of the year. His Crystal Lake South Gators finished the sea^qn losing to Elgin for'the right to gfr to the state finals. The Gators record, stood at 25-4 for the season. Anderson's call to be player of the year was based on a 19.0 scoring average and 9.5 rebounds a game, as well as averaging 4.5 assists a game. His coach, Fir- chau, guided his team to the Johnsburg regional cham­ pionship, only to lose to Marengo 55-54. The Hornet season ended with a 18-8 record. McHenry County 16" League Needs Teams The McHenry County 16-inch In­ dustrial Softball League is looking for more teams for the 1983 season. Games are played at the V.F.W. in McHenry on Monday and Wednesday nights. For more information contact Trey Covalt. Before 5 p.m. at 815-385- 4920 and after 5 p.m. 815-385-5183. The system of numbering highways in the U.S. began in 1925, a suggestion from a Wisconsin highway engineer. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES ON SALE V ITEMS DELLIIQUORS MERCHANTS L OF FINE WINES AND LIQUOR ! •385-32005 SALE BEER NOTICE* NO SALE TO MINORS SALE DATES: WED., MARCH 23-TIIES., MARCH 29 LIQUORS 4610 W. Route 120, McHenry, Illinois OUR McHENRY STORE ONLY MON.-IHURS. 9-9, Fill. A SAT. 9-10 WHILE QUANTITIES LAST SUNDAY 9-8 VILLA 3709 W. ELM ST. McHENRY, ILL. Now lias The World's Finest Eatin' Chicken!® Save...With These Special Prices, and Save With Our Everyday Prices! ENJOY .© Broasted® IN A HURRY? IF Call Ahead po*^eS i. I For Your Large . -ItS A Orders ?*c<l V 344-1103 WHAT IS BROASTED? We start with fresh chicken marinated to give it flavor right down to the bone. Then we lightly bread it. Next it's broasted to seal in the flavor and seal out almost 100% of the cooking oil. Dinners Include Fries, Cole Slaw and Rolls or Lite Beer or Miller's High Life I SA99 Bi 24-12 OZ. If CANS V Old Style Beer or Old Style Light saw 24-12 0Z.U CANS 24-12 OZ, BOTTLES PLUS DEPOSIT Rhinelander m Just Chicken. ILL RODUCTORY SPECIAL OFFER 2 Piece JUST With This Coupon - Offer Expires 4/30/83 Antique Bourbon M Whiskey S599 750 ML Smirnoff s Vodka 80° >3" 750 ML Kahlua Coffee Liqueur J799 750 ML I Southern Comfort Beefeater's Inglenook Wines S Gin I RHINE-BURGUNDY-ROSE ^ V,M 1 * CHABLIS 750 ML Canadian Club >6" 750 ML W Ballantine's 12 YEAR OLD J!L Scotch i P| 750 ML 6" Seagram's 7 Crown $A99 3 LITRES "W Zonin Asti Spumante ^ W9 vow 750 ML • Avia Wines FROM YUGOSLAVIA RIESLING-GAMAY-CABERNET SAUVIGN0N R0SE-SIP0N >i 750 ML I 99 Cheesemaker's Choice 8 0Z. TUB CHEESE SPREADS REGULAR OR BOCK 24-12 0Z. BOTTLES DEp0SIT 4 DIFFERENT FLAVORS IN OUR DELI CASE 750 ML 750 ML Diet Rite Cola • RC 100* Sprite * Sugar Free Sprite Mello Yello Canfield's Barrelhead Sunkist 8-16 0Z. .. .And Morel BOTTLES I. 552 "Z S119 $ 149 I - DEPOSIT W I ft* m/ UttlU5M BOTTLES • DEP05 Coca Cola * Diet Coke * Tab Seven Up * Diet Seven Up Dr. Pepper Like Cola Pepsi * Diet PLUS Pepsi • Pepsi Free DEPOSIT . . .And More!

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy