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PACK «- PLAIN DEALER - FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1983 Pinkstaff Pitches Around Obstacles MIKE LAMB Especially during the spring season, an athlete sometimes has to overcome more than the other team or opponent. Weather conditions and other variables can sometimes be as tough or more challenging. Monday night at Johnsburg, McHenry Warrior softball senior pitcher Cissy Pinkstaff overcame three main obstacles in helping her team defeat Johnsburg 7-1. Besides battling Skyhawk batters, Pinkstaff had to deal with cool weather, a muddy and illegal mound on route to a six hitter. The main problem was the illegal distance between the mound and homeplate, which along with the mud, resulted in an injury. According to Warrior Coach Pat Wirtz, the distance between homeplate and the mound was about si$ feet longer than IHSA regulations. v "I knew it was too long," said Pinkstaff, who has been pitching for seven years. "I have been pitching long enough to know it. Because of the distance, I put a lot of strain on my back muscles. The mound was so squishy. I wasn't getting the leverage I needed." Pinkstaff suffered a pulled back muscle and should be able to play again by today's game with Zion. She won't be able to pitch. Despite the complications with the mound, Pinkstaff threw well enough to keep the Skyhawks in check for the entire game. The only run given up was scored in the second inning. She struckout one and walked three in Athlete Of IFF The Week 9 || Cissy Pinkstaff picking up her first victory of the season. "I threw a changeup and they fell for it a couple times," said Pinkstaff. Wirtz added that because of the distance and bad leverage many of her pitches looked like changeups, but really were regular pitches. She also gave a lot of credit to the Warrior defense. Besides her pitching efforts, Pinkstaff helped out offensively with one single and she scored one run. Pinkstaff has been playing softball for the Warriors for all four years, 2Vz varsity. She played in the pigtail league before high school. As far as she knows, she is the only returning letterwoman pitcher in the Fox Valley Conference this season. She wants this season to be her season. "I expect to improve throughout the year. I would like to be the best pitcher of the year." She added that control is her main strength. "I know where to pitch. It just comes to experience. "I lost my catcher. She didn't come out. Robin Gieger caught for me for five years. Cindy Gaines is my catcher now. I think we will do a real good job, but will be tough to fill Robin's place." Pinkstaff plans to attend McHenry County College and take some classes dealing with art after she graduated. She also plans to play some softball at MCC. If things go well, Pinkstaff says she will transfer to a college for art. The McHenry Plaindealer 6ports Darkness And Walks Help McHenry Nine Over Antioch ANTIOCH -- The McHenry baseball team raised its record to 2-1 by walking its way over Antioch 6-3 Tuesday. The Warriors only had three hits, but we're walked nine times by An­ tioch pitching. The game was called because of darkness after four in­ nings. The game was a makup for Saturday's rainout. "Pitching was the key. We walked six times in the fourth inning," said Warrior Coach Brian Wilson. A total of 85 people showed up at City Hall Wednesday night to express their views during a McHenry Parks and Recreation 12-inch softball organization meeting. An addition of a Sunday league resolved one problem and questions on the new residency rule were answered. McHenry Parks and Recreation Director Pete Merkel explained the new rules and regulations of the 1983 12-inch softball season to the audience. STAFF PHOTOS- WAYNEGAYLORD Sunday League Is Formed At 12-Inch Softball Meeting MIKE LAMB ; Questions of a new residency rule and registration procedure for the Upcoming 12-inch softball league Season of the ito Parks and Recreation were the main issues brought up during a league organization meeting at City Hall Wednesday night. • The meeting ended up with a Solution to the registration problem and answering some of the questions about the residency rule. A turnout of 85 people showed up to represent their individual teams. The main problem was that the number of teams wanting to play in 1983 has doubled since last summer. A total of 26 teams were represented at the meeting, an increase of 12 teams from last year. « Concern among those in at­ tendance was some oI the teams •&§&&&& of th$ league. The park department had orginally decided to expand the league to two more teams for a 16-team league. But, that would leave out 10 teams. A first come, first serve procedure would be used in the plan. Representatives from some of the teams that played last year called the plan unfair because they could be left out in place of a team that didn't play last year. One of the representatives in the audience said the plan was unfair to the sponsors, who pay for the uniforms. If the team can't play, the uniforms go unused. Pete Merkel, Park Department director, represented the department tatives, Merkeljttcided to expand the program to a Sunday league. The original plan called for play on Tuesday and Thursdays. The third night brings in eight extra teams. A total of two teams will still be left out. The new registration plan gives the teams that played last season until Monday to notify the park department if they will be playing. If they do, they are automatically in. The new plan also gives two interested teams the chance to play in the Tuesday- Thursday leagues. Those spots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. The Sunday league spots will be treated the same. Mqrkelv added"* the Tuesday- ThtfrSdayteams do have the option tp play in the Sunday league. The residency rule was made mandatory by the City Council last Monday. By a 7-1 vote, the council decided to limit park department softball to mostly McHenry area residents (McHenry and Johnsburg school district boundaries). The rule states that 80 percent of a team must be players from McHenry. A team of 20 can have only four non- McHenry residents on the squad. Prep Events Friday BADMINTON Elgin at McHenry 4 p.m. BASEBALL Marian at Johnsburg 4 p.m. Lake Zurich at McHenry 4:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Johnsburg at Lake Zurich 4:30 p.m. McHenry at Zion 4:30 p.m. WATER POLO * McHenry at Highland Park 4:30 p.m. TENNIS Marian at Jacobs 4 p.m. Saturday BOYSTRACK McHenry at Viking-Panther Relays Johnsburg at Cary-Al Bohrer Invit. 10 a.m. TENNIS Johnsburg at McHenry quadrangular 10 a.m. Monday BASEBALL Jacobs at McHenry 4:30 p.m. Wauconda at Johnsburg 4:30 p.m. WATER POLO McHenry at St. Charles 4:30 p.m. BOYSTRACK Marian at Cary 4:30 p.m. McHenry At C.L.C. and C.L.S. 4:30 p.m. GIRLS TRACK McHenry at Jacobs 4:30 p.m. Tuesday BOYSTRACK Johnsburg at Wauconda 4:30 p.m. GIRLS TRACK Johnsburg at Wauconda 4:30 p.m. TENNIS Grayslake at Johnsburg 4:30 p.m. McHenry at Dundee 4:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Crystal Lake Central at McHenry 4 V Three McHenry Residents To Run Boston PROM PIZAZZ Next Monday's Boston Marathon will have local flavor to it. A total of three known McHenry area residents will be running among 10,000 estimated people in the prestigious marathon. All three are teachers in the area. Linda Usrey is a McHenry High School Librarian at the East Campus, Jim Wheeler is a teacher and assistant track coach for McHenry and Bobbie Hall, a teacher at Bush school in Johnsburg. All three will leave Friday from O'Hare Airport Friday for Boston. This will be their first Boston Marathon. "I'm spending the money to get there I would like to run well enough to make it worth while," said Wheeler. He qualified for the Boston by running in the Chicago Marathon last October. He finished in two hours and 28 minutes. Wheeler says he has been training ever since the Chicago Marathon, putting on 80 to 200 miles a week. "It will be a lot tougher than the Chicago Marathon. I ran a 2:28.00 and I hope to run a lot quicker than that at Boston. This will be Usrey's second' marathon. The Chicago Marathon was her first and that is where she qualified for the Boston. "I feel like a little kid going to a birthday party," said Usrey. She ran the Chicago Marathon in three hours and 20 minutes and she would like to cut about 10 minutes off that time for the Boston. Usrey has put on 802 miles since Nov. 21 in preparation. She has been nursing a pulled hamstring which could hinder her performance a bit. Hall, a Wonder Lake resident, qualified for the Boston by running in the Milwaukee Lake Forest Marathon in October. She ran the race in three ALL PROM TUXEDO RENTALS 10% OFF Tuxedos Start As Low As $29 |-k | (SHOES EXTRA) Remember...' ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED AT LEAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROM „ STORE FOR MEN 1114 N. &*--« St. McHooff wok >R MEN V 1214 N. Green St. McHenry DAILY 9-5:30. FRI.9-8, SATURDAY 9-5 -SUMMER- VOLLEYBALL LIDAY 1 AT Mac NEAL'S HOLIDAY PARK J J ARK '/» MILE EAST OF RTE. 12 ON RTE. 134, INGLESIDE, ILL. (312) 546-8222 ATTENTION- ALL CAPTAINS & VOLLEYBALL ENTHUSIASTS! SUMMER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES NOW BEING FORMED 1st SIX TEAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED • MEN'S • WOMEN'S • CO-ED TEAMS FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL SANDY MacNEAL ~ •••(312) 5468232 m hours and 13 minutes. She also ran in a marathon in Aurora in 1976. "I'm a little excited and a little nervous," said Hall. "I'm excited because of all the other runners, but at the same time I'm nervous about Heartbreak Hill. I'm just going to try and relax during it and do the best I can." Heartbreak Hill is a series of four hills that starts about 16.3 miles into the race and ends at about the 21 mile mark. All three runners have very simple strategies for the race. "It's hard to follow a strategy in a marathon. The best strategy is to run how I feel," said Wheeler. Hall agreed with Wheeler. "From everything I read on Boston, you don't go for your personal best. I just want to finish strong." Usrey has learned quite a bit from the Chicago race. "The Chicago was my first marathon and I fell off the pace," said Usrey. "At Boston I want to be more tactful and have enough left to finish." Win For JHS Tennis JOHNSBURG--The Johnsburg boys tennis team captured their first season victory shutting out Marengo 3-0. This evens their season record to 1-1. One person in the audience who was interested in playing in both Tuesday and Thursday leagues asked why he couldn't do that. The park department has a rule against one player playing I m more than one league. "Why not allow four players from one league to play in another? I pay taxes." Another asked, "Why is Johnsburg included? They don't pay taxes." Merkel explained that the park department is just covering people within its service area. Merkel added after the meeting, " If a roster is challenged, it will be up to the teams involved to prove residency." Pat Dunn was the winning Warrior pitcher. He started the contest and pitched for three innings until giving way to Ross Vehring in the fourth inning. "Pat Dunn did an extremely good job. He only gave up only one hit." Wilson said he decided before the game to only have Dunn pitch 'three innings. He wanted to prevent any arm injury and also keep him fresh for Friday's game with Lake Zurich, i Pat Cameron and Vehring were J1 responsible for RBI singles each and * Steve Aim got the other single for the Warriors. The Warriors scored runs in the second, third and fourth innings. The Warriors scored three runs in the fourth. Antioch scored one in the first and two m the fourth. Despite the lack of hits, Wilson was very happy with the Warrior offense. "One of our problems the last game was we walked once and struckout eight times. We worked on it and here we walked nine times. "We got hits when we needed them. We hit the ball. In the fourth inning, we didn't get much of a chance to hit. They walked us six times in a row. It's pretty hard to get base hits when they don't give you anything to swing at. "We had three strikeouts in 16 of­ ficial at bats. We got a couple base hits and had a couple good hits taken away from us. We also got on base with two errors. We are putting guys on the bases." Neumann Saves Win For Water Warriors Before the water polo season started, McHenry Warrior coach Mike Shanahan said goalie would be the main weak point of the team. Goalie John Neumann proved Shanahan very wrong Tuesday. The junior made 33 saves and gave up only eight goals to lead the Warriors to a 11-8 victory over Riverside-Brookfield. The win was the Warriors fourth in a rotfahdnoW own a 5-1 overall record. "Our goalie really played a hell of a game," said Shanahan. "He ab­ solutely kept us in the game. He really did a nice job. "If a goalie is doing his job, playing the angles, he will get the blocks. He played the net and absolutely ab- sorbed the ball." Neumann stopped 81 percent of Riverside's attempts. "He is the least experienced player on the team. We need this kind of play from him to beat some of the top teams in the state. The eight goals was the lowest number given up by the Warriors since the first game against Highland Park. In that game Highland Park only scored seven goals. Unlike previous games, the Warrior offense struggled. The 11 goals is the lowest number scored by the Warriors. "Our problem was turnovers. We committed 15 turnovers and forced 15 steals. For the first time we didn't have any advantage. "They (Riverside) are a very good team, a real balanced team. That was one of the reasons for the low scoring game." Two goals by Bob Schaffer and a goal by Rich Miller gave the Warriors a 3-0 first period lead. The Warrior shutout ended quickly in the second period, as Eric Detorice scored twice for Riverside. Darren Cepulis, Miller and Schaffer responded with goals of their own to pump up the Warrior lead back up, 6-2. Before the first half ended, Mark Binder and Blake Scalan scored for Riverside to close the gap, 6-4. Scalan's goal was awarded by the referee when Neumann knocked the ball in when trying to block a shot. Both teams scored two goals in the third period and the Warriors took a 8- 6 lead into the final period. Miller's early goal gave the Warriors a 9-6 lead, but Detorcie and Mark Longo scored a goal each to narrow the lead to 9-8 with a minute left in the game.