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STAFF PHOTO-WA YNE GAYIORO BILL NEUMANN. CLU CHARTERED FINANCIAL CONSULTANT 4306 B. W. Crystal tok# Road McHenry, Illinois 60050 Office Telephone: 344-5851 McHENRY COUNTY GLASS & MIRROR INC NOW SERVING McHENRY COUNTY AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS FROM OUR NEW LOCATION 921 N. FRONT ST. • McHENRY (RT. 31 ...2 BLOCKS SO. OF RTE. 120) •DOOR CLOSERS t HARDWARE •SHOWER DOORS •PLEXIGLASS •PATIO DOORS , •SAFETY CLASS •MIRROR •PLATE GLASS •TABLE TOPS •STORM DOORS g WINDOWS •THERMOPANES •AUTO •TRUCK •HOME •BUSINESS •FARM •CONST. EQPT. PAGE 18-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY,'JANUARY 27, 1984 On the softball diamond, the Johnsburg Businessmen won the Rusty Nail Tournament title by defeating the Fox Hole Tap 5-4. The Businessmen had to rally in the final inning from a 4-2 deficit. Phil Oeffling knocked in the winning run. Earlier, the Fox Hole Tap swept its fourth straight Eastern Title in the McHenry Area 12 inch League with a 15-0 win over Lakeside Inn. SEPTEMBER ̂ Prep sports returned to the scene. It turned out to be one of more exciting fall seasons in the area in quite awhile. The McHenry Warriors opened up its football schedule with optimism. Coach Joe Schlender was looking for a good season. His Warriors, however, opened up with a 14-7 loss to Morton East. The Mustangs scored two touchdowns in the final quarter to win. But Schlender's squad came back with a 18-0 win over Grant. Mike Milinac rushed for 157 yards. Promise turned back to disappointment when McHenry iell to Jacobs in the Fox Valley Conference opener, 27-12. The Warriors blew a 12-0 half time lead. The big surprises early in the football season, was Marian and Johnsburg. Johnsburg opened up with a 7-6 win over Rich­ mond. Jerry Harker intercepted a pass with 48 seconds left to preserve the win. A 24-0 shutout of Naze rath Academy followed. •'It's our best defensive per­ formance in the school's history, no doubt about it," said coach Randy Oberembt. The emergence of Jim Hopp and Jim Bentz as one of more powerful backfield pairs in the area came apparent in John- sburg's 21-6 win over Lake Zurich. Hopp rushed for 158 yards and Bentz 100. Marian opened play with a shocking 20-0 win over Crystal Lake South. Shutouts over Walter Luther (31-0) and Wauconda (36-0) followed. The Hurricanes coach Don Penza took part in Notre Dame's class reunion during the Fighting Irish's game with Michigan. The McHenry tennis girls' tennis squad jumped off to its best start ever. Hie Warriors defeated Elgin, Antioch, Rock- ford-Jefferson, Cary-Grove, Round Lake and Dundee-Crown for a 7-0 overall record and a 2-0 FVC record. The golf squad also jumped off to a good start. The Warriors defeated Antioch (162-163), lost to Prospect (154-159) and defeated Libertyville (158-165). The Warrior golfers captured its third straight Dundee-Crown Invitational and took a fifth at the Barrington Invitational. The boys' McHenry cross country team also got off to a good start. After a fourth at the Maine West Invitational, the Running Warriors defeated Syacamore and DeKalb in a triangular. Coach Bill Hutchinson's squad also captured the St. Charles Invitational and Steve Carby took the individual title. McHenry then captured the Wauconda Invitational, defeated Elgin 15-49, Crystal Lake South and Cary-Grove 21- 35. The Lady Running Warrior squad opened with a loss to DeKalb, eighth at St. Charles, eighth at Wauconda, lost to Crystal Lake South 24-37 and Cary-Grove 25-35. The McHenry volleyball squad also had a rough start, losing eight straight until defeating Crystal Lake South Il­ ls, 15-9 and 15-13. The McHenry girls' swim­ ming team won its first meet in three starts by downing West Aurora 89-81. Monique Betan- court broke a school record in the 200-freestyle in a time of 2:15.1. The Johnsburg volleyball squad, always the school's most successful program, continued, in its success. Only a loss to Richmond ruined a perfect record with wins over Harvard, Grant, and Wauconda. The Johnsburg cross country team opened with a loss to Crystal Lake South and Round Lake, seventh at the Grant- Crystal Lake Invitational, defeated Marian and Harvard, but lost to Jacobs. On the tennis court, the Skyhawks lost to Grant and Woodstock. At Marian, the Hurricane volleyball squad defeated Round Lake, Marengo, but lost to Woodstock and St. Edward. * With the prep sports starting, many summer events were ending. The Chapel Hill Country Club championship was held with Lloyd Freund winning the men's honors and Mai Fuiava taking the women's title. Freund was seven strokes down to start the final round and nipped Dick Rosing on the final hole. Fuiava had overcome Nanci McAuliffe's lead going into the final round. The Fox Hole won its fourth straight McHenry Area 12-inch championship, defeating Rusty Nail 11-9, 12-3 and 21-15. It was the Fox Hole's 20th playoff win in 21 tries. Hiller Construction won the 16- inch title with a three games to one win over St. Regis. Finally, the eighth annual McHenry Canoe Race was held on the Fox River. A total of 52 canoeists participated, with Brad Glass and Pete Spoehr the winners, while Victor Hopp of McHenry and Fred Zein were second. OCTOBER The big story of October was the Marian Hurricane football team. Not only were the Hurricanes w winning, but they were crushing opponents. Marian opened up with a convincing 42-6 victory over EIGHTH PLACE STATE FINISHERS -- on the McHenry Warrior golf team are (left to right); Tom Neuman, Chris Johnsburg. The Skyhawk defense held quarterback sensation Chuck Hartlieb to only five completions for 54 yards, but Darren Fortin rushed for 152-yards and Andy Hartlieb rushed for 118. Marian went on to crush Round Lake 42-10 and Marengo 48-0. The Hurricanes had built up a 42-0 lead at halftime against Marengo. Grant became Marian next victim, experiencing a 42-12 drubbing. The Johnsburg football squad recovered from its loss to Marian to defeat Marengo 22-0, holding the Indians to 91 total yards. The Skyhawks then defeated Grayslake 34-12 and Wauconda 15-0. Johnsburg outgained Grant on the gournd 178 to 17. 1 Even with the loss to Marian, Johnsburg was experiencing its best football season ever, with 6- 1 start. The McHenry football squad Vehrlng, Ken Lang, Bob Gende, Brain Smith, Ross Vehring and coach Chuck Cuda. started the month with a disappointing 22-8 loss to Crystal Lake Central, but came back with two straight big wins. The Warriors came back to upset state ranked Crown- Dundee for their first Fox Valley Conference win. Junior quar­ terback Craig Hill showed promise by completing 10-of-17 passes for 161 yards. The next weekend, the Warriors defeated Cary-Grove for McHenry's first homecoming win since 1972. The big hero for McHenry this time was runningback Mike Milinac. He rushed for 191 yards, in­ cluding a conference record 91- yard touchdown run. The month was ended in a sour note, however, as McHenry lost to Ridgewood 17-6. McHenry record at the end of the month stood at 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the FVC. More big news in McHenry was the success of the Warrior golf and boys' cross country teams. The golf squad started the month, with a third place at the Lake Forest Invitational with Tom Neuman capturing fourth medalist. The Warriors defeated Jacobs in a dual, boWinished in disappointing third place in the FVC meet at Plum Tree National Golf Club. The Warriors fought back by tying for second place in the Jacobs regional with Crown- Dundee and Pinecrest Country Club. Crystal Lake South won the meet with 311. Chris Vehring was fourth medalist. For the second straight time, Chuck Cuda's squad qualified for the state meet at Peoria with a second place at the Crown- Dundee sectional. Rockford- Guilford took first, while Neuman fired a 75. The McHenry boys' cross country team continued its supremcy in the Fyc by defeating Crystal Lake Central 27-28. The Running Warriors then traveled to Peoria for the 44- team invitational and took a fourth with Chris Creutz finishing 21st. McHenry captured the McHenry County title and finished w with undefeated FVC record with wins over Crown- Dundee (18-39), Jacobs (15-48) and Woodstock (20-37). McHenry finished off the FVC race by winning the conference title, as Steve Carby and Chris Creutz finishing third and fourth. Team wise, the McHenry girls's cross country team had rough ending, but Delia Saun­ ders had some success, winning the county title and taking a third p place in the FVC meet. The Johnsburg cross country squad finished fourth in the NWSC meet. The volleyball teams in the area ended their seasons in October. McHenry lost to Woodstock in the regionals and finished with a 1-18 overall record. Andee Norton made the Fox Valley All- conference team, for one con­ solation. After winning the Northwest Suburban Conference title with a 13-1 record, the Johnsburg squad lost to Loves Park in the regionals to finish with a 19-7 overall record. It was the Skyhawks first season in class AA, McHenry did experience some more state success. After winning the McHenry In­ vitational title and finishing fifth in the FVC meet, the girls tennis squad qualifed two doubles teams to state. Sara Bird and Sarah Prust; and Melanie Smith and Kris Wolff qualifed after the sectional meet at McHenry. The McHenry swimming team started the month with a 100-67 win over Crown-Dundee, but lost to Waukegan West 119-49. Monique Betancourt broke a school record in the individual medley in the 100-yard breastroke. More golf news happened in October. Jim Sobb, the professional at Chapel Hill Country Club, finished one stroke away from the Illinois PGA Classic at McHenry Country Club. NOVEMBER The top story of the year developed in October. It might have been the top story of the decade. For the first time in Marian Central's 25-year history, the Hurricanes won a state football title. They did it with complete domination. Marian clinched the Nor­ thwest Suburban title with a 32-8 win over Grayslake and finished the regular season with a 17-14 win over Lake Zurich. Don Penza's squad finished with a 9-0 overall record and 7-0 in the NWSC. It was Penza's first undefeated season. Once in the state 2A playoffs, Marian made sure people in Illinois knew who they were. The Hurricanes opened up with a 61- 35 win over Hampshire at George Harding Field in Woodstock. Marian racked up 500 yards in a tremendous of­ fensive showing by both teams. Marian would shutout its next two opponents in the playoffs. Ottawa-Marquette lost 33-0 and Polo 26-0. Chuck Hartlieb completed 10-of-15 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for two more touchdowns. Marian found themselves facing glory in the face against Bloomington Central in the state 2A finals. Marian broke loose from a 8-8 halftime tie, and won the contest 34-14 for Woodstock's second state title. Woodstock High School had won the 4A state title. A total of six of the Marian players were placed on the Northwest Suburban all- conference team; Darren Fortm, Jim Mass, Rich Hoover, Chuck Hartlieb and Dan Fortin. The Johnsburg Skyhawks also placed six players on the all- conference honor roll; Brian Siudak, John Grenman, Mark Dumelle, Phil Thennes, Jim Hopp and Jim Bentz. Johnsburg season came to a bitter end. The Skyhawks did defeat Round Lake 21-20 by stopping a last-second two-point conversion attempt by the Panthers. But the Skyhawks played another last-second thriller, losing to Grant 21-17. Grant scored the winning touch­ down with 18 seconds left in the contest. The loss meant no playoff appearance by Johnsburg, whom finished with a 7-2 overall record and 5-2 in the NWSC. It was the best record ever recorded by a Johnsburg team. The McJBenry football team also lost a last second contest. A pass from Craig Hill was caught by Corey Scott with no time left on the clock, but Paul Prentice of Crystal Lake South knocked him out of bounds on the three- yard line. McHenry lost 20-14. The McHenry season came to an end with a 41-14 loss to Woodstock. The win gave Woodstock the FVC title. McHenry finished with a 2-4 FVC record and 3-6 overall. More state news was made by the McHenry Warrior boys' cross country team. The Run- quarterfinal victory over Polo. The Hurricanes went on to defeat Bloomington Central in Hancock , Stadium in Normal for the Illinois 2A state title. TWENTY-SIX -- To zip is displayed on the scoreboard in Marian Central's favor as the fans rush onto the field to congratulate their team in the