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On the Sideline Dick Rabbitt " PAGE 15 -PLAINDEALER- FRIDAY. MARCH 30, 1984 McHenry bowler captures Milwaukee pro-am top prize Robert J. Vavrik • Attorney at Law is pleased to announce the opening of McHenry Legal Clinic 1303 N. Richmond Road Mchenry, Illinois 60050-0104 Mchenry Legal Clinic is designed to offer you the professional legal service you need when you need it and at fees you can afford. We know your budget may be limited. Our fees and payment plans are designed to assist you in those situations. Divorce, child support, probate, wills, traffic, personal, bankruptcy and real estate are among the types of cases handled. Our clinic is also open for evening and Saturday appointments. Specific services and fee information given at time of consultation. I SlHtc like f If you have any questions or would Irke further information and an initial consultation, please call 344-0193. Professional Building Parking McHENRY LEGAL CLINIC ARCO Route 120 McHenry State Bank Standard MCC has pitching strength Pitching, it has been said, is 80 percent of baseball. McHenry County College baseball coach Bill Ottley, is pointing to pit­ ching as one of the Scots' strong points for the 1984 season. "The bright spots have been pitching and catching," Ottley said. All-Skyway Conference hurler Dave Smith of McHenry returns to lead the staff. Bob Roewer, also of McHenry, and Wood­ stock's Joe Riner join Smith. The sophomore's will be joined by a freshman who has earned pre-season praise - Bob Eisele. "He's a great pitcher who can throw hard," Ottley said of Eisele of Marengo. Harvard's Tim Anderson, a basketball standout this winter, along with Crystal Lake's Dan Sullivan are battling it out for the number one catcher's role. The Scots lost 22 games last season, not to opponents, but to the weather and 1984 is not getting off to any better start. A scheduled Monday opener at Niles has already been post­ poned to Thursday, moving the site from MCC to Niles. "I can't say where we stand until we get outside," Ottley said. "I am pleased with how we look in the batting cage." Tim Coarson was just having fun bowling with the professionals during the Miller High Life Open Pro-Am in Milwaukee last week Tuesday. Winning first place in the tournament didn't even come up once in his thoughts. So, after the McHenry bowler threw his ball down the lane for the last time, he figured he was all done. But along came one of the professionals he bowled with announcing he was in the run­ ning for the first place money and trophy. Later, he found out his 1,485 score was the top score of the day, and he won the $1,000 top prize. "I didn't feel that much pressure," said Coarsen. "I didn't know I had that much of a chance to win. I didn't know what kind of score was needed to win. I really didn't know I was in the money until the ninth or 10th frame of the third game. "If somebody would have said I was in the big money, the pressure would have gotten to me." His 1,485 score is a com­ bination of his score and and the three professionals he bowled with, plus a handicap. After each game the professionals involved rotate to a different amateur. Coarson bowled with professional bowlers Steve Meff, Rick Vitone and John Weltzien. Without the professionals' score and the handicap, Coarson rolled off a 710 series. "Their is a substancial amount of luck involved," Coarson said. "If your three professionals don't bowl well, but you happen to bowl well, you can finish in the middle of the pack." The pro-am event was a tune- up for the pro's for the professional tournament held that weekend. "Looking at the scores, they weren't that fantastic," said Coarson on the professionals. 'THE PIZZA WITH THE GOLDEN CRUST" LAURIE'S PIZZA 4811 W. ELM ST., McHENRY ACROSS FROM SUNNYSIDE DODGE (815) 344-5960 HOURS: MON. THURS. 4 PM-12 MIDNIGHT, FRI 11 AM-1 AM, SAT. 11 AM I AM, SUNDAY 4 PM-11 PM More bouquets to pass out among Warriors •THIN CRUST PIZZA •DOUBLE DECKER PIZZA •DEEP DISH PIZZA "They only average 210-220. But its the pressure of the tour­ naments. It really shows what it takes to become a professional. It's the pressure that makes it difficult to get a 220." Coarson picked up his check and trophy at a banquet last Friday. Coarson, along with his partner, have been on a hot streak. Coarson and Eric Wales captured the Miller Nationals Doubles Tournament at Raymonds Bowl last January, which advanced the pair' to the state meet. They bowled a 1,423 score at the tourney. McHENRY COUNTRY CLUB invites you to join us for SUNDAY BRUNCH Served every Sunday from 10am-2pm ADULTS $7.25 CHILDREN (10 and under) $5.95 820 N. JOHN ST. 385-1072 It seems with so many bouquets to pass out, I should go in the floral business. But here we go again with the winter sports bouquets for the various athletes. Marty Sobczak's Rassling Warriors' Rick Connor was named the most valuable, along with Roland Hunt. These two fine wrestlers did an excellent job the past season. Hunt was named cap­ tain, and Dan Mohnen the most im­ proved wrestler during the season. Girls basketball coach Pat Wirtz passed out the following awards; Kim Busche was named the most improved and the soark plug of the team, Patty Johnson, was the most valuable. Mike Shanahan's swimmers named Greg Hall as the most valuable and Steve Henshall the most improved. Pat Dunne, a junior forward of the Fighting Warriors was named the most valuable and given the title Mr. Basketball for his fine all around play during the past season. Senior Bill Schmitt, who did an ex­ cellent job during the regional playoffs, grabbed the most improved award. Ross Vehring won the free throw award with the best percentage during the season. We, along with all Warrior fans would like to extend our congratulations to all of these fine people who perform so well for Warrior teams the past seasons. •••••••• Basketball fans saw some good basketball played the past weekend in the state finals. When has a Chicago Public League football. It could matter to each of them whether or not they were the true champion of the state. They are justly proud of their teams and schools. Whether it be 6*A, 4-A or 2-A, they are still champions. It is time for rhore than two classes in basketball. The gap'is too big between a very small school with 700 enrollment, along with the 700 and above. Benton, who played Evanston in the first quarter-final game last Friday, has an enrollment of 725, just barely over the 700 limit. Benton played Evanston with an enrollment of over 3,600. Only those with a huge ego problem are still sticking to the two class system, and there are many that would like to go back to the one class system to bolster their ego even more. Principals will decide this spring on the matter. Let's hope they have the foresight to see what happened in foot­ ball, when a lot of communties and schools really got involved in the playoffs - especially in the smaller- schools. Does it really matter we in Illinois have only one champion or at the most two champions? Why not let every school, regardless of size, have a fair shake at winning a state title. Divide the schools into four, or if necessary, more classes in order to determine cham­ pions. Does anyone remember who won the class 6-A football championship last fall? Tim Coarson was the top amateur bowler at the Miller High Life Open Pro-Am in Milwaukee and he has the trophy to prove it. • WE HAVE: WE ALSO HAVE SANDWICHES: •HOT DOGS •POLISH SAUSAGE •ITALIAN BEEF •ITALIAN SAUSAGE •ETC. shown so much discipline. Simeon High School, the new state champs, showed the fans city basketball is more *h»n run and gun. Simeon, with a fine team, proved they could play any type of game. Ken Ludwig would like to have a starting five going at 6-foot-7,6-foot-7, 6- foot-5 and two guards both at ft-fbot-4. Give the veteran McHenry coach a lineup like that, and he too be playing in Champaign in March. No doubt, Ken Battle of West Aurora was the most exciting player in the tourney, and no doubt he is going to make some college coach very happy next fall. There are still pro and cons about going to more than two classes in basketball. I read and hear about more than two classes will take something away from a true champion. Ask Ron Ellet of Hampshire, Don Penza of Marian Central or Bob Brad- shaw of Woodstock what they think of the six classes in football. I'll bet you will get a nod of approval. Each bf the above coaches has won a state championship in (Plaindealer photo by Mike Lamb)