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V - c* > -U let's' talk farther behind Central By Mike Lamb Losing to Crystal Lake South 15-11 hurt the McHenry Warrior softball team in many ways. It was McHenry's second loss in the FVC play, placing the Lady Warriors farther behind the *0 Crystal Lake Central Tigers in the conference race. It was also South's first win of the J Hie loss left McHenry coach Pat Wirtz disappointed. x ^We Jjust didn't come to play ball todays We played just one inning of good ball, and then came all the walks, erron and mistakes," Wirtz said. The Warriors gave up 13 walks and committed four errors. All of the errors resulted in runs, along With eight of the walks. On top of the poor defense, the Warriors failed to hit on offense. The Warriors had four hits. South gave up its share of errors and walks, which di{l help the Warrior offense gave up 10 walks i five errors. "We didn't hit Something just left first inning. We hit the ball pretty well that first inning. After that we just got behind and were dead," Wirtz said. McHenry scored five runs in the first inning to grab the early ead. Lead-off hitter Patty Johnson reached first on an error by the South shortstop. She South at all. that then stole second and reached third after Renee Mezzano walked and Cindi Gaines singled. Johnson then stole home for the first run. A double by Gretchen Fuiava scored Mezzano and Gaines. Gerri Haner reached on another South error, scoring Fuiava. Haner scored on a double by Larsen. * The roof caved in on the Warriors in the second inning, as South scored seven runs. Warrior pitcher Sarah Prust ran into some trouble giving up five walks. She started the inning off by giving up all five runs con­ secutively, before striking out Gibson., A fielding error by Johnson .at third base kept the South rally going. The inning finally ended with South sending 10 batters to the plate. Prust ran into some more trouble in the third inning, giving up three runs, until giving way to Haner. Again five con­ secutive walks hurt the Warriors. Haner was able to end the inning without further damage. McHenry was able to score two runs in the fourth inning to Harrow the South lead to 10-7. This time the Warriors were on the receiving line on walks. Gibson gave up three walks to Melissa Greve, Val Kilday and Gaines. A South fielding error also helped out. PAGEIt-PLAlNPEALKKjLKKIUA¥! MA¥ TS LOG Lakeland School Fest Run lakeland School in EHkhorn, Wise, will hold its fourth annual School Fest Fun Run on Saturday, May 19. Hie run is held in conjunction With the School Fest, a fund raising activity to finance special programming for handicapped children and adults. . * Races of 10k and two miles are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at Lakeland school. A special two mile children's division is also featured. Runners of all levels are encouraged to participate. Registration may be handled in person or by mail (School Fest Fun Run, Lakeland School, PO box 88, Elkhorn, WI, 53121, 414- 732-5341. Summer softball clinic , The Woodstock recreation department will hold its Second summer softball clinic on Tuesday, June 12 and Wednesday, June 13. TTie clinic will be held at Woodstock City Park and is open to girls 13 and older. Instructions will be provided by the Woodstock Softball Club. All instructors are qualified coadhes. The clinic covers all phases ' of softball and stresses individual instruction. Registration forms may be obtained by railing the Woodstock Recreation Department at 815-338-4300, or the Woodstock-Softball Club at 815-338-8945. Wilmot Speedway opens (Plaindealer photo by Mike Lamb) McHenry second baseman Gerri Haner winds up to fire to first base to throw oat a Crystal Lake South runner. Large field expected for Crystal Lake bike race By Steve Metsch Plaindealer news service CRYSTAL LAKE - That rock 'n' mil hit of several years ago will be a fitting theme Sunday for downtown Crystal Lake. That's/when pedestrians and motor vehicles will be banned from the streets to make way for the second annual Pepsi Challenge Crystal Criterium Bike Race. While the cyclists wont be able to ride anywhere they like, they will provide .*, plenty of colorful entertainment > as they hum *' through ~ the downtown streets. Bicyclists in eight different categories will be vying for their share of $3,500 in prize money. Hie Pepsi Cola Corporation is supplying the cash and will join the Crystal Lake Park District as co-host. But don't pull the old two" wheeler out of the garage just yet. .Hie races are open only to cyclists licensed with the United States - Cycling Federation. Seventy have already registered, but Park District Recreation, Superintendent Terry Clarke guarantees a big crowd. _ "Last year, 30 tp 40 pre- • registered and we wound Jup with 311. We were really happy with it. This year 400 are Ex­ pected," Clarke said. One reason for the anticipated larger field is the addition of Senior Class I riders. They and Class II Seniors "are on the brink of Olympics," said Clarke, and should offer exciting races. They and the Junior I entrants will take off from the starting line at 2:25 p.m. in Sunday's third race. * This year's course will be the same as 1983's. The start and finish lines will be on Williams o* Brink The day's firet race will begin at 12:30p.m. and feature women and veterans. Two-time World Sprint Champion Connie Paraskevin, of the Pepsi will highlight/ the Women's race. Ronnie 54, lkg .year's national ptoo for veteran riders,̂ Who are age 45 and older, will race Sunday. The top five veterans and women will split a total purse of $150 per class. Both races are for 20 laps, or 15 miles. At 1:15 pan., the Juniors will compete in a 35-lap, 25-mile race. The 4op 10 finishers will split $400. Many of these up-and- coming cyclists are working their way up the ladder and hope to become Class I through IV cyclists. lotof TENNIS continued from page 20 upset." The Warriors two wins came from number two singles and number one doubles. Randy Weidemann won his first singles match of the season as a Warrior, by defeating Troy Pawelko 6-2, 6-2 at number two singles. At number two doubles, Matt Roy and Gary Strom teamed up to defeat Scott Apel and Paul Pelva of Cary-Grove 6-2, 6-3. McHenry's number one singles player, Brian Nellis. lost page 6-0, 6-2 to Rick Tillotson. "I keep changing the lineup," said Gray. "We are going with power at doubles to hopefully get a seeding at conference and sectionals. We might be up-a^toouple process." The Juniors, women and veterans all pay a $6 entry fee to compete. National champs like Palazzo and Paraskevin are exempt from paying. Last year's Criterium was held on Mother's Day, but still managed to draw well. "By mid-afternoon, we had quite a few people downtown. I'd say we had about 800 to 1,000 through the day. We hope to get a big turnout this year," Clarke said. He added that by not holding ? <m Mother's Day, more >te "will -probably visit 'So we hope to get a people who can come out, have a picnic and watch the races," Clarke said. They're in store for a grueling 70-lap, 50-mile contest when the Class I and n Seniors and Cla^s I Juniors get together. The top 15 finishers will split $2,000, the day's largest purse. Those numbers are a good it how successful the tis. Last year, the total prize money was $2,300. "They (Pepsi) were real happy with the turnout and having the race downtown," said Clarke regarding the extra prize money. v A The park district, along with volunteer help from Elgin's Blue Horizon Wheelmen and the McHenry County Bike Club, is in charge of making sure things go smoothly. Safety, of course, is a prime jra. victories t i Another FREE SERVICE provided with every •a* OMM4UKES TRAVEL "An AST A Agent" 3405 W. ELM McHENRY 385-7500 Am»noonSoo»ty in the Bale» of hay will be placed at each corner and potentially dangerous areas, the course will be roped off from pedestrians and bright orange cones will alert racers of upcoming curves. "We're even going to take GREAT BODIES FOR SALE , *24 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS* •> . ' .* ;4. We offer the finest exer­ cise equipment available. Nautilus® , also saunas, jacuzzis, treadmills, aero-dyne bikes, plus stretching and ex­ ercise classes! 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Jim Thorpe. * /• * * A little-known, but impressive baseball achievement was made by shortstop Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles last season...Ripken played in EVERY inning of EVERY game fdir the Orioles in 19(3...That's a rer in big league baseball. * * * Did you know that Pete Rose is the only man in baseball history to play more than 500 games at 5 dif-% ferent positions in the big leogues?...Rose has played more than 500 games each at first base, second base, third base, leftfield and rightfield. * * • I bet you didn't know...that whatever your needs may be, McHenry State Bank's Loan Depar­ tment can help. Whether it be a home improvement loan, recreational vehicle loan, school . loan, boat loan or auto loan, Keith Leathers and I are ready to put together the right loan for your needs and budget. Wilmot Speedway is scheduled to opfen this Saturday, with races held every Saturday during the month of May. The racing lineup includes double-winged sprint cars, three wheel racing modifieds, late model sportsman and spectator stocks. The first special event scheduled for the track is the Skoal Midget Series May 28. Early starting times will be used, with time trials at 6:30 p.m. and the first race at 7:30 p.m. Hemming, Jannsen place McHenry's Bob Fleming and Fox Lake's John Jannsen during stock car racing at Lake Geneva Raceway down a couple of street signs," Clarke said. The racers' leaning into curves might cause them to strike signs hanging over the roadway. A The day's final race will begin at 4 p.m. and feature the Class HI nd IV Seniors. They will race 40-laps or 30 mitei with the first 15 across the finish line splitting an $800 pufSe. me registration fee for the final race is $9 while the third race costs $11 to enter. The park district does not profit from the (feces. T* "TTiere aren't many places where they can conduct a race like this any more," Clarke said. "It's real nice of the city and all the merchants who have been absolutely cooperative. We really feel good about that and it's a great chance for Crystal Lake to show what it can do." $ Game forms Game report forms are now available at the McHenry Plaindealer for baseball and softball. League represen­ tatives for youth and adult leagues should pick up the forms for publishing league results. Flemming placed fifth in the 20 lap feature and third in the third heat of the 10 lap heats. Would Y o u L t U e A Wecd-Free-Lfluun? Th« amnion. America » ' tNatt*. Green. prickly biqgest weed nutiaoce and uqty ' WNtt Pre«y. but no* * they re in your lawn Chklmcd. A conuantly spreading visitor your lawn doesn t need -- evrr Curly dock. Stranger I its name, especial, wl it s in your lawn Uncommonly annoy**) m your lawn Yellow rocket. 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