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9 Invitational good FVC preview WOODSTOCK - Although five of the nine teams competing in the Woodstock invitational last Saturday were non-Fox Valley Conference teams, McHenry coach Dan im™** received a good indication what the Fax Valley Conference title meet is going to be like this Friday. McHenry scored the least points in the invitational of the tour FVC team with 00 tor eighth place. FVC track power Crystal Lake Central won the meet with 165 points, while Crystal Lake South was fifth with 93 and Woodstock sixth with 69. Second place went to Fenton with 1S8, while Prospect took third with 117 and Rolling Meadows was fourth with 107. Rockford-Boylan was seventh with 68 and Arlington ninth with 33. "I saw some things that should make the conference meet a real good race," Boland said. "There's some real good competition based on just those four schools." Although finishing eighth in \ the invitational wasn't exactly what Boland had hi mind for his squad, he did see some positive developments. The most positive development came from four sprinters who are either freshmen or sophomores. Curt Justen, Keith Loach, Jeff Szamlewski and Jim Shaver combined efforts twice to capture firsts. Their first first place effort came in the 400 meter frosh-soph relay with a winning time of.45.7. They came back with another first in the 900 meter frosh-soph relay with a time of 1:35. "It worked oat well," said Boland on the frosh-soph added events. "It was pleasant to see." Justen and Shaver also added fifths in the 100 and 900 meter das&es,~*ffiffle Greg Garde was sixth in the 400 meter dash. Hie Warriors also received some second place in the field events. Mike Lobin- sky's distance of 137-6% was his bat effort of the season in that event, snd good for second place. Hie winning throw was 140-2. LoUnsky also added a sixth in the shot pi*. Antoher second place came from Szamlewski in the frosh- sooh Ions iumo. The Warrior distance squad also added some points. The best efforts were fourths scored by Terry Harth in the frosh-soph 3,900 meter run with a time of 10:96, the 3,900 meter relay team in 8:96 and Brian Wright in the 1,600 meter run in 4:37. Chris Creutz was fifth in the 1,600 meter run in 4:38. Members of the 3,900 meter relay team consisted of Creutx, Mike MaksymialL Wright and Harth. )/ '1 thoughtj^would do a little better, but a couple of ldds were not there for us," said Boland. "I dont know how much dif­ ference that would make." 0 PAr.E l« - PIAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. IMAY »• HM ' 4% let's' talk m Sports Johnsburg girls 7th, Marian 8th in NWSC track meet GRAYSLAKE - Johnsburg and Marian Central found Grayslake a very nasty host, but then again, neither team found the rest of the Northwest Suburban Conference very agreeable either last Saturday. While Grayslake breezed along to a NWSC girls track title with 121 points, Johnsburg * scored 14 points for seventh place, and Marian Central was eighth with one point The Skyhawks had some serious injury problems and limped to the title meet. Two girls who normally place, Vickie DeBeau and Missy Christie, couldnt run due to injuries. With that in mind, Johnsburg coach Bill Hurckes wasn't discouraged with the seventh place finish. -- "We had a couple disap­ pointments, but we wait into the meet injured," Hurckes said. "Hie girls that got medals for us did a real fine job. We did what was expected with the other kids injured." Fourth place finishes by Bev Hiller in the long jump an£the 400 meter relay team were the best performances made by the Skyhawks. Hiller, Theresa . Hauck, Sherri Scavo and Laura Oeffling combined for a school record time of 54.0 in the relay event. Idler also added a fifth place in the 100 nifeter dash with a time of 13.3. Another fifth place came from Dawn Wetztein in the. shot put. Sixth place performances were scored by Oeffling in the 200 meter dash and Hauck in the long jump. * The rest of the team scoring consisted of Wauconda taking second with 103, Lake Zurich third with 97, Grant 96, Marengo 41 and Round Lake 15. (PUiadeaier photo by Mike |_jmb) Softball marathoner One of the many particfoauts of the Miller High life-Easter Seal Mftball marathon held at Petersen Park takes a healthy swing. A total of C7 teams participated ia the event that raised $18,73*. World champion speeds through Crystal Lake By Steve Metsch Plaindealer News Service Fast, faster and fastest. Those three words mean everything to Connie Paraskevin, the quickest woman on wheels. The 22-year-old bicycle racer was in Crystal Lake for Sun­ day's Pepsi Challenge Criterium. She 'brought im­ pressive credentials with her two-wheeler. Paraskevin is the two-time World Sprint Champion, a title she defended in Zurich, Swit­ zerland last Summer. The last 200 meters of race is timed finished in a world-record 11.8 seconds, roughly 45 miles per hour. This lady doesnt slow down for anything. "I'm real goal-orientated person. I go for it all the way. I do it the best I can, or I say forget it," she said. Paraskevin'8 speedy nature isn't confined to bicycles. She placed 13th in the 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics after an alternate in 1980. Given her background, seeing her in Los Angeles this summer with the UJ5. women's cycling team wouldn't be considered a rarity. But Paraskevin has put that idea on the back burner since the Summer Games will offer long-distance races, not the track events she prefers. "I thought about it, but I over someday,fN&fi&rnowI love to go fast too much," she said. And that she does. Sunday's 15-mile race aaw her stick the pack for the most part 1 finishing third, by a Proper pacing, along with good training, are keys to her suc- The Detroit native now lives near Los Angeles. She moved there to be under the tutelage of cycling pro Roger Young and to use the Olympic cycling team's training center, where she races some of the nation's top male cyclists. "So it's real good for me because they're better than me. You can't gk better if you dont train against people better than you," Paraskevin said. She's had offers to join women's teams, but declined. Instead she's a member of the Pepsi Challenge team which travels around the country. The Pepsi Cola Corporation co- hosted Sunday's Criterium with the Crystal Lake Park District. Hie soft drink company pays Paraskevin's way and gives her a "modest salary." Without a sponsor, chances are she'd be attending college' instead of bicycling around the world. "I'm not at my peak at 22, no way. In the past, a lot of kids would hit 18 with no support behind them and they'd have to quit. That^s too bad because we lost a~lot of real good athletes that way. fiow cycling has more corporate support and that enables athletes to stay in longer," she said. Right now, Parkaskevin is concentrating on Barcelona, Spain>the site of the 1984 World Sprint Championships. Sunday's race was part of her training program. She rides long distance for several hours three days a week and also lifts weights. "I try to keep my speed up at the same time. I rode 140 miles one day just to put on some miles, but I do that more in the early season," said Paraskevin, who visits the Olympic Velodrom* track three times weekly. After this season is over, she plans to abstain from the tense world of competitive skating. 'Ill take a year off from speed skating and go to school or be involved mlfjobs program. With skating you spend half the season in Europe. I want to do something else. I might skate if I had more corporate support. At least I have a base here (while "ng)?"5he t cycling), Her brother, Glenn, is Paraskevin's manager. He handles the business aid while Connie travels. She flew in from Los Angeles Saturday and will soon race for two weeks in Japan. , "It's weird. When I was 10,1 was speed skating and cycling and I thought *No way. God, when I'm 20, an old lady, I'll be in college.' All of sudden, I'm still doing it at old 22," she said. Connie Paraskevin is still pedaling as fast as she can. Is there any other way? JOHNSBURG from page 20 All he needs is a little help. "It's important to me to keep baseball alive in our area, and giving our guys on the team good competition," said the former McHenry Shamrock player. Herman didn't receive any help from Marengo and Barrington Marengo droppped out because of organizational problems, and Barrington dropped out because of the lack of funds. Both, however, said they would be back next year, according to Her­ man. Crystal Lake also had to drop out. Herman believes there is a lot of good baseball talent in that town, and just needs some strong leadership. Leadership, money and Softball. That all that seems to stand in the away for the NIBL and the Johnsburg Tigers. DEFENSE continued from page 20 last three innings. Jeff Jayko started the contest, pitching the first three innings. Meyers, so far, is happy to see Banaszynski and Jayko pitch so "Right now, the conference has come down to pitching," Meyers said. "The pitching has done the job. and the team has played good ball up to now Banaszynski also earped the win against Lake Zurich. The winning hit proved to be Joe Majercik's two-run homer in the second inning. Jeff Preston added a triple. "Wcta McHENRY 2-RUN WARRIOR 7TH continued from page20 for the first time with two runs in the top of the seventh. Ross Vehring entered in the fourth inning and finished the contest for his second straight win. After getting DC lead-off hitter Tim Edwards to ground out, he walked Hank Faulkner. Tim Weber, who had been honored as player of the week in the Chicago Tribune, then, slammed one into deep cen- terfield. The ball rolled over the track and onto the football field. By the time Warrior cen- terfielder Tim Pankiewicz caught up to the ball and threw it to the infield, Faulkner and Weber had crossed the plate. Vehring and Schuster had held Weber to just a single before that, along with a strikeout and flyout. After then walking Kurt Everett, Vehring settled down to retire Peter Waterson on a fiyball and struck out BOl Allen. D-C then brought on Mitter in the bottom of the seventh. Mike podpora battled Mitter to a full count before drawing the lead- off walk. Gmig Hill also battled Mitter, fouling off several pit­ ches, before blooping a single into shallow leftfield. . Podpora moved to third on the play and scored on a sacrifice fiyball fay Vehring into leftfield. Kevin Moore then hit into a fielder's choice, forcing Hill out at second base. The Warriors then put on the finishing •"rvhes. Corey Scott hit a bner into leftfield and Steve Cun­ ningham also singled into left, scoring the winning run in Moore. ̂ "The last couple of ballgames they have been playing ex­ tremely well coming back," Wilson said on his squad. "The kids are good ballplayers. It's a shame the record is not bettor." McHenry jumped on D-C starter Jeff Fox for two runs in the first and second. Tim Pankiewicz led off .the game with a walk. Kris Teuber flew out, but Podpora reached on a infield single. Pankiewicz then moved to third on a wild pitch. Wilson then became bold and dgnniwi far the wiik*fcfe squeeze. With Pankiewicz running down the third base line, HOI layed down a perfect bunt in front of the plate. Pankiewicz was able to slide underneath D-C catcher Everett for the run. Hie second run was scored on a single by Vehring, knocking in Podpora. In the second inning, Corey Scott led off with a single and Cunningham hit into a fielder's choice, with both runners safe. Brad Snyder struckout, but Pankiewicz singled to load the bases. Teuber followed with a single, knocking in Scott and Pankiewicz. ~ Another Warrior run was scored in the sixth inning for a slim 5-4 lead. This time Cun­ ningham led off with a single and was sacrificed to second on a Kris Vehring bunt. Pankiewicr then sent Cunningham home on a single. The Warriors had to score two runs in the seventh inning to beat Cary-Grove also last Saturday. The Warriors took a 3-2 lead in the top of the third inning. Pankiewicz doubled and Kris Teuber singled. Podpora then singled home Pankiewicz. Hill drew first base on an error to load the bases. Hill then singled for the second run and Moore sacrificed in the third. The Trojans tied the contest in the bottom of the third and took the lead in the sixth inning. McHenry came back in the seventh inning with Ross Vehrulg starting it out with a walk. Cunningham thai singled and Chris Vehring walked to the bases. Scott knocked in one run with a single, and again the bases were loaded when Pankiewicz walked. Teuber knocked in the winning run with a single. Pat Dunne was the starting pitcher, going five innings, while Ross Vehring finished up, picking up the win. Warriors shutout in Lake Forest badminton sectional Badminton isn't as easy as its looks - just ask the McHenry Warriors. Dae young Warrior squad ended its season by being blanked in the Lake Forest sectional last Saturday. Zion Benton won the meet wtth seven points, while Lake Forest scored five and Waukegsn Bast three. Only the two Warrior doubles teams managed to score any points in tie sectional, Dixon and Beth Kowalec of the Warriors lost to Diane Mulnmey and Mary Ross of Waukegan East 3-15, 1-15. 1 Lisa Zillinger and Mary Sieverin lost to Zion-Benton's Kris Faulkerson and Marian Hughes 0-15, 3-15. Char Enwech, playing at one singles for the Warriors, was the only Warrior who ever played badminton before the season started. Bwech was zapped by Diane * of Zion-Benton 0-11, 0- 11. Michele Caley drew the number one seed player in the sectional, Beata WisniewSki, and Jost 0-11, 0-11. 4228 W. ELM ST. WL El 344-ta2 I KIDS' MEALS 79< FAMILY RFST-M-PA* ̂ 4228 W. Elm Mchenry 144-0022