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tutmuii/viitn-r KlL»A¥, JUIML»,1MM McHenry Men's 12-inch V Bentz, Meyers,Thelen lead Nail to win Rusty Nail 14, West End 2 Rick Wakitsch hit two homeruns, while Don Bentz added another one to spark Rusty Nail Inn to an evening with a 14-2 win over West End Pub. Again, Rusty Nail shot off to big lead in the first inning. John Walkington hit a rbi double and Jim Zasada hit a rbi triple to power Rusty Nail to five runs. Rick Wakitsch and Don Bentz hit back-to-back homers in the third inning, while Wakitsch hit a three-run homer in a six-run fourth inning. Wakitsch finished the game batting three-for-three. A1 Stilling and Ray Thelen also added two hits each. Tom Prudden and Fred Stocker had two hits each for West End. McHenry Oil 7, Lakeside Inn 2 Joe Bauml's two-run inside-the-park homerun sparked McHenry Oil-Jack's Snack Shop to a four-run third inning and went on to a 7-2 win over Lakeside Inn. Pete Blackburn helped out the winners with a two-run blast over the leftfield fence. Blackburn also added a rbi double in the fifth inning. He batted three-for-three on the game, with four rbi's. Steve Himplemann and Jim Pinkstaff all added two hits each. Plaindealer photo* by Mike Lamb McHenry High School football coach Joe Schlender plays quar- recreational football clinic at McCracken Field Tuesday, terhack with some of the boys participating in the parks and Huemann's 16, Timberline 5 Paced by a 20-hit attack, Huemann's Water Conditioning defeated Timberline Construction 16-5. The big hits were three triples. John Patzen and Tom Janik hit triples in a four-run first inning, and Frank Cuda hit a triple in the fourth. Huemann's strung out 13 straight hits in a 11-run fifth inning. In that inning, Jay Huemann hit a two-run double and John Pitzen hit a rbi double. Janik, Tom Wensch and Cuda all had three hits each. Gary Fairchild added two hits. Steve Sanders hit a rbi triple and Bob Markham hit a rbi double to lead Timberline. Both hits came in a three-run second inning. Sanders and Tony Huemann both had two hits. EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION W L • W L Fox Hole 9 1 Rusty Nail 10 1 McHenry Oil 7 1 Doherty's 8 3 West End 3 7 Businessmen 6 4 Brake Parts 3 7 River Shannon 4 7 Timberline 1 8 Huemann's 3 8 Phylly's 0 9 Lakeside Inn 2 8 Women's Tuesdny 16-inch Parker's 4 rbi's lead Shannon to 14-2 win Mary Sue Parker batted four-for-four, scored three times and knocked in four runs to spark the River Shannon to a 14-2 win over Ed's Rental during women's Tuesday night 16-inch softball at Peterson Park. Winning pitcher Mary Ellen King also helped out with the bat, knocking in five runs on two hits. Ronnie Rogers batted two-for- two, while Lora Jacobs added two hits. River Shannon started its 14-hit attack early, scoring six runs in the first inning, and then adding five more in the fifth inning. Tonee Peterson batted two-for-two for Ed's Rental, while Jane Miller also had two hits. Diane Michels added one hit. The win was River Shannon's eighth in a row. on S-run 2nd inning Homers by Don Bentz, John Meyers and Ray Thelen were just some of the 16 total hits that powered Rusty Nail Inn to a 14-0 over Lakeside Inn during McHenry men's 12-inch softball at Knox •Park Wednesday. Don Bentz's three-run shot sparked a five-run first inning for Rusty Nail. Thelen and Meyers provided the power in the six-run fourth inning, both hitting two-run inside the park homers. A1 Stilling hit a lead-off double in the two-run second inning. John Walkington was the top hitter for the winners, batting three- for-three with three runs scored. Hailng fun playing quarterback / McHenry Legion loses CRYSTAL LAKE - All it takes is one bad inning, and that's all it took for McHenry Nautilus to lose 5-4 to Crystal Lake during McHenry County American Legion baseball action Wednesday. McHenry jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but Crystal Lake scored five in the second inning and hung on for the win. "We had some pitching problems," said McHenry coach Russ Williams. Pat Dunne started for McHenry and had an easy first inning. But after striking out the first batter, the game wait sour for Dunne in the second inning.Errors allowed the next twcr batters to reach base, while a single And three straight walks was Dunne's downfall. • With four runs already scored, Ross Vehring came in relief. After giving up two straight hits, Vehring struckout the next two batters to end the inning. The pitching was a disap­ pointment to Williams, but he liked the hitting. "The kids came out hitting,*' Williams said. "(Brad Snyder) was five-for-five, including the last game." After slugging two homeruns against Wonder Lake last \ Monday, Williams moved Snyder from the number nine spot to number six. Snyder responded by hitting a rbi triple in the first inning.' After Tim Pankiewicz led-off the first inning striking out, Steve Cunningham singled. He scored on Kris Teuber's triple. Crystal Lake's starting pitcher Steve Markison walked Vehring, Craig Hill singled to score Teuber. Snyder's triple scored Hill. Mike Podpora and Jim Colberg grounded out to end the inning. The closest McHenry came from scoring anymore runs came in the sixth inning. After Snyder flew out, Mike Podpora singled, but was cut-down at second on Bill Cameron's single. Pat Cameron then doubled, moving Bill Cameron to third. After Pankiewicz was walked by Marksion to load the bases, Cunningham struckout to end the scoring threat. ---- / McHenry Nautilus travels to Waukegan this weekend for a tournament. A change in the schedule has McHenry playing at Algonquin Thursday instead of Algonquin playing at McHenry Monday. Ibe game will start at 6 p.m. Schlender coaches without the pressures at park clinic By Mike Lamb Plaindealer sports editor Joe Schlender placed the football behind the center, ac­ ting as if ready to take the snap. ^He barks out the signals, and then slowly fades to the right. He stops, sets up to throw, and then with perfect precision, lets the ball go. It travels about 20 yards into the hands of his in­ tended receiver. ' Usually, Schlender is calling in the plays from the sideline as football coach of the McHenry High School Warriors. But, tonight, Schlender was playing football with nine high school age youths. And he was having fun. He was having fun, without the pressures of playing a game every weekend. This is a program for all interested youths sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department. "Many of the coaches run summer recreation programs through the Parks and Recreation Department," said Schlender. "This program is orientated to passing, receiving and kicking. It's open to all available kids." At the moment, Schlender's program is for the high school level age group. After July 31, Schlender will hold a clinic for fifth through sixth grade youths. While the program is open to anyone interested, Schlender does have selfish motives. He likes to see a great deal of football candidates for the upcoming fall to participate. "This program allows the kids to polish off skills used during the season," said Schlender. However, Schlender added the program isn't really geared for any of the lineman. It's basically set up for backs and receivers. He has about 30 players par­ ticipating in the high school session this summer. "I think this is the fourth year," said Schlender on the program. "It allows us to stimulate interest in the sport. It * < , Coach Joe Schlender finds his target as one of the clinic participants reach back for the ball. also allows you to see kids more frequently. Although they don't throw the ball as frequently, it's done under a more watchful eye." Tuesday, while he was doing the quarterbacking, he took time to point out good routes and where improvements could be made. __ "This gives me the chance to work on an individual basis. It's more of a one-on-one basis." Schlender said he doesn't push for 100 percent turnout everyday. Many of the boys have jobs and play American Legion baseball. "It's a lot of fun," Schlender said. "I don't have to be so worried about the final out­ come." Oak Park 19, Old Bridge 9 Nancy Glick homered, while Mary Koleno and Jill Hartman slugged doubles to lead Oak Park Lounge to a 19-9 win over Old Bridge. Oak Park ran away with the contest early, scoring eight runs in the first inning. A three-run homer by Kathy Fisher in the fourth inning helped Oak Park add six more runs. Nancy Glick, Koleno, Sue Meyer, Hartman and Kim Weber all had two hits a piece. Koleno knocked in four runs, while Glick and Hartman added three rbi's. Glick was the winning pitcher. After The Fox 5, Classic Trophies 1 Chris Connell slugged a double and two singles for a perfect three-for-three batting average to lead After the Fox to a 5-1 victory over Classic Trophies. Cathy Connell, Mary Martin and Kim Martin all added a hit each. Chris Tokarz and Sue Nickol added a hit each for Classic K, Trophies. Patty Vavrik was the winning pitcher. Cullom Knoll 2, Greg's Never Inn 1 Cullom Knoll broke a scoreless contest in the fifth inning with two runs, and then hung on for a 2-1 win over Greg's Never Inn. Greg's Never Inn scored its only run in the sixth inning. Jamie White led the winners with a three-for-three batting performance. STANDINGS River Shannon Oak Park Ed's Rental Aftertbe Fox W.„.L 8 0 7 1 5 3 5 3 W..L Cullom Knoll 3 5 Greg's Never Inn 2 6 Classic Trophies 1 7 Old Bridge 1 7 Plaindealer photo by Mik« Lamb Where's the ball? Brewer catcher Mike Lindberg closes his eyes and hopes for the best as the Giants Mike Krumsee slides in for the run. The Brewers beat the Giants 10-5 during mini youth baseball at the VFW Tuesday night. i i