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SKCTIO Spo k 2 • r> »r|ts 4i;E It l»LAIM>t ALKR-HKRAl l). FRIDAY M 4KCH 21 lire -Sports log Lakeland Park registration The Lakeland Park Little League will hold registration for its summer season for both boys and girls, Saturday, March 30 at the Lakeland Park Community House, 1717 N. Sunset, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The registration, for boys and girls ages 8-12, whose birthday falls before Aug. 15, are eligible. The fee is $14 per child. Each additional player in a family will be charged $13. Booster club to meet JOHNSBURG - The Wildcats Booster Club at Johnsburg Jr. High School invites all parents who have children in any junior high sport or cheerleadmg activity to the general meeting to be helc " * Id The availal vice to school and community. Much support is needed if the club is to have anpther successful rograms rial ser- i year. City's tennis courts ready With the warm spring weather apparently just around the corner, all tennis courts have been cleaned and repaired. The City of McHenry Department of Paries and Recreation has installed tennis nets at Petersen Park, Knox Park and Freund Fields The use of the courts are on a first-come, first-served basis. Courts will be racketed and must be changed on an hourly basis. Adults have priority on all courts after 3 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. Lights at Freund Field and Knox Park will be turned on in mid- April, and will be lit from dusk to 10 p.m. For further information, call the Department of Parks and Recreation office at 344-3300. Open gym to continue The men's open gym night sponsored by the City of McHenry Department of Parks and Recreation will be extended through the month of April. ' This program is relatively unstructured open play basketball, providing fun and exercise for men 18 years of age and above. This program is held every Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Parkland Jr. High School. The fee is $1 per night, and all equipment is provided. On April 1 and April 8, the men's open gym will not be held due to Easter Break. For further information, call the Department of Parks and Recreation at 344-3300. Youth wrestling clinic A spring wrestling intramural program just for fun is being offered to boys Kindergarten through fifth grade. This program is for District 15 students only. The wrestling sessions will be held at the McHenry East Campus High School from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Coaches Jerry Rankin and Don March will teach the basic fundamentals of wrestling with the emphasis on fun and safety. This five-week wrestling program will be scheduled as follows: Session 1: Kindergarten through second grade, Wednesdays, starting April 10, the fee is $7. Session 2: Third through fifth grades, Tuesdays and Thur­ sdays, beginning April 9, $14 fee. The City of McHenry Department of Park* aftdBwa^pation . be taking registration up until the start of the class. Sign up early. For more information, or to register, call 344-3300. 16" league seeks teams The McHenry Men's 16-inch softball league is looking for teams to fill out its 1985 summer schedule. Games are played on Tuesday and Thursday nights at the McHenry VFW. The season is tentatively slated to begin in May, and run through the summer, culminating with playoffs in August. For more information, call John Weber at 385-2539. SPORTS FANS... I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW Brought to you by Phil Oeffling The great home run slugger Babe Ruth surprisingly hit only 9 home runs in his first 4 YEARS in the big leagues.. .Ruth came to the majors in 1914 when he hit no homers.. In 1915 he hit 4...In 1916 he hit 3...And in 1917 he hit only 2...Ruth didn't be come famous as a home run hitter until 1920-his 7th year in the majors-when he hit 54 homers. * * * * * Did you know that if quarterback Doug Flutie had signed in the National Football League, he wouldn't have been able to wear his uniform number 22 that he made famous at Boston College, and that he's now wearing in the U.S. Football League ..In the National Foot­ ball League, all quarterbacks must wear numbers between 1 and 19...No NFL quarterback is allowed to wear a number higher than 19. * * * * * Has any big league baseball pitcher ever pitched 2 no hit games in a row?... It's happened only once in history...In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of Cincinnati pitched 2 no-hitters in a row. v * * * * * I bet you didn't know ..that now is the best time for home improvements. And now's the best time to see Keith Leathers or Linda Wigman or myself for an improvement loan. We'll set up the right loan to meet your budget require­ ments. Come in today and we can help add that extra bedroom or family room or whatever your needs may be. Hdpteep America looting good tfooo&yowL E£ MCCba seball team wins opener, 5-3 over Judson CRYSTAL LAKE - Jeff Kruse singled in the top of the fifth inning Wednesday to score pitcher Paul Zaglauer, while Chuck Varys did likewise in the top of the seventh, to give McHenry County College's baseball team a season-opening 5-3 win over Judson College. Zaglauer pitched the entire game for MCC and contributed two hits, while Scott Zalke came through with four hits to lead the Scots. Judson opened the game with a two-run first inning. Zalke started things off singling in the top of the second and scoring on a Kruse safety. Kruse later tallied on a fielder s choice to tie the score at 2-2. It was the Scots again in the top of the third with Mitch Dowdy scoring on another Zalke single after reaching on a hit, giving MCC a 3-2 lead Judson came back for a one- run fourth to knot the contest, but the Scots staved off a rally with smart fielding. In the top of the fifth, Zaglauer led with a single, Zaulke did the same, and Kruse singled to give MCC a 4-3 lead and the ballgame. In the seventh, Zaglauer, Zalke and Carys put together singles to provide the final 5-3 tally. The Scots will host non- conference foe Niles Saturday. NISRA tankers claim medals AURORA -- Twenty local Special Olympic athletes at­ tended the 1985 Area Special Olympic Swim Meet held at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora March ,13. Those athletes winning a first- place gold medal now qualify for the Illinois Special Olympic Summer Games, June 21-23, at Illinois State University in Normal. The area athletes were sponsored and trained by the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association, or NISRA. McIIenrv's Sandra Freguson was a seventh-place winner in the 25-yard freestyle. She was the only McHenry resident in the competition. Gold-medal winners from NISRA included Mike Waligora and Bob Washnok, both of Crystal Lake, in the 25-yard freestyle. Also, Ray Lustig of Woodstock in the diving com­ petition, and Crystal Lake residents Gregg Howell, James Laskey, Shawn Russell and Jim Ryan, aJJ in the 100-yard freestyle relay. 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