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SK<:'|'|ON •>- |»\(,K 16- HMMMMIIMIIK \U>. I- HID \ \ M 17. 1 «>«.> McHenry Women's 16-inch Softball Loyola 9s Sullivan to appear at MC outing The Marian Central Catholic High School Bopster Club is presenting its annual golf outing, to be held Friday, June 7 at McHenry Country Club. As always, this year's outing will be highlighted by the presence of many Chicago sports celebrities. Among them is Loyola basketball coach Gene Sullivan. Sullivan said prior to the start of the 1984-85 season that this Loyola team was the most talented in the history of Rambler basketball. Against a brutal regular- season schedule, Sullivan led his team to its best season since Loyola's 1963 National Championship. The Ramblers were 27-6, including a 13-1 Midwestern City Conference mark, and 19 consecutive wins. Loyola appeared in the N C A A T o u r n a m e n t , knocking off Iona and SMU, and taking a halftime lead into the lockerroom against Georgetown. Sullivan won the MCC Coach of the Year award for the second time in three years. Sullivan's reeipe for success comes from his strict recruiting policy, grabbing only the best players in Chicago area high schools. Sullivan's career record is 96-52, 50-15 in the MCC, just finishing his fifth year at the Loyola helm. He had a long and suc­ cessful coaching career in the Chicago Catholic League, and aided Johnny Dee at Notre Dame. Sullivan's philosophy? Get the right kind of player, prepare him well, and then let him play. Such a philosophy flies in the face of some more authoritarian approaches to the game, but the s success of his offensive schemes and the standout qualities of such Sullivan- coached players as Austin Carr, Wayne Sappleton, Alfredrick Hughes and Andre Battle more than speak for the effectiveness of his approach. Sullivan is a 1953 graduate of Notre Dame, and has been athletic director at both DePaul and Loyola. Also in attendance at Marian's event will be Northwestern University basketball coach Rich Falk, p Sports Gene Sullivan and the assistant to Cubs' general manager Dallas Green, John Cox, who is a Cary resident. Fees for the Marian event is, $65, which includes 18 holes of golf, including gas cart and beer on the course, , and dinner, which will also be served at the McHenry Country^Club. For ditails on this event, contact Marie, 338-2675. The Marian Booster Club president is Tom Harding. The boosters raise money solely for the Hurricane athletic program. Kris Carlson rips a pitch during a recent game. Jacobs. The two teams will lock horns again The McHenry junior had three hits for the War- next week in the first round of regional play, riors in a losing cause Wednesday, 4-3 to In somewhat of a departure from last week's high-scoring af­ fairs, the games were closer and more defensively-oriented in the second night of action in the McHenry Women's 16-inch Soft­ ball League Tuesday night. Oak Park Lounge's 22-4 whipp­ ing of Classic Trophies was the on­ ly real offensive showing of the evening. After the Fox held on to beat a surging Ed's Rental 7-6; RiVer Shannon wgp tested by Fox Hole, before wirfning 11-9; and Greg's Never Inn rallied to top Old Bridge. 8-3. Details from Tuesday's games: Oak Park Lounge 22, Classic Trophies 4 Oak Park scored a lucky 13 runs in the bottom of the first and coasted to a 22-4 blowout of Classic Trophies. Kathy Hayhurst delivered a bases-loaded tri­ ple in the first, and Cathy Fisher ripped a three- run homer in the same inning to key the Oak Park scoring.' In the second. Kelly Ludwig's grand slam homer led the way to five more runs, as Oak Park took an 1H-1 lead. Hayhurst had three hits and four RBI on the night, scoring four runs as well. Sandy Rohrer and Kim Weber each chipped in , three singles, while Ludwig totaled five RBI on the night Nancy Geng had two hits and two RBI for Classic, who could manage just nine hits off win­ ning pitcher Terry D'Angelo. River Shannon 11, Fox Hole9 River Shannon scored four runs in the first, and four more in the second, followed by a single tally in the fourth to take a commanding i*-0 lead. But Fox Hole fought back, scoring three in the fourth and four In the fifth, to make it 9-7. Shannon scored a pair in the top of the sixth however, and two runs by Fox Hole in the final frame weren't enough. Mary Sue Parker had two hits - including a homer -- two runs scored, and four RBI for Shan­ non. while Julie Oeffling homered and singled, knocking in four runs. Dee Martin had four RBI and two singles for Fox Hole. After the Fox 7, Ed's Rental 6 Ed's Rental scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 5-5; but After the Fox rallied to score twice in the seventh, and held off Ed's for a close 7-6 win. After Linda Lyons singled and was sacrificed to second by Pat Vavrik. Kathy Rogers homered to right for After the Fox's two seventh-Inning runs. Rogers had four hits, including two homers, while Peg Fookes and Karen Gutekunst each had two hits Jane Srednicki had three hits, while Diane Michels and Jackie Raycraft had two apiece, for Ed's Rental. Greg's Never Inn 8, Old Bridge 3 Greg's broke open a tight 4-3 contest with four runs in the seventh, to win easily, 8-3. Colleen Freund knocked in three runs, and Laura Schoening two. for the winners. Paulette Erickson and Beth White had two singles each to help Greg's cause. » Stropoli fires two-hitter, but Warriors lose anyway a# Plaindealer-Herald photo by Chris Juzwik Jacobs scored a solo run in the sixth on an RBI bunt single. - The Warriors had runners at second and third in the seventh with two outs, but couldn't score. McHenry got to Glaze for seven hits in the game, but the Golden Eagle pitcher struck out seven Warriors. "We had on bad inning defensively." Wirtz said. "But the kids played really well. It's the best we've played in a while. "We had some super defense. Kris Carlson fielded a ball and third a and did a 360 to throw the runner out. Melissa Greve scooped out three or four throws at first base, Denise Stasiak threw out a runner from right field which was a nice play. We had some heads-up plays. It's just too bad a couple of those errors had to happen in the same inning. That didn't help us. "But we've got Jacobs again in the regional. Maybe we'll be ready for them then." ALGONQUIN - McHenry sophomore Michelle Stropoli threw a two-hitter Wednesday afternoon, b but it wasn't enough to prevent the slumping Warriors f from losing a Fox lley Conference game to Jacobs, 4 4-3. The Warriors have lost four in a row, and are currently 8-12 overall, 6-10 in the FVC. McHenry will host Crystal Lake Central Friday, and travel to Dundee-Crown Monday for the regular-season finale. Thur­ sday, Jacobs will host McHenry in the regional opener. Stropoli's pitching was the big story for the Warriors Wed­ nesday. The sophomore, in her first start on the mound, allowed the Golden Eagles just two singles. Jacobs scored three runs in the fifth without benefit of a hit. "She throws hard," said McHenry Coach Pat Wirtz. "Harder than anybody else we have. We really played well. It was a heartbreaker."' The Warriors broke open a scoreless duel with two runs in the fourth. Patty Johnson led off with a bunt single, and after Monique Betancourt singled. Rachel Prushinski walked to load the bases. With nobody out. Melissa Greve ripped a two-run double over the left fielders' head. But Jacobs' hurler Rita Glaze bore down a and got two strikeouts and a pop-up to end the t^re^t. McHenry padded its leldvih the fifth when Kris Car/son singled, was sacrificed to second by Johnson, went to third on a wild pitch, and after Betancourt walked, was on the scoring end of a double steal, giving McHenry a 3-0 advantage. Jacobs tied the contest in the fifth on two walks, two errors, and two ground out RBI. "Other than that inning, our defense was very good," said Wirtz. High jumping of McHenry's Williams a highlight at FVC Meet By virtue of their 4 to 3 victory over Dundee-Crown on Monday, the Woodstock Blue Streaks clinched a tie for the Fox Valley conference in baseball. The Streaks are 13 and 2 with games remaining with Crystal Lake South, Cary-Grove and will close the season on Monday against Jacobs. A win in any of the three remaining games will give the Streaks the title outright. Only Crystal Lake Central with an 11 and 5 record is in contention for the title. Tracy has broken many of the swimming records for the girls team, but to come out and excel in track is a remarkable feat. We along with all Warrior fans know the competition will be the best this weekend at Eastern Illinois University for the state meet, but we all wish her the best of luck. What an experience for a high school freshmen. Gary Gray's tennis team is in state play this weekend. They finished fourth in the Fox Valley last weekend. Dual were in­ cluded in the final scoring, but a tip of the old hat to sophomore Scott Smith, although losing to the*eventual champ Pat Hahn of Woodstock, did manage to be the only one in the tourney to win a game from the Blue Streak champ, losing 6-0 and 6-1. Hahn a transfer from Marian Central High School, is ranked nation wide in the younger group under age eighteen. From all reports the young sophomore is a fine player, but he will meet the Deerfield's, New Trier's and other suburban school players in the state finals, and that may be too much to expect from anyone. We are still waiting to hear who are the new coaches in the area, the Skyhawks have yet to name a basketball coach, along with Dundee-Crown and Jacobs. We could make some guesses on the Skyhawks. On the Sideline Dick Rabbitt Brian Wilson's Warriors after trailing 4 to 0 in the opening inning against the Gators of south rallied and won the game 7 to 4 on Monday at McCracken Field. The win puts the Warriors in a sole possession of third place with a record of 7 and 7. The Warriors have been playing good baseball lately. A four game winning streak, the longest in six years, was broken by Woodstock last Friday in a thriller 3 to 2. With the up-coming regional play next week, if the Warriors can continue their fine pitching, and good hitting we can maybe hope for a sectional berth for the Warriors in the very near future. Pat Wirtz's "Lady Warriors" continue to slide downhill, in­ juries, missed games, and using a lot of the underclassmen has taken the toll of the Warriors. What promised to be a most in­ teresting season, has no doubt been a big disappointment not only to the genial coach, but to players, parents, and fans alike. They are currently in fourth place in the Fox Valley, and we wonder what the future holds for the Warriors. The battle for second place last week in the Fox Valley Con­ ference track meet, was won by the Gators of Crystal Lake South over the Warriors. As expected the Tigers of Central won in easy fashion, but the Gators nipped the Warriors for second place by eleven points. The Tigers had 163 points, followed by the Gators 87. and the Warriors finished third with 76 points. Although the Warriors failed to pick up any first place medals. Warrior Coach Dan Boland was nevertheless pleased with the performances of his Warriors. ^ When you can go into a conference meet and give your best, what more can a coach expect? I was impressed with the high jumping of Rob Williams. The little guy. and he may contest that, can't be much taller than I am. gave a super leap of six feet, two inches. When you can jump six to seven inches above your height, to me that is jumping in space. My hat is off to the young lad. and I know Warrior fans feel the same way about Rob. A tip of the fedora goes to Warrior freshmen Tracy Hoffman. The^oung lady qualified for the state finals in the 800 meter run. third place in the event. He and the Warriors will be involved in sectional competition this Friday. Rob Williams surprised everyone at the Fox Valley Conference Meet last Friday by high-jumping 6-2, his career best, to take Plaindealer-Herald photos by Chris Juzwik ' j •;»J.