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.^M^em^Hl^School tennis coach to pay up a Grant High School (whose daughter Becky, coincidentally, plays for Gray's Warrior tennis team) bet Gray on the McHenry-Grant football .garae^played^ astJ^rid^^won b^the Bulldogs, 24-H Wednesday night, 963 J<m Jlfto' Jotosbu]^ Ms graduation in calling situation this season. Jayko, a 5-10,175-lb. sophomore, completed live passes for 108 yards and a touchdown as a freshman, ... MUlikin University In Decatur is becoming a hot spot for area grid talent On the roster for the Big Blue are McHenry graduate Pat Dunne, a freshman, and Crystal Lake South grad Dean Borchard, along with Marian Central alumni Join Paid Powers. Woodstock's Kevin Brawn is slated as a starter at wide receiver, ... McHenry's Craig Hill, twice an all-Fox Valley Conference quarter back, is now a signal-caller on the Lake Forest College football squad. ... Nona Rokosz, who starred for Johnsburg's cross-country team, will return to run tor MUlikin University's harriers this fall. . .. Eichmond-Burton graduate Julie Moore is a member of the Rock Vaji^y Oo^e (Bockford) women's volleyball team, which began its . . . Dave Suchomskl wil return as a sophomore defensive back at Illinois Wesley an. Suchomski is a graduate of McHenry High School. ... Laity Tonyan of McHenry is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team this fall. Tonyan is a sophomore at UWP, majoring in technical agriculture. McHenry netters remain perfect By Plaindealer sports staff McHENEY -- "Somebody up there must like us," McHenry High tennis coach Gary Gray said Wednesday night. Either that, or this just may be the Warriors' year, plain and simple. Whichever, Wednesday's match resulted in another win, this time a 3-2 decision over a tough ^Elgin squad. McHenry is now 4-0 on the season. Winners for McHenry Included sophomore Becky Marsh at No. 2 singles. Marsh topped Erin Hor- ton,6-2,6-4. The MCHS No. 2 doubles tandem of Sue O'Halleran and Katie Prust toppled Colleen Schultz and Heidi Bonner, 6-2,7-5. The Warriors' winning points came from the senior doubles duo of Michelle Landis and Melanie Smith, who emerged victorious in aJtiard- fought match, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 over Sue Abbott and Catherine Gray. Melissa Rhode lost to Kelly Jensen at No. 1, 6-2, 6-4, while Mary Sie- verin fell at No. 3, 6-2, 6-3 to Sara Jensen. "In the one doubles match, we* were down 4-1 in the third, and then came back, but were still down 5-4," Gray said. "Michelle and Melanie then fought off seven match points to win 7-5. They really gutted it out. I think it was ... I don't know what. Call it experience, call it their being veter­ ans. They really didn't play well, but they hung in there. Winning ugly, I guess," Gray said. Elgin is 2-3 on the season, includ­ ing wins over Fox Valley Conference teams Dundee-Crown and Jacobs, and a loss to Crystal Lake Central. "Rhode played better than she did the night before," said Gray, refer­ ring to the senior's loss to Grant Tuesday. "She took care of a couple of problems she was having. It looked like she might come back in ' the second set, but it fell short. She's real receptive with her attitude. I'm impressed by that. "Marsh played well. She's a strong hitter. She's just a sopho­ more, and there's a couple of things she's working on. But she's improving." McHenry will play at the Batavia Invitational Saturday. "It's a real, real tough tourna­ ment," Gray said. "Glenbard South is .there, Geneva, Batavia, Hinsdale South. It will be a very good experi­ ence for Ui." Warrior tankers lose opener McHenry's Amy Hutchins takes a breath during the 200 individual medley race Tuesday. The Water Warriors opened their dual meet Tb m Coniti againr4 - • ill open Fox Valley ridj at home Monday Plaindealer photo by Chris Juzwlk season with a 94-74 loss to Waukegan West at West Campus. Details on the meet will appear in Friday's edition. Skyhawk netters blank Wauconda By Plaindealer sports staff JOHNSBURG - It was an excit­ ing time for Johnsburg High School's girls' tennis team Wednesday. Very exciting. "It's the first time in three! years we've done this," said a thrilled Ron! Cepulis, the Skyhawks' head coach. What she's excited about is the Skyhawks' first win of the season, a 5-0 whitewashing of Wauconda. "It's the first time we've ever won 5-0 in my three years here," Cepulis added. "It's just great." Johnsburg's winners were: Freshman Shelby Scott at No. 1 singles, over Cindy Messinger, 6-3, 6-4, Freshman Kathy Lane topped Cin­ dy Clark 5-7,6-0,6-3 in the only three set match of the day. Senior Chris O'Donohue ripped Gail Whipley at No. 3,6-2,6-2. The Skyhawks' No. 1 doubles tan­ dem of senior Deb Linn and fresh­ man Heidi Hermann blasted Kris Pryon and Julie Robinson, 6-1,6-0, to up their record to 4-0 on the season. At No. 2 doubles, juniors Kathy. Ort and Dawn Wetzstein pummeled Kally Damon and Ann Marie Mro- zek, 6-1,6-3. The Johnsburg frosh-soph team won 3-2. "Is this pretty good?" Cepulis asked. "It's great. I'm really happy. We've got three freshmen playing on the varsity, so it's a very young team. But today's match was super. I don't want to get overly excited, but it was a lot of fun." Johnsburg, 1-4 on the season, will have a few days off to savor the victory before returning to NWSC action Monday at Grant. Rose By Mike Tully UPI National Baseball Writer the T y-breaker CINCINNATI -- Pete Rose toppled one of baseball's mightiest records Wednesday night, driving a first-inning single to left-center off pitcher Eric Show of the San Diego Padres to break Ty Cobb's' 57-year-old mark for career hits. There was historical symmetry to the line-drive single, coming 57 years to the day Cobb took his final at-bat in the major leagues -- a fly ball for an out. The hit came on a 2-1 pitch and landed between left fielder Carmelo Martinez and center fielder Kevin McReynolds. After rounding first base, Rose was embraced by his son, Pete, who ran on the field from the dugout to greet his father. The entire Reds' bench emptied to embrace the 43-year- old player-manager. , * • ' . ' Reds owner Marge Schott, wearing red slacks and a blue striped sweater , also charged the field. / *- Show trotted over to first to congratulate Rose, then sat on the pitcher's mound as Rose accepted a red, Corvette, a gift from Schott. Fireworks exploded above the stadium./T The exact time of the hit w£s 8:01 EDT, ending an 0-for-6 slump Rose endured since tying the record Sunday in Chicago. As the celebration passed the five-minute mark, Rose put his head on the shoulder of first base coach Tommy Helms. The two broke into the Reds' organization nearly a quarter of a century ago at Geneva (N.Y. )ef the New York-Penn League. After weeping on Helms' shoulder, Rose spun around to greet the fans. He raised one arm, holding his batting helmet. Seven minutes after the historic hit, the confetti from the celebration was cleared and play resumed. Rose previously said he envisioned the record hit as a line drive to center field. He was not far off his prediction, lining the single off the right-handed Padre pitcher to left-center. It was his 357th at-bat of the season and his 95th hit. Rose needed 3,476 games and 13,768 at-bats to break the record. Cobb achieved his mark in 3,034 games and 11,429 at-bats. The record stood for more than a half century. "There's no question Cobb was the greatest hitter of all time," Rose has said. "I've had more at-bats. I've played in more games. But that's not my fault. I wish there were 200 games in a season so 1 could hit .250 and get 200 hits." With the hit, Rose ended a chase that had spread luxuriously over the summer, diverting the baseball world from a season of labor strife and revelations about drug use. Rose's countdown began in the cold of April at Riverfront Stadium against Montreal's Steve Rogers, and ran like a theme in daily papers. While pursuing Cobb, Rose took trouble to separate his personal quest from the goal of team victory, with success that suprised no one who knew him. The Reds, named in pre-season forecasts to finish in the second division, instead evolved into a contender. As the countdown neared zero, Rose drew the suspicion that he was orchestrating his schedule to ensure breaking the record in Cincinnati. After nearly a week of defending liis lineup, Rose proved in one game that he would create the hit ho matter where it came. On Sept. 8 in Chicago, the expected start of left-hander Steve Trout figured to keep Rose oh the bench, three hits from breaking Cobb's mark. Suddenly, the news came that Trout had injured himself falling from a bicycle and, learning that right-hander Reggie Patterson would start in Trout's place, Rose inserted himself into the lineup. He singled in the first inning, then singled in the fifth to tie Cobb at 4,191. With the Wrigley Field crowd screaming for history and Schott listening in frustration in Cincinnati, Rose grounded out and struck out, sending the chase back to his appreciative fans, at home. The chase began six years ago with Rose's firsVvague suspicion that he could catch Cobb. In 1983, however, Rose was benched in Game 3 of the World Series, and the following year signed with Montreal as a free agent. By mid-summer, the Expos had no use for Rose, and suddenly the chase was in jeopardy. With Rose making inquiries around baseball looking for a job, the most ideal of situations developed in his hometown. The Reds, with whom he had gained his fame and reputation, hired him as player-manager. Rose finished the 1984 season with a healthy batting performance, and entered 1985 knowing he would break Cobb's record. "It's only a question of when and where," he said. Pete Roie Is bugged by son Pete, Jr., after the elder Rose broke Ty Cobb's all-time hit record with a single in Cincinnati Wednesday night, Plaindealer photo by Chris Juzwlk McHenry's Katie Prust readies for a backhand. Prust and No. 2 doubles partner Sue O'Halleran helped the Warriors top Elgin Wednesday afternoon, 3-2. R-B spikers rally past Valley By Plaindealer sports staff RICHMOND -- The Richmond- Burton, volleyball team is a lot of things', but it certainly isn't unexciting. N The Rocket spikers rolled to their fourth victory in as many outings Tuesday, topping Valley Lutheran in a Big Eight Conference battle, 15-8, 9-15,15-7. R-B is 3-0 in the league. , It was yet another up-and-down performance for the talented Rock­ ets "Yeah, nothing's easy," laughed R-B coach Jan Welch. "But Valley Lutheran is a very good team. We knew it would be a tough one. They have some very good hitters. "We looked real good in the first and third games, but not so good at all in the second," Welch continued. "They got tbr • >r four aces in the second game, and couldn't come back. But we got it turned around in the third." The Rockets didn't get it turned around right away, however, as the Ventures jumped out to a 6-3 lead. "We got to 5-6 in the third," Welch said, "and then Paula Weber served 10 in a row to win it for us." Michelle Kildahl had three aces in the Rockets' 10-point surge, while Mary Simmerman and Nicki Covell had two blocks apiece. "We settled down during that run," said Welch. "When we're playing good, we look good. When we're not, we look bad. We've still got a ways to go, but we're coming along pretty well." The R-B sophomores lost in three games. Richmond will continue BEC play Thursday at "Burlington Central, a team which handed the Rockets their only conference loss a year ago.