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w, ^ Em. McHENR1 YOUTH LEAGUE <ooo sinvici ACCUMULATIVE RECORDS (1973-74) mt.-nf, it is indeed quite tor to come out with a rionship. You may recall ;nimy broke a collarbone n the season, and didn't •te with the Warriors, credit must be given to s for his great mnation, to overcome jury and compete, ^ratulations to Steve, V'tt ynd Mike for a job one. ng Sports Around Comer By Dick Rabbitt Miring sport season is in •. mg at McHenry high With weather conditions the practice to indoors; vis <it both East and West jare a beehive of ••very night after Sonics Greatly Improved Team Over Last' Year Congratulations to the seventh grade Sonics of St. John's, Johnsburg, who have just completed their 73-74 basketball season as a greatly improved team over last year. In the Fox Valley Catholic conference their standing was 9 wins - 3 losses to give them third place. They also took third place in the conference tournament behind first place St. Thomas, Crystal Lake and second place, Immanuel Lutheran, Crystal Lake. In the Northwest Catholic cotoference they captured second'pliacein their division. High scorer on their team was Russ Oziminski with 294 points, followed by Rich Stull with 285 points. Both boys play guard on the team. In tournament play, forward Andy Eichhorn was picked to represent the Sonics on the all- tourney team. Andy hit two free throws in the final seconds of the third game to break a tie and put the Sonics in third [dace. Coach Andy Eichhorn says his team is very aggressive and fast paced offensive team. Defensively they are outstanding. Their full court press is something to behold. Rebounding on the boards was handled by Eric Olsen, cento*, • Darvl May, forward, and Jay Huemann who played center or , forward. i-j< The team and its coach move up to Varsity position next year .<9nd look forward to an even • • more successful year. STEVE HIMPELMANN, 6' Senior guard of the McHenry Warriors was awarded the free throw trophy at the annual basketball award banquet held at West Campus last Thursday evening. Presenting the award, at right, is Coach Ken Ludwig. Steve ended the season with a .683 free throw average to capture the honor. (STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD) OW ONLY > n WASH CYCLES! ,1ANf NT PRESS CYCLE / . i te r cooldoAn! MAL CYCLE wi th Ext ra ;AfED SOAK CYCLE • .a . .» er *a t fh ing! .ATE CYCLE 'LUS- FINAL REGISTRATION Final registration will be held for McHenry Senior Youth league on March 29 at the firehouse from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Boys 13 to 15 are eligible. For information call Lee Mai, 385- 3392. Do not call the firehouse. PIG TAIL LEAGUE Registration for the Girls' Soft Ball Pigtail league will be held at the James C. Bush elementary gymnasium, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Girls, ages 8 through 16 as of Sept. 1, are urged to register. Track, baseball, golf and tennis are the sports involved, and the coaches are getting the boys in shape for the coming season. First to heed the call will be the baseball team of Coach Ken Swanson. Weather permitting the Warrior baseball team will open a 28 game schedule at home next Monday, April 1, against a new foe, Carmel of Mundelein. Later on in the week the tennis and track teams will go into action. A full report Friday on the various squad members alone with a schedule. Viscounts Play WJJD All Stars In Benefit Game On Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m., in McHenry junior high school the WJJD All-Stars will be in action against the fleetfooted Viscount staff, old and new. Such stars as Hook-shot Hal Harris, Triple-threat Trey Covalt, Jogging Jay Osman, Deadly Dick Brown and many others will perform. Come out for an evening of fun and entertainment for the whole family. D u r i n g h a l f - t i m e entertainment will be furnished by the Viscount Girls, along with refreshments for all. This will also help provide funds to pay for new uniforms for the Corps. The public is invited to come and enjoy the fun and frolic. Jerry Thiel, left, and Dirk Andreas, right, discuss the starting lineups just before the AA Super sectional contest at Illinois State university. The two journalism students at Johnsburg Junior high school learned about the pressures of a deadline by completing their stories just hours after the game. TOMASELLO'S THURS. NIGHT WOMEN'S LEAGUE 504-206 - M. Debrecht 481-179 - L. Dehaan 460 - B. Greenwood 448-175 - D. Hiller 446 - E. Mangold 438 - C. May ,433 - E. Rad 432 - L. A. Smith 421-180 - E. Zujewski 414 - Marilyn Freund 412 - E. Schaeffer. R.R.'s: E. Krause - (5-7) SATURDAY MORNING GIRL'S LEAGUE 3-24-74 HIGH GAMES Angie Breidenfeild - 187 Gigi Smith - 156 Mary Price -160 Debbie Bellino - 138 Dot Winters - 141, 136 SPLITS Debbie Bellino - 3, 10 Angie Breidenfeild bowled a nice 187 game. Congratulation Angie! Save up to 20% on homeowners insurance In most Illinois areas, 9 out of 10 qualified peo­ ple can save up to 20% with a Country Mutual homeowners policy, Here are examples of low yearly premiums for our Broad Form coverage (on a 1 -family brick or brick veneer home): In McHenry: $ 51 for $20,000 $112 for $40,000 1̂ 1 Country Companies, ^ Vfltt Agent COUNTRY LIFE • COUNTRY MUTUAL • COUNTRY CASUALTY MIO AMERICA F IRE ANO MARINE • INSURANCE COMPANIES YMCA SWIM MARATHON Lake Region YMCA, 7350 S. Route 31 announces its first annual swim-marathon, March 25-30. The purpose of the swim- marathon is to promote and develop physical fitness and obtain funds to purchase program equipment. Who can participate? Anyone interested in seeing the YMCA better its f a c i l i t i e s . B e g i n n e r s , intermediates, or advance swimmers any age. Youth and adults participating at separate times. What must one do to participate? Obtain a pledge card firom the program office,' obtain sponsors, prizes will b* VIETNAM EDITOR'S NOTE: Jerry Thiel and Dirk Andreas, two journalism students at Johnsburg Junior high school, received press credentials to cover the AA supersectional basketball game between Danville and Quincy at Illinois State University recently. Below is a feature account of their day at the university and a news account of the game. By Dirk Andreas Danville's All-State senior center, Ray Watson, grabbed 16 rebounds and sewed 24 points to lead Danville to a 66 to 60 victory over Quincy in the AA Supersectional game at Illinois State University. The 6'7" center also blocked three shots in the third quarter to nrotect the Danville lead at a crucial time. Watson controlled the boards with help from teammate Steve Taylor, a 6'5" senior forward. The game was a real spectator's game as the lead was constantly changing throughout the first half. Quincy's All-State senior, Jim Wisman, hit for 16 points in the first half. Wisman is a great outside shooter and terrific ball handler. Both teams scored well from the field, sinking just under 40 percent of their shots. The turning point of the game was at 4:29 of the third quarter when Watson hit a 12 foot jumper and again at 4:01 when he hit another basket. At 3:29 Ed Crowder pulled down a defensive awarded for most sponsors, the largest amount of money and the most lengths swam to both age groups. The contributions are tax deductible so sponsor someone today. For further information, please call the Lake Region YMCA office at 459-4455. Moderate tone enters cam­ paign in China. FRIDAY.M ARCH 29th VETERANS DAY! AS PROCLAIMED BY THE FEDERAL G0VFRNMENT V.F.W. POST 4600 WILL HAVE A FREE DANCE HONORING THE VIET VETS • CANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE "COUNTRY FOUR " (AN ALL GIRL BAND, GUYS D • DANCING FROM 10PM- 2AM • VIET VETS RECEIVE YMCA SWIM TEAMS HONORED Lake Region YMCA boys and girls swim teams will be honored guests at their bahquet scheduled for April 3 at 6:30 p.m., at Martinetti's restaurant in Crystal Lake. Honors and awards will be presented to these fine youngsters. Parents, brothers and sisters are invited to this honorable event. Tickets may be purchased at the Lake Region YMCA program office, 7350 S. Route 31. Dinner includes chicken, salad, dessert and beverage. For further information call 459-4455. COURTHOUSE SQUARES 5 FREE uttrN MAU TTT (WITH PROOF OF SERVICE) FOOD, DRINKS, DANCING... EVERYONE Loren Miller RICHMOND, ILL. PH. 678-6691 Lee A. Kortemeier RES. 338-0975 OFF. 338-2000 , INVITED TO HELP CELEBRATE! V.F.W. POST 4600 McHENRY PUBLIC coupresy is such ARARB comomv THAT A UTTL& Goes A LOH& WAV. rebound and fed Watson a fantastic three-quarter length pass which Watson grabbed while in the air and put in for a layup. Wisman kept Quincy in the game hitting for eight poirtfsTn the second half. Danville had a ten point lead when Taylor fouled out at 2:41 of the last quarter. Wisman then rolled off four straight points to narrow the Danville lead. At the final buzzer, Danville won its ticket to the Assembly Hall 66 to 60. By Jerry Thiel Dirk Andreas and I went on a special journalism assignment to cover a Supersectional Class AA basketball game at Illinois State University in Normal. We arrived on campus early to get a taste of college life before the game. Our first stop was at the university coop, where we each bought an ISU T-shirt for a souvenir. Then we toured Horton Field House where we met Duffy Bass, head baseball coach. I was impressed on how friendly he was. He had recently returned from a 13 game road trip in New Orleans. The baseball team came back with a seven win, six loss record, which, according to Coach Bass, is a good record for how many games they played in seven days. In Horton Field House there is a basketball court, indoor track, swimming pool, intramural center, handball courts, a weight lifting room and many other specialized areas. We were shown around the photographic service area in another building where we saw students developing film. The director of the photographic service is Nelson Smith. We learned the many services offered by Mr. Smith's department. Hie basketball game started at 8 p.m. We sat at a courtside table with other newsmen. At halftime we visited the press box and watched several radio announcers giving live broadcasts of the game. Two television stations also covered V M >AY, \I \RCH 27,1974 So I Hear EARL WALSH SPORTS EDITOR I onored At 4ward Night Walker and Keith vt Hiinpelmann received roe throw trophy with a average. Cheerleader ds were presented to Sue nan, Laurie Swanson, Butler, Linda Randall, Shuttleworth and Laurie teig. • h Gary Collins presented following sophomore els: Tony Bentz, Randy venhorn, Jeff Boyer, Tony ;ty. Brett Decker, Otto ida Dave Gerrard, Ron >e!mann, Pete Kasperski, Cnaaek. Todd Lange, Tom vig Brian Lund, Bill T-s. Dan McCafferty, Greg Her an, Terry Reilly, Don and Vic Santi. Manager ds Steve Knor and Don rvon. Statistician Brett son Cheerleaders: Val Lenzie, Karen Day, Cheryl Hermosillo, Joy Vyduna, Vicki Matesi and Dawn Welch. 1 Coach Gary Gray presented freshmen awards to the following: Keith Besserud, Ken Durkin, Marty Fossum, Lee Fuller, Bill Gleeson, George Hoffman, Bill Hurckes, Loren Klapperich, Bob Low, Steve Mai, John Meurer, Brian Miller, Rick Mitchell, Fred O'Halleran, Jim PerreWe, Marty Phillips, John Rudolph, Greg Schaefer, Randy Schiller, Mike Smith, Ken Stanek, Lee Steinsdoerfer, Sean Thomas, Scott Thompson, Steve Umbarger, John Weyland, Larry Withrow, Scott Wohnrade and Rick Zeoli. Manager: Jeff Flicek, Vince Nette and Scott Wieck. C h e e r l e a d e r s : C l a i r e Higgins, Kristy Day and Patty Althoff. For the 1974 season, the Cubs have made several good trades. They traded catchers with Minnesota; the improvement there is that Mitterwald is younger. In the last 48 hours as this is written they traded the catcher Rudolph and Hickman a first baseman for two young pitchers. In an earlier trade they got three pitchers and a catcher from the White Sox and I think the Cubs got the best of that deal. Their bench strength looks better than it has for years as they have a lot of promising subs. On first base they will have Williams who always does a good job and playing first should add several years to his Career. Harris will be on second bpse-he should be an improvement because he is younger and seems to be quite a hitter. Kessinger at shortstop is not hitting this spring but is still regarded by many as the best shortstop in the League. Madlock on third, a trade from Dallas looks very good, His hitting is great; when and if his fielding becomes big league 1 predict he will be one of the best players the Cubs have had in a long time. At bat, he reminds me of Minoso. In left field, Morales, a trade from San Diego for Beckert, is a better hitter than average and a good fielder. Center and right field will be well taken care of by Monday and Cardinal. I think the Cubs now have the fastest and youngest outfield they've had in years. Lockman's idea of having five starting pitchers is good and I often wonder why most managers look only for four. This turns out to be a problem when you have three double- headers in a row which does happen. All in all, the fielding should be better than last year and the outcome of the season depends a great deal on how their pitching develops. The team has been scoring a lot of runs in spring training and with their newly-acquired speed and youth they certainly should do better this year. Good luck to the Cubs!