12 Inch Squads Set For McHenry Area All-Star Classic I'AliK 7- PLAINDKAI.KH. WKl)NkSI),\Y. Jl L% 20, IW>.. PATWIRTZ The Fox Hole Tap placed nine players and the Rusty Nail Inn placed seven players on each of their respective divisional all-star teams as the East meets the West in the annual All-Star classic at Knox Park on Sunday. Seven Fox Hole players will represent the Eastern Division on the starting 11, as the league will ex periment with the 'auxiliary hitter' rule. Four of those seven will be starting at each of the infield positions with Gary Gilpin and Mike Peterson heading the group. Tap third baseman Gary Gilpin is the leading batter in the league, hitting .706, while leading the East in RBI's (28) and homeruns (4). This is Gilpin's fourth straight year on the all-stars. Teammate Mike Peterson, who plays in the opposite corner in the Fox Hole infield, is hitting .694 and is the leading Eastern batter in total hits (24), plus second in RBI's (20). Shortstop Ron Miller (.567) and second baseman Joe Dehn (.472) will take up positions around second. This will be both Miller's and Dehn's seventh year on the all-stars. The Fox Hole will be represented in the outfield by Rich Meyers and Jim Yaworski. Meyers is hitting .556, while Yaworski is hitting .543. Rounding out the Fox Hole starters will be catcher Vinnie Freund, last season's eastern division batting leader. Freund will be catching for the West End Pub's pitcher John Michels. Michels, a converted third baseman, is presently hitting .500 with 20 hits and 15 runs scored. Don Prazak and Tom Prudden, Pub teammates to Michels, will be star ting in the outfield., Prazak is no stranger to 12 inch all-star contests and has twice led the league in hitting. Prudden is hitting at .563, 40 points, higher than Prazak and has shown a strong arm in left center. Jim Quinn, the leading hitter over all the outfielders at .564. will also represent the starting team for the East. Quinn hails from third place Little John's. Jim Gray and Doc Wallen, both .571 hitters, will be on the Eastern bench. The players are currently tied for third in the eastern division batting race. Fred Stocker, Bob Michels, Twig Miller and Brian Matheson will round out Eastern prowess in the outfield. All four are hitting .500 or better. Steve Himpleman and Steve Lane will represent Little John's. Lane is leading in triples with six and RBI's 15. Finally, Bill Meyers (.486) will represent the East and the Fox Hole as the reserve pitcher. For Meyers, it will be his fifth season on the All; Stars. The Rusty Nail Inn, currently leading team in the Western Division with an ll-l record, will have three of its seven players unanimous choices as well as starters. Catcher Don Bentz, third baseman Rick Wakitsch and left fielder John Walkington hold the distinction of being the only three 12 inch players to be unanimously chosen to the squad. Bentz is currently leading the Western Division in average J.700), hits (28), homeruns (6) and RBI's (31). Wakitsch, at .634, is the third leading batter in the West. Walkington has 25 hits, 23 runs scored and if hitting .568. For the seventh time, Doug Fruend will be among the starting 11, carrying a .581 average with 25 hits and 20 runs scored. Rounding out the outfield will be Huemann's Tom Les and Doherty's Mike Rogers. Les is hitting at .667, while Rogers is at .615 with 24 hits, 12 runs scored and 15 RBI's. The Johnsburg Businessmen will be represented by three ball players, all new to the team in 1983. Irish DeCiccio will be cki the mound, while Jerry Brodin will be at first base and Doug Jones at second. DeCiccio and Brodin were on (the Doherty's roster in 1982, while Jqnes played for King's Row last season. McHenry Area Men's 12 Inch This will be DeCiccio's sixth season on the All-Stars. Brodin is currently at £10 with 25 hits, 18 runs scored, 21 RBI's and six homeruns. Jones, in his first season as an All-Star, is the leading batter at second with a .524 average. First baseman Jim Althoff joins his brother-in-law Tom Les on the star ting squad. The Huemann slugger is hitting at .588. Lakeside Inn's Jim Szamlewski will round out the West squad at shortstop. He is the third leading hitter in the Lakeside lineup. Rusty Nail second baseman Chuck Marke (.512), Mark Vogt (.548) and Brad May (.533) were tabbed for the Western second team. The additon of Nail pitcher A1 Stilling (.571), Jewel Part catcher Jim Cook (.556) and Nail first baseman Gary Schmitt (.500) gives the Western lineup some power. Cook has 20 hits with seven for extra bases, while Schmitt has been on the All-Stars every year but one over the last 11 years. Doherty's will have the left side of the infield represented by shortstop Steve Mai and third baseman Jeff Meddings. Phil Oeffling, Johnsburg Businessmen outfielder, is the final man on the Western bench. Oeffling has been hot in July and currently shots a .467 average with 21 hits, 13 runs scored and four extra base hits. Game time is scheduled for 11 a.m. Win Over West End Keeps Lakeside In Alive After falling behind by three runs in the top of the first, Lakeside Inn rallied for an 8-4 victory over the West End Pub. The victory keeps Lakeside in the playoff picture, while the loss for West End sets them games out of first inning. West End took the early lead when Don Prazak, Wayne Roewer and Doc Wallin combined for back to back RBI singles in the first inning. Lakeside came back in their half of the first as Brad May slugged a two- run triple and Dave Schmidt added a two-run inside the park homerun. Two inning later, Lakeside struck again as Brad May doubled in two more runs. Rick Bielski's sacrifice fly brought in May for a 7-3 lead. The Pub's Bob Tortorici tripled, plus Rich Lindquist's sacrifice narrowed the Lakeside lead to three runs in the top of the fourth. Paul Bazan's fly brought in a Lakeside run in the fourth and then the defense went to work. Pitcher Dave Schmidt fanned both John Michels and Tom Burke to end the Pub fifth. lakeside shortstop Jim Szamlewski teamed with second baseman Mike Reardon for ah inning ending doubleplay in the sixth. With one out in the seventh, Bill Boltz flew out to John Bazan in right center and on the same play Bazan threw out Pub speedster Bob Tortorici going to second after the tag. Jim Szaamlewski, Mike Reardon, Brad May and Dave Schmidt each had two hits for the winners. John Michels, Don Prazak, Doc Wallen and Bob Tortorici had two hits each for the West End Pub. Fox Hole Tap 12 Huemann's 0 It was supposed to be closer, but the Fox Hole Tap made it look easy as they breezed to their ninth straight victory. The winners outhit Huemann's 19-2 with six extra base hits. Gary Gilpin hit his fourth homerun of the season. A two-run shot to left, as he went three-for-three with three runs scored and three runs scored and three RBI's to lead the way. Gilpin is now the top batter in both divisions with a .706 average. Vinnie Freund also went three-for- three with an RBI. Jim Yaworksi, Bill Meyers and Steve Dobner each slugged RBI triples^ Taylor Made§^^8-Mc ig s sacrifice fly prov Joe Ubrig game winner art in the sixth. e Three Taylor Made defensive plays, two in the final inning, helped the winners. Tom Nusbaum made a nice running catch in right center in the fifth, while Henry Glick and pitcher Randy Rodiek made the plays in the seventh on ground shots. Glick's three hit performance helped the winners. Fred Stocker, Jim Gray and Jim Arndt each went two- for-three. Pete Blackburn went three-for- three to lead the Snack Shop. Black burn included three RBI's. Rich Jablonski added three hits and three runs scored. Huemann's 18 Lakeside Inn 6 Huemann's had nine of 10 batters in the lineup hitting safely twice or better, combining for 21 hits. Both teams were tied for third going into the game. Huemann's Mark Vogt had thee hits, three runs scored and hit his first career homerun at Knox Park -- a three run blast in the second. Greg Volger also had three hits, three runs scored and three RBI's with a pair of , .j^po Szamlewski and, DaveSchmidt had two hits and two RBI's each for Lakeside Inn. Castin' Away This is a first of a series dealing with fishing by Ron Shearer, who is the Red Man Fisherman three- time national champion and world record holder for the largest daily tournament. RON SHEARER SHAW MIDI A NfWS StRVICt Before a fisherman can catch bass, he first has to find them. The best way I have found to locate bass is to look at a large triburary creek or a main river coming into the lake you are fishing. Start out in the back of the . creek, begin fishing shallow and work your way deeper. The fish have migration routes, and it's usually easier to connect with them by starting in the shallows and working your way out in one given area. This is how I'll be fishing along the Red Man tournament trail. Pick your area and work it out really throughly. It's simpliar to The Bass concentrate on one small place and find out where the fish are. Once you find out where they are in a small creek, you generally can go to the other creek on ht ereservoir and find fish in the same type places. Fishing in the back end of a small creek, you're likely to be working only a foot or six inches of water at first. A good bait to try there is a spinner bait. My favorite spinnerbait , color combinations are white or chatreuse with a white plastic or pork rind trailer. As you work your way deeper, follow 'lie creek channel and work the bends of the creek. You'll usually find the fish in the very back or in one of the first three bends. At the channel bend, where the water is a little deeper, you can use a crankbait or one of the lures that can be fished on bottom -- a plastic worm or a jig. Little John's 12 Jewel Park 7 Little John's scored six runs in the second inning for the win. The winners remain in third place, a game out of second and a game ahead of fourth place Taylor Made. Jim Pinkstaff went three-for-three and three RBI's and three runs scored. Mike Yaworksi, Gary MacGregor and Jim Quinn all went three-for-four for the winners. Greg Voce went three-for-three with two RBI's and two runs scored to elad Jewel Park. River Run Set The seven mile River Run, a Fiesta Days annual event, will be held July 26 at 6:30 p.m. Participants will compete in separate age groups. The race will begin at Pearl Street Park and end at the Johnsburg Fire Department for the 13 and under and end at Riverside Drive Beach for the runners 14 and over. Registration is now being taken at McHenry City Hall. Registration forms are available at the McHenry Library and Chamber of Commerce. (Continued from pag* 4) Amy Biric (Wally's), Ginger Bellon (Wally's), Carlee Casperson (Wally's), Jill Lang (Wally's), Angela Coles (Wally's), Jenny Jensen (Wally's), Jessica Morrissey (Wally's). TEAM B -- Kristy Justen (Trophies), Brenda Bromley (Trophies), Erin Dass (Trophies), Tracy Morail (Trophy), Courtney Schimke (Trophies), Cheryl Kurowski (State Bank), Billie Jean Van Cleave (State Bank), Carmi Schultz (State Bank), Rae Waychunas (State Bank), Katherine Fox (State Bank), Carrie Pottgether (Locker's), Mary Etheridge (Locker's), Laurie Pot tgether (Locker's), Christine Hill (Locker's), Merideth Brzenk (Locker's). Standings: Classic Trophies 14-1, McHenry Home Maintenance 12-3, Wally's Bike Haven, 7-8, McHenry State Bank 7-8, Lockers Flowers 3-12, McHenry Party Caterers 2-13. ! "Whatever your advice, make it brief." Horace McHENRY OPTICIANS 1301 Riverside Drive McHenry. 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