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.6 Liberty ville by Bert Hagemann The careless McHenry War­ riors handed Libertyville a homecoming victory on a bright Saturday afternoon by the mar­ gin of 34-0. The generous or­ ange and black put the decision on a silver platter and gracious­ ly delivered it to the hungry Cats before a jam packed throng which showed up to wacch the homecoming festivities.1. As in the last week's debacle, the Warriors fumbled at just the right times, threw interceptions right into enemy hands, and even managed to have a punt blocked deep in their ouwn territory to hand Libertyville their first win in North Suburban com- 8- The McHenry Warrior Fresh-Soph Cross Country Team. Front row, L-R, Jose Ransell, Tom Lightner, Ron Schuester, Terry McGibbon, Dan Smith, Jim McMillan, Rich Ormord, Alan Cina and Dave Counley. Back row, L-R, Chet Rogers, Mike Moran, Bill Bolger, John Diedrich, Greg Pickrum John Seaton, Alex Thomas, George Haines, John Hendricks, Rob Wohnrade, Tom Fenwick and Jim Miller. PLAINT)EALER PHOTO petition. The Cats won the toss to start the game, and with a stiff breeze behind their backs, marched quickly to a score on a sneak by quarterback Syring with 6:30 left showing on the scoreboard clock. The long drive was keyed by a pair of successful aerials to halfback Gossell who man­ aged to kick four extra points and score 4 touchdowns dur­ ing the cbntest. The Warriors received the kick-off, and on the first play from scrimmage hob­ bled the ball into the. hands of hard charging Cats. Using their pattern of all af­ ternoon, end sweeps and off tackle slants, Libertyville smashed immediately to a score on a two yard blast by Gossell. After an exchange of punts the listless Warriors receivedapunt and started things from their one yard line. We once again coughed up the ball on a fum­ ble, this time on the three, and Gossell once again promptly scooted across the chalk line for a score and a 21-0 bulge with 10:33 left in the first half. Traynor, the bruising line­ backer, intercepted his second pass late in the period to set up the final score of the half for Libertyville on a 35 yard sweep by none other than Gos­ sell again. The teams traded punts and Warrior mistakes during the third quarter, and Libertyville got its final score in the fourth quarter after blocking an attempted Warrior punt deep in McHenry terri­ tory. The tempo of the Warrior game ban perhaps best be sum­ marized by one play in the third quarter. Tom Janik inter­ cepted a pass in the flat, and with three blockers in front of him and only one Libertyville defender, the second string quarterback barring the way to the goal line, he was tackled af­ ter his interference blew their attempts at blocking the defen­ der. The Warrior attack was skittish and butterfingered, and the defense repeatedly missed tackles. Total these two ingre­ dients together and you have a guaranteed recipe for another humiliating loss. Our offense managed 4 first downs, with 70 yards gained running, and 35 passing while the end sweeps of Libertyville netted them a monstrous total of yards gained. This week the battered orange and black will come home to the friendly confines of McCracken field for a battle with the big rugged Tigers under the lights Friday night. Perhaps Warrior fans will be treated to a turn­ about, this reporter fervently hopes so. SPORTS Seaton's Hustling Harriers Bury Barringlon And North Chicago Warriors Victorious At Crystal Lake Invitational by Bert Hagemann The orange and black cross country men continued their victory pace this past Saturday with a win of gigantic pro­ portions at the prestigious Crystal Lake Invitational meet. This fifteen school competition involves various powers from the Northern Illinois suburbs, and is scored on a basis of classes. Each of the four classes in a high school's field a squad, and the school with the lowest number of points for each group of runners wins the trophy. The Warriors, showing the team balance and strength which has marked their efforts all year, finished in the fol­ lowing manner. Freshmen. 2nd place, sophomores, 1st place, juniors, 6th place, and seniors, 2nd place. In the final account­ ing, the Warriors won the trophy with a one point margin over Beoet Academy, followed by Ridgewood in third, and Wood­ stock in 4th. Top Ive scorers for each class are as follows. Freshmen: Greg Pickrum, 4th; Dan Smith, 9th; Tom Lightner, 10th; Alex Thomas. Haines, 18th. 13th; George Sophomores: Terry McGibbon, 3rd; John Diedrich, 8th; John Seaton, 9th; John Hendricks, 17th; Bill Boi- ger, 27th. Juniors: Keith Hutchinson, 2nd; Eric Weiss, 25th; John Oeffling. 46th; Ed Dschida, 48th; Mike Blalo, 66th. Seniors: Brad Pictor, 1st; Wayne Smith. 11th; Glen H^japton, 16th; Mike Freund; 17th; Bruce Da, is, 25th. So, with this great squad victory, coach Don Seaton can wear that happy smile of vic­ tory for another few days un­ til the highly touted ZeeBecs invade the Warrior course this Thursday. Why not give these hustling harriers some support and cheer them on to another big win'? by Bert Hagemann Coach Don Seaton's two year winning dynasty continued this past Thursday as his cross country men reeled off another, brace of victories in a triang­ ular against Barrington and North Chicago. The Warrior swifties buried North Chicago 17-46, and bombed the Broncos 17-43. Brad Pictor in 1st, and Keith Hutchinson in second, both broke the North Chicago course record; pictor flashing by the finish stripe with a time of 13:17 and Hutch close behind in 13:24. Glen Hampton, returning to competition after an injury lay­ off, contributed a third place finish, and Wayne Smith and sophomore Terry McGibbon finished the scoring with fifth and eighth place finishes re­ spectively. These runners were followed closely by more orange and black blazers in the per­ son of Eric Weiss 9th, Fred Stark 11th, and Mike Freund 12th. Coach Seaton felt before this meet that perhaps this would be the stiffest compe­ tition the Warriors had faced yet this season, but the great depth on the varsity level once again showed its mettle in rack­ ing up two more wins on the Defense Scores 3 Touchdowns Soph. Warriors Power To Second Victory The McHenry Sophomore Warriors have demonstrated two weeks in a row that they are for real by releasing a scoring barrage against Libertyville 35-16 Saturday afternoon at Libertyville. The entire game consisted of breaks, (fumbles, intercep­ tions, and penalties) with Mc- Sept. 24, 1969 So Sorry Earl: I did feel that this was the year. I did want to take you to the Cub opener and also to the final and championship game of the 1969 baseball era. As it wound up, I guess we only com­ pleted the easy part of a series of contest which prove who will be in the final contest. The en­ tire season was exciting as well as one to remember. I guess when the magic number came into the Cub minds it was more than true champions could even cope with. So goes the game of base­ ball and the story of pressure. I still feel with all your rib­ bing and chatter about the White Sox and the American League, you would have been a great Cub booster had they won this pennant. I know you are a busy man so I'll say, see you soon. Don Hoenes Things are going great up in this North Country. P.S. Not to taHrasty, but how many games did you at­ tend at Wrigley Field this year, and how many at Comiskey Park? Put that answer in S.I.H. Dear "Nasty": You old so and so. You put us rjght on the spot. Should take the fifth. We were unable to get to the Sox park this year. We did go to Milwau­ kee to see them beat Boston. They looked like champions. Now let's see. We enjoyed opening day at beautiful Wrig­ ley Field as your guest. If mem­ ory doesn't fail, we did take in a couple of other games. The Cubs lost the last one we saw and fans for miles around blam­ ed us for putting a jinx on the 'EARL WALSH SO I HEAR -SPORTS EDITOR J in respect to the Irish side of the union. Now that we are winding 15) this '69 baseball business there are some who think we should get something started on pro football rivalry. team. Told us to stay away from their park. Yes. The season was exciting. We had some fun. I still hope to live long enough to see the Cubs play the Sox in a World Series. Hope time won't run out on us. Thanks for writing, Don. Will always remember a great time on opening day -- thanks to your kindness. So long for now, "S.I.H." Some are all for the Chicago Bears who play in beautiful Wrigley Field. Others are strong for the Packers of the frozen north. Actually, we never had strong feelings on pro football. Have always said we would want Bart Starr on our team. And there have been some burly Bears who would be welcome. We have tried to get off the subject of baseball in our last couple of columns, but there isn't a chance. Wherever we go somebody has a word or two about the sizzling summer. No. We can't stir up trouble in pro football. But, will find something! Lynn Lund, who dearly loves the Cubs, brought up the sub­ ject. We didn't. Lynn was very disappointed, but is fan enough to try to figure out what happen­ ed. She will be right in there pitchin' next year again. In high school athletics, Don Seaton's cross country runners are the talk of the area. He must have some magic. They take on big schools and run them ragged. J AXE 'S McHenry, Illinois BY APPOINTMENT - 305-7771 Met a lot of baseball fans Saturday night at the Conway- Hiller wedding reception in Johnsburg. Found some Sox fans. Grandma (Mrs. Bill) Hiller is on our side. So is Harold Knox. His wife, Laur- ette, is a Cub fan. She grew up on Chicago's north side and wonders how anybody can be a Sox fan up in this north country. She didn't know about the Com- iskeys coming to McHenry in earlier days. Of course we gave her our old lantern story. The bravest man at that reception was Joe Schmitt. He wore a St. Patrick's Day tie WE USE AND RECOMMEND RK PRODUCTS Hair Styling •Razor Cuts Our Warrior football season isn't so good so far. But, the soph team seems to have play­ ers who make the future look brighter for the varsity. Will get our bag of peanuts and watch the team^^play the Crystal Lake Tigers here Friday night. Henry capitalizing on every one. The young Warriors jumped out ahead in the very first period the second time they received the ball, with quarterback Ron­ nie Miller at the helm. They marched to the home team's 40 yard line on strictly run­ ning plays. The situation now read 3rd down, and 8 yards. f o r a f i r s t a n d t e n . T h e W a r - ' riors elected to pass, and it worked perfectly with a down and out pass to Tom Hurckes who raced in for the score from 40 yards out. The second Warrior touch­ down came about two minutes later when a Wildcat runner fumbled on the Warrior 35 yard line. Ronnie Miller alertly gob­ bled it up and pursued down the sideline for a 65 yard touch­ down. The extra point was good and the first quarter ended 14-0 in favor of the Warriors. DEFENSE SHINES The second quarter was al­ so all Warrior, with the defense displaying some exellent pur­ suit and tackling, while limit­ ing the home Wildcats to nil first downs. Midway through the second quarter, Ronnie Mil­ ler passed to flanker Don Pra- zak on a sideline pattern, and he promptly carried the mail 39 yards to the Wildcat one- yard line. Larry Hovseth dove over for the score and with his extra point the Warriors led 21-0 at half-time. Coaches Blankenhorn and Palmateer were very proud of the full team effort displayed during the first half. Some of the bright spots were the in­ side blocking, pass blocking and inside quick running by the backfield. Totaling of tb' nbove with long complete passes and no penalties equaled a com­ pletely excellent half. The afternoon was a very pleasant one weather-wise for the Wildcat Homecoming fes­ tivities, but the young Warriors were hoping to put some type of derailment on the main ac­ tivities. There isn't too much you can say to a team at halftime with the accomplishment they have just shown, but even the pro teams like the Cubs and the Bears are not a cinch until the last out or second. Now there was a different strategy to be planned. The third quarter was also running smoothly, until quar­ terback Miller hurried a pass and it was skillfully intercept­ ed and run back for the Wild­ cat's first score. The Wildcats moments later started their first march of the afternoon with the help of several Warrior pen­ alties and closed the gap 21-16. Their next drive was suddenly stopped by a fumble recovery by Dave Carlson, who then scur­ ried 42 yards to put the game out of reach for the Wildcats 28-16. The Warrior who caused the fumble was Capt. Pat Hig- gins. WARRIORS INTERCEPT After the kickoff, the Liber­ tyville Wildcats tried desper­ ately to move the ball by pass­ ing. Every time they tried, one of the Warriors would in­ tercept it. Out of three inter­ ceptions, one was returned for a score by John Bassi for 25 yards, which put the icing on the cake at 35-16. Stars were plentiful on that Saturday so they should be rec­ ognized, such as Dave Carl­ son, 16 tackles, brother Mike Carlson, 11 tackles, Mike Rue- melin, 11 tackles, Ron MillerK. 10 tackles, and tyo. fumble re-, coveries, Ron Hoffman, pass interception, John Bassi, pass interception, and John DeCicco, pass interception. The offense got very fine ef­ forts from tackles Jeff Frantz and Mike Ruemelin, guards Pat Higgins and Tom Bockman, cen­ ter Mike Carlson, ends Jeff Leh­ man and Randy Radick, and the backfield consisting of Ronnie Miller, Larry Hovseth, Mike Stark and Don Prazak. In this game, the team showed it has plenty of spark when need­ ed, along with the improvements that showed in the passing and pass (receiving) department. The young Warriors will next play at home Friday night against Crystal Lake who are knowr to have a very strong team. Come out and cheer the young Warriors! Prazak 5 178 35.6 Scoring Hurches, 41 yard pass from Miller. Miller, 65 yard run from fum­ ble. Hovseth, 1 yard plunge. Dave Carlson, 42 yard run from fumble. Bassi, 25 yard return of pass interception. Receiving -• Prszak.^ j Hurches Stark Total No.- Yards J 41 27 117 Rushing Hovseth Stark Prazak Miller Pedraza Total Passing Miller Hoffman STATISTICS Carries Yards Att. 13 Punts No. 10 58 9 47 7 36 4 12 1 1 31 154 Comp. Yards 7 117 1 0 0 Yards Ave. Better Goals Horse Show October 5th The Better Goals 4-H club will hold an all youth horse show for all - up to age 19, on Oct. 5, at the Huntington Stables, on Cold Springs road, Wood­ stock. Starting time is 8:30 till dusk. There are 22 class­ es divided into Junior and Sen­ ior, also several classes for ponies. It will be a fun day and a good chance for the younger riders of our area to receive more experience in handling their mounts. For more information please call Patty Drewes, 338-4419 or Nancy Adolphus, 338-4094. Warrior scoreboard. The little Warriors, running without their ace McGibbon, nonetheless destroyed the War- hawks 15-48, and the Broncos 22-35. Leading scorers were Diedrich, Seaton, Bolger, Hend­ ricks, and Thomas. Their win kept them apace of the varsity as they have yet to taste the bitter wine of defeat. This Thursday the Warriors will race against Z ion-Benton, picked by many as the best in the North Suburban. The meet is at home, why not watch the clash of the giants? Bill Bolger Elected President Of Youth League Bill Bolger was elected pres­ ident of the McHenry Youth Baseball League at the Septem­ ber meeting of this group, along with Jim Wickencamp, who will serve as vice-president, and Larry Deja who was elected to the important post of secretary- treasurer. , Bolger said he looks forward to working with Wickencamp and Deja, both of whom are hard working, dedicated men. "Our goals are to make our baseball field the most beauti­ ful park in these parts. In ad­ dition, we plan to make the park comfortable and inviting for spectators. To assure a suc­ c e s s f u l y e a r i n 1 9 7 0 , w e w i l l start work immediately", Bol­ ger stated. SAFETY EMBLEM Gov. Richard B. Qgilvie sign­ ed House Bill 415 which allows slow-moving vehicles to dis­ play a safety emblem. Use of the emblem is not made manda­ tory by the bill, however. The emblem, a reflectorized sign warning oncoming traffic of a slow-moving vehicle, will be especially beneficial to farm equipment operators. Legisla­ tion is favored by farm organ­ izations since it protects the slow-moving vehicle emblem from misuse on vehicles de­ signed to travel more than 25 mph. ?hepRIDC€ andthe pflup€R A * mot 4 Ml NOT A CARTOON! ALL NEW! ALL ALIVE! Never before shown Anywhere MATINEES ONLY! SAT.and SUN Sat. Open 1:00 Start 1:30 Sun. 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