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V #> PAGE C - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 7. It7« Warriors Champs At Kankakee THE GOING GETS TOUGH - and Mike Whalum of Eastridge finds Warriors (l-r) Tom Ludwig and Terry Reiiiy applying the pressure as the clock licks away the last minute of the final period. The Warrior defense in the fourth period kept the Raiders from closing the gap on McHenry's lead. (STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD) EARL WALSH I Hear jk, .SPORTS EDITORJ The hottest news in local sports this week is the vic­ torious basketball Warriors. They came home from the Kankakee tournament with the championship. Heard the good news first from Dan Boland and told him we will have to treat Coaches Ludwig and Partenheimer with great Respect -- at least for now! That championship is a great boost for the McHenry team, the school and all good sports fans. Nice to know that Steve Koerber was named "Player of The Tournament". Read Dick Rabbitt's report for all the details. He is going to write his story just as soon as he gets down out of the clouds. Congratulations to the team and coaches. It couldn't happen to nicer guys. v ATTENTION FISHERMEN LEE'S BAIT SHOP 2904 W. Rte. 120 McHenry <Across from Dog 'N Suds) NOW - OPEN FOR fee Fishtng Shiners Golden Shiners Waxworms Spikes Mousies / It gave us a spark of hap­ piness and good memories of days gone by when we met Betty Nielsen and Marie Ropp on New Year's Day. For those of you who wouldn't have known Marie--she was a schoolmarm at Landmark back a few years. Our visit was all too short. What happened to the birds? It's a mystery at our house. Food is in the feeder the same as other years. Not even a sparrow is in sight. Tried to treat them right. Now they up and left us. Could be we said something to ruffle their feathers. A large Chicago paper (larger than the Plaindealer) listed McHenry - 0 -- in one of the tournament games. A shut­ out! It brought an early morning call from Jim Curran (he did wait until he thought we had all the chores done). Explained to Jim that he would have to read the Plaindealer for facts and truth. He retorted with a remark about this column, but will have to let him tell you. Let's get into the spirit of '76. We' can get along nicely without people who act' as trusted private secretaries for prominent people. then capitalize by writing about the By Dick Rabbitt The McHenry High Warriors of Coach Ken Ludwig walked away with the big trophy at the Kankakee Holiday Tournament last week In the finals they defeated Kankakee Eastridge by the score of 56 to 49. Senior Steve Koerber, the Warrior high scoring forward, was selected by the officials as the tournament's outstanding player. After their opening game record breaking win over Hinsdale South by the score of 104 to 48. the Warriors met Morris High School an upset winner over Kankakee West- view in the second game of the tourney. The Redskins were not awed by the powerful Warriors and hung right in the game to the final gun. The game started out in typical tournament action, with both teams getting into foul trouble early. Four fouls were called in the opening fifty seconds, and by the time the ^lock read 4:49 both teams were in the one and one. Koerber by this time was on the bench with three fouls, but the Warriors picked up the slack and led 22 to 15 at the end of the first period. The Warriors built up their largest margin 36 to 25 at the 2:30 mark of the second period and held that lead to a 40 to 29 advantage at the in­ termission. The Radar came to life in the third period and hit on 5 out of 7 from the field, but the pesky Redskins still hung in there and trailed by the score of 57 to 48 going into the final period. Three straight baskets by the Redskins closed the gap to 57 to 54, and Warriors fans became quite concerend, but Koerber, Ludwig and Decker, along with Don Rode put the fans at ease as they each scored and made it 65 to 54 with 4:30 remaining in the game. The Redskins did manage to close the gap a little, but the Warriors walked off the a 73 to 66 win that put them into the semi-finals against the tourney favorite Marian Catholic. It should be noted that in the second half the Warriors only committed three fouls. Quite a change from the first several minutes of the ball game. DEFEAT MARIAN CATHOLIC , 70U53 4n the Wednesday afternoon semi-final game it matched the two tourney favorites. Marian Catholic of Chicago Heights the Chicago area 7th ranked team against our unranked Warriors It was a forgone conclusion that the winner of this game would * go on to win the tourney. Marian playing without the services of their All State center Tom Kobat a 6'10" senior, who was confined to the lospital, still were the team to ijteat. Led by 6'7" Mark Weishaar the Marian team jumped out to a commanding 12 to 2 ie^d after the first three minutesTThings looked mighty dark for the^Warriors at this time, but after aTim^out they seemed to get adjusted and started to play likQ the Warriors of old. Sparked by Doug Hertel,) the Warriors came roaring back and trailed 12 to 10 at the end of the period. Playing a tenacious defense and hitting th6 h now quite frequently the Warriors began to pull away and at the three minute mark of the period had a 22 to 12 lead. In this string of eight minutes the Warriors outscored Marian 20 to zip. It also should be noted that the fine play of the bench played a big part in this spurt. Rode, Miller, Hurckes and Christy all came off the bench and did an excellent job. In the third period the Warriors continued their on­ slaught, along with their fine defensive play outscored Marian 19 to 10 to lead going into the final period 47 to 29. In the final period the Warriors became sloppy.. Holding a 23 point lead, they came down and took six bad shots, which resulted in Marian taking advantage and scoring, and the lead dropped to 61 to 50. However, they regrouped and won going away 70 to 53. Weishaar led all scorers with 34 points. DEFEAT EASTRIDGE • 56 to 49 In the finals playing before a packed house and a partisian Kankakee crowd, the Warriors started out jittery and trailed 16 to 11 at the end of the first period. Midway in the period East built up a 23 to 15 advantage, and then the Warriors began to settle down and play the caliber of basketball that they showed in the previous\th£ee games. With Koerber and Reilly beginning to find the range the Warriors crept up to a 25 to 23 deficit at the intermission. During the intermission some words of wisdom were spoken by Coach Ludwig, because when the Warriors came out on the floor to begin the third period, you could sense new spirk and life in the Warriors. "/' Reilly's basket tied it up and /seconds later Koerber put the Warriors ahead, and from then on it was nothing but cham- pionshp written on the fae^ of the Warriors. Playing an air tight defense the Warriors held Eastridge to just two baskets in the third period while picking up 14 points themselves to lead going into the final period 37 to 29. Palying good solid basketball the final eight minutes the Warriors walked off the floor rwith a 56 to 49 championship win. Having finished second twice in the past three years, the Warriors were not to be denied this year. Theyfcere truly the class of the sixteen team field. Their convincing 70 to 53 win over Marian Ctholic should bring them to the attention of the Chicago sport writers. In the final game King, the high scoring guard of Eastridge, was held to just one free throw. In the previous three games he averaged 24 points per game. Coach Ludwig was quite pleased with his squad. He commented "It was truly a team victory, the bench did Everything that was expected of them and more". He also said "Steve Koerber played an outstanding tournament and I am glad he was rewarded for his fine play". Steve was easily the choice as the tourney Most Valuable Player, and the young lad received a nice trophy for his efforts. Two more games are on tap this weekend at West Campus. On Friday night . Mupdelein comes to town, and on Saturday an old rival, Marian Central, will play here. Warriors are IT'S NOT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT - there's still N minutes left in 1*75 as these excited team members and fans celebrate a little early. The Warrior SMI victory over the Eastridge Raiders captured the championship for McHenry at the Kankakee sixteen team tourney, where the Warriors won four in a row to increase their winning streak to eleven. This Friday the Warriors will meet Mundelein in a conference game at West Campus. In conference play the Warriors are 3-4, tied for licago. first place with Lioertyville and North conference contest against Marian Cen Saturday night will be another home game, a non- (STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD) now 11 and 1 for the season, MORRIS have won 11 straight after Thetard 7 4 18 opening game loss to West Horswill 6 3 15 Aurora. Connor 7 3 17 MCHENRY Dorheim 5 0 10 Name fg ft tP Santa Cruz 0 2 2 Koerber 9 1 19 Warner 2 0 4 Ludwig v 4 2 10 • Ludwig v 4 2 10 Lund 0 0 0 Total 27 12 66 Decker 8 3 19 Reilly 8 0 16 McH 22 18 15 14 17 16 73 Christy * 1 1 3 Morris 22 18 15 14 19 18 66" Hertel 2 0 4 Rode 1 0 2 -- * Totals 33 7 73 SEMI-FINALS Janus Totals McH M.C. 1 0 2 22 9 53 \ 10 \2 18 7 19 10 23 24 70 53 FINALS MCHENRY MCHENRY • I Name Koerber Lund Decker Ludwig Reilly Hertel Christy Rode Miller Hurckes Totals fg 6 3 0 5 6 4 0 tp 15 7 0 12 16 10 2 8 -s Name fg ft tp Koerber 8 6 22 Lund 0 0 0 Decker 2 0 4 Ludwig \3 0 6 Reilly 4 18 Hertel 1 \0 2 Christy 0 0 Rode 0 0 Miller 2 o\ .4 Totals 23 10 EASTRIDGE 26 18 70 MARIAN CATHOLIC Weishaar 15 4 34 Kenney 2 2 6 D'Apice 3 17 Woodward 12 4 Griffin 7 3 17 Wahlan 6 0 12 Mitchell 3 5 11 Sammels 4 0 8 King 0 1 1 Totals JWk J 49 McH 11 12 14 19 56 E.R. 16 9 4 20 49 St, John's Girls Win Volleyball Tourney THE RAIDERS of Eastridge race after Warrior Terry Reilly during the closing seconds of the championship game at Kankakee. Above Terry, halts to pass off to a teammate as ihe Warriors run down,the clock to capture a 56-49 win over the Raiders. At far left to Warpor Tom Ludwig and at right center to (45) Brett Decker. (STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD) te lives of their employers they die. " ' Some magazines and newspapers get out some spicy stories about people after their death. It boosts circulation, especially since the targets of their slander are dead and can't defend themselves. Hardly a man or woman is alive who does not talk about others. Next to the weather it is a popular subject. Talk won't stop. But, let's not gossip. It can hurt peopl Man, lthat was an exciting New Year's Eve! Staying awake to hear Guy Lombardo can be exhausting. Lombardo may be great, but his cast doesn't compare in talent or looks to the Lawrence Welk group. Had a card from Harvey Nye. He flew out to Riverside, California to take a swim When we told him to go jump in the lake one day, he said things besides his prayers. So you think times have changed. Fifty years or more ago -- ^ The Plaindealer urged people to trade at home. There were wars apd unrest Jn the world. Q--Politicians were condemning their "worthy" opponents and promising to help the farmers, upgrade education, cut taxes, reduce spending, and reduce crime. K0ENEMANN Country Made Sausages, Hams and Bacon t GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES )A Full Line Of "Delicatessen 815-385-6260 Just east of Rt VOLO £ ATTEND OUR John Farming LUNCH SHOW 312/669-5126 HUNTLEY, ILL. RTE. 47 The Cubs and Sox were dreaming about winning ^pennants. People were starving throughout the world and our hearts bled for the podt, little starving Armenians. Alcohol was a problem, but they called it moonshine. If New Years gave you a headache, think what it did to Coach Woody Hayes and his Ohio State football team. Bill Veeck's name hasn't been spread on the sports pages for at least two days. That time has come. Now is the time to do all those things most of us said we would do "right after the holidays". St. John's Girls Volleyball "A" division took first place in the Fox Valley Conference tournament held Saturday, Dec. 13 at St. Peler, Antioch. Losing the first game of the match 15 to 12, St. John's came back to win the last two games, 15 to 13 and 15 to 8, beating St. Thomas of Crystal Lake. They also took second place in the Conference. The "B" division played Dec. 14 and took first place in the tournament and the conference. The team is coached by Mary Mclnerney. Congratulations, girls, on a job well done. THE ASTRODOME BOO-BIRDS QUIETED SOME IN 1974 WHEN THE HOUSTON OILERS BECAME A MORE \ SOLID FOOTBALL TEAM. IT'S BEEN AN UPHILL CLIMB FOR. QUARTERBACKt WPAsnmm 3rd PLAYER CHOSEN IN THE '71 DRAFT HE STARTED HIS CAREER BEHIND AN INEFFECTIVE TEAM. THE OILERS PUT V TOGETHER TWO 1-13 SEASONS, AND AFTER 6 GAMES LAST YEAR,THEY • SEEMED HEADED FOR ANOTHER AT J-5... Growing Old Seniority is that time of life when you know all the answers --and nobody asks you the ques­ tions But one of the nice things about growing old is finding your children crossing the gen­ eration gap--to your side. l&l THEY GOTr/TALL TOGETHER IN THE LAST PART SEASON, AS PASTOR!NI LED ThiEM TV A Z'Z tuey were in the playoff picture DURING 75 UNTIL. NOV. SO TH L OSS TO CINCINNATI <&&V%tPM£h A 7~* HEtTyGAR 4HOULP ORNAMENTAL Railings-Columns Custom Fabricating Welding & Structural STEEL SALES ADAMS BROS. (Next to Gem Cleaners) 3006 W. Rte. 120 McHenry Phone: 385-0783 FORMAL WEAR RENTAL for ALL OCCASIONS 6 eSi § Stwdl tXe jjVi m l2^^J^reei^tj^cHemry Need a Hocky Stick? You can get them at Vycftal's Pro Hardware for 50% off Regular Price 1228 N. Green Street McHenry, III. 385-0098