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A7S-13 whHewsll plus $1.73 F.E.T. per tire and old tires St. Regis Crowned Twelve Inch Playoff Champs Hurricanes Should Contend For Title PAGE 7 - PLAINDKAI RR. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1977 Meet The Athletes Rusty Nail Left Behind In 9-2 Regis Win St. Regis, who had to 'jump' more hurdles than any other playoff contender, crossed the final barrier to clinch the McHenry Area 12-lnch playoff championship. - They began their quest by beating this year's first place Old Bridge, a team undefeated in playoff competition and perennial favorites. Having lost 2 of 3 regular season games to the Bridge did not make it any easier. St Regis won the first game 4-3. Then, after a bad second game, Regis bounced back to win the deciding third game by a convincing 15-6 margin. St. Regis Picked As Underdogs St. Regis entered as an underdog in the best of five series versus Rusty Nail. The Nail ftftd swept 3, out. of 3 ir: season game?., St. again took tfo^psping ~ at Rwty regular,; season game*^ St game in ,_. ^ T-- Nail came back to take the next two. The Nail hit the ball well in those two games but St. Regis bounced back to tie the series with a 6-2 win. That brought them to the fifth and final game of the series Lay Surprise Starter St. Regis opened the top of the first with a revised lineup due to Gary ConneU's absence. The switch had Jim Lay as surprise starter and Lay came back to haunt his old teammates with a leadoff homerun in the second. That homer followed a first inning run in which Matt Oik, Don Prazak and Irish DeCicco each slammed singles. After two outs DeCicco's hit drove in Oik for the initial lead. Score Tied After Two The Rusty Nail tied the score in their half of the second with 3 hits and 3 Regis errors. John Cornell reached second on a throwing error to lead off. After a groundout Larry Jones punched a single to left center. Connell rounded third and looked out at home, only to score after the catcher dropped a well thrown ball. Jones reached second on the play and later scored on a throwing error by the first baseman. Preceding the error the tens were treated to the first of two outstanding defensive plays by third baseman John DeCicco within the same inning. DeCicco gloved two similar ground shots down the line throwing out Charly Sowers and A1 Elliot at first. It was plays like this plus the two doubleplays shortstop Matt Oik started which halted any further Nail attempts at scoring. In both the 4th and 7th innings Greg Johnson hit hard grounders towards second base which Oik fidded, stepped on second and threw to first to prevent possible Rusty Nail rallies. DeCicco Scores Winning Ran In the fourth St. Regis scored the eventual winning run as Irish DeCicco crossed the plate on a fielder's choice. DeCicco had singled to open the inning. Hawk McQueeney walked and Mike Conway hit a 'mighty' popup 8 feet down the line. The catcher slipped on the rain slickened field before reaching the ball and Conway had an infield hit. T1iat set up Pete Smith's grounder to second which forced Conway at second but scoring DeCicco. In the fourth another Regis run scared when a similar double play possibility was muffed. John DeCicco and Matt Oik were on second and first with one out. A grounder up the middle was fielded by Huff who threw to second for the force but a rain slickened ball may have been the problem as the throw to first went past Schmitt's glove scoring DeCicco Regis Increases Lead Whether rain was the case or not St. Regis pounded 6 hits and scored 5 runs in the sixth as they jumped into a commanding 9-2 lead. Hawk McQueeney opened the inning with a single. Mike Conway reached base on error, McQueeney holding at second. Pete Smith singled in the lead runner as Conway took second. After Joe LaFontaine forced Smith at second Gary Connell singled in Conway with the second run of the inning. John DeCicco kept the pressure on with his third hit of the game driving in LaFontaine. On the same play a Nail outfielder threw wildly to the infield and Connell scored, DeCicco going to third. Matt Oik followed up with his third base hit of the evening and most fans were beginning to see St. Regis' name on the trophy. Thelen's Triple Net Enough Apparently Rusty Nail felt likewise as Ray Thelen's two out triple in the sixth found him stranded as the inning ended. Charly Sowers singled to open the bottom of the seventh but Greg Johnson hit into his second double play, bringing up Manager Kevin Bauer. Bauer, a surprise starter in the final game, was two for two up to that point, but a routine fly to Am Lay was all the St Regis team needed to begin their championship celebration. ST. REGIS AB R H RBI Decker, Mark 2 0 1 0 Connell, Gary 2 1 . 1 1 DeCicco, John 4 2 3 1 Oik, Matt 4 1 3 1 Prazak, Don 4 0 2 0 DeCicco, Irish 4 1 1 1 McQueeney, Hawk 3 1 1 0 Lay, Jim 4 -JB 1 2 1 •_ Conway, Mike 4 1 1 0 Smith*. Pete 4 0 2 2 LaFontaine, Joe 4 1 0 0 39 9 18 7 RUSTY NAIL AB R H RBI Elliott, A1 3 0 0 0 . Sundby, Dave 3 0 0 0 Schmitt, Dennis 3 0 2 0 Huff, Bill 3 0 1 0 Connell, John 3 1 1 0 Thelen, Ray 3 0 1 0 Jones, Larry 3 1 1 . 1 Sowers, Charly 3 0 2 0 Johnson, Greg T> * , 0 1 0 Bauer, Kevin 3 0 2 0 30 2 11 1 R H E St. Regis 110 115 0 • 9 18 3 IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE...as Matt Oik slides safely into third base in this action from the championship playoff series between Rusty Nail and St. Regis. Oft went 3-for-4 Wednesday evening to help 8t. Regis topple Rusty NaU 9-2. and win the best-of-five series three games to two. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Rusty Nail Doubles: none. Triples: Thelen. Homeruns: Lay. Base on Balls: (by Huff) McQueeney; (by DeCicco) none. Sacrifice Hits: none Doubleplays: Oik (unassisted) to Lafontaine (Sowers and Johnson) twice. Sundby to Elliott (Prazak and J. DeCicco). SIDELIGHTS St. Regis third baseman John DeCicco led all hitters in the five game series with a .706 average. Behind him were teammates Gary Connell .667 and Mark Decker .625. The Nail's Dave Sundby finished at 020 000 0 - 2 11 3 .579 to lead his team. Also finishing above .500 were Don Prazak .571, Charly Sowers .533 and John Connell .500. Team batting averages: St. Regis .457 and Rusty Nail .405. Despite the rain at Wednesday's final game the McHenry Area 12-Inch League, drew its largest crowd in its history. The big mystery still unsolved at the conclusion of the playoffs is--what happened to the four cases of champagne last seen in V K* ck of Kevin Bauer's picku^ ^ uck?! ? PatWirtz "We don't want to jinx ourselves, but on paper, it looks good. This is the strongest team I've ever had. We have everybody (top seven runners) back from last year." Those optimistic words were spoken by Hans Rokus, head cross country coach at Marian Central high school. . Rokus is right. On 'paper', the Hurricanes should contend for league honors in the West Suburban Catholic conference. Of course, championships are won, not on paper, but on the course. Still, look for the Hurricanes to be near or at the top come November. His wealth of material starts with junior Darryl May of Johnsburg. "He's a good one," Rokus said. "Last year on the varsity level, he qualified in the district meet, and almost qualified for the state tour­ nament." May ran quite a bit of frosh-soph races last season, winning the WSCC meet as well as the McHenry county frosh- soph title. The Marian team does not start and end with May. The other team members are just as strong. "Our No. 2"htan is Tom Hiller of McHenry. He's very steady, ^ very consistent. He was our second highest point getter last year," the coach said. Other runners Rokus is counting on are seniors Ron Mauer, Mike Gallagher, and Tony McCormack, and juniors Fran McCormack, Jessie Garcia and Mike Dipirro. Also expected to compete in some varsity races is sophomore Mike Davis of McHenry. Cross Country Last season, the Hurricanes finished sixth out of sixteen teams in the district tour­ nament, and 14-6 in dual meets. Marian was scheduled to open its cross country season Tuesday, running against Jacobs high school in Algonquin. The Hurricanes will run against Woodstock Thursday afternoon. Rokus sees Benet and Marmion as the teams Marian will have to beat if it is to win the league championship. On 'paper', at least, the Hurricanes look like they might do just that. Mark Mayer (football) Vince Linnane (x-country) Mike Tollifson (football) MCHS Offers Course In Understanding Basics Of Football Sports Calendar Fall sports at McHenry high school include boys football, cross-country, and golf, and girls volleyball, field hockey, and tennis. Fall sports at Marian Central high school include boys football, golf, and cross-country, and and girls tennis and volleyball. Wednesday, Sept. 7 MARIAN Golf: at Cary-Grove, 4 p.m. start. Thursday, Sept. 8 McHENRY Golf: at Antioch, 4 p.m. start. Tennis: home to Cary-Grove, 4:30 p.m. start. X-Country: home to Belvidere & St. Charles, 4:30 p.m. start MARIAN XrCountry: at Woodstock, 4:30 p.m. start Tennis: at Wauconda, 4:30 p.m. start. Golf: at Driscoil, 4 p.m. start < Friday, Sept. 9 McHENRY Football: home to Rockford Boylan, sophs 6 p.m. start and varsity 8 p.m. start. MARIAN Golf: at Ida Crown, 4:30 p.m. start. Saturday, Sept. 10 McHENRY X-Country: at Maine West Invitational tournament, starting time unknown. Football: freshman 'A' & 'B' teams at Rockford Boy lan, 9 a.m. start MARIAN Football: home to Harvard, sophs noon start and varsity 2 p.m. start. Freshman team plays at Harvard, 9:30 a.m. start Monday, Sept. 12 McHENRY Football: at Rockford Boylan, junior varsity and sophomore 'B', 4:30 p.m. start. Golf: home to Elgin Larkin and Prospect, 4 p.m. start. Tennis: home to Wauconda, 4:30 p.m. start. MARIAN Tennis: home to Gary-Grove, 4:15 p.m. start. Football: at Harvard, freshmen, 5 p.m. start. uesday, Sept. 13 McHENRY X-Country: home to Dundee and Lake Zurich, 4:30 p.m. start Volleyball: at Cary-Grove, 4:30 p.m. start MARIAN X-Country: at Ida Crown, 4:30 p.m. start Have you often wished you could sit in the stands and understand what was going on out on that 100 yard field with 22 men chasing around while others in striped shirts kept blowing whistles and throwing their handkerchiefs in the air. Then you are a prime candidate for a new class being offered at McHenry high school entitled "Everything You've Always Wanted to Know about Football But Were Afraid to Ask." The class will meet for 2 hours on Thursday nights for 3 or 4 weeks in Room 220 at West campus. There will be no registration fee. Classes will start at 7:30 on Thursday, Sept. 15. Calling Colleen BY COLLEEN DUDGEON How Does Young Girl Meet 3 I live alone in a small apart­ ment located near a fairly big city. I moved here only three months ago and I'm having trouble meeting people outside the office. I really ( like the people I HuA work with but I would like to JrdpwjjPj® know others. I IT work from 9 to 5 and dont enjoy going out to din­ ner alone or to the singles bars. Is there any way to meet people without being so aggressive that they're turned off on first meeting? I hope you can help because I really want to make new friends. Lonely Dear Lonely: What about joining a woman's club or civic organization? In many cities, these are active groups that really have a good time working on interesting projects or arranging community activities. Some young women enjoy church groups or volunteer organizations. Try involving yourself with one or more of these clubs to see if you can't get your social life more on the up­ swing. Good luck. (H you would Hfca CoHaan't commontt on your particular altuaUon or proMam. wrila COLLEEN. Box 630. Frankfort. Ky 40601.) (What are athletes interested in besides the sport they {day? Well, this week's group of McHenry high school varsity athletes includes one who is a musician, and another who collects animal bones. But while interests may vary off the field, once the game, race, match, etc. begins, they all have two common goals: to winf and to do *• the best they can.) Mark Mayer The injury bug struck down Mark Mayer in 1976, but the senior quarterback hopes things will be different, both for himself and the Warrior football team, this year. Last * season, while the varsity struggled through a 2-7 year, Mark suffered with, first a broken hand, and then, a broken ankle. This is a new year however, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mayer Jq is optimistic as the regular season nears. Marie's family moved to the area from Chicago seven years ago, and he got interested in football through the Junior Football league (McHenry Hornets). He's played football all four years at MCHS and also plays basketball. His size (6-6,185) makes him well suited both to basketball and for looking over onrushing linemen in football. After graduation next spring, Marie plans on attending college. That, however, will have to wait Of primary importance right now is helping the Warrior football team have a winning season. Vince Linnane Already a two-year varsity -letter winner, Vince Linnane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Linnane, is being counted on by head coach Bill Hutchinson to help lead the McHenry cross country team to a winning season. An area resident his entire life, Vince became interested in cross country in eighth grade through a friend who was a runner. Since then, he has been a runner, and is a member of the track team as well as cross country. After completing high school, he plans on attending Western Illinois university, majoring in special education. He has a brother who attended WIU. - For a hobby, Vince collects the bones of animals, such as cows, horses, cats, etc. Like many successful runners, he has made a study of the human body and how it works. As to what kind of runner he is...last year he clocked a 1:58 half mile and a 4:27 mile during the trade season. This year, he hopes to have a big year in cross country as well as track, both for himself and for the team. Mike Tollifson One of seven returning lettermen to the McHenry varsity football team this year is Mike Tollifson, son Of Mr. and Mrs. William Tollifson. This is his fourth season of high school football, and Warrior fans can expect to see Mike carrying the ball from his halfback position quite a bit as the season progresses. Being a letter winner, Mike looks upon this season a little bitdifferently than last Being a returning letterman "gives me a little bit more confidence," he said. Mike's family moved to the area six years ago from Arlington Heights. But having lived close fo didn't keep his father from being an avid Green Packer fan. Through the family interest in football, became involved. ...«. iv. /rhnii Next fall* he hopes to Attend Ripon college in Wisconsin, and major In political science. Mike is the musician of this week's group, being a professional guitar player. He describes what he plays as "folk" music. He has given some thought to majoring in music in college. 8 Geraniums sparingly. GOOD/ I'm Short! The burglars had tied and gagged the bank cashier after ex­ tracting the combination to the safe and had herded the other employees into a separate room under guard. 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