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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 1 Feb 1978, p. 47

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SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLA1NDEALER - PAGE S - WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1*78 CAN'T TAG WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE - and the Richmond Rockets baseball team saw nothing but dust as the Warriors of McHenry were fast around the base paths. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD EUROPA MOTORS 2414W.RTE. 120 McHENRY PHONE 385-0700 "SINCE 1957" We have a LOT to like! EUROPA MOTORS offers a complete line of used and new cars, including the 1978 SAAB with its front-wheel drive, areo- dynamic body, and rack and pinion steering. EUROPA MOTORS also has an extensive parts and service department. Phil Hoaglund, owner, reports that more than '40,000.00 worth of parts are kept in stock in the service department. The dealer­ ship is open Monday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Early morning workouts mark the return of football season to McHenry high school. Head varsity coach William Day has his team practicing twice daily in preparation for the coming grid season. Hie McHenry Pigtail league ended a successful season recently with its annual All- Star games. A gallant effort was made by Carol Cooney who finished second in the McHenry Country club tournament, losing an eighteen-hole playoff to Judy Smithson by four strokes. Three local youths led a parade of Marian runners across the finish line as the Hurricane cross country team won its opening meet of the season, toppling Jacobs 19-42. The individual winner of the meet was Marian's Darryl May with a time of 16:00. Tom Hiller and Mike Davis, both of McHenry, recorded times of 17:43, finishing third in the race. SEPTKMBEK "I was a lot of good things out there. I saw a lot of hustle, a lot of second effort, and our fun­ damentals weren't too bad." That -opinion was voiced by McHenry football coach Bill Day, who was commenting on his team's performance in the annual "Soap Bowl" which was won, 13-7, by the White team over the Black team. From So I Hear: l'Art Jackson retained his crown as club champion at McHenry Country club in the final 18 holes of the 72 hole battle." St. Regis, who had to jump' more hurdles than any other playoff contender, crossed the fin?MWKr. > clyie}* the McHenry Area 12-Inch playoff championship. An experienced McHenry high school varsity golf team won its opening match of the season, easily overwhelming Grant high school 162-1% at the Fox Lake Country club. McHenry's performance during the season-opening 5-0 defeat to Cary-Grove is not indicative of how varsity tennis coach Barb Popovich expects her team to play the remainder of the season. The McHenry cross country team made a surprisingly strong showing in the Maine West Invitational meet, finishing ninth overall among twenty-four schools and seventh in the varsity race. It is common on all levels of football for a team's defensive unit to be superior to its of­ fensive unit in the first game of the season. That was the case when McHenry opened its season against Rockford Boylan. Both defenses com­ pletely shut off the offenses, with the Warrior defense playing especially well. The McHenry varsity golf team swept three matches boosting its season record to 5- o. The Warriors toppled Marian Central 156-169, after rolling over defending state champion Prospect and Elgin Larkin on the McHenry home course. Paced by the fine per­ formances of four local residents, the Marian Central varsity cross country team upset Crown, handing the Vikings their first loss of the year, 24-31. Choose the adjective which best applies to McHenry 's 22-14 double-overtime win over Maine North: dramatic, un- , ,y (C--Ha--4 --/n M*

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