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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 30 Jan 1980, p. 54

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PAGE 29 - PLAINDEALEE - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30.1980 1228 N. GREEN STREET iction after qualifying for nis team. Nancy, playing FVC game of the year by defeating Woodstock 65-37. The girls also defeated Grant 51-48. Lisa Toole, with 16 points, led the local scoring. 1 Jeff Nylands was credited with catching the biggest fish in annual McCullom Lake Conservation club ice fishing derby. Trailing 80-74 going into the final event, the 400-meter relay, the McHenry high girls swimming team won that event that enabled theiti to tie Stevenson high school, 84-84. The Montini Mustang eighth grade basketball team swept the Fox Valley conference tournament. The Mustangs finished the Fox Valley conference league and tournament schedule without a loss. Using a full court pressing defense that forced Jacobs into eight miscues, the Warriors scored 18 points in the second period on their way to an easy 63-53 victory over the league leading Eagles. As a result of the loss, the Eagles dropped into a second place tie with Crystal Lake South in the Fdx Valley conference. The Johnsburg machine is rolling again. The spark plugs are working well. Skyhawk captain Scott Dixon was the spark plug that ignited the 52-50 road victory over the Woodstock Blue Steaks. The senior guard was the only John­ sburg player to score in the double figures (18 points), and it was his last second, 18- foot jump shot that prevented an overtime. FEBRUARY The McHenry Rotary will reportedly schedule a rematch with the local Kiwams club, after the Kiwanians defeated them in a basketball game. The final score was 61-48 in the game between two of McHenry's civic organizations. The Warrior basketball team had the home fans humming when they defeated Jacobs 63 to 53. Coach Ken Ludwig pulled a switch in the second period, going from a zone to a full court man to man press that battled the Golden Eagles. It was a special OUTA MY WAY-appears to be Brian Roberts' request as he prepares to straight-arm a Johnsburg won its Homecoming game. Ventures defender. Roberts rushed for 103 yards homecoming for Johnsburg Coach Bob Kies as he brought his Skyhawk team to Beloit Catholic for the second meeting of the two teams this season. Kies had spent four years as head basketball coach at Beloit Catholic before coming to Johnsburg this year. The Skyhawks won the game 72- 59. The McHenry High Warriors bounced back from a tough loss to Crown, to tame the Libertyville Wildcats in Libertyville 65 to 58. In their last conference dual meet of the season, the McHenry varsity wrestlers lost to the Tigers of Crystal lake Central by one point. The match that had been rescheduled twice this season because of hazardous wintry roads was a lopsided 23-3 in favor of the Tigers after the first six weight classes. Two Tiger forfeits and three Warrior wins helped McHenry move up to within one point of Crystal Lake. After trailing 2 to 0, the McHenry high girls' basketball team got 20 unanswered points to go to a 68-61 victory over the Crystal lake Tigers. ^ At the first Fox Valley conference wres t l ing tournament at Woodstock, Ed Hughes made the best showing from the Warrior ranks, capturing the second place medal in the 155 weight class. Hughes, a junior, decisioned his Jacobs op­ ponent, Young, in the first round 6-5, won a 9-3 decision over Muscot of Dundee in the semi-final round and lost the championship match 5-1 to Foster of Crown. Foster had a 19-4 record going into the tourney compared to Hughes 9-4-1 which he upped to 11-5- 1. Bobby Zeller's 18-footer with five seconds remaining enabled the McHenry War­ riors to defeat the Crystal Lake Tigers 53 to 52. Only seconds before, Tom Pence of the Tigers made two charity tosses to put the Tigers in the lead 52 to 51. After a Warrior time out, the stage was set for Zeller's heroics and the young lad came through in fine style. Coach Pam Schaefer's McHenry high girls' basketball team won their third straight Fox Valley conference game when they avenged an earlier defeat by Jacobs by winning 50 to 36. Heroes are not exclusive property of victory. Sometimes they emerge from defeat, characterized by gallant effort and spec- HARDWARE SERVING McHENRY SINCE 1906 ALICE PEET, JANET D(EDRICH AND GLORIA PLINER, PIC­ TURED ABOVE HAVE BEEN LOYAL EMPLOYEES FOR 32. 8 AND JUST OVER 2 YEARS RESPECTFULLY. VYCITAL HARDWARE HAS KEPT UP WITH THE CHANGING SCENE AND HAS PROVIDED ITS CUSTOMERS WITH WHATEVER THEIR NEEDS MAY BE. WHETHER IT'S HAR­ DWARE, HOUSEWARE, PAINT, PLUMBING, HEATING, ELEC­ TRICAL OR A BEAUTIFUL GIFT. V Y CITAL'S 1 CHARLES VYCITAL HAS BEEN AT THE HELM OF THE FAMILY HARDWARE BUSINESS FOR 52 YEARS, SERVING THE COM­ MUNITY IN THE SAME TRADITION OF FINE QUALITY AND GOOD SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN THEIR TRADEMARK SINCE 1906.

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