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f i n r o f i s i g junior division Europa Motors beat Wally's Bike Haven 16-12 in six innings on Saturday. Europa's fielding was ex­ cellent and contributed to their victory. Last Thursday Toddler^ Shop lost their first game to Europa Motors. The first inning turned out to be crucial with Europa scorine McHeniy Parks And Recreation The City of McHenry Department of Parks & Recreation is sponsoring a Kids Bicycle Hike to Moraine ftills State Park on Saturday, June 28. Kids 7 to 13 years old are eligible to participate. The hike will start at 9 a.m. at Pearl Street Park. Participants should be at the park by 8:45 a.m. with their bicycles. The cyclists will be escorted to Moraine Hills by chaperones of the Depart­ ment of Parks & Recreation. Once at the State Park, kids will be able to ride and enjoy the many marked bicycle trails through this unique nature area. Younger cyclists who do not want to ride their bikes to Moraine Hills can report to Pearl Street Park with their bicycle. They will then be transported to the State Park where they can then ride the bike trails. Cyclists will be back at Pearl Street Park at 12 noon. Refreshments are available at the State Park or kids can bring their own snacks. For further information of this youth program, call the Department of Parks & Recreation at 344-3300. 11 runs. The final score was Europa 14, Toddle Shop 12, in a hard fought battle by both teams. Special mention goes to Europa Motors for their triple play against McHenry Police Association on June 12. On June 17 the McHenry Police association beat McHenry Savings & Loan 14 to 8. Triples were hit by Dawn Dixon and Michelle Martinez who also had four RBI's. Hard hitting doubles were made by Debbie Scott and Heather Wirtz. McHenry Police in a hard fought game against Toddler Shop lost 8-4. Singles were hit by Heather Wirtz and' Linda Kath, who also got an RBI. Offensively Dawn Dixon caught a super infield fly ball flat on her stomach. FORMAL WEAR RENTALS for ̂ ALL OCCASIONS Wally's Bike Haven beat Adam's Brothers Radiator with a tight score, 10-9. Kim Powers was pitcher for the first four inning while Michelle Dehisle finished the last two innings. Super double by Megan Halverson, Kim Zujewski, Michelle Dehisle and Kristy Johnson added to their runs. While Cathy Kupstis hit a beautiful triple that drove in three runs. On June 19, Europa Motors edged by Toddler Shop, 14- 12. After valliantly fighting back from an eleven run deficit in the first inning, Toddler Shop managed to tie the game in the fifth inning. However, the Toddler's could not contain Europa and lost their first game of the season when the two- hour time limit ended the game after five .innings. Highlights on offense in­ cluded two for three batting by Donna Gravel, Tammy Klasen, Brenda Mical, Denise Stasiak and Gina Schillaci. Outstanding team defense and good pitching by Barb Schoen held Europa to four rins in the final four innings. Toddler Shop beat McHenry Police, 8-4. This game was a real nail-biter with excellent defensive by both team. Neither team committed an error for the full six innings. Stephanie Kumm pitched her second consecutive complete game, striking out 11 and allowing four hits. Gina Schillaci, Cindy Shaver and Denise Stasiak went three for three with Denise hitting her fifth homerun of the season. Five fielding plays by Stephanie Kumm and Kim Gravel cut short two treats by McHenry Police Association. SENIOR DIVISION McHenry Favorite wins over McHenry Recreation, 12-9 with the efforts of a brand new pitcher named Sheila Senn. A super triple was hit by Jody Fortino driving in two runs. In a tight game with Don's Dairy Frost, McHenry Favorite pulled it out with a score of 12-10. Tracy Boyd drove in two runs with her fine triple. Barb Berent, who was out for a week made a strong comeback. McHenry Recreation in completing its rain-out game with Buss Ford won with a score of 16-15. Pitcher Gretchen Fuiava held them to four runs in the first four innings. After a nine-run comeback by Buss Ford in We'll Take Anything Of Value h Trade On Any Car In Stock WE MEAN ANYTHING • HORSES •BOATS •TRACTORS • SNOWMOBILES • TRAILERS • • • SNOWBLOWERS • T.V. BICYCLES CEMETERY LOTS JEWELRY TOOLS LAWN MOWERS MOTORCYCLES ANTIQUES 1214 N.Graen St.,McHenry Clean out your garage ••• and make room for a NEW CAM I Sabep Quick F O X L A K E 3 1 2 5 8 7 - 2 5 5 5 BRAND NEW 1980 BUICKS mm $5975 J| oe _"Nate" Bellich situated himself on the concrete brick in front of the McCracken field scoreboard, 25 feet from his American Legion teammates on the bench to his right It was 86 - I degrees on a Sunday afternoon, but the husky pitcher seemed content sweating inside of his black, Warrior windbreakeir. The 6-2,195 pound ace of Russ William's legion pitching staff stared at the opposing pitcher from his favorite seat and ignored the jokes and comments that his teammates were tossing toward the umpire. Bellich had just finished another successful inning on the mound and was concentrating on the work ahead of him. Coining off of a 7-2 season with the McHenry Warrior baseball team, Bellich Said he is looking forward to the legion season. At McHenry, the young hurler tied an all-time Warrior record with his seven victories in one season and his 12 wins throughout his high school career is also a McHenry high. No Room On The Bench For Joe the seventh inning, Ginger Freund came in relief, and after facing four batters, retired the side. The of­ fensive attack was lead by Carmel Doherty and Ginger Freund who were both four for four. The undefeated Adam's Brothers Steel added still another win to their record by defeating State Farm with a score of 14-7. They wasted no time scoring. In the next inning Kim Smith came to bat with bases loaded. She added another homerun to her record and had her first grandslam of the year. Stacy Schillaci pitched a great game, going the distance and only walking three batters. Kim Hill hit the only triple of the day and went four for four. Sheri Knaack had three singles, Jackie Boger had four singles and Jennifer Kupstis had three singles. Doubles were hit by Kim Smith, Kim Hill1 and Julie Kurowski. The girls would like to wish a speedy recovery to third baseman Amy Adams. Until next week... Karen Aldrich Adam's Brothers Steel Undefeated In McHenry Pigtails His intention is to attend Southern Illinois University in the fall as a business major, and to find a starting job on the SIU pitching staff. SIU rarely finishes out of the nation's top ten so Bellich knows the road to cracking the college pitching rotation is going to be tough. Although he hasn't faired too well this summer because of lack of hitting from his teammates, Bellich isn't too woried about his summer record as long as he does well. "I consider this summer as a time to get in good shape for fall tryouts at SIU," the soft-spoken Bellich remarked. He has lost two close ball games so far this summer, but he hasn't lost his cool because he knows he is improving. His 1-2 record is not indicative of his performance. For instance, against Genoa he set a personal strike out record of 12 but lost the game 2-0. Later he fanned 15 against Lake-in-the-Hills to set a new marie for himself. Eight times this summer he has struck out the side and his walk-to-strikeout ratio is ten to one. Bellich, son of Daniel and Millie Bellich of McHenry, relies mainly on his fastball to beat the opponent and goes to his curveball only about 10-15 percent of the time. (815)385-0434 Always alert, Nate questions a check-swing. SALES-SERVICE-PARTS 2103 RTE. 120, McHENRY, II. 60050 Story By Joel Wakitsch Photos By Wayne Gaylord "Ken Hoff has been catching me since I started pitching most pitchers, however, Bellich is not a chronic complainer. varsity ball, and he knows that my fastball is my best pitch," Advised by his coaches not to infuriate umpires, Bellich saves Bellich said. his energy for positioning his team members, calling out fly Occasionally, the dark-complected hurler will experiment balls and whiffing the enemy. with a knuckler, but he usually saves it for an 0-2 or 1-2 count. He often may stare a hole in an umpire who he thinks has "It works pretty effectively as a change up pitch" he given him a raw deal, and he may wink at an opponent who quipped. just went down swinging, but Bellich very rarely loses his As a pitcher all his life, Bellich said he had a 0-5 record as a temper. In fact, his only display of anger on this particular sophomore, but McHenry coach Ken Swanson straightened . Sunday came when he struck out with the bases loaded and him out as a varsity player. proceeded to slam his bat and helmet to the ground. "Swanson showed me how to pitch off the side of the rubber "I never batted during my junior of senior year in high instead of the top," Bellich said. "He also told me to come school because of the designated hitter/' Bellich sighed, down with a flat foot on my follow- through which made all the "That's no excuse for poor hitting though." difference in the world." So far, Bellich has heard from only one professional scout Bellich also praised Swanson for letting him stay in the about his future as a pitcher, but he is not going to give up his game when things got sticky. He said this has helped him battle that easily. cope with pressure and gave him more stamina as a pitcher. Out on the mound, "Nate" goes through all the normal "If I can't play college ball, I don't know what I'll do," he pitching moves ... rubbing up the ball, fiddling with his cap, shrugged. " I don't think I'll give up baseball though, I've shaking off signs and digging hides with his spikes. Unlike been playing as long as I can remember." Bellich tells his left fielder to use two hands. Never a complainer, he just stares to show frustration. And he gets it. SAVE '543" LIST $3538.00 Mowing.. .tilling.. .grading.. .or blowing snow. Whatever the job, a John Deer 314 Tractor stands ready. Hydrostatic drive lets you control forward and reverse speed without clutching or shifting. . .lets you slow down for trimming around trees and flowerbeds without braking. Hydraulic lift - gives you fingertip control of front-, mid-, and rear- mounted implements. Color-coded controls are clustered for easy use. 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