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PAGE • - PLAIN DEALER - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12. If Wck Neiss, wide receiver Scott Valeatin. quarterback STAFF PHOTOS JOEL WAK1TSCH Plaindealer Three Skyhawks Make All-Conference Mike Eistele Second In State With a fantastic time of 14:48.5, Marian Central cross country runner, Mike Eisele finished with the third fastest time in state history as he sprinted across the line for a second-place finish in the Class A State meet in Peoria on Saturday. • Eisele, a McHenry native and a senior at Marian, has led the Hurricane team an season and as the teams lined up for the state meet, the crowd could tell it was going to be a dog fight bet­ ween the three top runners in the state, Eisele, Jamie Dow of Princeton and Eric Volkert of Peoria Bergan. The crowd was not displeased either as the three finished the race first with Volkert coming in two seconds ahead of Eisele and Dow ending up third. Coach Hans Rokus of the Hurricanes said that the three competitors were within one second of each other for most of the race as Dow took the early lead. With one-quarter of a mile left, Dow faded according to Rokus, as Eisele took the lead with Volkert on his heels. "Volkert took it over with a little over 100 yards left and Mike (Eisele) gave it his best to catch him, but just finished behind Volkert," Rokus said. Rokus was also pleased with the performance of his number two man , Paul Sandall, a senior who has ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES WARD and WARS 338-4799 HRS. 1:00-9:00 P.M. taken all-state honors for the past three years. "Paul has gone to state with the team four years in a row and finished 18th as a sophomore, ninth as a junior and 13th this year," Rokus beamed. "The top fifteen made all-state this year, so Paul was among them." Rokus did settle with a Uth place state finish as a team, however, as the other Hurricanes who competed finished 88th (Tom Wot- treng), 125th (Bob Hart- mann), 137th (Jay Chap­ man), 146 (Brad Gregory) and 159th (John Wottreng). Peoria Bergan ended up winning the state meet as Princeton finished second and Immaculate Conception in third. In describing the meet like "a car race in the Indy 500," Rokus said that Volkert may have had an advantage in the race because he was in Peoria. "The fact that he was in his home town, had no travelling and at his home course had to help Volkert tremendously," Rokus concluded. Joel Wakitsch Three Johnsburg Sky hawk football players were named to the Shark Conference All-Conference Football team last Monday at a coaches meeting in Johnsburg. Among the 22 players picked from the seven Shark teams were, Johnsburg linebacker Pete Barroso, quarterback Scott Valentin and wide receiver Rick Neiss. There were three unanimous choices among the 22 players, Tim Somerville of Harvard, Dave Oberst from Hononegah and Mark Johnson from North Boone. Coach Bob Schmitt was pleased with the selection of his three players, and said that although he did nominate six of his players for the all-conference squad, only the three on the list received any votes from the conference coaches. Pete Barroso, the only junior selected to the team, played both ways for the Skyhawks this season. The 5' 9", 160 pounder carried the ball 22 times in conference competition for 80 yards, but was picked to the squad mostly for his defensive play. From his roving linebacker position, Barroso racked a total of 42 solo tackles and 102 assists in six conference games. About the junior linebacker, Schmitt said, "Barroso is just a tough-nose kid who moves well, fills the hole and knows how to tackle. As the only junior on the list, I look forward to his contribution next year." Rick Neiss, a 6*0" senior made the team with 24 conference grabs with a total of five touchdowns. With 380 yards gained, he averaged close to 16 yards per catch and was known for his quick reaction and jumping ability. "Rick Neiss is just a super athlete, but he never showed his full potential," Schmitt said.<4His good open field speed, good moves and quick hands has to rank him to me as best in the conference." Throwing to Neiss most of the season was quarterback Scott Valentin. In conference competition, Valentin hit 38 receivers in 102 attempts for 430 yards. Although his percentage of completions was not very high, he did throw five touchdown passes against shark competitors and averaged 11.3 yards per completion. Schmitt had an explanation for Valentin's low pass percentage of 37 per cent. "Valentin was definitely the team leader, and although he often did not throw for a high percentage, it was because the receiver had touched, but not caught the ball. He was always close to the receiver with his passes." Harvard, Marengo, and Hononegah all placed four players on the team, while Johnsburg and North Boone placed three each, Beloit Catholic had two and South Beloit placed one. Johnsburg did have four players listed on the all-conference honorable mention list. Tackle Mark Fluger, half back Doug Wickman, Tackle Ray Gomoll and Tackle Dave Kuczwara all got votes on the honorable mention list. Joe) Wakitsch SHARK ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Pete Barroso Rick Neiss Scott Valentin Bill Borgerding Jim Fitzgerald Jim Breen Dave Calvin Tim Somerville Mark Strieker Mark Caldwell Kurt Kever Dave Oberst Brain Karr Adam Keenum Jim Klasing Jesse Velasquez Dan Baker Brian Cruhl Mark Johnsbon Ray Hundley Tommie Thorton Johnsburg Johnsburg Johnsburg Beloit Catholic Beloit Catholic Harvard Harvard Harvard Harvard Hononegah Hononegah Hononegah Marengo Marengo Marengo Marengo North Boone North Boone North Boone South Beloit South Beloit The Third Half Joel Wakitsch Sports Editor "At present, the enrollments (in two sports programs) would not let us compete in the Fox Valley Conference- a good conference which does not require long travel. Eventually, we should go to option one." - i "We are in a good conference as far as competition is concerned, while class A competition is poor." 6p The Splitting Headache: Part Two ONE MINUTE SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who was named MVP of the World Series? 2. Who was named by UPI as AL Manager of the Year? 3. Who won the Atlanta^ Journal 500 NASCAR race? 4. Jim Plunket quarterbacks what pro football team? 5. Who complied the most points for an Olympic decath­ lon? Answers To Sport Quiz 1. Mike Schmidt, third base­ man, Philadelphia Phillies. 2. Billy Martin. 3. Cale Yarborough. 4. Oakland Raiders. 5. Bruce Jenner. NEED A FARM OR COMMERCIAL BUILDING? Decisions. High School coaches have been making them for a long time, especially around this time of year. Some decide who will make up the various all- conference teams in the fall sports. Others are pondering thier losing seasons and deciding whether or not to return as a coach next season, and still others are forging on to winter sports and will soon be deciding whether or not to cut that 7" clutz in favor of the 5' 1" ball handler. In keeping with the decision making process, I sent 14 questionnaires to head coaches of the various men and women sports at McHenry High school in search of an answer. I asked them to decide,(as I had earlier asked the public), what the fate of McHenry's athletic program should be. / Eight of the 14 letters sent out came back. In keeping with the format of the atheltic program discussion, all of the coaches names will be held confidential, but the reaction is authentic. Of the eight coaches who participated, seven were males and one was female. Again, they were asked to pick among three options and the results looked like this. Option one-remain as two, four-year schools, but have two sports programs. Not one of the coaches believed that this should happen at McHenry High School. Option two-remain as two, four-year schools with one sports program. Four of the eight (all males) decided that the present situation in McHenry is the best course of action to take. Here are some of the reasons why, according to the questionnaires received. "(Option two) provides an advantageous educational environment, while maintaining a realistic interscholastic environment." JACK HILL Edgerton, Wl 608-868-7100 It Your Local LESTER*! Representative Call for 'fee estimate or planning help. Both wood frame or steel structures, de­ signed and erected by midwest's largest builder. Warranted service on over 37,000 buildings since 1947. LOOK IN YOUR YELLOW PAGES FOR A NIPDI PROFESSIONAL : n j NORTHERN ILLINOIS PAINTING & DRYWALL INSTITUTE For a complete local listing call 742-4144 tion three-revert back to two, two-year schools with one sports program. Three coaches chose option three. Here are some of their comments why. "As a coach, it would give you contact with all the potential athletes." "It is best for the athletic program to keep one school unified. Numbers are needed to have a representative athletic team and not an intramural program." "It obviously makes the most sense in terms of the quality of athletic programming." One of the respondents thought that there should be a fourth option added and said that McHenry should Option four-have one, four-year building with one athletic program. The coach reasoned, "East (campus) is not equal to West (campus). They should build a new east campus or keep it all at west." Through previous discussion, it seems that most of those against two sports programs feel that McHenry does not have enough students to split into two sports programs. I asked the coaches to suggest an enrollment at which McHenry could successfully split its program. Keep in mind that the present enrollment is 1597. Those that picked option two- "1300 would be needed at each campus so that we could stay in what I feel is a competitive conference." "1500 at each school." "MCHS would need approximately 1200 students at each campus to compete in the FVC." "When each school reaches approximately 1200 enrollment." Those that picked option three- "McHenry could possibly split at a total enrollment of 3000." "General school population is not the deciding factor. It is how many you get out for sports. When you have to cut because of numbers, then you should split." "2800 pupils." The question of inadequate facilities for two programs is also raised, so I asked the coaches how McHenry could equalize facilities if two programs were developed. Those that picked option two- "City tennis courts could be used by East (until some could be built). Also, McHenry could build a pool at Knox Park (indoor-outdoor) so one school could use it." "Build them at East." "We would have to build a swimming pool and tennis courts at East and a football field and track at West. That's for starters." "Pool could be shared by swim teams, and we could go on a Marian Central shift for use of Main gyms for volleyball and basketball." If" fne McHe Split Those that picked option three- "You would have to go double shifts, later hours, and less time. Also, loss of practice for one team when the other had a game." "Impossible unless East can purchase new land. (Number one fairway and green at country club). Then it would be very expensive and difficult. "Could only equalize if a new building were built for east." On the question of whether or not McHenry gets enough students involved in its program, most of the coaches felt that McHenry drew a substantial number of athletes compared to its total population, but a few felt differently. "Most sports do not have enough quality players right now. The split with Johnsburg really hurt and another split would practically kill us as far as success is concerned." "We do not get enough initially, or keep them out for four years." Finally, I asked the coaches to raise some questions themselves as to what other problems should be considered before the sports program could be split. Here are some of their questions. Do we have enough quality coaches to go around? What about costs to maintain two different athletic programs? Will busing have to be doubled? Will the town back the sports program if their are two of them? Will there be fewer total participants as was the result when Johnsburg started their own high school. Is there enough land to expand on to? There are questions. To find answers an interview with the athletic director and school board will follow in part three. Fall To Crown Conway I .Elm St. I McHunry 7111 J Dennis "See me for a State Farm Homeowners Policy with Inflation Coverage." Like a good neighbor. State Fwm is there. 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