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PAGE 0«PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, Plaindealer 0 Johnsburg Loses Two Conference Battles The Johnsburg varsity cagers lost a pair of Shark Conference encounters last weekend, falling to Marengo 62-52 at home on Friday and tumbling by a 86-62 score in Hononegah on Saturday. It was obvious that Marengo was going to rely on 6' 3" center, Kerry Garman from the outset, as he dumped in the first seven Marengo points and tallied a total of 21 in the game. Marengo won the tip in the first quarter and Garman scored on a baseline 12- footer with less than 10 seconds gone in the contest. Almost two minutes went by before Johnsburg's Russ Beck tied the game at two on a 20-footer, but Garman came right back to hit a short jumper before Tom Pieper tied it again at four from the corner. Garman upped the Marengo lead to three on a three-point play underneath and Johnsburg would never again tie the game as the first quarter ended with Marengo on the tall end of a 19-13 score. Marengo again won the tip (also in the third and fourth quarter) in the second period, but Johnsburg started to come back, trailing by a 25-22 margin at the 3:40 mark. Johnsburg went cold, however, and Marengo couldn't miss the rest of the half as they held a 32-23 lead going into the intermission. Garman tallied 15 first- half points, hitting an amazing 7 of 8 field goals plus one charity shot. Niess kept Johnsburg close with 10 points in the first half as he hit only 4 of 9 from the field and two free throws. The Marengo dominance was evident as they hit an astounding 83 per cent from the field compared to Johnsburg's less than 50 per cent. The Sky hawks were also outmuscled on the boards as they continually made only one shot at the basket. Marengo showed moxie in thwarting the Johnsburg fast break and forcing Johnsburg to set up. The second half saw a mild resurgence by the Johnsburg troup,twice cutting the Marengo lead to two before Marengo put the finishing touches on the 10 point victory. Neiss hit two in a row from 20 feet out, and Russ Beck, Frank Jakubicek and Chuck Novy all contributed to cut the lead to 36-38 as Tom Pieper hit on two free mm CHEERS AND SNEERS~are all a part of the emotions of a high school basketball game, and Johnsburg coach Bob Kiet took it to the limit Friday night against Marengo. In an attempt to arouse his team and the fans, Kies came out of the locker room before the game wearing a five-foot wide cowboy hat given to him by a staff member. Chanting "Go, Skyhawks, Go," the coach got the crowd going and took off his hat for the games start. He later also took off his neck tie and tossed into the stands when his team was called for a technical in the late minutes of the 62-52 Johnsburg loss. STAFF PHOTO-JOEL WAKITSCH TrueStory m Mr. X of McHenry bought eyeglasses from someone else costing him $106.00 and waited 6 weeks for delivery. --June, 19BO-- Mr. X came to McHenry Opticians, bought glasses costing him $44.00 and waited only 26 minutes i "See th« difference! Mr. X saved $62 and you'll be $$$ ahead too." throws. The third quarter ended with Marengo pulling ahead by five, 41-36. Again the Skyhawks came back to within two as Chuck Novy hit a 12-footer from the baseline. Marengo had missed three of four free throws in this stretch which gave Johnsburg a chance, but the 40-42 deficit didn't last long as the locals proceeded to miss four from the field in a row and Marengo extended its lead to 48-40 at the 4:00 mark of the final stanza. From this point on, Johnsburg tried to pick up the pace and Marengo tried the stall tactic, which resulted in plenty of fouls. Frank Jakubicek fouled out at about the 3:00 mark and after Chuck Novy in­ correctly checked into the lineup, Johnsburg was called for a technical. Mike Dunek hit three free throws, while Johnsburg coach Bob Kies lost his temper, loosened his neck tie and tossed it into the stands. Quite a contrast from the beginning of the game, when he emerged from the locker room wearing a five-foot wide cowboy hat and initiated ~ a frantic cheerleading session. For the remainder of the game, forced shots by Johnsburg and the Marengo stall tactics kept Johnsburg from gaining its composure. In the second half, Johnsburg held Garman to six points, but Dunek took over for him, tossing in 11 points in the disasterous third and fourth quarters. Pieper led Johnsburg in the second half, adding 8 points to his two, first half points for a game total of 10. Neiss had a dismal game from the field, hitting on only 7 of 24 from the field in tallying 16 points. Novy ended the game with 11 points, hitting on five of seven field goals and showing the only rebounding punch that Johnsburg could muster. Jakubicek ended the game with 7 points, while Russ Beck added four and Tom Popovich came in late in the game to hit a long 22- footer. Although he did not score, Scott Valentin played the guard spot in the second quarter in an attempt to get more rebounding. He did well in making three sharp passes underneath to Frank Jakubicek and Chuck Novy. Against Hononegah on Saturday, the Skyhawks committed 32 fouls, while Hononegah converted on 26 of 50 free throws in pulling away after a first quarter 14- 14 tie. Chuck Novy pace Johnsburg with 19 while Tom Pieper had 14. Joel Wakitsch THE PIN-came in the second period, as Brian Wrona (126 pounds) for McHenry entangles his Jacobs opponent as the referee gets ready to signal the pin. McHenry lost to Jacobs, 37-25, but did well in Saturday's Jacobs Invitational, as they produce three first place champions. Wrona was one of those and was voted the moat outstanding wrestler of the day by participating coaches of the 10 teams involved. He won two major decisions and pinned one opponent in 34 seconds to collect the honor. , STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD. Wrona Named Outstanding Wrestler Coach Sobcak and his varsity wrestlers brought three championships, two second places, one third place and two fourth places to McHenry from the Jacobs Invitational Wrestling tournament last Saturday. As a team the wrestling Warriors took fourth place out of eight teams, trailing Harvard, Waubanse Valley and Jacobs. Brian Wrona (126 lbs.), Joe Mullen (145) and Victor Betancourt (155) all wrestled to the first place ranking for McHenry. For Wrona and Betancourt, these were repeats of championships from last year. In addition, Wrona was voted the most outstanding wrestler by the participating coaches. He earned this top rating as a result of two major decisions (11-0 and 12- 3) and a quick 34-second pin. Mullen drew a bye, piled up a 15-0 superior decision, and took his first place by a 6-2 decision. Betancourt drew a first round bye, pinned his man in round two and decisioned his Harvard opponent 7-1 for the championship. Second place medals were earned by Pat Haderly (132) and Scott Schmidt (138). Eric Karpinski (96) received a third place medal after pinning three of his four opponents, his final fall taking him only 24 seconds to accomplish. Two McHenry freshmen ranked fourth place in their weight brackets. Ric Connor (105) and Bob Serabia (112) each pinned two of their four opponents in this varsity tournament. Also wrestling in the tourney were Warriors Mitch Ketchum, Tom McHeniy In a period of two minutes and fifteen seconds, the Warriors four game winning streak was halted at Jacobs last Friday night as the host school won 67 to 51. With 45 seconds remaining in the third period, the Warriors finally tied the game at 39 on Bob Greve's basket, but then the Eagles ran off two quick baskets, and in the first minute and a half, three more baskets nut the game out of reach for the Warriors. The Warriors found it rough going in the opening period as the Eagle zone defense anchored by 6'6" Joe Schaefer and 6'6" Mark Ault gave the Warriors only one shot at the basket. Unfortunately for the locals, the ball generally wound up in the arms of one of the two above and the Warriors trailed at the period 16 to 10. Using his height, Schaefer made four of four from the field, mostly layups in the period. The pesky Warriors picked up the tempo in the second riod, with a full court press, the Warriors managed to rrow the gap 22 foJiat 4:3ft. Zeller's two baskets kept the Warriors within distance, until three quick baskets by Tiirskey, and Schaefer put the Eagles ahead at the intermissibn, 33 to 25. In the third period, Greve and Costigan got the Warriors to within two, and then the teams traded baskets until at 0:45, Bob Greve's 15-footer tied it at 39. Then disaster hit the Warrior. Ault and Lange made baskets and it was 43 to 39 at the buzzer. The first ninety seconds of the final period saw the Eagles extend their margin to 49 to 39, and it was all over for the Warriors. The closest the Warriors came was 9, when Chris FVC Loss Freund made a basket at3:45 making it 54 to45. It was a case of too much height on the part of the Golden Eagles. Their zone defense made it tough for the Warriors to shoot over, and the Warriors did not shoot very well in the first half. It seemed the Warriors lost their poise after tying the game late in the third period. The Eagles picked up some easy baskets after that, and it was the old ball game. Friday night the Warriors travel to the fieldhouse to take on the Crystal Lake Central Tigers. Then on to the Wheeling tournament during the Christmas holidays. Dick Rabbitt McHenry vs .Jacobs fg pf pf tP Costigan 2 0 3 4 Zeller 5 2 4 12 Haley 2 0 0 4 Bauml 2 0 2 4 Greve 10 1 4 21 Burgdorf 1 0 2 2 Freund 1 0 0 2 Bryniarksi 1 0 1 2 Boeka 0 0 0 0 Totals: 24 3 16 51 Jacobs fg ft pf tp Schaefer 9 6 2 24 Lange 3 0 1 6 Ault 7 4 1 18 Brock 0 1 1 1 Rankin 3 2 0 8 Turskey 4 12 9 Lipinsky 0 1 0 1 Totals: 26 15 7 67 McH Jacobs 10 15 14 12 16 17 10 24 51 67 McHenry Girls Basketball Underway Coach Pat Wirtz of McHenry's girls basketball team is anticipating a successfull season this year as a total of 24 girls have come out for the 1980 campaign. "We're looking for a pretty good season,"the first -year girls coach said. "We'll definately be over .500." Taking over the chores from last year's coach Gary Gray, Wirtz said there are nine varsity players and 15 junior varsity players this year. The varsity squad will be young, with three of the proposed starters being sophomores. The seniors who will start for Wirtz in­ clude Sue Haddick, a 5' 4" guard, who the coach an­ ticipates will "figure prominently in the scoring attack." »*i Estate 14440) I by Realtor Ron Bykowski CENTURY 21 CARE REAL ESTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCATION Any Realtor will tell you that the three most important fac­ tors concerning the value of a house are: "Location, Location, and Location." Un­ fortunately, most home buyers ignore this important advise. Location is especially vital when buying a house for maximum resale value. Statistics say that you will be reselling your home long before the final mortgage payment is irf the mail. Therefore, take a long, hard look, not only at the present, but the future prospects for the community and immediate neighborhood. Select a location where raw land house values have an in­ creasing price trend. Especially check into the zoning laws for any un­ favorable change which could cause a depreciation in the value of the neighborhood and the resale price of your home in the future. Remember you can remove, replace or remodel a house, but you can never change the location. So choose carefully. If there is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate, please phone or stop in at CENTURY 21 CARE REAL ESTATE, Rte. 120 - across from Jewel Foods - McHenry, Phone: 344-1033. We're here to help! Jenny Berryhill is another senior who will play the wing spot at 5'5" tall. As for the sophomores, Terri Blume at 5'8" will play forward. Wirtz noted that Blume is "quick and a good rebounder." Deb Koerber will also play as a sophomore and should help the Warriors with her outside shooting, while the "big man" for the girls will be 5'9" sophomore center Karen Karpavicius who Wirtz termed as "good and agile under the basket." Wirtz also noted that sophomore Robin Geiger will start the season in the number six slot, but will often start for the Warriors. "Robin is a good shooter who is fairly aggressive and will start plenty of games for us," Wirtz said! Other players on the varsity include seniors JCathy Bittermann and Sue Dixon, along with junior Tammy Sproull. Wirtz said that with only 9 varsity players, all of the girls will see a lot of action. By mid-season, Wirtz admitted that he may bring one sophomore and two freshman up to the varsity level. "Sophomore Cissy Pinkstaff, and freshmen Gretta Larson and Sara Prust may be needed on the varsity later on , but I want to give them all the junior varsity experience they can get first," Wirtz said. The Warriors, now with a 0-0 record, will play Grant at home on Thursday. The junior varsity is coached by Karen Wheeler. Joel Wakitsch Ketchum, A1 Horton and Dan Danczyk. Friday the Jacobs wrestling teams came to West Campus for a con­ ference match. Jacobs downed the varsity 37-25 and the Junior varsity 41-15. Earning varsity points for McHenry were Connor (fall, 1:08), Wrona (fall, 4:41), Mullen (17-6 major decision), Betancourt, (9-3 decision) and Danczyk by a forfeit. Senior Brian Wrona still boasts a 9-0 undefeated season so far. Also main­ taining winning records are Karpinski (7-2), Connor (3- 2), Haderly (5-2), Schmidt (5-3), Mullen (6-3) and Betancourt (5-3). Karpinski holds the quickest varstiy pin record (24 seconds) as well as the most pins (6). Thursday the local wrestlers travel to Crystal Lake Central for a con­ ference match. Then on Friday and Saturday they face some of the seasons toughest opponents at the annual Harvard 16 team tournament. Wrestling Friday starts at 6:30 and Saturday at 10. Finals will start at 6 p.m. Saturday night. Lynne Sobczak Holiday Tournament The Thanksgiving Singles Event of Lakeland Tennis Club "Holiday Open" was won by Sharon Marunde of Pistakee Highlands in the Women Singles division. Doreen Stoddart of Lin- denhurst won second place. Bob Shinflug of Antioch won first in the men's singles bracket and Henry Glick of McHenry came in second. The Christmas events on Dec 26,27 and 28 will include men doubles, women doubles and mixed doubles. There will be an entrance fee and the last day to register is Dec. 22. Parks Basketball Features Overtimes In the Wednesday Parks and Recreation Men's Basketball League, Old Bridge battled McHenry Sand and Gravel through three overtimes before gaining a 60-58 victory in the first game of . the JS0O-81 season. Don Prazak scored the winning basket as he an Dave Lawson scored six points each during the overtime periods to lead Old NOW! The Most Attractive Package Plan Ever Offered In Catering > WEDDINGS* BANQUETS* MEETINGS Accommodations for up to 300 f§ Hour Completely Stocked Open Bar •Ml Course Dinner • 2 Entrees Hour Band | •Bartenders-Waitresses $ 12.75 l person ! 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