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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 30 Jan 1981, p. 75

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CHAS. HERDRICH i SON, INC. 1014 N. River Rd. McHenry, III. 385-0016 mil miftMM«vi conference season with a winning 32-37 score. Coach Sobczak's team closes this season with a 8-9 overall record and a 3-4 conference record. Former Johnsburg high school star Don Bentz was honored during the Rockford „ college vs. Judson college basketball game. Bentz is a freshman at Rockford college and a starter on the varsity basketball squad. Rockford college is hosting Johnsburg High School night in honor of Bentz, who was named Johnsburg's Most Valuable Male Athlete last year. Ed Hughes, wrestling in -the 167 lb. weight class earned his championship medal in the Fox Valley conference wrestling tournament. The (rood News Bears defeated the McHenry faculty 79 to 57. Bob Avellini must have felt as if he were in Soldiers field. When an­ nounced, a chorus of boos were heard throughout the gym. For the second time this season the McHenry Warriors and the Dundee Cardunals went into over­ time in a basketball game. This time the Warriors were the victors by the score of 63 to 60. It puts the Warriors right back in the FVC race with an 8 and 3 record, one game behind the lead IaajUMJ! ; •-leaning taiua. Senior Ed Hughes and Brian Wrona, a junior, each took second place awards at the Antioch district tour­ nament and therefore qualified for the sectional tournament at North Chicago. . The McHenry High Warriors' hopes for a Fox Valley title took a dim view when the Woodstock Blue Streaks in a mild upset won 64 to 63. The loss coupled with wins by Dundee and Crystal Lake South left the Warriors in third place with an 8 to 4 record. Dundee is 10 and 2 and the Gators are 9 and 3. Coach Mike Shanahan's McHenry high swimmers finished second to Wood­ stock in the Crown In­ vitational. The Streaks scored 115 points to the Warriors 75. Dundee finished third with 46 and the host school had 38. Chris Dixon's 20-foot jump shot from the perimeter of the key gave the Johnsburg Skyhawks a 63-61 come- from-behind victory over tqe South Beloit SoBos in the SoBo gymnasium. Johnsburg's hopes for a Shark conference cham­ pionship in girls' basketball received a big boost as the Skyhawks, sparked by superb performance from Lora Jacobs and Inge Dchida, defeated South Beloit 56-48 on the Johnsburg home court. Coach Gary Gray's McHenry high girls uaanCvbai! iCuiTi Vt'Cu TV^O " games They defeated Dundee by the score of 66 to 57. Sue Hutchinson had 26 SERVING THE McHENRY AREA SINCE 1933. Jjmis NitlffM, PresiM UNDER THE NETO-is Kurt Valentin for Johnsburg as he seared 14 points in each of the first two games of the Northern Illinois Classic In Hampshire last January. Johnsburg finish* tanr* tathe tourney . but finished the month tf STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Distributers Of Disss QuilHy Products A litr LOWENBRAU PAGE 21 • PLAINDFALER. points to lead all scorers. In another game the Warriors again had to overcome a first period 23 to 13 deficit to defeat the Woodstock Blue Streak. Sue Hutchinson had another good day from the field scoring 25 points. The Skyhawks from Johnsburg set a new scoring record and Bob Kies won his 100th victory as a coach by topping the North Boone Vikings 93 to 68. In Class "A" Regional basketball competition, Lake Forest academy handed the Johnsburg Skyhawks a 65-56 defeat. Five Skyhawk starters were suspended because of an infraction of school rules at a FRIDAY. JANUARY 3». 1M1 previous game and three players from the sophomore squad were called up to fill the vacancies. MARCH The McHenry Warriors of Coach Ken Ludwig closed out their regular season in fine style by easily crushing the Crystal lake Tigers 79 to 45. The McHenry High girls' basketball team defeated Cary Grove by the score of 66 to 53. Junior center, Vicky Kopsell, led the local attack with 24 points. Senior for­ ward and Warrior leading scorer, Sue Hutchinson, picked up 16 Sue is currently third in the Fox Conference scoring race. •J Len Jensen and Jim Johnson, senior members of the McHenry Warriors, were selected by the conference coaches to the All Star team. The steller performers were selected for their fine all around play during the past season. A fourth quarter rally enabled the McHenry Warriors to defeat the Woodstock Blue Streaks 62- 57 to advance to the finals of the Woodstock Regional tournament. Coach Gary Gray's McHenry High girls' basketball team defeated Antioch 51 to 45. Sue Hut­ chinson led all scorers with 23 points. Coach Ken Ludwig's McHenry Warriors bowed out of regional play when they lost to Belvidere at Woodstock by the score of 51 to 49. The Bucs connected on 5 of 6 free throws in the closing seconds to notch the win over the Warriors The Johnsburg Skyhawks girls' hopes of at least a co- championship in the Shark conference were blown away when the Marengo Indians defeated Johnsburg 54-39 Playing before the largest home crowd of the year, the McHenry high girls' basketball team defeated Crystal Lake Central 60-54 ••••••••••••••••• The days of the nickel beer one. But what hasn't gone, is the dedicated service we've offered our customers through the years.

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