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B<viq>fo mw HOLLYWOOD COMES TO McHENRY Now You Can See Full Length Uncut Motion Pictures in Your Living Room Without Commercials When You Want $2.50 Per Day $5.00 For 3 Days $4.00 For Fri. or Sot Ront A Recorder $30.00 2 Days w/2 Movies •NO BABYSITTING COST •NO CAS COST •CONVENIENT •ECONOMICAL WE EXCHANGE ANY MOVIES THE WHALES TAIL 342SW. PEARL *McHENRY "Every oak tree was once a little nut that stood Its ground." V Anonymous A small oak tree has begun to grow at Parkland Junior high school. The base of the tree is the newly-formed Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), a grassroots organization in every way. Last Thursday the oak sprouted some new bran­ ches. The first we-hope-it- will-be-annual athletic recognition night was held in the Parkland gym. Young athletes in four different sports were honored. And although the. youngsters wore somewhat, sheepish expressions when^asked to stand before the assem- Scorecard By Jeff Stem blage. there was also an unmistakable look of pride in each face. Trophies and medals were absent from the head table. An uncertain economy makes such glitter im­ possible to provide. But no one seemed to mind. The back table was stocked with homemade cakes and cookies just waiting to be consumed. Just this once a sweet tooth could be kept on hold for an hour or so. The plates .would still be there after the work of coaches and athletes alike were recognized and praised. "Be the best you can be" was the theme of the main speaker's address. The PTO is willing to help these youngsters to that end. Although three sports had to be dropped from the school's extracurricular offerings, Parkland is proud to have those sports that remain and will fight to keep them. - Moat of Parkland's teams finished a bit phort in the win column. Yet each coach was able to find some sunshine. The runner who improved his time or the wrestler who never gave up earned as much praise the high scorer or best spiker. And the applause was equal for all. Parkland's PTO is at the bottom of the hill now. but the momentum is building. The wheels are beginning to churn and one can almost hear the cry. "We think we can, we think we can." From tiny acorns great oak trees grow. Parkland may just be the fertile ground. Someday, maybe soon, the roots will take hold. CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR - A quick slide enabled Johnsburg's Randy Wakitsch (right) to reach second base safely in Friday's regional game against Marian. The Hurricane's Tim Sherwood takes the throw, but it's too late this time. Johnsburg won the game, 7-4. STAFF PHOTO - WAYNE GAYLORD Girls Host Tourney Thursday Marengo Dumps Hawks Stu Stock was the main nemesis of Johnsburg's baseball team all season. Thus it was somewhat fitting that Marengo's ace pitcher would end the Skyhawk season in the IHSA regionals. Stock struck out 10 Skyhawks and survived several shaky moments as the Indians won a 6-3 decision Saturday. The loss followed Johnsburg's second tournament victory, a 7-4 win over Marian Central on Friday. "I wasn't really disap­ pointed," said coach Jim Meyers when asked of his reaction to the loss. "We had Stock on the ropes several times but couldn't get the runners around." Johnsburg took a 1-0 lead in the first. Tom Peiper led off the game with a single and was sacrificed to second by Rob Peisert. Dave Maurer struck out but reached first when the third strike got past the catcher. Joe Meyers then hit a looping fly ball to left. Marengo's third baseman caught the ball with a diving effort, then threw the ball away trying to double up Maurer at first. That run held up until the second. Marengo put together three walks, an error and three singles - the last one off the bat of Stock - to take a 5-1 lead. In the third, Maurer led off with a double for Johnsburg. He took third on a fielder's choice and scored on a wild pitch. Marengo countered with a walk, a single and two ground balls to score its final run. Johnsburg missed an opportunity for another run in the fourth Doug Wick- man was declared out when the umpire said he swung at a 3-2 pitch that was low Meyers claimed Wickman was trying to avoid being hit by the delivery, but the first base umpire refused to grant an appeal The play took on added significance when Armon followed with a triple. "It wouldn't have made that big a difference in the score, but it did cost us a run." Meyers said. The Skyhawks picked up only eight hits off Marian pitching Friday, but five of the safties came in a four- run second inning. The result was a victory in the regional game. Marian scored twice in the first as the Hawk defense broke down. Tom Seher- merhorn led off with a fly ball to right that fell in and went for a double He took third when Larry Dix's pickoff throw went into center field. Dan Roughan followed with a fly ball that was dropped, and Tim Sherwood singled him home two outs later. BBt Johnsburg came up with a game-winning rally in the second Joe, Meyers led off with a sharp double to right-center and Randy Wakitsch singled him to third Scott Valentin's single scored Meyers and he then stole second After a strikeout, Richie Preston singled in a run. Armon laid down a squeeze bunt and reached first to boot. That made it 4-1 and put the Hawks in the driver's seat. Johnsburg scored again in the fourth on two errors and heads-up baserunning. Marian plated its final runs in the fourth on a walk to Chet Kopec, an error and a two-run single by Scher- merhorn. Maurer double home a run in the sixth after Peiper singled and Peisert reached on an error Meyers hit a sacrifice fly to score the final run. Dix allowed at least one baserunner in each inning, but wriggled out of several jams He left eight Hurricane runners stranded. The results leave the Hawks with a 7-10 record. They have three makeup games*-remaining, and Meyers hopes the team can win them to reach the .500 mark. It would be the first time the team had finished the season at that plateau. The Woodstock Blue Streaks put an end to McHenry's six-game softball winning streak with a 7-5 conquest over the Warriors. Coach Mary Osterman's team took ?n early lead in the opening inning when Robin Geiger slammed a triple over the right fielder's head and scored on Sue Dixon's sacrifice fly. The Blue Streaks knotted the score the next inning and then scored three runs in the third and fifth innings to take a 7-1 lead. A four-run seventh inning was not enough as the Lady Warriors comeback attempt- was thwarted. In the final inning Kris Keevil led off with a single and went to second on Kerry Kraus' base on balls. Both scored on Robin Geiger's two-run double. Dixon followed with a triple to deep left to drive in Geiger and scored herself on Karen Karpavicius' base hit. Donna Chesler kept the inning alive with a two-out single to put the potential tying run on base. Next up was Pam West, who hit a hard line shot but Woodstock shortstop Laurie Shulfer made a great catch to end the game. Osterman was still pleased with the team despite the loss and felt "everyone played well." In Tuesday's game versus Crown the Warriors dropped a hard fought 7-6 game to the Vikings Again the Lady Warriors last-inning rally was not enough to overcome the opponents lead as the tying and winning runs were left on base. Karpavicius put the Warriors nn the scoreboard in the first inning with a two- base hit to score Geiger, who had walked. Karpavicius scored after stealing third and coming home on an infield error. Crown struck back with a run in the second and three more in the third to take a 4-2 lead. But the Warriors managed to tie the score with solo runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Joan Stelmack tripled to lead off the fourth and scored on Chesler's base hit. The next inning two infield errors helped the Warriors as Sue Haddick scored the tying run. Crown retaliated in the sixth with a run as they made use of a walk, single, hit batsman and fielder's choice. An inning later three McHenry errors plus a base hit helped the Vikings take a 7-4 lead. Osterman's Warriors made a valiant effort in the last inning but came up one run short. Haddick tripled to score Dixon, who had reached base on an error. Chesler singled to drive in Haddick and moved to second on West's base hit. But the rally ended on a popout to second leaving the Warriors in third place with an 8-5 record, 11-6 overall. The frosh-soph Warriors split, losing to Woodstock 12- 2. but coming back to beat Crown 13-12 with five runs in the last inning. Andee Norton hit a two out, two-run double to win the contest. McHenry hosts Marian Thursday in second-round tournament play Game time is 4 p.m at West campus. Local Netters Fare Well Akins Hurt; Crittenden Advances Eric Crittenden senior discus thrower for the McHenry Warriors was the lone qualifier for the state finals to be held this weekend in Charleston. Crittenden placed third in the event but bettered the qualifying distance when he tossed the discus 150'6". It was by far the best throw of his career. The Warriors tied Woodstock for seventh place in the 19-ieam field held in Rockford last Friday night The Warriors were at a severe handicap due to the loss of their star sprinter, Aric Akins, who was injured in practice last Wednesday and has his foot in a cast. With Akins not running the Warriors relay teams failed to qualify. The mile relay team of Pete Ritthaler, Jay Caron, Scott Schmidt and Dave D'Angelo missed going to state by less than a second, but did break the school record with a time of 3:26.4. J* RitthOTer, placing third in the 400 meter run, missed going to state by .2 of a second. Coach Dan Boland was quite pleased with the performance of his squad, but said "there was a lot of good talent at the meet." DeKalb ran away with the litle with 60 points. The Fox Valley Conference did qualify some for the finals. Tom Boge of Crystal Lake South won both hurdles. Rob Leanna won both the mile and two mile. Kevin Beer- nink of Crystal Lake South won the high jump and Jeff Rrown of Woodstock won the pole vault. Dick Rabbitt Murphy's Wins In 16-Inch Once McHenry's 16-inch softball league got un­ derway, Mark Bentz made the most of the opportunity. Bentz went six for six with three home runs, six RBIs and five runs scored as the J and L Oilers nipped Old Bridge 18-17. The Oilers scored seven times iri the last of the seventh to send the game into extra innings. Each team scored twice in the ninth, but J and L pushed across a run in the eleventh to win the game. Each team pounded out 23 hits. Cliff Wallwin and Jeff Taylor had three hits each for the winners, while Gary Bell had four runs scored and Gary Cucla scored three times. Dan Miller added a home run. Joe Dehn had three hits for Old Bridge. Old Bridge - 3 04 1 4 2 1 02 0 0 - 17 JandL -304010702 0 1- 18 A new entry in the league - Murphy's Pub - posted a win in the season opener. Murphy's defeated Palace Bowl 13-12. Palace tied the score with three runs in the seventh inning, but * Mur­ phy's took advantage of Palace's defensive lapses in the bottom of the frame to clinch the win. J Tyson Tudor led Murphy's with three hits. Palace Bowl - 0 5 2 10 1 3-12 Murphy's Pub -3 1 0 305 1 - 13 The league plays its games on Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m (three games per night) and rain dates are made up Fridays with two games, starting at 8 p.m.' Anyone interested in acting as scorekeeper, announcer or publicity director should call Bernie Klapperich. A person of high school age or older is sought. MAY 21 SCHEDULE Hautzinger vs Nancy's Sport Stop vs. St Regis 3D Bowl vs. Something Good MAY/$6 SCHEDULE Old Bridge vs. Fox Hole Res. Development vs Murphy's Palace Bowl vs. J and L McHenry's tennis squad showed promise for the future after placing second at the Crystal Lake Central district meet Friday and Saturday. It was also a good day for the Johnsburg netters, who will send sophomore Dan Kiernan to the state meet this week. Warrior coach Gary Gray was pleased with the efforts of his players, and added a message for Kiernan. "The McHenry team and coaches will be pulling for Dan at the state meet Thursday in Arlington," said Gray. The finish marked the second straight year the Warriors were runners-up in the district. It was a fitting finale for a team that won 15 of 22 matches in a rebuilding year. Ed Donahue reached the second round of play in singles, defeating Joe Kass of Cary-Grove 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. He lost to the eventual champ, Jesse Parker, 6-1, 6- 1. K i e r n a n d e f e a t e d McHenry's Chris Stumbris 6- 1, 5-7, 6-1. Earlier in the c o m p e t i t i o n . S t u m b r i s eliminated Jed Abernethy of Crystal Lake Central, 6-3, 6- 2. The Warrior doubles teams placed third and fourth out of 14 tandems. Randy Glick and Kevin Burgess had a first-round bye, then whipped Steve Switzer and John Hen- drickson of Johnsburg, 6-1. 6- 2. Glick and Burgess eventually lost to Crystal l^ake South's team, 2-6, 4-6. McHenry's brother team, Scott and Todd Rhode. defeated Byrne and Grant of Central, 6-4, 6-4 before winning a hard-fought match over Hitt and Powell of Cary- Grove, 6-0, 5-7, 6-3. The third-place match provided an oddity, as the Rhodes defeated their teammates, Glick and Burgess. Crystal Lake South won the meet with 18.5 points. McHenry had 8.5 points, Johnsburg and Cary tied for third and Woodstock and Marian Central tied for fifth. Seventh place was held down by Central. Plaindealer Marian Plans Golf Outing Marian Central Catholic high school will hold its ninth annual golf playday June 26. The event will be held at the McHenry Country Club and will get underway with a "shotgun" start at noon. Many celebrities will a t t e n d t h i s y e a r ' s f u n d raiser, including Notre Dame University defensive coach George Kelly. For­ mer all-pro selection Dick Stanfel will also attend. Stanfel is in his first season as an assistant coach "for the Chicago Bears Stanfel is a former All- American and was the National Football League's most valuable player while playing for the Detroit Lions in 1954. Reservations and more information on the playday can be made by calling Marian at 338-4220. The donation includes green fees, golf cart and a buffet dinner. The dinner will be held at 7 p.m. Separate tickets for the banquet are also available. ONE MINUTE SPORTS QUIZ 1. George Gervin plays pro basketball for what team? 2. Who won the Bay Hill Golf Classic? 3. Ron Le Flore plays pro baseball for what team? 4. Jim Plunkett plays pro football for what team. 5. Who won the NASCAR Carolina 500? Aaswtrs Ttlptrt Qab 1. San Antonio Spurs. 2. Andy Bean. 3. Chicago White Sox. 4. 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