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Record- To Reach Despite coming off o 5-9 record last year, coach Mike Shanahan has good reason to believe that his girl swimmers will climb over the .500 plateau for the first time ever. "Last year was the most wins the girls have ever had although we were close in a couple of the loses," said Shanahan. "We were a very young and inex­ perienced team with only four seniors." This year, of the seven returning letterwinners, only one is a senior with the nucleus of the team to be based on two juniors and two sophomore. Still young and already experienced, Shanahan feels that this team has the potential to break eight of the school's 11 swimming records. Junior Terri Blume Steads the list with two individual records and one team record. Her marks of 27.0 in the 50 yard freestyle and 1:13.0 in the 100 yard backstroke are the fastest ever. She is also a member of the record setting 200 yard medley relay team. PAGE 8 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11.1*1 Another junior, Heidi Dass, returns to defend her school record of 6:40.7 in the 500 yard freestyle. She is also one of three girls to return in the quickest-ever 400 yard freestyle relay team. Joining Dass on that relay will be sophomores Robin Loss and Danielle Johnson. Loss also returns to ac­ company Blume in the 200 yard medley relay. The other returning letterwinners are senior Paula Harney, junior Lisa Thorne, and sophomore Patti Freund. Three seniors that Shanahan feels should letter this year are Diana Gregg, Bev Finkbiener, and Sharon Foley. Also expected to make significant contributions are Kim Biggerstaff, Chris Conway, Gina Jernberg, Kathy Kloss, and Kelly Watkins. Shanahan has yet to see what his freshmen crop will bring as they have started later than the rest of the team. Stickers Dominated By Senior Members John Sytsma didn't have the faintest idea that he */ouid be McHenry's new field hockey coach this year. Bui when Cis Morner last year s coach became hospitalized, it was apparent thai a replacement would have to be sought. Svisma inherits a team of numerous returning let erwinners dominated by eight seniors among his present 14 players. There are also five juniors ana one vreshman, Tricia Flage, on the squad. There are no sophomores. McHenry Field Hockey Fri., Sept. 18 Maine East Thurs., Sept. 24 at Harrington Tues., Oct. 6 DeKalb Thurs., Oct. 8 at Antioch Thurs., Oct. 15 Oak Park Wed., Oct. 21 at New Trier East Thurs., Oct. 22 at Lake Forest East Sat.,-Thurs., Oct. 17-22 IHSA 1st Round Sat..-Wed., Oct. 24-28 IHSA 2nd Round Fri.,-Mon., Oct. 30-Nov. 2 IHSA Quarterfinals Wed., or Thurs., Nov. 4 or 5 IHSA Semifinals Sat., Nov. 7 IHSA Finals All games at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified. One senior in particular, Sue Bielsky, has impressed Sytsma with her play at the forward position and will be looked upon as one of the team s leaders This will also be ner fourth year on the team. Only two other seniors, defenseman Eileen Smith and Sue Smith will be playing in their fourth straight seasons also Other senior Warriors this year include forwards Cindy Byron, Pam Reinholm. and Tammy Sproull, and defensemen Cara Jepsen and Tammy Sek. Defensive roles have been given to the junior mem­ bers thus far. Kelly Brough, Lynn Podpora, Lee Tomlinson, and Belinda Wolf have bee practicing as defensemen, and Karen Karpavicious has been designated as goalie. In McHenry's sub .500 season last year, many of the losses were low-scoring, one-point games. Therefore, this season Sytsma will be emphasizing of­ fense. He feels that the Warriors will be competitive this year because of all the returning upperclassmen. He is also waiting for a few more players to join the squad and hopefully they will be younger players. "I'd like to see more freshmen girls come out for the team," said Sytsma. "The more younger players we get out, the better our program is going to be in the future." 60 FOR THE GUSTO.. GO FOR THE GOLD! BELL LIQUORS Merchants of Fine Wine & Liquors 4610 W. Rte. 120 - McHenry 385-3200 Best Wishes For The '81 Season! Ace Hardware 3729 W. Elm St. McHenry V 385-0722 > GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE ATHLETES McHenry Checkpoint, Ina Goodyear tire center 4400 W. Elm Street McHbnry, IL 60050 Phone (815)385-7300 To All The Women (J Men Athletes... MAY ALL YOUR VICTORIES DE GREAT! W (fall 4901 W. Rte. 120 - McHenry .065-4777 Coach's Corner Beginning his tenth year at the helm of McHenry high school's girls swim team, Mike "Sonny" Shanahan has yet to coach a conference champion although he has sent four qualifiers to the state finals. O r i g i n a l l y f r o m Riverside, 111., Shanahan attended Western Illinois University where he captained the swimming and water polo teams and won eight varsity letters. After graduating with a B.S. degree in physical education, he began his coaching career in Puerto Rico for oqe year, returned to coach at Western for a year, went to Springfield for a year, and then arrived at McHenry. Shanahan, 36, is also the Warrior boys coach in Mike Shanahan swimming and in water polo. McHenry Swimming Tues., Sept. IS Tues., Sept. 22 Thurs., Sept. 24 Tues., Sept. 29 Tues., Oct. 6 Thurs., Oct. 8 Sat., Oct. 10 Thurs., Oct. IS Tues., Oct. 20 Thurs., Oct. 22 Thurs., Oct. 29 Sat., Nov. 14 Fri., and Sat., Nov Zion & Lark in at Elgin Dundee at Stream wood with . Rockford Jefferson at Schaumburg at Woodstock Rockford Jefferson Invitational 9:30 a.m. & 1:09 p.m. at Dundee Waukegan West & Auburn at Stevenson Woodstock IHSA District 20 & 21 IHSA State All meets at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified. Coach's Corner Born, raised, and still residing in McHenry, John Sytsma begins his first year as field hockey coach for McHenry high school. Sytsma attended Trinity Christian College where he he graduated with a B.A. in mathematics a/nd educaton, and was very active on several athletic iearns there. He captained the soccer team which he was a four- year member, he played three years each of hockey and baseball, and he spent one season on the basketball team. Sytsma, 33, has coached for three years and he runs the intramural soccer program at McHenry high school. He also played semi-pro baseball, and this summer was selected as an all-star in men's 12-inch softball John Sytsma the Whale s playing for Tail. BEST WISHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL SEASON IN 1981 CHINF1 LIGHT 1266 NorthGreen St. McHenry! WE'RE HOPING YOU MAY ALL BE WINNERS IN THE 1081 SEASON! JACK WALSH INSURANCE & BONDS OUR NEW ADDRESS: 5018 W. ELM ST. McHENRY 395-3300 „ iKturmctM /nOKNT