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PAGE fl - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2*. 1M1 v * ? ; v * v • - •- *•«» - VrV< Two members of the Hornet* bring down a Wlnnetka ball Hornets are Dan Laplaca(78), Mike Lermer (80), and Mike carrier in Sunday's title game at McCracken Held. McHenry Burrell (68). lost 14-0. Ready to lend a helping hand on the play for the STAFF PHOTO • ANTHONY OLIVER Johnsburg Awards Athletes Johnsburg high school's Sports Awards night for the fall sports programs was held Monday in the John­ sburg auditorium. Being honored were members of the football, volleyball, cross country and tennis teams. The ceremony was hosted by Johnsburg's athletic director Jim Meyers. The first team to receive recognition was the tennis squad, coached by Connie Sanders Senior Janice Schmitt received the Most Valuable Player award and the team Captain award for the Varsity squad. Schmitt finished the year with a record of 7-5. The Most Improved award went to senior Darcy Relle. The cross country squad, coached by Bob Texidor finished the season with an overall record of 5-14 and finished fifth in the District competition. The Most Valuable Runner award winner was junior Jay Jackson. Joe Kalisek and Lydia Oakley shared the Captain awards while Mike ;k received the 100 int award The Most iproved honor went to Mike Dodge The next group honored was the football squads. The first of these, the freshmen team, finished the season with a record of 1-7. The sophomore football program was the next in line, introduced by their coaches Jim Meyers and Mike Roberts. The squad finished the season with a 4- 3-1 mark and is still the only class of football at John- sburgh with the chance to have a winning season in all four years. "It feels like I'm down here with my sons", said Bob Schmitt of the varsity football squad that was introduced next. "I've coached the seniors on this team for four years now and I still can't tell if that's for the better or the worse. "The season wasn't as good as we had invisioned it, but we still came a long way. The SHARK conference knows that we can hit and play defense and after four games into the year we showed them we can play offense too," he added. Paul Smith was the first senior member of the squad to be introduced. Smith was also the only player in Johnsburg history to letter as a varsity player three years. "Larry 'Hoagy' Dix is the toughest high school guard I've seen in my twelve years of high school coaching," commented Schmitt on the next player. Smith and Dix were voted co-captains. Rob Schmidt, the team's punter and leading receiver, had . 28 receptions on the season for 411 yards. Sch­ midt now holds all receiving records at Johnsburg high school, most in a season, most yards and most in a career. He was voted the Newton To Speak Joe Newton, one of the most outstanding motivators "of our time, will will speak on "Motivation-The Name of the Game" at McHenry high school's cross country awards night ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 24. beginning "at 7:00 .p.m. at West Campus Newtbn, the head cross country coach at York high school in Elmhurst, led his team to its ninth state title Saturday at Peoria's Det- willer Park. The Dukes are well renouned for their fantastac iollowings each autumn and JOE NEWTON this year was no exception. The state meet attracted 11 busses of fans, cheerleaders, and also a band. team's Most Valuable Receiver. , The Most Valuable Defensive player went to John Miedzianowski for his 82 assisted tackles, 27 solo and five quarterback sacks. The Most Valuable Back award went to Pat Rorig. In his last game for John­ sburg, Rorig carried 20 times for 107 yards. He was also the leading ground gainer for the season. The Most Valuable Lineman award went to Paul Smith as did the team's Ail-Around Most Valuable Player award. Three Skyhawks were named to the first All- Conference squad and they were Paul Smith, Mike Dalan and Rob Schmidt. Receiving Honorable Mention to the All- Conference team was John Miedz i anowsk i , Dan Williams, Pat Rorig and Hoagy Dix. The next group of athletes honored were the volleyball squad. Johnsburg finished the year with the most succes s fu l vo l l eyba l l program in the SHARK conference and one of the top in the county. First year coach to the squad Kathy Bull, began her address by giving acknowledgement to all those that supported and made this season as suc­ cessful as it was. "When I first came here I was new and so the girls on the team didn't know what to expect and either did 1," explained Bull. "I started things off by saying that we were going to have double session practices. They just looked at me like I was crazy but they stuck to it and we sat down before our first game and set our goals on the season. And we set them very high. "We started out the season and we couldn't win on the road and we couldn't win a conference game no matter how hard we tried. Our record in the month of September was 5-6. "In the month of Oct­ ober we were 11-1. We went into the Zion Benton tournament as the only Class A school and the team came to me and - , t 3312 N m w TURKEY BOWL THURSDAY NOV. 26 - 9:30 A.M. (Thanksgiving Morning) "Workup An Appetite For The Turkey' 4 Games -- $10 Entry Fee 1st 6 AMI -- Low Game (Without Gutter Ball) 2nd SAME- Hi Game (Without Hitting Head Pin) 3rd SAME -9 Pin - No Tap fflNM*** 4th 6AMI -- Regular Bowl in Dark NEW! LADIES! S&H SHEEN STAMP LEASH! B57I 3 Ladies on a Team - Handicap FREE BABYSITTING 1st PLACE - lt.000 S&H MIEN STAMPS! STARTS TUESDAY NOV. 24th ONLY 16 WEEKS (ENDS MARCH 9th) "Get out of the house for an hour & an half on those cold winter days!" NEW YEAR EVE'S PARTY Plan Now! Scotch Doubles- Buffet-Prize Money- Favors-Champagne-Unlimited Bowling MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY-60 COUPLE LIMIT $25 Per Couple said, "We're going to win this one coach." I told them that I was with them all the way. We won that and the next night after our final match there we had to come home and face one of the biggest power-house teams in northern Illinois, Hononegah. We beat that team in three games and we started another slogan that said, 'Nobody beats John­ sburg twice'. And nobody did for the rest of the year." The Skyhawks won their Distirct, then the Marian Sectional which put them in the 'Sweet 16', one* of the top 16 teams in the state of Illinois. "We went down to the Super Sectionals and lost to Immaculate Conception, the eventual state champs with a record of 36-4, but on the way we represented John­ sburg and ourselves with a great deal of dignity and pride." Bull introduced juniors Carol Schmidt, Lori Nichols and Megan Hall- and then the seniors, Kelly Beitz, Dawn Haynie and Debbie Sobiesk. .. i. 7 , 4 The next two girls men­ tioned were Jane Pecucci and Paula Wroblewski, both juniors and both used in games in critical conditions. Theresa Hauck was the only sophomore playing on the varsity squad this year. "Theresa wasn't too sure of herself in September but three fourths of the way through the season she seemed to get things together. She has a lot of talent and I'm looking for­ ward to working with her in the future," added Bull. The next player in­ troduced was junior Diane Heard. Heard was one of the top spikers on the squad along with being one of the team's top servers. Next the starting seniors were introduced, leaders both on and off the court - Cheri Kofler, Sue Dehn, Patti Haag and Norine O'Neill. "All of these girls made it on the All- Conference team," added Bull. "Of the twelve members on the team, four are from Johnsburg and were pretty proud of that. "Not every year does the shark conference do this but I guess this year they saw an exception. This year the conference gave out a MVP Award and this time it went to Sue Dehn." The Most Improved awards went to Megan Hall and Lori Nichols. The team captain awards went to all four of the team's out­ standing seniors, Dehn, Haag, O'Neill and Kofler. Joe Kost Winnetka Stings Hornets The McHenry Hornets were stung 14-0 by Winnetka Sunday in the championship game of the junior football league. The loss snapped the Hornets' five-game winning streak and ended their season with an 8-2 overall record. "We had a great year," said head coach Phil Thome. "Our record speaks for itself and of our eight wins, five were shutouts. We're really proud of our kids." But Sunday at McCracken field, McHenry was anything but impressive. "We looked like a different football team out there," he added. "We were flat." ** The Hornets were plagued by several fumbles on the afternoon and never got their offense on track. As soon as quarterback William Cameron had his team on the move, a turnover quickly wiped out the scoring op­ portunity. McHenry received the opening kickoff and had the ball for exactly three plays before halfback John Diedrich fumbled the ball away, the first of seven Hornet fumbles. Winne tka r e t a ined possession for three plays before it turned the ball over. Again the Hornet offense sputtered. After two carries by Diedrich, tailback Randy Hawley coughed up the ball at midfield and this time Winnetka capitalized on the mistake. Plaindealer On the first piay, the visitors completed a 40-yard pass putting the ball on the 10-yard line. Three plays later, Winnetka scored on an off-tackle plunge which would be the only score it would need. The two-point extra point was sucessful and Winnetka led 8-0 near the end of the first quarter. McHenry then began a long drive on its third possession of the half with Diedrich. and Mike Schultz carrying on almost every down to put the ball on the Winnetka four-yard line with a first and goal. But this time it was Schultz's turn to fumble and the Hornets blew their best scoring opportunity of the day with two minutes remaining in the first half. McHenry got the ball back once more, but Schultz again fumbled i t away and McHenry trailed 8-0 at in­ termission. The Hornets had chewed up a lot of yardage on the ground in the first half, but had nothing to show for it. Diedrich and Schultz had combined for 99 yards rushing. In the second half, McHenry was again vic­ timized by turnovers and again had trouble keeping the ball. The Hornets coughed up three more fumbles and a Cameron pass interception at 3:58 to go in the game led to the final touchdown. Winnetka chewed up the clock running the football for eight straight plays before its quarterback bulled his way over the goal line for the game's final points. The extra point attempt failed but Winnetka had its championship won 14-0. Diedrich finished as the Hornets' leading rusher with 19 carries for 89 yards, while Schultz had 54 yards in U carries. Defensively, Jim Shaver led the team in tackles with seven, while Randy Hawley and Mike Burrell had four each. "We were very happy to make the playoffs," said Thome who took over as head coach in 1970. "This is the first time we've ever been in a title game. "We did well with the 19 kids that we had on the squad and our assistant coaches, Joe Podpora and Tony Fick did a great job with the kids too," he added. "We'll be back next year." Carl Moesche On The Sidelines By Dick Rabbitt A bundle of bouquets to "Hutch" and his "Running Warriors". A third place finish in the State Cross Country meet is a remarkable achievement. The Warriors really topped a most successful season by bringing home the third place trophy. The police escort into town had to be a thrill for the Warrior team and its legion of fans who followed them to the finals in Peoria. Both Hutch and his able assistant Earl Kyle spent a lot of long hours preparing the team this season, and the rewards were simply great in the showing of the team in the finals. I think I could say that coaching this season for Hutch and Earl was kind of fun. York, the defending champion, successfully defended its state title, with Schaumburg taking second place. The Warriors earlier in the season defeated the Saxons in a dual meet, but couldn't quite cut the mustard last Saturday. Joe Newton, the York coach and an old friend of mine, is scheduled to speak at the Warrior banquet next Tuesday, and you can bet I'll be there to hear one of the outstanding speakers as well as coach give his talk. You read about the motivation of Gerry Faust the new Notre Dame football coach, but I'll put Joe Newton of York right up there with him For you Warrior cross country fans, it is a must to be at West campus next Tuesday. I will guarantee you will be highly impressed with the York coach, not only as an individual, but as a speaker as well. He speaks to various groups throughout the country, from New York to California, not only to schools, but to businessmen as well Gary Gray's girls tennis team had their banquet on Monday evening and some more bouquets have to be awarded by this corner Jenny Prust and Chris Knox the number one doubles team, were voted the Most Valuable for the past season. The two were seeded third in the Fox Valley but upset the apple cart by finishing second in the conference meet. Julie Larkin was selected by her teammates as the Most Improved Player of the season, and this young lady is going to continue to improve over the next year. Joe Schlendef and the football Warriors had then- banquet on Tuesday night, and All Conference Cwt Rehberg was elected the Most Valuable Player for the Warriors for the past season. The young lad was a demon on defense and anchored the offensive line. Doug Mullen was voted the Most Improved, the senior signal caller dia a real good job for one who had not played the game before this season. He was third in touchdown passes in the conference with six. Outstanding Lineman Award went to Kelly Gartner, who missed the final couple of games due to an injury. The senior lineman was also the punter for the Warriors. Kelly did a fine job this season, and John Clewis was voted the Best Defensive Player for the Warriors. Many a time I called his name from the press box as the person who made the tackle on an opposing back this season. I agree with the Warrior choices for their awards. As I have said many times, "you can't fool the kids" and their selections prove my point. The team members know who is who. and what is what. Best Defensive Player Outstanding Lineman Most Improved Most Va proved luable Player MVPs Most Improved Football John Clewis Kelly Gartner Doug Mullen Curt Rehberg Girls Tennis Jenny Pniit and Chris Knox Julie Larkin With two private schools, Immaculate Conception of Elmhurst and Mother McCauley of Chicago winning the • girls volleybaU tourney, there is going to be talk among the officials of girls athletics about the private agaimt the public school competition in sports for girls. We are still waiting for the results of the vote by principals of the 1 H.S.A. in regards to boys athletics and the problems that occur. Dave Mihevc has promised to get his board out and predict the outcome of the Fox Valley basketball race this season. He has been pretty accurate in the past, but has made no promises for this season. Hurricanes Honor Fall Sport Teams Marian Central Catholic high school held its annual fall sports awards ceramony Tuesday night and the following athletes were recognized for their excellence in their respective sports: Football Best Defensive Player Mo6t Improved Back Outstanding Back Best Lineman Most Improved Lineman Mo6t Valuable Player Most Valuable Runner Most Valuable Player Mo6t Valuable Player MVPs Most Improved Cross Country Girls Tennis Boys Golf Dave Rickert Jeff Cychner Tom Pappas " ill Blume Jim Burrows Tom Pappas Tom Wottreng Ellen Miller Tom McMahon \ \ Girls Volleyball Julie Nylander and Debbie Liggett Beth Penza Meet The Team Night" Sunday, Nov. 22 will be "Meet The Team Night" for the Johnsburg Wrestling team. Coaches Don March and Mike Roberts mil host the evenings activities which will include introductions of the athletes and Booster Club members, and finally a wrestle-off tournament which will determine who will represent Johnsburg in each weight class for the first meet. Admission to the event, beginning at 7:00 p.m. is one bar of soap to be used by the wrestlers during the season. The public is welcome to attend. "EARLY BIRD" HOLIDAY SHOPPERS LayawaySale • 2.7 HP, fast starting • Stop/start clutch control • 20" clearing width • Quiet, lightweight, durable • Top discharge, rigid directional vanes • Compact, folding handles • "Squeegee action" paddles • Manual or electric start ^ NOW ,'iONLY fSimuliciiu SNOW BUSTERS '197" MANUAL START (ADD $45.00 FOR ELECTRIC START) 10% ftftWN WILL HOLD TILL CHRISTMAS I m -?• *• Senior Russ Beck scores against his teammates in a receat Johnsburg practice session. 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