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PAGE «-PI -FRIDAY. JANUARY a. 1 Banquet Really Was 'Hit And Run' The Bullpen Carl MoescM Sports Editor With a hand in his face, McHenry's Mike Bauml shoots over his Dundee defender in last Friday night's game at West Campus. Bauml, who finished with 18 points against the Cardunals, will lead his team against the conference leading Crytstal Lake South Gators tonight. STAFF PHOTO - WAYNE GAYLORD The Sixth Annual John- sburg Oldtimers Club "Hit and Run" baseball banquet was held Monday night at the Johnsburg Community Club Hall and the affair went well into extra innings. The annual event, which attracted a crowd of nearly 300, was emceed by Vince Lloyd, WGN radio's voice of the Chicago Cubs. Other guest speakers included Ross Baumgarten, pitcher for the White Sox; Bruce Froemming, National league umpire, Bob Logan, sports writer for the Chicago Tribune; John Cox, a * member of the Cubs front office, and Earl Walsh, famed S.I.H. columnist for the McHenry Plaindealer. Part of the program in­ cluded the formal scholarship presentation to Randy Wakitsch, the 1981 recipient of the Oldtimers Club award. Randy was unable to attend the event, however, and his father Jerry Wakitsch accepted the award for him. Following dinner, each of the speakers took his turn to express his feelings about the professional sports teams in Chicago, Vince Lloyd started the fireworks and immediately focused our attention on the upcoming Super Bowl game between Cincinnati and San Francisco. "Imagine the national embarrassment that one of these team's fans is going to suffer," he said. "But here in Chicago, we Bear fans don't have to suffer like that. ^ "Think of the Los Angeles Dodgers who were down three games to one in the World Series," he continued. "In California they worried, but did we? Of course not, our team was safe at home." Bob Logan was quick to point out that the Bears are actually Chicago's most popular team. Why? "They only lose once a week," he offered. He added that the Chicago should bring back Dave Kingman, but only to play tight end for the Bears. Logan went on to point out that the definition of a Cub fan is a sober White Sox fan, and he left us with this thought: "Winning isn't everything, in Chicago it's nothing." Lloyd then turned the microphone over to Baumgarten and said of the promising southpaw, "Here now is a guy who wanted to get to the major leagues, but instead wound up with the White Sox." All kidding aside, Baumgarten defended his club saying that the ad­ ditions of Tom Paciorek and Steve Kemp should put the Sox near the top of the American League's Western Division. "If we don't win it, we have no one to blame but ourselves," he said. When asked to name the toughest hitters for him to pitch to, Baumgarten singled out Milwaukee's Cecil Cooper, Kansas City's George Brett, and Kemp, formerly of Detroit. John Cox mentioned that the efforts of the Cubs front office should start to take shape on the playing field under new genaral manager Dallas Green. Plaindealer Warrior Grapplers Split McHenry high school's wrestling team split in dual meet action last week defeating Stream wood 37-23 at East Campus, and then bowing at Fox Valley op­ ponent Dundee 45-12. The Warriors were vic- timid by injuries during the two matches, a factor which coach Marty Sobczak hopes to overcome in time for the conference tournament on February 5 and 6 at Dundee McHenry is also a young team, and despite its misfortunes, has performed admirably under the cir­ cumstances "With six of 11 wrestlers in the sophomore class, the Warriors are doing a good job of maintaining a varsity level of wrestling," said Sobczak.* "The next two weeks will tell if they are ready for the conference tournament " McHenry will resume conference competition on Friday. Jan. 22 when it hosts Crystal Lake South at East Campus By weight class, here are the results against Streamwood and Dundee: 98 lbs Erich Gaza won by forfeit against both schools to improve his record to 6-4 overall 105 lbs Wrestling in place of Steve Carby, Eric Karpinski won by fall against Blaine (S) at 1:17, and he moved his record to .500 with a tough 7- 6 decision over Digincomo (D). 112 lbs Rick Connor won by superior decision 21-5 against Gallione <S), then he raised his record to 10-10 for the year with a narrow 3-2 verdict ovewr Shelton (D). Connor is tied with Dan Clark for the team leader­ ship in falls with eight. 119 lbs McHenry forfeited to both schools at this weight class 126 lbs Bob Sarabia lost a 10-7 decision to Noonenster <S), and he also lost by superior decision 20-3 to Livingston 20-3. 132 lbs Mike Love won by superior decision 13-0 against Her- nandor (S), but he lost a 8-5 decision to Deleon (D). Love is now 8-8 for the year 138 lbs Scott Schmitt lost by superior decision 21-4" against Moreno (S) and was through for the weekend with an injury. Paul Voss filled in for Schmitt on Saturday and was pinned at 3:00 by Nelson iD). 145 lbs Mike Connor split over the weekend defeating Rippo (S) 9-3, but then losing 12-5 to Moreno <D). 155 lbs Dan Clark won by fall in :35 against Cory <S>, buLhe was injured during ^s match with Frenen <D> took a forfeit His recor nonetheless is a fine 14-7 167 lbs Bob Hawley filled in for the injured John Clewis and was pinned at 4:39 by Oleinkzak (S), and lost a 13-4 decision to Muscal, one of Dundee's best wrestlers. 185 lbs ., ^ Tom Kucek suffered apair of losses over the weekend. He was decisioned 10-8 by Kim (S), and he was pinned at 3:21 by Dortiet (D). Heavyweight Dan Mohnen won by forfeit against Streamwood, but he was pinned by Onlinger (D) at 3:69 J What's On Tap: ( Friday, Jan. 22 McHenry Boys Basketball at Crystal Lake South McHenry Wrestling Crystal Lake South Johnsburg Boys Basketball Harvard Marian Boys Basketball „ Hononegah Saturday, Jan. 23 McHenry Girls Basketball at Cary Grove Johnsburg Boys Basketball Crystal Lake Central Marian Boys Bask Marian Boys Basketball Marian Wrestling Monday, Jan. 25 McHenry Girls Basketball at Caiy Grove at St. Edward North Chicago Tuesday, Jan. 26 McHenry Swimming Johnsburg Wrestling Marian Girls Basketball at Waukegan West SHARK conference at Harvard Woodstock MCC Loses Twice I Scoreboard :to©oast ALL REMAINING SNOW BLOWERS SOLD BELOW COST The McHenry Community College men's basketball team took a disheartening fall from the College of Lake County last Thursday when it was soundly beaten 112-88. The winning Lancers forced the Scots to turn the ball over several times during the early part of the first half and took an early lead Lake County made it obviously clear by halftime who had control of the game with its 70-31 lead McHenry attempted to put itself back into the game cutting the lead to under 40 points. But despite the defensive rebounding of Jim Johnson and the addition of Hick Peterson's 20 second half points, the Scots could only slice the lead down to 25 points. With the game well decided in the second half, all 10 MCC players got into the scoring act Others who scored in double figures were Ron D'Angelo with 15, Dan Conway with 12, and Johnson and Chris Wadlington with 10 each. Tuesday night, MCC suffered another defeat at the hands of Truman College 80-72. The Scots had a 9-point lead near the end of the first quarter and the game at hand when disaster struck. Truman errupted for six straight field goals and took a 33-31 halftime lead. Truman's momentum continued throughout the second half, and MCC was unable to catch up. Peterson and Wadlington were the only Scot players to score in double figures as they netted 24 and 14 points, respectively. MCC, now 3-10 overall, will be at Waubonsee College on Thursday then travel to Morraine Valley College on Saturday, Jan. 23. Barb Ansell FOX VALLEY CONFERENCE BOYS BASKETBALL Leading Scorer*: (conference games only) ft Name School fg ft tp Mitby Crystal Lake South 47 27 109 Killough Dundee 47 5 99 Hill Crystal Lake Central 46 6 96 T. Dayton Crystal Lake South 35 28 98 DeWane Woodstock 40 15 85 Games for Friday, Jan. 22 McHenry AtC.L. South Crown at Dundee Woodstock at Jacobs C.L. Central at Cary Grove Games for Saturday, Jan. 23 C.L. Central at Johnsburg Marian Central at Cary Grove FOX VALLEY CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL Name Schermann Kwidzinski Hustzi Boos Linden Leading Scorers: School Crystal Lake South Jacobs Crystal Lake Central Cary Grove Jacobs fg ft tP 25 15 65 20 17 57 15 19 49 19 6 44 13 11 37 Until All Stock Is Sold! Simplicity 20" Electric Start SNOWBUSTER Reg. 339.95 Simplicity 220 SNOWBUSTER Reg. 289.95 8HP 2 Stage S|lf-Propel led SNOW THROWER eg. 849.00 5 HP 2 Stage Self ̂ Propelled SNOW THROWER Reg. 699.00 HARDWARE Coast to Goast McHENRY MARKET PLACE 3S5-4455 18T 149" 499" 439" POLAR PAIRS SflOWMOBILE FUN DAY Sunday, January 24, 12:00 Noon T*H "ZZ iiiiMf FAMILY! CROSS COUNTRY EVENT LIMITED TO McHENRY COUNTY Snowmobile Club Members Only Hot Refreshments RUDOLPH'S BREEZY LAWN FARM 2 wi Miles East Of Richmond On Rt. 173 & Richardson Rd. (Spring Grove) Games for Thursday, Jan. 21 McHenry at Crown Dundee at Cary Grove Jacobs at C.L. Central Woodstock at C.L. South James for Saturday, Jan. 23 McHenry at r^ .-y Grove Crown at C.L. Central Duuuee at C.L. South , Woodstock at Jacobs staffs 3503 Chapel Hill - Johnsburg^^i^ W/Fri«s I Col* Slow FAMILY STYLE DINNERS S099 A ADULTS (Children Under 10) $150 W/Col« Slow MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: FRIDAY: W Msottowct Oreod ft Better * Breakfast Specials Sti l l 99 ' • • 101 Semor Cit izens Discounts • • Always Carryouts And Sandwiches • • Ask About Our Luncn Delivery (M-F)-* *ON . WH>.. Ftl 6 30AM-8 00PM 315-3970 TUtS THUtS. 6:30AM 6:00PM SAT. 8AM-SPM SUN. 8AM-2PM Cox also expressed his team's interest in resigning Bill Buckner, but noted that he could find better ways to spend an evening than negotiating with Buckner's agent. Froemming was the life of the party. He shared many of his experiences in his umpiring career dating back to rookie season in 1958. He told of his encounters with Leo Durocher, Billy Martin, and Earl Weaver, and how you can get even with a manager. "You can always get back at them," he em­ phasized. Froemming told the story of how he settled an argument with Durocher on a close play at first base. "How can call him safe?", Leo inquired. "He on the bag with the foot," Froemming Earl Walsh followed and was greeted to a standing ovation. He immediately came to the defense of his White Sox who had Wen much maligned during-the evening. He had a few things to say about the Cubs too. Previous banquets broke up about 10:30 p.m., but this one seemed destined to go on forever. Finally after all the Harry Carey and Jimmy Piersall jokes had passed, Lloyd dismissed the crowd with the familiar quote "See you next year." Sounds like a Cub saying doesn't it?. Carl Moesche On The Court: McHenry at South Coach Ken Ludwig and his McHenry Warriors will have their work cut out for them Friday when they invade "Gator Alley" to take on Gary Collins' Crystal Lake squad. The Gators finally cracked the top-16 in this week's state poll with their number 16 ranking. After a season opening loss at Lake Zurich, Crystal Lake South has ran off 15 straight wins and is 6-0 in the Fox Valley. McHenry is 2-4 in the conference and 2-10 overall. The Gators are led by conference scoring leader Jeff Mitby who is averaging 19 points per game, along with two other guards Jim Goodwin and Pat Corey. The front line is manned by', the Dayton brothers Tom and Mike, both at 6-2 and the tallest "players on the team. With a well-balanced of­ fense and a good defense, they will be tough to beat. The Warriors, however, have improved greatly over the "past several wetks, despite a heartbreaking 62- 60 loss against Dundee. In that game Mike Bauml; led McHenry with 18 points.. The Warriors have a tendancy to get behind and then try and play catch up. One of these times they are goiung to put it all together and tonight would be a good time to begin. Hope to see a lot of fans at the game. Dick Rabbitt Johnsburg Hosts Harvard, Crystal Lake Central Johnsburg high school's basketball team will have the benefit of the home court advantage on its side this weekend when formidable opponents Harvard and Crystal Lake Central invade its gymnasium. Friday night, the Skyhawks will be trying to avoid the hat trick when they play SHARK rival Harvard. The Hornets have already beaten the Skyhawks twice, once at Harvard and once in the consolation bracket of the Hampshire holiday tournament. Johnsburg has won three of four home games this season, however, which which may play a role for an upset. On the road John­ sburg is a dissappointing 1- 10. The Skyhawks have been idle since Jan. 12 when they routed Northwest Military Academy 101-57. Their conference game against Hononegah Friday night was postponed by inclement weather. Johnsburg is in fourth place in the SHARK con­ ference with a 1-2 record and stands 4-11 overall. The Skyhawks have scored 864 points (57.6 dveD'iti tfceir 15 games, while they Have given up 930 points ($2.0 ave.) in those games. Harvard is tied for second place in the SHARK with Marian Central as each school is 2-2 in league (day. Overall the Hornets are 7-9. Their game at Hampshire last weekend was also postponed by the cold weather. Crystal Lake Central is tied for third place in the Fox Valley conference with a 3-3 record. The Tigers are 9-6 overall and are coming off a 62-48 loss against Fox Valley conference leader Crystal Lake South. Marian Hosts Hononegah, Visits Cary Grove Marian Central' basket­ ball team will be trying to snap a three-game losing streak when it plays host to Hononegah Friday night, then travels to Cary Grove Saturday. The Hurricanes, 2-2 & 7-5, dropped yito a tie for second place in the SHARK con­ ference when they lost last Friday to conference leader Marengo 71-68. The loss was also Marian's first this year on its home court in six games. Scott Truckenbrod led the Hurricane's in a losing cause against the Indians by scoring 30 points. The oc­ casion also marked the seventh time in 12 contests that the senior forward has scored over 20 points. M a r i a n d e f e a t e d Hononegah in the first meeting between the two schools, 63-60 at Rockton. Truckenbrod had 17 points in that game to lead the win­ ners. The Hurricanes have scored 734 points (61.2 ave) in their 12 games and have given up an almost identical 733 points (61.0 ave). Hononegah sits at the bottom of the SHARK conference with a 0-3 record and is 5-7 overall. The In­ dians' game at Johnsburg last Friday was cancelled due to the weather. Cary Grove is tied for third place in the Fox Valley conference with a 3-3 record and has an overall mark of 6- 6. The Trojans are coming off a 56-45 loss at Woodstock Friday night. SKI-DOO SNOWMOBILE RED HOT DEALS CiBHW' S® ADDITIONAL % CLOTHING (with thli od) TRI MARINE 4019 E. Lake Shore Dr. Wonder Lake, III. 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