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PAGE C • PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY. MARCH 31.1182 To End One Year Drought IcHenry high school's tennis team probably won't as many matches this _ as it is used to win­ ning. alarmed. The jse .the "Last year's 15-7 record is the fifwest wins that we've had in many years," said head cofch Garysiray. The Warriors played 22 matches last year, and this year they will play 19 But you can expect the Warriors to come out on the winning side of most of those matches The players are used to winning, and most of the winners are back. McHenry graduated only one senior from last year's squad and Gray and his assistant coach Toby Scott have nine lettermeri back to , anchor the squad. Leading the pa^k are senior Randy Glick and junior Scott Rhode, Whom Gray feels have state potential. "They've both shown a lot of improvement and they should do very well," he said. Gray also indicated tpat the duo may be teamed up in a doubles team or perhaps play as singles. "We'll do some experimenting," Gray added The other returning let- termen include seniors Ed Donohue and Dave Bauer, juniors Kevin Burgess, Chris Stumbris, Brad Salman, and Sandeep Lahoti, and sophomore Todd Rhode. Also on the squad are returning non-letterwinners senior Tim Hill, and Jason Warren a junior who out for the first time. Sophomores that have the possibility of moving up to the varsity squad include Steve Fallon, Randy Mauer, Wayne Dixon, and Russ Kemmer. But as the squad is not yet, complete, so are the positio^i assignments. "Right no>\ we're indefinite as to who will be playing where." ess jSpf: J*' <• % j£- • « • - • « - '• * v Randv Glick noted Gray. "The kids will make up their own lineup." Although the Warriors will be playing fewer matches this year, they have scheduled tougher com­ petition which should lead to improved play. "We're trying to increase the quality of play," said Gray. "We want to give our kids tournament experience against some of the better teams in the area." In McHenry's season opener on Saturday, April 3, they'll get that opportunity. McHenry will host its own quadrangular competing against Rockford Boylan, Hoffman Estates, and Schaumburg beginning at 10:00 a.m. Besides their Fox Valley opponents, the Warriors have also scheduled Grant, Antioch, and Elgin Larkin to further boost their schedule. They are also trying to into a 32-team tournament in Arlington, which comprises some of the top Class AA teams in the state. Gray predicts that Crystal Lake South should be the favorite in the FVC, but felt that McHenry and Dundee would be major contenders also. - But besides the FVC championship, Gray added that there is nother goal that the players are working for. "We're aiming for district- s," he said. "Last year we didn't get anyone to state for the first time in a long time. We'd like to end that one year drought." Carl Moesche Plaindealer & . «SU» Bauml Named Mr. Basketball McHenry Boys Tennis Sat., Apr. 3 Mon., Apr. 5 Tue., Apr. 6 Thur., Apr. 8 Wed., Apr. 14 Sat., Apr. 17 Tue., Apr. 20 Thur., Apr. 22 Mon., Apr. 26 Tue., Apr. 27 Thur., Apr. 29 Tue., May 4 Thur., May 6 Tue., May 11 Fri-Sat.,May 14-15 Mon., May 17 Fri-Sat., May21-22 Thur-Sat., May 27-29 Varsity Quadrangular 10:00 a.m. at Grant at Elgin Larkin Antioch at Stream wood 4:15 p.m. Varsity Quadrangular 10:00 a.m. at Crystal Lake South Woodstock at Round Lake at Crown Crystal Lake Central Cary Grove at Jacobs Dundee FVC Meet at McHenry Marian Central 4:00 p.m. IHSA Districts TBA IHSA State Finals McHENRY -- Mike Bauml, McHenry's sleek 6-0 junior forward, was the recipient of two awards at the team's annual banquet last week. A first-year starter and letterwinner, Bauml was given the "Mr. Basketball" award as the Warriors' Most Valuable Player and he was also given the top free throw award. Perhaps McHenry's steadiest and most consistent ballplayer, Bauml appeared in 21 of 23 contests and finished third on the team in minutes played. His 33 of 44 free throws led the team with 75 percent, and it also aided him in winning the Warriors' scoring title. He led the Warriors in total points with 225, scoring average with 10.7 points per game, and also assists with 47. McHenry's top scorer in 12 of the 23 contests this year, Bauml was also one of nine players that received major M awards. Receiving his second-year major M award was senior guard Mike Burgdorf, while first-year major M winners included juniors Steve Babb, Randy Buenzli, Gary Freund, Bill Herrmann, Randy Lively, Jim Wynveen, and Bauml, and sophomore Mark Peterson Freund and Lively were also the recipients of co-Most Improved Player awards. Statisticians Linda Eylander and Chris Morgan, and basketball manager Kevin Moore were also recognized services. for their Gary Gray Scott Rhode All matches at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified. Softballers Eye Winning Season McHenry high school's girls softball team takes on a new look this season as six starters from last year's Fox Valley conference runner-up team have graduated. Not to worry, head coach Mary Osterman has a strong nucleus to work with, and is at least two deep in every position "This year I have 18 girls on the team." said Osterman, who begins her eighth year as head coach. "The most I ever had before was 12 And the attitude has to be the best that I've had in "She does a good job at first base and she'll be one of our biggest hitters too." M c H e n r y ' s o t h e r returning letterwinners include seniors Joan Stelmack and Tammy Sproull, and junior Robin Geiger. Stelmack returns to patrol centerfield with her fine speed and fine defensive average (.888). "She's an exceptional fielder," said Osterman "She makes us strong up the middle and has the speed to help out both of our other outfielders." oiien Tnan eigfcit years. This is a pretty Sproull will be trying to somfegimifry ffcT- Hseep tfo»4Gdtnd base job TOe Wambr girls are a away Trom junior Julie weH-blended unit, most of Hetterman, while Geiger whom have come up through returns to her catcher spot the freshmen-sophomore where she'll split time with levels at almost the same sophomore Andee Norton, time. There are eight "In Geiger and Norton seniors, eight juniors, and we'll have two good two sophomores on the catchers," said Osterman. s q u a d . ' ' T h e y ' r e b o t h "In the early levels of the fundamentally sound and program the girls concentrte they both throw well down on batting, fielding, and the line. Not a lot of teams throwing." said Osterman. will steal on us." "Now when I finally get The other half of the them, we concentrate more battery will be manned by on strategy with the junior Cissy Pinkstaff, who fundamentals and w orking will try to fill the number one on finesse at a position." spot vacated by the Of it's 18 players. graduated Sue Haddick, and McHenry has five returning * senior Sue Smith. lettermen that will lead the In Haddick, the Warriors club. had the FVC's fastest Heading the list is Karen pitcher and a unanimous all- karpaviGiuS- a unanimous > All-FVC performer who has no peers at shortstop. A' junior, Karpavicius will provide the Warriors with strong defense up the middle and a potent bat at the plate. As a sophomore she led the team in several offensive catagories including batting ( 406), doubles < 24), home runs (4), and runs batted in (241. Ste is expected to again carry the brunt of the offensive attack. the receiving end of ny of Karpavicius' throws will be senior first baseman Donna Chesler, also a returning letterwinner Chesler potentially could be one of the conference's best as she had a fine season lx)th in the field 1 933) and at the plate (.320) last year. "She' s o good all-around player." said Osterman. conference performer. "There's no question that she's the biggest loss for our team," said Osterman. "Pitching means a great deal in this game and you have to be able to throw strikes to help our fielders out." This is the role accepted by Pinkstaff who has been throwing between 150 and 200 pitches per day in preparation for the season opener. A standout on the sophomore team last year, she is expected to hurl the majority of the innings, '*mtSmith, who hasn't played organized ball since ner freshman year will anchor the bullpen and make spot starts. "For now, we just have two pitchers," said Osterman. "But we'll keep looking for a third." The final position in the infield, third base, will be occupied by either senior ParrT Reinholm or junior Jodi Werhane. K o s m o p o l o u s , a n d sophomore Chris Keevil. The Warriors, 13-8 overall last year, finished just behind Cary-Grove and just ahead of Crystal Lake South in the FVC race and Osterman feels that the Trojans and the Gators will again be strong this year. "It's hard to say where we'll finish," she said. "I'd like to think that we'll reach .500, that's what we're looking forward to. "I know the girls are excited about playing and that's the best part," she concluded. The Warriors will begin their season on Thursday, April 1 when they host Zion- Benton in a 4:30 p.m. game at West Campus. Serving as Osterman's assistant coach will again be Pat Wirtz. Carl Moesche McHenry Girls Softball Stelmack the centerfie while juni and Gina , leading and right fie! Providing irently has sewn up, iwn Suchor ?rg are the idates for left respectively, further outfield depth will be seniors Barb Baxley, Jennifer Nickol, and Pam Brown, junior Helen Thur., Apr. 1 Mon., Apr. Wed., Apr. 7 Tue., Apr. 13 Thur., Apr. 15 Tue., Apr. 20 Thur., Apr. 22 Sat., Apr. 24 Mon., Apr. 26 Tue., Apr. 27 Thur., Apr. 29 Mon. May 3 Tue . May 4 Sat., May8 Tue., May 11 Thur., May 13 Tue., May 18 Thur., May 20 Sat-Tue. May 22-June 1 Sat-Mon., June 5-7 Thur-Fri., June 10-11 Zion-Benton Stream wood Johnsburg 4:00 p. m. at Jacobs Crystal Lake South at Woodstock Grant * Cary-Grove Antioch Crown at Dundee at Gray slake Jacobs » a t C r y s t a l L a k e C e n t r a l at Crystal Lake South Woodstock at Crown Dundee IHSA Regionals TBA IHSA Sectionals TBA IHSA State Finals TBA McHenry boys basketball coach Ken Ludwig (left) and his award winning players: (from left to right) Randy Lively, co-Most Improved, Gary Freund, co-Most Improved, and Mike Bauml, the Warriors' 1981-82 Mr. Basketball recipient as the Most Valuable Player and also the too free throw shooter. STAFF PHOTO -- CARL MOESCHE Marian Awards Winter Athletes All weekday games are scheduled for 4:30 p.m., while Saturday games begin at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise specified. * Denotes doubleheader McHenry's returning letterwinners are (from 1-r) Tammy Sproull, Karen Karpavicius, Donna Chesler, Robin Geiger, and Joan Stelmack. STAFF PHOTO -- WAYNE GAYLORD WOODSTOCK -- Marian Central Catholic high school held its annual winter sports awards banquet last week and several athletes were recognized for their out­ standing performances. In wrestling, Tom Schermerhom was easily first-year coach Mike Garvey's Most Valuable Player. The senior 126- pounder advanced to Sec­ tionals before being knocked out of state competition. The only wrestler that Marian will lose through graduation, Schermerhom finished his senior year with a sparkling 26-6-1 record and had a two-year mark of 49-9- 1. The Hurricane's Most Improved wrestler award went to sophomore Mark Wohnrade, who like Schermerhom advanced to Sectionals. The 98-pound standout had a 20-7-1 record. Jackie Weber was a runaway choice for Most Valuable in girls basketball. The senior guard was also awarded the team's top free throw award as she netted 84 percent of her charity tosses. A unanimous first team All-SHARK performer and the league's co-Most Valuable Player (John- sburg's Sue Dehn being the other), Weber led the Hurricanes to another Regional championhip, before they bowed out in Sectional competition. Weber topped Marian in scoring with an 18.8 average and also led the team in field goal percent converting 52 pecent of her attempts. She was also second on the squad in both assists and steals. The girls' Most Improved award went to 6-2 sophomore center Beth Lango, who gave Marian a strong rebounder and an inside scoring threat. In boys basketball, Scott Truckenbrod was also a runaway selection as the team's Most Valuable Player. And like Weber, he also won the top free throw shooting award. A unanimous first team All-SHARK selection, the 6-2 Hurricane guard won the league's last scoring title as he averaged 22.6 points per game. T r u c k e n b r o d w a s Marian's leading sewer in 19 of 24 contests and had eight 30-plus performances to his credit, including a high game of 40 points. The top defensive award went to 5-9 senior Mike Sabatka. The senior point guard was Marian's playmaker and defensive stopper, and was voted to the second team of the All- SHARK conference squad. The Most Improved award was shared by two players, senior Dave Rickert and junior Tim Truckenbrod. A 6-0 forward, Rickert began the season on the bench, but moved into a starting role by the season's end and was voted honorable mention on the SHARK all- conference squad. Truckenbrod, a 6-0 junior forward, was one of the players that provided the Hurricanes with a strong bench. 1982 ART BARS ONE OUNCE .999 FINE SILVER EASTER 1982 HAPPY BIRTHDAY M4** EACH WE ALSO JfAW GRADUATION! 10or more*|3«o -I,*:-.- r . , * M. rsDAYBARS 3EDorlt> Coin# 3310 ELM STREET a McHENRY. 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