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p o v <i JjL &tM< w ^ fak* • fl§r]l"<| i"!*j CO-CHAMPIONS -- The Cardinals were co-MUeholder* of the McHenry junior youth league major division this year as Ihey finished with a record of 12-4 during the regular season. Members of the Cardinals are in the back row as they finished with season. Members of (from L-R): manager Mark Costigan and coach Dave Baurer. In the middle row are (L-R): Tom Koch. Mike Weber, Bill Cameron, DaleTlrado, Jeff Stark, and Chrti Orin. Kneeling In front are (L-R): Ray Stojonk. Scott Cunningham. Steve Verdung Shawn Miller, Eric Salmaau and Craig Knutllla. CO-CHAMPIONS -- The Falcons also flats hod 12-4 durfaw the regular season to grabe a share of the title In the McHenry youth league major division. Members of the Falcons are standing (L-R): eooch BIB Roy. Randy Haw ley, Tom Lotiu, Rich While. Mail Roy. Kevin Waller. Sorting. Kneeling la frost are (L-R): pirn •J""' Sorlin« MUynlec. riynn Tiffany. Pat DevUie. and Ron Krumsee. Detail* of the post i tournament concluded tMs week to be found InPl edition. PAGE • - PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4.1M2 "v »*• fmrnp. nW. •• \. 7?; 1WBm* •zK i •V: .%> -*• sw a • ' 'Of* ««*-" W* TAKING A CUT -- is Tom Spasojevich of Hlller Construction in last Thursday's 19-inch softball game against FCA-Palace Bowl. Spasojevich went 2-for-2 in the contest to regain the western division batting lead as he Is now hitting at an even .600 clip. Hlller had other reasons to celebrate as the win, 15-0 in six innings, clinched at least a ** •* f- ' * StiMi w •••••• tie for the western division title with three games remaining. Hiller remains the lone undefeated team hi the league with 13 straight wins and has now recorded seven shutouts, a league record. STAFF PHOTO -- CARL MOE8CHE Hiller Clinches Tie For West Title With its second straight shutout win over FCA Palace Bowl and an assist from 31) Bowl who surprised St. Regis Pub, Hiller Construction clinched a tie for the western division title in men's 16-inch softball Thursday night. Hiller improved its league leading record to 13-0 with an easy 15-0 win, while St Regis, with me loss to 3D- Bowl, maintained its second place standing but dropped to 10-3. 3D-Bowl improved its record to 9-4 to remain in third place and in the final playoff qualifier position. For Hiller, the win marked the seventh shutout of the season and the sixth hurled by Jim Meyers. Meyers limited FCA to only two hits (his second two-hitter) and never allowed a runner to get to second base. Wayne Hiller and Bill Meyers were mainly responsible for that as Hiller turned in two double plays from his short ccnterfield position and Bill Meyers recorded five put outs in left flC,d ^ * Offensively, the wtMMft baopd apt 17 hilsln the contesTttd Jy Phil Oefflinjywho went 3-for-3. Bill Meyers and DoMlentz also had three hits with Bill including a triple and Bentz socking his third home run of the season and adding three runs scored. Tom Spasojevich went 2 for-2 to regain the western division batting lead at an even .600 and John Meyers also had two hits including a double. Mark Schultz put an end to the contest in the bottom of the sixth in­ ning as bis fly ball scored Myron Bentz with the winning tally. Mike Reardon and Pat Corcoran collected hits for FCA and Reardop starred defensively at shortstop. McHenry Slates Physical Night McHenry high school athletic director and head football coach Joe Schlender has announced that the annual Physical Night will be held on Wednesday, August 11 between the hours of 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at McHenry II S West Campus Athletes are to report at the foyer located adjacent to the lockerroom Only sophomore through senior boys and girls are to report for physicals Incoming freshmen are to see their family doctors FCA-Palace Bowl 0-0-0-0-0 0 - 0 Hiller Construction 0-3-0-6-1-2 -15 HRs-< HOD .Bentz 1(3). After bowing to St Regis in the first meeting over two months ago, 3D- Bowl used a make-shift lineup and had surprisingly little trouble with the Pub as it won 15-7 Plagued by the absence of star pitcher Jim Jachec (injury) and second leading hitter Bill Havemeyer (illness), 3D-Bowl nonetheless turned in the defensive plays when it needed them and banged out 19 hits to never relinquish the lead Tied 1-1 after the first inning, 3D- Bowl erupted for six runs in-the top of the second inning which all but took the steam out of the Pub offense. After Jim Althoff singled home Brian DiBlasi in the first inning, the 3D defense gave up an unearned run but didn't yield a base hit until the bottom of the sixth when Bob Michels Jed pff yyjth his ^ixth hpjjjer jtjie ney. Mike Maher. Steve Sanders, and Ben Mennella added two hit* each with Mennella hurling the win. Kevin Harrington went 2-for4 with a double to lead D & E. Todd Hen drickson and Mark Lyne also had two hits and Mike O'Halleran hit his first homer of the season. I) & E Millstream '76 0-2-1-2-1-04- 6 Peer inn 5-0-1-2-5-1-x -14 IIRr(I)&K)\1 O'Halleran 1(1). Kastern Division John's Sport Stop J & L Oil Decker Construction Old Bridge Phylly's Inn Taylor Made Oolf Western Division pastm,4aing fcim, for the along Jirry. Brodin Bentz. A second intiing double play started by winning hurler Vern Zeller and a pair of two-out line drive catches by Ron Richards in short centerfield helped put an end to what might have been some big innings for St Regis With four runs in the top of the seventh, 3D-Bow I sewed up its win although the Pub came back with four of its own in its last at bats Mike LeGood paced the winners with a 4 for 5 performance and four runs scored Zeller, who went hit less in the initial meeting, also had four hits including a triple and drove home six of the 3D runs. Greg Murphy had three hits, Frank Sullivan doubled and tripled, and C.ary Wagner and Richards added two hits themselves Michels scored two of the Pub runs and Gary Rosing batted in two with a seventh inning single Doug Oeffling added a double. 3l)-Bowl 1-6-0-2-0 2-4 - 15 St. Regis Pul» 11-0-0-0-1-4 - 7 IIRstStlDR. Michels 1(6) Peer Inn pounded out a 14-6 win over I) & E Millstream '76 in the night's finale A big five run first Inning paved the way to victory for Peer Inn who avenged an earlier loss to D & E. Randy Vauk went 3 for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBI's to pace the winners Jim Yaworski, Kip Novot Hiller Construction St Regis Pub Jowl D&FTMills FCA Palace , Fast Top in h R Wakitsch(JSS) K Thompson! JSS) 20 B MacKrowski* JSS) 32 l)Quinn(J&L) 34 B Hlousek(JSS) 25 T Lest JSS> 27 G.BelKJAI.) 22 Ma Bentzi.J&L) 19 J.Brodin(JSS) , 27 M I.nmbert'J&L) 23 i 39 49 54 45 51 42 37 55 47 r ave 22 28 28 21 29 24 22 20 18 667 653 636 •550 529 524 514 490 490 West Top 10 h ah r ave T.Spasojevich( HC) 21 35 19 600 A.Lynef D&F) 22 37 14 594 B Michels' St R) 27» 4»i 19 5H6 Jo Meyers) HC) 30 54 25 556 M I^eGwxIclDt 21 38 15 55t W Hiller HO 26 50 23 520 Ji Meyers* HO 21 41 17 r»l2 Je. Meyers* HO 23 # 23 5li B Havemeyer(3D) 20 40 18 x>0 P.Oefflingi HC) 18 :$6 »()0 Jim Yaworski* Peer) 20 40 16 «J0 Games for Thursday, August 5 7 00 F('A Palace vs Peer Inn 8 (M) - I) & R Millstream vs :<IV Bowl 9:00 Hiller vs St Regis Pub Carl Moesche Nail, Doherty's, Fox Hole Ml Win 13 0 ?h In important action in last Wed­ nesday's McHenry 12-inch softball league play, the Rusty Nail Inn stunned the Fox Hole Tap 16-5 and defeated Lee 6 Mary's 17-5 to sweep an important doubleheader. Doher­ ty's scored five unearned runs to beat the Whale's Tail 9-5 while the Fox Hole Tap won an important lS-7 victory over the Johasburg Businessmen. The Western Division pennant race shows three teams still in the running with Doherty's a game ahead of both Johns burg and Rusty Nail. All three teams play important douMehaaders this Wednesday. The Fox Hole Tap has a two game edge over West End Pub with both teams playing a doubleheader August 2 including one game versus each other. The race for third place shows Peer Inn-Jack's Snack Shop with a slim one game lead over the Whale's Tail. Both teams play their final game Wednesday with the Tail's only hope for a playoff position being a win over Johnsburg while the Snack Shop loses to Doherty's. The result would be a tie in the standings however Whale's Tail has swept its games versus Peer Inn this season and would go into the playoffs. The Rusty Nail Inn put together a 22-hit barrage, scored in every inning but the first and went on to win a stunning 16-5 victory over the Fox Hole Tap. Every Nail starter scored at least one run and all 10 players accounted for a minimum of one RBI in a great team effort. I Jim Zasata and Gary Schmkt had three hits and three RBI's each to pace the Nail offense. Chuck Marke, John Connell and Larry Jones each had three hits and two runs socred. Rick Wakitsch, Ron Lentine and Dave Sundby added two hits each. Joe Dehn had two hits for the Fox Hole Tap. Rusty Nail Inn 0 I 4 3 3 1 4 • 1 6 F o x H o l e T a p 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 The Fox Hole Tap rallied after Don Bentz's two-run blast helped put the Johnsburg Businessmen up 3-0 in the first inning The Tap scored four runs of their own and were never headed as they swept the Businessmen aside 13- 7 The Fox Hole's batting leaders included Ron Miller (3-for-3), Rich Meyers and Vinnie Freund (both 3- for-4 with two RBI's), Jim Yaworski (a pair of triples and three RBI's), Joe Dehn and Steve Dobner two hits and two RBI's each. Wayne Hiller and Tom Spasojevich had three hits each for Johnsburg. .Iim Meyers and Don Bentz added two hits each Johnsburg Bus. 30 I I 2 0 0 - 7 Fox Hole Tap 1 I 4 0 4 0 x - 1 3 J3N*herty's took advantage of four inearned runs in a big six-run fifth [tfiingjo beat the Whalers Tail 9-6 iiV if great come-from behind victory.' * Doherty's continues to lead the West wMe the Tail desperately tries for a phtyoft position. Dick I)nherty went 3-for-3 to lead the winners Irish DeCiccio added two clutch two-out hits, one an RBI single, the other a two-run double. Jeff Meddings had another big two-out, two-run bast' hit for Doherty's. Jack Spindler and Jim Gray had three hits each for ihe Whale's Tail who as a team out hit Doherty's 16-12. Spindler included three RBI's. John Sytsma and Tom Burke added two hits each. Blackburn with John run after -- the ninth with a triple. Blackburn went *-for-6 in the extra inning contest to lead Little Join's and Yaworski had 3 hits. Bill Peter­ son, Jim Grabowski, Dave Schmidt and Kip Novotny added two hits each. Jim Szamlewski and Clark Bierman had three hits each for Lee A Mary's, Both players were stranded on base in the ninth while Bierman was left on third base in the seventh. Doug Eschner, Lairy Schmitt, Joe Szamlewski and Frank Schmidt had two hits for Lakeside Inn. Bfcrttlin * Doherty's Johnsburg Businessmen Rusty NaU Inn Huemann's Water Conditioning Jewel Park Leet MAry 's Lakeside Inn East Top 16 11 The Whale's Tail scored three runs during their final two at bats to win an exciting 6-4 victory over Huemann's Water Conditioning. Henry Glick was the Tail hero going 3-for-3 including a pair of doubles, an inside His park home run and three RBI's.- Tom Nusbaum added two hits including a two-run inside the park four bagger. Tom Blenner's two hits led Huemann's. h ab ave I V.Freund(FHT) P.Blackburn* LJ's) 20 34 .568 \ V.Freund(FHT) P.Blackburn* LJ's) 21 36 .583 A Je.Meyers(FHT) 29 56 .580 i J.Dehn(FHT) 28 ' m .571 I S.Dobner(FHT) 17 36 .567 I R Miller(FHT) 17 36 .567 B Truax(WEP) 22 39 .564 B Meyers(FHT) 21 43 .556 F.Stocker(WT) 26 47 .563 J Michaels(WEP) 19 35 .543 West Top 16 Huemann's W.C. Whale's Tail h ab ave J.Brodin(Doh) 27 39 .662 D Sundby (RNI) 26 39 .667 D.Bentz(JB) 33 52 .635 R Wakitsch(RNI) 27 44 .614 J. Connell (RNI) 18 31 .581 1 I.DeCiccio(Doh) 22 42 .524 j D.Freund(RNI) 24 47 .511 j C.Marke(RNI) 24 47 .511 4 W Hiller(JB) 26 51 .510 4 T.Spasojfevich( JB) 21 42 .500 | The Rusty Nail Inn scored 6 runs in the third and eight more in a big sixth asv they defeated Lee & Mary's Lakeside Inn 17-5. Rick Waktisch and Larry Jones led the winners with two hits and three RBI's each. Waktisch included his fourth home run of the season. Doug Freund, Kevin Freund, John Connell, Al Stilling and Dave Sundby were all good for two hits. Ben Mennella led Lee & Mary's with two hits. Lee It Mary's Rusty Nail Inn 4 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 1 2 6 0 0 8 - 17 Eastern Division w 1 Fox Hole Tap 12 2 West End Pub-Kiss It 10 4 Peer Inn-Jack's Snack Shop 8 7 Whale's Tail 7 8 King's Row 5 9 Little John's 2 13 Games for Wednesday, August 4: 6:30 B - Johnsburg vs. Whale's Tail. 6:30 A - Little John's vs. Rusty Nail. 7:15 A • Johnsburg vs. Rusty Nail. 8:00 A - Doherty's vs. Peer Inn. 8:45 A - Doherty's vs. Jewel Park. 12-Inch Trivia: Answer from Frl: Rich Meyers (FHT) went 6-for-6, Don Praxak (WJ went 6-for-7, and Kevin Horner (flp went 6-for-8. The threesome combined for 18 hits, 16 runs scored, and 24 RBI's in the incredible 47-28 cham­ pionship playoff game from test August. Prazak included IS RfeVs himself with five home runs including two grand slams! Today's question: After 13 balls went out of the park in that first game of the championship series, sur­ prisingly only one was hit out in game two Who hit it"? PatWirtz The McHenry Plaindealer 6ports Carl Moesche Sports Editor To New Munster Tournament Title Whale's Tail Doherty's it 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 0 2 I 0 6 0 X - 9 Lee & Mary's Lakeside Inn came about as close to winning their first ball game all season before falling to Little John's li-io in nine innings. Mike Yaworski's single drove in Pete Marian Physicals Marian Central Catholic high school athletic director Hans Rokus has announced that Ihe annual Physical Night will be held Thursday, August 5 at the high school beginning at 6:00 p.m The Rusty Nain Inn from Ringwood swept the 1982 New Munster annual 12-inch softball tournament held recently in New Munster, Wisconsin by winning all four games including come-from-behind wins in both the semi-final and championship games. In the final game, the Nail broke a 5- 5 tie with a seven-run sixth inning and went on to defeat a tough Parkview (Burlington, Wis.) ballclub by a 12-7 margin Two home runs and six RBI's by Don Bentz led the charge. Jeff Meyers added three hits while Rick Wakitsch scored (three runs and tripled and singled'in four at bats. Home run power had been decisive in the first three games including a pair of Wakitsch grand slams in game one and eight team roundtrippers in a semi-final victory over three time straight champion Caeser's from Burlington, Wis. But manager Kevin Bauer pointed to the stats to show that it was more than home runs which won the tourney. Doug Freund (.588), Jeff Meyers (.688), Chuck Marke (.500), Rick Wakitsch (.583), Gary Schmitt (.556), Larry Jones (.667), and Don Bentz ( 571) took care of that. Twig Miller, Dave Sundby, Jim Zasata, Len^ Ackerman, Al Stilling, Steve Scarcia, and Bauer shared in the spoils. In game one, Wakitsch ended up with 10 RBI's during the 21-6 rout of P J Pub. Jones went 3-for-3 while Doug Freund added three hits and four runs scored. Marke and Bentz added roundtrippers. After three innings, in Sunday's semi final versus Caeser's, the Nail trailed 8-2. But the first three batters in the fourth were Marke, Wakitsch, and Bentz who all slammed home runs to ignite a 14-run outburst which left Caeser's in the dust. Both Marke and Bentz would hit one more home run in the inning along with Zasata's windblown four-bagger^ Schmitt added a lea doff home run in the second and the Nail went on to a 22-9 win. ; Zasata had four hits and six RBI'rto lead all batters. Marke and Meyers had three hits each. PatWirtz