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PAGE•-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY AUGUST 12.1M2 R M • Peer Inn Surprises In Playoff Extra Inning Affairs s McHenrv 12-inch softball flinu's S-for-5 with three RBI's Doug Harry May's double in the John- both baUdUbe battled te M extra West Bad f*b ! thrr P-* •mrrMrmA t» m not underway Monday niffht Oefflina and Joe Sulliyan were rixht sburc sixth scored two ruae to tie the tantaf vteteriea. Bn*yNa«laa llietttvi a »•«-« me The McHenry 12-inch softbal playoffs got underway Monday night at Knox park. The first round games provided three beck-to-beck extra inning thrillers for those fans who had not yet overdoeed on the sport after watching an entire weekend of Rusty Nail Tournament softbell. Peer Inn-Jack's Snack Shop may have pulled off the biggest upset as they scored two runs in the top of the eight to defeat the Johnsburg Businessmen 16-14. Busty Nail Inn traded identical 9-8 extra inning contests with West End Pub-Kiss It, winning game one in nine innings while dropping the nightcap in eight frames. Peer Inn went into the game knowing that they had only won one game and dropped six to teams in post season play besides having having the worst record and lowest overall teem batting average. But manager Dave Oeffling was confident. Five of those six loesdk were so close (Fox Hole Tap 8-6, West End Pub 2-1, Busty Nail 7-5, Doherty's 6-5, and Johnsburg 9-6) that a break here or there might have given the first year ballclub the break they needed to pull off a victory. The Snack Shop did receive those breaks during their playoff contest with Johnsburg but their bets proved to be the real difference as they stroked 25 hits including John Oef- fling's 5-for-5 with three BBI's. Doug Oeffling and Joe Sullivan were right behind getting four hits each while Bob Michels and Dave Jackson had three hits eech. Peer Inn took a quick four-run lead in the first with the first five men in the order hitting safely. John Oeffling, Bob Michels, Rich JaUonski, and Gary Guetzloff drove in the runs. Johnsburg scored six runs an inning later to take a 6-4 lead. A beses loeded walk, a two-run single by Brian DiBlasi, an RBI single by John Meyers, and two errors accounted for the runs. The Snack Shop bounced beck with a five-run outburst in the fourth to retake the lead. Bob Michels had a two-run single while both Doug and John Oeffling plus Dave Jackson ripped one-run singles. Back came the Businessmen in their half of the fourth with a six-run rally to change the leed in their favor. Don and Myron Bents, Tom Spesojevich, Phil Oeffling, and Harry May drove in five runs while an outfield error brought in the sixth run. Peer Inn rallied for five more runs in the sixth to take a 14-12 leed - the fifth lead change of the contest. Joe Sullivan's RBI triple over the left fielder's heed was the big head. John Oeffling, Jablonski, and Guetzloff drove in runs while a three-base error scored a run. Harry May's double sburg sixth scored two score at 14-14. Neither team scored in the the Businessmen put rua- and second altar two Bents flew out to deep end the inning - he had hits in the contest and lad iburg in hitting during the with a 444 mark, the eighth, John Oeffling led elf with hto fifth straight hit. A wait te Bob Michels put the leed run at second bese. Then the next two betters down and it looked like might get out of another Jam. But niter pitcher Gary Boeing who did not even hit .300 this seaeon. Rosing slapped a single through the gap, his second hit oi the contest aad Peer Inn took the leed for good. Joe Sullivan drove in an ineurance run and the score would stand at 16-14 aa a Businessmen rally in the bottom of the inning fizzled. Marke provided grant aa three hita aad two RBI's The Rusty Nail ecorsd eight runs in the first three tan** witie Kiss It scored thsir runs ia a theee inning stretch Nail waited in the third. The the second extra inning to score the Zaaada hit a In the first, a Zaaada RBI triple followed by a Marke single pot the Nail ia front M. Ray Thefaa and Marke socked RBI singlee in the second while Doug Prasad's bnae hit drove in two rune for a six-run lead. Weet End Pub narrowed the deficit to three runs in the third aa Pat Burke's RBI single aad Bob Truax's two-run triple were the big hita. Peer laa-Jack's Johnsburg I 668 66 61- 60666I66- It had been only 24 hours earlier that the Weet End Pub-Kise It had defeated the Rusty Nail Inn to take third place in the Nail tournament Switching from Petersen perk to Knox park did not change the victory margin in either contest Monday aa four times at bat, Lentine punched hie home run in the bottom of the third to purti the lead to 6-3. However, the Pub's John Michaels hit a baaea loaded inside-the- perk homer to slice the lead to one run. Rick Weigman's single tied the score in the fifth inning th team scored a run during thsir next Theodds that thsre would be a third azzs&xsssss t acore may have seemed incredible. But for Went End manager Ken it a sweet victory and worth for. Tom Bote was the batting star getting three hits including the game- winning single. But Terry Hovseth made two brilliant (fiving catches in left field then singled and scored the game-winning run and was just as important a factor in the Pub's f--nln| split. Game two of the beat of throe playoff series saw the Kiss It crew take an early leed. Don Prazak's two- run dmMe waa the big hit in a three- run second inning while Tom Wallen's RBI dodble plus a leedoff triple by Tom Burke all helped in a two-run third. The Rusty Nail scored three runs in the fifth to dooe the margin to 5-3. Ray Thelen's two-run triple phis a Doug Freund single bought in the runs. A Nail error in the fifth helped West End to a 63 leed, however Len Ackerman's two-out single closed the gap back to two in the sixth. Rusty Nail Inn left the bases loaded in the sixth and Kiss It put a little more distance between the scores as Michaels doubled, scored on Tom then Pat Burke score to 6-4. Back came the Nail in an all out effort aa they ratted far four rtau a the acimth and send the game into extra innings. Chuck Marke, Rick Whkttech, Gary Schmitt, and A1 Stilling (kuve in the rune. In the eighth taming. Tarry Hovseth came up with his aecood game savta* catch in aa many innings aa ha robbed Kevin Bauer of a single. Hoveeth then sidled in the bottom half of the in- ning, moved to second on Chuck GamMfi's base hit, and scored on Tom Burke's gauie-winning single. Raaty Nail Ian West End Pub 66663-1-4-6-0 M64-144-1-I Doherty's and the Fox Hole Tip will meet this Wednesday's winners during second round action on Monday, August 16. 12-lack Trivia: Anewer from Wed: Combined, the last two Ruety Nail Inn tournaments went through 53 half barrels of beer. Today'a queation: Dave Sundby is the second Rusty Nail player to win the batting title, while current Foot Hole star Twig Miller was the first. Name the player currently on the Nail roster who won the title while playing on another team. PatWirtz WINNING RUN -- Ron Lentine of the Rusty Nail Inn scoots home with the winning run in the opening round playoff game against the West End Pub-Kiss It. Lentine, who singled, doubled, nit an Inside-the-park homer and scored three runs, crossed the plate here in the bottom of the ninth inning as Jim Zasada collected the game-winning RBI in a 0-8 Nail win. Waiting to give Lentine a handshake is teammate Ray Thelen as Pub catcher Wayne Roewer walta for the throw home which never came. The Weet Bad Pab won the nightcap, however, la another extra laaiag affair by the aame 64 margia aa Tain Burke had the game-winning hit. In the evening's ether opening round pleyeff game, you guessed It, in extra innlnga Peer fan-Jack's Snack Shop surprised the Johnsburg Businessmen. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Homers Power Jokers To Nail Tournament Title The Jokers, sponsored by Hasley'v of Arlington Heights, won their second Rusty Nail Inn tournament cham­ pionship in three years as they defeated St. Regis Pub of McHenry 13- 9 in the finale Sunday night at Petersen park. A seven-run Joker third inning proved to be too much for St Regis to recover from as two late inning rallies by the locals fell short The champs were impressive throughout the tournament as they socked 26 home runs out of the park in their five games Nine different players had at leajt one roundtripper while eight regulars batted .500 or better including the tournament's leading hitter and Most Valuable Player, pitcher Jim Burke. Burke, who went 10-for-13 ( .709) with half of his hits sailing over the 275-foot fence, put the Jokers in the lead in the lop of the first with a home run in the championship contest. Joe Dehn singled in a Regis run in the bottom of the first to close the gap. The Jokers' defense, however, took the Pub out of a potential big inning as left fielder Charlie Havelka gunned down Jim Yaworski at the plate followed by a 4-6-3 double play, Ron Oleziak to Billy Heft to Ryan Malee. The Jokers increased their lead to 9- l with a big third inning as eight hita plus a couple of St. Regis errors put the locals into a deep hole. Eleven men batted in the inning with John Lilly getting the big hit, an RBI triple. Scott Campbell, Burke, Tom and Charlie Starck added RBI hita themselves. St. Regis received a little help from the Joker third baseman in their half of the third as two errors plus a single and Bill Meyers' sacrifice fly closed the gap to 9-3. An inning later, the Pub tallied again as Rich Meyers singled and later scored as the Jokers turned another twinkilling. But the Jokers pushed their lead back up to seven runs at 11-4 during a two-run fifth. Heft's leedoff single plus an infield throwing error on Tom Stark's infield base hit scored one run. Starck later scored on Havelka's base rip Regis closed within five runs with a two-run sixth as Greg Freund and Mike Petersen collectd RBI's, but the Jokers answered with two runs of their own with the Starck brothers Health Enhancement Week Planned Coronary heart disease kills about 700,000 people in the county every year. It has been estimated that 12 million people are currently being treated for heart disease and another 12 million have the heart disease and don't know it. The Lake Region YMCA has been serving McHenry county for many years with the primary goal of helping individuals reduce their chances of coronary heart disease through exercise and proper diet. The Lake Region YMCA would like to share information and programs dealing with total healh enhancement. The week of September 11 through 17 has been set aside as 'Health Enhan­ cement Week' at the YMCA. This • special week will consist of seminars, clinics and demonstrations free to members and non-members of the YMCA. Health Enhancement Week will begin Saturday, September U with a 14-mile YMCA walk at 9:00 a.m. from the YMCA. There are free blood pressure tests and flexibility and body fat tests Monday, September 13 through Friday, September 17 at 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and Monday through Thursday 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Free karate demonstrations will be held Monday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and free weightlifting demon­ strations on Tueeday and Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. A free stress relief clinic is on Monday at 6:00 p.m., a free nutrition seminar on Tueeday at 6:00 p.m., a free weight reduction clinic on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and a free cardiovaacular self help clinic on Tueeday at 8:00 p.m. The YMCA fall schedule begins on Tuesday, September 7 and all beginners may attend the first class free of any fitness or aquanatics beginning claas on September 7,6,9,10, or 13. Please feel welcome to attend one or all of theee free programs. The YMCA is located at 7315 south Route 31, a quarter mile south of Route 14 on the west side of Route 31. driving in the runs. In the bottom of the seventh, a two- out rally saw St. Regis score three more runs before Burke brought the rally to an end. Dehn's RBI double off the fence followed by Meyers' home run marked the final score at 134. The champs had only one serious threat during the tournament. They opened with a 13-1 win over the Barrington Black Sox followed by a 20-2 victory over Harvard's BAH Tap plus a surprisingly easy 1(M win over the Jesters from St. Char lea. Their first real challenge came from McHenry's West End Pub-Kiss It ballclub. The West End Pub had stunned Waukegan's Hillary's in a home run derby by a score of 16-13 in the quarter finals. Hillary's had earlier won the annual Hiller 4 Hamm tournament held at Knox park. In the semi's, the boys from Kiss It stormed to a 10-1 leed after two in­ nings. Once again the home run ball provided half of the runs as Wayne Roewer's grand slam plus Bobby Truax's opposite field solo shot put the Weet End in the driver's seet. But beck came the Jokers with seven home runs and 25 hits of their own. Twenty-one unanswered runs including a seven-run third, a five-run fourth, plus a nine-run sixth gave the Jokers a 22-10 victory. Four home runs were hit beck-to-birck in the sixth inning matching Kiss It's feat during the Hillary's contest. Jim Burke went 5-for-5 with three home runs and eight RBI's and Ryan Malee added two homers with four RBI's to his perfect 5-for-5. Not only did both teams provide fireworks with their beta, but a fourth- inning brawl in the infield really gave the McHenry fans a game to remember. Joker second baaeman Oleziak and Pub left fielder Tom Burke were both ejected after the skirmish interrupted play for 15 minutes. The loos of Burke was a severe blow to the Kiss It, as their 1161 tournament MVP winner was well on his way to another moot valuable award. Burke finished the tournament going 14-for-19 (.737) with six home runs and a tournament leeding 17 RBI's St. Regis Pub made its way into the finals with three straight convincing wine. First the Slew Slugs from Cary fell 17-12 followed by the Mt. Prospect Vita-Men 15-1, and finally Baxter The McHenry Plaindealer 6ports Carl Moesche Sports Editor Travenol from Deerfield, 144. St. Regis third baseman Gary Gilpin helped cave the way with some ex­ cellent fielding plus going 9-for-ll with five home runs ana 14 RBI's in the three gnmee. The semi-final match-up versus the boat Rusty Nail from Ringwood was a different story and a classic struggle. The 9-7 Regis victory over the Nail waa highlighted by a controversial call in the final inning. Chuck Marke had apparently scored the eighth Nail run with one out with Rick Wakitach on second with a double and Don Bents coming to bet. Instead, the home plate umpire called Marke out for miaaing second base and Bentz grounded out to first to end the con­ test West End Pub defected Ruaty Nail Inn 74 in the third place conteat. Len Ackerman drove in four Nail rune and included a two-run homer. Hobby Burke hit hie fifth tournament homer far the winners. Village in the Park from Schaumburg surprised the Slew Slugs 11-6 in the consolation semi-finals and than nipped Adam's from McHenry in the finals by a 64 margin. A three-run sixth waa decieive. The following players were selected to the 1888 Rusty Nail Inn all- tournament teem: Pitcher: Jim Burke, Jokera, (10-for- 13, 5 HRs, 12 RBI'a). Catcher: Jerry Brodin, Adam's, (10-15, 3 HRs, 6 RBI's). First Baaa: Ryan Malee, Jokera, (1440, 5 HRs, 11 RBI'S). Second Baae: Robby Burke, Weet Bad Pub, (10-16, 5 HRs, 9 RBI's). Shortstop: BUI Vincent, Jeaters, te­ ll). Third Baae: Gary Gilpin, St. Regis Pi*. (11-16, 5 HRs, 14 RBI'a). Outfielders: Tom Burke, West End Pab, (14-19, 6 HRs, 17 RBI'a); Ron Funderbcrg, Hillary's, <8-11, 4 HRs, 11 RBI'a); Charlie Havelka, Jokers; and Fred Wanker, Casaidy's Saltan. PatWirtz Hornet Sign-Up The McHenry Horneta grade school football team will bold its tell registration on Saturday, August 14 between the hours of 16:66 and 1:66 p.m. at McHenry Fuvorite Sport located at 1216 N. Green street, McHenry. Fall Season To Start With the fall sports seesons reedy to begin in the area high schools, McHenry and Johnsburg announced their first practice sessions for their reepective sports. Herrs a more detailed look at each sport in eech school: ? McHenry FOOTBALL: Football equipment will be handed out and lockera will be assigned on Monday, August 16. Varsity players are to report to Eaat campus at 5:00 p.m., sophomores are to follow at 6:00 p.m. at Eaat, while all freahmen are to report to Went campus at 7:00 p.m. The first day of football practice will be Wednesday, August 18 with all levels assembling at 9:00 a.m. Varsity and sophomore teama are to report to McCracken field, while freahmen are to report to West campus. CROW COUNTRY s Practice begins far both boys and girls at all levela itarUi m miWurinMikv AnantUatW--ti^mw GOLF: All boys levels will report at 10:00 a.m. to Weat campua on Wednesday, August 18 for the first organizational meeting. GIRLS TENNIS: The first practice session for all IOVMS will be on Monday, August 23 at 9:00 a.m. at the Weat campus courts. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: The first practice seesion for all levela will be onMonday, August 23 at 9:00a.m. atWestcampus. GIRLS SWIMMING: The first practice session for all levels will be Tueeday. September l at 3:00 p.m. in the Weat campus pool. A reminder, all athletes must have an equipment release card signed and turned in before being allowed to participate. All data must be turned in to the athletic director's office. This can be done on Wednesday, Auguat 11 through Friday August 13 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and the following week on Monday, August 16 through Wednesday, August 18 during the same hours. Johnsburg TooTZ00 WedD~d"y' Aug»t»b«w*e" 0Mch wm CQDt*ct . GIRL8 VOLLEYBALL: All levels will report on Wednesday, Auguat 18 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00a.m. GIRLS TENNIS: All levels will report on Wedneoday Auaust 18 betweenthehoursof2:30p.m.to4:30p.m AUfu" 18 JSfilJi!!!! for,?!i fp** * levels will be given to the participents at the first scheduled practice. Athletes are reminded that they must have clearance cards before beginning practice rUfir*" ̂ cards may be obtained at the high school office! Divot Dolls at MCC The new Dolly Parton bunker on number three seemed to pose no obstacle as the ladiee of McHenry Country club shot their opening round of the 54-hole Club and Class cham­ pionship on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The current champ, our blonde bomber Carol Cooney, shot a low gross of 90 for a net 78, followed by Nell Fidler with 96-75, Virginia Turner with 86-78, Carolyn Dalton with 88-73 and Liz Nolan 96-72 - aU in Class A. In Claas B, Joan Schloakey carded 106- 75, Carol Barnicle 168-75, Mabel Smith 108-77, Eunice Hatch 108-79 and Bather Jemiola 110-77. In Class C Maddy Homee' 110 gave her 68 for low net over the field, Jackie Victor 116-75, Betty Goesell 121-77 and Fran Herr­ mann 121-77. In Class D Dot Shade! 119-73, Speedy Neuman 12-77, Lotte Koch 188-77, Marcie Wakitach 128-77 and Lynne McKieraan 132-70. Some of the putters were workh« rather nicely. In Claas A Irene Kin- neman and Carolyn Harger tied far low putts with 28 each Betty Smith in Claas B alao rolled in 88 for low putts in her claas Claas C had Maddy Holmea taking that honor with 31 while Dot Shadel had 30 in Claaa D. A number of birdies and chip-ine went up on the board. Birds were shot by Char Zwisaler mid Virginia Turner on No. 14, Eapar OJa on No. 4, Joan Blair and Carol Cooney on No. 18, Liz Nolan on No. 16 and Ahrina Yopp on No. 18. Under the chin-in category Irene Kinneman atarted with one on No. 1, Freida Miller on Noa. 7 and 10, Betty Smith on No. 10, Dot Shadel on Noa. 11 and 15, Toots Gerstod on No. 16 and Eunice Hatch aad Carolyn Dalton on No. 17. Those chip-ins always lower the Those heert-warmers were added to by the moot spectacular shot on the course being executed by Evie Caatle. Seems she had a nasty bured fa the mud on the creek bank and choae to play it. According to the gals in her foursome, the execution of the shot was that of a pro - and successful. Some of theee gals are gutsy when it comes to competition. Another gal who for one brief moment thought she might be on her way to greater things was Susie Martin who began laying down a series of per holes 8,16 and 11. Then the humble pie waa bitten into aa the ahots soared on No. 12. Ah, well, of such things are dreams made. A report from the Nifty Niners shows they play a different kind of game. For their event of Moot Hazards the winner was Addle Sch­ midt with four in the water and twice in the sand Peg Andereon had low putts of 16 with the same gala. By the this reachea the readers, the very big event of the year for the lathee will be under way. Thursday and Friday the McHenry women will be hostii* their eighth animal "Pink aad Green" invitational which brings forth some of the beat amateur players in the area and beyond. Returning to defend her title will be Brenda Pictor, playing out of Beauclerc. Florida, and the daughter- in-law of McHenry's Bill and Eileen Pictor. A number of the contestants play excellent golf and are worthy of watching. The public ia invited to attend as spectators. Until the next time, may we all think Happy Golfing! US