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/ PAGE 20-PI. AINDEALER-WEDNESDAY,.ftlAY », 1*4 let s talk ^5y Mike Lamb Sports Editor Johnsburg Tigers strong * * - % as ever, but NIBL dies Let's see, the last time we heard from the Johnsburg Tigers, everything was falling into place. The Tigers had won the Northern Illinois Baseball League title with a 12-5 record in its infancy. Only three ballclubs finished the entire season, out of six, but Tiger Manager Jim Herman was taking over the presidency. Herman announced plans of adding Barrington and Delavan into the league. Both clubs were established ballcfubs. * But, after a long winter, the NIBL kind of fell apart. Herman had success molding the Tigers into a solid ballclub, but molding the NIBL into the same mold turned out to be not as easy. This time the NIBL is down to two teams, with Marengo and Barrington (one of the new teams added) dropping out. That leaves the NIBL no longer a league, and the Tigers a team without a league. But just because the rest of the league picked up its bat and ball and went home, Herman and his gang hasn't given up playing baseball this summer. Herman has announced his Tigers will play an independent schedule. At the same time, Herman isn't giving up 0n the NIBL. Plans for 1985 is already in the works. But for now, Herman is busy getting his team into shape and forming a schedule. • Herman held his first practice of the "spring two weeks ago. Although a good nucleus of last year's squad is expected to come back, Herman is looking for more area talent to come forward. Herman hasn't got a lot eft time to lure that area talent and mold it. The Tigers first game of the season is May 26 in Johnsburg against Farm City, frormChicago. Like the United,States Army, Herman is just looking for couple good men. , "We are looking for some players interested in playing hard­ ball. People who are interested in playing softball and hardball and think the softball will interfere may as well not come out," Herman warned. What Herman is looking for is 20 players, at least six good pitchers. Herman would love to see a good turnout of players from the Johnsburg area. But he isn't turning away any ^IcHenry players, and he is looking for one or two players from the Crystal Lake team to join up. Herman may receive some help from the American Legion level players The American Legion baseball team in McHenry withdrew from McHenry County play dew to fiiiances. The Legion team might not field a team at all this summer. Herman is also eyeing a couple seniors currently playing on the Johnsburg high school squad. Herman is expecting his top pitcher of year ago, Dave Covalt, to return. Also returning, according to Herman will be Kurt and Scott Valentine, Tim Frantz and Brian Wilson. The Tigers are planning on playing between 20 to 30 ballgames this summer, with the majority of them at home. "It's nice to play at our own diamond as much as you can," said Herman, whose squad will again play at the Johnsburg Com munity Club baseball diamond. All home games are expected to be played at noon Saturday's and Sunday's. One of the highlights of the season, according to Herman is a trip up to Delavan, Wise. Delavan has a lighted ball diamond and plays night games in front of large crowds. At present, the only other contest on the schedule besides .Farm City, is a June 30 doubleheader wififi the Bloomington Normal Merchants. Herman promises his squad will face some real good com­ petition. Getting back to the NIBL, Herman isn't giving up. Last sum­ mer was the league's second season, and felt severe growing pains. But Herman showed his determination by building a ' strong Tigers ballclub, and he plans to use that same determation with the NIBL. _ Continued on pog* 19 2-run Warrior seventh hands D-C a surprise McHenry sprays out 11 hits in 2nd straight FVC win By Mike Lamb Plaindealer sports editor McHenry Warrior manager Brian Wilson wasn't in the least worried DundeeyCrown had brought on its ate pitcher to protect a 6-5 leaq in the bottom of the seventh inking Monday. D-C pitcher Todd Mitter (is considered to be one of the better pitchers in the area, but he also is a fastball pitcher. That's the kind of pitcher Warrior bats like to see. The result was exactly what Wilson had planned. His Warriors jumped on Mitter for three singles and two runs to win the game 7-6. Although the loss didn't do the Fox Valley Con­ ference first place Chargers any favors, it cUdn't hurt that much either. Second place Woodstock also IpsTTV^onday. Mi/Henry, however, improved its record to 3-4 in the FVC and 6- 5 overall. The Warriors had defeated Cary-Grove 5*4 last Saturday. "We hit good fastball pit­ chers," said Wilson. "He (Mitter) had a little trouble with his control. I didn't see him throw many breaking balls either. Those are the kind of guys we can hit." Altogether, Warrior batters slammed out 11 hits off three Charger pitchers. Warrior pitchers Jeff Schuster and Ross Vehring only gave up six hits, mm- ~ Plaindealer photo by Greg Ives McHenry's Tracy Brechel battles Woodstock's during the Fox Valley Conference title meet held Mary Gubbins in the 200 meter dasX^preliminary's at Crystal Lake Central. *° Lady Warriors 7th in FVC meet CRYSTAL LAKE - After his team only scored 11 points for a last place finish in the Fox Valley Conference girls' meet last Saturday, McHenry coach Dan Boland and his squad took a long bus ride home from Crystal Lake. But after Boland got home and looked over the results, the disappointment disappeared a little bit. "I was really down after the meet," said Boland. "When I took a look at the top 10 board we keep, we ran some of our best times. We didn't get a lot of points, but we got super efforts from some of our kids." Crystal Lake South won its first ever FVC girls track title with 142 points, while Cary- Grove Was second with 93. Dundee-Crown was third with 88, Woodstock scored 74, Crystal Lake Central 45 and Jacobs 43. McHenry's best place finish was Delia Saunders' third in the v mile. Saunders was timed at 5:34.9. The next highest McHenry finish was fifth by the 800 meter relay. The relay team of Tracy , Brechel, Lisa Lucarz, Samen and Rodec finished in a time of 4:52.4. That time was the second best in McHenry girls track \ history. Crystal Lake South won the race in 1:49.0. The only other McHenry places were sixth's recorded by the 400 meter relay, the 800 medley relay and Saunders in the 800 meter run. The Warrior 400 meter relay squad of Brechel, Lucarz, Rodec and Selina John ran the best quarter-mile time in the school's history with its time of 53.4. South's winning time of 51.1 broke the conference record. Saunders recorded her second place finish with a time of 2:29.8 in the 800 meter run. The 800 meter medley relay sixth place was earned by Lucarz, Hujera, Jennifer Dunne and Samen. "I'm certainly pleased with the effort," added Boland. "We only have three seniors on the team, and hopefully we'll im­ prove upon that next year." but six rafts. "When you hit the ball, you win," addecKwilson. "Since the loss to Cary-Grove, the pressure has been off the kids. The kids have been too hard on them­ selves." The game featured a wild last two innings. The Warriors had taken an early 4-0 lead, before D-C tied the game with three runs in the fourth and one in the fifth. The Chargers took the lead Continued on pog« 19 . y * Defense fails Johnsburg in NWSC loss With five games in five days, Johnsburg baseball coach J: Meyers looked at this week being crucial in the Northwest Suburban Conference. Protecting a NWSC lead, Meyers is hoping his squad's 5-1 loss to Wauconda Monday isn't any indication how the week is going to end up. The loss was the Skyhawks first jfaWSC loss in six games. Wauconda is right behind with only two losses. Johnsburg raised its 5-1 record with a 3-1 victory over Lake Zurich last Wednesday and 5-4 win over Marengo Friday. Meyers simply had one ex­ planation for Monday's loss. "It was just not a good night for us defensively," he said. The Skyhawks committed nine errors, with all of Wauconda's runs unearned. Losing pitcher Steve Banaszynski kept his earned run average unblemished but picked up his first lo£& of the season. The Skyhawks only had two hits, and scored its lone run in the third inning. Jim Bentz reached on a walk and he stole second. He scored on a Wauconda error. Wauconda picked up one run in the third inning with the help of two errors and three more runs were scored in the third on two errors. The last run was scored in the sixth inning, again with the help of two errors. "We couldn't throw the ball 90- feet the whole game," said Meyers. "We did hit the ball, but right at people." Johnsburg had little trouble throwing the ball against Marengo. The Skyhawks broke a 4-4 tie in the fifth inning with a run. Joe Majercik got the rally started with a single and he stole second. He then took third on Jeff Jayko's sacrifice fly. Majercik scored on the suicide squeeze bunt executed by Tim Adams. 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