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PAGE 23 • PLAINDEALEK HEH Al.D, FR11M\ . OCTOBER 12. I'M! On the Sideline Dick Rabbitt Netiers re By Chris Juzwik Plaindealer sports editor Warriors seek 3rd win Fresh from a solid homecoming win over Immaculate Con­ ception of Elmhurst, the McHenry Warrior gridders travel to Algonquin for a Fox Valley encounter with Jacobs tomorrow afternoon. Coach Joe Schlender's crew hopes to win its second straight, and get back into the fight in the Fox Valley. The Golden Eagles will be ready and waiting for the Warriors, having been upset at Cary-Grove last Saturday. we hope it won't be a repeat of last season, when the Warriors jumped out to a 14-0 half time lead, only to see the Eagles score four times in the third period to win. McHENRY MUST CONTAIN the running of Jay Scime, the fine back for Jacobs. As Scime goes, so go the Eagles. In the past two weeks, Jacobs' opposition nas been able to slow Scime, thus leading to two Jacobs losses. Let's hope that trend continues. Hie Warriors put on a fine display of football last Friday at their homecoming. It has been a long time since we have seen a Warrior team play such great defense. The "no-name" guys who did a great job on defense were: Brad Snyder, Mike Lobinsky, Pat Gorniak, Dana Pitel, Pat Dunne (who gained 152 yards rushing on offense), Tom Budrek, Chris Anderson, Doug Suchomski, Tim Frisel, Bob Nolan and Craig Hill. The I.C. Knights were actually given a token touchdown in the closing minutes after the Warriors had a 20-0. lead. If the Warriors play the rest of the season as they did last Friday night - and there's no reason they can't - this could turn out to be a very interesting season not only for Warrior football, but for the entire Fox Valley. IT'S TJME TO TIP the fedora a couple more times, to John Leighty and Bill Toalson and their fine band, whiph did an ex­ cellent job at half time for the homecoming crowd. Also to Karen Kraft and her fine pom-pon squad, which also did a super job entertaining the fans during the intermission. We, along with the many fans, really enjoyed their fine display. Congratulations to Chris Creutz, who finished ninth for Hutch's Running Warriors at the Peoria Invitational Saturday. The Warriors finished 14th in the 44-team field. As usual, our good friend Joe Newton's York team won the meet. The Dukes of York are, year in and year out, the best in the state. Thanks to assistant football coach Bob Doran, we have some interesting facts aboyt Warrior football. Never in the history of the school has a Warrior football team gone undefeated. The closest a McHenry team came was in 1962, when they were 7-1. FROM THE YEARS I960 to 1980, the Warriors had seven winning seasons, and 12 losing campaigns. They won 67, lost 82 and tied nine in that period. The available records from 1944 to 1956, show the Warriors with 42 wins, 22 losses and four ties. The best years were 1944 and 1946 when the Warriors wara7»a aaah season The gad part of the story is in 1926, when McHenry lost to Harvard 52-0, going 4-5 on the year. A note of interest: McHenry High had the nickname 'Indian Warrior' until 1948. In 1948, they changed to the 'Spartan Warrior,' and at some point in either 1959 or 1960, the students were given a chance to return to the Indian Warrior logo, but it was voted down. If any of you former Warriors can help with this research, we would appreciate it very much. WELL, WOULDN'T YOU know it, Cary-Grove put a crack in my crystal ball after two perfect weeks. If the other fellow thought last week's games were easy to predict, how come he missed two last week to my one? If he let me catch up, that's his problem. I'm ahead now, and plan on staying that way the rest of the season. His record on the season is 29-8, mine is 30-7. Rabbitt: "I like Grayslake over Johnsburg, and again will agree with him that Marian will roll over Marengo. In what could be the championship of the Big Eight, I'll stick with the Rockets of Richmond-Burton over Burlington Central. In the Fox Valley, I'll pick the Warriors over Jacobs, I think McHennr has its defensive problems solved. Dundee-Crown over Cary-Grove, CL Central over Chicago Marshall, and I'll pick the Streaks of Woodstock to slow the CL South express in a real close game. Juzwik: "I'm shell-shocked. When does basketball start? This week I vault over my opponent, as his crystal ball not only cracks, but is thoroughly shattered. See you later, Dick. His number one mistake this week (he made two) is the Johnsburg- Grayslake game. The Skyhawks' offense is on track, as they seek consistency, and will beat the Rams. Did you forget it's the 'Hawks homecoming? Marian to beat Marengo by 40. Richmond will win again. A Richmond-Marian meeting in the playoffs? McHenry over Jacobs, but it won't be easy. Rabbitt Mistake Number Two: Cary-Grove, coming off two straight wins, is a better team than he thinks. The Trojans to down D-C, and rather handily at that. CLC by 28 over Marshall. Tough choice in Woodstock, but I'll agree with him in that one. The Streaks 14-8 CRYSTAL BALL PICKS: WEEK 6 Rabbitt Juzwik McHenry at Jacobs McHenry McHenry Grayslake at Johnsburg Grayslake " Johnsburg Marian Central at Marengo" Marian Marian Burlington C. at Rich-Burton Richmond Richmond CL South at Woodstock . Woodstock Woodstock Marshall at CL Central Central Central Cary-Grove at Dun-Crown DC Cary-Grove IF YOU NEED ABESt FRIEND check the PET SECTION McHenry's girls' tennis team didn't fare as well during the regular season as coach Gary Gray had hoped. Still, Gray and the Warrior netters believe they're ready to prove themselves in post-season play, and they'll have the chance beginning today, as the Fox Valley Conference meet begins at Crystal Lake Central. Gray has great expectations for his doubles units, both of which have carried the Warriors to victory all season long. His top unit of senior co- captains Kris Wolff and Sara Bird, are seeded second at the FVC event. The top seed is Crystal Lake Central's Mouhelis twins, who dealt the Warrior duo a 6-4, 6-1 defeat recently. "WOLFF AND BIRD played well against them. They had the twins on the ropes in the first set. But they came off the court knowing they could play them. ~ Rather than winning or losing, they know they didn't beat themselves. That's a plus for the girls." The Mouhelis twins should provide the best competition for Wolff and Bird, but Gray is wary of thinking too much ahead. "They have to go out and beat other people before they have a shot at the twins," he said. The Central pair have been the conference doubles cham­ pions for three years running, having appeared in the state meet three straight seasons. Bird was the sectional doubles champ last season, teamed with now-graduated Sarah Prust. "She's a team leader," Gray said of Bird. "She probably has . the most doubles victories of any girl tennis player in McHenry history," he added. "And she's doing real well this year." THE WARRIORS' number two group of Geri Haner and Michelle Landis also has a good chance to win a conference title. "On paper, they have a real Sjood snot," Gray said. "They ost to (Crystal Lake) South's team, and South lost to Central, and Haner and Landis beat Central. So it should be in­ teresting." Haner and Landis count among their achievements thus far, a championship at number two doubles at the McHenry Invitational, held in September. "Ideally, we'd like to see both doubles teams win cham­ pionships," Gray said. "But there are a lot of good doubles teams in the conference." IN SINGLES play, the Lady Warriors will be represented by Melissa Rhode, Melissa Greve and Sue O'Halleran. As for team goals, Gray said his young Warriors hope to gain experience and grow as a team. "We want to get in as many matches as possible," he said. After the FVC meet, McHenry will have a week to prepare for the sectional, which will be held at West Campus, beginning next Friday. m m \ ip-f - McHenry's Melissa Rhode, the Warriors' number one singles player returns a shot Tuesday McHenry sets for FVC, tops Wauconda The McHenry /girls' tennis team prepared for this weekend's Fox Valley Conference tournament by edging non-conference opponent Wauconda 3-2 Tuesday at West Campus. Coach Gary Gray altered his lineup slightly, in order to give his usual number two doubles team - Michelle Landis and Geri Haner - a chance for a seed at next week's sec­ tionals. The McHenry pair played at number one doubles, and easily defeated Wauconda's Cindy Messenger,and Robin* Daun, 6-1, 6-3. Gray said a win at the number one slot would enhance Landis' and Haner's chance of getting a seed at the sectional, to be held next weekend at West Campus. The Warriors' Melissa Rhode dropped a 6-0, 6-0 decision to Wauconda's Theresa Borst, and Sara Bird moved from her usual doubles position to play number two singles, where she lost a tough 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 match. Sue O'Halleran won at number three, 6-0, 6-0. Kris Wolff teamed with Melissa Greve at two doubles, and the duo won 6- 0, 6-3. ¥ > \ " X H3H1 cm* More records fall for swimmers ROCKFORD -- Although finishing 10th at the Rockford Jefferson Invitational Saturday, the McHenry High School girls' swimming team continued to smash school records. Medal winners (a finish in the top six) for McHenry at the invitational were the frosh-soph medley relay team of Kim Kull, Mary Geske, Debbie Holtz and Tracy Hoffman, which finished fourth. In the 200-yd. individual medley, Hoffman, just a fresh­ man, was third, and she came back to take first place in the 500-yd. freestyle. The other medal winner for the Warriors was Geske, who DR. ALAN H. NUMBERS PODIATRIST announces the opening of an additional office in THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER COMPLEX PROFESSIONAL ARTS BLDG. (Rt. 31 and Bull Valley Rd.) expanded office hours < Monday thru Friday u evening hours available 4309 Medical Center Drive Suite B McHenry, IL 60050 (815) 385-5800 5320 Hillside Road Crystal Lake, IL 60014 * (8151459-6074 •pfe |p'. My ; , » i' mm fmm •• •"" §fp > • J BgV ». '»• > t » ) r ' f » X * ' -\y • - . .* v<*£ .. ; / ,f :".-v K::.•;* • •; ' .. • ; '"' •M.£<•>; • : . -• - JwiP '* . ' • s •• /> was fifth in the 100-yd. breast- stroke. WARRIOR COACH Mike Shanahan said he was satisfied with his team's performance. "Even though we finished 10th, I was pleased," he said. "We didn't enter four events because of sickness and homecoming." The McHenry homecoming dance was held Saturday night. "The nigh points in the meet were Hoffman, winning the 500 free by four-one-hundreths of a second. She's just a freshman," Shanahan noted. "The other was two new turn to Dane 22 Plaindralri-I Irtald photos In < Sara Bird hopes things continue to look up for her and her Warrior teammates this weekend at the conference meet at Crystal Lake Central. LOOKIHG AHEAD, Today: Tennis: ' • • • McHENRY HIGH SCHOOL FVC Meet at CL Central. Football: (Fresh.) Jacobs, 4:30 p.m. Saturday: Cross-Country: At County Meet, Cary. Football: (Vars.-Soph) at Jacobs, noon Monday: Football: (JV and Soph B) Jacobs, 4:30 p.m. Today: J0HNSBIJRG HIGH SCHOOL . Tennis: NWSC Meet at Wauconda. Saturday: Cross-Country: At County Meet, Cary. Football: Grayslake. noon. "A Casino for fine food & spirits" PRESENTS G AM B L E R S INSTANT LUNCH $1 75 HOT SOUP & MUFFIN BAR DAILY FROM 11AM-2PM Look for our daily 10 minute EXPRESS LUNCH SPFC. 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