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WELDING PRODUCTS &»>. • 4 nwWJ JskWs^JS'j DAN ADAMS, Pr«t Marian's 1984 Sports Highlights Plalndealer-Herald 1984 Resume of New* -- Friday, Feb. 1, IMS -- Page If _ Hartlieb (front) and Chris Brown check the . . .v the waning moments of Marian's 36-27 loss to Am- boy in the IHSA Class 2A semifinals. the Niles West Sectional after a se- Faulkner in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 8; 51.13. The Ninth Annual McHenry Canoe Race on the Fox River took place as 30 competitors braved the rain and chilly weather conditions to cover the 9%-mile course. Entrants came from across Il­ linois, and also Wisconsin and Ohio. One competitor, Jim Terrell from Mil ford, Ohio, was a member of the 1964 U.S. Olympic Rowing team. . In the Master's Class, Bill Capek and Ed Hahn, both of Chicago, were the champions. cond place tie at the regional meet. The Warriors hosted\ the regional, and finished knotted with Fox Valley Conference rival Woodstock for second place. McHenry Junior High's sixth- seventh grade girls' cross country team finished first in the Fox Valley 10 Conference. The girls had a perfect 8-0 dual meet season. Erin Boland captured the girls' conference title, setting a new conference record with a time of 6:52. Hill, Pat Gornlak, and Brad Synder were tagged All-Fox Valley Conference fpotball players by the conference coaches. McHenry girls Water Warriors finished fourth in the first-ever FOx Valley Conference swimming meet. Three Warrior girls were named to the all-conference squad. Tracey Hoffman, Monique Bentancourt, and Qolleen Samen were honored by FVC coaches. Hoffman set two conference records, in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:03 and in the 500 freestyle with a clocking Qf 5:39.3. The Marian Central Hurricane football team went int9 the IHSA semi-finals after an 11-0 victory over Polo. The team under the coaching of pon Penza, sought their second consecutive state football title, on­ ly to fall short of their goal, to the hands of Amboy 36-27. The 30-member all-Northwest Suburban Conference football team, chosen by the NWSC coaches, included four Johnsburg Skyhawks. The Johnsburg honorees were quarterback^Mark DuRei, center Tom Kinney, tackle Bob Bents, and defensive back Mark Dumelle. Bentz was one of only four Juniors to be named to the squad. Senior Mark Dumelle was honored as Johnsburg's most Bradley, cross country; Michelle Landis and Geri Haner, girls ten­ nis; Dave Weakman, golf; anJ Diane Wasllowski, volleyball. The McHenry High School lady Warrior swimmers were on a roll as they set two new school records in their 120-41 victory over Cary Grove. The 200 medley relay team of Jennifer Hiller, Mary Geske, Tracy Hoffman* and Monique Bentancourt completed the event in a record time of 2:29. ftoffman also set a new record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:08. One play --a 98-yard kickoff return by the Marian Hurricanes' Dan Fortin on the opening {day of the second half-- set the tone for the final two periods as Marian held off a valiant JHS contingent, 32-21, in a Northwest Suburban Conference battle. But the possible upset that Skyhawk coach Randy Oberembt had hoped for, just didn't materialize. The Crystal Lake Central Tigers ruined the McHenry Warriors chances of a Fox Valley Con­ ference championship with a 23-14 defeat. Many McHenry area Softball players came out again to play ball in the first annual McHenry Benefit 12-inch Softball Tourna­ ment., The McHenry Lions club who helped with the event, won the contest. The Lion's Bob Zeller was dubbed the tournament's most valuable player, as he had two hits including a homerun in the 10-9 championship win oyer the Blue Camel-Bimbos. The McHenry High School cross country team paced by a ninth place finish by senior Chris Creutz, finished 14th at the prestigious Peoria Invitational. * The Warriors, with 392 points were helped by Creutz' time of 15:03.2 over the three-mile course. Junior Terry Harth finished 25th with a time of 15:22. The McHenry runners easily outdistanced their competitors to capture the McHenry County championship. The frosh-soph team all won their county title also. But the Warriors girls were unable to match the Job of their male counterparts, despite the ef­ forts of Pam Bradley, as they finished their county meet in fifth place. McHenry's Geri Haner and Michelle Landis, the team's number two duo, took second place in the FVC meet. Following a presentation by athletic director Joe Schlender and West Campus Principal Greg Johnson, the school board of McHenry High School District 156 voted unanimously to expand their sports program. The local sports fans will now have to make room for a boys in- terscholastic soccer team and a girls basketball program at the frosh-soph level. While Chris Creutz ran the three-mile cross country course in a time of 15:33. The McHenry Warriors team tied for second place with Dundee-Crown, both teams with 70 points falling below the Woodstock Blue Streaks. The Johnsburg Skyhawk volleyball spikers halted the McHenry Warriors season 15-6,16- 14,13-15, and 15-1 in the McHenry Regional. Kerry Porter, a senior setter- hitter, on the Warriors volleyball squad was named to the All-Fox Valley Conference Volleyball team for 1984. The McHenry High School boys cross country team advanced to Chris Creutz finished 12th overall in the Niles West Sectional to qualify for the state meet in Peoria. Creutz turned in a time of 15:30. Pat Dunne, Curt Jensen, Craig valuable player for the '84 football season. Teammate Ralph Stark received the team's most improv­ ed honor. McHenry athletes awarded the most valuable awards were: Craig Hill, football; Tracey Hoff­ man, girls swimming; Chris Cruetz, boys cross country; Pam Bradley, girls cross country; Sara Bird and Kris Wolf, girls tennis; Kerry Porter, volleyball; and Brian Smith, golf. Those who received most im­ proved awards were: Dana Pitel, football; Shannon Brown, girls swimming; Terry Harth and Pam The JohnsbUrg girls basketball season with coach Nancy Fahe?. describing her team as the young veterans. Returning to the squad were senior Cris May and Junior Laura Oeffling who were with the Skyhawks in the 13-10 season cam­ paign of'83. The lady Skyhawks evened their overall '84 record at 1-1 with a 63- 36 victory over RichmOnd-Burton. Laura Oeffling led the troops scor­ ing 21 points, while Cris May dumped in 10 points. * The skeleton crew of nine players on the Warriors lady basketball teamhas nowhere to go but up. That's If they can make some improvements to snap the already 15-game loosing streak. Coach Pat Wirtz said his team needed a win to break into a winn­ ing attitude. But there's potential and the ever present feeling of hope. Wirtz has no shortage of hard workers, as returning letter- winners Patti Johnson, Kim Busche, Monique Bentancourt and Peg Chilvers continued to give of their experience and talent to the team's efforts. Yet, even the Johnsburg Skyhawks proved to show no mer­ cy to the Warriors. The Johnsburg versus McHenry match-up was once again alive. This time it was the ladies turn to duel and in the end, the Skyhawks saved their honor. The ladles faced off on the basketball < court ' and the Skyhawks Hew circles around the Warriors, to beat the Warrior game plan 40-24. The McHenry High School matmen, under the new direction of Jerry Rankin, who was hired to replace Marty Sobczak, Jumped out to a 6-1 record with its third straight dual match victory over FVC rival Crystal Lake Central, Johnsburg's Bob Bentz has a good grip on Lobinsky during the two team's meeting. Bentz heavyweight match, but McHenry defeated Johnsburg. by a score of 36-24. The team also took second at the Lake Forest In­ vitational. Johnsburg wrestling team con­ tinued to overpower its' early season opponents, as the Skyhawks registered a 41-21 vic­ tory over Marian Central, despite Marian's early 15-0 advantage. Johnsburg again held the upper hand against their Northwest Suburban Conference rivals, the Marian Central Hurricanes, but this time it was on the basketball court. The Skyhawks claimed their first conference victory by topp­ ing the Hurricanes 57-54. A key three-point play by Frank Husak, who scored five points in the last 2:13 of the contest, gave the 'Hawks the key they needed open the door to victory. The Warrior boys basketball team has taken a terrible disliking to narrow victories, because they kept finding themselves Just miss- the victory mark. ir two FVC opponents both handed the Warriors one point losses, and left the Warriors still seeking their first conference win. The Jacobs Eagles gave the ' Warriors their third strike in as . many games as Jacobs too edged the Warriors by one point. , Finally the string of bad luck , that had plagued the men War­ riors was broken. Coach Ken Lud- wig's basketball team posted a 56- 47 win over Dundee-Crown. 25 YEARS SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES AREA SINCE 1960! »n hnirt«#o W t IB? •Structural Steel and Steel Sales •Stainless & Aluminum •Shearing & Bending •All types of Welding & Fabricating •Complete line of Welding Supplies, Tools and Accessories.