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i^'MtiiMi Pmp li• i*I.AlM>KALKK-HKH ALL>. FKII)A\ . FEBHl'AK) 1.1985 Sports McHenry's Dan Geske appears to be in some pain during the Backe Saturday at the Fox Valley Conference meet, third-round match of the 15S4b. class against CL South's Bruce *- • • r . " JLL. • ̂ \ --Summertime fun just ahead... Johnsburg Pigtail League JOHNSBURG -- The Johnsburg Pigtail League will hold its registration for the 1985 season Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Pistakee Highlands Community Center. Ages seven to 17 are welcome. New players must bring a birth certificate. For further information, contact Dorothy Cooley (497-4146) or Donna Davis (497-4476). Lakeland Park Little League The Lakeland Park LitUe League will hold a meeting for those interested in coaching a team Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lakeland Park Community House, 1717 Sunset. For more information, call Sharon Schoen, 385-7045. Johnsburg Little League JOHNSBURG -- The Johnsburg Boys' Baseball League: will hold its registration Feb. 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.^at; J C. Bush Elementary School in the multi-purpose room. Boys from eight to 16 are invited to participate. The divisions are: intermediates, ages 8-9; minors, ages 10-11; majors age 12- 13; and teen, ages 14-15. Special rules have been adopted for the boys 14 and over who may also plan to play high school ball as well. Their schedule will not start until after the school season is completed. This eliminates any rule violations concerning their high school eligibility. Also, a traveling team has been set up for 16-year-olds to com­ pete against neighboring towns. . McHenry 12" Men's League The Men's 12" Softball League will hold its registration for the summer season, beginning Monday, March 18, (or teams compris­ ed of 80 percent City of McHenry residents. The teams that meet the minimum of 60 percent of their players residing withing the McHenry School District boundaries can sign up beginning on Monday, March 25. Registration will open at 8 a.m. at the McHenry Park Depart­ ment Office, located in City Hall. All registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. All fees and a completed roster must be turned in at the time of registra­ tion. The league fee will be $250 for the 1985 season. A tax equilizaUon fee (non-resident) of $75 per team will be add­ ed to any league fees. This fee will be assessed to all teams that do not meet the minimum of 80 percent City of McHenry residents on their roster. For further information on the Men's 12" Softball registration, call the Parks Department at 344-3300. McHenry Jr. Youth League . The McHenry Junior Youth Baseball League will be holding its registration for the 1985 season on successive Saturdays, Feb. 16 and 23, at the McHenry VFW. Fees for participating in the league are $30 for a single child, $50 for two children, and $60 for three or more children. Registration will begin at noon both days, and end at 4 p.m. McHenry Pigtail League The McHenry Pigtail League has announced registration dates for the 1985 summer instructional Softball program for girls ages eight-17. Registration will be held at McHenry Jr. High School on successive Saturdays, Feb. 16 and Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All girls must be between the ages of eight and 17 before Dec. 1. All girls will play organized Softball as well as receive instruc­ tion from volunteer coaches on the fundamental skills of playing the game. Emphasis at the lower age levels includes throwing and catching the softball, holding and swinging the bat, running the bases, learning the rules of the game, and developing an attitued of good sportsmanship and teamwork. • The league's board of directors has established the following fee schedule: One girl -- $17; two girls per family -- $27; three girls per family -$30. Payment must be made at the time of registration. There are three divisions in the league, ages 8-10 -- junior; ages 11-13 --senior; ages 14-17 --pony. ^ Even though some girls have played in the league each year they have been eligible, every year many girls who have never before participated sign up and succeed regardless of their age group. All girls are encouraged to take advantage of the instruc­ tional aspects of the league and not fear lack of previous ex­ perience or skill development. Practice schedules vary by team. The season will run from mid- May througn mid-July. Games are played at Petersen Park weeknights at 6 p.m. and Saturdays. The league provides a shirt and cap for each girl, along with all safety equipment. Each girl is required to wear a rubber-soled, non-slip type shoe and heavy slacks or jeans. Each girl must also provide her own softball glove. The league requests those parents who wish to work for the league to notify of such at registration day. Fundraising is critical to the league's continued operation. Those individuals, businesses or coi porations wishing to make a donation toward league equipment purchases or team sponsorship should contact league president Bob Mortell (385-0300), senior dlvlsfyn vice-president Greg Johnson (385-7077) or treasurer Sue Smtth (385-0673). WRESTLERS (Continued from page 20) said. "After Seymour, it will be between Gaines, Gabel and our Pat Bjerning. Gaines beat Bjern- ing 9*5, but Pat's improved since then." Heavyweight: Probably the three most outstanding wrestlers in the region are in this vclass: Woodstock's Carnell Washington, Jacobs' Mark Piskule and Johnsburg's Bob Bentz. Rankin: "Washington is really wrestiing well right now. If he wants to, he'll win. Piskule has r \ had a bad back, and Bentz is good. Roberts: "Any one of the three could win it. The other two are more experienced than Bob, but I wouldn't bet against any of the three. Chances are pretty good they'U all make it out of the sec­ tional, as well as the regional. But that's looking too far ahead." And there you have it. Except for a couple of instances, both coaches are agreed on the out­ come. But Rankin discourages one getting too set in one's ways. "The thing about a tournament is that there's invariably an upset. There's always something that happens that you would never ex­ pect. It's a whole different ex­ perience," Rankin said. "D-C will be the champs," Roberts said. "And to be honest, it doesn't matter where we finish. It's an individual thing. It's a lot different than a dual meet. There, you have to worry more about your team as well as yourself. But in a tournament like this, with D-C so tough, your goal is to get as many kids to sectionals as you can. But v it's like looking into a ard to predict, 9' di Action like this will resume in the not-too-distant future. Registrations for area baseball, softball and pigtail leagues are in full swing. Soccer registrations set The McHenry Area Soccer Federation will soon be holding registrations for a limited number of openings on teams. Players are needed to fill openings on teams that were formed last fall. Since both boys and girls between the ages of six and 16 are needed. Since enrollment is limited, players will be placed on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration will be held at McHenry Jr. High on Feb. 9 and 16 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The cost of the program is $15 and includes full uniform and insurance. If you are unable to at­ tend registration in person, mail a stomped, self-addressed envelope to: MASF P.O. Box 423 McHenry, 60050 MASF will also be registering kindergarten-aged boys and girls at the same time and place for the "Kiddie Kickers" program. The cost of this programls $12, and includes a team T-shirt. Area keglers roll ahead WOODSTOCK - Forty-six McHenry County bowlers, in­ c luding a handful f rom McHenry, will compete in the Illinois Farm Bureau District tourney at Rockford Saturday, as a result of qualifying com­ pet i t ions a t Hunt ley , Woodstock and Harvard. Heading the lis*of qualifers with a 699 series -- including games of 205,228 and 226 -- was Reed Becker of Harvard. McHenry's Roger Schwebke was second with a 619 series (218-181-220). Dave Hahn of Woodstock and A1 Thennes of McHenry each posted a 603 with games of 189- 215-199. The highest single game was accomplished by Bob Wagner, Harvard, who -had a 244 en route to a 570 series. Sue Grant of Island Lake led the McHenry County Farm Bureau women bowlers with a series total of 530. The district tournament will be held at the Don Carter Lanes in Rockford and at the Cherry Bowl in Cherry Vale. crystal ball. It's/ he added. THE COACHED were then Iueried as to how many ln-ividuals from each team would, or could, move on to further com­ petition. Rankin: "Again, anything's possible. Realistically, thotigh, two should, and one or two others might sneak through. But to predict that we'd have five move on would be foolhardy- All 12 of Dundee's wrestlers will qualify. That leaves 24 spaces for seven teams. But we've nad our two best practices o£ the year this week, and... you never know." Roberts: "We'd like to get anywhere from three to five. Five would be shooting for the stars. We've got one kid at one weight -- and I won't say who it is -- who's an outstanding wrestler, but he's in such a tough weight class, he might not make it. 1 would think, though, that we'll have four or Ave in the third place match." Rankin said the "home-mat" advantage is slim for the War­ riors, and to an extent, for Johnsburg. " I t ' s somewhat helpful ," Rankin said. "Our kids don't have to get up as early, don't have to travel or anything. But every team has their own loyal follow­ ing. And a crowd at a wrestling match doesnt come into play much. You do hope that your fans come out though. "But, in the end, the mats are all the same size. " And that is the bottom line. JHS second at Harvard JOHNSBURG - The Johnsburg High School frosh- soph wrestler climbed to a sur­ prising second-place finish at • the Harvard Invitational Satur­ day, buoyed by three individual champions. Ed Schul tz (126) , a sophomore took the UUe in his weightclass. Sophomore John Shim an won heavyweight," was also a first- place winner. Second-place finishes wept to freshman Jesse Basile at 112, and freshman Jim Christie at 167. Both lost the titte bouts in overtime. Scot t Clary , another freshman, was third at 105. , , Fourth-places for Johnsburg were won by Joe Dvorak, a 132- lb. sophomore, and freshmen Paul uulberg (138) and Rudy Torres (145). These aspiring soccer players .will be kicking off another season soon. Registration for the McHenry Area Soccer Federation begins this weekend. , 9 SPORT FANS... I BET YOU DIDNT KNOW Srougkt to you by Hill baffling Which 5 coaches in major-college basketball today haw the best career won-lost percentages?...The Top 5 at the start of this season are Jerry Tar- kanian of Nevada-Las Vegas (.808).. Denny Crum of Louisville (.782)... Dean Smith of North Carolina (.771)....Boyd Grant of Fresno State (.757) and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse (.745). How high off the floor is the rim of the basket in basketball?... An­ swer is 10 feet. Here's an oddity..Who's the only person in history ever inducted into the SAME sports hall of fame TWICE?...John Wooden was inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 for his career as an outstand­ ing player at Purdue in the 1930 s. ..Then, in 1972 Wooded was in­ ducted into that same hall of fame again for his outstanding coaching career at UCLA in the 1960's! • • • I bet you didn't know ...that now thru February McHenry State Bank has lowered its Consumer Installment Loan Rates! For example New Auto Loans have been re­ duced to as low as 10.50% annual per­ centage rate. For additional information come see Linda Wigman. Keith Leathers or myself at the Gerald J Carey Building or phone 385-1040. Getting high efficiency is simple. Just add it up. An affordable Inno­ vation In home heating from the leader Bryant Simplicity is key to Bryant's new fumace-over 90% efficient. Simplicity taking the form of reliable, dependable home heating for years to come. 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