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M C T I O \ 2 - I ' M . K I H - l » l . \ I M > h \ l t l M l t . K \ M > H t ' i m . \ I U 1 7 . Hartlieb wins NWSC shot, second in disc W(X)DSTOCK -- Any coach will tell you that staying under control is a key element in a good athletic performance o Well, Andy Hartlieb got a little Marian's Andy Hartlieb won the shotput event at the Northwest Suburban Con- ference Meet Saturday . NWSC Boys' Track hot under the collar last Friday and "all" it got him was a cham- pionsip and a second place at the Northwest Suburban Conference track meet. . •'* the Marian Central senior threw a personal best to with the shot put and turned in a second place in the discus as the Hur­ ricanes. with only a handful of competitiors, placed eighth in the meet. It's funny^Andy hasn't been able to tt\peiw Doth the shot and the disc well on the same day." M a r i a n T r a c k C o a c h J i m Speaker said. "He was having a hard time throwing the disc and he got mad and went over to the shot and threw the best o! the year." That toss ol 48 feet. 101 * inches gave Hartlieb the NWSC cham­ pionship. He added a toss of 131 feet, 11 inches in the disc which was six feet short of the winning throw Also competing and earning a place for the Hurricanes was Rob Middendorf who cleared 5-tf in the high jump which placed him fifth. The Hurricane tracksters will travel to Piano lor the Sectional Meet with the trip performances advancing to the state meet. Hartlieb, to advance for state without placing either first or se­ cond, needs to hit the state fying marks of 51-7 in the: 1 4 9 - 7 i n t h e d i s c JHS fourth in NWSC, looks to finish strong 5. '•* *v * -v* » ^ . MARENGO - Johnsburg's boys' track team finished smack dab in the middle of the Nor­ thwest Suburban Conference Meet Saturday, grabbing fourth place in the team standings. Grant won the meet with 147 points. Lake Zurich was next with 114. Gravslake had 80, the Skvhawks had 60 ̂ . Round Lake 58. Marnego 50 4, Wauconda 28. Marian Central 20. 'We're real happy," said JHS coach Randy Oberembt. "We finished fourth in the dual meet season, so this is about what we expected " * Johnsburg will travel to Rock- ford Auburn Friday night to compete in the sectional meet. First and second place winners in each event, along with those meeting state qualifying standards, will advance to the state meet to be held May 24-25. The Sky hawks didn't take any firsts Saturday, but got its share of points in seconds, thirds, fourths and fifths. The JHS mile relay team of Bill Meyer, Bill Dust, Brett Bartkoske and John Shiman finished second in 3:36.2 Senior Mike Lawrence grabbed a second in the two- mile, with a 10:26.6 clocking, while sophomor^Mark Widhalm was third in the same event, 10:27.6. Lawrence also placed in the mile, finishing fifth in 4:44.5. Dust was third in the 100 high hurdles, at 15.8. Advanced, intermediate tumblers follow suit, advance 10 to nationals SPRINGFIELD - Following the lead of their less ex­ perienced counterparts, 10 advanced and intermediate members of the McHenry County Tumbleweeds earned the right to participate in the United States Tumbling Association Nationals in Kansas City, June 14-16. Thirty Tumbleweed members competing in the beginner and novice classes advanced to the national meet recently. The Illinois State Armory Building in Springfield was the site of the USTA Power Tum­ bling and Trampoline Regional Championships last weekend, and 10 of the 12 Tumbleweeds who competed finished in the top 10 in their respective classes, thereby qualifying for nationals. Karly Kunzer, Shane Sperry, Tumbleweeds Patrick Sperry and Steven Crook were big winners for the Tumbleweeds, as each finished in first place in the tumbling competition. The two Sjperrys and Kunzer also advanced in the double mini-trampoline event. Kunzer won the 11-12 year old girls' advanced tumbling division, while Patrick Sperry took the title in the boys' 11-12 advanced. Crook won the 11-12 intermediate boys' crown, and Shane Sperry won top honors in the 15-16 boys' intermediates. Heather Sheahan copped a third place in the girls' eignt and under intermediate division, and Allison Heald finished third in the 13-14 girls' intermediate category. In th e 11-12 girls' in­ termediates, Susan Przybylski took a a fourth place. Missy Stevens was sixth in the 9-10 advanced girls' division. In seventh place in the 13-14 girls' advanced group was Angela Moore, while Jenny Ricker was eighth in the 13-14 girls' intermediates. Just missing a chance to compete in the national meet was Holly Wilkinson (11th) and Jody Levernier (14th), both of whom took part in the 9-10 ad­ vanced girls' group. Patrick Sperry and Kunzer performed in the doubles mini- trampoline * advanced com­ petition, and Sperry took first place, while Kunzer grabbed a third. Shane Sperry followed suit and won top honors in the in­ termediate division. m m S • i«; J&mm. f . .<% M ; l . f Tennis on his mind Plaindealer-Hf.ruld photos b\ Chris Juzvuk NWSC Boys' Track Ed Schultz was third in the pole vault with a 10' effort, while Chris Carlson's vault o( the same height garnered him fourth place. j Bill Brown took a fourth in the discus with a toss of 122'. The Skyhawks' 400 relay team of Jeff Huemann. Eric Mellum. Peter Pagast and John Shiman was fouim^n 46.9. Bartko^e1 took fourth in the 400. Meyer was fifth in the 100 high hurdles, with a 16.0 clocking. "The guys did a real nice job," Oberemot said. "We felt good about the whole thing." Huemann set a new school record in the long jump Monday at the Grant frosh-soph in­ vitational, which was won by Carmel.Johnsbarg taking fifth. Huemann, a sophomore, shattered the old JHS mark with a leap of 19'8". Next - and last - up for the Skyhawks is the sectional meet Friday night. Oberembt has no false hopes about sending any of his squad members to the state meet. "Oh no, we don't have any illusions about that. We'll be the smallest school at the sectional, and it's a very, very, strong field. We went in last year with our best team and didn't send anybody to state," he said. "We're looking forward to it. We'd like to reduce our times, break some school record, and culminate the season in an upbeat way. That's what we're shooting for." . •"* - ^ • J* ~v. Piatndealer Herald photo by (,'hrts Juzwik Johnsburg's Eric Mellum and the rest of the Skyhawks' boys' track team will be at Rockford Auburn Friday night for the sec­ tional meet The Skyhawks finished fourth in the Northwest Suburban Conference Meet last Saturday. Randy Weidemann will definitely nave tennis Weideirtmn and No.l doubles partner Gary on his mind this weekend, when he and the War- Strom are good bets to advance to next week's riors participate in the sectional meet at state tennis meet In Arlington Heights. Crystal Lake South and Crystal Lake Central. Crystal Lake's Klutke wants to skate his way to fame "I played with Ed Olczyk, who comes from Illinois, when I was 13 and he was 15. If he could make it, hopefully, I could make it That's my dream." Eric Klutke Feb. 24,1984 By Steve Metsch PtatndMtar HtraM N*m S*rvtc* CRYSTAL LAKE - Ed Olczyk made it and Crystal Lake's Eric Klutke is closer to his dream. Olczyk, a Palos Heights native, played for the 1984 United States Olympic team and eventually joined the Chicago Black Hawks. The rookie scored a goal Sunday to help the Hawks beat the Edmonton Oilers, tying their Stanley Cup semifinal series at two games apiece. Eric isn't playing for Lord Stanley's trophy just yet, but he is foUowing a trail of footprints - or skate tracks - to success. Sunday afternoon found Eric in the backyard of his parent's home. The weather didn't spark thoughts about hockey with the mercury nearing 80 and the sun shining brightly. But Klutke - attired in shorts and a t-shirt, hardly th^ type of uniform he'd wear during spring league action in RoUing Meadows - was thinking of cold steel on ice. , Come July, when most boys his age are playing baseball, Klutke will be lacing up his skates for a week of hockey. That's not unusual for someone who's been skatii since he was a Child scored 100 points forthe Chicago Young Americans during the winter. After all, you've got to stay in shape. But Klutke hopes to ac­ complish more than that. He and 79 other boys will be trying out for the U.S. Elite Junior Program. And "elite" is the perfect , description. About 135 boys attended the Illinois tryout camp two weeks ago. Six were cnosen for the elite camps, and 35 forthe regular variety. "But that's nothing." Klutke said. "For the tryout for the national team, we ll have seven days of skating and they'll look at you and decide if they're going to take you. . "I think I'U make it, hopefully. They'll pick 20 for the team." "niose lucky 20 will travel overseas to play in Sweden, Russia and 'Finland, among other locales. A year of playing hockey in Europe would be a learning ex­ perience in more ways than one. Since hockey would dominate Eric's days, he'd take a year off from school and complete his high school education after he returned home. - Eric and his father» Gerhard, admit that being on the elite team would enhance Eric's chances to reach his main goal - the 1988 Olympics. Tryouts for the U.S. team would begin in 1986, and player's who've traveled around the world on ice skates would ob­ viously have an edge. If Eric isn't selected for the e elite team, the center wiU simply head north of the border. "Last week, he tried out for the Canadian team in Toronto and made that. He was the first pick," Gerhard said. "He's the top pick in the Quebec League. But if he plays Junior A hockey, he gets paid and then he can't ay in college or in the lympics. So he'll play Junior B." m) 8 Either way, Eric won't be roaming the halls of Crystal Lake Central. The world tour would keep him away from Crystal Lake. He'd complete his prep education in Toronto if ne plays there. "I'd like to graduate here with my friends," Eric added. "Sometimes, you miss your friends and everything. I was going (out of town) almost every other weekend this winter, so you miss a lot." The Young Americans played in a six-team league ana traveled to Detroit regularly. But long distances are nothing new for Eric, who played for a traveling team at age 9. "That was tougher, so I never started with high school hockey." said the Central junior who scored 32 goals and had 68 assists this winter. Gerhard, who moved to America from West Ger­ many in 1964. was familiar with soccer but soon fell in Eric Klutke love with hockey. Fifteen years ago, he was one of the founding fathers of the Crystal Lake Hockey Club. "My dad got me started when tie took me skating at the lake." Eric recaUed. That start has paid off well, as evidenced by the. many trophies, medals, ribbons and certificates which fill a wall of Eric's bedroom. In the center of the display is a large poster of Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky. "He's my idol," said Eric, who's torn between The Great One' and the Black Hawks during their playoff series. But Eric also has thoughts of playing with the 18-year- old Olczyk, who has the potential to become a great NHL star. "I played with him in a spring league, with him and against him. Back then, he was good. He's good now," said Eric, who turns 17 in June. -A... "He's not just good," Gerhard chimed in, "he's a personality. He's a nice player." A local boy is signed by his favorite NHL team after playing for the U.S. Olympic team. That's what happened to Olczyk. "That's my goal, playing pro and Olympic hockey, Eric said. Can lightning strike twice? Eric Klutke certainly hopes so.