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-w Sunday Softball roundup R-B spikers roll on JHS runners finish an impressive 3d at CLC Tuesday, September 10,1985 By Herald sports staff Northwest Suburban Conference member Grayslake, with 176. Grant, JOHNSBURG -- Question: What also of the NWSC, won the meet with area high school team is already 69 points. Mitch McCormick of Ley- good, and is only going to get ajot den was the individual winner with a better? time of 16:22. Best answer: Johnsburg's cross- "We finished right in the middle, country team. which isn't bad, considering our The Skyhawks, though young and number two runner, Ed Nichols had slightly inexperienced, have showrT to drop out because of a leg cramp, great promise in the early goiigg, Had he been able to finish, we would finishing seventh at the rugged Mun- have done better," Texidor said, delein Invitational last week, and Junior Mark Widhalm was the grabbing third place - their best Skyhawks* top finisher, taking 19th finish ever -- at the Crystal Lake place while coveririg the three mile Central Invitational Saturday. course in 17:50. Next for JHS was And no one is happier than JHS freshman Matt Hennigan, who took coach Bob Texidor. 26th at 18:09. "I'm very pleased with our show- "Matt is"really going to be a great ing thus far," Texidor said Monday, little runner, really super," gushed "We're really looking good so far." Texidor. "Just a freshman, and he's At last week's 14-team Mundelein one of our top runners. And, as he event, Johnsburg finished seventh gains more experience, he's just go- with 192 points, just behind fellow ing to get better." We're going to be very strong in the conference, no doubt about it If we're going to challenge Grant, we've got a long road toiuuil. But we've definitely got the potential. We have a very strong running team, very well-balanced -- Bob Texidor Saturday, Johnsburg^ posted its best-ever finish at the CLC Invite, grabbing third with 92 points. The hosts won the event with 43, while Warren was second with 51. Cen­ tral's Steve Lane was the overall winner. "I was very happy with our show­ ing at Crystal Lake. It was great to stay under 100. 1 was also pleased that we packed up fairly well," Texi­ dor said. Widhalm improved to take sixth place in 19:08, (5,000 meters) while Hennigan took 13th (19:57), Nichols 15th (20:07), Bill Meyer 27th (21:20), and Brian Berndt31st (21:43). "Bill Meyer is coming on very strong," Texidor said of the senior runner. "He's a hurdler on the track team and is just a very, very strong runner. He's going to improve tremendously. John Hernandez and Brett Bart- koske finished 36th and 38th, respectively. "We had all seven runners in the top half of the field. There were 71 or 72 runners. The guys are really starting to come together as a team, < help one another out," Texidor said. Texidor said that although Grant was impressive in winning the Mun­ delein meet, the Skyhawks are capa­ ble of overtaking the Bulldogs in the NWSC. "Wfe're going to be very strong in ' the conference, no doubt about it," Texidor predicted. "If we're going • to challenge Grant, we've got a long road to haul. But we've definitely got the potential. We have a strong running team, very well-balanced. "1 think we have a very good chance of winning the conference championship, a very strong chance. Grant surprised me a little bit. they're pretty tough. But things change as the season goes on." .' Johnsburg will run in a triangular meet at Harvard with Big Foot Tuesday afternoon, before opening the home season Thursday at Gla­ cial Park against Crystal Lake South and Wauconda. Johnsburg's girls team, consisting of three underclassmen, finished third on the frosh-soph level at the CLC event. Freshman Jenny Baehne was sixth in the 2.2 mile race, with a time of 16:09. Sophomore Tammy Policky was 11th (13:57), while fel­ low classmate Lisa Nunamaker was 21st (18:07). Johnsburg finished with 121 points, while having just three run­ ners, two below the norm. Herald photo by, Chris Juzwik • • • And don't come Johnsburg's Brian Frazier booms a punt during the first quarter of the Skyhawks' 22-21 loss to Nazareth Academy Saturday. For another photo, turn to page five. MC linskters upend WHS By Herald sports staff WOODSTOCK -- Steve Huemann wasn't about to let a double-bogey on the first hole ruffle his feathers. Instead, the Marian Central senior came back to record a birdie on No. f; 2 en route to his medalist round of 40 as the Hurricanes upended cross- town rival Woodstock, 175-186, in a non-conference golf match at Crys­ tal Woods Golf Club Monday afternoon. mann shook off the six he took on No. 1 to sink a six-foot birdie putt on No. 2. Coming in right behind Huemann was Keith Schultz with a 42. Dan Morris carded a 45 while Bill Darling and George Frisch shot 49s, but only one of those 49s counts toward the team score. re real excited. They were lookirig forward to this match," Marian Central Coach Jim Speaker sjnd. "I figured if we r way we could, we'd have to take them and we did. were really up." Speaker credited the rounds of Huemann and Schultz as being the key. "We really needed the two low scores, because the 49s were a little high," he said. "But all the kids contributed to the win." Woodstock was led by Rich Schuh's 44. Don Shepson came in second with a 46, Dan Nillen fired a 47 and Andy Brown was fourth with a 48. The Hurricanes, now 2-1 on the season, travel to Grayslake Thurs­ day in a match Speaker says will tell him a lot about his team. "They've won it the last couple of years, and I think they've lost some kids to grad­ uation, but it will still be a good test for us," he said. "We'll find a lot out about our team with that match. Marian also won the junior varsity match, 214-224. Woodstock's Barry Awe fired a 50 to lead the Streaks while MC's Joel Madsen had a 48. I Skyhawk netters fall Herald photos by Barb Ansell Johnsburg High School's girls' tennis team hosted Woodstock in a dual meet Monday, and fell to the powerful Blue Streaks, 4- 1. Kathleen Meyer, Woodstock's defending two-time Fox Valley Conference champ, blanked JHS freshman Shelby Scott, above left. Senior Deb Linn, above, teamed with fellow classmate Heidi Hermann to collect the Skyhawks' only win of the day, topping Robin Bos- man and Sue Powers, 7-5,0-6,6- 3 at No. 1 doubles. Hie Sky­ hawks will open Northwest Suburban Conference action at home Wednesday against Wauconda. By Pohla Smith UPI sports writer PITTSBURGH - New York Yan­ kee infielder Dale Berra, testifying in a federal cocaine trafficking trial, said Monday he snorted cocaine "off the end of an ignition key" with other major league baseball players. "It made me feel euphoric," Berra said. "It sharpened my senses. It made me feel well." But he said that while he used cocaine occasionally from 1979 to 1984 with other major leaguers, in­ cluding Cincinnati slugger Dave Parker, he quit for good last year. "I think any time you use cocaine it's a problem," Berra said. "I had a problem." Berra was the fourth player to testify in the trial of Curtis Strong, an ex-clubhouse caterer charged with selling dyugs to ballplayers. Like the others, Berra said he bought cocaine from Strong. Earlier in the day's testimony, Los Angeles Dodger Enos Cabell said it was embarrassing to publicly confess his cocaine use but "figured it was time to pay." The trial is in its fifth day in U.S. District Court. Berra said he first used cocaine at a New Year's Eve party in 1979. "At that party I knew friends of mine were using the drug ... I said 'What the heck' and I just tried it. I was outside ... I put some on the end of an ignition key ... used it that way ... through the nose." Berra said he had shared the drug with Parker and retired outfielder John Milner when all were with the Pirates. "... One time, I think we were in Puerto Rico ... and I asked (Parker) if he had used the drug before. He didn't want to answer me at the time. Later on when I went up to my hotel room, I was opening my door and the door across the hjdl opened. Dave Parker came out and said, 'Does this answer your questions?"' He said Parker showed him some cocaine and the two, along with Mil­ ner, snorted some -- again off the end of an ignition key. Berra said he met Strong through Parker and Milner in a Philadelphia hotel suite in 1982. "Lee Lacy (now a Baltimore Ori­ ole), Willie Stargell (the retired Pi­ rate star now a coach for the club) and even several of the coaches were in the room. It was almost like a gathering because we were going to eat some food Stargell brought in." He said he met Strong an adjoin­ ing room in the suite. "I handed him (Strong) $100 ... He handed me a gram ... I used it in my room and in Lee Lacy's room." Berra said he saw Strong twice in or near the Pirate clubhouse in Pittsburgh. One of those times, Berra said, Pirate manager Chuck Tanner told him, "Don't talk to that gentleman." Upon an objection, Judge Gustave Diamond directed that the reference to Tanner be stricken from the re­ cord and told the jury to ignore the remark. • * / " MCHS netters move to 2-0, top Grayslake By Herald sports staff McHENRY -- The McHenry girls' tennis team rolled to its second win in as many outings, topping Grayslake 3-2 Friday. The Warriors will continue non-conference play Tuesday against Grant at West Campus. The Warriors collected wins at No. 3 singles and both doubles slots. Becky Marsh of McHenry was the first winner for the Warriors, topping Joanne Kuhla, 6-1,6-0. Seniors Michelle Landis and Melanie Smith then ripped Lori Eslinger- Cathie Blasius 6-2,6-3 at No. 1 doubles. Senior Sue O'Halleran and junior Katie Prust then garnered the War­ riors' final win, a 6-2, 6-1 decision over Alice Norton-Julie Tortorici 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles. Senior Melissa Rhode lost at No. 1 singles to Jacqui Relitz, 6-3,6-4. Junior Beth Dimopoulus then lost a tough match at No. 2, falling to Alice Nguyen 7-5,3-6,7-6. "Yeah, we almost took four," said McHenry coach Gary Gray. "Beth was out a day sick last week, but she said she felt strong enough to play. She played terribly weak the first set, then came on strong in the second. She was at 5-5 in the third and then lost in a tiebreaker. All things considered, she played pretty well. "Our second doubles team played much better, they were much more relaxed," Gray said. Rhode faced a tough customer in Relitz. whom Gray said should be the third seeded singles player in the sectional "Landis and Smith weren't real pleased with the way they played. They weren't as sharp as they might have been, whether it was the heat or what. But they felt like their play was down a little bit," he said. McHenry is now 2-0 on the season. Sports Sked Tuesday: Volleyball: Cary-Grove at Mc­ Henry, 4:30 p.m., Round Lake at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m Cross-Country: Johnsburg at Harvard, 4 p.m. Golf: Libertyville at McHenry, 4 p.m. \ Soccer: CL South at McHenry, 4:30p.m. Swimming: Waukegan at Mc­ Henry, 4:30 p.m. Tennis: Grant at McHenry, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: Tennis: Elgin at McHenry, 4:30 p.m., Wauconda at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m. Thursday: Crosscountry: Elgin at McHen­ ry, 4:30 p.m., Wauconda/CL South at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball: McHenry at Wood­ stock, 4:30 p.m. Golf: McHenry at Woodstock, 4:30p.m. Swimming: Zion at McHenry, 5 p.m. Berra:, Coke made me feel euphoric