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Thursday, September 19,1985 smash R. Lake McHenry nets season's 1st loss Woodstock singles players win easily, as Warriors fall in FVC, 4-1 By Plaindealer sports staff WOODSTOCK -- The news was not good in the McHenry tennis camp Wednesday. And, it was made worse because it was just the first time the words 'loss' and 'McHenry' were synony­ mous on the tennis courts in 1985. As the first loss of a season usual­ ly does, this one hurt. "It was a rough day," said Mc­ Henry coach Gary Gray. "We've been better." Woodstock came into the match with a 4-1 overall mark, and 0-1 in the Fox Valley Conference after a rather surprising loss to Crystal Lake Central Monday. But the Blue Streaks came back in fine fashion Wednesday, losing just two games in the trio of singles matches. "We knew their doubles teams were good," said Woodstock coach Jim Mitchell. "They're going to make some noise in the conference. They defeated Jacobs 5-0 (Monday), so that shows they have a good team." The Warrior singles troika was FOX VALLEY CONFERENCE Girts' Tennis Standings CL Central CL South Woodstock McHENRY Dundee-Crown Jacobs Cary-Grove Conf. Overall 2 0 5 1 Wednesday's Results: Woodstock 4, McHENRY 1 CL South 5, D-C 0 CL Central 4, Cary 1 able to muster just two games, both by Beth Dimopoulus at No. 2 singles. The McHenry junior lost to Lisa Palmquist, the FVC's defending No. 2 singles champ, 6-2,6-0. McHenry senior Melissa Rhode lost to the No. 1 singles defending conference champ, Kathleen Meyer, 6-0,6-0. Sophomore Becky Marsh was beaten at third singles by Sue Pow­ ers, 0,0, "I didn't know about Sue Pow­ ers," Gray said. "But she played very well. She's a good player." The Warriors' No. 2 doubles team of Sue O'Halleran and Katie Prust was the only MCHS winner on the day, topping Kristy Goebel-Kim Lorr, 6-3,6-7, 6-3. McHenry's top tandem of Melanie Smith and Michelle Landis lost to Robin Bosman-Julie Merryman, 3-6, 6-3,6-3. "He (Mitchell) said that was the best the No. 1 doubles team had played all year," Gray said. "Had they played that well against Cen­ tral, they wouldn't have lost. "Michelle and Melanie played okay, not real bad. But Melanie's having some problems with her serve, and we're working on that. "Sue O'Halleran is just playing super tennis right now," complin mented Gray. "She and Katie played well enough to win. They played a good first set, a good last half of the third. They won the last four games of the match." "McHenry had some problems serving in the third set of the No. 1 doubles match," Mitchell said. "And that might have been the difference. It was a good third set by both teams." McHenry will try to work the kinks out Thursday afternoon, when the Warriors travel to Round Lake for a non-conference meeting. "The No. 1 doubles girls were up­ set," Gray said. "They know they're not where they should be. The just have to have patience, get rid of the unforced errors, and be aggressive from the start. "They know what they have to do." By Plaindealer sports staff JOHNSBURG -- If you're perus­ ing the stats and looking for a team to keep your eye on, you might want to follow Johnsburg's tennis team a mite closer. The Skyhawks are young, to be sure, with three freshmen in the starting lineup. But that matters not. It only leaves room for improve ment, and that's exactly what JHS does every time out -- improve. "They just keep getting better and better," said Johnsburg coach Roni Cepulis. "Every match, they play a little bit better." Round Lake felt the brunt of the Skyhawks' improvement Wednes­ day, as JHS raced past the Panthers in a Northwest Suburban Conference match, 4-1. The Johnsburg frosh- soph team won, 3-2. the win came on the heels of the Skyhawks' first NWSC loss, 4-1 to Grant Monday. JHS is 2-1 in the league, 2-5 overall. The sole JHS win in the Grant loss came at No. 1 doubles, where Deb Linn and Heidi Hermann ran their record to 6-0 on the season. Wednes­ day, that record rose to 7-0 when the pair got the best of Tina Wallace and Karen Martin, 6-1,6-2. "They communicate well," said Cepulis of Hermann, a freshman, and Linn, a senior and the Skyhawk captain. "Ever since the first prac­ tice, they've played well together. They picked it up right away, a system that works for both of them." Freshman Shelbi Scott suffered the only Johnsburg loss Wednesday, falling to Lee Schaefer at No. 1 singles, 6-3,6-2. kathy Lane picked up the slack at No. 2, rolling past Carrie Cowley, 6- 4,6-2. At third singles, Chris O'Donohue blast«Aifgie^eeks, 6-1,6-0. The Skyhawks' second doubles duo of Dawn Wetzstein and Cathy Ort topped Julie Fusco and Lynn Courtney 6-2 in the first set, and led 5-1 in the second before the RL pair forfeited. "We're playing very well right now," Cepulis said. "Shelbi has been sick for a couple days, and Kathy injured her thumb, but they did well today," she added. "The team looks better and better. We're improving little by little each time we play," Cepulis said. Johnsburg will take to the courts again Monday at Lake Zurich. Plaindealer photo by Chris Juzwik McHenry's Trent Castle looks back at the ball he just overran. Castle again made a strong showing for the MCHS defense, but the Warriors suffered anoth­ er shutout loss, this time to a tough crew from Lake Zurich, 7- 0. McHenry, loseft of six in a row, will return to Fox Valley Conference action Thursday af­ ternoon when the Warriors trav­ el to Crystal Lake Central for a match with the Tigers. Warrior blanked By Plaindealer sports staff McHENRY - The McHenry soc­ cer team lost to Lake Zurich Wednesday afternoon, 7-0, at West Campus. But head coach John Sytsma didn't want to think about it too much. Just chalk it up to experi­ ence, and try again tomorrow. And that's just what the Warriors will do, when they travel to Crystal Lake for a Fox Valley Conference match with the Tigers Thursday. "We've got to put this behind us," Sytsma said. "I told the kids to just forget about it and start thinking about tomorrow. Central is okay, but I think we can score on them. I think we can beat them." Scoring and winning are two things that have come in short sup­ ply recently for McHenry. The War­ riors have dropped six straight since a season-opening win over Antioch, and have been shutout in all six losses. "Lake Zurich is a very good team. They've only lost once. Their pro­ gram is about eight years old, and they're pretty solid," Sytsma said. McHenry had ample opportunity to score on the blustery day, but couldn't put the ball in the net. "We were with the wind in the second and fourth quarters, and we couldn't score, but we had chances," Sytsma said. "Lake Zurich scored four in the first quarter and three in the third, when they were with the wind. "The wind can make a big differ­ ence out there. Against the wind, your goal kicks don't go as far, and you're on the defensive more. But we need to be more aggressive and go to the ball more. We're still doing too much standing around, waiting for the ball to come to us." kickers by LZ Center-forward Ivan Cvitkovic had a couple of good scoring chances, Sytsma said, but the LZ goalie made some nifty saves. rOX VALLEY CONFERENCE Cary-Grove CL South CL Central McHENRY Wednesday's Result: Lake Zurich 7. McHENRY 0 Tuesday's Results: Central S. South 3 Cary 4. Lake Zurich 2 "I was surprised we didn't score today," said Sytsma. "Their goalie played a good game. "1 thought that Aaron Milstein played another good game on d£ fense. It's only the second game he's played there, and he stopped two goals on his own. He headed one out, and cleared another one out. He did a really good job. "Scott Smith also played a real good game, I thought, and so did Trent Castle. Trent always does 3 good job back there (on defense),'* Sytsma said. "He's our best defender * "We're getting the ball into the opponents' end of the field more,"! Sytsma noted, "but we're not finish­ ing it off. We've got to score. Today," we had the goalie totally out of posH; tion once, and didn't get a shot off.' We have to get off to a better, more aggressive start, too. The first quar­ ter is one of our worst quarters. If we can hold the other team down in. the first quarter, that makes a dif­ ference," Sytsma said. Z "If we can get into the offensive: flow more, we'll be okay. We're us­ ing our wings better. Tomorrow's another day." 1 Hawk netters | Sports Sked Thursday: Cross-Country: Johnsburg at Grant; McHenry, CL South at CL Central, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball: Grayslake at Johns­ burg, CL Central at McHenry, 4:30 p.m. Tennis: McHenry at Round Lake, 4:30 p.m. Golf: McHenry at Cary-Grove, 4:30 p.m. Swimming: West Aurora at Mc­ Henry, 4:30p.m. Soccer: McHenry at CL Central, 4:30 p.m. Friday: Football: CL Central at McHen­ ry, Johnsburg at Marian Central, Richmond-Burton at Genoa- Kingston, 8 p.m. Golf: McHenry at Barrington Invitational. Saturday: Volleyball: McHenry at Steven­ son Tournament. Monday: Tennis: Cary-Grove at McHen­ ry; Johnsburg at Lake Zurich, 4:30 p.m. Golf: McHenry at Jacobs, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball: Johnsburg at Har­ vard, 5 p.m. - Tuesday: Volleyball: Johnsburg at Maren­ go, 4:30 p.m. Swimming: Streamwood at Mc­ Henry, 4:30 p.m. Soccer: Wauconda at McHenry, 4:30 p.m. Consistent 'Cane linksters pummel Grayslake, 179-191 Look here! Plaindealer photo by Chris Juzwik McHenry's Steve Peter finds a Lake Zurich defender and the ball upon him during the Warriors' 7-0 loss Wednesday. Canoe race set for Sunday McHENRY -- The annual McHenry Canoe Race is being planned for Sunday, Sept. 22, beginning at the Riverside Drive Park. The 9V2-mile race will begin at 10 a.m., and will be held rain or shine. The pre-registration fee is $5. $6 the day of the race. For more information, contact race sponsor Victor A. Hopp, (815 ) 385- 8258. Anyone interested is invited to participate. Trophies will be awarded for the first three finishers in each of 10 classes, including singles, doubles, mixed, masters, pleasure, adult and child, and more. "And Morris' 43 was nice. He's had 45, 46 and 47 in the last three rounds, so I was glad he didn't con­ tinue on that path. His round was the difference." And, Speaker added, it's nice when your number one player doesn't shoot 48 as Huemann did Monday against Marengo. "Forty-three. That's nice. That's where we need to have Steve shoot­ ing," he said. That round, inciden­ tally, included a quadruple-bogey eight on the 16th hole. Grayslake's Jim Theobald was the medalist with a 41. Marian's junior varsity also won by a 199-215 count. Rob Wagner had 44 to lead the 'Canes. Joel Madsen added a 47 and Pat Stengel and Chris Cleveland carded 51 and 57, respectively. The 'Canes JVs are 3-1 in conler- ence play and 5-1 overall. MC will take on Wauconda's Bull­ dogs at Wauconda Thursday. By Plaindealer sports staff JOHNSBURG -- Consistency. It's an asset needed by any golf team that wishes to be successful. Marian Central's linksters showed that quality Wednesday at they post­ ed a 179-191 victory over Grayslake at Chapel Hill Golf Club. Dan Morris and Steve Huemann led the Hurricane attack with 43s while Mike Bell added a 46 and George Frisch notched a 47. The victory lifted Marian to 2-2 in the Northwest Suburban Conference and 3-3 overall. Hurricane coach Jim Speaker said he was especially pleased with the efforts of Morris and Bell. "Mike Bell has been in a slump in our first few matches, but he came out of it real well tonight," Speaker "He's shot above 50 in every match, so to get him down in the 40s shows signs of him breaking out of the slump.