Kenosha News from Kenosha, Wisconsin • 11

TUESDAY JUNE 11 2002 Local Briefs I --Like KENOSHA NEWS STAFF Tremper's Matt Oster fired a 3-over par 75 in finishing tied for fifth overall out of 105 golfers at the Wisconsin Professional Golf Association Junior Tour Monday at Hilhnoor Golf Course in Lake Geneva Pleasant Prairie's Andrew Hild won the 14-15 division and fmished tied for seventh overall 89) Zach Perez and Justin Ewens (tied for 72nd 93) Justin Young (tied for 79th 94) Nick Vanchena John Broerman and Paul Jackson (tied for 83rd 97) and Corey Hi ld (88th 99) Retzlaff was tied for second three strokes behind Hild in the 14-15 division Andrew Oster was 10th and Ricker and Blise tied for 15th out of 45 with a 76 Other local golfers in the top 25 included Brandon Young and Travis Smither (tied for ninth 77) Lukas Mueller (tied for 14th 78) Kevin Zeeck and Elliott Retzlaff (tied for 17th 79) and Pete Chemy (tied for 24th 80) Michael Bielawski of West Allis won the tournament with an even-par 72 edging Oregon's Brendon Albrecht by onel stroke Milwaukee's Joshua Koenigs and Greenfield's Dennis Frautschy tied for third at 75 Other local golfers competing included Andrew Oster (tied for 32nd 84) Matt Jeranek (tied for 36th 85) Robert LaMacchia (tied for 46th 87) Jay Ricker and Brogan Blise (tied for 54th golfers In the 12-13 division La Mac chia tied for third and was thred strokes behind Tyler Graf of: Elm Grove Justin Young was sixth out of 15 golfers In girls competition Cult Werwie shot a 91 and finished lied for second out of eight golfers Werwie was the top fin 4: isher in the 12-13 division I Lensmeyer nets region 9 top honor yer Ions )r Gehring a 4 0 groupe with top freshmen: Go 111 Iliol With I 1 Around the Horn Around the Horn tins at Ladta tava riziceway Hermie Schultz of Silver Lake captured his first feature victory on the asphalt when he W011 the 15-lap Herb's mini modified race Friday night at the Lake Geneva Raceway Schultz a longtime racer was given a standing ovation after the feature The mini modifieds are celebrating their 10th anniversary at the track this season Schultz who was third in the heat race and second in the time trials last won a feature In 1998 at the Wilmot Speedway In the milleimium late models feature Tommy Nevoso of Trevor finished second Bristol's Dan Giaimotti took sixth in the 15-lap Basic International feature Kevin Oliver of Pell Lake won the second BIC semi feature and Kenosha's Tim Moun won the first BIC heat race On Saturday Pell Like's Billy Skinner placed eighth in the 35-lap super late model feature Pell Lake's Jamie Wallace won the super late model semi feature and a heat race Junior Indians splIt with defending champs The Kenosha Junior Indians split a North Suburban Colt League doubleheader with defending champion Niles Red Sunday in Illinois After losing the first game 2- 0 the Indians won the second 7- 2 as Jake Wasechek and Scott Shaw combined for a six-hitter Dan Spino went 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored and Ty Flory also had two hits including a triple Kenosha scoredIhree runs in the second to take a 5-2 lead In the first game Adam Spalding tossed a four-hitter but was tagged with the hard-luck loss He walked none and struck out six Niles took advantage of two errors in the sixth to score two rims Velodrome kicks off 75th season tonight Tonight will mark the opening of the 75th season of racing at the Washington Park Velodrome Racing begins at 7 pm Admission to the bill overlooking the bike track is free There will be races in every age group in two-year increments from ages 10-18 plus Masters (30-plus and women's races ti 11 fl fi Ir T1 in in bt 111 St a si ifl at A lintlioktmid 1064 iv Ccncva I races -11 )ce 1 -44' i 1 ------7: 7'4" A of Ae 'R--- 00 ikK Ise- competed his sophomore season at UW-Milwaukee The 6-foot1 right-hander went 3-1 with a 360 ERA In 19 appearances (one start) Kleeba pitched 50 innings and allowed 53 hits with 14 walks and 26 strikeouts Kleeba pitched 2 V3 innings of relief in a 7-2 loss against Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Division-1 regional May 31 at Hawks Field in Lini coin Neb The former Menomonee Falls High School standout allowed 2 hits and two runs (both earned) with one walk and one strikeout against the Cornhuskers In his freshman season with Carthage Kleeba compiled a 2-1 record with a 738 ERA in 10 games Kleeba recorded two complete games and a shutout for the Redmen led his sophomore season KDIOSNA NEM STAFF 1 4 4111:: 'A brief rundown a-the post- 1 season honors collected by if i rw!" 1 Carthage senior baseball player Jason Lensmeyer reads as fol- lows: He was named the College de 1 Conference of i i of lr Illinois and P91'441 11110 Wisconsin 1 i A 0 I Player of the i Year --1 1 He was 4 t' i i selected as a it i 1 ti first-team 0 0 Li I' NCAA Divi- I Jason sion-3 All- i -1 Lensmoyer American by 1 i i the American Baseball Coaches i 61 't 1 Itv4: Association 4 it IL i I He was picked as first-team 1 3 I 1 'A vt i All-Central Regional l'T 0 't 4 But wait there's more -4 On Monday the Kell- 4 ok A 1 nersville Wis native was 1 w1 I named the Division-3 Central tt 1 4 4 -1 i Region Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Base- 4 i' 4 ball Writers Association 4 ''t sh Players from eight different 1 regions picked up the honor i i Lensmeyer put together a 1 spectacular season after sitting 5i -7 i 1 I out last year with a shoulder 4 1 7-- 1 11 s'' The catcher-designated hit- 11 ii--4" ter led the Redmen in batting I (424) runs (46) hits (75) home 710 runs (13) RBI (55) total bases In 10 I 1 i 1 (128) and slugging percentage 104L l'' (723) He also had 14 doubles I if 6 of 4 and an on-base percentage of 4k--' 1 458 as the Redmen finished 34- '1i 11 and reached the Division-3 Vi' 1 'h World Series The NCBWA selected Adver- ilia College senior shortstop '''''''ss Todd Meyer as the Division-3 Player of the Year and Aurora senior Josh Paddock as the Division-3 Pitcher of the Year KENOSHA NEWS ALE PHOTO Meyer a first-team All- New Central boys basketball coach Toni Johnson played at American and the Pennsylva- Carthage under Tim Miller and Bosko Bjurickovic A 441-4' Meyer a first-team All-American and the IA NEWS MIT I 4 of the post- tr4 )llected by i 7 i :4 eball player 1 i 1" 10 'eads as fol- the College ference of Of 4 c4 4 Lois and l' e'91'44intic' consin i 'ti 1 (er of the i 1 He was 4 cted as a It 1 1-1 0 1 4: A Divi- I i L-3 of All- 11 1 4 1 erican by '1'( t'' )all Coaches '1' 't 1 1 -0 is first-team '4! --3 I I 1 A I IT 't 1 1 more tis the Kell- le --2 iative was i n-3 Central )( I he Year by I 1 I glate Base- A 1 Ation 4 '-r ::) ht different i le honor I together a i 4 i after sitting 14 4" ''''C i i a shoulder I At 1 ignated hit- 7 I x41- 00- -4 1 in batting I 4t 44" home i I( total bases 41 1 i percentage -TA 14 doubles I ''''z if of 4 rcentage of I--' 'tdot finished 34- 1 't 3 Division-3 4 t'1- i 1' Adver- shortstop 3 ''''t 3 Division-3 'zt' and Aurora ock as the I I KENOSHA NEWS STAFF Sometimes even the best high school baseball players struggle at the NCAA Division-1 level This certainly hasn't been the case for Ryan Gehring The New Munster native capped off his outstanding if freshman sea- r' 1 son at the Uni- -versity of nois-Chicago in being named a df Division-1 Freshman All-Ryan American Gehring recently by Collegiate Baseball "Ryan has put together the finest freshman year for a pitcher that I have ever seen" UIC coach Mike Dee said "He pitched consistently well all season and he certainly deserves that award" Gehring the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year went 9-1 with a 280 ERA The 6-foot-4 left-hander made 15 appearances (10 starts) and allowed 80 hits in 86 23 innings with 10 walks and a team-best 71 strike outs The nine wins tied him for third-most in UIC history in a single season while the 71 strikeouts were good for seventh on the school's all-time single-season list Gehring pitched five complete games for the Flames The southpaw tossed a shutout at Cleveland State University May 4 and pitched a five-hitter against the University of Detroit in the opener of the Horizon Tournament May 26 at 'Jacobs Field in Cleveland The former 2001 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year set a Les Miller Field record in fanning 15 against Viterbo College on March 30 UIC recorded its best record in school history in finishing 39- 16 Gehring decided to attend MC despite being selected by Minnesota in the 33rd round of last year's Major League Baseball Draft The Burlington Catholic Central graduate will re-enter the draft next year as a draft-eligible sophomore Sometimes even ti school baseball play at the NCAA Divisio This certainly The New the case for Ryan CTe cuan pp outst i fres) 1 son i 1 vers nois 4 bein I Divi Fres Ryan Ame Gehring recei legiate Baseball "Ryan has put te finest freshman yea er that I have ever coach Mike Dee pitched consistent season and he that deserves at award Gehring the Hon) Newcomer of the Ye with a 280 ERA 'I left-hander made ances (10 starts) one hits in 86 23 innin walks and a team-be outs The nine wins ti third-most in UIC 1 single season wh strikeouts were go enth on the school's gle-season list Gehring pitched plete games for the southpaw tossed a Cleveland State Uni 4 and pitched a against the Uni Detroit in the opE Horizon Toumamer 'Jacobs Field in Clev LFF le en Dominique traded unique traded t's I'-' I i iA 1 i I i After spending five years in the Philadelphia Phil lies organization Andy Dominique is now property of the Boston Red Sox The former Kenosha Kroak er who was acquired by the Red Sox for a player to be named later is currently hitting 274 with five doubles five home runs and 13 RBI for Trenton (NJ) of the Double-A Eastern League The first basemancatcher went 3-for-3 with a solo home run as the Thunder defeated New Britain 6-3 Sunday in Trenton Dominique a member of the 1995 Northwoods League cham- pion liroakers began the sea- son with Clearwater Fla of the Single-A Florida State League on a rehab assignment The former University Nevada All-American batted 412 (14-for-34) with Clearwater fli JOHNSON: Scorect 19 points in 1994 state championship Cyclones drop five in Racine Belles tune-up Cyclones drop five in Racine Belles tune-up From Page B1 Johnson left the gym happy "Every kid on the floor was just sweating and working their butts off" he said "We were down by 30 with a minute and a half left and the ball was on the ground A kid dived for it and cracked his head on a bleacher That's the From Page B1 Kleeba makes transition "1 wasn't really a major scoring threat in high school but in that game they didn't help in the post" Johnson's brother Ben was a former standout at UWGreen Bay and currently is playing professionally in Australia In addition to working at camps with former University of Wisconsin coach Dick Bennett Johnson has served as the director of the High Five Sports Camp in Chicago since 2001 He has worked for the organization since 1997 "I wasn't I I Around the Hem examines how players with Kenosha ties arefaring in college or professional baseball Former Carthage College pitcher Cory Kleeba recently Pennsylvania Athletic Conference's Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year batted 556 with 73 runs scored 25 home runs and 102 RBI He became the lith player in Division-3 to hit four home runs in a game when he accomplished the feat against Wilmington College In the voting for Player of the Year Meyer picked up four first-place votes and fmished with 43 votes edging Jay Coakley of Marietta College (40 votes) Former Racine St Catherine's standout Virmie Rottino the Midwest Region Player of the Year out of UW-La Crosse was third with 30 votes Lensmeyer tied for fifth in the voting for the national Player of the Year with 20 votes Former Carthage outfielder Glen Braun won the award in Paddock a third-team All-American went 8-0 with an 098 earned-run average He had two shutouts and four complete games in 6413 innings Opponents batted just 192 against hh In the voting for Pitcher of the Year Paddock didn't receive any first-place votes but he finished with 38 total beating out UW-Stevens Point's Bill Verbrick (34) Verbrick (10- 2 309) picked up four first-place votes but he finished with 38 total beating outUW-Stevens Point's Bill Verbrick (34) Verbrick (10- 2 309) picked up four first- place votes COM- ri1M- Vie Aiello Junior Tournament today I KENOSIVI Nnvs STAFF The Kenosha Cyclones 11-16 fastpitch softball team went 0-5 over the weekend in the Racine Belles Tune-up Tournameht On Friday the Cyclones lost to the Competitors 7-6 in extra innings at Poerio Park and 4-0 to the Belles at Horlick Field Jessica Lux led the pitching effort against the Belles On Saturday the Cyclones lost to the North Shore Flames (12-8) and the Explosions (11-0) On Sunday the Cyclones fell to the Franklin Force (6-0) Smith helps Jay Bee Will tourney in Racine Jay Bee Auto was victorious in all three games en route to winning the Racine Midnight Basketball League Tournament over the weekend at the Bray Center Jay Bee's Tim Smith won MVP honors in the fmaL East Side Club offering add tennis lessons adt The tournament which is' lfi holes of medal play includes players entering grades 8-12 and who graduated from high school this year lea md this year kind of stuff that excites me It excites me that a kid would give that much of himself It was nice to see the effort" Basketball has been an important part of Johnson's life In As a senior in high school at Stevens Point in 1994 the 6- foot-6 Johnson scored 19 points in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division-1 state championship game as the Panthers stunned top-ranked Milwaukee King 59-54 for their first title in 40 years "I had a good game" he said "I had a onnti crania ha cold tr'-- c''---1 The Vic Aiello Junior Golf Championship is slated to be played today at Brighton Dale 'rho Ili' Ain lin Inninr nrilf Ischool I As a senior at Carthage Johnson helped the Rechnen finish 10-4 in the College Confer ence of Illinois and Wisconsin and 17-8 overall At the time the record was the second-best overall record in school history That season was also a springboard for Carthage under Djurickovic mint linrthacra Ilihrielth Int THINK YOU KNOW THE NEW GOLD WING 1800? VVIEli itiiiV iiiiiiii I Gourley helps Mission to sweep Bradford wrestling camp starts July 9 KENOSHA NEWS STAFF pm in the Bradford cafeteria Sign-up is taking place for the and will be directed by coach Ed Bradford Youth Wrestling Foster and current and former Camp The camp will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays July 9-30 for children in kindergarten through eighth grade: The cost is $30 per camper The camp will run from 1 to 3 and will be directed by coach Ed Foster and current and former Bradford wrestlers The camp will teach basic skills strategies and techniques of amateur wrestling For more information or to register call Foster at 654-4830 or Jerril Grover at 657-5046 COUPON 1 IT'S TIME FOR A CHArIGE 'We don'tVive you time to miss your car' Now you can experience for yourself Moiorcyclist and Rider magazines' "Motorcycle of the Year" Because for a limited time we're offering test rides on the new Gold Wing 1800 to licensed riders: So come in today And if itiins out you are serious we have seriously low financing to match 00( 'qs Bradford wrestling camp starts July 9 (11 TIIINK AGAIN ED4OSIM NEWEETAFF pm in the Bradford cafeteria Sign-up is taking place for the and will be directed by coach Ed Gourley helps Bradford Youth Wrestling Foster and current and former Camp Bradford wrestlers 4 Mission to sweep Thursdays The camp will be held on The camp will teach basic I 1- tN tt ID Tuesdays and July skills strategies and techniques 1 i 9-30 for children in kinder- of amateur wrestling 1' garten through eighth grade: For more information or to I 11 N' A HI I 61M The cost is $30 per camper register call Foster at 654-4830 The camp will run from 1 to 8 or Jerril Grover at 657-5046 I Now you can experience for yourself Moiorcyclist and Rider COUPON r--- 1 magazines' "Motorcycle of the Year 'r Because for a limited 1 1661 I IT'S TIME A I time we're offering test rides on the new Gold Wing 1800 to 1 I "Le I rrl1 cuArle2 i licensed riders: So come in today And if ii itiin's out you are 60 I We don'tVive you time to nes your car' i serious we have seriously low financing to match The East Side Tennis and Fitness Club (7611 Sheridan Rd) is offering adult tennis lessons this summer A series of six one-hour lessons teaching the basics of tennis will start the week of June 17 For more information call the East Side Tennis and Fitness Club at 652-7373 I 4 1 Ti I KENOSHA NEWS STAFF The Kenosha Mission (16-17) baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Kenosha Kiwanis (16) 11-6 and 13-7 Sunday at Nash Park In the first game times Gourley went the distance and went 3-for-4 for the Mission Anthony Montemurro also went 3-for4 In the second game Robert Macedo went 3-for-4 and Gour- ley added two more hits Brian Guarascio and Nick Petts also led the hitting Shawn Karyana pitched a complete game On Saturday the Kenosha Mission lost to Grant 3-2 in Fox Lake John Pulera was a one-man wrecking crew as he pitched a four-hitter struck out 10 and also hit a triple and a home run Ryan Peters and Aaron Miller also led the hitting also lea ule tutting KEtiosHANEwssTAFF The Kenosha Mission (16-17) baseball team swept a double- header from the Kenosha Kiwa- nis (16) 11-6 and 13-7 Sunday at Nash Park In the first game Jams Gourley went the distance and the 3-for-4 for Mission Ivan reters arta it muter also led the hitting 110 Stop Go Peortzoll OUR SERVICE INCLUDES: DIANAE ot to 5 IAN NEW PENNZOIL FILTER OIASSIS LUBRICATION SAE ALSO COMM( AND FEL Ott 01440 913 r--gK-1--P-1 lommifiiiiimmillod mai 171 53103 261-631-CCZ3 eq lho 4 00 a 116 73 El' Noah ad 11160 roloArgesAlli 41 bed4146111isir44WASItiO 913 kre 53103 1 261-631-CC' -0 State USA track meet on June 22 in Madison The state USA Track Field Championships for youth and adults will be held Saturday June 22 at Madison Memorial's Mansfield Stadium The meet was originally slated to be held in Green Bay Field events begin at 9 am with race walks starting at 8 am The deadline for entries is Tuesday June 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