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4B DETROIT FREE JAN. 31, 1985 ME They'll snowmobile 800 miles for Special Olympics By then, the Warriors hope to have raiseu $110,000 to $130,000 to underwrite costs of the Special Olympics Winter Games Feb. 6-10 at Loaf Mountain. Between 800-900 children from across the state are expected to participate in the games. "WE WILL RIDE until we can't ride any more," said Heisner, the oldest Warrior scheduled to make this year's snowmobile run.

"It is just that important for the kids." "You should see the reception we get from the kids," said chairman Ken Hintz, of Mt. Clemens. "Just to see how thankful they are is worth it. We just want to do it." Each rider pledges a minimum of $1,000 to participate. The riders also expect to pick up pledges from friends, local businesses and some of the towns they pass through Qn the way to Mackinaw.

They also raised $24,000 at a luncheon-auction last week at Zuccaro's. Jerseys and oiliei spuiu, pm aphernalia were donated by professional and college sports teams in the area. Former Tiger catcher Bill Freehan is this year's honorary chairman. THE ENDURANCE RIDE was the brainchild of Wertz. He called several local businessmen and the ride began in 1982.

The Warriors raised $27,000 that year; $35,000 in 1983, and $80,000 last year. Wertz had a dream that the ride would pay the entire tab for the Winter Games within five years. Hintz and a number of other people have vowed to carry on the tradition and try to make Wertz's dream come true in 1985. "This is a memorial ride for Vic," Hintz said. One of the men Wertz recruited for the original drive was retired Air Force Col.

Digger O'Dell, public relations officer at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. By TERRY FOSTER Free Press Staff Writer "I met him (Wertz) over lunch in the fall of '82 and he asked if I wanted to get involved," O'Dell said. "I just asked him what he wanted me to do and he added me to the team." O'Dell helped with last week's fundraiser and will drive the motor home that accompanies riders during the trip. THE WARRIORS will cover 140-150 miles a day. In the past, they have left before dawn and traveled until evening each day of the grueling run.

"It takes a lot of experience and stamina," said Heisner, who vows to ride for another six or seven years. "The roughest part is getting up in the morning, trying to get the machines started in sub-zero weather. And sometimes we get into the towns so late that there is no food for you." Anyone wishing to contribute to the Winter Games can send donations to Michigan Special Olympic Games, Box 1132, Mt. Clemens 48043. Roy Heisner, 61, of Mt.

Clemens can think of more relaxing ways to spend a week than jetting 800 miles across the state on a snowmobife in February. But come next week, no one will be able to talk Heisner into watching soap operas or tending bar in his Sir Roy's Saloon. Instead, Heisner plans to hop on his Yamaha XL-5 snowmpbile and join 44 other riders who are raising money for Special Olympics by sledding from Mt. Clemens to Mackinaw City. The Wertz Warriors, named after former Detroit Tiger and local beer distributor Vic Wertz, who died in 1983, will depart from Zuccaro's Country House in Mt.

Clemens at 6:45 a.m. Sunday and won't reach Mackinaw until the following Saturday. hot shots Hockey lovers say yes to no-checl Sue Tapling, Harper Woods Lutheran East Lutheran East is enjoying another fine volleyball season. The Eagles won their first six games of the season, including a grueling 15-6, 15-10, 8-15, 7-1 5, 1 5-1 2 victory over Metro Conference rival Lutheran North. East also beat St.

Clair Shores South Lake 13-15, 15-7, 16-12. One of the reasons for the success has been spiker-blocker Sue Tapling, a 5-foot-8 senior. "Her attacks were great and her spikes very consistent," said Eagle coach Bonnie Schwan. "The same with her passes and digs." Tapling is one of the top returners from the squad that finished 26-3 last year and won both the Metro Conference and St. Mary's of Redford only way we could (continue to play) was to form our own league." Gilroy, a Grosse Pointe resident who manages a doctor's office, grew up playing hockey for his school team in St.

Catherines, Ontario. He said he quit playing hockey for about, five years because of a knee injury, and began playing again at age 25. At first, the players who were to eventually form the Granary rented ice once a week for pickup games. That led to forming a team that joined the senior league at Grosse Pointe, Gilroy said. The Granary is 3-0 in its new league and is led in scoring by Tony Morici, 30, who has eight goals and two assists.

It may not be the National Hockey League, but for a couple hundred area men like Gilroy and Morici, getting up sore once a week isn't too much of a price to pay for the opportunity to go at it again minus the checking, of course. HOCKEY, from previous page checking rule was instituted at Grosse Pointe. The number of teams increased again to 12, the maximum number arena management will provide with ice time. "Individual players were hesitant about getting hurt," Rivard said. "They had to go to work the next day." FRASER HOCKEYLAND is the only area rink that still has a checking league, but, according to Visingardi, "The non-checking leagues are taking over." Currently, Fraser has 10 teams in a non-checking league for men 17 or older and eight teams in a checking league for men in the same age group.

Fraser also has non-checking leagues in the 35-and-over group (10 teams) and in 40-and-over (eight teams). Typirtlly, seasons run from Labor chat god $80 a game with no additional costs. All the leagues require players to have full equipment. COST OF equipment and playing time is of Nttle significance to the diehard senior hockey players, however. Ian Gilroy, 32, helped organize the four-team 30-and-over league at Grosse Pointe this year, which opened its initial season in early January.

Gilroy plays for the Granary, a team of 14 players who have been together for five years and play at 10 or 1 1 p.m. on Thursdays. Two years ago, the team won the senior league for players 20-and-over. But, according to Gilroy, the combination of advancing age, decreasing skills and improved opponents under 25 years old made winning difficult last season. "There's a lot of bonds, a lot of friendships in here," said Gilroy.

"The Day to the end of March, with playoffs in early April. Most leagues play three 14- or 15-minute running-time periods but St. Clair Shores plays three 10-minute periods, stopping the clock after every whistle. At Fraser, each team pays $50 a game for ice time and $24 a game for referees. This averages about $5 a game per player, according to Visingardi.

Non-checking league teams play once a week and checking league teams have two games a week. "And lots of guys play in two leagues," said Visingardi. Grosse Pointe also charges $50 a team for ice time plus extra for referees and the Zamboni driver (ice-cleaner). At St. Clair Shores Civic Arena, teams pay a $200 entry fee for the season, plus $38.50 each game for ice and extra for scorekeeper fees.

Teams at Fraser Hockeyland are "She is a good talker and encourages the other kids," Schwan said. "If they start to get down, she is there to pump them back up. She has a very calm disposition and helps others get through the tough periods." The big men hustle for a better image in basketball Terry Foster's Top 10 Boys Basketball (last week's standing) 1. Mt. Clemens (1) 2.

Romeo (3) 3. Grosse Pointe South (4) 4. Sterl. Hts. Stevenson (5) 5.

Clintondale (2) 6. Warren Woods Tower (9) 7. Sterling Heights (7) 8. Warren De LaSalle (8) 9. Warren Fitzgerald (-) build an offense around any particular player, but "if we get the ball inside and it happens to fall in Al (Ament's) hands, then that part is fine." The ball falls into Ament's hands often enough for him to average 20 points a game, to go along with his nine rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals per contest.

"It is the first time since I have been here that anyone has been close to scoring 20 points a game," Petrouleas said. EISENHOWER USES full-court pressure to keep game tempo upbeat. Often the Eagles use three guards, but when the tempo slows, it is good being able to toss the ball inside to VanHoef. "What is really impressive about him is his scoring," said Eisenhower coach Mike Mclnerny. "Whenever he walks into a gym, he is the marked man.

He not only gets double-teamed, but triple-teamed. With him in, it makes the other kids better." VanHoef has received letters from more than 100 colleges. And what makes him even more worthwhile is his 3.9 grade-point average and interest in engineering. Most of his contacts have come from Mid American Conference and Division II schools. He is a three-year starter, two-time Macomb Athletic Conference player and is averaging 18 points and 13 rebounds this season.

Anchor Bay's big man, Kaptrosky, is not a true center, BIG MEN, from previous page (6-6) is called the hub of the Utica Eisenhower team. John Kaptrosky (6-4) has been the key to Anchor Bay's success. Despite nursing an ankle injury, Grosse Pointe South's Al Ament (6-6) continues to be one of the dominant men in the area. NOTICE THE heights. Most are 6-6 and smaller.

When they get to college, most of these players will be big guards or small forwards. This year's post player is smaller than last year's, but more mobile. Guys like Ament or Kaptrosky help break the press and have enough speed to finish off a fast break. All these players, except Kaptrosky, are members of teams ranked in the East top 10. "First, when you have a big man, that gives a team automatic stability," said Buslepp.

"We run an inside-conscious offense, not just because we get better shots, but also because of Andy's (McGuire) skills." Many coaches would pay a premium price for big men if they were for sale. Grosse Pointe South coach George Petrouleas said teams build themselves around a good center (for inside scoring and defense) and a point guard (for outside scoring and ball handling). "Anything else is a plus," he said. Petrouleas has never used the star system. He doesn't ROSEVILLE CENTER Mike Tebbe, at 6-8 12 is the tallest varsity high school player in Macomb County and a true post player.

Even though he has played just four years of basketball, his height could help him play college basketball somewhere even if at the community college level. Tebbe has not reached his full potential in high school, nor will he. He needs more weight (he weighs 185 pounds) and more experience, but he has been a luxury for coach John Blatnik. Tebbe leads Roseville in three categories points per game (11.5); rebounds (6.0) and blocked shots (4.0). But, alas, Tebbe is living proof that a big man does not insure team success.

Roseville is 1-10 overall and 0-5 in Eastern Michigan League play. "Basically, we have tried to get the ball inside to take advantage of his size," Blatnik said. "We are not accustomed to having anyone that big. He has done a nice job inside, but now what we are encountering is teams doubling down on him. "They are forcing us to shoot from the outside and we are struggling to put the 12-15 foot shot down.

We are getting the shots," but not converting them." In games with East Detroit and Port Huron, Roseville had 20 and 19 more shots than its opponents, but still lost. but a jack-of -all-trades. Sure, he can post underneath and bang with other big people inside. But Kaptrosky is one of the most versatile players around. "We use him all over," said Tars coach James Feldcamp.

"He just happens to be one of the most skilled in several areas. When things are not going well outside, we feel he can ppst up and go inside and go for the power move." Kaptrosky averages 19.5 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and 2.1 blocked shots per game and is being contacted by a number of Division II schools. on deck GP North surprises Clintondale By TERRY FOSTER Free Press Staff Writer awards. For information, call 781-4242 during the day and 792-4563 evenings. Sunday A four-mile cross-country ski race will be held at Freedom Hill, Sixteen Mile and Schoenherr in Sterling Heights, by Metro-Macomb Runners.

There will also be races on Feb. 10, 17 and 24. All races begin at 11 a.m. Pre-registration is $9 the day of the race. Call 979-8750 from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. and 792-4563 after 6 p.m. any day. COACHING POSITIONS Center Line St. Clement High School needs coaches for the coming season in the following areas: varsity track, junior varsity softball and varsity girls' basketball.

Candidates should contact Jim Helmbuch at 757-1737 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, or send resumes to: St. Clement High School, CO Jim Heimbuch, 8155 Ritter Center Line, Mich. 48015.

YOGA The St. Clair Shores Recreation Department will offer yoga classes starting on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from a.m., or Wednesday, Feb. 13, from p.m. Each 10-week program costs $20.

Classes are open to everyone. Register at the Recreation Center, 24800 Jefferson, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by mail. Include your choice of class time.

Make checks payable to the City of St. Clair Shores. For further information call 445-5350 from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays.

BASEBALL Shelby-Utica Sports Little League and Athletic Federation open registration will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Shelby Township Community Center, 51690 Van Dyke. Individual entry fee is and the maximum family fee is $70.

SOFTBALL Sterling Heights High School is seeking teams to enter its two-game elimination girls' fast pitch softball tournament on April 27-28. Entry fee is $'( For more information, call the high school at 939-5900 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays. The Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registration for returning softbaN teams and new teams.

Teams will be picked by lottery Feb. 15. In all adult leagues, rosters of 20 players are allowed, with a maximum of six non-residents. There is a $20 per player non-resident fee For more information, call 977-6200 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

weekdays. BOXING The St. Margaret's Men's Club will hold its 22d consecutive Golden Gloves Tournament on Saturday at Roseville Brablec High School, 17855 Common Road between Gratiot Ave. and Groesbeck. Matches begin at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children and senior citizens. There will be preliminary bouts in novice and open classes. Bouts are three rounds of two minutes each. HOCKEY A benefit hockey game between a group of Canadian and United States players will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb.

10, at Fraser Hockey Land, Utlca Road between Fourteen and Fifteen Mile Roads. Proceeds will go to the Child Abuse and leglect Council of Macomb County. Donations are $2. BOWLING A Nine-Pin No Tap Tournament will be held at Imperial Lanes in Mt. Clemens beginning at 2 p.m.

Saturday. It is open to both men and women. Entry fee is $11. For more information, call tournament director Bill Petty at 286-8700 between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Monday-Saturday. RUNNING Saturday Metro-Macomb Runners eight kilometer and mile run, 11 a.m. at Metro Beach. Feb. 9 St.

Valentine's Day 10-kilometer and mile runs, 11 a.m. at Metro Beach. $8 fee includes T-shirt and awards. For further information, call 979-8750 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

and 792-4563 after 6 p.m. any day. CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Saturday Metro-Maoomb Runners 10-kilometer (6.2 mile) race, 11 a.m. at Stony Creek Metro Park. Trophies to top skiers in 1 1 age arouns $8 fee includes T-shirt and thing to prove," said Kopitzke, a 6-0 senior guard.

"Brablec looked past us and we took care of them and now we beat Clintondale." BUT CAN North handle the pressure of being front-runner? "We are definitely ready for the challenge," Kopitzke said. "We know they will be ready for us the next time we have to play them, but we. will be ready for them, too." With that, Kopitzke walked away with a smile as his teammates cheered wildly. Probably the best player during North's streak has been 6-3 senior guard Art Szymanski. He has been especially deadly in the two big contests with Brablec and Clintondale, scoring 30 and 35 points.

Against Clintondale he was 17-20 from the free throw line. "We just have to play like we did tonight and we can win the rest of our games," Szymanski said. words of praise. "You opened up some eyes tonight," he told his cheering team. North came intothis week's competition at 5-5, but first in the league at 4-0.

Clintondale dropped to 10-1 and 2-1. North will hang on to first place a while longer. The Norsemen play at Dearborn on Friday (7:30 p.m.) in a non-league contest. FOR THE FIRST few weeks of the season, other teams overlooked the Norsemen and with good reason. Two of the team's top junior players Jon Palazzo and Craig Engel were injured, and opponents took advantage.

But the two are back in the lineup and North is a different team. Things are slowly around for the Norsemen. They have won four in a row, including an 80-58 ambush of Roseville Brablec, a fast-improving team with title aspirations. Now, instead of doing the chasing, the Norsemen are the team to beat. "We definitely felt we had some The visitors' locker room should have been silent.

The basketball players from Grosse Pointe North were supposed to file into the locker room with heads down maybe with a tear or two in the corners of their eyes. After all, this was a team with a mediocre 4-5 record playing on the road against Clintondale, which had won its first nine games of the season and was favored to defend its Bi-County League title. But the Norsemen, who appear to be living a Cinderella season, threw a gut wrench into the Dragons' machine. Dan Kopitzke's 20-foot jumper with five seconds left gave North a stunning 75-73 victory over Clintondale. INSTEAD OF moping around the locker room with funereal expressions, the Norsemen stood around coach George Olhman, and soaked up his keeping track wrestling Marco Maniac! has been tough on the front line, averaging points and as many rebounds a game.

This same group was 10-6 as freshmen last year, the best freshman record in 15 years at the school. Mt. Clemens Invitational TEAM RESULTS 1. Hazel Park 239. 2.

Davison 3. Lake Orion 4. Mt. Clemens 96. f.

Flint Northwestern 88 6. Redford Catholic Central 86. 7. Flint Northern 84. 8.

Wayne Memorial 80. 9. Plymouth 138 lbs. 1. Brian Mazzella (ED) 2.

Bob Cendrowskl (Utica) 3. Steve Polmeroy (LHN). 145 lbs. 1. Bret Renaud (Clintondale) 2.

PhllCusumano (WWT) 3 Steve Hughley (LCN). 155 lbs. 1 Joe Pantaleo (Roseville) 2. Pat Armstrong (GPN) 3. Gus Haynes (CL).

167 lbs. 1. Brad Morris (Mott) 2 Steve Tsugher (GPN) 3. Frank DeVos (LCN) 185 lbs. 1.

Kerry Sltar (CL) 2. Mike Cody (Utica) 3. Tim Gall (UF). 198 lbs 1 Craig Mlchayluk (AB) 2 Phil Abdoo (MC) 3 Joe Krumholz (Fraser) HWT 1. Phil Calhoun (Roseville) 2.

Lyle Burrell (MC) 3 Larry Klelno (AB). The Detroit Free Press is publishing wrestling rankings Local coaches should call Tim DenDooven Sunday evenings with records and weight classes of their top wrestlers. DenDooven will take calls from p.m. Sunday at 772-6743. getting it straight are on a roll.

Earlier this month they won the Catholic League C-D division championship. Last weekend, they were voted the best Class C-D team during the Detroit Pistons Cheerleading Championship. Another local school, Sterling Heights, won the Class A title, while Melvindale won the Class title among 57 schools. Jhe winning teams got to perform during harftime of the Pistons game againsl the Seattle Superson-ics. basketball No boys basketball team in the history of St.

Clair Shores South Lake has won its first 10 games of the season until this yeat. The South Lake junior varsity entered this week's competition with a 10-0 record going into Friday's showdown against Clintondale. The Cavaliers won their 10th straight last Friday with a 62-48 victory over L'Anse Creuse. They have been led by Mike Vogt, who averages 21 points a game, and Derrick LeFevre 18 points a game) Berlh are guards. Salem 78V2.

10. Bay City Western 71. 11. Portage Central 56. 12.

Rochester 13. Warren Woods Tower 42. 14. Fraser 35. 15.

Utica Ford 29. 16. Pontiac Northern 28. 17. Roseville 27.

Championship Results 98 lbs. Bruce Hester (HP) defeated Grady Tooms (D) 2-1 105 lbs. Dan Nargon (O) John Mlddleton (LO) 9-3. 1 12 lbs. Don Agbay (HP) d.

Jason Wlebeck (CC) 7-2. 119 lbs. Joe Salerian (HP) d. Dave Madrigal (D) 12-3. 1 26 lbs DaveDameron (PS) Chaun-cey Wynn (FNW) 1-0 OT.

132 lbs. Stacy Richmond (FN) d. Ed Fowler (WM) 7-0. 138 lbs. Tim Wilds (HP) d.

Wade Hlthchcock (D) 12-8. 145 lbs. Zach Pease (BCW) d. Dave Shareet (WM) 15-5. 155 lbs JoePantaleo (R) Scott Bray (HP) 6-0.

167 lbs. Terry Saylor (HP) d. Gary Rechatelner (BCW) 4-3. 185 lbs Derlck Phillips (LO) Pat Smith (PN) 10-2. 198 lbs.

Phil Abdoo (MC) d. Joe Krumholtz (F) 18-11. HWT lbs. Tlm.Rldlnger (HP) pinned LyleBurrell (MC) 1:20. East Wrestling rsnklngs Top 10 teams: 1.

Center Line. 2. Mt. Clemens. 3.

Lutheran North. 4. Anchor Bay. 5. Utica Ford.

6. Utica. 7. Warren Woods Tower. 8.

Harper Woods Lutheran East. 9. Warren Mott. 10. Clintondale.

INDIVIDUALS 98 lbs. 1 Anthony Loplccolo (CL) 2. John Wldmer (LE) 3 Earl Schutt (AB) 105 lbs. 1. Pat McGuire (CL) 2.

Tony Manzanaraes (L'Anse Creuse) 3. Mark O'Kray (Utica). 112 lbs. 1. Matt Brazil (LC) 2.

Mike Dlnverno (Warren Woods Tower) 3 Eddie Hall (Mt. Clemens) 119 lbs. 1. James Rlckman (MC). 2.

Dale Dick (WM) 3. Dave Fleming (QPN) 126 lbs. 1. Jerry Smith (Ford) 2. Scott Burger (Utica) 3.

Ken Benslnger (LHN) 132 lbs. 1. Pat Lambrecht 2. Kerry Grund (LHN) 3 ErlcHaynes (CL). 1 To ensure accuracy, the Free Press will correct in this space any factual error that may occur in our news columns.

campus report Macomb Community College The shooting slump is over, at least for a while. Macomb shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half during an 85-72 blowout at Alpena Community College last Saturday. Guard Mike O'Connor shed his towel of doom as Macomb improved its basketball record to 3-4 in conference play and 13-10 overall. Whenever the Monarchs lose, O'Connor drapes a towel over his head, but there was no need for it Saturday. O'Connor scored a career-high 27 points to lead three other MCC players in double figures.

Salaa Qasawa had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Dave Wolf hft'd 13 and Mark Ratusznlk had 10 points end 10 rebounds The Macomb County youth for the Detroit Wheelchair Association should have been cneerleedtog identified in a story in last week's MacombEast section as Elaine Arm of rren. The cheerleaders atCenter Line St Clement strong I.