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South wordS The human resource Volume 31, issue 15 April 28,1995

The ninth annual President's Club Blood Drive will be held on May 4 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30p.m. in the Auditorium lobby.

Eligible donors are those who are 17 to 75 years of age, weigh over 110 pounds and are in good health.

The entire process, including registration, the mini-physical, the blood donation and refreshments takes only 45 minutes, and the actual donation will last five to ten minutes. The free miniphysical consists of checks on blood pressure, iron levels and cholesterol levels.

Each person's body contains 10 to 12 pints of blood, and one donation is about one pint. The ^ ^ y replaces the fluid portion ^ ^ h i n 24 hours and the cells

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within six weeks. Blood can be donated about every 56 days.

Donating blood is a safe procedure. All equipment is sterile and is disposed after a single use.

After donating, refreshments and a period of relaxation are avaihable.

After the blood has been donated, it will be typed, tested and separated into components to be tranfused into as many as three patients.

Human blood has no artifical substitute. By age 75, it is estimated that 95% of the population will have needed a blood transfusion sometime in their lives, yet less than 5% of those eligible actually donate.

Lifesource is conducting the blood drive. This not-for-profit

organization 짜^EN Yon GIVE BLOOD was started in 1987 by the You GIVE ANOTHER BIRTHDAY. American NaANOTHER TALK WITH A FRIEND, tional Red ANOTHER DATE, ANOTHER DANCE, Cross and the ANOTHER LAHOH, Blood Center of ANOTHER Hno, Northern IlliANOTHER CHANCE. nois. It is the largest fullservice blood .Aznsrioaii R e d C r o s s center in IlliPLEASE OfVE BLOOD. nois.

A permission slip signed by normally before giving blood on parents is required for those stu- Thursday, May 4. dents giving blood, and the donaLast year, Maine South dotion must be made during a study nated 67 pints of blood, down or lunch period. from 100 pints in 1993.

Teachers and other school Information for this article employees are also strongly en- was collected mainly from couraged to donate.

Lifesource's "Blood Basics 101" Donors are reminded to eat series.

Sit down, you're rocking the boat It's showtime for Guys and Dolls, Maine South's Spring musical.

Work began on this musical months ago, with a cast, crew, orchestra and production staff putting in many hours of planning, designing, building and rehearsing

Based on Damon Runyon's short story with music by Frank Loesser, Guys and Dolls is a story of luck, love, deceit and happy endings with a little dice thrown in on the side. Lead roles are played by Lisa Lutzer and Joe Pindelski as Sarah Brown an Sky Masterson; and by Kathy Alexan-

der and Todd Herring as Adelaide and Nathan Detroit. The cast is filled with a myriad of other very colorful characters.

Speaking of colorful, this year's set and costume design promise to be eye-catching.

Painting head Kevin Byrne said, "The set has a cartoonish feel, with bright colors and warped buildings. And," he added, "the women are hot, hot, hot!"

Other crew heads are Jessie Rumczikas and Kelly Nickele, construction; Alison Adlaf and Jenny Chrzanowski, costumes; Kenny Lindgren, lights, Chris Nuzzo and Maggie Hadam, props; and Roberta Andresen, sound. Joe Kazmierski is designing lights for the show.

Guys and Dolls is directed by Mr. John Muszynski. When asked why he choose this musical, he said, "Critics have called it

th perfect musical, and we felt it was right for the group of students we have." Other staff members involved are Mr. Pat Sanchez, technical director; Mr. David Danckwart, music director; Mr. Keith Elliot, choreographer; Mr. Michael Pressler, conductor; Mrs. Krista Clarke, make-up coordinator; and Mrs. Laurie McCleneghan, costumer.

Lisa Brodsky is the student director, Lara Anderson stage manager, and Megan Tucker assistant stage manager.

The show is also helped by a small army of drama boosters who have moved the production along in several areas.

Guys and Dolls will be performed in the Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. tonight and 29, May 5 and 6; and at 2:00 p.m. on April 30. All tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the door. Seating is reserved.

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by Matt Farrell My parents are fans of the performing arts; since I was a child I have seen many theatrical productions. I can recall countless musicals and numerous songs that people of my generation have never heard. Last year my parents took me to New York City; we theatre-hopped from one play to another. While there I had the good fortune of seeing what is now one of my favorite musicals, "Guys and Dolls."

Often before seeing a musical I am somewhat skeptical as to whether or not I am going to enjoy the performance. When I was told "Guys and Dolls" was 45 years old, I wondered if the plot line would be too outdated.

After seeing "Guys and Dolls," I happily found that although the musical was first produced in 1950,1 was able to relate well to its events and situations.

This is one of those stories that could take place in any era and still have a significant and fun meaning. I found this musical to be not only a great protrait of Broadway, with its hotshot (and not-so-hotshot) gamblers, night clubs and entertainers, but also a great comedy, funny and flowing with a rhythm that cannot be easily described due to the complexity of the humor.

The musical is based on a short story by Damon Runyon called "The Idylls of Sarah Brown," although some characters are borrowed from other Runyon tales.

As a New York sports journalist, Runyon sought out stories and interviewed celebrities who frequented the many bars and night clubs in the Broadway area. In this pursuit he often

came in contact with the colorful charOT^s of New York's underground as well. His fascination with these characters and their unique use of dialect and slang found their way into a series of sketches and short stories which he wrote. In Runyon's world a dead man was "a stiff and a beautiful girl was "a doll." America became very indulgent of his stories.

The composer Frank Loesser also became popular. In the past three years, three of Loesser's musicals have been very successfully received on Broadway. Matthew Broderick has just surprised the critics with his singing and dancing skills in Loesser's "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." When you hear Loesser's first brilhantly witty song from "Guys and Dolls," entitled "Fugue for Tinhorns," you will realize that you are in for a real treat.

And so it is with great anticipation that I await this year's musical of "Guys and Dolls." I think that the opportunity for a school musical allows our school to unite.

Whether it is the drama freaks joining with the band kids in the pit orchestra, the stage and costume crew or even just all the students who take the time to come see the musics^M support the efforts of other students, e ^ ^ one gets a better sense of what it means to work together.

I encourage everyone to come and see the musical. And for all you doubters, remember; this play is a great comedic insight into the characters of the 1950's, who suffer the same dilemmas that we do today.

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by Kevin Byrne Time after Time? What kind of a title for a dance is "Time after Time?" The kind that is below par, if you ask me. Not that you did ask, but I am going to tell you anyway. This title may imply that everyone attending the junior prom will never forget the evening or that it's weird all the people you grew up with are in high school or that you never escape the eighties, but is that the image those sponsoring the dance want to convey? Is it the image they should convey?

There have been many dances at Maine South over the past thirty-odd years. And, to my knowledge, no dance name has ever been repeated. So, maybe a reason for the less than perfect song title this time after time around is that there is a shortage of appropriate romantic/ sentimental/ one-hit-wonder tunes that can be used.

Also, why must the dances be named after songs commonly heard in an elevator or on a

smooth jazz station? Maybe some more down to earth selections can be found. Picture this slogan printed in big letters and hanging over the entrance to the A-wing for everyone to see and admire: "I'm going nowhere, somebody help me. Senior Prom '95. Sposnored by Generation X and O.K. Cola." Anyone would recognize it as the chorus to "Stayin' Ahve" and know that the dance is the hip place to be.

If hip is what we're looking for, why not take the cream of the crop and use the theme song from "Shaft", "Super Fly", or some other black-sploitation movie? Or, if realism is needed, the Animals tune "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" might be what would h i y ^ spot. ^ B What's the big deal, anyway? The dance is just going to end up being a bunch of dressedup teenagers standing around, watching a clock to see when they can go someplace else.

Maybe "Time after Time" isn't such a bad name after all...

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by Alec Schuener ^Tt seems that a negative aspect to technology always exists. Even recycling is actually impractical, requiring too much energy. So what has Maine South done in the spirit of Earth Week?

When asked this question, a member of Ecology Club said, "...we are taking a field trip to visit a wet-land area." Other than the non-biodegradable, nylon green ribbons being handed out to anyone who wants one, this field trip is the only activity that was school-sponsored. Earth Week is a lost cause and not enough is being done to sponsor the idea of saving the earth.

"I don't even think people care," stated Chris Gach.

Brian O' Neill claimed that "Earth Day was a good idea back in the 60's, but now it is too commercial...and has lost a lot of its value."

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When asked about the fact that the Earth Week ribbons are non-biodegradable, Megan Tucker responded, "Who cares if the ribbons are non-biodegradable it's the idea."

Mr. Sanchez disagreed with this, removing his green ribbon and claiming, "It's not the idea; it's what's done to back it up....So many students in this school have been handed things their whole life that they disrespect. The Earth was handed down to them and they treat it with the same courtesy....

Similar to the AIDS epidemic, no one will do enough to save the earth until it's too big of a problem to solve....People deal with what they see as an immediate threat, not what may occur down the road."

Emily Larson, believing that green ribbons don't do anything for the Earth Week cause, expressed, "I have seen jDeople with about 30 ribbons and others who shred them-

it's trendy to wear a ribbon." It seems the green ribbon is more of a fashion statement than a symbol for a cause.

When asked what one can do about caring for the earth, Cara Vormittag repUed, "It doesn't matter what you do there are still the other billion people who won't do anything."

Many people share this idea and that may be the reason nothing is done.

When asked what the school should do for Earth Week, Sue Pfister suggested, "Presentations as were done for red ribbon week... the school isn't doing enough for such an important cause." Others suggest that the school pick up the pace on informing students of biological hazards and things to do to avoid the destruction of the earth.

The earth deserves a lot more respect than it is given. This is the only planet we havemaybe people should make more of an effort.

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Roaming Rome with Doc Cachur

fej Franco LaMarca^ ^ Ciao ragazzi! We saw, we conquered and now we are back! Maine South's Italian club again ventured to Italy for spring break. Parents Mrs. Battista and Mr. and Mrs. Loise, Italian teacher Mrs. Weber and her husband, as well as Dr. and Mrs. Cachur were all on hand to help herd the flock of 32 students that madeup the trip.

The most interesting chaperone of all, Dr. Cachur, proved to be the star of several home videos: he danced in the aisles on our long bus rides and even ran through the streets of Assisi in search of girls.

Of course. Dr. Cachur was not the only sight to see in the exciting and beautiful country of Italy. We arrived in Rome after a long flight only to be put on a bus to start sight seeing immediately. j We had a British tour guide who provided us with both informative and hilarious facts about the history of the sights around us.

In addition, we had a wacky bus driver who managed to squeeze us through the tight streets of the city only to hit the highway at a mere 130kph.

Our trip consisted of many of the most famous cities in Italy. In Rome we saw the ancient ruins, the Colesseum, the Spanish Steps and the Vatican (The Pope says "Ciaor) The next city on the tour was Pompeii, an ancient city frozen in time when a volcano errupted thousands of years ago, covering the

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city and its people and preserving its history forever. We were amazed to see the incredible ancient civilization that we had only read about in text books.

We then moved north and spent half the day in Assisi (Dr. Cachur's favorite spot).

There we toured the city and enjoyed the local shops and churches. We spent the rest of the day in the city of Horence - a shopper's heaven. That evening the group danced the night away in a local disco.

From Florence we travelled to Venice, the city of canals. The peaceful city gave the

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Coming home was hard for most of the group. After all, we had all seen Mrs. Webber in a mud mask and pajamas and somehow we had become a sort of family. Despite the sadness, we realized the sights we saw a n ^ j ^ experiences we shared are memories t h a ^ B last a lifetime.

After all, how many chances does a person get to see the beauty of Italy, a dancing principal who chases girls and a wacky speed demon bus driver at the same time?

Focus on student excellence...

Name: Pete Sedivy Grade Level: Senior Activities: Varsity Wrestling captain, All Conference wrestler, Varsity Gymnastics captain. All Conference gymnast, Constitution Team member. National Honor Society member, Mu Alpha Theta member. Intramural participant, High Honor Roll, History Honors.

Coach's Comment: "Pete is an outstanding student... and a three year starter on the conference champion wrestling team. He is All Conference in wrestling and team captain.

He is a mature, independent, diligent and determinedBI leader by attitude and example."

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by Amy Balija "Everyday is Earth Day" was the theme of this year's celebration of Earth Week held at Maine South April 17-21. Ecology Club members planned activities marking the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. To create an awareness of environmental issues, students were asked to wear green ribbons and to commit to recycling. A forest clean-up, a T-shirt sale, and a field trip to the Indian Creek wetlands were also included in the observance.

The Ecology Club held a forest clean-up of the land directly across from the school along Dee R. April 7. Last year, the club adopted the section of road. As part of the adoption conditions, items such as lug nuts, aluminum cans, pipes and fast food containers are collected, sorted and removed at least twice a year.

Throughout the week, a banner, poster and daily bulletins urged a greater concern for environmental issues. During the lunch periods, Ecology Club members passed out green ribbons for all students to wear, demonstrating their commitment to the balance of nature.

As part of the Des Plaines River Student ^ ^ l i a n c e (DRSA) all Maine South students ^ H n staff were invited to participate in a field

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In addition to the planned school activities, members of the Ecology Club adopted endangered animals, encouraged practices beneficial to the environment and assisted other groups in celebrating Earth Day every day.

Junior class celebrates "Time after Time"

by Bridget Kufner When people think of junior prom, most have thoughts like these running through their minds: "Prom at school? Why should I get dressed up to spend at Saturday night in the cafeteria?" At least that's what most of this year's juniors seemed to be up in arms about.

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they were.

Turan and Jason again made the dance successful as they played today's hits and a few favorites from the 80's.

The Prom Queen court consisted of Katie Hill, Donna Jackson, Bridget Kufner, Alison Mordi and Claire Pawlowski. They were given lavender roses while Terry Lyons announced the winner. It was a very memorable evening and a successful event.

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Psychology

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United States History European History

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Mathematics: Calculus AB Calculus BC

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German Language

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Economics: Macroeconomics Economics: Microeconomics Music Theory

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Goverment amd Politics: Comparative Spanish Language

Government and Politics: United States

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French Language

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English Literature

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March Students of the Month An/Photo: Jason Conley, Tobey Schmidt Applied Technology: Charles Duncan, Scott Kopecky, Christopher Ploog Business: Ashley Collins, Jessica Jakubanis, Michael Katradis, Magdelena Szymczak Driver Education: April Gann, Anna Maria Kotis, Adam Megacz, Seiji Murakishi English: John Blumenshine, Kevin Byrne, Monica Caporale, Todd Clemens, Donna Culhane, Demetria Demakis, Alex Eliashevsky, Radley Kanaszyc, Tom Kellenberger, Jennifer La Fronza, Monica McQueen, Lauren Mitchell, Paul Pawola, Anne Marie Pontarelli, Dave Popiel, Lena Sankhavanija, Amanda Schrock Foreign Language: Jeni Aris, Laura Huber, Laura James, Lisa La Cera, Ken Lai, Andrew Lee, Jenny Levar, Joanna Sadowska, Kim Schwartz Health: Frank Merle, Kathleen O'Keefe Home Economics: Lisa Gruhn, Stacy

Hachigian Mathematics: Marco Capasso, Mohammed Dajani, Josh D'Auria, Holly Fak, Naomi Fatigato, Aimee Kiefer, Mike LoPinto, Jason Riesinger, Peter Sedivy, Ryan Tansey, Janine Tomko, Alexin Tsilipetros, Matthew Wanat Music: Laura Lulusa, Ryan Palmquist, Erica Sampson Physical Education: Carolina Condemi, William Eich, Paul Frederiksen, Anthony Gross, Donald Kura, Kathleen Rowland, Zoran Stanoev, Magdelena Szymczak, Daniel Wiederer Science: Ashley Abraham, John Bellen, Justin Belter, Lynn Bielski, Monique Croon, Chris Kaas, Nick Kacprowski, Judy Kim, Jennifer Manzi, Pete Perentes, Katherine Rogers, Brian Shields, Carrie Sponagule, Whitney Swanson, Kerri Vrbancic, Ursula Wojciechowski Social Science: Laura Beckerdite, Marco Capasso, WiUiam Dicks, Charles Duncan,

Upcoming Events at Maine South April 28- 30, May 5,6 Musical May 2 Foreign Language Awards May 4 Presidents' Club Blood Drive May 5 Student Council Awards May 6 SAT I and SAT II Testing

May 8 Applied Technology Awards May 8-12,15-19 A.P. Testing May 9 Late Arrival May 9 Art Awards May 12 Spring Orchestra Concert

Steve Paschos, Graham Schmidt, Tim Strauts, Martin Tracz, Peter Tracz Speech/Drama: Michael O'Malley, Ji Sears

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ilawk Softball finds winning ways ^ ^ ^

U-t, f ^,,^^ D^** by Laura Batt South's Varsity Softball squad had a slow start this season, dropping its first five games, but now the Hawks are swooping to kill. The team won seven out of its next eight games, downing Evanston, Addison Trail, Waukegan, Hoffman Estates (twice), Deerfield, and crosstownship rival Maine East. The Hawks are 1-0 in Conference play.

Coach Kerr said a reason for the Hawks' recent success is that "...defense is solidifying, becoming more consistent, and giving [Nicki] Sellergren and [Kelly] Moczamy substantially more support."

Leading the defense, according to Kerr, are

TT-_*i T7r» c'-i 1 T : - „ T .../-• Heather Kara, Renee Schaul, Lisa LaCerra, Karin Beaumont and Enza LaMonica, all who continue to improve in the field.

Several leaders in the Hawk offense have also begun to emerge. LaMonica and Sue Sroka have hit near .400 in this first third of the season, and against the Demons Apr. 18, LaMonica, Beaumont and Claire Pawlowski all had key hits. Pawlowski drove in the winning run in the late inning come-from-behind effort to help the Hawks win 3-2.

The Apr. 19 Conference game against Deerfield was also close early on. After two wild innings, the teams were tied with six runs each. According to Kerr, the Hawks said

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No more gifts!," and went* on to win 14-6.

"If defense continues its improvement and several of the up-to-now silent Hawk bats come alive, [the team] could be in the thick of the Conference race in the last two thirds of the season," Kerr said.

The lower level programs have been blistering from the beginning. The Junior Varsity squad, coached by Mr. Deines, won seven out of its eight first games, and the freshman, led

by Coach Vainowski, won all eight. In most cases for both teams, games have been ended in the fifth inning by the slaughter rule of 15 runs.

Hawks continue to prepare for Conference Last Tuesday's home meet against Evanston proved difficult for the Hawks' badminton team. Because the team was missing a key player, the line-up was shifted, causing team members to play above their normal positions.

Despite this hindrance, the girls entered game play with positive attitudes and immense team spirit. Even when the girls were not playing, ^ ^ i r spirit persisted through acts of cheering ^ m d encouraging the competitors.

The Hawks' big win came from Varsity #3 singles player, Georgia Giannakopoulos. Her superior smashes and dynamic drops gave her a victory score of 11 -9,11 -4. Giannakopoulos'

doubles partner, Sandy Anselmini (#1 Varsity singles) played an extremely tough Evanston player, but won the first game 116. Although she lost her next two 5-11,7-11, her game play was remarkable. Also noted for doing well was Varsity #2 singles player Kristina Ho. Her first match was a close loss, setting at 9 and ending with 10 points. "The scores are not indicative of the way you [M.S.] played. You [M.S.] did a lot better than the scores show," said Evanston coach, Shirley Nannini.

On JV, freshman Kim Schwartz, at #7 singles, had a very close and intense match.

Although losing her first game with the tight score of 8-11, she came back to win her second 12-10, causing a spUt. The third game was also close, with Schwartz losing the set by only two points. Also splitting were the JV doubles team of Paulina Paczocha and Kerry McGuire. Their scores also showed a tough match, winning 15-7, then losing 11-15,9-15.

"Overall, I' ve seen a great improvement in the drive and tenacity of the team," said Hawks' coach Julie Thein. The Maine South badminton team is improving and should do well at the upcoming CSL Conference tournament.

Soccer on state pace r *• * .

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Maine South girls' soccer team rebounded from a 1 1 narrow 2-1 loss to #1 Palatine last week, drubbing Niles North, 10-0, then handling Evanston, 5-0.

Junior Jackie Korus led the scoring against the Sport Fri.4/28 Sat 4/29 Mon.5/1 Tues.5/2 Wildkits with two goals. The five-goal margin was the worst defeat of an Evanston team by Maine Maine East JA' IHSA Regional South since the two began competing 12 years ago. Gymnastics Championshiip VTBA Freshman Alice Gleason continued her string of Elk Grove Highland Park shutouts, holding all opponents except Palatine Baseball FA/V 11:00 FAA^ 4:30 scoreless, as the Hawks raised their record to 5-1.

But besides a stingy defense anchored by seniors MSL-CSL Quae CBS Maine West Karen Kietzer and JoAnne DiCola, another key to Softball F/JA^ 11:30 JA' 4:30 JA^ 4:30 the Hawks' success this season is their aggressive Rolling style on offense. The Hawks have scored in the first CSL Tournament Meadows 4:30 five minutes in all games but one, and in two games Badminton they scored in the first 30 seconds.

GBS Inv. Niles North Tennis A balanced roster also adds to the Hawks' V9:00 V4:30 strength. "We're carrying 20 on the varsity this year, GBN Buffalo Grove \ and this year we're tmly 20 deep, "says varsity coach Soccer JA' 4:30 iN 4:30 Tom Kerth. "We've been able to substitute early and 1 Niles North ^fcely without losing momentum or effectiveness."

Mustang Invite VoUeyball F/JA^ 5:00 ^ B As evidence of the depth of the team, the leading ^Sorer, freshman Krissy Seberhagen, hasfivegoals, Boys' Spartan Relays Morton Inv. closely followed by sophomore Meghan Erwin, Track S/V4:00 S/V 10:00 junior Julie Green, and seniors Sarah Mitchell and Elk Grove Inv. Girls' Shannon Sponaugle, all with four goals, Kietzer has V9:00 Track three, all scored from her position as stopper.

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by Tim The in The tennis team has struggled in the past few years because of a lack of depth. However, this year Coach Bob Schmidt's lineup displays strong players from top to bottom.

This sohd lineup boasts a perfect 4-0 dual record and a third place finish in the Hawk Invite.

The Hawks opened with a 6-1 victory over the Indians from Niles West. The following day, the Hawks rolled over the Elk Grove Grenaders by a score of 6-1.

At the annual Maine South Invite, the Hawks finished third among some of the area's tougher teams.

Freshman Bob Kurek captured first place

at no. 1 singles. Senior Tim Thein lost a threesetter to RoUing Meadows to finish in second place.

In the conference opener versus Maine West, the Hawks were challenged by fierce winds and rain but still managed to win 4-3.

As impressive as the Hawks' team record are the individual records which the Hawks are posting. Kurek has a 7-2 mark at no. 1 singles, Thein is 6-1 at no. 2 singles, Brian Wolfe is 4-4 at no. 3 singles and Graham Fisher is 4-4 at no. 4 singles.

Leading the doubles is the duo of Thein and Matt Bialko. DeNardis and Kim are 5-3 at no. 2 doubles and Wes Crampton and Rich Stasica are 5-1 at no. 3 doubles.

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Volleyball In the earlygoing of their conferen(^^ campaign at Deerfield High School, things were looking bright for the Hawk spikers as they jumped out to a 12-0 advantage.

However, due to poor passing and hitting, the team squandered away the lead and eventually dropped the first game by a heartbreaking score of 15-13.In the second game, setters Liam Berry, Mike Siwicki and Doug McDowell perfectly set up hitters Ted Ward and Jason Dein as the Hawks evened the match ÂŁmd forced a third and deciding game.

Behind Ted Ward's hitting, South blew out the Warriors in the final game by a count of 15-7 to win the match. Other big contributors were Todd Pytel and Costa Provis.

Baseball turns things around in a big way

by Dan Pacer, Don Kura and Jason Modi After an agonizing 10-game losing streak kicked off its season, Maine South's baseball team has turned a sharp comer, winning four games in a row.

The Hawks began their turnaround in tremendous fashion with a 25-1 thrashing of Schurz in the first game of a doubleheader.

South followed that fine performance with another rout over the Bulldogs, this time by an 11-1 count.

In the opening game, junior pitcher Steve Westman picked up the victory with three strong innings. Senior hurler Mike Nakis relieved Westman in the fourth inning and finished off the Bulldogs with two strong innings.

On the offensive side, Don Kura and Dan Pacer led the Hawk sluggers. Kura was three for four with an amazing six RBIs, while

Pacer drove in five on his own with a three for five performance at the plate. All of Pacer's hits went for extra bases.

In the nightcap. South once again dominated the game on both sides of the ball.

Scott Gatziolis picked up his first win of the season with a four-inning effort, and Nakis shut down the Bulldogs in the fifth inning for his second save of the day. The offensive complimented the defense with a balanced attack.

In a more challenging test, the Hawks faced league rival Waukegan, but the result was the same as the Hawks held off another Bulldog team by a 6-4 score.

Pacer started the game, but defensive trouble resulted in four unearned runs crossing the plate in three innings. With the game still up in the air, Mike O'Malley came in for Pacer and shut down the opposition, giving up no runs in four innings of work, and picked up

the victory.

At the plate, the Hawks had another solid effort. Romeo De La Cruz was two for three with a double and two RBI's while Brian Angarone came up with a big hit in the sixth inning to tie the game. Pacer lit up the ball once again with three hits, including the game-winning double that drove in two ru^ in the sixth. _ The Hawks then picked up their fourtlT victory of the season with a 6-4 decision over league rival Niles West. O'Malley was credited with the victory, while senior Jason Loerzel was the hero, driving in the game-winning run.

South is still very much in contention for the conference title, with a 2-2 mark among their rivals. As conference play increases and the race intensifies, the Hawks hope to continue their hot streak and find themselves on top of the race by the season's end.

Track and field

I Janior gymnast Adam Megacz performs on the p'oininel norse in a recent meet

After winning the indoor conference title in March, the Hawks stumbled in finishing second to Maine East at the District 207 Invitation. Conference rival Maine West finished third.

In the team's most recent competition.

South bounced back to easily defeat Glenbrook North. Outstanding athletes in the meet included Neil Gregie, David Darling, Dan Maigler, Ray Albin, Vince Collura, Bryan Kilmer and Tom Swidnicki. ^ ^ The Hawks will compete in the Spai^JJ tan Relays tonight at Glenbrook North High School in preparation for the Conference Meet on May 13.