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I)AG!-l 24, WIIII13Y VUEE 1 -W.WLN C"QIER 28, 1987 SPORTS Board liits nmber of gyms for iindoor soccer The Whitby Indoor Soccer League wilI have games in the An- derson CVI gym only this season as a result of a Durham Board of Education move to limit the num- ber of school facilities for indoor soccer use. The board has designated five high schoois, including Anderson, in Durham Region for soccer. In- door soccer was also played in elementary schools last year, in- cluding Whtby Senior Public School (now Leslie MacFarlane Public School>. Noreen Bodnar. coorinator of community schools for the board, said the board had previously given permits to indoor soccer groups for practice and training only, but learned that games with "full play" were actually held. Bodnar says no gyms were considered suitable for games. Under the revised permit policy, the five high school gyms will be upgraded -to prevent any foreseeable problems- with games. In addition. under-14 soccer only wilI be permitted. -We want to avoid aduit soccer," said Bodnar. -They (gyms> are not adequately built for it."- She said adult indoor soccer groups can hold training and calisthetics in gyms upon approval. Bodnar said she previously met with Gerry Plankmeyer of the Whitby league to attempt a com- promise agreement. She added that Ajax and Pickering leagues "have no problemn with our policy- while the Oshawa program has yet to respond*. Mike Sookdeo. vice president of the Whitby league which has more than 200 players, says the league would have liked to again had the MacFarlane gym particularly sin- ce there were no complaints about damage there last year. He also noted that the bail used for indoor soccer is flot the leather bail used outdoors but **like a tennis bail, only large size. - Whitby's Lori Strong, with some help from a unique move in the world of gymnastics, finished l5th at the world gymnastic champion- ships on the weekend in Rotterdam. Strong, 15. completed an aerial twist of 1112 revolutions as she travelled from one bar to the other on the uneven bars. She received a 9 .825 for her routine. Her I5th place is the best finish ['or a Canadian woman in either the Olympics or world Bodnar points out that Anderson has two gyms availabie for the cer, and if more room is needed, the Whitby league could uýse the G.. Roberts high school gym in Oshawa. The Oshawa league uses Saturday schedule of Whitby soc- that gym on Sundays only, leaving SEE PAGE 25 championships. By performing the move at an in- ternational event. Strong is in a position to have the spin named af- ter her. H-er performance also helped the women's team finish eighth at the championships, securing a trip to the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Only the top 12 teamns move on to the Olym- pics. The mens team finished I4th at the event. Durham champion I).XN BAINAItD.* 1l, a student al Pî'ingle Creek Public Sehiool in1 Whitby. lhad a first-place finish in the Durhlain Itegion cr-oss-countrly finlua( t Iaginar Ski Resort M0'1 - day. fol lowing hisk luth-place finish l)rovincia Ily last week ini Burlliuigtoil. Pringle wins two team tities in cross country Pringle Creek Public School in Whitby won two team champion- ships and was runner-up in another in the Durham Region cross- country finals at Dagmar Ski Resort Monday. Dan Baînard had the top in- dividual performance of ail Whitby elementary students when he raced to a comfortable win in the 11-year- old boys' 2-km run. He had only recently finished fifth in a provin- cial competition, in the atom. di.vision. Pringle Creek's 8-year-old boys' teamn and 10-year-old boys' team won championships at the Durham finals while 12-year-old boys' team was second. F.M. Heard of Whitby was also first in the 9-year-old girls' team category. Leslie Dowson of Col. J.E. Farewell was second, out of more than 100 runners, in that division's individual competition. Blair Hedderson of Farewell was third in the 10-year-old boys' in- dîvidual, again competing with more than 100 runners. Chris DelBond of West Lynde Public School was also third in the 13-year- old individual competition. Other Whitby schools in the top three for team championships were: Robert Thornton, second in 10-year-old boys; F.M. Heard, second for 10-year-old girls; Farewell, third for i-year-old girls; E.A. Fairman, second for 14- Whitby soccer team wins tournament m- year-old girls; Thornton, third for 14-year-old boys; Kathleen Rowe, third for 8-year-old boys; Fairman, third for 9-year-old boys.- At the provincial meet in, which Bainard competed, Durham schools won five out of six cham- pionships, according to one of the Durham coaches, Andy Dyment of the Brooklin area. On Sunday, Durham's top mun- ners, wiIl compete in the Canadian meet in Etobicoke. Junior spiel held over weekend Massachussetts Whitby boys' under-13 represen- tative soccer teamn ended its 1987 season on a winning note by emerging as champions in the Nor- th Andover Columbus Day soccer tourney held near Boston. Mass., on Thanksgiving weekend. In the opening game. Whitby blanked Newton Tigers ['rom Boston 3-b) with scores [rom Dwayne Allen. Richard Bokor and Mike Molson. Whitby also defeated Burlinglon Red Machine in their second game. by a 3-0 margin on goals by Pat Siciliano., Josh Malarczuk and Richard Bokor. In the final preliminary game. Whitby bat tled a tough Wellesley teamn for first place in its division. After a scoreless first haîf. Whtby scored three unanswercd goals in the second haîf on strikes by Chris Davies. Paul Siciliano and Richard Bokor. In semi-final play. Whtby troun- ced Concord Strikers .5-0 on scores by Mauro Bianco with two goals. Marlon Sookdeo. Michael Flunte and Richard Bokor. The Whitby squad faced the Newton Tigers in a hard-fought final gaine winning 1-0 and cap- turing the championship on a goal by Paul Siciliano. Excellent goaltending by Brent Williams supported by a sturdy defense unit resulted in f'ive shutout games in tourna ment play. This Whitby squad. coached hy Mike Sookdeo with manager [nez Allen. assistant Don Edwards and sponsor Roy's Enterprises. had earlier captured the Durham Soc- cer League playoffs and league championship for thbcl'oui-th con- secutive year. As league champion with a record of 13 wins. 1 loss and 1 tie. this team scored 76 goals while conceding only (;. Strong defensive play and good goalkeeping resulted in 27 shutoutk games in league. playoffs and tour- nament play. Over the season. the boys won three soccer tournaments in Midland. Michigan.- York- Toronto and North Andover. and made the finals in Newmarket . PETER BIALEK of .unior teain bouspiel ove,- the weekend. Oshawa guides a rock in duming action att the Whiithy Curling Clubh A Tram Fleather rink skipped hy .Jason Mitchell wonf the junior (age 12-19) "last year*s" spiel at the Whitby Curling Cluh over the weekend. -- Runner-up was the Steve Lobel rink l'rom the Royaks club. A Whitby rink skipped by Chris Lewis won the second event. Vice wvas Andrew Carroll. second Carey Macitury and lead Shawn Keogan. .Jason [tudkin's Annandale rink wvon the consolat ion. Whitby skip Lawes and bis rink mates each won a free haircut atl Valent mo's. [n fthe bantam under-- 16 category, Darren Mcllwait h*s rink l'rom the York Curling Club) won the Lasco t rophy Runner-up wvas the Whitby rink skipped b.' [Manne raylor. with vice .Janet CarrollI. second Ernn Traylor and lead .Julie Mayall. Tèhird wvent to the Brad Savage rink ['rom Unionville. Brad is the' sonf ot noted curler Paul Savage. F'ourth wvent bo the Whitby rink skipped hy Eddie Conboy. with vice .Johanna Gardner. second Blairî Sheppard and lead Chad Simpson. Strong l5th at meet Free Press pliolo