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SA n- o ltrnV ViE iPRES. WEDfN1SDAY. APRIL 20p 1988 NI@euwendyk 'pleased' with banner rookie season .IBy Mike Jolmston Not since Mike Bossy of the New ýYork Islanders scored 53 goals in 1977, is first NHL season, has a rookie been so dominant in scoring. Until this year. Whitby's Joe Nieuwendyk net- ted 51 goals with the Calgary Flames this year, leadirig al rookies in scoring. If there ever was anything close to a sure thing, it would be Nieuwendyk getting the nod as the NHL's best rookie award, the Calder Trophy. "I'm not thinking about that right now," said Nieuwendyk Monday, as bis team prepared to meet the Edmonton Oflers in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nieuwendyk said only that he was "pleased" with bis rookie year. Besides "the 51 goals, the center added 41 assists te amass 92 points., "im disappointed I didn't get the record (Bossy's 53 goals in a rookie year) but tbere was a lot of pressure on me." Nieuwendyk went into a mini-slump the last seven gaines of the season, whicb be attributed te tbe pressure and reading about the record "every day' in the Calgary papers. But tbat is ail bebîmd bim now, and Nieuwendyk and bis team are now preparing for the Oilers. "t is going to be a big series. Our team is bealthy, and if I amn mot scoring, players like Lanny MacDonald and Tim Hunter are. "They wiil probably be keying on our powerplay and if they watch me there are other goalscoring options. open," said Nieuwendyk. .He says the Flames will be attempting te contain the Qulers' two top scorers, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, wbile at the same time staying away from penalties. After finisbing first in the Smytbe division, the* Plames advanced past the first round by defeating the Los Angeles Kings four games to one in a best-of -seven series. Calgary wrapped that series up a week ago and have now had a week off te prepare for Edmonton. Nieuwendyk said the week off will not affect the team's intensity . "No, we're not rusty. We have been practising bard and it bas given us a cbance to beal some injuries," said M1euwendyk, also a former 1acrosge star in Whitby. He notes that high, scoring winger Mike Éullard is now."100 per cent" folloWing a kneëe injury that kept him ýout of the lime-up for three weeks. But the Plames will be without Joe Mullen for at least the first two games of the Edmonton series due to an injury. Asked to recall some highlights from bis first NHL season, Nieuwendyk romembered bis 5tb goal in Calgary in a game against Buffalo. He also men- tioned bis two fouri-goal games. "in not disappoeited at ail. I didn't know wbat to expect," said Nieuwendyk, about bis first season in the NHL, following bis years as one of the top U.S. college players. By BRENDAN REINBOLDT The Whitby senior basebail teain is preparing for the upcoming '88 season, with 10 of last year's teain members returning to this year's squad. Whitby will again this year play in the B division along with teains froin Oshawa, Peterborough and Port Hope.* Last year's senior teain advanced to the B finals with a 17-11 record, losing to Port Hope in the finals. "The regular season was real -~close ast year, it was only a win separating first froin second," said Howie Moore, a pitcher for the Whitby teain. Whitby expects at least three of last year's graduating juniors to try out for the seniors this season. "The pitching and defence will be strong points this year, just as last year. We're hoping the younger players can pick up on the offence and speed, " said Moore. Moore has plenty of confidence for this year's regular season and ex- pects the tearn to perfonm more ef- fectively in this year's tournaments. "Last year*we would make thej finals or consolation rounds in tour- naments and then lose it ahl," said Moore. "You can't win any money that way." The team's first gaine of the,' season is against Oshawa on May 7 and, their first home gaine will be played on May 10oagainst Oshawa. Tryouts began April 16, and will be held every Saturday and Sunday at Iroquois Park at 10 a.m. for the next three weekends. WHITBY'S senior basebali team prepares for the up- coming season, which will begin May 7 against Oshawa. Free Press photo McArthur rink talkines Manag'er 's trophy in curling The rink of skip Pain McArthur, vice Mary Lynn McKay, second Heather Miler and lead Carole Spellen won the recent ladies' "A" competitive bonspiel at the Whitby Curling club. Second was the rink of skip Marilyn Wood, vice Pat Gibson, second Jan Palmer and lead Marlene Shaw. Third was the rink of skip Helen Collins, vice Pat Weldon, second Liz1 Shumovich and lead Marion OT)onnell (Nan Bennett). Grant given for lacrosse McArthur's rink won the Manager's trophy for rnost wins during tbe season. On the "B" side, the winner was the rink of skip Geni McCarn- mond, vice Mary Parks, second Val Elmburst and lead Louise Porter. Second was the rink of skIp Joan Nicholson, vice Audrey Sharmon, second Alyce Kunetsky and lead Madeline Simpson. Third was the rink of skip Ev Bonnetta, vice Katby Mowbray, second Sharon Copeland and lead KatherÎne Waring. A rink skipped by Mary Parks won the Cardinal Cleaner's trophy as winners of the third draw in ladies' rated curling at the Whitby Curling Club. The Whitby-Garrard Rd. Minor Parks curlec i wtm vice maîria Lacrosse Association is getting a Bennett, second Flo Dodge and $1,500 grant froin the Town of lead JackIe Goreclçi. Whitby - a year after tbey applied Runner-up was the rink of skip - for it. Myrrhl Shepherd, vice Maria The association requested the Bennett, second Earlene Gorman rnoney in June last year to help and lead Ivadel Robertson. pay for travelling to the Peewee Second went te, the rink of skip Nationals beld in Burnaby, Betty Hollinger, vice Flo Dodge, British Columbia, in August, second Alice Kunetsky and lead - 1987. Katby Robbins. It was noted that the delay was A rink skipped by AI Gilchrist due te tbe Town inquxry about won the Dupont tropby in the transportations costs. recent niixed curling, finals held at the Whitby Curling Club. Other members of Gilchrist's rink were vice Eileen Gilcbrist, second Jim Cameron and lead Barb Cameron. Runner-up was the rink of skip Ron Cameron, vice Marjorite Cameron, second Roy Hilîman, and lead Diane Hiliman. Taking the Flo Lott tropby was the rink of skip Barry Sheppard, vice Shirley Sheppard, second SEE PAGE 22 Botb Whitby high schools have playoff bopes as another girls' senior soccer season get underway. "I think making the playoffs would be an optimistic goal," says Anderson coach Maureen Graves. Graves bas five returning froin her 1987 teain wbicb did not make the playoffs. But she notes t;bat this year's teain bas "a good enthusiasin. "They bave te, te make the 7:15 a.m. practices," she says. Graves says ber teain bas "good, fast forwards but they need te experience playing together as a team." Henry Street High Scbool b as a High sehool senior girls' soccer season begins mostly renikie toacha wl. a "oTe roe aomyacupeo rerin aersnyaoe of Dotug yes "nts oc The girlyns tterfis aeo The rsst De irstConnofs tue sdaeas 4- enOCo. as Moes aimy 4sorefnih"i. h Mdof es packfora fndshmaknthe pilaofs epakan."k h He aysbstanis"on u Haer'ansayshs tamigood gter in ari amnBecs g. gatne Tnhe pow efules OCno Chrger are ten1987OSSnno Cardr YSae hampi7 osa ave won e ar mponenswitbou thaerwinurteo ersMarot Jelliman and Liz Arut.. f1O~KVy JJUIIqUVL to be held Sunday The Brooklin-Whitby Minor Hockey banquet will be beld at Heydensbore Pavilion on 8unday, April 24. Sittings. for squirt and novice will be from il a.m.- to 12:30 p.xn.; atom, peewee and bantam, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; aIl rep teams, 3 te 4:30 p.m. Stevenson agam named top athiete Sandy Stevenson,, a former student at Henry Street H-igh School, was recently namned atidete of the year for the second tune at Laurentian University in Sudbury. Stevenson, namned most val- uable player for tbe school's Lady Bees basketball team, is an all-Ontario and ali-Canadian basketball player. She is a reserve for the Canadian women's teaxn. The scbool's atbletic award ià presented te tbe student wbc shows outstanding leadership and service te, the sehool. Stevenson, wbose parents live in Whitby, bas an bonors degreE in physical education. Pitching, defence strong for seniors JOE NIEUWENDYK SANDY STEVENSON p