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Whitby Free Press, 28 Sep 1988, p. 16

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PAGE 16, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMDER 28, 1988 Bronze for Melien Whitby's Lori Melien will be returning home with a bronze medal from the Seoul Olympîcs folowing a third-place finish by the women's 4-by-100, medley relay team. Melien swam the backstroke to begin the medley. She was part of the teain which finished third. She also finished fourth in her heat in the 200-metre backstroke with a time of 2.20.45 but eventually finished l9th overal and was eliminated from further competition. Judoist Glenni Beaucharnp won fis first two matches but lost to American Mike Swayne in his third round on Tuesday. He now advances to the repechage. Terry Paul, coxswain for the men's fours rowing team, advanced to the semi-finals. However the team was unable to nt' ance to the finals. A CR0 commentator said Paul ca]led a "perfect tactical race" as he led the Canadian team to a come-from-behind effort to edge past Spain in the last 550 metres of the 2,000-metre race in the opening round. Paul's team was third in the race for seventh to l2th-place finishers. Whitby's gymnasts Iiîelped the Whitby gymnast Lori Strong was eliminated from Olympic Games competition in last Wed- nesday's floor exercises with a fractured right ankie. She was hospitalized and the ankie was put into a cast. Strong became injured during the floor exercises, and her parents and the doctors attending in Seoul suspect that the injury resulted from a weakness in the ankie from an injury at a competition in China earlier this year. As a resuit of the injury, she was unable to compete in the vault event and placed 36th out of 36 competitors. Canadian women"s team to an overalillth place, finish. Individually, Lori Strong pla- ced 38th overail while Christina MacDonald placed 78th. 1 Bill and Gail Strong expected to see their daughter on Thursday last week. However, because of the security at the hospital, they were unable to see her immedi- ately following the accident. They were later in contact by tele- phone. Strong's grandparents and brothers in Whitby received the call from the Strongs early Thursday morning. They said that although Strong is "down- hearted," she will remain with the team for the duration of the Games. Christina McDonald of Whitby is also a member of the Canadian team. Whit by pitching leads EOBA Wihitby pitchers led the Eastern Ontario Baseball Associ- ation ail-stars to the champion- ship titie in the first annual Ontario ail-star bantam basebal tournament Sept. 16-18 in Clarkson. Jamie Watters of the Wvhitby bantain teain struck out seven of the nine batters he faced as he started the first game for the EOBA against the Intercounty Baseball Association. However, the EOBA lost 4-3. Watters again started and allowed on]y one hit in his three innings as the BEOBA won their second game 5-4 over the Central Ontario Baseball Association. Mike Baker of Whitby scored the winnlng run. Watrs went the distance in Midday i IN John Nugent (ail 6'6" of him) promises to keep your Midday in Motion week ays between 10 a m. and 2p.m. Whether it's Stan Larke's "Garden Guide" or Paul Harvey's -News & Comments ", John and his friends wiII keep you in tune wi th the la test in News, Sports, Entertainment, and anything that meets your fancy. <$( the third game against London District, allowing only three bits and striking out 10 as the EOBA won 4-1. He also scored a first inning run. Whitby's Simon Gosgnach provided late gaine pitching ber- oics to enable the EBA to corne back and defeat Toronto 4-3 for SEE PAGE 17 lotion! Speaking of fancy, for that "'Someone Special", John has dedications from il a.m. till 1 p.m. every day. For Durham Region's BEST midday radio show, turn your radio dial to CHOO 1390 AM weekdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for "Midday In Motion" with John Nugent. John Nugent Weekdays 10:00 a.m.-2:O0 p.m. RADIO 11390 AM Durhams Volce ..by Choice' This will be a rebuilding year for Henry Street High School's senior football team as only two starters from last year's'team are returning. "We will shoot for .500 this season. We will be happy with that," said coach Pat Pucknell whose team lost their first gaine to G.L. Roberts, 28-6. The junior team won 33-0. Pucknell says only Rrad Chalmers and Bart Slichter are Champions were determined in tbree bouse league divisions of the Whitby Iroquois Soccer Club over the weekend. In squirt, Rrooklin Optimists became champions when they defeated Pringle Creek IGA 2-1. In atom, Professional Dry returning. Reg Grant, last year's back-up quarterback, will be the starting quarterback this year. I Pucknell, however, is optim- istic about the teain, noting that they will be together for at least three years. 'We have a nice foundation for the future," says Pucknell. 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