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PAGER 20, WHITYFRPM PRESS, WEDNEDAY, MARCE 8, 1M8 Novices reach league finals Sound deferisive play combined with superb goaltending1ha propeiled the WitbiyOntri Trasprtaio Systemns minor novcA Ata into the league tha ealerged undefeatd ffrom their round-robin piayoff oloiga 1-0 victory o ver Unionvile Feb. 21 on a second period goal by Evan Cardwell. Ini previous playoff gaines Whitby had defeatd Ajax 2-1 and then 5-3, tied Markham 0-0, thon beat the Markharn squad 4-0, and dumped Unionville 4-2. In the 2-1 victory gaine over Ajax, Wesle Suddons and Cardwell tafled while Randy Davidson, Matt. Foran, Tanner Westfall, Evan Kitainura and Cardwel ail had singles in the 5-3 win. The flrst gamne againat Markharn turned out ta be a r atenderes duel as the teanis ttied te a scoreless draw. Ini the return match Whitby emerged with the 4-0 victery as Cardwehi scored twice whiie Bobby Sclitt and Biliy Duncan added singles. Suddons, Kitamura, Davidson and Westfall each scored in the 4-2 win over Unionvilie in their firat meeting. Whitby coach Bill Schlitt said the pia off victory w'as a total team effort. Shari BrYksa and Cbuck Colos provided exceptional goaitending ahowing a total of oniy ix goals in the six playoff gaines whiie combining to share tbree shutouts. T'heir efforts were comnplimented by the saine play of the Whitby defense as Derek Ackford, Adam Lay, Ryan Hickingbottom, Neil McDonaid, Kyle Imrie and Billy Duncan seldom aliowed the opposition to master a sustalned attack whiie ail three forward limes produced key goals throughout the series. Whitby now meets Peterborough in a best-of-five final. Peewees in semi-final With tbree more wins te go undefeated in 15 piayoff games, Wbitby minor peewees have advanced to the Ontario 'A' hockey semi-finals. Whitby won the lakeshore east league playoff final with three straight victories against Ajax, ahl close games. "We're very pleased to be beyond Ajax," said Whitby mana- gerý Terry Hogan of the tough series. Whitby won 4-2 in the first game, with Jeif Montaigue, Andre Marois, Gavin - Tackney and Derek Young. Marois had three goals wbiie Montaigue and Wayne Primeau had others in a 5-3 win in- the second game of the best-of-five. Paul Brooks, Paul Dillon and Marois scored in a 3-1 victory in the third game. Hogani credited Steve St. Amand and Adam Clay for their strong goaitending throughout the playoffs. «We've been getting very solid goaitending from both of them,» Wbitby, sponsored by Eastway Chrysier, is now awaiting the winner of a lakeshore west piayofT series. Local team'to pla y nïFlorida THE HENRY Street High Sehool senior girls voleybail team is this year's DYSSAA champion. Team members are (top row left to right) Julie Parker, coach Tom Buchanan, Jennifer Treleaven; (middle row), Charmaine Nelson, Ang Rafle, Kay- ley Moore, Andrea Enright; (bottom row), Julie Parker, Lesley Doran, manager John $.oehner, Vanessa Alton and Michelle Parton. The team will compete in the all-Ontario tournament Thursday and Friday. Free Press photo Henry volley ballers in OFSAA finals The Ilenry Street High Schopl senior girls' volleyball team will head to Scarborough* tomorrow (Thursday) to take part in the ail-Ontarjo finals after finishing first at DYSSA last week. Henry defeated Sacred Heart from Newmarket 15-5 and 15-9 in the final to capture the tournament. Henry coach Tom Buchanan is confident about his team's chances, noting they are in the top haîf of the 16 teams participating in the two-day event. «We piay well as a team. There is not one single player on our team another team can exploit," said Buchanan as his team practiced Monday afternoon. He expects Saunders from London, the defending cham- pions, and Earl* Haig from Toronto to be two of the strongest teamis. Buchanan notes that bis team is mainly comprised of first year seniors who should return next year. Atoms edaim championship Witb strong goaitending fromn Rob Fodor, Whitby major atoms captured the lakeshore hockey leamie playoff championship withK a three-game sweep of Markham. .The victory puts Whitby into the Ontario semi-finals against Milton. Both Whitby and Markham had advanced to the final from a round-robin tournament. In the first game of the best- of-five final last Wednesday in Markbamn, Wbitby won 2-1. Brian Scott and Bilan Lodge had the Whitby goals while Fodor held Markham to just one ai. On Thursday night, Witby needed a goal from Lodge' wiIth 28 seconds remaining In the thlird period for a 5-4 victoiy Steven Biais with two, Stven Holbiski and Scott also scored for the Whitby squad Whitby that at one point led thé game 3-0. Josb Wilson was in net for Whitby. The series resumed in Whitby on Saturday and Fodor recorded the shutout. Whitby won 2-0. Biais and Scott had the Whitby Whlsitby coach Jim Boyd says bis team will have te continue th eir strong forechecking and backcbecking to, beat Milton, which Boyd cails a strong team. No dates have yet been set for the games. The atoms will be playing in a teurnament in Belle- ville this weekend. A Whitby slo-pitch softIýal team will participate in a tourna- ment in Florida this week. Tommy Cutler says he and other meinhers of the Vicltl',ry Electric Basebail teami have bMen eagerly awaiting the tournanient since they were invited. The tournament, held by the Northern Sports Group, wili be held Thursday to Saturday in the Dunedin -Tamp a-Olearwaiter area, and includes a Torqnto Blue Jays exhibition game on Friday. Transportation from the airport in Florida will be iti a stretch limousine. The Whitby team, playing DD level bal, was fourth in an 11- team division of the Durlam Regionai Slo-Pitch Associaion last season. The team will ove up to D level this season. TIere are now more than 50 team~ in the Durham league, inciing several from Whitby "This wras strictly becauso of our standing," says Outier of. the tournament invitation. Team members will also distri- bute pins and banners given by the Trown of Whitby. Cutier expects the U.S. competition.tc be formidable. That likely vwon't be too surprising to one Vicecery team member, Pau l Gauvre4u , a Montreal native now liviné in Pickering. Gauvreau was once in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Mon- treal Expos professionai basebal organizations. 'It's just à lot of fun for a lot of guys,"Y says Cutler of the Durham lea e,%which he notes bas explo- ddngrowth in recent years ieading to a shortage of softbali diamnonds. A grant of $366,667 has been given by the Province toward construction of a sio-pitch soft- bail compiex on Phillip Murray Ave. in Oshawa. The complex will include eight diamonds, bleachers, video plat- form, p arking, landscaping and signs. Two of the diamonds will have iighting. Funding cornes from the Minis- try of Tourism and Recreation new recreation facilitios pro- gram. The minisr also granted $1 million toward improvements te the Ajax community centre. A second ice surface wili be added to the community centre, changerooms, children's activity area, lobby, snack bar, elevator, offices,. parking and general renovations. The expansion wili be 39,300 sq. ft. at the community centre, 75 Centenniai Rd. Peewee Bs advance, The Whitby minor peewee B team bas advanced in Ontario hocokey playdowns to a series witbwen LSoun d. Whitby wrapped up their recent series with Markham with a 7-4 victory last week. Jimmy Brown and Jimmy Lawler each had two goals while Mike Lafranier, Darryl Hurat and Matt Muir had singles. a