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PAGE 24. WHLTBY MRE PRESS8, WEDNEÉDAY;ýeJUL)2t199 VAN SICKLE INJUCRED Warriors begin playoffs. Whitby Warriors will begin the best of seven junior A lacrosse semi-final on the road against St. Catharines tonight (Wednesday, Juitb finfshed the regular season in third place with 31 points. St. Catharines was second with 38 p oints while Peterborough was l-irst with 41 points. Whether Whitby have- a hegl- thy teain is the question facing generwal manager AI Garrard and first year coach Bill Hanna. In Warriors' last game of the season against Sarnia, which Whitby won 13-9, Garrard saici Sarnia played a tough gaine with the knowledge they had missed the playoffs. "It was a brawl," was how Garrard described it. The most serious blow was dealt to Greg Van Sickle, this year's top scorer with 137 points in 22 garnes, when two pi ayers took him into the boards. Garrard-said Van Sickle went over on his ankie and had to be he1ped from the floor. eeis still quèstionable to start the series. Jason Richards, who finished fourth in the league in scoring with 100 points in 24,gan'es, was cross-checked in the mouth and« lost three teeth. Todd Wilson also broke his right hand during a fight in the game. «That is a good p1art of our offense right there," said Gar- rard. Whitby and St. Catharines faced each other four times dur- ing the regular season, each win- ning two games. Whitby won the home gaines 17-16 and 9-6. The 9-6 game was the last the Pe am prevails iii oai duel In an exciting goaltender's bat- tle, Whitby novice Bs lost 1-0 to Peihain in the, championship final of a lacrosse tournament in MississauLraJulv 21-23. Whitbj's Ryan Peacock and Pelhani s Jason Hyma also enjoyed fine defence in front of them. Brant Southall's goal gave Pelham the chamioshxp. Whitby reaced the -final with two wins and a tie. .In the first gaine, 'Whitby Tyke Bs wiin gold Whitby's rep tyke B lacrosse teamn won the tyke gold chaxnpionship during Mississauga's seventh annual tournanient held July 20-23. Whitby defeated Niagara on the Lake 15-1 then defeated Orangeville 14-O before losing ta Scarboro 11-2. Whitby then went on ta defeat St. Catharines' teain Spartan 8-1 ini a hard-checking gaine ta win the gold. Goalsarers for the teain were Nicholas Owen With 10, Michael Konieczny, nine. goals, Johnathon Ashton and Max Wilkins with five goals each, John Caldwell three, Bobby McBridge and Ryan Wiswell two each. John Chesebrough, Kyle Wailes and Robert Lalonde each scored once. - Goalie Scott Wylie registered one shutaut and had a 3.25 goalsa-against-average. Teain members Mike Semeniuk, Jesse Halik and Chris Moore produced a great defensive effort ta assist the teain with its first tournmient win. The teain, coached by Ian Wailes, is preparing for the upconxing provincial tournament ta be held in Guelph Aug. 11-13. bounced Niagara-on-the-Lake 6- 2. Kyle Imrie scored two goals, with singles to Kurt Kirner, Jonathan Crystal, Mark Cas- quenette and Marty Burrows. Shari Bryksa, brought up froin the Whitby -tykýe team to replace the regular novice B goalie, made several fine saves. Regular goalie Ryan Peacock returned to net for a close battle with Mississauga, with whitby ;prevailing 4-3. Adam McLean, Kirner, Crystal andNicholas Semieniuk scored for Whitby while Peacock had two assists. Kirner scored three as Whitby tied Toronto Beaches 7-7. Luke McKay Semeniuk, Ryan Robert- son and Casquenette also scored. Beaches scored the tying goal with just over a minute remain- ingin the contest. two teams played. Garrard is hopingthe strong goaltending anddéefence Whitby showed in that game will continue into the playoffs. H e said Whitby will be closely watching high scoring forward Cam' Bomberry who ended the season with 90p oints. "It is probaby. going to be a seven- game series although I would like to see us 'win it at home in. six,» said Garrard. The two teams have faced each other the past two ýyears in the. semi-finalswith Whitby winning in six games last year and St. Catharines winning. in seven games the year before. The second game of the series will be held at Iroquois Park in Whitby on Friday, July 28, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Te series then shifts to St. Catharines for the third gaine Monday, July 31 with.the fourth game back in *hitby, Wednes- a A u 2 PfZafifth game is needed, it will .be in St. Catharines Friday Aug. 4. The sixth game wou d take place in Whitb)y Saturday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. with the seventh rme in St. Catharines, Sunday, uî.6. Pet Valu Whitby Iroquois- soccer club sQUIwr anu"~ July 3 Hardiman, Mount &AssOé. i L. Gladstone Opt. C. ofWhltby 1 Big V Drugstore 1 Jordana Hoeezn Jeunfer Oibb Sandoz Axca il Nurse ChevOMis 0 Dfiae runi3 Cotney.GUilon 2 Kerry Anne Leei 2 Lyndsey Porter 2 Heather Little Eleanor MdCee July 10 asdaount Trca Heeey L. GladHtoney Patti Phillpa Pet Valu Big V Drugstore Big V Drugstore Lauren Keys 2 Sarah Milton Hardinian, Mount & AU«o. Stephanle Smyth pet Vrau 2 Opt. C. et Whit. 1 Jennaifer Raiston Jordana Heezen MerisesPrereseer 6 Opt. C. oftWhILt.0 0 Nurse Chev okls 0 0 SendozAxica 0 3 Nurse chev Olds 0 1 Sandoz Azca O DARRYL HIAY of Oshawa, a member of the Whitby Tigers Running Club, and George Tomlinson of Toronto crossedl the finish line together with a record time of 14 minutes, 28 seconds -in the sixth annual Whitby Fun Run (5km), sponsored by Petro Canada, held last week. With excellent weather and 249 runners partiel- patmng, "It was one of our best runs ever," said orgainizer Ian Barron of the Tigers. At left, the race begins, while above 18 Susa-n Bruce of Whitby, a Tigers' member, who was firat among' women with a time tif 19 minutes,. four. seconds. The next run, the Whitby Câlecbrn Springs East 8km Road Race, wili be held Nov. 18.