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PAGE 28. WHTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2,1989 Members of the National Baton Corps, World Junior* Parade Corps champions. Froe1 Sern..or teali as share of frst phi With a late season surge, .Whitby Casey Restaurants senior baseball eain has surged into at least a share of first place, as the regular schedule winds down. Whitby bas -won 10 gaines in a* row, including two convincing victories over Scarborough and Oshawa on Sunday. «We've been getting lots of runs,"7 says player-manager Howie Moore. 'We ve gothbetter balanced hitting this year.» In recent gaines, Whitby bas also received fine pitching perfor- mances from a staff that includes John Turner, Keith Powell, Steve Sarginson, Moore and rook Scott Burnett. Burnett threw an eight-hitter as Whitby doubled Ajax 6-3 in a gaine hast week. On Sunday, Whitby drubbed Scarborough 15-4 and then Osh- awa 16-2. Whitby now bas 16 wins against only five lasses this sea- son, with one gaine remaining. With 15 wins and four lasses, and three games remaining, is Peterborough,the teamn that won the EOBA titie last year after defeatingWhitby. Moore figures Peterborough will be the teain to beat in the playoffs since they have one major asset - hard-throwing pit- cher Brad Clark. "He's just a notch above ail the other pitchers,» says Moore. Whitby bas dropped bath gamnes with Peterborough this season. Besides Burnett, oiher junior basebali graduates who have bolstered tlhe Whitby senior team this season are catcher Scott Tutton and Doug McCorkell. In nine of'their 10 consecutive victories, Whitby bas scored 10 runs or more. Whitby put on a similar late season. surge last year to move juta the upper echi Eastern Ontario Bai ciation standings. baton twirler s by Trudie Zavadovics They stayed n okomo, com- peedatth Uiversity of Notre Dame and came back world champions. ,The National Baton Corps, made up of 19 girls from Whitb, t shau, Aax and Scarboroug e ata the state champions to become the world champion baton twirlers. The event, American Youth on Parade, bas been held in the States for 39 years, for the past 20 years in South Bend, Indiana. "TIhy did a flawless routine," says Kyaren DiLello mother of Jennifer, one of the hitby corps members. They won in two other cate- gories -- twirling, and marching and maneuvering. "There was a message there from the President of the United States:" says Karen, "and ahl our parents were supportive. "The event is s0 popuhar, we booked in January and bad to stay in Kokomo, Indiana two hours outside of South hend. "We're booking this week ta defend aur tit fe in next year's competitian.-" Whitby Miracle Mart donated $1,000 towards- the bus tri pfor the $100,000 in MiracleM art tapes the corps collected. Baten twirling bas just been designated a sport in Ontario. It bas bejen recognized as a spart in the United States and some other Canadian provinces for saine turne. Proese phot Teiin inembirs' include Col- leen Allen, Katy Armstrong, Kelly Baars, Kelly Best, Denise Coper, Wendy Dallison, Jenni- oe £%fer Piello, iÀsa Eggett, Stacey I Junkin, Re;becca mroeger, Amy Maebrae, Lara McQuay, Lesley [elon of the McQuay, Roxanne Serra, Renee ýsebal Assa- Sutten, Wendy« T art Joellc Vanderueer, WeendyW'alker and Krista Young. Warriors lose first 2 Despite playing well in both gaâmes, Whîtby Warriors junior A lacrosse club find theinselves down 2-0 te St. Catharines in the best-of-seven Ontario League semi-final. Warriors played well enough te win in the opener last Wednes- day ini St. Catharines onhy ta, lose 16-14 in overtime. And that without the leaque's leading scorer Greg Van Sickle and offensive threat Richards. Jason Then back in Whitby hast Fi- day, the two teains went to sudden-death overtime periods before Whitby lost 8-7. Trailing 11-6 in the third period of the series opener, War- riors fought back te send the SEE PAGE à1 SOLID PITCBING, such as that provided by first-year player Scott Burnett (left) and lively bats have been the combination that has led Whitby Casey's Res- taurant to eight straight wins and dloser to first place in the league standngs. Burnett is shown in a 6-3 Win over A;.a' last weeàk. FePe h Fr.am- 1photo