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)~AL~ 20. ~vurrnv FIIFF PRE ,WEI)NES1)AY. T~'EBRUARY 19, 1992 Stewart stellar in. series win, Whitby defeated Richmond Hill 4-3 In overtime on Feb. 13 to advance i the Eastern Ontario major midget AAA hockey pla!yoffsý. After Whitby won the firat two amensof the best-of-seven series, RichondHill bounced back with two straight victories. But Whitby again took the lead in the series with a 4-3 decision on Feb. 12 followed by their- overtime win b;y the'saine score that wrapped Up the series. Whitby will play,Oshawa i the nez t sries. Oshawawoa forpitseries a«nt hg ston and then anter fourpit standingr in net for Whitby in the overtie win. The two teains were tied 2-2 after regulation pMhay. In a 10- minute overtimewthy scored midway to te lead but R.ichmond'Hilli tied the scoSre again less thani a minute later.. -Whitby scored the winner on a scramble in front of the ÉRch- mond Hill net, with legs than two minutes reminig. ý: Wayne Pruneau scored' two goals and'added two assista. Clayton Stillar scored once,-and had two assiste. Conal Tackney had the other Whitby, goal' while Jason Bonnyman had, two ass- ista. Comeback effort ousts York-Simcoe Whitby Sorbara Group, has adacdin the minor bantam AAA. hockey playoffa after defeat- ing York-1icoe in a best-of- three series. In Whitby on Feb. 12 the' home teain rode a five-goal first period te dump York-Simfcoe 6-2. Brian Scott scored two goals Steve Blais* Steve *Holbiski and Jeremy Scfxtt had the other goals in tihe first period. . Mate S t. .Amand scored for Whitby in the third period. Barry Crawford tended net for Whitby. The. second game, played in Whitby on Feb. 15 was a much closer affair as Whitby came from bebind to pos 't a 7-6 win. York-Simcoe assumed a 8-O lead after a the firat period, and John, Liriano scored in the seconderiod to male it 3-1. lu he~thirdperiod, ,,Whitby tied the .game 5-5 -1on,,goalsby Blais, Hoibiaki, Scott and Andrew McLa4uglin te force a 10-minute overt]me. H-olbiski and. Josh Thompson scored t*gie htby a 7-5 lead in overtie.Yrk-Simcoe scored with less then two minutes remaiing but were unable to get Peewees win 3 overtimegiames* JAMI WATIERS (right) of Henry eludes a block attempt by J. Podrats of ONeill during a senior baaetbflgaine between the two hlgh schools Iast week. O'Neill won 65-41 to reinain undefeated in six gaines. Benry's bas won six and lost tbree Mooaines.m, hih F« » 1Tne Whitby major peewee A hckely tean, sponsored by C îe' Restaurants, defeated Peterborough in an exciting qure-fialplayoff. Ail gie went inte overtime with Whîtbwinning three and tying onie and capturing the lakeshore division title. Whi*tby now advances te the provincial semi-finals against Burlington. In the first quarter-final playoff gaine, Paul Web scored in the ten-minute overtime and Ryan Unwin came up with big saves in net te preserve the edge as Whitby won &4. I a see saw battle, Peterborough scored first, in the. firet periocL Jason Linden tied it i the second period. for Wbitby. Peebruh scored agai, but Webb rsoded before -the end of the seqond period. Peterborouigh made it 4-3 but Rob Morris scored the îying goal with only four seconds remaining in regulation time te set the stage for Webb'sý winner. In the second game, no goal were scored in the firat and. second Seriod. Early in the third nimJsi t Onge, assisted yustin and Jason Robinson, scored te p t Whitby o h scoreboard. WiÏth five seconds left Peterborough scored putting the gaine nto overtime. At 3:24 in the ,overtime, Morris scored giving Whitby the lead, assista going te, Mark Reid and Craig Lanegger. With only 43 seconds remainng Linden scored in an open net te give WVhitby the added insurance marker. I the third' gaine, Peterborough fought back from a three-goal deficit te force the gaine into overtime. Scoring for Whitby in regulation play were àinden, Morris (two) and Chris Hartwell, assista from Ryan McKinnon, Web, Morris and Reid. ary in 'the ten-minute ovrie period, St. Onge, SEE PAGE 30 thying IVai af ter pullling theîr goalie for the extra attaker. Whitby will next play -tIi win- ner of a series betwieeni Kingston and Ajax-Pickering. IS'teelers too I strong.for York-SiLmcoe_ý I Whtby Maksteel Steelerse- minatdYork-Simcoe im two straight gaies to advance to semi-finals in minor'peweAAA Oshawa this week after -défeâtýéý ingYork-Simcoe 4-2 and e!- "' Tom Lwsonwas 3outstan ding in net i the 4-2 victory, and he received great suppor t from defenceman Matt uapsn who added a goal. and an asist.* * Jason Hotchkiss ý'and Steve Death each had a goalr and'two assiste while Dave Frquharson scored the, other goal. Darryl Lewis and Bryan (Jrouch created openg throughout the gamùe and aè had an assist. .Josh Evans,, Whitbygoalie in the second gaine, stopped ý two breakaways, one i the firat period and one i the third, to contribute to the 6-2 victry. .After 'Evans made bis ir-t breakaway stop, -Crouch- scored the first goalI on a play' with Hotchkissan Aaron Biryant. Crouch later scored another goal while Hotchkiss' scored a goal and had another assist. Death "ls had a goal and two assista while Lewis had three assiste. Farquharson and Matt Quart had the other Whitby goals. Justin Collins and Don Camp- bell each had an assist. Dan Ricica and Bryant were solid defensively. - Whitbywins rematch with Gloucester to'da.im gold wMJ J 1Whitby Peacock Sports & Trophies tween AA ringette teai teck the gold at the Oshawa Optimist 1992 ringette teurnamnent hast weekend, defeating Gloucester r>4 in the -final. «Whitby prevailed over Oshawa 3-2 in the firat gaine on Thursday evening on two goals from Sharolyn Wouters and a single from Jennifer Henry. Assies went to Andrea Babony with two and Jennifer Drununond and Catie Challoner with sinles. Carolyn Andet piayhig extremely well in goal througout the tournamnent, had two shuteuts, the , first coming Saturday morrnin againat Kitchener. Goals by Bbny from Julie Rowland and Wouters fn Orystal Annis and Henry gave Whitby a 2-O win. Saturday afternoon Whitby played Gloucester and. opened a 4-1 lead with excellent passing plays: Annis from Henry for the first goal, then Henry from Rowland and Kim Finn, and Annis from Pin and Jennifer Penney. The Jennifer connection- PneteDrumrnond te Henry - pnromd the fourth goal. UnfortunateIy Wbitby could not maintain , their edge- and Gloucester camne bark in the second period te mwn 6-4. Sunday mrig Whitby shut out, Sudbury 6-0. Hnyfuda opening on a faceof early in the gie te, score and then took a pea from Drummond sud gave it te Annis who scored. Other ecoreru were Drummomd from Challoner, Henry, Wouters fio= Rowland and'Bboy while -Whitby was shorthanded, -and Annis from Henry. Ithe. finals on Sunday afternoon, Whitby scored firit and were neyer behind in the gaine. An offensive style kept, Gloucester on edge and, though Gloucester tied it up et one point, Whitby fought back te win 5-4 Wouters and. Annis, each accounted for two goals, Babony the other. Assista went te Babony (two), Rowland (two), Hlenry, and Drumnmond. There was strong work by Allison Moore and other défençe player. The Brookhin Lions Célub minor peewee A hockey team swept Burhington tbree gaines to none i their firat round of playoffs. Game on. in Whitby resulted h a'éconvincing .74 Win wivth goals going to Jaiiie'Barne*tt, Brady Blakely, Grant Sauter, 'Brian Vinent and Dan Thorne wth two golsand an asst. Other assista went to__eàtt; Youn, Scott Gilmour, VanEgÏmond, Vinent and Barnett. -~ --...