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WhIby Fros Pro., W.chsay JanuusY 26.1M.4Pte$, 17 Atoms, end Whit.by drought at Liftlock The Whitby atom AAA hockey Centre 'ardian ugsput togther five very strang gaines te capture the campono p of the Peterborough Liftlock Tourna- ment over the past Weekend. It was the first championship for Whitby in the 35 years of the tournament. In gaine one Barrie provided the opposition. Whit broke out in front with two quc goals and neyer looked back, out<istancing the opposition 6-3. The fast-paced gaine was led by Judd Stevenson with two goals and si aesb Baine Down, jeremny 'shra oerIaLonde and David Mrss.Asiats wont te Mfike Morrisn, Jay Harrison, LaLonde and Stevenson. Ian Watson was strong i the net Whitby faced off against Welland In gaine two. Good defence zsrnbackchecking much for- WelLàn as Whitby skated te, a 5-1 victoiy. Jef Frazer, Steven Farquliahrson, Kybe, Branch sud Stevenson (two) were the goal-wsoes, with helpers going te, Bobby McBride and Harrison (two each) Sean MacRury, LaLonde sud Frazer. Even though Whitby was the only teamin l the division with a 2-0 recod, the team, found itself in a position of needing at least a tie against Oakville in order te, advance. The gae was a seesaw affair in which the lead changed three times before Whitby was able te corne out on tep by a score of &4. Leading the offensive surge was Stevenson with threo goals sud singes te Morriomn sd Frazer. Assista went te Down (three), Famuharson, Morrison, Morasse sud-Branch. The perfect round-robin record advanced Whitby te the semi-final round against Quinte. In the serni-final gaine, Whitby was able te, combine offensive power with defensivo discipline te defeat a strong Quinte teain 6-3. Down led the offence with a Whitby Jea .20 rouffs pue Raid Uruinr Custom Ato Raei Rom Brmwupdg Jo. 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Whitby went on te a Champiorship win by a score of 8-0. Stvenson, who was naxned the firet star of the chainpionship gaine, once again led the scoing with three goals and two asist" Down, the second star of the gaine, netted two goals as did McBride. Branch scored the final goal. Other assista went to Frazer sud Fisher with two apiece and LaLonde sud Branch. Absent froen the tournament was Stephane lànkiater who sustained a shouldor injury earlier in the week. 2 more wins for Blrereton Sophomore Andy Brereton of Whitby placed in tbree events for Western Michigan University's inen' track squad Saturday in a quadraugular indoor meet in West Lafayette, Imd. Brereten won both the 55 inetres (6.74 seconds) and the long juinp (23 3-1/4 feet) and was third in the 200 inetres (22.31 scnds). Western scored 52 points te place second behind host Purdue (74). Rayi(eOf Me.Va" Dwe AW» kmumn Ii. ah<o Jack Madu~ni% WCC. Atacbdy. 3 gode. 3 uoss Chvi. 9.W. 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Cory Hasa scored a goal and had two assista. Steve Mat- thews had a goai and an assist and Gavin Prout and Daniel Holmes each had a goal. Dan Ciofli had two assists for Whitby who overcame a 1-0 firat- period leadeb Quinte, with three second-periodgoals. Whitby openod the scorng in the second gaine played in Whitby on Jan. 19, but Quinte The Wbitby minor bantam AA teain, sponsored by Canadian Ice Machine Company, contmnued its hunt for a pbayoff position by garnering five of a possible eight pointe in recent league play. The teai put in a r ather lacklustre perform lance in a'bsing 3-2 effort aanst Richmord itli Jaguars. A more spirited Wliitby gang showed up for su encounter with Orilia Terriers ou Jan. 9 sud came away with a solid 4-2 victory. Goltender ichard Sanders was steady between the pipes, turning aside 25 shots. Whitby next faced Ajax on had a 3-2 lead after two perioda. But a wild third period ended in Whitby's favour, the final score 7-5. Whitby broke open the contost byscorng ftour straight goals in Dtethird and thon hsuging on for the victoizy. Zachary Aitken had a goal aud two assisteansd Cioffi had three assiste. Steve. Matthews, Simuon GiQpere sud -Justin St. Onge eachÎhad a goal sud an assist, Hase Matt Jonkins and Hohnes each had avgal. Jeremy MVcEhanney had two assiste., Jan. 10 sud escaped with a 5-5 tie, scoring twogoals late in the contest te avoid defeat. After a strenuous practise at Sunderlanid rena, Whitby returned te, the friendly confines of Iroquois Park te, face archrival Markhain. Brout Johnson put on a goltenders duhnc as ho was spectacular in the 4-0 victery. He handled 28 shots and a seven-zinute Markhamn power play to earn the shutout. Whitby coach David Thompsou was impressed by the strong, physical play of the club sud the best passiug in recent weeks. Belles make straighjt Brgettamdefeated Exeter 4-2 in the final in Richmond Hill over the weekend to win their second consecutive tournament. -u iyng forthe tournament fi na iit a record of two wins and a los,- Whitby beat first-place Exeter in an exciting towin the belle-deb The first game of the tournainent was against the home team from Richmond Hill. T'he gaine started off quickly as the home squad scored on their first posesin. Withy replied immedatelyndthen both teame started to piay defence. Close-cheldng and good. goaltending loept the score at 1-1 until ear>y in the second haIL eckilng, led ]by ca Giles and Michelle Theriault caused many turnovers, aud Jen Cotton, Natasha Carter and Theriault each scored in atwo-minute span. toe up the gaine.' 1eexcellent defence of Kara Eston, Anne Henderson and LaaHgl shut down the srn RihonHI attack as Wib skated to a 4-2 win. The second gaine was on Saturday afternoon againat Exeter. The Whitby lineup was depleted, by work and family commitments, and tween players Ellen Johnson and isa Vanderlip were called up to play against girls who were four te, seven years older. Both p ut in tremendous efforts, and along with atogol one-assist performance b iles snd superi defensive efforts by Carter aud Henderson, the teain wascometitive rigcht up te, the st miut when Exeter scored the winning goal. Gaine three was against the belles sister tei Whitby juniors This wasde second meeting in two touramente and aganthe gaine was very close, with the final result in >doubt until lats ithe gine wheu Eason scored to put thebebes up 4-1. Megan Neily pbayed extremeby well, scoring oxie goal and assisting on another, as well as pbaying solid defence. The win enabled Whitby belles te advance te the tournament final. In the final gaine, Whitby was ulp 2-0 in the firat two minutes liantains still in litint l'Or a playoff bertli