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Whitby Free Press, 21 Jun 1995, p. 23

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- Wkby Fm sPros. e, Wnudady, June 21, 1996Page 23s Hawks do it at dome Henry Street Higb Schooi pushed acrosa the, winning mun in the first extrahmning toeédge St. Michael's Blues and win the Pre- ntice Cup, the provincial senior boys' basebaîl titie, at tiei. Sky- dome Monday night. UIt was great, the bestfeln rve ever had,» said HawkseJit- cher Tim J.meson who allow 10 bits but got stronger as the game went on hing the distance. Ryan Tochrer,gwho came off the. bench to bit -a single and even- tually moved to third, scored what proved to b. the winning mun in the eighth- inning (seven nngais regulation) on an in- fieldit. In St. Michaal's baif of the inigImeson got a ground bal out,àllowed# single, but a dou- bie play involving sbortstop Jerzy Aronowicz and Tocher at second ended the. game and the celebration began. Henry players will be introdu- ced before tonieets (Wednes- daty's) Blue Jays- game at the. Sky dome. MQost valuable p layer for Hawks was Ken Galway wbo' sia.mmed a lime drive, two-run home mun into the rigbt field bleachers in the first in îg f St. Micbael's ace pitcýher ikfe Loreto, wbo badn't lost ail sea- son. "I was just ecstatic. Now I know bow Joe Carter feit» said Caiway on Tuesday morning, not long before writing a high school examn. Henry took a 3-O* lead but St. Michael's tied the score i the second inning and later took the lead. But i the seventh Henry got two walks -- one by (ëalwaty who had three in the game aftear bis- home run -- and Calway, came home to tie the game on. a bloop double by Adam Thompson. «We- always knew we could come back," said Imeson, noting that the team had done so on several occasions this season. Hawks co-manager* Tom Buchanan says bis team has always had the talent, it was just a matter of "controlling emo- tions"i such a big game. "Mheir skilis came from Whitby Minor Basebail,» he says, refer- ring to the fact that most of the team members have playe<l together for several years, and make up Whitby's powerful junior teain that sbould also con- tend for a provincial champion- &hilway says the team's cohe- sivenees really provides the win. ning formula, and the fact thal he and bis fellow players werï bungry for a title, haig comi clse but neyer won before. A 'large Whitby delegatior made up of parents, Henry tea chers and students, and fani Zrovded loud support for thi eam i the dome, that wai close&. Keenan scores4 Toumiament bgins riday The inauýai Whitby Cana- dians seniorlsball tournament wili b. held tbis weekend. The tournament is actuaily a rebirth of an. event that was held in Whitby for several years until it ended 10 years ago. Ten teams wilcomPete for a first prize of $1,000. The Whitby Canadians team, under the. direction of tournament convener and former teain member Jody Turner, bas orgaized the. event that begins with a game between Whitby and Streetsville on Fri- day,89 Pm., at Murkar Field, Other teans, are Air Oshawa Legionaires Scarborough Sunde- vils, Ajax Tiunderbirds (Ontario B finalists last year), Wilkesport, Etobicoke Rangers, Chathamn Diamonda (Ontario A champions in 1991 and 1992), Peterborough igers (1994 Ontario runners-up) and Harrow Major Blues. Action at Murkar Field con- tinues ail day Saturday, and r mes will also b. played at E.A. Fairman Public Scbool and at Patrici Park in Ajax. Recent addition Derek Keenan, showing no rust after a two-year layoff from the sport, scored four goals te lead Broo)klin Redmen te a 10-7 win over Peterborough in Ontario major lacrosse last Wd nesday. I Keenan added an assist, as Redmen overcame Peter- boro< 'a 2-1 lead after the first Peter Park had a goal and three assists while Grepine John Fusco Gary GaiZ% ilI Pass field and [ason Richards eacb bad a goal. For Gait, wbo was sinotbered by P1erorugh cbeckers, it was bis lowest offensive output yet- this season. Larry Downer and Frank Kyli. each had two goals for Peter borougb, George Belleperche Rob Dougbty and Jeif Davis on. each. Redmen now have seven wmni i eight games this season. The, bost Owen Sound at; Iroquoi Park tonight (Wednesday), gain time 8:30 pm. On Friday,' Redmen continu their fit place battie with Si Nations. Ue teams have spi' their previous two encountert this season. Next Wednesday night, Reè men bost Brampton at Jroquo) Park, the first meeting of th season between the two clubs. Whitby team captures Peanut .titie setyib eti.fnl iîa VWtby's paperweight team rebounded from an opening game logs te capture the. Scarborougb Peanutilacrosse tournament recentiy. Marcus Carrol and Mark Jef- fery eacb scored two go ais hi a 6-2, victery over Six Nations in the. final. Alex Tillaart iiad the other goal and goalie Joey Sel- lors made key saves tbrougbout the ciiampionship game. Ini the their first game, Whitby led 4-3 after two periods but Hamilton scored three unans- wered goals in tii. third period te win .6-4. Carrol bad two goals, Brandon Jobnsten and TIllaart tii. others. Douglas Langlois scored an un- assisted goal eariy and Whitby rolied over' Scarborough 7-1. Langlois scored two more wbiie Jeffery aiso scored tbree and Carolbad one. Johntn was solid in net. Carrol and Jeffery each bad three goais in a 13-2 demolition of Peihain. Langlois had two goals witb m*les by Daniel Pog- more, Andy Wreggitt, Seilors and Tillaart (other scorer not given). Johnstoni Joshua Gray ana Knis- topher Parie .ach had an assist. A 15&1 win over Scarborougii sor.d flv.e * .Pogmor.three Lsengois aad~arié two .aCh sng1es Îby Jeff.ry and Wr.ggt oscorer not givén). Other teai members art Patrick O'h.a and coaches Doul Gray, Tom Wroggtt and Mlk. £1

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