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Page 14, Whltby Fiee Press, Weclesday, August 16,1995 Redmen go toa7tl The semi-final series between Brooklin Redmen and Brampton Excelsiors will be decided tonight <Wednesday) at Iroquois Park. Down three games ta one in the beat-of-seven Ontario major lacrosse semi-final saries, Redmen came up big with victories of 14-4 on Saturday i Whitby and 8-5 li Brampton on Monday night to, tie the aeries and force tonight's (8:30 p.m. 'start) seventh gaine ta detèrmine who will face Six Nations in the Ontario final. Jason Croshie, who had been called up from the Whitby Warriors junior A team, scored three goals, including the game-winner, i Monday's win. The teama had been tied 2-2 after one period, 5-5 after two periodas. Peter Park also broke out, acoring three goals and adding an assist, while Gary Gait, who expboded offensively with an eight- poit on Saturday, had a goal and three assistaei Monday's conteat. Paul St. John had the other Redmen goal. Bill Passfield, John Fuses and goalie Paddy O'Toole each had two assista. Kevin Hayes had two goals for Brampton, sixiges by Jeif Wilfong, Mike Murray and Chris Driscoil. Shackled by Bramptan's checking for muceh of the series, Redmen broke out on Saturday for their moot impresaive win thus far li the series. Gait had four goals and four assista, Fusco three goals and four ig gme assista and Derek Keenan a goal and four assista. Jim Meredith and Part each had a goal and two assista, Rob Hannah had two goals, and Warriors' cail-ups Shaydon Santos and Jonas Derks a goal apiece. Driscoil, Hayes, Wilfong and Ted Dowling scored for Brampton. Jim Veltman, who played a big part in Brampton scoring in the firat four games of the series, but whose offensive contributions have been effectively muffled by Redmen in the past two games, had two assista on Saturday. Red nen had taken the 3-1 lead ini the series and pushed Redmen to the brink of elirnination with a 6-5 win li Brampton last Thursday. Veltman had two goals, singles by Wilfong, Dowling, Murray and Bob Hamley, while Driscoîl had four assista. IFusco, Croabie and Gait each had a goal and an assist, Dave Marwick and Keenan one each. Six Nations, regular season champions, won their series against Fergus Thisties in four straight games. The final series will deterinine who will go on to play the British Columbia league champion in the Mann Cup final. Six Nations won the title last year. In junior A, Orangeville leada St. Catharines in the Ontario fnal series. LI junior B, Oillia swept Spàrtan four straight in the Ontario final. Undera 17s lst in Mnra Whitby's under-17 boys' rep soccer team won the Brossard Challenge tournament in Montreal recently. Whitby had victories of 4-1, 4-1 and 7-1 to reach the semi-finals against the favoured home team, Brossard. After no scoring in regulation time, WItby won 4-3 on penalty icks to reach the final. Whitby won 2-1 over Lanaudliere in the final. Al -Whiltby backfield dominates The four Whitby running backs on the Hawkeye atom football team accounted for all the scoring in a season-opening 35-0 romp over Pickering Doîphins on Sunday. Jonathon Trendos scored on a - 50-yard touchdown run on the first play and later added another TD run. Jason Pottinger and David Norman each had runs of three yards for touchdowns and Pottinger had a 60-yard run to finish the scoring. Jorden Henry made several unassisted tackles while Normuan had two interceptions. Team members are Ryan Stimming (goal), Lauris Balens, Joanthan Miller, Anson Henry, Alan Thatcher, Bobby Athwal, Neil Gladstone, Dan Sadier, Craig Visajie, Adam Vickers, Janue Northey, Nick Wilhelxn, Joe Longo, Shawn Rainey, Ross Duncan, coaches Ian Gladstone and Keith Miller and manager Christine Balens. Under- 13s Win Cup A 20-yard volley by Sarah Jeffery gave Whitby the Durham Cup championship in under-13 girls' soccer recently. Jeffery's marker was the difference in the final aganst Oshawa B. lI the first round, Whitby defeated Scugog 5-0. Jessica Brownridge scored two goals, Sonya Mangan, Melanie Volpe and Rachael Stewart the others. Sarah Hume and Mangan had the goals in a 2-0 win over Darllngton. Whiàtby and Oshawa A then played to a scoreless tie. Other team members are Stephanie Chapman, Jessica Clark, Alexandra Flega, Sarah Harrington, Lacey Harison, Deirdra Lowe, Jennifer Sawula, Shauna Speare, Jessica Taylor, Gillian Neubaurer and Kristine Hans. Provincial champs THE WHITBY TYKE A lacrosse team, sponsored by NHL'ers Joe Nieuwendyk and GayRoberts, both Whitby natives, capped a gra sasn bywîfnning the provincial tMte in Burington. From left, (front) Jay Singler, Andrew Faric, Andre w Dyment, Joel Weber, Jason Cassidy, Jimi Provenzano, Justin Fox (mWcýe) Chris Wood, Adam Johnston, Philip Moihone, Rlyan Kerr, Danie Dempsey, Brian Gonsalves, Luke Carson, Alex Henderson, Chris Boyce, assistant 'manager Brad Dyment, (rear) coach Andy Dynifent, manager Mary Lou Dyment, assistant coach Hugh Demsey and *tramner Dan Johnston. Photo by Mark Reeso, Whitby Free Press Bantains ca pture ont§ titie The Whitby minor lacrosse bantamn A teain, sponsored by Northern Arnerex and Innovative Awards, went aIl the way to win the provincial box lacrosse title over the weekend in Whitby. WVhitby defeated St. Catharines 7-4, Toronto Beaches 11-6 and then suffered their only bas of the provincial qualiflers and finals to Peterborough, 7-6. This forced a semi-final againat Toronto Beaches and again Whitby outscored Beach 'ea 12-2, setting up the final against Peterborough. From* the opening whistle, Whitby won almost every.loose baIl, won most faceoifs and dominated play ta win 8-3. Scott Wylie was solid in net. Topping off the victory, coach Marty Gallas was named coach of the year after securing his fourth provincial. box lacrosse title as Whitby's head coach. Assistant captain Casey Dupont was selected ta the bantain ail-star team and was also named taurnament most valuable player. Port Perry's Mike Hamilton had eight goals and il assista, and was the leading scorer in the qualifiera and provincial finals. /Whitby's Dupont had six goals and il assista, whiîe Oshawa's Chris Thaler had eight goals and seven assista. Whitby'a Mike Morrision scored five goals and had six assista, Jeif Frazer had five goals and five assista, Jay Harrison two goals and eight assista, Scott Beegan three goals and five assista. Bowmanville's Steve Hoar scored two goals and three assista, whiîe Ajax's Garett Winder had two goals and two assista, Trevor Dubien two goals and two assista, Oshawa's Mike Gallas three assista, Vinney Crawford one goal and one assiat, Ashburns James Giles two assista and Oshawa's Dave Mercer one assist. Goalies Chad Atkinson from Whitby and Wylie froin Brooklin had a goaîs-against-average of 4.4. Injured player was Billy Greer of Oshawa. Assistant coach is Rick Phillips, assistant coach and trainer Serge Dupont, tramner Louie'Atkinson and manager Ian Wylie. Peewees -move on in OBA Peter Stefanovic, of the Whitby ininor peewee AAA baseball team, sponsored by the Rotary Club, was the winning pitcher li both gaines as Chiefs eliniinated Peterborough two gaines ta one in first-round action in the Ontario Basebal Association playoffa. Chiefs prevailed 7-3 in the firat gaine of the series on Aug. 10, bast the second gaine 8-4. in Peteroborugh on Aug. 12, then bounced back ta win 6-1 on Aug. 13. Stefanovic had Tigers' batters guessing in both Chiefs' victaries as he mixed bis powerful fastball with an awesome changeup. Pennis Maxwell continued his tarrid hitting'streak through all three gaines of the series. Aggressive base-running by Chris Janca and Dami Amurawaiye unnerved the Tigers' pitching staff. Jonatha Binder quarterbacked the reliable Chiefs' defence from bis catching position. Justin Bird, Daniel Blea, Shane Goîdman, Mike YWeir and Mike Forbes- round out the il-man squari In EOBA playoffa in Ajax Aug. 5 and 6, Whitby was eîiminated in fourth round action. Chiefs earned victaries over Kingston 5-2 and mercied Port Hope 11-0. In a controversial caîl by the home plate umpire, citing the contact rule, Chiefs forfeiteda gaine ta, Oshawa - a gaine in which Whitby was ahead 10-5. In the fifth inning of the gaine, with.Whitby in commnand and al player substitutions completed, the umpire called the contact rule - ejecting a Whitby player. As no players remained on the Whitby bench, Chiefs could not field a nine-man teain. Whitby lbat their second gaine of the tournaznent ta Ajax 8-6. Chiefs were dealt another blow before the start of this gaine when Mike Forbes taok a deflected fly bail off bis nose during pre-game warm- ups. Although he suffered a broken nose, he returned from- the hospital by the seventh inning to, support the teain. Whitby begins second round OBA action at Peel Park Aug. 17. -77-