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WH ITBY shut down Markham 2- 17 Central Soccer Leagu Wednesclay night at Iroquois Parl Shot blocked 0 in under- in first place and wilI take on Etobicoke's ue action Croatia in the, CSL semi-finals Thursday 'k. Whitby is night at Peel Park. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Prees Mosquitoes 4th in Ontarlo The Whitby minor mosquito basebali teain lost in the quarter- finals of the Ontario Basebal Association charnpionship over the weekend. Obiefs, sponsored by Mine Quip, had advanced * 0 the OBA championship tournament, along with seven other teams, by winning one of four qualifying tournaments two weeks ago. The tournaments included 42 teams and saine of the beet 10-year-olds ini the province. .In their firet gaine, Whitby prevailed 4-3 against a tough teain froin Richmond Hili. Ini the fourth, Jeif freeman, Chris Bowler, Kyle Branson and Kevin VWallace had consecutive hits asChief'stook a4-2 lead. Richmond ll scored two runs early, but managed only one run in the seventh as Derek JunIn pitched an outstanding final three innings and only allowed two runa. Behind thxe plate, Scott Bird threw out baserunners in the fourth and fifth innings. Whitby then lost 3-1 in a pitching dual against Brampton. The lone RBI came in the third innmng off the bat of Mke Melisis. Chiefs then had a dramatic corne-froin-behind 9-8 win te elumnate Streetsville Tigers. Greg Wiliams scored twioe on two bits but Whtby sf111, trafled Igers 8-5 mter five ingjs. Chiefs scored four unanswered i-uns in their last at-bat with timely bits by Sean Cunningham and Kyle Simpson te go on ta win. Junkin picked up the win, allowing no runs on two bits in three innings. In the quarter-final round, Brampton again beat Chiefs, this turne 7-1. Jason Gardon had the only RBI for Chiefs who went home thxe fourth-best minor Squirts t~ The Whitby squirt girls' rep fastball tearu ended their season by winning the silver medal. in the North York league's season ending playoff tournament in Newmarket reoently. Hawks had ended regular season play by coring firat (second overail) in their division with a record of 20 wins against only one lose. Hawks defeated Barrie 13-2 and Markham tier 1, 7-5. Those two victeries guaranteed at least a bronze medal as they advanced to the semni-finale in the double- lcnockout teumnament. Hawks then lost te Aurora 10-6. Hawks then defeated inosquito team. in the province after being eliminated in the double-knockout systein. The oaching staff is made up of Doug Freeman, Paul Junkin, Bibi Wililiams, Jack Beaton and manager George Branson. The teai had a 38-win, il-loge season, won a Peterborough teurnament championship and the Eastern Ontario championship. ike sle Newmarket fier 1, 7-3 te acivance te the championship, gaine. Needing to defeat Aurora twioe te win gold, Hawks mercied Aurora 10-0 in five inninge in the firet game. lIn the final game of the day, Hawks were defeated by Aurora 23-12. Members of the Hawks are Becky Birtzu, Maria Tennant, Ashley MacCarl, Erin Fraser. Lindsay Freeman, Jennifer Scott, Lyndsey Matsumura, Krista Mueller, Kari Van Rossum, Colleen Homen, Anianda Lawson, Shannon Konoby, coaches George Matsumura, Junior Tennant and Jin Fraser. Junior.s d.caimn crowtn Blair Hardy smacked a home run in the firet extra inning to break a 4-4 tie ini the final and give Whitby the ýOntario junior basebail championship. The dramatic blast realized a pre-season prediction by head coach Ian Hardy, Blair's father, that the Wbitby squad was a top contender for the provincial title. 1Whitby team members, who have played together for several years and won a provincial tile as bantamnsin 1990, also displayed in the championsbip final the never-say-die mettie that led to several comeback victories during the past. season and ini three of their four games in the finals. 'Mhe fact that this team had to corne from bebind ini every game telle you thxe type of character these players have, they neyer quit," says coach Dave Imeson. Whitby, sponsored by Brooklin Legion, was trailing Barrie 4-1 after four innings when Im Puddister came on to relieve Ken Calway on the mound. While Puddister, one of several fine pitchers on the team, shut down thxe Barrie bats, Whitby pushed acrose three runs to fie the gaine 4-4 and send it into innings. Whitby, hosta of the Ontario championshaip finals held Aug. 18- 20, began play with a 7-5 win over a strong Dundas team. Puddister, thxe starting pitcher, allowed six bits in five innings as Whitby feUl bebind by three runs. But Adam Thompson bit a solo home run and im Imeson bit a two- run home mun as Whitby overtook Dundas. Imeson and Steve Horsley pitched the final two i*nings. Ian Andrew bad two bits. Horsley started against St. Catharines, touted as one of the favourites to win the title, and Whitby quickiy feli behirnd 4-0. Keith Mille came on and threw shutout bail for five innings, striking out nine, wbile the Whitby bitters showed no mercy on St. Catharines' pitching and scored 14 runs. Brad Newport bit a home run and a double and drove in five, muns and Blair Hardy also bit a home mun. TIm Curran, Ken Calway, Thompson, Imeson, Tim Andrew and Jeff remner also had bits. Whitby then- again faced St. Catharines but it was a different story aýs St. Catharines had strong pitching in a 5-3 win in a game that went il innings. Imeson was superb on the mound for Whitby,. pitching vine inninge in a classic duel with the opponents' hurler. Mille came on in the lUth inning and St. Catharines pushed across two runs in the llth for the win. Infielders Jerzy Aronowicz and Terry Arges made- key piays ini what was an excellent display of defence. Andrew had two bits and Horsey bit a solo home i-un. Steve Wood, Josh Miller, Thompeon, Newport and Bremner also had bits. Despite the lose, Whitby qualified for the final. "Vie set our target for the provincial championsbip at the beginning of the year and we have now attained tbie goal because of the great acbievers on this team," says Ian Hardy. Blair Hardy said there were some early season complainte by players about playing time, but as the seasn wore on, team cohesion and thxe fact that almost every player played each game contributed to a "better attitude." For many of thxe players, it was second taste of championship tbis seaso n. The Wbitby team included several students from thxe Henry Streetl'HIgh School teain that won the Bob Prentice Cup- - Ontario bigh school cbampionship - earlier tbis year at the Skydome. And another double is witbin reacix next season - ail but a few players are eligible to play on both teams next season. Scanga helps team Win titie John Scanga scored five goals as The Heifer and' The Hlf Pint defeated Lacrosse International 9-6 in thxe deciding game of the Durham Men's Lacrosse League championsbip final series. Scanga also had two assise while Derek Kelly had three goals and an assist and Brent Smith thxe other goal for The Heifer and The HalfPint who won the beet-of-five series three games to two. Kevin Hayes had tbree goals, Dan McWhirter two and Ed Maybee the other goal for Lacrosse International. Jobn Sawyer played goal for The Heifer and Ray McWhirter for Lacrosse International.