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Page 18, Whithy Free Pmss, Wednesday, September 13. 1M ........... ............ ............ .......... ............ ................... ... ..... . . . ..... .. ................................ . ......... ......... ................ Peewees go0to Onitarlo finals The Whitby major peewee select basebali team swept Markham in the league championship final te advance te the provincial finals. Whitby, flrst place finishers in regular season play with a record of 10 wins and a lose, flrst played Pickering in a one-game playoff. I what was desribed as a "very sloppy and controversial game," Wbitby won 7-6 ta advance te the best-of-five league championship.. Whitby won the firat game against Markham 6-4. Whitby had adsapitg start as they failed te score with the bases loaded and noue out, and Markham pouuced for a 2-0 lead in the second inning te clisse away Whitby starter Mike Thoruton. But Wbitby came back with four rus iu the third i'ning and added single rime inibath the fourth aud fLflh i «.nnng Relievers 141k. Arblaster and Shawn Hgbbard held Markham ta two'more rune before the time limit ended the gae after the flfth. Whitby was more conviucing.lu the second game, winning 12-3 as Arblaster, Hubbard and Dana Bloom ailowed.only two bits over seven iunugs. Pat Merry hit a two-run home mun while Arblaster, Hubbard and Adam Kllpatrick each had two bits. Thornton, Bloom, Ryan Mendes and Wayne Wickens each had a bit. Strong defensievely were Dave Besco, Daril Williams, Adam Sonley and Robert Lalonde. Under- 17s prevail in Etobicoke tournam ient The Wbitby Iroquais under-17 tier I select team won a teurnament in Etobicoke. The team defeated Chaldon 4-0 on a hat trick by Aaron Cross and a goal by Sean Sorenson. Sorenson provided the lone goal in a 1-1 tie aganst Djixe. Cliff Coppolino, Cross and Steven James scored in a 3-2 victory over Etobicoke te conclude flrst round play. In the semi-final Whitby defeated West End United on goals by Coppolino and Cross and prevailed in the final against Etebicoke by a score of 3-1 on goals by Brad Kauffeld, Cross and James. Goalkeeping duties were handled by Chris Tremblay, the eventual MVP of the tournaznent, and by Cross. Oter team members are Carmelo Sabrizi, David Bush, Mark CichYi Lee Van Veghel, Dan Holmes, Paul Lambert, Colin Neubauer, Ryan McCarron and Dave Farquharson. The team is coached by Jesef Neubauer and Sam Coppolino. Si igsworth e 'n world 0 triathion Michael Sigsworth'of Whitby wiII again compete against the world's best after gaining a place on triathlons Team Canada for the second straight year and a trip to Cancun, Meico in November for the sport's world championships. Racing Aug. 27 in Fort McMurray, Alta., in the junior division of the Canadian championships, Sigsworth came back from a knee injury two weeks earlier to quaIify as one of only six junior triathletes on the national "A" team. Last year he competed at the world championships in New Zealand as a member of Canada's "B" team. Ini a grueling race for over two hours, Sigsworth displayed extraordinary determination in Alberta to overcome a disappointing start. Hle came out ofthe 1.5-kIlometre swim some 90 seconds behind the leader and trailing 10 competitors. Numbed by 14-degree (Celsius) water and air temperatures, he strugged tbrough transition ta the bike before starting to, power his way up through the field. Riding his Ontario-made Hligh Velocity suspension . bike, Sigsworth confirmed bis stature as one of the strongest cyclists in Canada triathlon. By the halfway mark of the 40-kIlometre cycle, he had drarnatically pulled even with the leader. When the paoe at the front quickened, he was unable to maintain bis momnentum and was fighting for third as the cyling ended. But Sigsworth again showed his stamina and grit as he began to attack the lO-Ilometre run. Hi. intensive season-long work te ixnprove his running paid off when, in an exciting finish, he outdistanced a closing pack of competitors and bit the wire third New season THE HENRY STREET HAWKS are working hard to prepare for another season of high sohool football action. Above, Blair Hedderson jumps high to make the catch at a practice last Thursday. Photo by M4ark Reesor, WhItby Free Press j B rantford, Busters Nstop Cîrcle titie bid The Circle Taxi men's slo-pitch team had tbree wins and two lasses at the provincial championships ini Hamiilton recently. In their flrst game, Circle beat Cerrera'. Cubs of Ancaster 12-3. Circle then dusted off Baxters Indiana 19-6. In game three, Circle played the Bay Byes from Scarborough. After falling behind early and needing seven runs te win ini the bottem of the seventh innig, Circle. rallied with seven runs te, win 11-10. In game four, Circle rau fite a very strong team from Brantford who beat Circle 18-6 after Circle had a early 6-0 lead. In the flfih and lest game Circle lost 8-2 ta. Mount Bellies Busters. Circle Tai's tournament bal club consisted of Neil Pearce, Lariy Lloyd, Terry Ryan, Dave Sampsan, Richard Martin, Roger Jackson, Mike Rankin, Paul Bird, Jeif Drover, J.P. Joues and Bon Rieger. overali. Sigsworth's first attempt in 1995 to qualify for Teami Canada, at the junior nationals in Leamington in early August, had ended abruptly with a freak irgjury. Stumbling in an underwater pothole wbile running ini from the swim, he strained the ligaments surrounding the knee and hobbled depressingly te the sidelines. Oshawa's International *Managed Health Care brought him back te peak condition for the Alberta race after only two weeks of intense strengthening work on the knee. The coming world championships in Mehico are expected te, attract over 2,000 participants- from up to 40 countries, in a dozen elite and age categories. Last year's world meet in New Zeal*and attracted an estimated 150,000 spletators along the route and coverage by major TV networks. Sigsworth, who ia starting bis second year in inesiology at McMaster University, will maintain his conditioning for the Cancun race with a strenuous training regiment under bis personal coach, Kevin McKinnon of Hamilton. Sigsworth's laurel. include winning the 1993 and 1994 junior division of the Ontario President's Choice Series - the world's largest triathlon race series attracting ovr10,000 participants annually. Hie' is aiming te improve substantially on bis 1994 performance at the world's, and hopes te finish among the tep 25 of the more than 100 *unio triathletes. Wbile Team Canada covers bis airfhre te Cancun, he is looking*for sponsors for the remainder of bis Undera lls second In the battle for second place ini the premier division of the Central Soccer League, the Whitby u.nder- il team tied third-place East York 2-2 te ensure the runner-up position. The hard-fought encounter at Jack Wilson Park Aug. 30 saw exciting end-to-end action as Whitby twice teok the lead on first and second half goals from Eric Shah before the visitors managed te even the score minutes from Mfl time. Wolves have 26 points, one behind the leaders, and a record over the season of il wîns, two lasses -and tbree tes. The Wolves are Brian Crawfýrd, Eamon Sommerville, Mike Dennings, Matthew Whibley, Gavin McCrorie, Tyler Mattin, John Baker, Mike Sheehan, Sean Leforte, Lucas Kwapisz, -Frank Depalma, Kyle Cougbian, Paul Kontes, Shah and Ciaran K 0 Knights lst in Canada Members of the Whitby Warriors in net and lauuchiug attacks from junior A box lacrosse team flgured bis goal. Hie was helped promnieutly in -Oshawa. Blue considerably by the relentless Knights' third straight Canadian checking of Gavin Prout who junior field lacrosse championsbip. stymied the Niagara offence. Warriors' players made up most Steve Voituk, Marty O'Brien, of the squad that went undefeated, Wayne McNutt and Kevin Lunnie including a 12-7 win over Niagara each scored two goals. Paul Salle, Raiders ini the final. Pat Jones, Brad Caan and Mike Gee Nash was outstandiug, bath Fryer had the other goals.