wh ltby Fee Pross, Wednesday, Septomber 20,19M. Page 15 SPLENDID WhiOtby midgets top 'Joes' in Toronto The Whitby midget Wildcats have iserved notice they wiil be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming hockety sason. Six straight wm earned the Joe Maire championship trophy at a tournament in Toronto along witli a new reputation as3 a higbly offensive, hard-hitting hockey team. The flrst game. saw Whitby dust off Toronto Manlies in uneventfül fasion by a more of 3-1 with goals hy Gavin Prout, Tom DaSilva and Dan Cioffi. Game two, a rugged, bump and grind contest with the York- Simca. Express, saw Whitby prevail 6-4. Goalocorers were Steve Matthews (two), Cozy Hass (two), Shane Tonry and DaSilva. Wil>by put the Buffalo Saints on the bus lu game three. Goals by Tonry two), Prout, Sean Crandies and Paul Webb gave Whitby a 5-3 Win Wildcats wore almost declawed and caged lu the quarter-final game by Detroit when thoy found theoselves on the short end of a 3- 1 score with two minutes left in the final period. Two quick and timely shots tok the contest into overtimo, and J)à Silva ended -the ,fingernail biting with a stunning goal at the 45-second marklin the flrst overtimo period. Playing their way ta the semi;- finals and with a championsbip trapliy on their rinds, Toronto Young Nationals were denied by a score cf 5-2. Goalscorers for Whitby were Mattliews (two), McElhanney, Rab Dancey and Terry. Whitby was the only non-MTIHL team rema] inlg lu the taurnament. North York Canadiens defeated Wexford Raiders ta set up the final ganle with Whitby later lu the day. North York sold the farm early lu the championship game by ailowing five unanswered Whitby Markham -The Whitby major peewee AAA hockey- team won their -firet taurnament cf the year this past weekend. Whitby won four eut cf five igames, incbuding victories over Mlankham Waxers 7-2, Central 8-2 and Richmond HMW 4-1. Ceaies Adam inaldi and Ian Watson were strong lu net, aflowing enlY oight goals in five gamos. Santo-sis 9th pick b-y pro league WHITBY long distance runner Anne Emmett poses with dogs Holly (right) and Cleo, who accompanies her on her training runs. Emmett~ who's nationally ranked and is having her best season in years, is onl trak to wmin both thne limex road race series (for the fourth year in a row) and the Runners Chosce series. Ptioloby Au Md ffseWlthy Fr. Pm.s Emmett runs 10 the top of lier clS By Mà rk Reesr Wbiy resident Anne Emmott started running about 14 years ago because "she got sick of sitting around waiting for me ta corne back," says liusband and avid runner Terr. l~ight off the bat she's been a natural; slie's got a lot of talent," ho says proudly of bis wife wli j close ta capturing her fourth straight seies cliampionship lu her ago division. "She rau lier flrst marathon same 13 years ago i. nd was tlie second woman ta finish... and she's won alidnds of races; wepve got a celar ful cf medals and trophies." Tm just a has-beeu -slie'stlie one who wins all the pizes," lie adds. "(They say) 'ah, you're Anne Emmett's husband!'" Ignoring bis wife's demand ta "shut Up," lie ratties off same more cf lier many accamplialimonts. "She set a Canadian national record lunlier age group - 1:24.43 - at the Vegas Haif Marathon lu Februaxy." "You should add, that's lu the old wcmen's clasa," Anne interrupts. 'There' not many mon aut thons who can run a haif-marathon as fast as that," lie replies. Anne is an track ta win the Timex Series - a series cf road races lield througliout Ontario - for the fourth straiglit year, and the Runners' Choice series for the second lime. And sie's getting botter - lier limes this year are her best lu the Iast 10 years. "She beats kid a laflier age.. and she's nationally ranked; everybody in the running commnunity knows lier." SEE PAGE 16 Shaydon Santas, 19, of Whitby was the ninth pick overali in the entry draft held by the Major Indoor Lcrosse League last week. The six-foot-ane-inch, 195-pound forward played'for the Whitby Warniors lu - Ontario junior A lacrosse thie past seasan. Ho saw scme pîsycif action fan Brooklin Redmen cf the Ontario major league, and it was bis playoff performance that was seen by Buffalo head coachi Les Bartley. Bartloy tald Santos lie would be pickod, if available, at the annual entry draft, and Buffalo made Sautas their second round pick. Sautas, wlio describes himself as more cf a defonsive aund loose bal' player' was selected ta complement the team's scoing stars who include John Tavares, one cf the top scorers lu box lacrosse botli nonth and soutli cf the border. And Buffalo added somo other potentialhigli ecorers in tii. draft. Jason Luke of St. Catharines, who almost singlehandedly defeated Warrions lu the playoffs, was the first pick, third averali.A John Grant cf Peterboroughi, top-scoring junior A player in Ontario the past three seasons, was the third round pick by Buffalo. ie teamnmate, Tracey Kelusky, third in sconing tbis season, was the fourtli-round pick. Top pick overail, by New York, was Brian Piccola cf Oceanside, N.Y., a fourtime aIl-America attacker from John Hopkins University. Second pick overall, by Phuladeiphia, was Matt Dwan of Yorktown Heiglita, N.Y., - a three-time ail-America midfielder from Loyola Coilege. Goalie Derek Colins of Scarborougli was the Wlth pick overall, by Rochiester. Santos, A Father Leo J. Austin Cathoic Socondary - School graudate who now attends Brock University -for the. second year of the four-year environmental science prognam, wMi go te ]Buffalo'. trainîng camp Oct. 14. The regular season lu the six-team U.S. pro beague begins lu November. IUNDER-l SOCCER Whitby iCup fina The Wbitby under-il soccen team visited beague winners Darlington in the somi-finals cf the Central Soccer League Cup and came home with a resounding 3-0 victory and an opportunity to repeat as Cup champions Sept. 23 lu Toronto. Early pressure from the home sie iu the Sept. 13 conteet gave way te, Whitby contral and three spectacular, unanswered strikes from centre forward Eric Shah. Hie goals wene engineered by wingers'Paul Kontos and Ciaran Thompsan, and penetrating through-balls from midfleldens Sean Lefonte, John Baker, Lucas Kwapisz and Mike Sheehan. Keeper Brian Crawford and the Wolves defence of Eamon Sommerville, Gavin McCrorie, Mike Denning and Matthew Wbibley held strong. They aise createci chances by pushing the bail thnough ta, the Whitby (orwards exposing the 'Dow 'cdin fina The champienship game was a rematch againat Markham lelandons, the only team that had defoated Whitby (1-0) lu the taunnamont. After regulation time and ons overtime period, the score was tied 2-2. Tournament nuis thon cailed for the eliminiatian cf one player from eaci team aftqroeach miijute until a goal was ecôh'd. Whitby flnally won wlien an exhausted BMaine Down, asieson the ice, deeked eut bis opponent and the Markham goalie ta score. Down was named MVP cf the game. Goal-scorers lu the o urament were Steven Fnuaon and David Morasse with five geais oaci, Judd Stevenson tisee geais, four assista; Down, two geais, four assista; Bobby McBnido, twoes, two assista; Sean MacRuny and Mark Rinaldi each with ene goal, two assiste; Sean Walsh and Luka Harden oesogai, oe assiet Jeif Fraser, two assista; Kyle Brandi, one goal; Robert Lalonde, Jay Harrison, Miko Morrison and Jeremy Fisher one assist oaci. Coachli i Blair Reid and assistant Don Stevens. Darlington defence. Only determined netmninding from the Darlington keeper kept the scoreline at least respectable. 1Tyler Mattin, Kyle Coughlan aud Frauk Depalma make up the rest of the Wolves' llueup and the team is sponsoned by Neiîson Cadbuiy, Haâlendis Meats, Golden Griddle and Hard-Co Construction. Àiiis 2wi. The Wihitby miner atam AAA hockey club looked sharp the past weekeud lu Ajax during their firet taurnament cf the season, Io 'n only their firet game cf the tournament, and season.' Whitby bot 2-1 te Richmond Hil in the sat 36 second&. David Arnold scored on a pasn from Josh Francis. Wbitkiys game MVP went te goltender Andrew Braithwaite. Wildcate fthon lied Peterborough, !ast year's- eastern Ontario champions, 2-2. Down 2-0 after two periods, lu the third Kybe Mussolman scored and thon Grog Wiliams yicked up a bouse puck lu front cf the Potes net, tying the. score with only 1:08 ieftuilà .Me game. Goulis Brian Macinnon won Whitwy' MVP game honours. In the third gamo, Whitby won 4-1 ovor Quinte Red Devils. Musselman ucored bis second of the tournament. Justin Sawyer, Willisms and Kyle Peicewicz oach had a goaL Kevin Mangoit and Jusin Sawyer oaci pickod up two asmi"ta