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Page 14. Whitby Free Prous, Wednesday, Februay 7, 1M9 Stratford I denies juniors The Whitby junior A ringette team competed in the Pickering tournament Feb. 2 to 4 and came away with a silver medal. The first game was against regular beague competitors Mfississauga, with Whitby coming out on top 6-2. Caledonia fell 7-1 to Whitby. The third game was a 5-2 win over Gloucester. Stratford then edged Whitby 5-4. The championship game featured the samne two teames, and in a fast, rough gamne, Stratford won 5-3. Whitby goaltender Heather Huret made many great Baves. *For the tournament, Melanie Davis had 10 goals and four assiste; Jillian Shannon six goals, three assiste; Cynthia Whaley, three goals, six assiste; Chrietina Baldasti, six assiste; Jennifer Cassidy, two goals, four assista; Lori Barchard, three goals, one assist;- Andrea Perry and Hayley Millard. three assista each; Sarah Larocque and Karyri Peacocke, one asist each; Calle Osborne, one goal. The team je coached by John Cassidy, and assisted by Chuck Millard, Betty Larocque and Steve Hurst. Relier hockeyul registration The Oshawa/Whitby Roller Hockey League will hold early registration Feb. 10 and 11. "It was necessaryto start registering early this year due to the overwhelming flood of calîs that came in during January," saye executive director Peter Appleton. Registration will be held at Soccer City, 100 Sunray St., Whitby both days from 10 a.m. ta 3 pa. Cost is $150 (plus GSI'. The season je, from May 1 ta, Sept. 1. When any coach Is ln the hunt for new athietes, he/she knows that nothlng suoeeeds lke suoeess. Those same goad coaches reaize that while nothlng can guarantee success, ail wlnnlng athietes and teamns share a common wvork ethlc. wPaylng the Pnicen Is a common terni ln contact sports, but there is a heavy personal price ta pay ln al elite circles. This past week as, temperatures dlpped Int the severe negatives <mnus25 ta 35), it was taugh ta get out of b.d and do the essentials, especially when kt means Ieavlng the house ai 5:15 ar. LMsiWednesday when rmy son arrlved ai aur bedroom door ai 6 &rn., half-dressed ln tus hckey gear and sal Corne on, dad, lers go," i feft prelty praud aofhlm. Uke s0 many cher young athieles he was @paylng the pri ce." It was saoeiod oui that th. car bari* tumned over. When we gai ta the rlnk, he hurrled ta the dressing room while 1 parked. When i walked ln, one of, aur prestiglaus« precision teams was halfway. lhraugh a practice. 1 slood ai the glass and siared et the 15 ta 20 skalers. They were around age 11. Thoy were ab'uously veiy skllled (especdally at backwards skating). Their dedication was unqueslloned (R was 6:35 arn.). Everyane was smlling, warkln hard and ... weailng iheUr pyjamas? Was this 1he uttirate in iow-cos unilorms? Or was Iheir coachu also a miollvatlonal dynamo who used a theme day to enihuse her athieles? The whoie experlence made me lhlnk about precision skatl g, a spart of whicn I know very litiIe. Jusi la participai. requires a lot of sWIil, finees, dedication and the trues sense af teamwork. indèMual gbory is rare as teame suoeeed or fail together. Uke hockey, figure skating and swlmmlngIl seems Ihat participatin requires a substantial financial commilmeni. Yet 1 wauld doubi ihat many look ta millon-dollar professional contracts <athough there are a lot of professionai showýs around) or athletic scholarshlps. -What drives lhem? iR must b. an inner desire ta b. part of a wlnnng 0eam laexcel ta ucedand ta lva up ta and mainlain the traition 0f the WhItby precision skating leams. Goad kick, gils. Many 0f .aur represenlalive hocke teama are starting Iheir p=of. There wviU b. some grea hockey In tawn and every team would appreciate ru support. f you have a nghtîree," oeil the rink for gae. imes and gel oui Ihere and support your tawn. Joe Mlege of Whftby là head coacd the Seneca College mon b hockey Mem and program arector for Vaole>'MaIge. Cardwell an allustar Matt Cardwell of Whitby had an assist in the American Frontier Hockey League all-etar game last week. Cardwefl played for the North team in a losing 5-4 effort in fi-ont of ýa packed crowd ini Helena, Novices are unbeaten, but fail te advance The Whitby major novice AAA hockey team had two wlns and a tie at a tournament airer the weekend in Cambridge. Whitby was second ln theïr division but failed to advance - defaulting by a haif a point to North York Canadians, eventual teurnament champions. Whltby played North York te a 4-4 tie in the firet game. Liam Rteddox, Nicolas Cotter, Bobby Scott and Michael McKenzie scored. Whitby thon -defeated Hamilton 2-1 as Reddox ecored bath goals while Geoff Niblett was eolid in net. Whitby thon rode the shutout goaltending of Kyle Clancy and a hat trick by McKenzie for a 7-0 wln over Wellandl. Reddax, Cotter, Jason Velaclch and Steven Seedhouse aiea, scored whfle great defensive work *as turned ln by Randy Walton, Femi Amurawaiye, Aaron Balcom, Kyle O'Be i y Liske and Jason King.' In league play, Whltby won three straight games. In a 7-3 win airer Central Ontario, Brandon -Davis scored threo goals. Reddox lied throo goal. in a 6-4 wIn airer Max. Whitbys thiid win was a 6-2 wln airer Markhamn. Fre*dis so Frearin E&b 117 yron St. St *..Itb.ai 'Me work ethic *om e eha c mý- e.-- i 1 1 This Thursday & Friday!!! - 'l