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Page 18, Whltby Free Proue, W.chiosday, March 27, 1M9 Gold, 2 silver for Whitby wirestlers in Canadian feinals' Three Whitby wrestlers earned medals at the Canadian under- 20 rethingchampionahipa held rocently atDurham Colloge.* Mike Francis of Henry Street High School, for the second year in a row, won the greco-roman championship, this ear in the 52-ld1oqram csas. ee was un- beaton im four matches. Ho loat a -close decision to a Hamilton, Ont. rival in the free- style division. Fabjo Coccia won 5-3 over Francis, 18, in the final after Whitby ringeette PERRTC BLIO upuuo..byWhhy FWcd Ma"ch23 - plyos Whhy 6 (Meghan Rodgv Z2.HayIuy Fusa. DaisIb Moufhon, Lidsay UIy. Cidy Johnalon). Omha4 NOVICE Dl uponword byVie"doM U aGraWl MR.- Match23- gam2 WhbY 2 (Lhnds.Godan2). h 7 kt" 24 - gun.4 vWmvg9 (Gladui3. ShaunHam.r2Z K* jefa 2.PlraKMitgmn. Baby CRFnsa. C)hmaS NOVICEC2 aupblsobWNhmy KkusWs M"hle9- qu.tu4 bîapyaf VWdbyC27 #di.i MEa4. AthIey TBykr 2 Kdly 8chad>. ky Ci 2 Mtch23 - smnW*W phyo Whkby (R 11 (Nhv 4. Taylo3. »dad 2 RUMwuCmnnshJacy*i Gama). Aj.x93 4 each hdd won thefr previous throe matches. Coccia is strong in Ieg work -- ho does flot com- p e in greco-roman in which there is no grappling below the waist. Rob Lyon of Henry Street High School and Orrett Morgan of Whitby., a student at Pin. Ridge Secodar School in Pickering, each won silver medals in greco- roman. Lynwas competing in 74- kilogram and Morgan ini 130- kogram. Francis, although a junior, will likoly compote in the Ontario senior chaznpionships inApril and penhaps in the Canauan senior championships in May, neHenry coach Stan Tzogas. ogas says Francis is a diffi- cuit opponen t for even the best seniors in Canada, and often defeats the older, more experien- ced opponents. C2s also triumph in,ý playoffs Tii. Whitby petit. CI team, undefeated in eagque play thi season, defoated Whitby's ptit. C2 teami 5-3 to win the playoff championship. t ec the. championship final. Cl members are Disa Mayhew, Jennifer- Keratens, Mlanie Quosnelle, Coi. Horwood, Holly MaçKillop, Lindsay Tait Lexa Bailey, Candice Hoâgson, Amanda Handscomb Caitlyn Campbell and Sandra (larke. With continued compotition Tzogas says Francis hasa J shot -at msking CanaddsO pic team for 2000. Whitby peewees are enimnated by Pickerieng, Despite outplaying their opponents, Whitby lost to Picker- ingin major peeweo, AA playoffs. Whitby won tii.first game 7-3 as Chris Van, Dusen scored two Ir)ls inlesbyRyan Mendes, ,ee ûtan Ahd Alison, Reece Robertson and Luc Chiasson. I the. second game, Whitby was leading 4-2 bat. in the, game when Pickering scored twice to' tie it and force a tird gaine. Chiasson scored two, Ruttan and Grant Howe had 'the others while goalie Josh Hughes faced 38 shots -- 21 of those ini tii.first period. Needing onlyv a tie to advance, Whitby rallied from a 4-2 deficit inSnethree to tie thegmon 4-4 an force overtime. *îckring scored i overtime te force a fourth gamo. Mark Cipparono, Andy Allison, Matt Rao and Sean Holmes scored. Whitby dominated the fourth game, outshooting Pickening àB- 2,but wero thwarted by a hot Pickering goaltonder and lost 3- 0. 16-18 -Nom [' ARNIE BRAY is shown -in his entry In the Can-Am midget car racing senes.' Photo by R.Wayn. Green Crahighai.t to ndoor season for Whitby racer, By iL Wayne' Geen To say the 1995-96 indoor racing season has been frustrating for Whitby's Aie Bray'is an underatatement.- The series consisté of thre 50-lap races, ail at the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Convention Centre. During the first two events, Bray didn%' complet. a single lap, crashing in the first corner each time. Ho broke two ribs during the second crash. "The. frst one was a chain reaction. I was like an acc.ordion," ho recalî1s. At the. third event held Marcii 16, Bray bent an axel on his number 19 machine in a heat race. While the. damnage was not-sufficient to cause Bray to miss the, f.ature race, it did leave hum uncompetitive. After starting in the. sixth position, Bray feUl back t. a l2th- place finish, good enougii for l3th in the. overail standings.. While ho did flot fare so weil ini the indoor series, Bray is a- past champion on the. Can-Am midget outdoor seri es, wimiinng the. titi, in 1988. Ho was the. 1987 runner-up.- 'Those were tii. two years that 1Iran thie fulseason/ oho said prior t. the main event last Saturday. Bray started racing Can-Am midgets in 1985, after owning a mlotorcycle for many years (Can-Am nudgets use motorcycle engines). "The~y were ing the samneengines as ini my motorcycle," Bray said, "You can use your own mechanical skills." Most ofthe car that mun the. series are homnemade (there is the odd chassi builder), which makes for a wide variety of machines. Bray estimatesthle cars can reach speeds ofup t. 70 Iribometres pernhour on the. one-sxth mile indoor track at Niagara Falls, and approxrimately 150 idometres per hour on the. one-third mile at Peterborough. Tii. midgets are faeter per lap than stock cars because tiiey can keep their speed througii the corners. "Tii. power-to-weight ratio is pretty good," said Bray- Witii tii summer racing seasonjust over the. horizon, Bray has not committ.d yet t. running aUl season long. "If I feel rm competitive, thon lil rn." 579-5257 E&M Ulphoistering 1 OU -, - - ' ' - - - -IMnical Complete 1 & Ëlectric Services 1 Vie thruwa muffler & brake centre',Ir j