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Whitby Free Press, 29 May 1996, p. 18

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Page 18, Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, May 29, 1996 Branch breaks, LOSSA record Tony Branci of Anderson Cvi net -a record and won two other evente in indMýPdual coMmetion at the -LIOSSA (Durham Rion*q high achool) track and field championships held last week i Oshawa.q Branci covered the senor boys' 400-metre distance m a record 48.7 seconds, with team- mates Dwilit Dixon tliird ]Richard Andrews fourth anc1 Garvin Ambrose sixti. Tihe four Anderson athietes thon combined to set. a new LOSSA standard in the four- b-400-metre relay, with a time o three minutes, 25.2 seconds - a ful three seconds, ahead of the second- lace t eam from Brandi asomon the ilO-metre and 400-metre- hurdies, events, while Andrews and Dixon Fn- ished one-two respectively in the 800-metre event. Beti Stroud of Anderson won the semnor girls' javelin i con- vincing .ftshion -- by ahnost seven metres -- and was just as dominant in shotput with a 10.47-metre effort. Roxanne Woodley easily won the senior 100-metre hurdies (Stroud second) and triple jump and was second ini 2Q0-metre. 7Jen1 Sakata of Sinclair Second- ary School won~ the shotput -and discus and was third in javelin i junior girls'competition. Ryan MéHale of Father Leo Jl. Austin won the junior boys' 8,000-metre event and was second in 1,500-metre. Kia James of Trafalgar Castie, School won the 100-mnetre and 200-metre races in midget girls and was second, béhind Jeneen Hamilton of Anderson, in 400- metre. Hamilton was second in 100-metre and 200-metre. Chris Hudson of SincIal*rwas first in midget Iboys" 100-metre hurdies. Finishing l as 'runner-ups in their events were:* Chris Broad of Sinclai,Osenior boys' shot put; uzneOgilvie-KmgË of Trafal- gasnior gils 800-metre and 1500-m'efetre; Eric Henze -of }ienryStreet Hig* School, senior boys' jlump; Luke Bainard of Anderson, junior boys' javelin; Karen May of Trafalgar, midget girls' *avlin. AnderonCVI finished fourth overaîl in the team competition won easily by McLaughlini CVIoi Oshawa. Gaitscores. 1211 R.edmen win ad Ioss, Brooklin Redmen upeset the defendinp Mann Cup champion Six Nations Chiefs 18-12ls WednesdaLy before falling 10-9 te, a vastjy improved Peterboroughi teamiThursday.niglit in Ontario major lacrosse. Gary Gait retifrned te, the lineup te, score seven goals in the win over Chiefs as Derek Collins had bis best game yet in the Redmen net. Matt MeLean continued te show his scoring prowess with a goal and four assista, the same totals rgi«tered by veteran John Fusco. illie Arnold had three goals and rookie Matt Steinwald had tour assiste. John Tavares, tep scorer in the U.S. pro league in the past sea- son, had four goals for Chiefs while Camn Bomberry liad tire. and Troy CordiglWey two. Gait was again suprb against Peterborougli witli- f ive ga sand three assista, but an overtixne goal by ÇGeorge- Belleperche pro7- vred the difference. Rookie John Grant, the top scorer when he plaved junior A, lias figued lry ithe resur- genoe of the Peterb ugi major squad. He had a goal and five assiste against Redmen. Another tep junior scorer, Steve Toîl, lias also been a roolie presence and h.e had two goals as did*ayne Grant for Peter- mèLaan scored twice for Red- men while Fusco had tire. ass- ista. * Redmen now have two wins and four7losse for their slowest season start i recent memory. «W. knew coming inte the season that theer part of the, wouldb. aS gugle, con- sid«avist varall in.XnBflBndO Snd -Paul Cotten. «But now that we have Our lineup approimately 95 per cent set, the other maýior- series teains should watcli out. .When Bill Callan returns toi the lineup fuIl-time this week Redmen will have their fullI ros:' ter. Redmen host Fergu.s tenight (Wednesday) at Iroquois Park, gae time 8:30 pan., and then do battle in Six Nations temorrow ~rpten will play Redmen at 1.o~ ois Park next Wednesday MItJune 5. n'Ri team will hold a fundrais- ig glf teurnament on Tuesda, J 9at Lakeridge Links Go f CIui>in Brooklin. Go-chairs of the event will bo Whitby's Adamo Foote, currently helping Colorado Avalanche van- quisi Detroit in the NHL giygfs and Whitby resident ob Me nzie Toronto Star col- umniat and î14 hockey analyst. For more information, caîl Cal- vin at 668-0956. Ontarjo gold for Goidman Synchronized swimmer Shelby Goîdman of Whitby. won three gold modals at the. Ontario provincial B championships in St. Catharines recently. Goîdman,, who swims for the Markham Synchro Club, plaoed firat-out of 213 cme itos ithe. ap 12-14 figures, fit in duets ANDERSON CVI. students Richard Tony Branch and Gavin Ambrose, also set Andrews (front) and Dwight Dixon finished a new LOSSA record in the 4x400 metre one-two in the senior 800C-metre finals at relay. They wilI now compete in the the Lake Ontario Secondary Schools regional finals from which top finishers go Association (LOSSA) finals Thusay in on to the Ontario finals. Oshawa. The duo, along with teammates Photo by Mark Reoso, WhIiby Fr.. Prou Undeir-,12s give Royal uerformance* to win tille The. Whitby under-12 elite rep soccer team won the Guelph Royals. annual Victoria Day weekend tournament, going undefeated in six gaines. A 4-O win over Erin Mils on goals froin Paul Kontos, John Baker, Lucas Kwapisz and Stephen Coleman opened round- robin play and was followed by a similar score against Mount Hamnilton Rangers with two goals oaci by Eric Shah and'Kontos.' The final preliminary round, game against York Jets ended in a 4-2 Witby win witli Coleman, Baker and Konts (two) doing the scoring. The ýsemni-finals, played in terrible field, conditions against t"i favoifrod Guelph Raoyala h ome 4.am, »w Shah give Whltby a'i-O win after a hard-fougit encounter as the Wolves defence of Eamon Sommerville, Mike Denning, Matthew Whibley and the irjured I)rIer MattUn ail played strongly to give keeper Nathanial Allard the deserved shutout. On Monday in the final, Whitby, under muci better playing conditions, gave an entertaiming display of fre. flowing soccer with left winger Ciaran Thompson and midfielders Sean Leforte, Mike Sheehan, Marc Flego and Matt Edmonda paving the. way for Kwapisz (two), Coleman and Shah to score in a 4-1 victory- over a talented York Jets aide. FrlaniLt inUS.mc

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