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Whitby Free Press, 4 Sep 1996, p. 17

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Whitby Fi ASPRINT MASTER resident bests -the, restinCani B lre tesor Whityrunner Richard Parquhiarson is the fastoat man in Canada -- ago 35 mnd over that is. Fýarqarson, 38, won gold 'n the 100-metre sprint, boating 'out 13 oth- ers who had to run the, 100 at 12.5seconds or botter to qlWat the national Mfasters' Games champion- ahiAug 10and _il11in H. winning time -of 11.86 seconds was hi. fas- test this season, although ho notes 'Tv. done botter when 1 was much younger, but that was thon and'thIi is now!" Hi.e chances of winning didn't look too promising boforo tho race,,ho recalîs. '<Thore was a guy from B.C. a big tail guy -- rm six liot three but this guy was about six foot five and looked, roal powerful - I thought I was in trouble. Ho came second as- it tur- ned out.» <Psychology played a largo role, as itdOes m *ail 100- motre races, ho notes, with concentration being the aovegot te give iLt evoihhg you'vo gt. You don' h ave time te Ilook and there'. not much strategy. "You just go ont of the blocks as fast as you can and go hard. You can't afford te think about any- body else. You just have to go your fastest and don't worry about it.' The ability te hold your pak speed às also crucial, ho adds. «You can acceorate for about 50 or 60 motros, but a lot of times tho guys who win the race are the guys who can maintain that ispeod for the last 30 motres... "Ths guy from B.C. was, probably right even with me at about 50 or 60 metres out but that was when I kept *oig the same speed and he couldn't keop hi. speed.» Farquharson'. victory was ailý the because he dnc running after ýAnd 19n0mi vAuurla came back to ai a couple of yoars ago. His Ltimes are stili im- proving and «'I have a little bit more to go,' noting hi. best time in high school was 10.5 seconds.* Farquharfin was aiso scheduled to compote in. the 200 motres at thé Masters a race which ho foît ho had ree Press, Wednesday, September 4, 1996, Pagel17 ,adian fmals more sweet a reasonable shot' of win- opped out of ' high achool <owever, late Saturday vF aInd anmlv, .S i. e - i L. ii-- TIAAWJ PUT. a '4-by-M M etre relay together... and while I was runming i that I pul- led a hamtrin.r I did manage te pas. the baton and we got a silver in that but iL meant I couldn't mn the 200... «Based on some of the times, I would have been riht in there, (although) irséhard tesay.' , RICHARD, FARQUHARSON Durham girls' soccer 13ANTÀM Aug. 29 Whitby Hawks 2 (Aynsiey Sm ith,- Lauren Adams), Caibomne 0. Whitby Eagles 7 (Mancly Coe 3, Adrienne Finlay, Tanya Jakovijevia, Erika Lang, Eleanor McKee), Part Hope 2 MAJOR PEEWEE Aug. 26 - Ajax War Bangard 0, Whitby Rasceis 8 (Diani Bruni 3; Michelle Elliott; Jennifer, McCoal, Melanie Volpe>; Whtby H/M/R 1 (Amande Lomagno), Whtby Kinettes 4 (Leslie Dejange, Jennifer Gibb, Sarah Milton, Km Sinclair) MINOR PEEWEE Aug. 28 - Whitby Cougars 1 Lauren Alison), Whitby Tigers 4 (Mandy Coe,' Nicole Devison, Victoria Homer, Sarah Hume> Aug.- 26 - Scugog Gareski 1, Whitby Igers 2 (Hume, Nareen Cauiey) Whitby mixed slo-piteh Aug. 30 - Tailgate Chariies 9, Auto Zone 2; Whtby Inn Mates 17, Sassy's 7; Whitby Inn Mates il. Sassys il; Auto Zone 19, RES Aphait Maintenance 12; Sassys 9, Caseys Gritihouse 6; Melanie Pringies 13, Sassy's 10 Standings as of Aug. 30 W L T P Taligate Charies 17 5 1 35 Banker &the B. 15 5 0 30 Advapiage 14 8 0 28 Sassys 13 8 2 28 Caseys Grill. 12 9 1 25 Metanie Pringies i1,1 0 22 BMW of Canada 10 12 0 20 Whtby Inn Mates 9 12 2 20 Auto zone 5 18 0 10 RES Aphait 3 20 0 6 OMission I last weekes edition, i an article about the Whitby novice C toam that was m the Ontario finals, it should have beenmentioned that Colby Atkinson had a goal i the 1L2-6 win over AMon. Th1e Free Pross wishes to apologize fOrthe onmion. igine e 5-speed transmission .47wheel ABS dual air bags a driver's side air bag litre engine e 4 speed a t;itpA liçacue." 0 BYS I 0Ok 0 Don'tforget to use your GM card eamings toward the purchese or lease down payment of your next new GM vehice.m SmARLEAst:Smart customers use SmALEAEa cstm-designed lease What's your carld done for you lately? p ayments or use you!r trede-in.o Vota shouIli know thla.'t8ased on a 36 maonth lI ase for vahicles aquîpped as dascrlbed. Fright, licence, insuranc e and tame ara not ln ctudad..Offar applias ta 1996 new or damionstrator mod- ais. Dealer taamyba nacassary. Dealer may sel/lease for lessi Offer applies ta qualifiiad ratail customrnes ony Limitad Urne offar may not ba cornbined or used wlth otiser offers. See your Dealer for details. = Can M ara icased usars of Marks. **fl<' buyerllessor msil raceiva $300 wortls of Sunoco Ultra 94 vouchers which is approsimatel 500 litres total, provldad Ultra 94 t, lowar titan 60« par litre., Casolina vouchers can ba radaamad for any Sunoco fuel, Offar applies to, new Cavalier 1996 miodal, and Lurynna APV 1996 modats. Tis offer expiras September*14, 1996. GRADUATE PROGRAM

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