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-Whitby Free Press' Wednesday, October 9, 1996, page 19 - ~.. ..~.,Unidera15s nab Whitby held off North York 2-1 to capture the under-15 playoff championship in the CentWa Girls Soccer League. Karen MéClinton. and KÇristy-Lee Graham had given Whitby a 2-0 lead in. the final. No"t York scored on a penalty sh, with five minutes remaîmng but was unablé te crack the Whitby. defence for the tying goal. Whitbes road te the evening at iroquois Park. Ptoto by Ma" Rems p 'ayof finalben ithugn e a 'hathadlostonl on e -nfr atn, efendr City tlahdbtonyoc- Christine Kettrick, sweeper - te Wbftby....ail season. Lndsey Porter, coach Jim y Whity the tiedRalto; assistant Larr Peterborough Phoenix 1-1 graham anid-manager Mary before edging Pickering 1-0 Fletcher. Sponsor was Dr. te finish firat and advance te Daniels. Thornhill proved te be a' players from this years formidable 4roadblock in team and will field a for- Whitby's. aspirations, for, midable under-17 teain. or. Whitby Froe Preu two under-lTpremier rep Includeit in the lineup the semi-finals. Team members are goalie Sarah Stein, forwards Monique Taylor,. Melissa areShannon Fletcher, =rha McClinton, Hailey Robinso'n', midflelders Lyndsey Srnlth, Megan McCarron, Lauren Bebber' Cheetah teams win Melanie K#iby of Whitby had first- and secnd-place finishes 'at recent cross country events. Kirby, as a member of the Oshawa Legion Track and Field Club, won the tyegrls dvision at a cern- ptition ini Wingham and was second at a meet in, Barrie. Samn Micieli 'of Whitby was second and Brennan Kirby of Whitby fourth in the senior boys division in Wingham. Another Oshawa club members, Vanessa Micieli, was fourth in mite girls at both the Barrie andWing- hari competitions. Carley Dart had yet anothier firet-place finish as the Brooklin Cheetahs com- peted at the Saugeen Track and Field Club invitational cross country in Port Elgin on Saturdîy. .Dart, of Ormiston Public School,' was fPritnle il Jasper of P nd re Public School second in mite girls. Wilje Macavelia of Mea- dowcrest Public School had he Cheetahs' other first- p lace finish in tyke boys. Daniel- Naccarato of Glen Dhu Public School was fourth'to also hlpChee- tahs win the tyke boys teain title. Kristen Varle of Glen Dhu was second, Chantel Smith of West Lynde third and Alicia Julian of Glen Dhu fourth as Cheetahs dominated and woni the tyke girls division. The fI"rBt-Placýe team dur- ing the regular season showed why as they defea- ted second-place Whitby in the finals of both the Cen- frai Soccer League- Tre- Stelle Cup and, in league, playoffa. Duanny Mattin had the Whitby gIoal in a 3-1 loss to Thornhil nthe Cup final. Mark Engelagehgad the Whitby goal in a 4-1 lose in the Cup final. ' But next season will be différent. Due te age ch anges that corne into effect next year, Whitby will losa only three Mount ýwho earned a most valuible player gold award from the league this. sea- son, and foriard Engeae who receivedan IV s? e award. sle Forward Scott McDavid, who earned an MVP bronze award, is one of the three who will not be at the under-17 level next year., Thornihill, meanwhile, will lose most of the players from thisyeasteain.. The Witbîlsuiad wMl play in the Mrkham in- doorleagu e over the win- ter, andbegin preparations for a soccer tournainent in Britain neit summer. Atoms' blanked Mnfinal Whýiqtby bast 4-0 te the host telam In the major atomn AAA final of the Kawartha Early Bird Tournainent ln Peterborough over the weekend. A barrage of penalties Proved te be the undoing of the Wühy teain agalnst the strong home team. Whitby had opened the teurnament wVith a 2-2 die againat Kingston, Kyle Vandeloo and Greg Williams scoring -for Whitby.Kyle Musselman and . Kyle, Percewicz scored an Andrew Braithwaite was outstanding in net in a 2-1 win ove Cambridge. »9e PïWhitby then tied' Ajax- Picerig 2-2. Needing a win te advance, Whitby exploded for -an 8-O win --over Cinguacousy, Percewlcz scoring, three goals In the se-fal Musselman fired the winner, his second of the contes%, inia 3-2 -overtime win over Welland. Percewicz liad the other goal while Bryan MacKinnon was brilliant in net. Whitby lost one of their tep player-s, DýerekMdPeague, for eight te 10 weeks. -Meague suffered a break in his right leg when pulled down frorn behind on a scoring chance and falling awkwardly on Mis leg. Brasseur leads novices The Whitby minor novice A"A hockey teani recently opened the regular sMason with a 4-2 win over Oshawa in a chippy affair. Ini the furst period, Stephen Brasseur scored two unassisted gos and assited on a goal by John Hughes. TMrovor McKiny had the Other teain members are Ian- McMurtrie, -Shane Davidson, *Michael Drakeý, Ben S9awYeri, Scott F'reman, Michael Fraleigh, Jay Rorabeck, %~dy Musselman. Peter Rossen, Eric RPegan, Dany Tylor, Michael. Tu Mai goalies Ryan Pitcher and Jared Braithwaite, head coach Gary Pltitcer assistants Paul Drake and John Sawyer, trainer Randy Tureoki and manager Tom Brasseuir. Lose 2 The Whitby major peewee AA. hockey tearn dropped two of ite three opeming gaines ln York- Simcoe league play Tom IcxaRob Laba and Nick Verkuyl had the goals in a 7-3 loos te Barrie. Ricica had the onfly Whitby goal in a bas te Belleville (no score given). Laba, Verkuayl and'Ryan Farrow scoerd in a 3-2 wmn over Pickering. ,,,.m* Owen was strong i net foi Whitby.- Other teain members are Josh- Turcotte, Scott Beetham, Justin Potter, Elliot Fitzsimmons, Matt Graham Jason Sled- zie *ski, fan Parker John Gillard,' Dominic i#oirier, Mike Wodylo, A.ndrew Hamer, Nathan Cotter, head coach Ry Papp-n, assistant Dwayne Hunte trainer Michel Poirier anc1 manager Gord Hawker. The Whitby major peewee AAA hockey team will hold a fundraising bottle drive on- Saturdy, Oct. 19. There wil be various dropof poits throughout Whitby <adl*668-6334 for more details). The drive la one of several fundraising activities te be held by- the, toam to attend Quobéca Wlnter Carnival. innisfil o W h tby Oc -Whtby e Tcsetk 6 Oct. 2 (exhibition) - Whitby 3 (Boyce 2, rep Novia), Pickering 4 Sept. 30 (exhibition) . Whitby1 hockey (Noordman), Oshawa 2 MAJOR BANTAM AAA MINOR ATOM AA spongored by CIMCO Sponsored by Recycle FIlter 0w-p. Oct. 4 - Whitby 2 (Scott Beegan, Nick Oct. 5- Whitby 1 (Nlck Cotter), Owen), Central 7 Peterborough 2 < Oct. 1 - *Whitby 1 (Andrew Reid), Oct.4 - Whltby 5 (Matt Anderson 3, Dean Peterborough à Seton, Cotter), Richmond HI t7, Sept. 28 - Whitby 4 (Reld, Beegan, Jeif Oct. 1 - Whitby 3 (Anderson. Kevin Creighton, Sean Haynes), Markham 6 Rempel., Matt Gàdwin), Plckering7 3 Sept. 25 - Whitby 3 (Reid, Beegan Kyle Crouch), Quinte 5 MAJOR NOVICE A AIax-Plckerlng toumnament spolSoed by Masterbedroom Sept. 19 - Whity 1 (Beegan), Ajax- Oct. 5 - Whitby 2 (Chris McGrath, Tim Pickering 3 Forrester), Innisfil 5 Sept. 20- Whitby, (Crouch, Haynes). Whitby 5 (Mail R3ace 3. Chris Laforge 2). Pittsburgh 1i -Tottenham -i1 Sept. 21 - Whitby 4 (H-aynes 2, Crouch, Whitby 5 (Bob. Chapman 2. Stuart Petrie,' Beegan), Rochester 4 Lfre odnHysMra Sept.22 -Whily O.Cental 4Whitby 2 (Thomas Farquharson, Andrew MAJOR PEEWEE Lee)AOîiA Whitby. 4 (Mal Taylor 2. Ryan Matthews. MINOR NOVICE AA Chris Elson), Barrie 4 sponsorec by Aondow York Whltby 0 North Centrai Predators 5 G la td. MINR ATOMA Whltby 1 (Jordan Plat), Clarngtot, 9 amponsesd by * m Cnouin Whltby 0, Newmart<et 3 Oct. 5 ;Whtby O (shutout -, mîeànn..i * .: sent Central.tîde Bofile dn*vê