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22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 17, 1986 Sports First defeat of year for Whitby Legion Gamblers chalk up two more wins Last Monday night in Greenbank Park, the Greenbank Gamblers stopped the Whitby Legionnaires in an exciting 5-4 contest. This mark- ed the first defeat of the year for the hard hitting Whitby team and it was a see-saw battle all the way with the lead changing hands different times. Ken Goreski was on the Gambler mound and kept the Whitby hitters in check for the full nine innings. Whitby had a 4-3 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning when Don Phinney hit sharply to third base and the Whitby third baseman Kylie Kearns of Seagrave competed in girls 10 and 11 year old 400 metres event at the Colgate Womens Games over the weekend in Toronto and came home with a bronze medal for her fine efforts. Kylie ran a very respectable 68:65, less than two ~ seconds behind the winner. The 11-year old has been training hard for the Games, despite a recent bout with measles and bronchitis. The annual Colgate Games attracts some of the best female track and field competitors from all over Canada. Lady Luck not driving with Rivet at Montreal Lady Luck continues to play a role in the racing fortunes of Mike Rivet and his Dennis Anderson IROC Camaro on the Players Challenge circuit this summer. Two weeks ago at Mosport, Rivet was hampered by a minor technical problem in the engine that reduced his speeds, and then in Montreal this past weekend, a near collision almost knocked him out of the race. Rivet had the coveted pole posi- tion in the 42 car final over the twisting tract at Ile Notre Dam as part of the Labatt's Indy event. He was running with the top three cars on lap five when another car spun out of control in front of hime. Rivet had to take evasive action to avoid a collision and that put him way back in 13th position. But he recovered from that inci- dent and managed to make up enough time to finish a respectable 8th overall. Team manager Mike Rysiecki told the Star after the race that 'we were pleased with t'.2 showing, con- sidering what happened." Rysiecki had high words of praise for mechanic Rick Williams who had the car running "perfectly" to avoid the braking problem that plagued many of the Challenge drivers on the Montreal track. The 8th place finish at Montreal put Rivet 5th overall in the point standings after three events. He now has 190 points, and with five races to go is within striking distance of points leader Robin Buck (the John Powell team) who has 300. The next leg in the Players Challenge series will be June 28-30 at Mosport. Rivet is hoping that Lady Luck will change her tune and smile on the "Port Perry car." failed to come up with the ball. Trevor Till lined a double off the out- field fence to put Greenbank run- ners on second and third with one out. Don Beaton's sacrifice fly scored the tieing run and then Greg Rodd doubled home Trevor Till with the go ahead run. Goreski set the Whitby hitters down in the ninth inning and the Gamblers won it 5-4 for Ken Goreski's second consecutive win. Greg Rodd led the Greenbank at- tack with 3 hits with Trevor Till picking up a pair of safeties. Terry Till, Don Beaton and shortstop Rodd Real had the other hits for the Gamblers. Marc Coutu was the losing pitcher for Whitby and he was relieved in the 8th inning by John Annis. Moe LeFebve and Gary and Brad Vaughan led the Whitby attack. JUNIORS (7-9 YEARS) On June 9 at the Blackstock High School Diamond, Swain Seeds Slug- gers defeated Turners Green Giants 6-4 for Swains, Michael Leeming hit a double, with singles by Wendy Handyside, Katherine Ellis, Doug Seabrook and Brad Vokins. The pit- ching was handled well by Jason Logan and Brad Morton, with Tony Waldriff and Doug Seabrook cat- ching for them. A great catch in out- field by William Michel. For Turners Green Giants, Kirk Swain batted in a double, with singles by Brian Nash, Adam Wan- nocott, Carleton Davis, Dustin Mar- noch, Scott Davis, Kingsley Malcolm and Doug Lynde. Outstan- ding catches in the field by Kirk Swain and Adam Wannocott, with a double play by Kirk Swain. Pitching well done by Kirk Swain, Mike Nash and Adam Wannacott. On June 9 at the Caesarea Dia- mond, Lishman's topped Sunnyside Market 13-6. Leanne Goslin pitched well for Sunnyside and base hits achieved by Scott Swain, Melissa Donnelly, Ryan Larmer, Ryan Peter, David Kemp, Jonathan McCourt and Blaine Pelrine. Outstanding catches were made by David Kemp on first base and by Ryan Peter in centre field. For Lishmans, Scott Goble and Shawn Lewerentz hit homers, with a dou- ble by Scott Nesbit, and single base hits by Stacey Turnbull, Kyle Buller, and J.J. Brunner. Great pit- ching by Scott Goble and Shawn Lewerentz, while Gordon Bentley made a double play. Good fielding by Allan Richmond. INTERMEDIATE (10-11 YEARS) On June 10 at the Nestleton Dia- mond, Cummings Backhoe over- powered Brenda's Esso in an ex- citing game. For Cummings, Josh Wilson hit two home runs, while Jamie Watson, Jeff Vernon, Mark Simmons each hit one. Michele Cummings and Robyn CIiff hit triples, with doubles by Lyndsay Dutkewich, Jeff Vernon and Jen- nifer Vokins. Dana Russell hit in a single base hit. Andy Mackie ended an inning with a great catch in the outfield. Strong pitching by Jeff Ver- non and Michele Cummings, with 7 Park Oshawa A.C.L. were the visitors and in a real 'barn burner" of a game the Gamblers topped A.C.L. by a 9-7 score. Roland Osske started on the rub- ber for Greenbank and pitched strongly into the seventh inning, when he was relieved by Ken Goreski with two out and the score 6-5 for the Gamblers. In the eighth inning A.C.L. pick- ed up two unearned runs on an in- field error and led 7-6. Bill Michel had relieved starter Doug Spencer for Oshawa in the 6th inning and had kept Greenbank off the score board. However, in the bottom of the eighth inning the Gambler bats came to life and they exploded for 3 runs and a 9-7 lead. Brian Myers started off the rally . strikeouts. For Brenda's Esso, Todd Moore and Michelle Morton pitched well. Michelle Morton batted in a triple. On June 11 at the Caesarea Dia- mond, Port Perry Kinsmen beat Brenda's Esso 17-14, Andrew Yorke hit a home run for the Kinsmen, and Barry Ross hit in a triple. Christie Corden and Adam Vivian pitched well with beautiful catches by Lind- say Yorke and Heather Turnbull. SENIOR (12-15 YEARS) On June 9 at the Blackstock Fairground, Don Frew and Sons out- did Blackstock Dominion Hardware 24-11. Todd Heyes hit in a homer and a triple, with another triple by Cliff On Friday night in Greenbank *~ with a base on balls and promptly stole second base. Then with two out George Redshaw tied the game by driving in Myers. Terry Till singled home Redshaw and Don Phinney plated Till with a clean single to left field and a 9-7 Greenbank lead. Goreski retired the side in order in the ninth with the help of centre fielder Greg Rodd who made all 3 putouts. John Foster led the Gambler bat- ters with 3 hits while Greg Rodd and George Redshaw had 2 each. Terry Till, Trevor Till, Don Phinney and Don Beaton each added a hit to the Gambler attack. This weekend sees the Gamblers in the 'Geordie Easton" Tourna- ment in Oshawa with the first game Friday night against the Port Perry Legion. - | Cartwright softball action Pelrine for Frew and Sons. On June 11 also at the Fairgrounds, Frew and Sons were defeated by the Blackstock Lioness- Squirts, 20-10. For Frews, Todd Heyes and Adam Mitchell got base hits. For the Lioness, Jeff Kemp hit in a triple with 2 doubles each for Chris McLeod, Mike Hepburn, An- dy Wilson and one by Chris Bryant. Strong pitching by Dan Hill and Jason Cliff. Outstanding double play by Chris Bryant, and fabulous catch by Jeff Kemp. Two runs scored by Kevin Ellis and single base hits by Rob MacEachern, Brendon Agnew, Chris Beacock, Dan Hill, Craig Rowntree, Jason Cliff, Chris Bryant and Terry Park. ATJ nipped by Hampton Port Perry Mosquito ATJ Tools lost at home to Hampton 2-1 on June 11. Hampton scored both their goals in the first half. Our boys came out for the second half full of desire and soon Matthew Allardyce scored to draw our boys close. Port controll- ed play throughout the second half but could not get the equalizer. Mark Cosway played a solid game in goal for ATJ Tool. The boys put forth a solid effort, but special note goes to Gary Nor- ton, Lindsay Parry, Brad Plain on defense and Mike Tripp, Mike Williams, Ben Sayles, Ben Blan- chard & Peter Kooger in mid field for their efforts. Atom League soccer Atom Division Provincial Signs - Legion 2. These two teams were very even- ly matched as the score indicates with a real see-saw battle. Play went end to end with super running and passing by Legion's forwards Davey Bourgeois (with 2 goals), Stewart Bruce and Johnny Hall. The same kind of effort came from Provincial Signs forwards Alan Calder with 1 goal and Brett Lawson with 1 goal. The defense on both teams was put to the test often with Provincial Signs Michael Smith, Lance Peters and Michael Balmforth holding the opposition back. Legion's defenders, and mid- field also played well. Denny Metals 3 - Gallaghers 6 Gallaghers came out flying in the first half with 2 quick goals by Jeremy Norton. The forward line continued to press Denny Metals defense and Jeremy put in another. Adam Ross of Denny Metals put his team on the score board to end the first half. Defense was the key in the second half with Denny Metals putting the pressure on Gallaghers defensive line of Ryan Williams, Steven Heimstra and Ryan Duff who held off the attackers with some ex- cellent plays. Two penalty shots were awarded Denny Metals with Sandy Mark scoring on his own re- bound and Jeremy Luke notching another goal. Jay Tredway of Denny Metals scored after a scramble in front of the net. Jeremy Norton was able to get 2 more goals giving him 5 for the night - super effort! Goal tenders for Gallagher's Andrew O'Toole and Mark Brown made some terrific saves as did Denny Metals net minders.