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c ébWel'Dr4-*epeaAu *ýýià 97 Irwin Tax Peewees- back on wînninq track After late inning losses to both Mentor Medical' and 'MacDonald Plurnbïng, the Irwin Tax girls got back on track against Solina on Monday night. With the return of coach John Witheridge from holidays and the guesr coaching of local pitcher Pete Landers, who worked with the pitchers on the team, proved to>be a winning combination. The girls scored 4 runs in each of the first three innings and followed up with 5 more in the fourth with Vanessa and Ashley B. leading the way scoring 3 runs each. The 2 run fifth provided the offensive highlight of the night as Marley crushed a high fastball for a home run that had the Solina outfielder chasing it alI the way to the tennis court. On Defence, the strong pitching of Ashley, Vanessa and Katie was supported by double plays started by Marley and Katie and some On July 3 1, Gary Bridger's tyke soccer team posted anoth- er wffn by defeating Newcastle Block in a close contest 2-1. This was a welI-played game by both tearns. Cory Konopka and Tyler Webster shared goaltending duties while tearn mates Dillon Ernpey and Michelle Bridger each scored a goal to lead the offense and Lucas Martin played a very strong defensive garne for #2. solid second base play by Becky. With this 19-11 win to build on, the girls are Iooking forward to playing their sec- ond of the 3 games this week on Wednesday night at the Fairgrounds. Playoffs are just around the corner and the Irwin Tax Girls seem to be gearing up for the challenge already. Last Wednesday, the girls returned home to face a tough Tyrone squad. They appeared to be well on their way to another victory as they outscored the visitors in each of the first three innings to jump out to -a 9-4 lead. Michelle Henderson did much of the damage, driving in 4 runs in her-first 2 at bats. Marley continued to demon- strate her power at the plate as she sent several pitches into the woods, just fouI, before cranking out 2 more home runs, one in each of the first two innings. The defence also looked as solid as it had on On August 7,' Orono #2 defeated Orono #3 4-1. The were scored by Lucas Martin with two, Micheli Bridger and Courtney Elson with one apiece. The goaltenders for this match were Tyler Webster and Christopher Lunn. A good effort was made by Meghan Bail, Felicia Brown, Megan Ernst, Bernard (B.J.) Reilly, Ryan Wood and Darren MacGregor Orono #3 Atoms Brus-h by Maltar Painting Coach Dan Doyle's #3 Atom soccer team completed back- to-back wins when first, on July 30, Orono 43 met wÎth New Coffee Tirne' and came home with 6-O win. Mark Spiers and Taylor Doyle split the goaltendîng duties and shared the shutout, Orono goals were scored by Kristof Balling with two, Adam Wood also with two, Taylor Doyle scored one as did Josh Flynn. The second end of the back- to-backwins carne when the Orono #3 Atoms met up with Maltar Painting on August 6 which was a very crucial garne for the club. Mark Spiers was given the task to play net which turned out to be his most brilliant per- formance of the season helping bis team to a 5-2 vîctory over the Paînters. Orono goals were scored by Kristof Balling, Taylor Doyle, Adamù Wood, Matt Baxter and Shane Winters. Under-9 Darlington Rep Soccer Team S'imply over powerngo Monday, witê a double play and several fine catches by both infield apd outfield. Tyrone sdemed to corne alive in the fourth as they scored fîve, but after a pep talk frorn the coach, the 'Tax' squad shut dpwn the visitors in the fifth tô allow only two runs and go into the final inning with a 19-11 lead. Every girl oïl the Irwin Tax teamn had filgilred in the scor- ing to this paint and another victory se em@d inevitable. A mixture of Wglks and timely hits left the girls trailing by four as they dame up for their final at bat. $orne sparkling defence by the Tyrone tearn, prevented th~e home teamn from co ming back to win it in the bottom of the sixth. Fridays' gïLrne, had many no shows. Thlis included the umpire from O)shawa. Coach John Witheridge had to trade in coach's hat for his umpire's hat and confidefltly turned the reins of the fTaxers' over to coaches Dopg and Devon. Despite some very pro Tyrone calîs by the aèting umpire, the eight playefs frorn Orono exacted re,ýenge on the Tyrone team that beat them Wednesday. Ashley 0~. cleared the bases in both the first and sec- ond innings aM. the-tenth batter but the umpire called her out both times a the plate. Dianne Who had just returned from holidays and iound out about the garne while she was watching her twîn brother's garne got to the garne just in time to get t-WO clutch singles. Ashley and Vanessa had much better support from their field- ers and limited Tyrone to only 12 runs. Marley and Vanessa had five hîts cach. leading the girls to 27 run!$. Congratulations girls on sorne exciting garnes wýith lots of good hitting and fielding. Coach Witheridge says, "vou can take a week off for holi- days and rest up for the final double header of the season on August 20 against the Orono team." Starting time for the twin bill is scheduled for 3 p.m. Editor's note: It is flot the policy of Orono teams to criti- cize the umpires but in this case the offending ump ire wrote that part of the article! Senior Division Darlington Soccer League Res uits of the gaines played during the week ending August 9th, 1997: Hampton goes down to defeat to Bowrnanville 6-1. Darryl Wright scored 2, Kent Vanderheyden 1, Ric Rossi added 2, and Hampton scored on their own net. The lone Hampton goal was scored by Paul MacKinnon. Orono narrowly defeated Tyrone in a close match up 2-1. Matt Goad and Jefi' Vanhaverbeke netted 1 apiece for Orono while Evan Goodwin kicked one in for Tyrone. Solina shutout Hampton 3-0. League Standings to date: TEAM Bowmanville* Orono Courtice Tyrone Solina Hampton Port Perry GP W L D GF GA PTS 16 15 1 0 89 19 45 17 Il 3 3 47 28 36 16 8 5 3 47 36 27 16 8 6 2 31 29 26 17 6 9 2 30 40 20 16 2 13 1 23 60 7 16 i 14 1 24 79 4 I Clinched League Titiej I ReMsuitof AMugust lOth GamesI Black Jacks Novell Titans Cernent Heads over Vagabonds 18- 4 over Pitbulls 31 - 16 over Mudhens (8 inns.) 16 -15 over Kinsmen 16 - 15 Standings as of Sunday, JuIy 27th 'A' NORTH Vagabonds Kinsmen NovelI Cernent Heads Black Jacks 'B' SOUTH Blazers Titans Mudhens Evergreens Pitbulls GP W L TIE RF RA PTS 15 12 3 O 244 171 24 15 Il 4 O 263 181 22 15 Il 4 O 303, 151 22 15 Il 4 O 253 195 22 15 10 5 0 242 193 20 15 7 6 1 185 204 15 15 7 8 O 228 200 14 5 3 11 1 176 250 7 15 1 14 O 139 329 2 15 O 15 0 129 278 0 The Under-9 Darlington Rep Soccer team played an outstandîng gaine Monday nîght blanking the.Oshawa Kicks 11-0. This bïg wîn couldn't have corne al a better tîrne, as Darlîngton has experi- enced a losing streak over the iast four weeks. The first goal was scored wîthin a couple of' minutes and there was no stop- ing the Darlington boys froin then on. Scott Miller scored 3 goals;: Troy Webster, Luke Pither and Brandon Ernst each scored 2 goals; while Paul Siciliano and Brian Aliore net- ted1 each. The entire tean played to the best of their abilb- ty, parlîcuWariy defencler. Nicholas Bonin and striker, Carmen Shah. l'he boys in blue' look for- ward to attending a tournament in Kitchener in mid-August where they hope to shine! Girls Under-13 Darlington Rep Soccer Club Reactors lose sqlueaker to North York 1The girls' Linder- 13 tearn of the Darliîxgtuîn Soccer Club played a strong gai-ne last Thursday night in North Scarborough. Both teams were evenly matched throughout the entire gamne. however, North Scarborough Lightning mani- aged to slip one by the Reactors' goalie just secondus before the nfaîf-time xvhistle. The Reactors put some pressure on in the last I15 minutes of the game, but were unable to capi- talize on their scoring opportu- nities. The Reactors' defenders playeu a strong gaine. particu- larly tull-backs Katie Gerrihs and Sonia Celiberti, while goalie Melissa McCarthy made some fine saves. Final score 1- 0. Orono #2 Tykes Cernent another one! Games NextWeek -Sunday, August l7th Cernent Heacis vs. Titans - 2:30 p.m. Black Jacks vs. Pitbulls - 4:00,p.m. Evergreens vs. Mudhens - 5:30 p.m. Vagabonds vs. Blazers - 7:00 p.m. Noveil vs. Kinsmen - 8:30 p.m. .... ........ .... AU