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20- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 22, 1998 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR Whitby Warriors Tyke team takes crown Port boys help lead Whitby to an Ontario lacrosse title By Chris Hall Port Perry Star The Whitby Warriors Tyke A lacrosse team will be special guests at city council next month when they receive recognition for the provincial title they won earlier this summer. Included in the team of 15 runners and one goalie will be two Port Perry boys and a young lad from Brooklin. All are mem- bers of the team that captured the Ontario crown in Orillia in the beginning of August. The 8-5 win over Scarborough in the Aug. 2 final gave the Durham team the title and capped off an unprobable season in which they went undefeated. Including regular and post-sea- son play, as well as tournaments, the group of seven and eight- year-old boys completed the 1998 season with a record of 28 wins and no losses or ties. "It was an exceptional season for the team. We're all amazed at our record and our success," said assistant coach Scott Dezan. Representing the Whitby Minor Lacrosse Association, the team -- which was sponsored by Colorado Avalanche defenceman season long," said trainer Kerry O'Hare. "We thought they would be our biggest challenge of the tournament because we had faced them in two or three other tournaments and they played us tough. "We figured it would come down to Six Nations, Scarborough and us; the three best teams in the province right now. These are a good group of boys who are playing excellent lacrosse right now." The win at the finals comes just one year after the Whitby team was knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals last year. Prior to last year's loss, the Whitby Warriors were provincial champs in 1994-96, 1990 and 1991 as well as 1986 and 1967. "This team has a great histo- ry, a great tradition," said Mr. O'Hare. "We had one of the boys who was on the team last year stand up 1n the dressing room before the final game and give a two minute speech on what it's like to lose and how much it would mean to win now. "You don't expect that from The Whitby Warriors Tyke A lacrosse team came home winners at the recent provincial Adam Foote -- made its way Buys this age. They gelled championship in Orillia this summer as they captured the Ontario crown by defeating through the six tournament together all year lang and we Scarborough 8-5. The team went undefeated throughout the entire season, thanks to some games posting wins over Sarnia, didn p have any problems with help from two Port Perry players and another from Brooklin. Lending a hand to the team 10-1; Fergus, 6-3; Orangeville, mY Len will receive special this Joa was, from left, assistant coach John Fusco and son Nick, assistant coach Scott Tol Seomgeiin, ol) 2nd Bix recognition from Whitby Council ezan and son Trevor, and trainer Kerry O'Hare and son Bryce. Willowtree Farms U13 soccer squad closes out a successful year The Scugog Soccer Club fielded it's first ever Competitive Level youth soccer team in '98 - The Willow Tree Farms Under 13 boys team. The team played in the Central Soccer League against the best teams in Central Ontario. The team was very successful in league play with a record of 11 wins, six loses and three ties; regularly beating top teams and going undefeated at home. The team also had good success in tournaments, against some of the best teams in Ontario, reaching the finals of the St. Thomas International, the semi- finals of the Thornhill International, and the Consolation Finals of the Peterborough Provincial Tournament. The Scugog Soccer Team is now well - known and feared throughout Ontario. Scugog Duplicate Bridge results inte vn Sept. 16 - Afternoon 5-1/2 Table Howell 2-1/2 Table Howell Avg. 50 « : > TOR go, AW fp Wo le : TA i Avg. 10 First - Bonnie and | Ramiro Apri oo oes Te Tl wi Oe LA a ot BC Eh dwn Hi First - Doris Phinney Jack Davies 59-1/2. JEFF MITCHELL / PORT PERRY STAR | and Judy Atkinson 16. Second - Doris . . . . . Second - Jean and Bob Phinney and Al Stevens Members of the Willowtree Farms Under 13 Kelly, Justin Shinn, Kevin Robins, and Richard Coleman 12. 59; Third - Judy and Don | boys soccer team included, front row from left, Brazier, Nick Murphy, Ryan O'Leary, and Sandy Third - Joyce Watson Atkinson 53-1/2. Matt Menear, Matt Kamminga, Matt Jones, Alex Farquarson. Coaches for the local team were Jerry and Harold Brown 10. Fourth - Don Zoller McKay, Jeff Tomcheski, and Joe Kozlinsky. In the Kozlinsky and Niel Menear. Evening and Mike Sheridan 50. back row, from left, are Bryan Doucette, Ryan