WHITRY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. FEBRIJARY ý 1q7. PAGE l3 Senior men 's base ball returns after 22 years After an absence of 22 years, senior men's baseball returns to Whitby this spring. Months of hard work went into forming the Whitby Merchants who will compete in the already established Eastern Ontario Baseball Association Senior division which includes teams from Ajax, Oshawa, Port Hope, Kendal, Lindsay, Little Britain, Peterborough and Kingston. To cover the cost of operating such a team, the Merchants are depending solely on sponsorships from local businesses, according to team president Gord Hanna and manager Gord Forrester. One business, whiçh is helping the team get off the ground is the Whitby Athletic Club which making available its facilities for training purposes until the outdoor sessions beein. Anyone wishing to try out for the diub should contact Gord Forrester at 668-5567 between 5 and 7 p.m. Player registration will be in the council chambers at held on Saturday at 2 p.m. 405 Dundas Street West. People interested in joining the executive should also attend. Brooklin Redmen are back Senior lacrosse will return to the area this spring, The Brooklin I:-r.Inen, disbanded in 1973, were recently awarded a franchise in the Ontario Lacrosse. Association Major 'A' series. The Redmen will compete in the league with teams from Brampton, Fergus, Owen Sound, St. Catherines and Six Nations. The calibre of play could well be excellent if the league acquires players from the two-year old professional National Lacrosse Association which folded recently because of financial problems. Charlie Ross is President of the Redmen with whom several local players, includ- ing Don Craggs, Bill Down, Marty Van Heuvel, Dave Houston and Elmer Tran, have indicated their interest Whitby Minor Peewees reach quarter finals in cornpeting. It is expected that the roster will consist heavily of local boys when the team begins play in early May. Tryouts and training sessions begin the second week of March in an area school. Anyone interested in trying out for the Redmen should call Charlie Ross at 668-5576 or Ken Down at 65 Frank Stirpe (right), owner of Frank's Texaco Service in Whitby, presents'a $250 cheque to -Gord Hanna, President of the newly formed Eastern Ontario Baseball Association Senior division Whitby'Merchants, as team Manager Gord Forrester looks on. Free Press Photo A number of Brooklin- Whitby Minor Hockey Associ- ation Allstar teams remain in the ntavoff battle. MINOR PEEWEE Aqualine Pools have ad- vanced to the Ontario quarter finals after defeating Cobourg in four straight games, including a 2-1 victory in' the last contest. MAJOR-PEEWEE Lasco Steelers lead their best-of-five group final against Bay Ridges 1-0 after taking the first game 6-3 in ov,.rtime. After a scoreless first period, the teams traded goals• in the second stanza. Bay Ridges scored twice and Whitby once during a minor penalty to the former in the third period before the Steelers, with a goal in the List four minutes, sent the game into overtime, in which they completely dominated. Bob Middleton fired a hattrick and Billy Eyre, Stu Catterall and John Fusco si:-gles for the winners. Bob Graham, with two, and Kevin Stanco replied for Bay Ridges. MINOR BANTAM Optimists international lead 2-1 in their best-of-five series with Bay Ridges after breaking the deadlock with a 5-4 win. The Optimists trailed 2-1 early in the second period but fought back to hold a 5-4 lead at the end of the stanza and never looked back. Darrel Blacquiere scored tiree times and Peter Pipher and Art Johnstone once each for the Optimists. Mike Costello, with two, David Fretz and Kyle Shore replied for the losers. MAJOR MIDGET Ferreo Engineering, with a 3-1 victory, lead their best-of- five series with Ajax 1-0. It was not.until 4:16 of the third period until Ajax scored the first goal in the game, described by many as one of the best contests of the year. However, three goals withii seven minutes gave Whitby the win. John Jordan scored all of the winners' goals while Kelly Mitchell replied for Ajax. stili your best entertainment buy... Cable TV will take you to an opening night at the movies or to the finish line at the Queen's Plate. We'll entertain you with a symphony or the Canada-Russia series. 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