PAGE 20, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10,-1987 SPORTS Strong second overall in Rome Lori Strong of Whitby placed second overal at the Grand Prix of Rome gymnastics competition held last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Rome, Italy. But more importantly, sne ac- complished what she set out to do - become known in Europe. "If the judges get to know you, you may bet a higher score from them," said Strong. Strong, 14, placed first on the vault with a score of 9.825 of a possible 10 points and placed second on the beam, bars and floor exercises. The competition had a different format to what Strong is ac- customed. On the Wednesday, the vault and bar events were held then the vault and bar finals were held. On the Thursday, the beam and floor exercises were held then the finals. Normally events and finals are held on separate days. "It was a bit tiring because on the second day you had to do two floor and two beam events," said Strong, who says she could have done better at the event. Strong placed second to Romanian Aurelia Dobre. DARREN JOHNSTON of the Whitby Thornhill last week. The Whitby team Bantam All-stars steals second base lost this game 5-4. Free Press photo uncontested during a game against Bantams win two of three Darrin Lee hit two home runs and a single while Jamie Watters drove in four runs to power Whitby Op- timist bantams to a 15-1 win over Little Britain May 31. Mike Fulton had a home run, double and single for Whitby. Jeremy Harness and Shayne Keddy each drove in two runs. Winning pitcher Mike Baker, who allowed only three hits, swatted two doubles and two singles. When the teams met a week later, Whitby rolled to an even more decisive victory 19-0. Harness pitched a one-hitter and struck out 15. Meanwhile Whitby pounded out 22 hits, including a triple by Darrin Lee and double by Darren Johnston. Johnston, who also had three singles, drove home four runs. Lee also had two singles to knock in three runs. In between games with Little Britain, the Optimists lost to Thor- nhill 5-4, on June 3 in a game at Pringle Park. Dowson, Mark, break records Despite having only eight swim- mers, the Whitby Swim Club managed a fourth-place finish overall in the Seiko Cup swimmeet in Etobicoke June 6 and 7. Eight-year-old Leslie Dowson led the Whitby team as she captured the high point trophy for girls of her age group. She broke a meet record in the 100 freestyle with a time of one minute, 18.24 seconds (long course). Dowson also won five other even- ts and had a third in another. Whitby's Sandy Mark also broke a meet record in the 100 breast- stroke for nine-year-old boys. His time was one minute, 36.86 seconds for the event. He also had two other golds, two silvers and two bronze finishes. Pointe Claire, Quebec, with 56 swimmers entered, won the team competition. North York, with 38, was second and the host Etobicoke club, with 40 swimmers, was third. More than 400 of Canada's top swimmers took part in the meet. Whitby's Molly Morrice had a silver and bronze in the meet. The relay team of Morrice, Dowson, Jenette Bradley and Debra That- cher was first in the 200-freestyle. Juniors beaten in Kingston Whitby Juniors baseball team lost both games in a tournament in Kingston recently. "We were a little flat," said manager Dean Keating after defeats of 6-5 to Brampton and 5-1 to Bowmanville. Whitby gave up a 3-0 lead in the first game and ended the game with the bases loaded. A tough lefthan- der came out the winner in a duel with Whitby's Scott Burnett in the Bowmanville contest. North York won the tournament. Whitby's best in sports are honored Teams, individuals and volun teers who work behind the scenes were honored at the Town of Whit by's annual sports recognitior night last Wednesday. The night featured a dinner, a visit from Toronto Blue Jayç mascot B.J. Birdy and the presen tation of medals to Whitby residen ts who did exceptionally well ir their sports field last year. Topping that exceptional lisi where three gymnasts from Whitby who belong to the Oshawa Gemin Gymnastie Club. As a member of the 1986 Canadian national team, Lori Strong won two international and two national championships; Christina McDonald, also a mem ber of the Canadian team, won in ternational honors in the 1986 Pacifie Rim Bar event held in Macau, China; and Larissa Lowing won national honors and is the 1986 Lacrosse tournament This weekend Whitby Garrard Road Minor Lacrosse Association is hosting a tour- nament. The tournament will be played at both arenas, Luther Vipond in Brooklin and Iroquois in Whitby, Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. Finals at Iroquois Sunday af- ternoon. -Canadian junior woman gymnastic Whitby members of the Oshawa s champion. Legion Track and Field Club - Meggan Anse Cawker was received medals for winsing a honored for her awards during 1986 provincial championships. which included winning the Salena Joseph won the, atom a preliminary girls' freestyle event girls' indoor 1500-metre and was a s in Syracuse,, New York; winning member of the 4-by-200 metre relay -the preliminary ladies' freestyle in team and the outdoor medley relay -Amherst- New York; and capturing teamn; Jennette Croucher was a a two ladies freestyle events in On- member of the tyke girls outdoor tario. Her coach Sherry Jenkins- medley relay team and the cross t Lytle was also honored. country team. y Members of the Whitby Figure Evas Williams was a member of I Skating Club's junior Ice Crystals, the atom boys' indoor 4-by-200 novice Ice Angels and Ice Pix were metre relay team; Otis Santiago 6 honored for theirperformances. won the indoor 200 metres, the in- i The Ice Angels captured an un- door 800 metres, the outdoor 200 J precedented third Canadiar -*,no metres, the outdoor 400 metres, the precision cbampionship. They aiso outdoor discus and was a member -placed first at the Eastern Canada of the atom boys indoor 4-by-200 -divisional championships and metre relay team; Matthew 5second at an event in Lake Placid. Shearer bantam boys' outdoor 4-by- i The novice Ice Angels placed 100 metre relay and 4-by-40 metre second in the Canadian precision relay teams; Robert Willetts, ban- championships, first in the Eastern tam boys' outdoor 4-by-100 and 4- Canada divisionals and were by-400 metre relay teams; Susanne second at Lake Placid. Perroni, midget girls indoor 4-by- The Ice Pix won their fourth 200 metre relay; Kelly Joseph, eastern Ontario Sectional cham- midget girls' indoor 4-by-400 and 4- pionships in a-row and placed fifth by-800 metre relay teams; Melissa in Lake Placid. Verhoeff, bantam girls indoor high Henry Street High School junip; Natasha Buchan, junior athietes were honored for their fir- girls outdoor 3000 metre racewalk. st-place finishes at the Ontario high Heather Van Patten in 1986 won school ehampionships held in Ot- the Ontario badminton champion- tawa June 6 and 7 in 1986. ship in the under-14 girls singles Andrea Bacehiochi placed first in event; the Ontario under-16 girls' the, 100-metre hurdies; Brian singles, girls' doubles and mixed Devenyi, first in 110-metre hurdies; doubles events. Earlier this year, Mark Bateman first in 100-metre Heather became the Canadian hurdies; Brett Herod first in 100- champion at the junior champion- metre sprint; -Yolande Jones first ships held ini Winnipeg. i 100-metre hurdies and 100-metre Karyn Bugelli, who plays with sprint and Steve Yorston first in the Pickering Ringette Association, ilo-metre hurdies. wojUbtk-piroyirial. &B' cbampion- ship. Cina Schmidt-Hansen of Whitby was honored for placing first in the national championships, first in the provincial novice championships and first in the national freestyle championships. In Judo, Glen Beauchamp placed internationally in the . World University Games, the Kano Cup in Japan, the Quebec International and the National Canadian cham- SEE PAGE 21 BRIAN MARKS, a member of the 1986 provincial ch- ampion bantam boys' outdoor 4-by-100 and 4-by-400 metre relay teams, receives a medal from regional councillor Gerry Emm at last week's sports recognition night. Free Press photo