PAGE 20, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24,1987 SPOT7 Soccer City has arrived in the Town of Whitby. Soccer City (Whitby Inc.) is the name of the company and the probable name of the proposed building which, by the beginning of this winter, will house an indoor soccer field (complete with astro- turf) to be built on Sunray St. The idea for the stadium came to Jim Fell of Whitby after visiting a similar facility in the Town of An- caster, just outside Hamilton. Along with wife Isabelle the Falls formed Soccer City. They propose that the building will cover 20,000 sq. ft. "Why shouldn't Whitby have something Toronto doesn't have," says Fell about locating the stadium in Whitby. The playing surface will be 17,000 sq. ft. and will seat 140 spectators. The two-storey building will also house a lounge, restaurant and a soccer pro shop. The shop will be run by Jimmy Sinclair, who currently plays with Takoma Stars in the Major Indoor Soccer League. Two men who were instrumental in helping to build the stadium in Ancaster, Andy Pollock and Robert Mackechnie, have joined the Fells in the project. Mackechnie was project manager and Pollock, who in the early 1970's was the assistant coach of Canada's national soccer team, was general manager. "I thought there would be an in- terest in the stadium," says Fell. Local soccer associations have been very enthusiastic about the stadium as has the Canadian and Ontario Soccer Association, he says. Fell says there are 12 leagues set ANDY POLLOCK JIM FELL to play in the stadium with each league comprised of about 12 teams. "The playing surface will be about four times the size of a school gym," says Pollock. Both Pollock and Mackechnie are planning to move to Whitby to be closer to the project. "Our priority is the leagues in this area," says Fell, adding that there is an existing indoor soccer market for the stadium. The Durham Board of Education has decided to enforce a policy next year prohibiting indoor soccer games in the majority of school gyms. Teams will only be allowed to practice and train in the gyms. "This will be a community-orien- ted facility," says Fell. He also says it is possible MISL teams will use the stadium as a training facility or for exhibition play. The stadium, which will be built on Sunray St., will be located on the same land Decom Medical Wastes Inc. was proposing to use for a waste transfer station. "This is quite a leap from their proposal," says Fell. When it is finished, Fell estimates the price tag will be about $1 million. SEE PAGE 21 CURTIS JONES, who will enter Gr. 13 in September, and Camille Nelson, who will attend university in the fall, were selected as top athletes for the past school year at Henry Street High School. ANDERSONCVI'S Drew Davidson and Diane Swain were recently named the school's top athletes. Both will enter university in the fall. The sound of baseballs cracking off bats rang loud and long over the Peel Park Baseball field on Satur- day, June 20 when the second an- nual Optimist home runs derby was held. The Whitby Optimists held true to the motto "Friend to Youth" as they hosted more than 200 par- ticipants in the derby. Levels of competition included T- ball, squirt, tyke and peewee. Each house league team sent two pairs of 'hitter and pitcher combinations to the event with awards presented to champions and runner-up in each age level. Each participant received an Op- timist home run derby crest. In ad- dition to a trophy the champion bat- ter received a bat while the cham- pion pitcher received an fielder's glove. Runners-up were presented with'trophies and sports bags. At the conclusion of the event, Dave Imeson, president of Whitby Minor Baseball and master of ceremonies for the day, held lucky draws for pairs of Blue Jay tickets. Tee ball champion batter was Matt Foran; runner-up was David Damac. Squirt homerun king was Chris Druce with his' pitcher John Coleman; runner up was Mike Jackson with pitcher Jeff Ar- mstrong. The tyke bat master was David Mitchell with his pitcher Danny Rushton; runner-up was Scott Smith. with pitcher Jason Vander- meer. The peewee slugging champ was Geordie Johnson with his pit- cher Jason Peddle; runner-up was Chris Gray, with pitcher Craig Nor- ton. 4 JOEL JOHNSON attempts to stop a player from Toronto Beaches during lacrosse action at the Whitby Garrard Road lacrosse tournament recently. The tykes won this game 11-1 but lost to Peterborough in the finals 11-1. Redmen, Warriors continue streak By ROXANNE REVELER Ho hum...deja vu. Even winning is becoming boring as Brooklin Redmen took their ninth straight in Ontario senior lacrosse play on Saturday night. Peterborough Lakers motored in- to Brooklin's Luther Vipond Memorial Arena with a contingent of 14 players, again two of them goaltenders, and paid the price by getting whipped 23-4 at the hands of Redmen. But unlike a previous match-up with Mississauga, who admitted many of their players did not want to play because they knew they would more than likely lose the game, the lift-lock city team was depleted due to varying circum- stances. Two players were commit- ted to an NHL slo-pitch tourney in Niagara Falls, one was out with a broken ankle (a lame-excuse) and another pair were scheduled to work. The Lakers gave it all they had but it was obvious from the opening , whistle they weren't going anywhere. Redmen built up a 10-2 lead during the first 20 minutes of play and started the final frame with an 18-3lead. Taylor third Andrea Bacchiochi had a sixtn- place finish and Stephanie Taylor a third in the Colgate Women's Games held June 20 and 21 at York University. Bacchiochi, of Whitby, was sixth in the 100-metre hurdles, an open women's event. Taylor, who atten- ds Trafalgar Castle School, was third in the open 400-metre event. Both are members of the Oshawa Olympies Track and Field Association. The newcomer ana the old veteran teamed up for a 16-point night. Jim Meredith, acquired from the western league earlier in the season hit for eight points from a three-goal, five assist performan- ce. Derek Keenan, who has been having a superb season to date, counted four goals and four assists. Not to be left out of the action, John Fusco and Blaine Harrison each chipped in with a hat trick. Jeff Garlin tallied a pair of goals while singles were added by Paul St. John, Gil Nieuwendyk, Ken Colley, Dave Pirog, Eric Perroni, Andy Peronni and Kevin Antrim. Coach Peter Vipond knew what he was doing When he picked up Pirog and Antrim from the now- defunct Brampton Excelsiors. Lakers will have another kick at the can on Wednesday as Redmen travel north for a return match. Whitby Warriors stretched their win streak to four games in junior A SEE PAGE 27 Peewees win A Whitby peewee girls' soccer team won a division championship in the Newmarket girls invitational tournament on June 20 and 21. The under-14 team, coached by Jan deVries, defeated Markham in the first game when Sheri Hill broke a 2-2 tie with 10 seconds to go in the game. Nicola Mitchell and Janie Smith also scored for Whitby. SEE PAGE 27 Indoor soccer stadium planned Homer derby held Free Press photo*