W&FBY F-R-EE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DEEBri, 1990, PAGE 25 Redie flavor ..to new pro team KIP MIKE Dorey cails the shots as- & M Meats Steak Spiel held* at the, bis sweepers watch the rocks head Whitby Curling Club over the week-- for the hiouse. ýDorey's club took on end. the Don Phinney team durung the M Chii Bovie photo Several members of the Brook- lin Redmen major lacrosse team are in the lineup of the new Whitby Steel Hawks semi-pro lacrosse teazn. Although it is stili uncertain whether the teani will play at Iroquois Park arena, Whitby is one of four teams in the new league for which the player draft was held last week. Former Redînen scoring star Derek Keenan was the first pick by Steel Hawks, while longtime Redmen sniper John Fusco was Strong bounces back to. tie for lst oIM Strong of Whitby came on strongz to tie for firet overail in the Elite Canada womnen's gym- nastics competition over the weekend Ini Toronto. Janet Morin of F'redericton, N.B., led after the firet round. But Strong, 18, Canadian chani- p ion who has won the Elite Canada competition the past two years, made up the. differencée on Saturday with first-place finishes in floor exercises and uneven bars. Strong was third in vault and sixth on-balance beani. Brumley sets. 60m record Jason Brumley of Whitby established a new provincial record in the 60-metre hurdies for midget boys as he won three events i n the International Youth Meet of Chains at York UniversiyNv30 Dec. 1 and 2. Brumley, comneting as a mem- ber of the D=ramX-L's rak club had a time of 8.13 seconds for the event. He also won the 60m sprint and 200m run. Jason Bacchiochi, also o! Whitby was second in the 60m hurdles behind Brumley. His time was 8.16 seconds. Bacchiochi was fourth in the 60m sprint and sixth in long jump. The X-L's won team honors at the meet after collecting 36 gold, 23 silver and 20 bronze medals at the 41-team competition. Andy Brereton of Whitby was first in j'unior boys 60m, wth a timeOf 7.05 seconds. Ryan Flesh o! Whitby was first in atom 200m and second in 60m. Mark Swain of Whitby was fmrt ini 400m and second in 200m. Other resulta by Whitby comn- - Luke Scott, second in tyke highjump; - Mark Senior, third in atom 60m- - koxanne Woodley, third in atom long jump, fourth in 60m and 200n-v .- Ryan 'Wiliams, fourth ii' long jump; - drian Woodley, second in 'idgýt girl:' long jump, third in -Curtis Woodley, fourth in tyke 200m. Novices win London tournament Whitby's3 minor novice AA teamn, sponsored by Clintar Groundskeeping, came home champions o the London- Oakrdge annual novice hockey tournament Nov. 24 and 25. Whitby advanced to the chapioshp game with great defensive wr~ allowing only two igoals during round-robin play. Whitby defeated Cooksville 12-1, Lancaster N.Y. 5-0, and Stratford 3-1. Paul Valaitis and Mà rk Cipparone shared the shutout. The host team, London- Oakridge, was their opoent in the final game. Witby quickly, pordon the offence, but had a lot of missed opportunities until late ini the flrst, when Jay Hlarrison received a pas fr-om Bobby McBride and tucked it away. Whitby neyer looked back as they defeated London- Oakridge 5-1. Whitby then travelled acros the border to participate in the Buffalo Hornets hockey -tourna- ment, Nov. 309 Dec. 1 and 2. This* was to be a great challenge for Whit.by as they woufld pla novice teams, 9-year- olds. Whitby was able te, reach the semi-final but it was not an easy road. Whitby got off to a strong start, winning their flrst game against Lorne Park 7-2. They then ran into the veiy tough aggressive team from Wexord. The boys hung tough, flot allowing Wexford te score until late in the flrst period. However,- the strength of Wexford took over halfway through the second and Whitby was defeated 7-0. Needing a win te advance, Whitby came out hard and tough te, face their next opponents Meadawvale. Whitby won, 3-1. Inx the semi-final Whitby met upwth Wexford again. This time Wihitby showed Wexford a different team. Whtywas all over Wexford in the ls period, and had a few scoring opportunities but couldn't capita]ize. After the flrst, Wexford was up 1-0. Wexford scored two goals 40 seconds apart late in the second. Whitby scored one early in the third. Although able te, hold Wexford scoreless in the tird, Witby was unable te score. Final score was Wexford 3, Whitby 1. The leading point-getters for SEE PAGE 34 the second pick. Barry Powless was the first pick overaîl, going to Buffalo. Guelph's first pick was Redmen goalie Ken Passfield while Brant- fodselected Greg VanSickle, wvho played for. Reciren and the junior Whitby Warriors last sea- son. <'We're overwhelmed with the results of our draft,» said general manager Bob Duignan. uWe spent a lot o! time prepar- ing for it and I believe we came out with a significant advantage over the other teams." Duignan said the teamn will combine «toughness" with a balance of left and right-handed shooting players. Six goaltenders were also drafted by Whitby. They include Cra* g Milligan fromn the Peterboroughma mjor team, Bill Arnold fromn the Mississauga junior tearn, and Chris Fowlie from the junior Whitby Warriors. Other Redmen selected by SER PAGE 28