WMWFME PRESS WEDNESAY, FEBRUARY 27..1991, PAGE 19 Whitby.eewees,.beatAa TORONTO BLUE JAY=pther JNimmDyKB was a seial-guest at the Onal prtsmen'a Show held at the Metro East' rade Centre. lKey ad tried out some orf the equipment on diIad, photuo Whitby Sorbara Group have advanced. .to the ail-Ontario peewee hockey quarter-.fialo. Wbitby wn tii. akeshore -eg lé ayoffaby 1defeatilg Aj ax - in two straight games.,in the- best-of-thrýee séries. J eremy,.,Schott scored ýthree_ goals while" Ian MacNeil . and' Andrew McLaughlin each had. two in. an 8-3 win over aj ax on ,Feb..14. Brian Scott scored:the, othei goal Steven Biais scored three gioals in, a 54 win over- Ajax, on -Feb.' 15. Schott and McLjaughlin also Bob Fodor was i n nt'for the second game, Barry Crawford for> swimmers sixth Beth Wintonyk of Whitby was a miember of the. Oshawa Synchro Club teai, which fin- IiIied sixth at the Ontario'sMnh- ronized sewimming champion- ships held. recently atthe Etobi- coke Olympium. l he Ateam, made up of eight, girls aged il1 to 14, was sixth. in routine and siixth i their age. Te o;teazn coached by, Tanya_ Sheehey of ôshawa, did not earn enoughii oits tolcompete in the. eastern divisionals, but will coM-' pets at the Trillium champion- &ler teaim membersare Jen- nifer Darnel of Oshawa, Tara Fowler of Oshawa, Toni Pearoe of Ajax, Robyn Parashyniak of Xjai irsten Mills of Pickering >0anessa Reeve of Pickering and Aflison Goldie of Stouffville. Steel< Hawks persevere- By Chris Bovie Whitby Steel Hawks have been taking a beating this year, but not just i the standings., President Paul Cotten felt sure his National Lacrosse League club would have a Whitby home this season despite appoahing the issue far too late.tti.vr Ieast, Cotton was iioping te deal directly through Town council and not the ice user groups. Now the team is without a home and'perhaps an identity.. So-called "home gaines ini Peterborough have resulted in less money at the. gate both for Whitby and the league. Back-to-back gaines m iean many players return home at 3 a.m., get up for work and are back on the busby 4p.m. This gruelling pace is evident in certain aines although Hawks coach Bob Jianxia won't offer any excuses. Thougii the teugii schedule is labeled 'a part of the gane', nehasin part it, explains the Steel awks erratic play this season. " Back te back gaines hurt the morale," Cotten said. «But not one S.uy has complained.» Thorï are other probleme that seem .te arise as the season progresses. lu à the. "home opener"aait Guelph, p id attendanc was 629, acmcdigte one count. But actual head counts by leaue resdent David Thomas an b ee Peterborough Exa- miner of that game attendance brought tii. total te 1022. The. problein being that some doors were left unattended thereby letting a good number of peCrle iwitiiout paing. a htby afford te take even the. smallest ls of poten- tial revenue at this stage in the gaine? Steel Hawks general manager Bob Duignan assures this po blem has been rectifled, bu would it have occurred if the' entire show was being run by Whitby and staff at Iroquois Park? Unfortunately, due.tte . sat- minute' announcement that Whitby would have a teamin the new lbague, there was insuffi- dient turne te even try te, arrange ice-time at Iroquois. TIhat's a problein that should have been anticipated byorganizers. Des#ie theprobleins, .the organîzation has handled itself well after making a welak, assumption about a home facility The Steel Hawks executive and players have received glow- ing reports from the leaguie for their ability te- carry on ia professional manner despite wvhat has got to be a trying situation. «The Whitby organization has made an outstandling commit- ment,» Thomas stated. «They have outstanding people that are a real strength.' Thomas aiso realizes the Steel Hawks' lack of consistency can b. attributed, in ýpart' te the sciiedule. "Wbitby, player for player, is, probabIy, the strongest teain," Toas said. Both Cotton and Thomas racked up the phione buis check- ingfo posile arenas, including MpleLaf Gardens, te host tii. Steel Hawks this esn The answer came up the saine on each caîl: "Please coin. back next y.ar, w. would love te have the team. but two-months' notice was not enough for the current' season.» Cotton has already put- for- ward an application te the Town for nex t year. Confident that they Will have a home in Whitby, there stili xit soins nimos the ii side of the. Steel Ia'Wks. Despite the. Steel Hawks' lack of foréghut, league -consensus is that the i'own of Whitby,î.t this teaindown. As fThomas elaborates, "You pan only go te .well se often, » Hoppful1, tii. powers that b. will join tgther i a united efflort te, help the. Hawks and a league that doesn' wanit te b. a footnote for'tii. future.' mVa m"atm Wbitby Raycan Financiai majorA. ateins have advancedl teti. all-Ontario hockey chain- pionsi iplaydowns. Whitybost only on. leagu gaine tis season, te Pickerng in the. second 'gaine of their.i -bot- of-tiiree championsiiip series.. Af ter Whi t% ywon tii. opensg M ie 4-3, Fckering upset Mtby 3-1. But Whitby crushed Piclcerinig 8-0 in the. third and decidinggie Wbitbywill play Hamlton Red Wig ia best- of-five samies. the first game. Whtywill play Stonpy Creek i a'best-offive quarter-finals. series ia',- the LKE ONTARIO 1I5CUEL COMPANY HPKINS ST.S., WHITBY- Whitby ~' Minor Basebl 19911 Registra.tion WHITBY ýýPUBUÜCUBARY Saturday, March 2,"'9:00 arn to 12:00 pm SaturdayMarch*9,-9:00arntol12:00POM League Tee-bail Squirt Tyke Peewee Bantamn Midgetl Juvenile Junior Family EIigibilif (Boin rs) 84-85 82-83 78-79 76-77 72-73-74-75 70-3 (3 boys or more) Fee Laie Registration <Ater Mar. 9) $40.06 $45, 00 $60.00 $60.00 $60.00, $60.00 $100.00 $120.00 $50-00 $55.00 $70,00 470.0M $70-00 $70.00. $130.00 NOTE: 1. Limited registration, f irsi corne firýst served 2. Birth certificates are required 3. No post dated chèques will be accepted OPEN ING DAY -MAY il -Parade from E.A. Fairman P.S. to Peel Park North for opening cerernonies -Bake Sale - please drop off your donated baked goods at Peel Park before parade -Mayor's Cup Toumamfent - Whîtby vs. Ajax - ail leagues represented Rep Teams Players wishing to try out for a wrepu team should contact the coach of the applicabletearn. Tyke - Peewee- Bantam- Mkipet - Junior - Marshall Thompson, George Clay George Schott- Dave Imeson Ian Hardy 66-065 668-2641, 668-0946' 668-9790 666-3717 UmpmsNeeded, forithe 1991 SeasonM_ -free clinios are available- -a modified fee-structure-is underway -mustll2yearsoldorover IF INTERES TED PLEASE CONTACT RAY BAKER: 430-1858 OR DAVYE'SMITH: 43OP-3567; ~