S ^', i C; >L ' , C , 0 Page 20, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, Febrvazy 23, 1904 3 'firsts for precision teams Three of four Whitby teams were first at the E;astern Ontario sectionals competition for pre- cision team skating over the weekend. Whitby Ice Elusiions continued their wmnng ways this season btycapturinq the aduit division of the competition held in Peter- borough on Saturday. Whîtby Ice Fyrre won the senior division and Whitby Ice Angels were first in the junior division. Ail three teamis will go on te, the Canadian finale te be held in Verdun, Que. March 3 te April 4. Another Whitby teain, the juvenile (under age 12) Ice Pix were second in Peterborou h and will go on te the provincial finals te b. held in Makhn March 13. Anderson CVI's senior girls' voileyball teain, the second--ran- ked high school teani in. Ontario on Saturday won their third teurnament of the season. Anderson defeated Henry on.eet High School two games te, one n anall-Whitby senior final of the Twin Classic teurnament at Seneca College. Anderson also won the junior division of the Seneca tourna- ment. Anderson, coached by Heather MacKenzie, defeated AY. Jackson of Hamiton in the final. Anderson's senior tearn now has a season record of 55 wins and four losses as playoffs begin Thursday. Two of those losses were te Ontario's tep-ranked team, May- field of Bramnpton, in other tour- nainents. Anderson coach Gord William- son says Mayfield has probably the best high school player in the provic, Barb Wieke, who bas trainewith Canada's national teai and who will attend Stan- ford University in California, perennially among the top col- lege teams in the U.S.,' on a scholarship when she finishes high schooi. Anderson loat two games to one in both encounters with Mayfield -- the finals of two tournaments. Anderson has won three of seven tournaments in which they competed and has finisbed second in the other four. Williamson says the success of bis te&un is mostly the result of teain strength, with "nine of 10 fairly good» players. But two team leaders are Saley Peel, an OAC student who is an oiùttanding middle bitter, and setter CheryvNMacKay Peel recently garnedhonours for ber performance against Iijeke at a touknaxnent at York University. Anderson has won the Lake Ontario Secondary Scbools Asso- ciation (LOSSA) championship the past tbree years, thbe Dur- bam-York Secondary Scbools 'Association (DYSSA) titI. two of the p ast three years and was fourth at the Ontario ý?der ation of Schools Athletic Association (OFSAA) competition Iaat year. Wiliamson. says tbat if his tesin is at its best throughout the iplaypffs, an Ontario title is within grasp tbis year. '«Misiîs gito beour sbot at going the whýole way.w LOSSA playoffs will b. beld this Thursda at Pine Ridge Secondary Schol nPickeing. Williaznson says Anderson teame have a good c hanc. a t capturing the senior, junior and -midget titles. The DYSSA championships will b. held at Anderson CVI on March 2. AARON WICKET (top) of Henry'Street High School gets the upper hand on Patrick Green of G .L. Roberts in Oshawa at the LOSSA wrestling finals Iast week in Courtice. Wicket's advantage was fleeting, though -- Green won 12-0. Photo by Mark Reeso, Whilby Fro Press WHTY IROQUOIS SWM CuB 3go to nationals Three members of the Whitby Iroqu is Swim Club will compete inth Canadian national cham- gionships in Victoria, B.C. Marcb Eric Van Dijk, 15 will compete in the. breaststroke, Asbleigh Crowder, 15, in backstroke, and Jennifer Crowder, 18, in indivi- dual medley, breastatroke and Van Dýijk was ranked second in Canada as an age 13 and 14 swimmer in breaststroke. Asb- eigb Crowder was ranked first in Canada in age 13-14 backstroke last year. Jennifer Crowder is nationally ranked in six events. This year's national champion- sbips also serves as trials for tbe Commonwealth Gaines te b. held in Victoria tbis summer. Seven Whitby swimmers will also compete in the. Ontario age group cbampionship>si for those aged 14 and under,March 3 te 6 in Brantford. Kelsey Benningis inunder-lO ~ls BranaLaBelle and Sarah Ioýn girls aged il and 12, Marie-E MeTre BlaLinds ay Crowder, Jacynthe elle and Robyn McCulloch in girls aged 13 and 14. For the. Eastern Canada Cup Feb. 25 to' 27 in Montreal Whitby club representatives will Novices advance to quarter-finals Tii. Whitby major novice AAA hockey teom, sponsored by the. Lades Auxiliary, completed their first round of playoff action with a 9-1 won-Iwo record to gain borne ice advantage. After losing to, ichniond Hill Feb. 13, Whitby returned te form witb four straigbt wins this past weelc. Playing their third gaine in thm edaysWhlitby faced Oshiawa at home on MonLday night and skatedto a6-4 wn. efirt two peiods bel-'-nWdte Whitby as te anu . b gs. lin did mont of the damsge agan, conbiln for foir g;=l and eight points. Brandon-McBride bad two goals, one assist; Michael Kosiw, on. goal, two asosts; and Andrew Plgram on. goal, on. assist., Ryan Thtak and BiIly Deir completed the. scoring with assista oigte, Tyler Harrison (two), Jame Fox, Tutak and Deir. Chris Nemisz gained the win, going the. distance in goal. Whitby travelled te Ajax-Pickering on Wednesday and won agi onvincingly by a 6-3 core. awhad two goassin the. win witb singles going te McBnide, Harrison, Ronnie Rcbert@on and P"u Ranger. Pilgram hed thr..«ate on the. nigbt witb other bel=1 going te Sean FEUl (two), osw and Robertson. Marc Gleeson was ,steady in goal, in turning asside 14 shots. Thursday's gaine featured the top two teains facing each other witb the winner gaining home ice the. next round. Arcb-rival Markbam came to tewn looking for a win but were denied again, losing 6-4. After a slow stert and some lin. juggling in search of more offence, the Uln. combination of Harrison, Koeiwand Rbrtson went to *ork, ucoring five goals Harrison led the. way withf threç goals and an amuist Komw a goal three assista and Robertson on.. Billy Deir completed the. scoring. Defenoemen ËRangeHr, 11 Fox and Jeffrey Seedhouse eacb had an asast. Chris Nemisz poeted Isefifth straigbt win in the playoffs, stoppng 24 Markham siiots. Witby's final encounter was against Oshawa and turned into a physical, chîppy gaine. Whitby's defensive play completely closed the dor on Oshawa in a2-0 win. Tutak and Rcbertson provided the, markers while Pigram, Kouiw and Fox added the. belpers.Mar Gleeson stoned the. Oshwa. teain, frusattng thein on every attempt. b.' Aaron Lo, Adrian Lemierze- ziez and Marie-Ev. Tremblay. At the Pickering Cup meet on Feb. 12, Jaime Nemeth of the Whitby club had two second- p lace fiishes and Nadia Khat- tab one second-place finish, in girls aged 10 and under. Josh Pando had a second-place finish ini boys aged 10 and under. Whitby's James Mullane will make his amateur boxing'debut in Toronto on Sunday. Mullane, 15, a member of the new Motor City Boxing Club in Oshawa, will. battie Trevor Dole of the Cabbagetown Boxing Club as part of the 1994 Diamond Glovres invitational competition organized by the News Boys club of Toronto, Mullane, weighing 140 pounds, will box in the j~unior C (aged 14 and 15) lightweight class. The. bout bas special signi-fi- cance for ex-boxer Don Nelson, who formed the Motor City club and is a club instructor. Nelson's former tramner, Mike Doesburg, is ini Doyle's corner.* The. Dîamond évent is at the Lansdowne Boxing Club, 17 Dora Ave., Toronto. Les Bouchard of Pickering, 160-pound light-middleweîghît from the Motor City club, may also see action.'. 1 ý, "'..