Page 20, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, April 13,1994 Juniorsc season with championship The VWtby Midas Mufflier junior girls' ringette team wrappedup the season on a high note by going undefeated at t he Ontario Central Region ringette championship tournainent held in Warkworth April 1 to 3. Whitby opened tournarnent play by defeating iÀndsay 14-0, with Tamara Wiesxolek earning the shutout. In their second gaina, Whitby used strong teazn play te coast by their Ajax rivais 7-1. Whiitby continued with their strong skating gamne to defeat Sunderland 4-1 in a penaly-file dgaine. The final against Emily/Oniemee saw Whitby play its beet two-way gamne of t he entire season. Whitby forechecking tied up the Emily/Omnemeà teamps fast break. passing gaine. Whitby placed constant pressure ini the opponent's end and were rewarded with a 2-O lead after the flrst period. k I the second period, Whitby continued their solid teain play and came away with the gold medal and a 4-2 victory. In hier final gaine as a junior, team captain Catie Challoner took charge and scored ail four Whitby goals. Wiesiolek who was pressed into service as the goaltender lor the final tournament, played stronger as the tournament progressed and oly gave up four goals durin g the four games and received the team's most vaube layer award. Every member of the Whitby squad contributed to the team's 30-goal count. Chailoner led the pack with 12 galsand four assiste, foliowed by Angela Dunn with ie goals and six assista. Callie Coneal had three goals and five assista, Tanya Campeau two goals and four assiste, Lindsay Field two goals and one assist, Amy Sagan one goal and three assista and Amanda White a goal and two assista. Also contributing with team assiste were Brea Blight with seven, while Ainsley Hunt had five Shannon Perry four, Lindsay Mallard three and Luanne MacKenzie had two. The championship was the crowning touch to, a very succeseful season for the Whitby juniors, who won five of the six tournaments they entered." Their previous first-place finishes carne in Elora, Cambridge, Kingston and Ajax. They flnished in a three-waýytde for first in their other tournament in Barrie, but were squeezed out of the final due to, the plus/m-inus ruling. The coaching staff is made up of Vince Blight and Brian Perry and tearn tramner Darla Hunt and manager Katie Sagan. Ryan Tutak's goal with just over three minutes to play gave Whitby their third straight 'i against the Peterborough Ptes and the Eiastern Triple A (ETA) major novice zone championship. The gaine was a see-saw affair that saw the flesty Petes flght back time and time again. Whitby scorers were Brandon MeBride, Biliy Deir,* Ronnie Robertson and Tutak with the winner. Adding assists were Robertson with a pair, Michael Kosiw, Tutak and MeBride with singles. The ETA chanipionship capped a very successful year for the Whitby tearn. Lastyears combined Ieague/playodff record of three wins, 24 basses and four ties compared toentis year's 35-8-7 Eight cycling routes -- one for each municipality in Durham Region -- will make up the Cana- dian Tire Tour de Durham to begin May 21 and end Sept. 5. The tour was announced recentiy by Celebrate Durham 194, the committee organizing or publicizing events this year, the 2Oth birthday of Durham Region. A tour passport wiil be avail- able,' for $1, in mid-May at any Canadian Tire store in the Those who complete ail eight routes and have the passport stamped at participating businesses along the routes wi i be eligible towin a set of bicy- cles. Further details about the tour are not yet available. However, fuit details have been given on the Oshawa Canadian Tire Cri- terium to be held Monday, May 23. record shows just how far the teazu has corne in one year. In tournament action, Whitby entered five teurnaments and went te, the chaxnpionship game in ail five, winning two of them. The coaching staff was made us of John Fox, Stu Seedhouse, Ron Tutak and Jerry Kosiw. This year's major novice AAA team consisted of forwards Ryan Tutakc, Tyler Harrison, Ronnie Robertson, Michael' Kosîw, Brandon MoBri de, BilIy Deir, Adam Thibodeau, James Liske and Andrew Pigram. The defensive squad consisted of Jamie Fox, Jeffrey Seedhouse, Sean H-iîi, Karen Farquharson, and Paul Ranger along with goaltenders Chris Nemisz and Marc Gleeson. The criterium (a bicycle race held on a flat, short course) wili cover 0.9 kilometre in an area bounded by Athol Street, Centre Street, John Street and Simcoe Street. There wiIl be flive race divi- sions, based on age: peewee (age 9 and 10) and minime (age il and 12), each racing 18 kilo- metres; cadet (age 13 and 14), racing 32 kilometres; junior (age 15P 16 and 17), racing 45 kilo- metres; senior (age 18 and over). The senior division wiil be made up category I and II men, racing 72 kilometres; category III men, 58 kiiometres; category IV men, 45 kilometres. Senior and junior women wil race 54 kilomnetres. A celebrity race of three kilo- metres wilI also be held. For more information, cal Celebrate Durham at 668-8000. Atoms discover that feeling at tournment After a Iosing eaonin lee play and playofi's, a Whitby house lege hockey teani turned in their best performance at a recent tournament in Richmond Hill. The Whitby Audio major atoms, bolstered by an emotional win in a thrilling semi-final on Friday, defeated Alliston 4-2 on Saturday to capture the tournýL- ment chamiponsh*.p. Mike Kobyovièh scored two goals and Adam Ballard provided shutout goaltending as Whitby opened the tournament on April iwith a 5-O win over Orono. James Ellick, Blair Kelly and Brandon Ross also scored, Kobrynovich was named most valuable player. On Ai 2, Whitby 6rôt three goals from Ellick, the gaine MVP, in a 6-4 win. Kobrynovich, Jonathan Langford and Ianý Archibald also scored. In the Apr*1 8 semi-final, Whitby and Richmond Hill were tied 3-3 after regulation time, Ellick with two goals and Archi- bald with one. In sudden-death overtime, with each team losing a skater after evey two minutes, Whitby was penalized. Whitby held offý the Richmond llI attack, and then Richmond Hill was penal- ized when each teami teai had only two skaters remaining. Whitby. took advantage as Shawn Jimmo scored the win- ning goal and earned MVP honours. In the final, Archibald scored two, Eliick and Blair Kelly one each. Kevin Connoily, named most improved.player in the Whitby mjratom league, set up Ellicks winn*g oa in the final and was named MvP. Other team mem bers are Ch ris Sawyer, Matthew Peshal, Mark Serra, Wayne Wickens, head coach AI Rloss and assistant coach Brad Archibald. r I 1e1li7i1J1~y Cycing races are planned DAN BAINARD of Anderson CVI competes in the slam dunk contest held during haif-time- of the 1994 Durham Regional Police H igh School Ali-Star basketball game recenti y. Bainard was eliminated in the early going but ChrisSmith of Henry Street High School made it to the semi-finals of the contest, held at Durham Colleoe. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Fre. Press ____j