Whitby Free Press, 6 Jul 1994, p. 21

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Peewees swee-p Sarnia,.tourney' five straigh-9]t GARY GAIT reaches high for a pass in the Brooklin Redmen's hard-fought 11 -9 vic- tory over Six Nations Wednesday An estimated 2,600 people tumed, out f&o the gmwhich saw Gary and brother Paul Gaitcometeagainst each other; Gary had five goals and three assists -- Paul scored four goals. The Redmen didn't fare as weII the nexi night, losing 9-3 to Brampton but they stili Iead the league wih2 points two ahead of Six Nations and four ahead 0f Brampton. --Phto by MAark Reoaor. Whiy Free Prou Dynamite-girls avenge early tournament loss. WVhitby Dynamite girls under-il socer teai accomplished an enviable feat by capturing- -the 28th Annual Scarborough Robbie International Tournament crown tbis Canada Day weekend. Whitby started the coxupetition siowly'by ending the first gaine in a 1-1 tie with Scarborough United. The lone goal was scored by Meghan Reid and a spectacular flngertip save by keeper Mild Orne preserved the. tie. Dynamite 'action continued. with a 8-O drubbing of Ajax United. Andrea Bungay, Reid and guest player Rachel Stewart scorod two gols each wbile Sonya Mangan and Krystal Nzeakor added sinijes. DespitÎ a 3-0O bas te West Rouge in the next gaine, Whitby finished flrst in division play by virtue of goal differentiai. Pickering feli victiin te Whitby by a score of 3-2 in the senii-flnal. Mangan pounced on a keeper>s rebound, Rogne Krechowicz's midfleld kick was xisjudged by tiie keeper and Reid converted a penalty ick. The teurnanient final gave Wbitby an opportunity te avenge their earlier boss against West Rouge. Perhaps the best play of the gae came eariy when defender Karen Farqubarson headed a certain goal eut of touch. Following a free kick, Wbitby opened the scoring with a bard nidfleld volley frein Krechowicz. West Roug replied with a goal early in the second haif. Wbitby's winning goal camne when Reid carried the bal forward and outside. Despite being iieaviiy bodied, she delivered. an excellent cross that Nzeakor piaced in the back cf the net. Wbitby's trong defensive corp cf Dana Edick and Sophie Linkiater held off the Rocket's attack for the balance of the Whinýtby's tournament victery truly was a teain effort. The Dynamite got strong two-way performances frein niidfielders Catherine Caughell and Angie Smith. Tho, forward ine was boistered by Candace Nzoakor, Sarah Harrington and' guest piaer Stephanie Chapman. Coaches are Ka.j Larsen and Paul James. Managers aro Heinije Larsen and Roger Caughell. The Whitby Legion -niinor' peewee rep tean won the Sarnia International baseball* tournament over the Canada Day ýlong weekend. Wbitby combined timely hitting, excellîent defenco and strong pitching t. win al five gaies in the tournament as thoy utcrdthoir o pposition 24-5 and included two shutouts among their victories. In the 6-1 flrst gaine victory ever St. Thomas, Judd Stevenson started and pitched four scoreless innings, giving up onfly one bit wbile striking eut five and walldng one. David Beckford reiieved and pitched tho final three innings,. giving up an unearned run en threo bits wbile striking eut three. Wbitby opened the scoring in the. first inning whon Mark Cippasrone doubled with twe out andc scored when the St. Thomas firet baseman bobbied Stevenson's grounder t. firet. Thoy then broke the gaie open in the. tbird inming when Adam Balan led off with a single, stole second and scored on a Cipparone double. That seemed t. open the flood gates as Stevenson folowed with an RBI triple and scored when Ryan Mitchell doublod. An IRBI singlo by Chris Lazary completed tho: scoring in the inming. A fourth inning single by Luko Hardon and an BI ground eut by Balan counted Whitby's final fun. Judd Stevenson was named player of the. gaine. In the second gaine, Whitby scored threo runs in the Eixt inning on their way t. a 4-0 victory ever Toronto Martin Grove. John Barr started and pitched four excellent innings,1 giving up only threo bits wie striking out four. Luke Harden relieved and pitched three bitless inninge, striking eut five wbiie walking one. Whitby opened the scoring in the second inning when Mike Dunford doubied and scored on a clutch two eut single by David Beckford. They broke the game1 oenin the sixth inning when4 Mark Cipparone was bit by a pitch and Judd Stevenson1 folowed with a single. A single by. Lazary casbed one' mn and a1 Dunford double another. Lazary thon scored on a passed bail t. complet. the scoring. Lukec Harden was nanied the player of1 the gaxe.t Te tid ganie of the Z preliminary round was a big one as Wbitby took on the host Sarnia teain, the winner to advance to the semi-finals and the loser to b. eliminated. Dunford' started and pitched four perfect innings, striking out six. Ryan Mitchell relieved and was touched up, for a ru bfre Stovenson came in and s3hut the door, allowing onl one bit and a walk over the final two and two-thirds innings wbiie striking out soven, including the aide in the seventh. Wbitby scored twice i tie second inning when Stevenson led off with a home-run and Lazary followed with a singie. Ho thon stole second and scored on an Adain Balan double. They thon put the, gamne away in the fifth inning when Luke Harden drew a walk, stole second and scorod on a Cipparone single. Dunford was named player of tho game. In the se* final Mnitby took on thoeANax Spartansan shut, thomn out 3-0, thefr third consecutivo shutout against Ajax this year. Luke. Hùrden started but had to beave early because of a soro arin. Judd Stevenson relieved in the second inning and John Ban, thon took over in the. third and -pitched tbhree strong .nn1g,,. Stovermsn ptéhed the fnltwo inningu, strildng eut five' of the. last six Ajax batters to end the ai. ;Wbtby scored. aIl of their runs in the. third inning. Barr led off with a walk and Adam Balan reached base on an- errer. A Cipparone double cashed one rLn and thon after wabks to Stevenson and Lazary, Mtchell broke the game opewith atwo run double. David BecMord Will Bnight and Ban, also contributed singles -to pace an eight bit attack. A sparkling defensive pIay by-Joël Prues, broke the Ajax backs in the. flfth inning when, with twe men on, ho raced behind second base to back-hand a bail geing up the middle, turned and touched second and reiayed a perfect strike to, flrst te complet. an inning ending double play. That play and* a booniing double earned him player of the gamne. The chanipionship gamne was against the Windsor Expos, one of the top teams in Ontario. Dunford went ail the way for Wbitby, giving up tbroe scatteredl runs on ton bits whie striking out five and walkixig enly one. T'he Expos oened tho scoxing in tho second inning when with runners on flrstand third they SU PAGE 22 Vour Lowest Prîce is a Kmart Prîce L KENDALWOOD PLAZA, WHITBY Lar-mrlnEBO ViE3-Ci FMP-----O--- ..E.T

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