Page 16. Whtby Free Pose, Wednieday, January 4, 1995 Reddoxscores gold-mnedal goal Whitby McDonaldls minor novice AAA hockey teain skated away ththechampionship trophy at the Wayne Gretzky international minor hockey tournament held last week in Brantford by virtue of a 1-0 win over the Richmond Il-Vaughan Kings in the finals. For a while, it looked like -'Whitby might not mâke it. In their first round-robin gaine, Wildcats dropped a 3-1 decision te the saine, Kings teain in a close-checking physical contest. Matt Snowcenécounted the lone marker for- Whitby. Goaltender Kyle Clancy- was nazned gaine most valuable player. In their second contest, a fiat Whitby teain managed te capture a single point from a 2-2 tie with Welland. Bobby Scott, and Michael McKenzie scored 'for Wildcats. Ca tain Ià ain Reddox To gain a playoff berth, Whitby needed a win the folloing day. And they caine out fiying te earn it with. an 11-0 drubbing of Waterloo. McKenzie again Whitby's Teri Ninacs and her partner Kevin Cheshire won the bronze modal in novice* dance at the Canadian figure skating chaxnpionships in January. GOLD Meredlith Gilbert and Jason Collier, both of Whitby, won gold modal. at the Ontario interclub figure, skating championships in Sudburrh 18-20. =MD ROBBERY In March, a Monte Carlo fun- draising event, held b y the Whitby Figure Skating Club in Scarborough, was robbed by arzned gunmen, haxnpering the lub'. fundraisBing efforts. ATOMS CHAMPS The Whitby major atom hockey teain last March captured Whitby's first ever AAA cham- pionship provincially Whitby dfeated Halton Hilîs three straight in the best-of-five final. The teani, now comnpetin as minor peewees, i. cugently in Germany compting in an inter- national tournainent. ANGELS Whitby's Ice An gels won the silver -- edged out by Burlington only by a tally of the ordinal. -- in the junior conipetition at the Canadian precision skating chaxnpionships. KEVINWOODLEY Kevin Woodley, 9, won four events in the aged 9 and 10 division of the Ontario track and field indoor champinh* si -, March. Ho and bothertiurtis each established records at a competition in Burlington in May. RINGETI'E Whitby's junior girls' ringette teain won five of six tournanients and thon in April, the Ontario Central iNgion ringette chain- pionship. RINGETI'E Whitby novice B ringette teain moved up a level te capture the major petite C regional chain- pionship. The teain was unbea- ten in legoplay and playoffs, and won four tournaments. JUDO Mran liitia and Nick sparked the Whltby ottence wlth four poâle. Scott had a hat trick and singles went to Liain Reddox, Brandon Davis, Androw Léaramny and Matt Snowden. Whitby met another Richmond Hlill-Vaughan team, the Stars, in the semi-final game. The tearns skcatd scoreless into the third period. Mdway through the third, the- tireles foruchocking of Steven Seedhouse and McKenzle paid off with a pai; to Dean Seton alone in the eflot. Seton made no mistak and throaded the needie with a wlcked wrist shot. .A couple of minutes later, Stars tied the gaine at 1-1. With with' Richmond I-ll-Vaughan jst over four minutes left, Kings, the firet period was McKenzie found the mark te give scoreless. But nndway thr9ugh Whitby a 2-1 lead.' Stars the second period, Whitby captain continued- to press but were Reddox scored a short-handed denied by Whitby goaltender goal that proved to be a winner. ichael Leahy who earned the Whitby goaltender. Kyle Clancy game MVP award. shut out Kà inga te, earn MVP In the final contest, a rematch honours. Juiors triumph in overtime The Whitby junior A ringette teain, sponsored by McCullough Jewellers Ltd., went unheaten in. the Markham tournanient Dec. 29-31 te, wiri the gold inedal. SThe opposition for the teurnamoent consisted of regilar league teams only, which resulted in good ringette with a hint of rivalry. The flrst game was against Ajax and after a rather slow first period, Wihitby came to Mie in the second te, post a 4-1 win. Pickering was tho 7-3 victim of Whitby's offensive foroe in the ]Rybenko of Whitby's Kiichi-Sai Judo Club wongod medals at the. Eastern Canadian champion- ships in A prfi. Amber Gal ogley, ShannonGallogley, K el ~, Dan O'Hara, Nick Ryeanko and Misty Rybenko aIl won gold at the Ontario Junior Olympics in June. WRESTLENG Brett White-Finkle and Stu Derbyshire, both Palmerston Public Sohool students, won gold medals at the provincial wres- tling chaznpionships in April. NEW NAME At the annual membership meeting on April 17, executive members of the Brooklin-Whitby Minor Hockey Association deci- ded te change the naine of the ornization to the Whitby Mnor Hockey Association -- des- pite opposition by some Brooklin rosidents. The naine was changed te avoid confusion with Brooklyn, N.Y. -- a problein encountered by some Whitby teains playing in out-of-town teurnaments. The executivo also decided to -retire the old Indian head logo and adopt a 'Whitby Wildcats' lg. WRESTLING Sean Martin of, E .A. Fairman Public School won a gold modal at the Canada East wrestling chapiLnsiLR nApril. Rébecca Woodhouse of Whitby won the provincial roller skatinq championshi in j unior ladies figures and feestyle in May and thon won the national champion-, sh'ýin figures and combined. Pa SeIýmidt-Hansen won the national «unior freestyle title. StaceyMillor was national cham- pion in ebementary -figures. TRACK CH.AMS Adrian Woodley and Esi Benyarku each won two events and Andrew Channer one at the Ontario high school (OFSAA) track and field chainpionships in June. Woodley became Canada's top junior ilO-metre hurdler and earned a trip te the world junior championships in Portugal. BOWLING In May, Ray Vervynck earned, a spot on thée Canadian -10-pin. second match. The third contest was against' archrivals Port Perry, and what promnised te, be a fast, ond-to-end- gaine, turned out te be just that as the two teanis onded the game in a 4-4 draw. The fourth encounter' was aganst tournainont hosts Markain, and in a closely played game Whitby won 2-1. The win put Whitby in firat place and Port Perry in second. In an appropriate showdown, the two teams played the chamnpionshxp 'game fiercely. bowling teamin hat competed in the Commonwealth invitational eve-nt in September - in British Columbia. Hi. best rosult was a second-place finish in doubles. BOXING In June, James. Mullano won the Ontario amateur junior C welterweighit boxing champion- ship, in only his third bout since beginning boxing earlier in the year. After three More wins, by knockout, he lost a bout, but rebounded to win the Ontario intermediate (aged 16 and 17) welterwoight title in November. SKATERS Four mombers of the Whitby Figure Skating Club -- Juanita Baieer,,Sarah Cok, Natalie Mor- Whitby held a 3-1 lead for mst of the gaà me but with 2:28 left in the final period, Port Perry score&. 1After pulling their goalie for the extra atteoker, they. again capita]ized with another rmarker with 34 seonds left to tieà the game. In overtime, Whitby dominated Play and Tania Chappeil scored on a set-up from Brea Blight to cinch the win. Goaltender Heather Hurst was outstanding in al gaines te' ensure the victories. Teain goal-scoring was led by gn and Jason Collier -- al, passed the gold level in one of heêdisciplines. DRAYF In July, Wayne Primeau was selected. l7th overali in the National Hockey league draft *of junior players. Brother Keith, plays for Detroit Red Wings. TRIATHILON Mike Sigsworth earned -a berth on the junior Tèain Canada that competed in the world triathlon championships in, New Zealand, in November. HOCKEY Brian Scott made the Cana- dian team that competed in, the annual world under-18 hockey chainpionship in Mexico. __ Seanearloue-fieJeix ferls Penney three, Ellen Johnson,' Melanie Davis andi Tania Chappell1with a pair each, and -a single marker going te Jessica Assiets were led by Williams and Chappeil with five each, Marlowe with four, Davis and Brea Blight three each, Lindsay Millard, Lisa Vanderlip, Johnson and Dunu with a pair each. Whitby's next action will be in the Port Perry tournament this coming weekend. LACROSSE Brooklin Redmen finishod rt in Ontario major lacrosse league play but eventually . lost"ý in playoffs to Six Nations. LACROSSE Troyhanne Santos vias the -top goal-scorer at the Canadian women's field lacrosse champion- ships in July. LACROSSE Whitby's tyke A, midgot A and midget B rep lacrosse teanis won provincial championships. TAE KWONDO Troy White and Adami John- sten earnod spots on the Cana- dian tae kwon do teain that competed in Bulgaria in October. SCHOLA sHP Craig Donaldson earned soveral prestiglous awards for his athletic and acadomlic achiovements. A. University of Western Ontario student, one of his awards wias the 1994 TSN Dr. Randy Gregg Award givon te the Canadian varsity hockey player who best combines athle- tic andi academic excellence. He vias also ho'noured as one of the top 10O academic aIl-Canadians. He is now in his first year of modical studies at the university. REGISTERATION For the second straight year, parents and childron lined up for hours on Aug. 16 te register for minor hockey. More than 90 chil- dren were place on a waiting list, due te a shortage of ico. NEWCOACEýGM Jin Bishop replaced Wýayne Colley as coach of the Wlutby Warriors junior A lacrosse teain. Greg MeConnoîl was later appointed general manager of the teain. MASTERS Tony Jones, 74, won a bronze modal in decathlon at the World Masters Gaines in Australia. HALL 0F FAME Anne Ottenbrite, 1984 Olympie gold medalist in swimming, wias inducted - inte Canada's sports, Hall of Faine in October. ROLLER HOCKEY Shayne Bayford scored half of Teain Canads gals in- the world B roller hockey chamin ships-in Chile., He was S'ghth oÃvèrallin sco'n TRIPLE JUMP and lon g jump specialist Andrew Channer was just on e of many Whtb thietes, eiter as individuals or members, of teams, hown Ontario champlonshlpS In 1994. Frioe Pirsu fNephoto