Page 18, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, October il, 1995 Knights1 Oshawa Blue Knights dropped a 14-11 decision to Six Nations in a well-played match in Ontario senior men'ls field lacrosse last week. It was; the third loss of the season for Knights9 who have won four games, and the strength of the other teams in the league bas3 spoiled Oshawa teamn player/coach John Scanga's prediction that bis; team would win every game alter an early season bass. "There's so much parity in the league," Bays Scanga, who face rnuch improved teams this seas <on nevertheiess believes bis team is on track to improve each game and play its best at the provincial championsbips in St. Catharines Oct. 20-22. Scanga says bis team's overal defence has to get better - that means attackers, midfielders and defenders must all contribute - in order for Knights to succeed. Six Nations rode the fine goaltencling of Derek General - "the best goalie in the league," says Scanga - on their way to, victory over Knights. The Six Nations team has only a Peewees Win 2 The Whitby minhor peewee AA hockey tearn opened the regular.. season with two wins in the York- Simcoe league's south divisi on. On Sept. 28, Wildcats defeated Pickering 6-2. Brilliant goaltending from Bryan Sand and two short-handed goals by Ryan Farrow bighlighted the game. Farrow had three for the game, Lucas Naylor two and Shawn Stephens the other. Carl DiCarlo and Nick Verkuyl each had two goals. Whitby then defeated Orillia 7- 1. Whitby led 2-1 inidway through the second and then exploded with five answered goals. Farrow and Caird had two goals each, singles by Naylor, Pichut and Gawne. Strong defensive play fromn Rob Gawne, Shawn Stephens, Chris Simpson, Adam Velacich andScott Beetham bhas proved to be a key ingredient to the team's early success this season. -SA WHITBY GIRLS @SASOFTBALL ASSOCIATION AnulGeneral Mkeetfing few players from the major box lacrosse team that woný the Mann Cup championsbip this year, but "they're an up and coming young team," says Seanga. Jeif McComb led Oshawa with four goals while Jason Richards, Jay Lee and Fred Luke each scored two goals. Scanga had four assista. Recent additions to the team have been goalie Mike Wye, who has played the last.two games, veteran Bill Passfield, and Doug Kube of New Hampshire. Junior basebail Slinclir runners-up in. North York The Sinclair Celties junior basebail team finished second in the North York invitational high schooh tournarnent over the weekend ini Don Milîs. Ini their first game against Don Milîs Hligh School, Kyle McFarlane, Mike Robertson and Dave Yarwood combined on a no- bitter as Celtica pounded out a 17- 0 victor. Anthony Morris had two bits and tbree RBIs and Nick Rae tbree RBIs. In a tighter match, a stubborn Bantams l for 3 on road The Wbitby mi-nor bantamn AAA hockey teain, sponsored by Dundas Centre Guardian Drugs, bas one win in three games se far in 1995 league play. Whitby defeated York-Simcoe 5- 2 in the season opener but then lost 4-2 to Ajax-Pickering and 2-1 to hast year's OMIHA champions, Central Ontario Wolves. The team aise, reached the semi- finals in the early bird Ajax- Pickering early bird tournament. Team members are Ryan Callaghan, Scott Beegan, Ryan Boyd, Michael Gubbels, Danny Cohen, David Fletcher, Jeif Creighton, Kyle Crouch, Casey Dupont, Nick Owen, Andrew Marshall, David Kubrynski, Glen Mayer, Sean Hlaynes, Ryan Dancy, Ryan Bayliss and Andrew Gubbels. The team coaching staff is made up of Bucky Crouch, Louie Atkinson, Gary Marshall and Serge Dupont. The team's home opener is on Saturday, Oct. 14 against Ajax- Pickering. MacKenzie High Sehool team kept the garne close until the fifth i nning when the Celtie bats exploded for seven runs on the way to an1-4 win. The final corne down to a tough match between Celtics and Notre Dame, with Sinclair taking an early lead and holding a 5-4 margin going into the fifth. Two costly errors opened the door for Notre Darne to score nine runs,' and despite a valiant attempt in the seventh, Celtics were unable to corne baek and lost 16-11. FWr the three, garnes Jason Sereda had four bits and five runs, Paul Williarnson six runs, Adrian Shelton four hits and four EBIs, McFarlane five bits and seven RBIs and Yarwood five bits and NEMnor hockey MeeSngtonight The annual meeting of the Whitby Minor Hockey Auxiliary wil be held tonight ( Wednesday), 8 p.m., in the- hockey office at Iroquois Park. Ail hockey moms are invited to attend. For further information, cail Bey Unwin at 666-2352. IKrby Sth. Mn Wingham Brennan Klrby of Whitby had a ffih-plaoe finish at a cross country meet in Wingham recently. Kirby was competing in the atorn boys division. Phillip Cousins, lrby's teammate from the Oshawa Legion Track and Field Club, was third. Melanie Kirby of Whitby was l3th among tyke-aged girls. ifive stolen bases including home. Coaches are Bill Walters, Bill McKechnie,Cbrisi Sereda and Mike Janacek, other team members are Doug Clarke, Bill Woods, Greg Dezan and Mike Struna. Badminton underway The YMCA Wihitby Badminton Club season is underway on Sunday affernoons, Monday and Wednesday nights at Henry Street High School. Anyone interested in joining can cail Raju, at 905-509-5975 (Pickering) or Michele at 579-6176. Whitby figure skating club EASYM 0ONAUOlSECTWKNA AU11JWISKATE COU'E11flON OTrAWA, SEPT. 21-M< SPECIAL PRELJMNARY LADIES 4th: Michelle Kocelag <fIgM 1) SPECIAL PREJMNARY MN lot: Juif Kooelg PREUUINARY DANCE 1lst: Michele KoesIoq, Jeif KoosIa JUVEMLE LADIES 9Ui: Candi Gravelle (fight 1) Gui: ChriinaJammen floght 2) PRE-fflV1CE LAIES 5th: Lidsay Moloney (flight 5) NOMIE LADIES SHORT 6Ih: LaiR <flght 2) NOMIE LADIES LONGl 5th: Lori Ricsoe <fht 6) eBROOKLIN WHITBY GIRLS REPRESENTATIVE FASTBALL ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 63, WHITBY, ONTARIO Li N 5R7 ANY GIRLS INTERESTED IN PLAYING REPRESENTATIVE FASTBALL IN 1996 SHOULD CONTACT ONE 0F THE FOLLOWING: *GEORGE MATSUMURA - 430-2649 *ANDREA MCDONALD - 430-6048 sDAVE RAMSAY - 430-6503 SPECIAL