Whitby Free Press, 26 Nov 1980, p. 25

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1980, PAGE 25 AI.' SORZTSlfl . IRaid-ers adva nce to semi-ffinals with victory By S. GREENAWAY Free Press Staff The Anderson Raiders girl's senior basketball team earned their way into the Lake Ontario Secondary School Association semi- finals by defeating their home town rivals, the Henry Hawks by a score of 68-52 Iast week during quarter- final play. Leady by top scorer Elizabeth Brown, with 34 points, Anderson managed to' dominate the game throughout. "I have always believed that all you need to win is two points," said Raider's coach Erika Cook. "The game was a total team effort." The Raiders earned their way into the playoffs by winning 10 of the il regular season gaines in the L.O.S.S.A. west. Karen Church, 19, Celcelia Ken, 8, Karen Mikula, 4, Trudy Foskett, 2, and Cindy Swain, 1, rounded off the scoring for Anderson. "The team are working very welI together,"* said Cook. The Raiders finished off tied for first place in the west with Pickering and Henry with games won and lost but dropped into second place behind Pickering when the point spread was taken into consideration., At press time it was not known exactly what time the Raiders would meet with Eastdale in the semi-finals on Saturday at Eastdale Collegiate in Oshawa. The winner of that match up will meet the winner of the second semi-final game Saturday night at 9 p.m. at Eastdale for the L.O.S.S.A. and titie and the winner of that match up will move on to the Central Ontario Secondary School Association final to, be held on December 6 at Lakefield Collegiate near Peter- borough. Nurse tropliy Helein Billngs four'some won the eight annual Nurse Motors Trophey at a Whitby Curling Club in Spiel last week. Bull Nurse, of Nurse Chev Olds Ltd. presented the trophy to Billings, vice-skip Marjorie Cameron, second Chris French and lead Marlyleen Langabeer.' Seoncd place winners were Allie Morison, skip, Rochelle Smith, Shelley Gresham and Liz Bherer. Third place winners were Ev, Bonnetta, skip, Betty Pascoe, Ann Chapelle and Karen Joaquin. One game high winners were Eileen Betts, skip, barb Borchuk, Joan McHugh and Kay Waring. Raiders 68-Hawks Elizabeth Brown, 31,0of the Anderson Raiders girl's senior basketbail teain watches helplessly as an unldentifled Henry Hawks player laya the bail up. Despite Brown's inabiity to stop this particular shot she managed to score 34 points and lead her team to a 68-52 quarter final victory. The Raiders now advance into the semi-finals to be played this Saturday at East.dale Colleglate. -Free Press Photo by Stephen Greenaway Whithy rinkeliminated from play Bonsp iel The Whitby rlnk's skip Charlie Fisher fines up a shot durixig that rinks win over Sarnla's Wayne Steski 10-9 in ten ends of play during the first weekend of qualiftying gaines for the Sun Life Invitational Bonspiel final on December 6. After takring two stralght gaines Fisher was knocked out of further competition by Avonlea's Ed Werenlch 8-2. Further quallfylng play continues this weekend at the Whitby Curing Club. -Free Press Photo by Stephen Greenaway After winning a berth into the Sun Life Bonspiel qualifying rounds Charlie Fisher lead his Whitby rink to two victories before being knocked out of the main event by Ed Werenich and his Avonlea rink in the final qualifying game. The Whitby skip struggled through the local Dawn Spiel on November 15 to gain a spot in the Sun Life In- vitational Bonspiel, worth $14,600 in prize money. Fisher, vice-skip AI Gilchrist, second Don Paradine and lead Mike Jeiley defeated London's Rick Allum, 4-2 and Sarnia's Wayne Steski 10-9 in ten ends of play. After beating these two. highly regarded rinks the Whitby crew bast 8-2 to Werenich. Fisher was quick to deny any home ice advantage. "Ail these guys who come here pick up the ice con- ditions quickly," said Fisher. '"TMe calibre of curling at this spiel was good in that respect." The third round defeat dropped Fisher out of the main event and into the fifth- event competition which has a $1,000 top prize. Werenich and Dixie's Les Gareau qualified for the main-event finals to be held on December 6, both taking the three straight games they played last Saturday. On top of Werenich's third round victory against Fisher his rink defeated London Highland's Bian DeRooy 8- 6 and London Ivanhoe's Barry Pa tterson 4-2. Gareau upset former provinicial champion Bob Fedosa's Annandale rink in the final gaine 8-6 as well as taking Fenelon Fall's David NeLson 7-4 and Tam Heather's Bill Creber 7-5. Gareau and Werenich now have a position ainoung the eight rinks that wiII compete in the finals on December 6. Quialifying matches for the remaining six spots continue. this Saturday and Sunday,' nOvember 29 and 30 and on Friday December 5. 52

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