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WITBYI FREE PR!SS, WEDNESDAY APRIL 8, 1981, PAGE 11) SPORTS 4 i CKAR goalie John Smith watches scramble in front of net Lunacy hits Whitbyice By S. GREENAWAY Free Press Staff Hockey has always seemed such a foolish game to some people. Five players skate around a sur- face of frozen water trying to chase a round hard rubber object through two upright posts, past another player, with the aid of wooden sticks. Never in the history of hockey has such mayham been unleashed in one game. Last Sunday nifght the Whitby Smoke Eaters faced off against CKAR in a wild and wooley competition which ended up a 9-9 tie. The insanity was refereed by Firefighters Association secretary Ronnie Haines. "Everybody was really thrilled because of the good reception people gave the players," said Frank Sim- pson, spokesman for the Smoke Eaters. Over 100 spectators gathered to watch the game, paying $1 a ticket. The estimated $300 proceeds raised by ticket sales will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy. Simpson said that the game was played relatively "straight" untîl the final period when everything "really broke up. " Bill Pleshe, one of the Smoke Eaters' star players, was ejected from the game after he hit the referee. Pleshe showed up again soon after in a different sweater weaing a face mask. Simpson said that even af- ter he was discovered again he went so far as to trade sweaters and play for- the opposition. Pleshe scored three goals for the firefighters, all of which were disallowed. Haines claimed they weren't good enough and he needed more practice. CKAR had their share of ringers in the form of Chris Glaspell and Jeff Brett. There was nothing unusual about that except Glaspell was the only girl on the ice and young Brett had trouble when he continuously trip- ped over his sweater. It was ten times toô big for him. "It really broke up in the last few minutes of play when both teams' benches emptied and everyone tried to score," said Simpson. The battle between the Whitby Smoke Eaters and CKAR radio station in Oshawa is not over yet. CKAR have challenged the firefighters to a game of softball as soon as weather permits. Hockey meeting With registration lor tne 1981-82 season under wav the Brooklin-Whitby Minor Hockey Association will hold its annual meeting Sunday, May 24 at 2 p.m. at Iroquois Park Arena. Anyone interested in the association are invited to at- tend. People wishing to make suggestions for changes to the association's con- stitution and bylaws are welcome to do so. Such motions must be made in wriîting 30 days prior to the meeting, and submitted to the secretarv, BWMHA, P.O. Box 385, Whitby, Ontario, LIN 5S4. Two Whitby Smoke Eaters scramble around their goalie Don Moore in an effort to smuther the puck during a fund raising game against CKAR radio station in Oshawa. The game, held at Iroquois Park, ended in a 9-9 tie. Peacock major atoms win two tournaments to end season The Whitby Brooklin- Whitby Minor Hockey Association Peacock Sports major atoms recently won two tournaments to bring their season to a close. The team took both the Lakeshore AAAAAA cham- pionship and the Brampton Tournament A crown. Brooklin-Whitby took he Lakeshore title with a record of il wins, two ties and three losses. In the final two games thev tied with Oshawa 2-2 and defeated Peterborough 6-2. Mike Reier and Tony McKay were the goal scorers in the game against Oshawa. Joshua Foster, Jaan Luik, Scot Luik, Justin Moore, Danny Pratt and Mike Reier gave Whitby the win. With one tournament un- der their belt the atoms then went on to capture the Brampton tourney in five games without a loss. They battled to a tie with Stratiord 3-3 on goals by Kevin Mitchell, Danny Pratt and Mike Reier, hefore soundly beating Chingacousy 7-2. Jaan Luik picked up a three goal hat trick while brother Scott, Kevin Mit- chell, Mike Reier and John Windover added singles. A hat trick by Justin Moore lead Whitby to a 6-3 victory over Milton. Danny Pratt added a pair and Mike Reier a single. Scott Luik and Mike Reier gave their team a 2-1 edge over London before shutting out Stratford in the finals 2- 0. Scott Luik and Kevin Mit- chell scored the Whitby goals and Trevor Anyon picked up the shut out ear- ning him the games' out- standing player award. goal the Petites came back to win 6-2, with the aid of goaltender Jacinta Gilbert and two goals by Joanne Dewit. Blades lose to Reps By S. GREENAWAY Free Press Staff In a tournament that smacked of regular season play, the Whitby Blades lost out in the final round of the Newtonbrooke Ladies Tour- nament this past weekend. According to Blades coach Ruth Pitre the three teams the girls met up with in the tournament were ones they had played against all year long. In the first game the Blades defeated North York 3-2 in a shoot out, something that has plagued them over their last two tournaments. Janet Whitehead was the lone Blade's scorer during regulation play. Karen Moloney and Julie Randall assisted. After a five minute over- time, with the score still tied at one apiece, the two teams started a shoot out. Captain Lois Pitre scored first for the Blades, a goal which was answered by Nor- th York. On the second shot Marg Fraser beat the Flyer's goal tender with the winning goal. Woodbridge fell to the Blades 3-1 next on goals by Fiona Skurjat, Randall and Pitre on assists from Pitre and Fraser. This set the stage for the final game which the Blades lost 5-2 to the Mississauga Reps. Moloney scored from Skurjat and Pitre and Skur- jat got the second Blade marker from Pitre. "I think these last two tournaments were so hectic that maybe the girls weren't up for this one," said coach Pitre. The Blades have a two week break before they play their last games of the season in a tournament to be held April 25 and 26 at LaValle University in Quebec. "The girls can really use this two week's rest," said Pitre. The Blades, a "B" division team, have been entered in the "A" category for the Quebec tournament because any division under that can- not use slap shots or engage in bodily contact, two things which the girls do well. "It can't hurt them because they want to go "A" eventually and they know tbey bave to stick together to meet that goal." Ring ette The West Lynde Com- munity Association ringette Petites brought home a gold medal from a recent Met- calfe Tournament. The Whitby team defeated Kingston 8-2 and Montreal 5- 2 earning them a berth in the finals. In the championsbip game Whitby met Crysville. After dropping the first