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Whitby Free Press, 26 Nov 1986, p. 17

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER 26, 19836, PAGE, 17 SORTS WEEK Anderson in DYSAA W By MICHAEL LAPLANTE Anderson CVI senior boys volleyball teain captured the Durham- York, Secondar -School :Association <DYSSA) championship last week. Anderson was one of the top.three volleyball teains froin the Lake Ontario Secondary Sehool1 Association (LOSSA) to participate lnithe round-robjn tour- Anderson downed five teams to reach the final against Port Perry. "They didn't lose their composure even when they were down 14-8 against Thornlea;," said coach'Hamilton of his Anderson squad., The home team. defeated Port Perry 15- il and 15-3 ini the final to win DYSSA honora. They now travel to Kapuskasing this week for the all-Ontario (0F- SAA) championships againstsomne of the best teanis in the province. Ellis and Spencer lead Belles to win 'Whltby Belles, led by Leanne Euls and Mary .Lou Spencer,' skated toa 49L3 sqn- over :Ajax in Ringette action Sunday. Ells and Spencer each scored four goals whlle'ý Spencer added four assista for an eight- point game. Elils also ,had an asslst. é 'Janey Callan, Susan -Marshal and Tammy Bates each had a goal and an assiat whlle Paula Barrack scored twice and had two assista. Ay Brant had two assista, and Kelly Caldwell, one. Whitby Juniors B ,tearn rode five goals by -Nancy Teasdale to« get by Ajax 8-6 in a gaine on Saturday at Iroquois arena. Leanne> Muir, Jennifer Cooper and Angle Beer -had the other goals. Cooper ad- ded one asslst. The Whitby Tween B teain, led by Tobi Wood's three goals, downed Scarborough 6 4 on Saturday. Nancy McGreevy had a goal and two assista, Shannon Nichols a goal and an asslst, and Lori Kingston, one goal. Tins Gudgeon, Mfichelle Bavington and Janie -Sith each had two assista and Laura Weckman, one. Whitby Petite B teani See p. 22 MATT HARRIS; Rob Argalls, and -Noel ýBacqule desson beat Port Perry to capueth YS of the Anderson senior volleyball team attempt chamnplonshiP. to block this spike from a Port Perry player. An- Whi'tby 4th at Lake.Placeid Despite facing top AAA competition, Whit- by's major bantain AA teain emerged with an Impressiive fourth-place finish at the Lake Placid Challenge Cup serles in New York state over the weekend. The Whitby teain was only one goa froin a Armitage wins gold at meeét Heather Arnitage won gold, ailver and bronze inedals in the Swlm International meet in Brantford,Ont., Nov. 14 to 16. The. Whitby swlmmer won* the 100 freestyle, finlshed second in the 100 backstroke and third in HEATHER ARMITAGE the 200 backstroke, for girls 13-14. Armitage, who Iod a teain of 17 swinmers froin the Whitby Iroquois Swim Club, also had a fourth-place finish in the '8w freestyle, fifth in 100 fly, seventh in 200 freestyle and eight la 400 freestyle. Scott Currie of Whitby picked up a bronze in the 100 backstroke and was fourth in the 200 backstroke, for boys il and 12. wendyPrlieau was fifth in the 800 freestyle and sixth in the 400 freestyle. Julie Leswick also hail a flfth-place finish, in the 50 freestyle, as well as a seventh in the 200 individual rnedley, 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle. Prinxeau and Leswick both competed in the girls 13-14 category. Mark Kelly was fifth in the 50 freestyle for boys 13-14. Some 950 swirnmers from 37 swixn clubs in North America took part in therneet. beith in the champion- ship final, as goals for and againat decided the finals gaines for - the medals. Instead, the Whitby bantamns, playing Sun- day mornlng after a pirevious gaine whlch last until 2 a.m., bast to North York Civics 4-0 for the bronze medal. "We just ran out of steain," said coach Mike Primeau, who was very pleased with the team's performance in what turned out to be a strenuous schedule. Whitby began play Friday with a 5-4 win over Oyster Bay, froin Long Island, N.Y. Keith Pruneau scored twice while David Grant and Todd Wilson each had a goal and two assista. Greg Rennie scored the other Whitby goal whle Paul Windover had three assists. David Mfitchell was solid in net for Whitby in against Oyster Bay which had only lost one game so far this season. Whitby then lost to the Don MIlls Flyers of the Metro Toronto Hockey League (MTHL) in a hard-fought, 3- 1 contest. "We were stonewalled by their goalie," said coach Primeau as Whit- by swarmed around the outstandling- Don Milis netminder Kevin Warren. Warren later won a goaltenders' competition, but Whitby goalie Bobby Torrens was second by only one goal. Keith Pruneau scored the only goal for Whitby against Don Milîs. Mit- chell was again solid in Torr'ens runner-up in contest net for Whitby. Ice problexus caused, the gaine to be delayed and the teains played until 1:30a.m. On Saturday, Whitby rode the shutout goaltending of Bobby Torrens to a 7-0 victory over Middlesex, Con- necticut. Greg Rennie and David Grant each scored two goals.ý Paul Windover scored once and added threeassists. Tim Weber and Bilan Mueggler had the other Whitby goals whlle Keith Pruneau picked Up four assista. Whitby then, played aniother late, gaine, beginning at 11:-30 p.m., Saturday. When -the gaine ended, at 2 a.m, Whitby had rolled over Rochester Ainericans 9- 0. "They, were fast, but they weren't very big," said coach.Prirneau of the Anxerican., who had PreviOusly tied Don mills 2-2. Keith Prunreau scored four goals and added two ýasslsts. Chris Guilbert and Paul Win- dover each had a goal and an assist while" single goals were scored by Grant, Mueggler and Shawn Hoît. Brian Shalfoon had two assista. < 1Torrens picked Up his second shutout. Coach Pruneau said his team w*as tired but beaten by'a fine Nôrth York .,teain Sunday niorning. "They played well,"., he said. "They had an excellent goalle and he beat us. But those two late nlghta killed us.", Don Mills won the gold niedal .wlth the 'sllver going to Amherst, N.Y. Whitby's AA teamnwWl next compete against the top AAA tearns in the Silver Stick playdowns in Bramipton Dec. 6-7. Whitby won the AA. title in Sîlver Stick two year ago.' The Siver Stick finals wll be played in Port Huron,' Michigan in January.. Top bantam, peewee teains in tournament Whitby's minor ban- tam and peewee hockey teains will begin action Friday morning, Nov. 28 as hosta of the Iroquois hockey tournamnent. Both Whitby AA teains will play at 8 a.m., Friday. The peewees face-off again-' st, Etobicoke --ýat -the,,' Brooklin Meniorlal arena while the ban- tains wiIl meet the Toronto East Enders at the samne tinie at the Iroquois arena. The peewees will then meet Milton at 7 p.rn., also on Friday, at the Brooklin Memorial aàrena. ;,,At-thë sainhe tinieat Iroquois, Whitby bantams nieet Aurora. Each team will play a third gaine Saturday and advance if winners in ail three contesta. Whitby bantans will play Owen Sound at 12:30 p.n., Saturday, at Sp.20

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