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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. DEC. 10.1986 PAGE-17 9IIPSPO.RTS WEEK , Strong ranked number one in Canada By TRAVIS LINDGREN Witby's Lori Strong recently captured the overall cbampionsbip in two large gymnastica meet to earn tbe nurn- ber one ranking in Canada. Strong took part in the Elite Canada com- petition beld at Seneca College in Toronto over tbe past weekend. Tbe 14-year-old Anderson CVI student won tbe gold overali and gold in bars, floor and vault. This competitiof isl one of tbree tbat, qualifies gymnats for tbe 1987 world cbam- pionabipa in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ,As ,a resuit of tbat effort sbe became ranked number one iniCanada. 'II was fairly nervous going into the com- petition but once I star- ted I fait better," said Strong. Sbe ia boping to qualify for tbe '87 world and would like to be a member of - tbe Canadian gymnastic team for tbe 1988 Olym-, pics. Strong previously participated in tbe Pacific Alliance com- petition in Macau, Cina and in Hong Kong wbere sbe earned six golds capturuig first place overail. "ViWe stayed in Hong Kong four daSrs after the competition and shop- ped around,". said Strong. "It was really hot tberebut I enjoyed Strong la feeling bealtby and is returning to tbe Oshawa Gemini Gymnastie, club to prepare herself for ber next meet. Despite injuries, whitby's higb-scoring bantam rep B team bas produced seven wins in il games in regular season play as of last week. "We have a real good balanced team," says coach Cbarley Wasber. 'II guesa we're a good- scoring team - we average about six goals a game." Until only recently, the te game single says i part,j a tie gama twi the Ii weeki Jererf bad ai jaw,, Mi'odget team to fold: "Lack of interest" LORI STR.ONG 'Major tearn wins 2 3'in AAA tournan< Whitby major AA bantama won two out of tbee games againat AAA competition in a silver stick tournament in Chingacousy over the weekend. "Vie just went there oping to be close to tem (AAA- clubs)," said coacb Mike Primeau. Wbitby only missed advancing to the finals by goals for and against. Tbornhill, defeated by Whitby 7-4 in the first game, advanced and lost 4-3 against Bramalea, one of tbe top clubs i Ontario ban- tama hockey. Primeau la boping bis team Winl meet Bramalea in an up- coming tournament in Burlington. Todd Wilson scored four goals in the victory over Tbornbill. Chris Guilbert, Greg Reanie and Paul Windover bad te otber Whitby goals, Windover adding an ;assist. David Grant bad tree assiats, Keith Primeau two wbile Brian Mueggler, Greg Kerr and Brian Munro eacb picked up a single assist. Witby downed Mississauga Black Hawks 6-4 as Wilson scored tbree goals in a come-from-behind win. Black Hawks led 4-1 after two perioda but Wbitby dominated in tbe third. Wilson and Grant made it 4-3 in tbe third <4I4uu4! before Wilson scored the tying goal. Keith Primeau tben fired home the winning goal and added an insurance goal. Munro andr Mueggler each had two assiats. Primeau, Grant and Tim Weber each had an assiat, "'Tbey juat dug down and started to really play hockey, " said coach Primeau of the comeback victgory. Witby dominated the action from the opening whistle against Chingacousy but lost 5- 4. "&We just didn't get any breaks," said Primeau, «'And tbey had .an 'excellent goalie" Tbe teama; were tied 1- 1 after tbe firat period, Grant by.1 goal'm two Vihitb rathei Chini backt restor lead team1 the s ded. Chit ahead Grant score left, tl winni ib find goalli rnany weekE PrimE we wE sively Witby's major midget rep bockey team bas folded. "lit was juat a lackof interest by tbe boys in 'I town," said manager Jobn Moore, wbo was bandling tbe team along witb Jack Mid*lton. Moore, vice president of Whitby minor hockey, was to report folding of ____________ the club at a minor bockey meeting tbis week. "l'You need at least 12 Of players to play in tbe league," said Moore, wbo added tbat attem- cn t pts to keep the team going were unsuc- t scrin fo Viit- cessful. Team practices ima scor ed ao Wit drew only seven or eight w'hile bis team was players, hie said. men sbort to put He cited a coin- by ahead 2-1, but bination of factors for r than deflate, ,tbe demise of tbe club. gacousy fought One was tbat some to tie it up. Rennie players opted to instead red the Witby play higb scbool bockey, before the bost wbich bie said is less ex- tied it again before pensive. Anotber was second period en- tbat jobs prevented otber team members ngacousy went from regularly playing d 4-3 in the third but bockey. it soon knotted the Somo of tbe major >again. With 4:20 team players bave be bosts scored the jOiiied Jim GOSley's ng goal while midget il teani. Moore by was unable to says tbe additions wiil the net behînd only belp tbat already , Andy Harkness. strong Whitby team. 'e allowed to "It was sickening to y goals this go like tbat,"1 said ,end," said Moore of tbe folding of teau. "Offensively tbe major teani. But bie ere fine but defen- said the xidget system y we let down." inIWitby bad led to play in junior A, B and C ttl hockey for some of last year's players. t Eigbt members of last season's major midgets moved on to junior. eTbree members of ý1a e e tbis year's team also earned spots on tbe local eam had won seven ail-star teani. Colin. es against 'only a Robinson, described by ýe bass. Washer Moore as a solid injuries account, in goaltender, made tbe for two basses and team. Defenceman and -in the past four forward Steve Det- es. meier,. described as a 'e've had kîda out of "super ail-round ineup tbe last few player" by Moore, also ks."1 he says. made theail-stars. ny Stella recently Danny O'Connor was an operation on bis also selected but be bad wbile Steve Van- earlier lef t the team. Justin Moore was to SEE PAGE 19 replace him. The team was to play tbe all-stars from, the Metro league in a game in Wood- bridge. Moore said tbe witb- drawal of tbe Witby team, leaves only Newmarket, Pickering, Markbam -and Osbawa in tbe local AA league. Ajax had earlier with- dràwn due to lack of players. "I6t's a pity," be said. "-To mnake a town bockey program suc- cessful you need a gooc midget club. " Juveniles dominate but eliminated in tournament The Whitby juvenile hockey teamn outplaved the opposition in three games but just failed to advance with a win and tie in a tour- nament in Belleville over the weekend. "Vie should've won al of theni," said manager Jini Mason of the Vibit- by teamn which was eliminated from further play, by one point. Dave McWhirter, who will miss the rest of the season when he un- dergoes an operation in two weeks, was out- standing for Whitby, scoring four goals and adding four assista in the tournament. He scored tbree goals and Mike Clark had tbe other in a 4-4 tie againat the hoat Belleville team in the opening game. Whitby outahot Belleville 26-14 in the game. East York scored on their firat four shots on goal and Wbitby was unable to climb back in a 5-2 bass in tbe second game. Whitby outahot East York 28-17. Glen Grandy and Jim Pipber had the Witby goals. Bill Shilton scored two goals as, Whitby over- powered Stratford 6-1. Grandy. McWhirter, Derek McCarl and Dan Love bad the other goals for Whitby wbo outshot Stratford 309. Mason said the Vibit- by defence was superb in the tournament. The team will next aee tournament action Dec. 26-29 in Ajax, tbe playdown to tbe inter- national silver stick tournament to be held in January in Mooretown, near Sarnia. Three 20-year-01ds recently joined tbe line- up after tbe Ontario Minor Hockey Association recently sanctioned ' three overage players for each juvenile squad in the province. Sears says the ad- ditions will only belp bis team. Defenceman Paul ýGuest is a fluid akater and Jim Pipher, wbo. was a team assistant, is a solid rigbt winger. The third player is John "Porky" Phillips, a big defen- ceman. "PJ (Phillipa) can bench press 400 iba. and he's a decent skater. He is absolutely ,fearleas," says Sears., Pipher was one of five Witby team members auspended after a wild game with Markbam Nov. 23. Pipher and Dan Love were suspen- ded for two games wbile centre Brad Ashby, rigbt winger Dean Van- derlinde and defen- ceman Pugsy Lepine each received one-game suspensions in tbe game which featured a lot of "Iunnecessary stick- work, " said Sears. "It was really a breakdown in refereeing," said Seara. "Vie neyer get good refereeing ln SEE PAGE 20 A fourth golf course ini Whitby? bas received a site plan application from Suni- merlea Golf Club in Oshawa to build an 18- hole golf course in Viit- by. It would be located east of Durhams 23, south of Brawley Rd., and be called Lakeridge Links Country Club. The course would be a par-72 covering 6,735 yards. The application is also for parking and a clubhouse. Mark Tutton of the planning department' said study of tbe ap- plication is in the preliminary stage. One of the agencies wbich will be commen- will be the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Autbority (CLOCA). Bill Campbell, thé' chief administrator of CLOCA, says Oie agen- cy has no objections to the course. However, he said CLOCA is concerned about chemicals used to spray the course, such as weed spray and in- secticide spray getting into Lynde Creek and, harming properties abutting the creek soutb of theproposed site. Tutton said the site plan may get to council. early in the new-year. The course is ap- proved, it would be. the fourth in Whitby. B's in bai for first 1