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PAGE- 24, WHIY REE PRfeS, WED?».1§ÏDAY, JULY 5, 1989 1,Underm-13s are fialists Whitby Woodworks under-13 rep teain reached the final of the recent East York soccer tourna- ment before falling 6-1 to Scar- borough Maple Leafs. lhýe Whitby teain ro]led into the final with three straight easy wins before facing the strong Leaf tèani in the final. Whitby defeated East York 7-2 in the.first gaine. Goalscorers for Whitby were Joanathan Dia- mond with three, Omar El- Behairy with two, Peter Brown and Davd Kohek. Whitby goalie Bobbv Morrison received strong defensive support. Kohek scored four goals and Andre Marois three in a 7-1 win over 'Oakville in the second gaine. Kohek scored twice, Marois, El-Behairy and Diamond each had single in a 5-1 decision over Rexdale. With the. exception of a goal by Diamond, WhitbŽr was unable to beat the Leafs' goalie in the final- vv,ntby Woodworks under-iS rep soccer lost 4-2 to Scar- borough Blizzard in a league game on June k0 Andre Mafois and Jonathan Diamond scored for Whitbyý in the gaine played in poli1rinz~rain. Whitby swep t Qakile 5-1 in Ontario Cui pay on June 24. David Kýohek scored two goals. Mike Piwerka, Omar El-Behair and Diamond also scored for Whitby. Kýyle Gardiner was strong defensively for Whitby, helping goalkeeper Bobby Momrson. With the -win, Whitby advances in the Ontario Cup playdowns. WHITBY residents swept the sports awards at Denis O'Connor separate high sehool in Ajax for the past school year. Above are (front row, from left) Christine Smith and Melissa Cowen, co- winners of the senior female athiete award; (back, from left) Keith Burke, maie senior atlilete of the year, Charity Hoganý, female junior athiete, and Darren Williams, Junior maie athiete. Free Press photo Two straight for over-35s Th e Whitby. United Soccer Club is on a mini-roil after win- ning their second stiraight gaine last week in the Pickering Oldti- mers League. George Dunn scored two goals in a 5-1 win over Pickering. Kenny McKenzie, Gerry Mur- tagh and Sid Ryan also had goals. For United, it was the second win after three straight losses to open the season. This week, United faces Celtic. one of the top teains in. the league. Ministry sets up master nsurance policy for sports organizations Ontario Sports Organizations can now tap into a province-wide insurance policy, providing reasonably-priced, insurance over the next three to five years, Ontario Minister of Tourism and Recreation Hugh P. O'Neil has announced. The Co-operators Insurance Company of Guelph has been selected as underwriters for the liability insurance prograin. Al 76 provincial sports organizations are eligible for the prograin, developed in association with the Ontario Sports Centre. "This is a milestone occasion for Ontario," O'Neil said. "Our sports organizations wilI be able to get the insurance protection necessary to qualily for funding froi the mninistry. Recognized sports organizations throughout the province will no longer be jeopardized due to a lack of insurance." 'The Co-operators, which received the contract tbrough public tender, will also help the rministry develop an injury/data reporting systein and provide support with risk managment prograins. Inclusion in the prograin will be on a voluntary basis. Sports organizations not using it must still meet mini*mum insurance requirements- to quality for ?:rovincial grants. The prograrn will be in place in early 1989. "Thi-s new prograni, which zny niinistry and Ontario's sports organizations have been woring on since 1986, wfll provide safety in sports and sports protection," ONeil said. The Co-operators presently insure about 27 provincial and national sports organizations. They have 150 offices in Ontario. Out-of-province teains or individuals are eligible for coverage upon request.