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A letter to To the editoir. This is an open letter te the individuals who on Saturday night, Dec. 1 entered dressing room 1 at Iroquois Park arena, pad 1, and stèle two pairs of running shoes valued at $170 a pair. As a parent I try to impress upOn my sons the plusses of playing a gaie like hockey and how proud they should be to play for a rep team represonting the Ites discouragîlng to be one of tlhieves three coaches at the rink' on a Saturday froin 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., frying to help 14-year-old boys realize ail the plusses of being a teain player on and off the ice, and then witness the look on their f aces wheni they have to go home in their socks victims of an unfortunate reaity of life. I can only prediet, that th e parents that look the other way when their son arrives home with a stolen pair of Air Jordans will get a )ig shock when the saine son gets a little older and moves up..to Corvettes. Ini the future we will lock the doors during practices and gaines. We also live 'and learn. I would like te think that Whitby is flot going to become another Metro East. A good start aganst this would be for some of the boys who know the thieves involved to pass their naines aloeg te any member of the Brookln-Whitby minor bantain AA team. L. Young Whitby Atoms are edged in Buffalo final Whitby Dodd & Souter major ateni 'B' team participated in the Buffalo Hornets teurnament this past weekend, narrowly losing in the championship final, 3-2 to Aurora. Whitby got off on the right foot Friday night as they handed Etebicoke Canucks a 5-1 setback. Bilan Crilly paced the attack with a pair of goals while singles came from Scott Young, Paul Gray and Grant Souter. Crilly also picked up an assist while other helpers came fron Mike Cartwright and Josh Williams. The second gaine aganet Scarborough Bruins was a sueake as Whitby persevered for a 2-1 victery. Brent Johnson was outstanding in net and goalscorers were Young and Souter. Ryan McLeod, Bryden Denyes and Dan Thorne all picked up assiste in the wnigeffort. Galtender Rich Sanders stonewalled Burlingten as Whitby rolled te a 5-0 win in their third gaine. Thorne lead the parade with two goals and two assista, while Wayne Richard and Souter eac~h picked up a. goal and an assist. Young, with a strong short-handed effort, slammed home a Crilly pass te, round out the scoring. In their next- contest, Young continued with the hot hand as he scored two more en route te a 4-1 win aver Markham. Thorne and Gray also scored along with assists froin Derek Van Egmnond, Denyes and Crilly. Gray put on a one-man penalty killing show as he frustrated Markham by ragging the puck for close te the duration of one Whitby penalty. Johnson continued with a stand-up effort, narrowly missing out for his shuteut bid. Tie final contest matched Whitby against last year's all-Ontario champions, Aurora. The game was a seesaw affair and r 'eally could have gone either way. Sanders was spectacular in net while only Gray and Crilly could find the mark on Aurora's great goalie. Crilly and Gray also added assiste while a single helper came from Young. Solid defensiye efforts throughout the weekend were made by John Lang, Lars Clay, ITyson Peel, Adami MacCarl, Ryan McLeod, Mike Cartwright and, Jooli Williams. Whitby faces off against Ajax in their next league encounter Wednesday night. 13 straight for major atoms SWhitby Raycan Financial ?dgedMYarkhamn Winter Hawks in an exciting, well-played major atom AA game on Nov. 27. The victory was the l3th in as many league games for Whitby. Only one ]penalty, te Markham, was c7alled in the contest which featured great defensive efforts. Rhestration for power skatn T'he Whitby Skating Club will hold regstation for powerskat- ing on Saturda ,Dec. 15, 9 a.m., at Iroquois Park arena. Sessions, which will be held from 7:20 to 8:15 p.m. and from 8:20 to, 9:15 p.m., starting Jan. 7, are for ages 6 and over. liependable SALES 209 Dundas St. W. & 200 Dundas St. W. 666-3000 SERVICE 200 Dundas St. W. 430-8100 686-1642 (AJAX line) M 1ESTiIMW I Wednesday night dart league w L- PIE Whltby Troiv w ouas 44 28 44 Perma Féam International 40 30 40 Baker urniture Flnlahlng 8t 36 84 WhItIq Weedman 84 36 84 Eaycan Financial 81 se si Cluremont Collecter Cam 27 43 27 TopSa gorme Steme Cooper 206 Luc Gaudet 178 Bill Bhrker 168 John MéPherson 138 Dave Pindar 136 Davey Johnacn 125 We'u Sore. Tniph Hoase 8 Whit. Weedman 6 XsramFyIMnan. 3 Claremont CeL 2 Baker Purn. 5 Perma Posai 7 LABATIM CARLSRKIIGDIVISION 'W L PIS Daryfl Norton Services 22 14 22 TheDEMY Planet 20 16 20 Dodd & Souter Braadloom 19 17 '19 Gary Coppina Service. Il 25 Il Week'é Sre. Daryfl Norton 1 Daily Planet 4 Dodd & Souter 5 Cary Coppina 2