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Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, August 18, 1993, Page 15 By the time you get oid onough to watch your step, you aren t going anywhere! Did you know that the Vol kswagen Golf, 1 993s «Economy Car of the Year* has a German-engineered, 5-speed, 1,8L engine? g *.n th w»OfSig Peewee Bs win provincial champ ionship On the Aug. 7-8 weekend, the Whitby poewee B lacrosse teain, sponsored by ýthe Oshawa Blue Knights, won the provincial cbampionships in convincing style. The teaanou to atone for their loss in the finals in Sarniaeto weeks ago, stsrted strong by defeating Six Nations 9-5 and following up witb wins over Windsor 9-2, Orillia 7-3 and Acton 9-2. The four wins guaranteed Whitby a spot in the cbampionship game in Arthur, that proved to bo a thriller. Acton made it to the finals and despito having to play two additional gaines on Sunday to get there, the Acton teain clearly came out to win. Whitby got on the scoreboard first but Acton quickly tied it and the game romained tied until midway tbrougb the second period. In the second Whitby scored twice to take a one-goal lead into the third period. In the third Whitby was able to extend their lead and in the end won 6-3 despito some closing pressure froin Acton. Loading Whitby's offence in the cbampionships was Blaine Down with 17 points. Stephen Hoar bad 15 Vpoints, followed by Sean MacRury with il points, Vinnie' Crawford with eight points and John Chesebrough with five p ints. Rounding out the offence were Andrew Smale with four points, Jeremy Fisher, Bobby McBride, and Matt McKay three points each, Max Wilkins, Farron Whittaker, Matt McMullen and Josh Brimble two points, and Lee Silverthorn and Bobby Marshall with one point each. Goaltending proved to be a maRjor difference for Whitby in this tournament. As well as bis five-pont offensive effort, Chesebrough posted an impressive 3.0 goal s.against-average for t he tournament. Relief goaltender Blair Dinsdale was also strong when called upon. Manager Jef Chesebrough was thrilled with the win. "Coach Harold Hoar should be justifiably proud. He feit we had to have ail our players performing at their best to win and be certainly got the best out of everyone.*" 'Everyone contributed and I don' thtirik nyone would question that we had the best teain bere. It was a big confidence builder to win in convincing fashion like this," said Hoar. BRAD NIBLETT of Ashbum holds the medal he and other members of the Ontario team won for capturing the Canada East rugby championships in Fredericton, N.B. "They were t he hardest, most physical g ames N'e ever played," said Niblett, an Anderson CVI student whose strong play at the tournament earned hlm a spot as prop on the ail-star team andi on Canada's national under-1 7 team. Photo by Mark Re.aor, WNhy Fre Press LJ nderdog Redmen in final Don't expect Brooklin Redmen te, cave in to Brampton in the Ontario lacrosso best-of-seven final series that bogins this week say's Rodmen coacb Kevin Redmen earned a trip te, the final by defeating Fergus This- tles in four straigbt, just as Brampton Excelsiors swept Peterborougb. For Redmen, it was simply a case of «Wo wero getting better and better, they (Frgs weren't,» says Van SickleofRd men play in the latter haîf of the regular season, when Brooklin overteok Fergus te, finish second. And bie expects that teami u- pr ovement te show against rampton, which lest only one regular soason garne and defea- ted Brooklin four turnes. Van Sickle, in fact, feels bis team bas more depth than Brampton. Redmen added voterans Fred Upshaw and Steve Cashoîl before the rogular seasen ended, and Davo McWhirter will join the team, for the final senies. ýJunior teain call-ups such as Matt Shearer contributed un- monsoly. Van Sickle says Shearer may have surprised Fer- gus with his goalscoring in the firet twe games beforo hie was checked more closely, but that Shoarer adds a lot of speed te tbe Top «seorer Greg Van Sickle, who -missed part of the Fergus recovered and roady te play in the final. «We've got the experionce and w've got the sped,' says Kevin Van Siekle. "I think we'vo got the more wll-rounded team.» But hoernmphasizes that bis teain must stay out of the penalty box or at least, 'take a partner" to the box. Redmen' had the lead going into the thiÏd period in tbree «aines agÀinst Brampton during The regula'r season. But thir poriod penalties gave the lothai Brampton power play squad the opportunities te corne back and win those games. That power play features the lege's top tbreo scorers: Jim Veltinan, Troy Cerdingley and John Tavares. On, the powe plIay, they're almost unstoppable, v an Sickle admits. And wben at even strengtb, «We'll be respecting thein, espe- cially Veltman, and paying them attention." Ho feels the firet game will se both teains «lay their carda oni the table.» Changes will be made afLer that gaine and "We'll have tlbe deck ready» for the second gaine. Desyite the big scerers, lis feels 'Seme of tbe no-naines wil be responsible for the win or tii. loss" in the first gaine. MEE PAGE 23 Whitb to defend OBA senior B ti*tie Whitby will attempt te defend their provincial senior B basebal title over the Labour Day week- end in Orillia. Whitby defeated Ajax two mares te eone in their Eastern OtroBasebaîl Association (EOBA) best-of-three playoff sries to gin abertb in the Ontario BasebalAssociation (OBA) finals. Orillia, aIse a B teain in the EOBA, gained an auteinatic berth in the Ontario B finals as hast teain. The Wbitby tean is accusto- med te late season surges, and 1993 is ne exception. After inconsistent play for much of the. regular season - a depleted lineup effering often wealc offenoe that faîled to sup- port strong starting pitching - Whitby now boasts a full lineup and strong hitting attack in the playeffs. It's much the saine pattern as last year when Whitby ovorcarno an indifferent regular season te win the EOBA Bplayoffs and thon the Ontario B title. Last Thursday, Whitby won the third and deciding gaine againet Ajax by an 11-6 score. Whitby on the firat gaine Aug. 9b a 3-1 score as Jef Hardy threw a three-hitter. On Aug. 10, Ajax won 5-2 te set up the third and deciding gaine in AHardy again loomed large in the deciding gaine Thursday. Pitcbing on only three days' rest, he was oiginally scheduled to g only' three inninga in a «commît- teew effort involving much of the Whitby pitching staff. But h. went fivo innings as Whitby carved out a 6-2 load, moved over te first base as Bilan Grylîs, Steve Donner and Gene Rainey each pitched about an inning, and thon came back in the ninth te record threo straight outs te preserve the win. Rob Lightle, whose pwer-hit- ting bas corne te the fore in the playoffs, gave Whitby a 1-0 lead on a solo homo run. Whitby eventually buiît a 9-2 lead before Ajax camne back with a four-run seventb inning te, close the gap te 9-6. Whitby.added two more in the ninth inning. Hardy contributed three hits te the offenoe while Trever Begs, Lightle, John Heffer and Grylls each had two. In Whitby's 5-2 loss, Donner went five innings, giving up al five Ajax ruas. and scoring chances against Ajax * tche Greg Yetman, a former itby pitcher, "but it was .Iust one of those things, we just weren't cashing people in," said Beggs, Whitby centre fielder and assistant coach Lightlo bit a single te knock in one of the Whitby runs. The 3-1 Witby victery mat- ched Hardy aainst AM axs Pote Babiak, a left-hander wbýIo roved te be troublesome for the Whitby batters. Ligbtle drove home Beggs te gieWhitby a 1-O lead but &Iax tiod it int he fifth on a suicide s eze. Te gaine went inte the tenth inning bfore Beggs sngled, istole secondwent te third on a bunt by Day. Imeson and then came home on a groundout by Heffer. thon Hardy set down aIl three Aja hitters ho faced in the tenth inning. «He was just unbelievable said Beggs of Hardy's perfor- mance in the first gaine ef the. series. Wýhitby bad advanced te tthe series against Ajax by defoating Port Hope 6-2 on Au«. 4 te wmn that best-of-three sonues in two straigbt games. Dormer was the winner in a e 'ching duel with Port Rposz r Clly. Four consecutive singles, by' Deug Shearer,- Gary Shearer, Mike Macapaa and Begga accounted for tree runs ne ninth inning as Whitby pulled away in wbat had been a close gaine. 1