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Page 18, Whitby Free Press. Wednesdiay, Augusi 25, 1993 A bachelor is a man who neyer 'Mrs." anythng Did you know that the Volkswagen Home & Park sleeps 4, has a flush toilet and ali the extras? Ifs the van that thinks ifs a motorhomel Exere.leOac eln Lee grabs gold Jin Lee cf Whitby an Oshawa f»iref"ighter, won a gold medal at ie World Police and Fire Games held recently in Colorado Springs, Col. tLe 23, won two matches te take gold in the 136-lb. division. He defeated a South African police offlicer 6-4 in a tough match in which he tore the cartilage in his knee. Despite the injury, he then overwhelmed a Kansas State trooper 10-0 in his second match. At a young a ge, Lee learned the sport frein his father, JiniLe r. and competed while a student at G.L. Robert High School in Oshawa and at York University. As a York student, he was second at the Nationals competition. A firerighter for two years, Lee still competes in open tournaments, most recently flxnishing third at a tournament at Queen's University and second in a tournament at the University cf Western Ontario. He says he enijoyed the gaines, and plans te, compete at the next event in MelCure, Australia in 1995. "IPd do it again in a minute," hr. says. Crouch on cham.pionship team Whitby's Mi Crouch was a inember cf the Oshawa firefight- ers hockey teain that won the gold medal at the World Police and Fire Gaines in Colorado Springs Col Crouclh a Whitby fireflighter who was asked te, play goal for the Oshawa teain, says the teani really didn't know what te expect cf the competition in the first hockey event ever staged in what was the fifth gaines. But, as it turned cut, Oshawa may have found the opposition even tougher in thein own negu- Iar leage, the Southera Ontario Pire *te rs League (Oshawa won the championship cf the 30-teain league last season). In their irst match-up at the Gaines Crouch got the shuteut as Osbawa blanked Mentreal firef'ighters 5-0. It was an indication cf what was te, follow, as Oshawa defea- ted Calgary firefighters 7-3, Montreal police 6-1 Finland fire- fighters 10-0 and iiien Montreal firef-ighters 7-4 in the final. "Our power play was pretty awesome,' says Crouch, adding that the experience cf some c the Oshawa players was evident when Oshawa dominated their opposition in the third period cf games. Crouch, 36, formerl played jnor A tien 2 with Mukham and senior A for Whitby. He plays for the Whitby team in the fircflighters league. Games were played at the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs. "It was a nice facility, but, unfortunately, the ice wasn~t always the greatest," says Crouch. Players and their families enjoyed sightseeing tours as well as other Gaines events during their week-long stay. Firefighters cbtained corporate sponsorships and managed to raise $11 000 through varicus activities te fielp offset the cost cf the trpi The next police and firef-ight- ers gaines will be in Melbourne, Australia -- but hockey won't be one cf the sports there. Hockey should be part cf the 1997 gaines Redmien need win to stay alive Brooklin Redmen go into tonight's gaine at Iroqluois Park hoping to avoid a sweep and the even flarger task of mounting a comeback in a playoff series against the defendng Mann Cup champons. OnpMonday night, Bramipton Excelsiors defeated ]Redmen 9-6 in Brampton te take a 3-0 lead in the best-cf-seven Ontario major lacrosse final. Redinen, despite playing their best gaine of the series, were unable to get on even termes after Brampton took a 7-2 midway through the game. Jin Veltman scored three goals and Darris Kilgour has two for Bramipton. Bill Passfield had two _goals and four assists and Jon usco two goals and three assists for Redmen. Padd O'Toole started in goal for Remen, inj pace cf regular starter Paul ootz, and got stronger as the gaine went on. Redmen lest the first game of the series by a 14-4 score as Excelsiors' snipers teck advan- tage cf numerous Redmen penal- ties. John Tavares and Randy Mearns each had three goals and two assists for Branmpton, while Veltinan and Kilgour each scored two goals. Greg Van Sickle scored two goals for Redmen while Fusco and Mike Harding each had one. Redmen had a 3-1 lead after one period but Excelsiors scored seven straight to run away with the game. Tfe second gaine before more than 1,000 fans at froquols Park on Saturday night, was a much closer affair as ]Redmen bowed 12-9. Redmen again suffered by tak- ing penalties against the deadly Brampton power play that scorcd ~gour scored five goals and had two assists, Tavares had three, Troy Cordingley two, Mearns and Mike Coyle one each. Van Sickle led Redmen with five goals and an assist. Pass- field, Matt Shearer, - Fusco and Glen Clarke also scored. Should Redmen win tonight's game (8:30 p.m. start), a fifth game will be played in Brampton on Thursday night. A sixth game would be played on Saturday night in Broklin and a seventh on Monday hight in Brampton. The Whitby Iroquois under-iS tier 1 soccer team, coached by Josef Neubauer, won the Etobioke Youth Soccer Tournament on the weekend. In the first round cf play, Whitby defeated Wexford 2-1 on goals by Aaron Cross and Michael Cross. The teani defeated Etobiccke 3-0 on two goals by Cross and one by Dave Farquharson. In the final preliminary round game, they defeated Pickering 1-0 on a strong performance and goal by Clifton Coppolino. In the final gaine on Sunday, Whitby defeated Richmnond iLI by a score cf 4-3 on two goals by Aaron Cross and two goals by Melanie Pringles 'Strong Spirite mixed slo-pitch teani will be travelling te London, Ont. for the rovincial championships. The tournament is a three-day event, Aug. 27, 28 and 29, sponsored by Labatts. The teain will be competing in the inixed C division. The tearn recently tuned up for the event in London by competing in the llth annual Scarborough inixed tournamnent. The teain placed second eut of a field cf 32. Dave Farqhasn. Throughout the tournament the tearn received strong performances by Aaron Cross, Farquhasn and Bradley Kauffeldt on offence supported by Michael Crss and Joseph Hanna. Midfield duties were handled by Coppolino, Colin Neubauer, Shaun Devenul and Ryan McCarron. A solid defensive performnance was given by Carmelo Sabrizi, Paul Finnie and the sweeper, Lee Van Veghel. Chnis Schranz performed admirably in goal. Deverili was named player cf the gaine in the final victory against Richmond F1111. After winning four gaines on Sunday, they lest in the final gaine 7-5 to a teain frein Toronto. "The Scarbonough tournament really gives us some needed experience for London. We played five gaines on Sunday, winning four, that's how tournament play is set up,"e says coach Linda V an Schyndel. Melanie Pringles cornpeted in the provincial charnpionships two years go in the mixed nec d ivisionplaci ng third. 4-3 wrLn *gives under-15s titie Whitby.....p.tc têa xi prvinial - ----- -----