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Whitby Fre Pros, Wednoday, March 9. 199, Page 10 Bs make it 3 The Whty ele B ringette team, spnsoedeby Povincial Signe, won their third straight tournainent this past weekend at Ajax in a heart-stopping, sudden-death shootout. After winning the belle B division at Whitby, the team won the deb B (two yerslder) division at Richmond ili. Moving up to the belle A division at Ajax, the first gamne was played against a very strong team froin Kanata. Whitby started the gaine with ferocious forechecking and stretched out to a 3-0 lead on hustle and fine scoring efforts fromn Jennifer Cotton and Kim Vanderlip (two). Kanata then showed'why they had not ot a tournament this year by storming back with two quickgoals and aggressive play to put Why back on their heels. As the play see-sawed, Jean Templeman and Michelle Tlheriault both rang shots off the post, but îI,- was left to Erica Giles to supply) the scoring punch, tallying twýo goals to counter two second-half Kanata markers, keeping Whitby ahead. Under intense pressure for moet of the second period, goaltender Sainantha Sheppard was cutstanding, stopping at least three in-alone breakaways to preserve the victory. The second gaine was played against a talented Ajax squad. As in three of the last four meetings, the final score wag 1-1. Whitby's scoring was by Natasha Carter on a setup froin Megan Neilly. Gaine three was played againot the belle A team frcmn Pickering. Pickering took an early lead but Theriault evened the score. Pickering again went ahead and took a 2-1 lead into the second period. Both teains played superb defence and the game ended 2-1. This set up an exciting final against the saine Pickering team. Carrol pened the scoring te give Witby the lead but Pickering quickly repliedL Early in the second priodVanderhip put Whitby rhead 4agadn, but again Pickering tied it Up. The teame then went into sudden-death overtime where Whitby carried the play and had nuinerous good shots but could not score. When overtime ended in a tie, a sudden-death shootout was held. Vanderlip took the first shot for Whitby and, on a superb deke, put Whitby up 1-0. Pickering then had an opportunity te even the score but Sheppaîd played the angles perfectly and came up with an electrifying save te win the tournament. Whitby's next tournaient will be the regional finals in April. Anderson aim-s for Ontario titie JOANNA JOHNSON of Anderson Cv I prepares to receive a volley from Vaughan, representinç York Re ion, in last Wednes- day's DYSSA final in senior girls voile ybail. Anderson won the DYS'SA title and is competin9 at the OFSSA championship this week at MoMaster University in Hamilton. Anderson CVI is seeded second at the Ontario championohipe in hi h chool senior girls' volley- baIl this week at McMaster University in Hamilton. Anderson earned a trip te the OFSAA finals after winning the Durham-York (DYSSA) cham-, pionship at Anderson CVI last week. But Anderson coach GQrd Wil- liainson says his team, will have te turn in a better performance than what transpired at DYSSA te succeed at the Ontario finals. "We weren't too mmpressive, we were flat," says Wlliamson about his teai s15-12, 15-13 sweep of Vaughan Secondary School «cf York Region in the DYSSA fInal. Anderson had defeated St. Roberts cf Woodbridge 15-11, 15-17 in the semi-final. Vaughan defeated Henry Street High School in the other semi-final., Willianison says bis team. may have been thinking toc much about another encounter with tcp-seeded ,Maytield of Bramnpton in the OFSAA conipetition, and didn'teput forth theïr best effort at D~SA «We're going te have to play a lot better » he says. UWe were maybe looling ahead a little toc much.» Anderson won't face Mayfield, a teain that bas defeated Ander- son twice in tournaments this season, in the early, rounds at OFSAA. Williamson says Anderson is in à relatively easy polgru with only one other top-l -ran- ked team, Waterlo. Victory costly Phoo b yMark Iteesor. Wnhy 1Fre Press Lo. Bell in toD 3 frWib oe Whitby swimmers bad top- three finishes at the Ontario age group championsbips beld mn Brantford March 3 te 6. Sarah I.o cf the Whitby Iro- quois Swim Club had second- and third-place finishes and Jor- dan Bell cf the Durhamn Aquatic Club was third. In the girls aged 11-12 divi- sien, Lo, 12, was second in 100- inetre breastotroke and third in 5-metre freestyle witb a national youth champ qualifying turne of 28.35 seconds. - -- 7 - -- - - -1 - She aIso had seventh-, eighth-, lOth- and l4th-place finishes. Bell, 10, was third in 100- rnetre butterfly for boys aged 10 and under. H e aIse h ad fifth-, seventh- and eightb-place finishes. Robyn McCulloch, 13, cf the Whitby club had four consolation final swims. Lindsay Crowder was seventh in 100-meter fly. The Whitby teain cf Le, Crow- der, McCulloch and Marie Eve Tremblay was fourth in medley relay. Ladies wear silver T'he Whitby ladies ringette teamn won the silver medal at the provincial ringette chainpionships held March 4, 5 and 6 in Richmond Hill. Whitby earned a bye into the finals on Sunday with three wins (2-1 over London, 5-3 over Owen Sound and 6-3 ever Markharn) and a 3-3 tie with 1Mmmins. In the final game, Whitby loét to London 5-4, with London scoring the winner in the last 30 seconds. Leading scorers for Whitby were Laureen Brown, eigbt goals, six assists; Tink McKague, five goals, six assists; Carnie Brown, eight goals, two assista; Kari Sharon, four assista; Debbie Fice, four assista; and Anya Rosato, three assîsts. Victcry was bittersweet for Whitby's James Mullane in his f»irst boxing match on Sunday in Ajax. Mullane, 15, of the Motor City Boxing Club won by a technical knockout, stopping T'revor Do yle of the Cabbagetown Boxing Club near the end- cf the third round of their 140-pound, junior C lightweight bout. It was later learned that Mul- lane had fought the last two rounds with a broken right hand. "He was everything we thought he'd be%» said Motor City club founder and instructor Don Nelson about Mullane's perfor- mance in which he completely outclassed Doyle despite his in- jury. But Nelson was disappointed that Mullane's amateur career will have te be temporarily stal- led until his formidable right hand is punching hand, is hea- led. he won't fight for at least three months. «It seems that when you get a guy that good, something always cornes up?," says Nelson, noting that Mullane had just decided te pursue boxing instead of another sport,1 soccer, in which he abso excebs. "In the meantime we want te keep bum in the gym," says Nelson. Two other Motor City boxers also won their bouts. Les Bouchard, 20, cf Pickering gained a split decision over Scott McBride ini the middleweight class. It was Bouchard's second straight victory, and he now has six wins and two bosses in bis amateur career wbich had been temporarily halted until he joined the Motor City club. «A 100 per cent effort won it for him,» says Nelson cf Bou- chard, who also once suffered a broken hand. Bouchard's brother Phi] 21, won by knockout over Rich blarbk cf the Ajax Boxing Club in a light-heavyweight bout. Phil Boiuchard rccked Clark afler only 18 seconds cf the first round. "It was one of the most specta- cular knockouts I've ever seen," says Nelson. About 250 people attended the bouts, organîze b the Aj ax Boxing Club at tlhe Premier Healtg Club. k tii ~ ~ I Your Lowest Prîce is a K-Ma,? Prîce KENDALWOOD PLAZA, WHITBY EMPLOYEE 0F .-THE k VVifm.--,ýà KAc)cýh«-an