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Whltby Fme Prou, W*Mleoday, Juno 22, 1M.4Page 23 h .. THE WHITBY Hughes Hawks midget-age girls' softball team came up short Thursday night, Iosin9, 12-5 to Port Perry. The teamn is facing stiffer competition this year ater mving from thie North League to the Durham iYork -Womens' Ladies' Softball Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Pres Keesters eadvance Harry Keesters went undefea'ed -over the weekend tu win the Whitby Men's Slo-pitch League mid-season tournament Keesters won all tbree glinil nary games on Saturday, tig Aucoin 13-5, Hanet PlIastics 17-16 and Master Bedroom 9-4. Norm Sokolof bit a tbree-run homer in the bottom of the seventh against Hanet Plastics. Keesters strted Sunday morning with a 13-6 win over powerful Sutten Group. Peter Henr made three spectacular defenive plays. Keesters advanced te the semri-finals againat Golden Miil and started slowiy before breakcing the game open in the fourth inning with eight runs, erasing a 3-1 lead for Golden Miii. KO for Mullane James Mullane, 16, of Whitby stopped Jason Goobie of Toronto intesecond round of a junior welterweight, boxing bout Satur- dayin Toronto. Mullane, from the Moter City Boxing Club, knocked out bis opponent from the Lansdowne Club for his fourtb knockout victery in as many bouts. The bout was _part of the 'ight for Leukemia IIIF evont. 'james rea1iy outclassed the uY, »said Don Nelson, Moter City club co-ordinater. Mullane may have another bout July 2and 3as part of the CHIN picnic in Toronto. Nelson hopes te move Mullane up te the open class of the provincial intermediate cham- pionahips in October. A win there woubd enable Mullane te compote in the national cbam- pionships in Novomber. Another Whitby boxer, Ebliot Wron, lest at the Lieukemia event, bis third loas in as xnany outings in the middleweight divi- %ion. But the third boss was particu- larly disappointing since the bout was stepped after two rounds because of broken floor board in the ring. Wren, 19, had previously lest two split decisions, the moat con- troversial in bis irst bout. Thie latest aplit decision bass, te Emibie Stronvanick of the Atlas Club in west Toronto, was based on judging of the two rounds. The final score was 10-4. Piaying- their sixth gaine ini two days and battling the humidity, Lestera started slow against Ian Barron, behind 11-4 after four innngs. However, batting in the bottemn haîf of the inning, Leestera sent 12 men te plate scoring seven runs te tde tbe gam-e. With the chaunpionship game now down te two inninge, Ian Barron took the lead in the top of the sixth. Luck would finally previl for Keestera in the tep of tho seventh as they kept Ian Barron off the score s0e. Batting in the bottom of the seventh, John Fox led off with a double, Mark Deagiens followed with a walk. Ed Deveau lined te the left fielder for the firet out and the next batter Gord Jorand walked te, load the bases. Domenie Galleblo worked the count te 3-2 before smnashing a sin g1ete score the winming run. Fox went the distance, pitching all six gaines.Ote members on the chapionship squad were Daryl Goden, Greg Nelson, Don Neville, Reid Unwin and Mark Vandermuelen. Leestera now qualifies for the provincials on Lebour Day in London. Brooklin Redmen maintained a share of first place with an 18-11 win over Owen Sound in Ontario mai r lacrosse play last week. TOmI Marechek made noise in bis season debut after being sig- ned recently as ho scored four goais aud set up three others. Tom Wreggitt had two goals and six assiste. John Fusco also had four vaie and added an assist, Bill Pass- field had three goals and three asuists as Redmen, leading 10-8 after two periods, ran away with the win in the third period. Gary Gait was unable to play due to the flu. With the win last Wednesday night in Brookiin, Redmen have eight wins and a loas in nine games, compared to eight wins and three losses for Six Nations. Jason Richards hied a goal and three assiste for Brookiin, Mike HardingPeter Park, Fred Jen- ner and Eric Perroni with the other goals.* Perroni and goalie Paul Motz each had four ass- ista. Ken Follîs and Steve. Williams each had four goals for Owen Sound. Redmen host Brampton tonight (Wednesday), game time 8:30 p.m., travel to Peterborough for a Saturday night contest and then host Six Nations, a much- Shayne Bayford of Whitby bas retired from artistic relIer sAting Bay;Ford won many titles including 12 provincial and national chaznpionships, a bronze and silver medal at the Pan Amn games and he skated in tbree world championships. He hasn't hung up his skates completely. Besides toaching skating, he plays roller hockey. Shayne and brother Corey competed recently in Cumberland, Maryland and were memibers of the teain that won a bronze modal. At the provincial charnpionsbips recently held in Misassagathetearn won a gold medal and was undefeated. The teain, which wibl compete at the Canadian championshipsJUIy 6-10 in Burington, bas won bot of the provincial and national tities the past five years. Later this suxnmer, Shayne and Corey will attend a selection camp for the world team te, represent Canada in Chule and alec> for the Pan Amn teamn in Argentina 1995. Shayne received experience fromn his trip te Swtzerland te play on an ail-star teain. anticipated match-up next Wed- nesday night (see separate story). Girat meets Gait in 'Lacrosse Night' Lga9me For lacrosse fans, Minor Lacrosse Sweater Night next Wednesday will feature a dream match-up The Gait brothers will oppose each other for the firet timo as Brooklin Redmen host Six Nations Chiefs at Iroquois Park. Paul Gait recently joined an already talented Six Nations lineup that boaste John Tavares. Meanwhile, Gary Gait and Tom Marechek recently joined Redmen, instantly making Brooklin and Six Nations 'the tearns to beat in the Ontario mjrbox lacrosse beague. Te game starta -at 8:30 p.m., and more than q,000 complimen- tary passes havêèkn distributed te players in the WhiMtby, Scar- borough, Toronto Beaches, Mark- ham and Orillia minor lacrosse associations. Players have been encouraged te wear their lacrosse sweaters te give exposure te the suppor- ters and sponsors of the varxous lacrosse prograuns. Minor Lacrosse Night will aise include door prime, the scoreV win contest, competitions and giveaways. And there will be advance ticket sales ail day at Iroquois Park for the game. Ontario lacrogSe ScOres J une 15 owen Sound il Brociçin 1 June 18 Potdffouh il BraiMton 12 Six Nat"on 18 Forgu a J une 18 Owen Sc" 9 Six Nations 23 Brurpton il Patuborough 7 W L T OF GA P Brookin 8 10 165 16 Six Nat"on 8 3 0 164 92 18 Bronvpon 7 2 0 11 77 14 Sofh 4 5 1 78 9 OnSund 1 9 1 84 182 3 Feigus 10 071 1462 Top sors op a A p John Tawas.e Six Naions 7 10 30 49 Bob H.fiIey.BrmMon 7 17 20 37 TroyCr eyBm>o 10 21 31 P.<.rPu'k . j:nloln a5la9ID29 Tom Wroggett, Brooldi 8 56 23 29 Rob CTÇbIf. Owen Sotn 9 13 16 27 Randy M.u, Six Naion, 9a1 1 27 John Fuico. Brookir 7 7 20 27 Jlf Wilong.Bran>Ion 7 14 Il 25 GwLodFoe 9 10 15 25 Noos8 7 18 25 Bob McMÈA, Owen Sound a 14 ID 24 ChrWsRsdwood. Fegus a a 13 21 KwrtODrwy, ataoebrough 8 9 12 21 Don Teat, BrwTpton 7 7 13 20 Mia Murray. BruiW<on 7 8 12 20 to>p spobt Retired as artistic skater, Bayford is sili roling