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WhitbV Free Press, Wednesday, August 24, 1994 ,Page 21 ...... ..... GREG VAN SICKLE struggles ta, fend off a Six Nations player in the first gamne of the besi-of-seven Ontario major lacrosse final series which1 game wilI be1 Brooklin won 24-11. The second ptayed toniîght in Oshweken. Photo byMak Reesor, Whltby Free Press Redmen lead 1 -0 Major- series resumes A fullI1 weelC after their first. inRe, Brooklin Redmhen and.Six Nations Chiefs will meet tenight (Wednesday) "in Oshweken for r the second gaine of their Ontario majr lacrosse final series. at and other dates for the series have been changed due to vaious facters -- scheduling.con- fusion, and a wet floor --in a r series already delayed by the Commonwealth Gaines. It was on Wednesday last .week that. Redmen rolled to an easy 24-11 win over Chiefs in the oPenier of the best-of-seven series that should finally begin to heat up tonight. The second gaine that was to have beon played on Thursday night last week in Brantford s Civic Centre was cancelled because the wood surface laid over the ice at the arena was tee wet to play on. Now, no gaines will be played in Brantford. Instead, alI Six Nations home gaines will be played at the sinaller Six Ntions Momorial Centre arena. There will be no booster buses going froin Whitby te the Six Nations'ga es. The sertes had already been delayed te allow some players to participate in the Common- wealth Gaines where field lacrosse is a deinonstration sport. Third gaine in the series is on Friday night, Aug. 26 at Iroquois Park. After the gaine, aIl Red- mon players, including Gary Gait, who had seven goals and three assists in the first gaine, will be available for an auto- graph session on the arena floor. Gary will likely be joined by brother Paul..and eth or star p layers, including Johni Tavares, for the session. ýCaricatures showing the Gait brothers will ho sold. The fourth gaine will ho on* Sunday" night 'in Oshweken (changed frein the original date of Aug. 27), the fifth gaine (if needed). on Monda in Whitby, the sixth gaine (i f needed) on Wednesday in Oshwoken SEF. PAGE 22 One for thore coach A peewee bouse league team won a championshxp for their coach on Sun day. Shoppers Drug Mart, with coach Guy Connelly in hospital for surgery te remove'a tumour, rolled over Swiss Chalet 10-2 te capture the playoff champion- ship, their fifth straight win in the playoffs. Wthi Marcel Chaisson and Toin Sawyer coaching, players for Shoppers, first-place team, overal during the regular sea- son, came up with a superb effort. Shoppers pitchers hold their opposition hitless until the fourth inning. Meanwhile Kevin Connelly had threo bits and drove in two runs, Joey Morrow had two bits and two runs-bat- ted-mn. Swiss Chalet coaches said in the fourth inring they would play the game under protest, claiming Snhoppers wasn t play- ing by the rules. But the league executivo voted in faveur of Shoppers after the gaine. Coach Guy Connelly had asked if the gaine could ho postponed for a few days until ho was eut of hospital. But the gaine went ahead as scheduled as the Swiss Chalet coach would lose somo of his players (going on vacation) if the gaine was held this week. Other members of the Shop- pers Drug Mart teaffi are Chris Sawyr,Luc Chaisson, Steve Miserski, Joff Greenfield Tim Norton, Jamie Grahamn, Natban Whitnoy, Ryan Smith, Mike Pen- ey Bian ArmstrongMt Lie'y, Ma ttB e an Dai Brotherhood. a ai Midget 147- Bs best ini rovince The Whitby midget B lacrosse team, sponsored by Joe's Piz- zeria, won the provincial cham- pioshp oerthe weekond in It was the third provincial title for Whitby teains, the midget A and tyke A teains having earlier won Ontario tities. The Bs dofeated Brantford 10- 9 in their first gaine, nîanaging to hold off a determined Brant- ford teain that outscored Whitby 5-2 in the f»inal pe.io, Whitby then Ck advanta e of power plays te defeat Hamilton, a previously classified A teain, 15-6. Quick line changes helped Whitby overpower Peihain 18-7 and go on te the final against Scarby uâ 3-1 after one period and 6-3 after two periodas on their way to a 10-5 win. Wbitby scored two short-handed goals in the third period. CoryHRaas had 10 go ais and eight assists to lead the Whitby offenoe in the four gaines. Ryan Harris scored eight goals and added three assists, Mike Row- land had seven goals and five assists and Darry McArthur four goals and eight assists. Arthur Whaley had four goals and three assists, Brent Lazary four goals and four assists John Houston two goals, Kurt kirner a goal and eight assists, Tyler A s*lver ,for novices The Brooklin and District insinen lost a hard-fought game te Peterborough Lakers in the final of the provincial novice A lacrosse championship. Goals by Brandon McBride and Jimmy Muinford saw Whitby with a 2-1 lead at the end of the first. But despite anothor goal by McBride, Whitby was down 4-3 at the end of the second period. A strong third period by Peterborough endod the gaine with a 6-3 score. Whitby won five gaines te reach the final. They defeated Orangeville 6-3, Poterborough 7-6, Beaches 7-5 and Kfitchener 8-3. They defeated Beaches again in the semi-final, 11-5, te, reach the final match. The teani had won the field lacrosse provincials and the zone chaxnpionship. Whitby won the zone chaznpionship by defeating Toronte Beaches 8-3. Whitby's Jamie Barton led the way with throo goals. Singles were added by Tyler Harrison, Nathaniel Andres, Jeremi Brimble and Andrew Glen. Whitby lost only one gaine during the zone season te, reach the ffinal. Dei-ks a goal and seven assista, Stefan Hewak a goal and four assiste, Bilan Johnson, a goal and three assists. Ryan Unwin and Mike Blake' each had a goal and two assists. Derek Lee, the team's backup goalie, had an assist. Christian Foreste11 played goal for Whitby. Whitby aiso won the zone championship Iast week at East York Arena, defeating Toronto Beaches A team, 6-3. Whitby fell behind 2-O to Beaches who had just returned from, l~e Ontario Summer Gaines in Ottawa where they lost 6-2 te Whitby's midgetA teain in the provincial play- downs. But Whitb gradualiy toolc control, and RyanrHarris led the attack with two goals and set up three of the other four-goals. Bs win 2 of 4 in finals Whitby Bs had two wins and two losses at the novice provincial lacrosse championsilips hosted by the Whitby Minor Lacrosse Association Aug. 19 te 21. For the Whitby teain, sponsored.by Gary Roberts and Je Nieuwendyk, the championships turned out te ho a reflection of their entire season: they gQt off te a good start but could not sustain that momentuin. In their first round gaine against Newtown, Whitby got off te a quick 4-2 lead, but trailed 7-6 with under sevon minutes te go in the gaine. Then Jarod Millar scored his third goal of the gaine te lde the score, and Mike Crystal scorod the game-winner with under two minutes te go. In second round play, Whitby got off te a uick start, leading 2-0 after oMy two minutes of play. Arthur then teok over and dominated, winning 16-6. Arthur went on te be a finalist for the provincial novice B titie, loeing in the championship gaine te Brampton. In third round play, Wihitby defeated Hamilton 7-4. Leading the way for Whitby were Crystal with four goals (including bis second gamne-winning goal of the teurnainent) and Millar with throo goals. Whitby's final gaine of the championship was against Peterorough II, a teain that they had played four turnes during the season, with each team winning two games. After a low-scoring first period, Peterborough went on te outplay Whitby, winning 11-3. Ontario major lacrosse PLAYOFF FINALS (best-of..sven) Six Nations veres B rookUn Auguat 17 Six Naions il Brooklin 24 August 18. Brookin i Six Nations canc.lod. ast f lbar) Augat24 roaklin ai Six Nations <Six Naions =onra Centre). 8:w pin. Au uat 26, Six Nations ai Drookik (Iroquois Park), August 28, Booktln ai Six Naions (Six Nations Mernioial Centre, 7 pin. August 29. Six Naions ai Braohlin (Iroquis Park). 830 piTl.Ci flêcesxay). August 31 Broakln ai Six Naions (Six Natio" Mroia Centre. 8:30 pin. (if nooexxary). Sept errber L. Six Nations mi Braaktin (Iroquois Park). 8:30 iri. <W noessary).