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Page 24, Whity Free Press, Wodnesctay, October 6. 1994 Colleyfired JIM MCKAY (left> and Brad Wilsan were twa ai the many bakers. wha duked it out in matches Sunday in Oshawa. McKay wan the match. The main event and feature attractian ai the evening was Whitby's James Mullane, recently returned tram Wales, who beat Chad Badaur ai Kingston, much ta the delight af the large hametawn crawd. Mulane is a member ai the Matar City Baxing Club. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press Another KO forM llane On Sunday in Oshawa, James Mullane of Whitby registered his sixth straight knockout victory in as many bouts. Mullano, 16, overpowered Chad Badour, 16 in one cf the il bouts that 'macdle up the down- town Armouries afternoon show organizedby the Motor City Box- in g Club. Badour, weighing 146 pounds, had two eight-counts in each cf the first and second rounds. The referee stopped the fight in the third round. "The guy was taking a terrible beating,» said Don Nelson, Motor Oit y instructor and manager. Nelson says Badour appeared at one point te be knocked eut, but ke t standing. wh ege A or Mullane, hwegd 142 pounds, he'll be part cf a Motor City team that will com- pote in the Ray McGibbons Gol- don Glove '94 junior-inter- mediate development tourna- ment in St. Catharines Oct. 15 and 16. Nelson says Mullane will be in twe bouts, and should face much stiffer competition than ho has in the past -- Nelson will apply te have Boxing Ontario upgrade Mullane te enable him te fight in the open clase in his weight division, meaning ho wilI face boxers with much more experience. Nelison says Mullane has loeked geod against inferior fighters, but such bouts ne longer improve hie ekilîs. "He needs900Ple te niake him work," ssyeloson. aMullane has fought in six club bouts and needs four more bouts te officially reach the open dlace. However, with approval from Boxing Ontario, a boxer can move te, the open class ia tourna- monts -- and Nelson feels that won't be a problem given Mul- lane's record. About 350 people who atten- ded Sunday's show aise saw three other Motor City boxers win their bouts. One cf those was Annissa Pat- cheson, 15, who defeated Tanya Robertson, 15, of Belleville. Patcheson, weighing 135 pounds, was considered the underdog, but instead stalked Robertson throughout the con- test and kceke her down one in each cf the three rounds. The spirited encounter earned the Kartoons award as best bout of the afternoon. Brad biscard, 26, cf Cobourg, a tae kwon do instructor who is starting a boxing club in his community, won a unanimous decision over Robert Hall cf the West End Boxing Club. Lescard, fighting as a Motor City member, "totafly outclassed" his opponent, says Nelson cf the 150-pound match-up. Jamie Waduck, 14, cf Motor City defeated Peter Boychuk, 14, in the closest fight cf the day, a junior middleweight contest. Nelson says the club made enough fromn the show te "get eut of the red" in club finances, having acquired debts over the summer.. But ho says the club has applied te local service clubs for funding assigtance, and needs velunteer coaches te help the 40 members, il ef those now in competitien. For more information about the club, cail 434-8686. Bad weekend for bantanis The Whitby major bantam AAA hockey squad suffered two defeats over the past weekend. .On Oct. 1, Oshawa put a damper on the Whitbhy home opener by winning 2-1 while the next day la Peterborough, Whitby came eut on the short end cf a 6-1 score. On Saturday, early in the second period, Oshawa scored two goals and that would be enough for the win. Justin Colline responded for Whitby late in the second assisted by Lewis and Ricica. Dan Fletcher faced 32 shots and made key stops on many low hard drives. On Sunday Peterborough scored twice la each cf the periods with Whitby ccunting co late in the third, Farquharson assieted by MacCarl. Tom Lawson had a busy garho in nets, faciag 39 shots from the very fast and persistent Peterborough club. Again the Whitby squad seemed to Iack that usual drive that was evident in their first three games. One. cf these gamnes was last week when the Whitby teani, sponsored by Maketeel Service Centre, defeated York-Simcoe Express 5-3. Power play goals figured significantly as York-Simcoe scored firet, only te have Whitby reply minutes later on, a goal by Derek Powers. The secônd poriod aIse had good action' with both teanis displaying speed, hard work and good goaltending. Whitby was pressed te maintain their lead three times during this period with goals by Haynes, Gray and ending with Death'e marker,,in the last'minute. The game changed in the third as Whitby settled into a disciplined but hard-working approach. Paul Gray added hie second of the evening for the 5-3 win. Goaltender Tom Lawson faced 26 shots on the evening and robbed York-Simcoe on several occasions with a hot glove hand. Bishop Jim Bishop wil1 rep1lace Wayne Colley as ceach e f the Whitby Warriors junior A lacresse team. Colley was fired two weeks ago -- although he wasn't at -the executive meeting when the deci- sien was made -- and Bishop was appointed hie successor at a meeting of the Warriors' execu- tive on Oct. 3. Bishop Ibegan the firs t junior lacrosse teamn in Whitby more than 30 years ago. Most recently he was coach cf-a Whitby miner team that has won several pro- vincial championships, including the midget titie in 1994. Colley, coach of the Warriorsi for* the past four seasens when the team rebuilt from league doermats in 1991 to a contender' in '94, says he holds no grudge against the executive for the termination cf hie services. But he was "disappointed» in the manner in whic he was leti go, saying he was given "no reasene, ne nothing.» 1Colley understoed he was te receive a letter, but when he found out frem someone else about his firing, ho said he told executive members «te save the 43 cents." One of the Warriors' vice-prée- sidents, Grog McConnell, confir-. med that an executive member was supposed te inform Colley i ired, acout hie dismissal immediaty after the decision was ma de Se&pt. 1,9, but.failed tedo se. Mcenell says ho. understood that firet vC*e-president Mark Brown iold Coley about the deci- sien. Celledy said last week that hie heard Bshop was the executives' choice to coach the 'jànior A teamn. Ajunior B team the Osh- awa Green Gaels, will also be started next season. "He's going te wabk inte a jeelry stoie,» says Colle y cf Bishop, referriag te o 95 War- riore, expècted te be, a very strong team with the return of almest ail their players. Colley pbayed fer the former Oshawa Green Gaels junior B tearn for one year before moving te the Whitby junior for four years and thon Breoklil Redmen for 13 years, when hie was a standout goalie. He aise played fer the Whitby Steelhawks in the pro beague that lasted but ene season. .Colley says in coaching changes in lacrosse, like other sports, "You're juet a etroke cf a pea.» -.H-e feels parents cf Warriors' .players whc didn't see- much action during the past seasen may have played a part in hie dismissal. Atoms slilde in serm The Whitby miner atom AAA hockey teamn met a very strong Welland team and ended up on the short end cf a 6-1 score in a semi-final game at the Peterborough. Kawartha Chal- lenge Tournament this past weekend. Whitby sponsored by Fortune Fiaancial, won two cf three gamnes played in the round-robin te reach the semi-final. In the semi-final, Welland went te the attack early with Andre Deveaux scoring on a breakaway in the first minute cf play. Befere Whitby could regroup, Welland had built a 3-0 lead by the end cf the first period. Whitby's play impreved in the second, but they could net find the key te the Welland defenco. Welland had the only goal in the second. Whitby's hard work finally paid off in the thiid when Mfike Kosiw converted 'a Brandon McBride pase. But the Welland team remnained poised and they added a goal cf their own te skate off with the victory. In round-robin, Whitby won games against Peterborough 4-1 and Niagara Falls 3-2. Tyler Harrison, Ronnie Robertson, Andrew Pigrani and McBride scored, with Wade Branch adding three assists, againet Peterborough. Againet Niagara Fales, the outceme was in doubt until the final minute cf the gaine. The score was tied 1-1 entering the third period. With just under four minutes te play Whitby teck the lead when Branch converted a nice passing play from Jeffery Seedhouse and Harrison. However, Niagara Fales mounted a furieus attack and were rewarded for their efforts when Drew Sheek tîed the score at 2-2 with just 44 seconds left. But Whitby would net quit, and with 20 seconds left they forced a facecf te the*right of the Niagara Falls goalie. McByfide shot the puck right off the faceof at the goal. Sibbald made the save, but Ryan Tutak jumped on the rebound te score and give Whitby a 3-2 victoiy. The Whitby novice AAA hockey teani recently addod te thelir winning streak with victeries over Ajax and Peterborough. On Sept. 27, Whitby started sboW but came on strong for a 6-3 win over Ajax. Kybe Percewicz opened the scoring with a pretty pase from Jeff Freeman and Kylo Branson. Other goal-scorers were Grog Williamns, Kybe Musselman, Freeman, David Arnold and Derek McTeague. Devin McLeod was outstanding in geai. On Oct. 2, Wýhitby faced their arch-rivals, Peterborough Petes, and played their best game cf this seasen. Musselman bed the attack with a hat trick. Freeman scored a winner on a tip-in cf Kevin Mangolt's hard shot from the point. Other goal-scorere were McTeague, Cam VonEschschobtz, Percewicz and Adam Stein. Bryan MacKinnen was brillant in goab, saving a numbor cf labeled ehots. Whiùtby will play Richmond HEIl-Vaughan Stars this week and compote in the HamitonTMm Horton Tournarnent this weekend.