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Page 22, Whltby Free Proe, Wednesday, March 8,1995 Vipond back as coaCh Of Redmen Peter Vipod will return as coach of theBrooklin Redmen major.lacrosse teain for the upcoming season., Vi ond coached Redmen from 1985 to 1990, a period in which the team won Mann Cup (Cana- dian) championships three times. .Club president Paul Cotton and general manager Bob Duig- nan had been talking with Vipond since the new year about the coaching position. In addition to his fuIl-time job, Vip'ond is general manager of the Oi;hawa Légionnaires of the Cen- trai Ontario Tier II junior B hockey league. Vipond will replace Kevin Van Siekie as coach of Redinen, who lost to Six Nations in the Ontario final last year. Six Nations went on to win the Mann Cup. Gar Gait played for Redmen, Paul Gait played or Six Nations last season, but both lacrosse superstars may be playing for Redmen this season. ......... Tweens also bon or Sudbury after big win A TEAM 0F THE BESI 14- and 15- yea"-ki soccer players from around Dur- ham Region was too strong for the Ontario Soccer Association's high performance under-14 boys'team in an exhibition gamne ,centIy at Soccer City in Whftby. Durham won 7-2. The two teams wiII meet again this Sunday, 2:30 p.m., at Lamport Sta- ciumn. Photo by Jereiny Dresar. Whltby Free Press The Whitby Lioness tween A teain managed only one win in four games against Ajax this season. But that single victory, after two ties in regiilar season play and a 3-1 lose earlier in the plaLyoffs, came at the right time -- the final of the Centrai Ontario playoff tournament. As aresult, the Wihitby tweens <aged 12 and 13) will compete i the provinci ale in Sudbury March 14-18. Three other Whitby teame have also earned berths ini the, Ontario finals. Whitby's outstanding petite (aged 10 and 11) AA teain, silver medalists in Ontario last year, will return to the Ontario finals. They are contenders for the gold this year. Also earning a trip to Sudbury will b. Whitby's petite A and belle (aged16 andl.7) A teanis. The tween A teain isanchored by the strong defence of Lyndsay Smith, Gillian Shannon, Karyn Peacock Hayley Millard and goalie JYeidi Schlitt.. They were prominent i the 4-1 win over Ajax i the final. Callie Osborne scored twice, Cynthia Whaley and Shannon each had one. ý Whitby opened the tournament with an 8-1 romp over Pickering as Jennifer Leighton scored w three goals, Osborne and Shan- non had two each and Peacock the other. Smith had the only goal in a 3-1 bs toAjax. WhItby reached the final by defeating Oshawa 6-4- as Jen Cassidy ýad two goals and two assisté, Leighton two goals, Wha- ley 'and iole Freeman ùn., each. The team'ie also made up of Christina Baldasti and Ste- phanie Campeau, and coaching staff inembers John Cassidy, Chuck Millard and Donna Pea- cock. Petites tune up with gold in Ajax Whitby Executive Copier petite A ringette teain won tlieir third consecutive gold medal in tour- nainent play when they captured the Ajax tournament titie over the weekend. Whitby defeated Kingston 5-4 ini the final as Jennifer Marte in the Whitby net stymied the Kingston shooters. Wihitby opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Ajax and 4-3 win over West Ferris. Whitby and Ninston then tied 4-4. For tghe tournainent, Natalie Babony had six goals and an assist while Jade Blight had three goals and five assista. .Nicole Clark scored three goals, Heather Peel had two goals and an assist, Michelle Leni a goal and an assist. Krys- tai Chartrand had four assists, Megan Yaraskavitch two assista. The tournanient was a tune-up for the Whitby teain that wili compete in the provincial chain- piarèhi in Sudbury starting NOVICES ALSO WIN IN AJAX See p~e 26 Batams in semis The Whitby minor bantani AA hockey teaim, sponsored by Foran Disposai Corp., is -off 'to the OMH&i; semi-finals. after de.feating Bowmanville Toros.in gaine five of the six-point series. Whitb won gaines one and two,, and tied game three. AUl were close games, all decided in the third periods. Heading inte gaine four, Whitby needed only a tie to advance as the sertes winner. Toros had other ideas, scoring in the firet on a power play with two Wildcats in the penalty box. Later in the gaine, Paul Heinrich scored for Whitby, but a turnover in the neutral zone ailowed Toros their third goal. The final score was 3-1 for Bowmanville. For gaine five on Saturday, March 4 at Iroquois Park, Whitby parents and players felt appréhensive, niissing two players, of on Mach break Once again, Toros juinped out te quick lead, scoring on the second shift, on a turnover at centre ice. The Whitby bench was shortened again, as a Wildcat player sustained a -shoulder injury during a boarding oeil. The resultant five-minute power play did net produce any goals for the home side. Paul Chornobay scored on a scramble with 46 seconds left in the firet period. The second period was a penalty flied affair, wtth Whthy taking the brunt of it. Brant Flaherty scored té tie the gaine, on a feed from Ryan Babcock. Wildcat penalty killer Brion Hlenry, playing a great game, scored a short-handed marker, and later hit the goalpost, again short-handed. The third period saw Wildcats trying te sit on a one-goal lead and Whitby goalie . Scott 'Thompeon camne up big. Whitby's apportuniy came up when Bomaîlye drew a four-minute penalty with 3:42 remaining in the gaine. Wildcats ragged the puck, and when Toros pulled their goabe, a Whitby defender was called for* intentionally knoëcing the net off its moorings. This gave the Toros a penalty shot with 52 seconds remai'mng. Goale fliompson came up with a huge save to prevent the potential tying goal. Flaherty fired two empty-nietters to close the gaine at 5-2 'for Whitby. Thompson turned away 20 shots i the gaine. Wildcate now meet Anrora i the semi-finals.' Whitby skiera won gold and silver niedals at the recent Ontario championships.. Jen Sakata, a Grade 10 stu- dent at Sinclair Seconday School and Oshawa Ski Club member, won gold. She won the junior girls" in- dividual gant slalom at Ontario Winter Gaines competition 'at Blue Mountain i Collngwood Feb. 27 and 28. Sakata was com eng at level 2, for skiers with r-iteéd ra.cin experlence. Sh. was woll ahead of the fleld, and lier turne would have boon among the beat at lovol 3, for eliders with more exene ini coxnetto McGuire, 13, a Grade8 student at St. Therschool, won a silver modal at the Games that aise reprosented the Ontario juvenilo chainpionships. McGuire was second in gant slalom, fourth i super gant slalom, and fell in slalom, hie specialty, i Collingwood Feb. He was one of 24 juvenile (aged 14 and under) racers named te the Ontario team. that wili compote in British Columbia March 22-26. MeGuiro skis regularly at Georgian Poaka. IV '1 Whitby s kiers are Games' medalllsts