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Whitby Free Press, 27 Dec 1995, p. 13

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Whitby'Free Press, Wednosday, December 27. 1M9. Pge13 BROOKLIN NATIVE Margot Jacobs proudly displays the 'Patterson Cup,' which was presented to the Ontario champion York Brooklln native Margot Jacobs led York University ta the championship li Ontario university women's field lacrosse recently. Jamob, a fourth-year physical education student atYork, sbtrtd ber school's team and coached it ta an undefeated season li the eight-team league and playoffs. lI the final, -Jacobs, now a Pickering resident, scored two goals and set up four others in an 8-7 win over Wilfrid Laurier Uinveraity. She had soered tbree goals in a 5-4 win over the University of Guelph i the seuil-finals. Universty wom ens7 field lacrosse team which she started, coached and led to an undlefeated season. Photo by Mark Reeor, WhItby Free Preos For the season, Jacobs had 18 goals in only three games. Jacobs' offensive output is somewbat o! a change from her previous rôle as defender on Ontario and Canadian teams. But at the university level, she says, "I play just about everywhere." Jacobs bas been on the Ontario team for many years and was a key member of Canada'ts team in the 1993 World Cup. She plans te txy out fur Canada's teazn for the 1997 World Cup. Skater 2Oth in world event PHa Schmidt-Hansen of Whitby was 2th in junior freestyle at the world artistic relier skating championships in Bucaramuanga, Colombia recently. The Whitby RoUer Skating Club member had two collisions with other competitors during practice, further aggravating her already irjured knees. She competed despite warnings from doctors. "rrn' really upset about what happened and I'm dlsappointed that myirUuries had ta play such a large part in my performance," says Schniidt-Hansen. Nevertheless, she plans to continue ta work tawards improving ber world standing. I still have many years left in me," she says. Examine the records PROM PAGE i of house league players are unfairly subsidizing those in the other two categories - select and representative. (But in an interview earlier this month, Walchuk, whose son has played hous league hockey for the past four years, sald he "apologized" to Lang in November for his remarks about house league supporting select and representative levels.) 'We're not giving him the actual books," stressed L.ang. "But if he wants to do an audit of the receipts and expenditures, we'll oit down with hlm and go through them," he added. "That's wonderful," said a delighted Walchuk when informed of Lang's comments. "Ail I want ta see are the house league books, but that's fine," he said. "I'm looking forward ta bis clil and if rm wrong, ll put an article li the paper stating that." In the previous interview, Walchuk said four weeks had passed and he bad stili not reoeived anything from Lang. ".Fo be perfectly honest, I haven't got around toit," said Lang. 'That doesn't mean that I don't want to, I had juat forgotten." Although be has since recanted hi. earlier commenta about house league subsidizing the other levels, Walchuk is still upset that registration fees for tht. season increased $10 even though the association had nearly a $27,000 surplus last year. La3st uguat, Lang defended the High school sports SENIOR UOYS' MSKETSALL Andeson 78 (Ryanflobison. 14 pis.) O'NeilI55 Anduon 3 (Ryan Robinson. 20 pts.> Paul Dwyr 50 SENIOR BOYS, HOCKEY Standinegs W L TOFGCA P Dunhaton 5 1 2 31 18 12 PaulODwyor 5 0 1 33 16 il Eastdais 5 1 1 41 15 il DenisO'Connor 3 2 1 32 18 7 Nua 3 2 12622 7 Donovan 2 2 1 19 19 5 IMMnytW 2 3 1 22 23 5 OyNsiI 2 1 0 il il 4 Piné Ridge 2 4 0 15 27 4 Fr.LuOAusin 1 3 1 10 32 3 Mr.Lughlin 0 5 1 17 33 1 Courtino 0O 0 17 40 0 Scoes Dunbaton 3 Hnri i 11<Pdkuwye) fiée hike as kieoessary,. even in light of the association's apparently healthy financial condition. "When you don't have reserves and you come into unforseen costs, you could have problems," he said at the time. The association was attempting to, "build a little fund" ta cushion the blow ofincreased ice costs that will come about as the result of Town council's plan for additional ioe facilities, Lang said. 'There will be fee increases li '96 for the likelihood of the arena expansion and there are always other thinge that can come up," he said. Whitby hosts tournament Mie Whitby Ringette Association will hold the annual, ringete taurnament Jan. 12-14. There will be 30 local teaxns and teams from Ottawa. Pembrokrs, London, Ennismore, Sunderland and Richmnond MI11 in the taurnament. Cames will be played at Iroquois Park li Whitby and Luther Vipond Memorial Areniali Brooklin. C UP WINNER I FIeId Iacrosse I .nJacobs leads York to Onjo champion -slp

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