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Page 20, WNhy Freo Prou., Wednesday. Novembor 24,1993 Creek volleybal titie Pringle Creek ,Public School followed ap a seond-place finish in thePoical Cup with a first-place finish in the Durham Region Final Four Grade 8 boys' volleyball finals laet week. Pringle Croek defeated Vaug- han Wielrd of Pickring 15-7 and 15-2 in the somi-final. In the final, also hold the night of Nov. 18 at Henry Street Hgh School, Pringle Creek defeated Gandateotiegon of Ajax 9-15, 15- il and 15-9. Jon Patte co-coach along with Frank Smith,, says the team had really been playing well in the past two weeks when the cern- petition heated up. "They\*ut seemed te corne together ýatearn"»says Patte. A Pringl e Creof boys team won the Durham title in 1991 and wae runner-up aset yoar. The teames are rnade up of entirely difféeont playora from year te year. Patte says the schcol has a gcod prograîn that begins with Grade 5 and 6 students.. "By the time they get te Grade 7 and 8, they have a good back- ground.» Patte emphasized that teem play and biench strength wore the key factors in the teein's succese. Ho said Darren Burley and Chrie Rutherford, the middle pwer bittera, were strong ini the fals, and there was ugreet» aIl-round play by teain captain Nat Ovsenek. The teain was second i the recont Provincial Cup, losing te a strong Ottawa teamn in the final. Had Pringle Creek menaged one more point in a close game they eventually bast, they would have won the Cup. «We may nover get thet close agin " sid Patte. Pringle Creek wasÏým inthe Cup lest year. Nevertholess, hie said, eW had a great Provincial Cup. We may have been playing over our heads a abit. "They have had a phenomonal yoar. » Other team members are Ryan Babcock, Jim Roufos, Rupinder Ohajîninder, Rickey Ghejxinder, Colin Elion, Josh Smith, Bryan Leaitch, Aloi Meland, Kurt Jar- chow, Chris Johinson, Derrel Robinson, Mitch Yoîevsky -and Christian Bradley. Pringle Creok's girls teain was runner-up in the Durhamn finals. Meandog leads atoms to championship ANDERSON'S Shannon Wright struggles with Henry Street players Simone Deikers (left) and Danielle May for control of the bail iduning LOSSA senior girls' basketball playoff action last week. Anderson deteated Henry 34-17 and later Pine Ridige 61-35 for a berth in Iast night's final against O'Neill. Anderson CVI and Henry were to meet in last night's LOSSA junior final. Photo by Mark Reesor. WNitby Free Press The Whitby mAjor atom select teain, eponsored by Harco Contraeting and Excavatinig, won its second tournament in a row by winning the Manvers Tournainent on Nov. 20. Ryan 'Meandog' Meaney led the team with five goals and four assiste in the three gaines playod. In the firet gaine Whitby easily handled the Oshawa M~H Canadians and skated te an 8-0 win. Scoig for Whitby were Meaney (woKyle Ruttn, an Mendes, Sean Holies (two), Mike Kobrynovich and Mike Lieke. Assisting on the goals wore Ruttan, Meaney, Kobrynovich, Mondes, David Bosco, Ryan Harris, Stefan Hase, Gary Kitainura and Mike Astalos. In the second gaine Whitby skated te a hard-earned 4-0 victory over St. Pauls. Once agein Michael Thornton and Adain Rinaldi combined for their second shutout of the day. Meaney once again led the scoing with two goals and an assist with Kobrynovich and Astalos finishing the scoring. Kobrynovich, Ruttan, Mendes, Harris, Bosco and Nicholas Michie assisted on the goals. Kitamura wae named most valuable player of this game for bis great two-way play. Ini the championship gaine Whitby met the Orono Reps who were boasting an 11-1 record on the soason. Aftor giving up the first goal of the gaine and tournament, Whitby got on track and neyer looked back winning 6-2. Scoring for Whitby were Kitamura (two), Besco (two), Haes and Meaney. Assisting on the goals were Mendes (two), Holînes (two), Hase, Astalos, Kitamura, Ruttan and Kobrynovich. Sean Hohnes was named most valuable player. Earlier in the week Whitby skated to an easy 11-0 win ovor Victoria Village te romain undefeated in North York Select League play. 2TDs by Birthwright aHawkeyes win titie Two Whitby boys scored touch- downs as Oshawa Hawkeyes won the Ontario championship in atom (aged il and 12) football on Saturday. AI Birthwright scored two touchdowns and Brad Dickerson scored one as Hawkeyes defeated Ottawa Bengals 40-0 in the final played in Brantford. Ontheir firat possession, Haw- koyes înarched 70 yards and Bir-thwright ecored on a two-yard ~Dic-kerson, one of the teenis quarterbacks, scored on a one- yard run in the second quarter. Birthwright thon scampered 45 yards, eluding several tacklors, for hie second touchdown. In the second haîf, Birthwright passed te, Colin Mflichamp for a 25-yard touchdown. At the season-ending banquet on Sunday, Birthwright recoîved the Mr. Hawkoye award for ahi- lity, sportsmanship and leader- shil. fnse h esnwt oi iihdth esnwt more than 1,500 yards rushing, scored 21 touchdowns, threo threo touchdown passes and kicked two convorts for a bagule- leading 130 points. Other WIhitby players on the team were quarterback Gregory Crabb, offensive tackle Scott Phillipe, defensive backs Jonethon McPeake and Craig Jarchow, and coaches AI Crabb, Steve HenrY and Tom Dickerson. Disabledlkds' games Saturday Drbarn Regional Police wilI hold the ninth annual Dieebled Children's Gaines on Saturday, 9 a.m. te 4 p.m., at the Pickering Recroation Centre. More than 100 young disabled athletes from ecrose Southern Ontario will participate. Carlos CoSte, the renowned long distance swimmer, is special guest this yeer. There wiil be competition ail day with the highlight beig a wheelcheir rugby match between the kids and police offilcers. Each child will leave the gaines with a trophy or modal. Silver stick finals begin Thrday at roquol*s The Whitby international silver stick hockey tournanient will bo held Nov. 25 te 28. This is the fifth year that Whitby has hosted the siîver stick AAA finals in the minor atom, miner peewee and miner benteni divisions. The twosi nvited te play in the finalse mthose that excelled in the. 1992-93 sesson. i. champions froen varieus AAA =Miran, minar poewee and minr bontam bagues an invited as well as the. finaligseM many cases. This year, because of the dispute between the Ontario Miner Hockey Association (OMHA) and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), the Whitby evont is not a CAHA-sanctioned teurnament se teenis hum the US., Metro Teronte Hockey League (MTHLI) and other beagues outaide of the OMHA were net aflowed te patçipate.ý Hoever, the top tea within the. OMHA will make the games very competitive and onterteining. Being held at the sanie time as the finals is the AA silver stick regional teurnament in the miner peeweo and miner -bantsen divisions. The Whitby regionals champions wiil advance te, the finals in Newrnerket Jan. 13-16. Silver- stick tournaments are held throughout North Ainerica fi=m as far away as Alaka, California and Alabemna. The winners of the regional teurnamnents advance te the finals played at varieus locations in Michigan and Ontario. Newmarket is the home of tho A and Akminor finals. Tho tournement wil commence at Troquais Park Thursday, Nov. 25 at 5:.10 p.m. and end on Sunday, Nov. 28 when the quarter-finals, semi-finale and championship are played. Opening ceremonies wiil be held on Thursday, Nov. 25 et 7:15 p.m. on pad 1 between the second and third games. The schedule for the Thursday night opening ceremonies: FAD 1 At 5:10 p.m. Wihitby Flying Flsh & Chipe minor atom AAA vs. Richmond Hil; 6:15 p.m., Whiltby Eleint Canada minor peewee AA.A vs. Clùnguacousy, 7:15 p.m. Pringle Creek Panther Jazz School Band and Whitby peionfigure skating junior Ice Crsasteain and senior Ice Fyre SEE PAGE m1