WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. MAY 27. 1987. PAGE 19 w-m SPO RT S Taylor trains hard for Olympie berth ANDREA BACCHIOCHI OF Henry track and field finals last week at Street High School clears a hurdle on Oshawa Civie Stadium. She now moves her way to victory, in the senior girls' on to thé Ontario finals. 100-metre hurdle event at the regiona) Free Press photo • By JANET BROWNE Stephanie Taylor of Trafalgar Castle School in Whitby sprinted to three victories in the 100, 200 and 400-metre events at the regional track meet held at Oshawa Civic stadium May 22 and 23. Taylor qualified for the regionals after managing first place finishes in the same three events at the DYSSAA competition on May 14. Nobody is surprised at Taylor's success as she has remained un- beaten in these three races for the last four years she has competed. A Pickering resident, the Gr. 12 student does not limit her talents to school competitions, She trains and travels with the Oshawa track team, and feels she has a "pretty good chance" of regaining her position on the Canadian junior track team this summer. While travelling with the Canadian team last year to the world junior championships in Greece, Taylor placed ninth in the 200-metre race. Spurred on by past successes, Taylor says she has even higher goals. "My goal for life is to make it on the 4-by-100 Olympic track team for the '88 Olympics. It will be real]- hard work, and I'll be shocked i make it." Taylor is working hard, trai four times weekly, twicL Oshawa and twice in Toronto at York University. There, she trains with Olympic athletes Ben John- son, Angela Taylor and coach Charlie Francis. Taylor describes herself as an average student, and finds it dif- ficult to keep up with her school work as sports events often cut into the school curriculum. "It seems like I'm always cat- ching up," she explains. "That's the hard part. But I love sports; I have since I was little." Obtaining a post-secondary education shouldn't be a problem. Taylor says she is "constantly get- ting envelopes in the mail" from Canadian and American univer- sities and colleges with offers of admission and scholarships. She says she's tempted by the American scholarships but would prefer torstay in Toronto. She hopes to major in sports psychology or physiotherapy in University. Henry boasts 4 firsts Henry Street High School athletes had four firsts while Joan- ne Hood earned a victory for An- derson CVI at the first regional track and field' meet held in Oshawa last week. Hood won the 1,500-metre event. Jennifer Cooper of Henry won the 3,000-metre and was second in the 1,500 behind Hood in the midget girls' event. Steve Yorston won the 110-metre hurdles and Brett Herod the 200- metre sprint. Andrea Bacchiochi had another Henry victory in senior girls' 100-metre hurdles. Other competitors from Henry and Anderson will participate in the Ontario championships in Hamilton on Saturday, as the top four in each SEE PAGE 22 Facilities booked close to capacity Whitby's summer recreational facilities are nearing the breaking point - and next year is expected to be even worse. In order to get the most use of tne facilities this year, the Town is scheduling organizations for weekend times, considered to be "non-prime time." The increasing use of the facilities is due to an increase in the Town's growth, a parks and recreation report indicates. For instance. participation in the Whitby Iroquois Soccer Club has increased from 1,200 in the summer of 1986, to 1,490 this summer. Similarily, Whitby Minor Baseball has increased from 770 participants to 1,000. Using baseball as an example, the department notes that 716 games are played on 32 diamonds in town. During a 20-week season, 14,300 games are played. As well, 77 baseball tournaments have been scheduled in Town from May 8 to Sept. 27. "This shows clearly what growth has done to this town," commented councillor Joe Drumm who in recent months has twice suggested putting a halt to new housing development until the Town cat- ches up to the grown- The department notes there will be more of a demand for facilities in 1988, but growth in facilities will not increase in proportion to the demand. However, the Town will have two, possibly three, new facilities in 1988 to help alleviate some of the pressure. They are a baseball and soccer field in Whitby Town Estates and a ball field in Brooklin at St. Leo's School. A soccer field is prematurely scheduled to open in mid-summer 1988 in the first phase of the Costain subdivision. To help solve the ovërcrowding problem which is expqpted in 1988, all leagues will be asked to submit their permit requests to the Town prior to Dec. 31, 1988. Morrow also told committee the department is looking at vacant pieces of property as future locations of more recreational facilities. Bayford Ibrothers rolto Ontarto titles The Bayford brothers and Cina Schmidt-Hansen of Whitby recently struck gold and silver at the provincial roller skating cham- pionships held in Cambridge, Ont. For Shayne Bayford, 12, a Whitby Senior public School student, the championship was his fourth straight. And in July, he'll be aiming for his fourth straight Canadian championship when the national event is held in Calgary. Little brother Corey, 10, also brought home a gold medal for his age group even though it was first taste of provincial competition. Both were overall winners in the event which is made up of freestyle and figures competition. Mom, Petra Bayford, is coach at the Aurora club to which both belong. Schmidt-Hansen was second in freestyle and second in figures to emerge as runner-up in the fresh- man category in the provincials. Thel14-year-old was the Canadian novice champion in freestyle last year. Sister Pia, 10, was fifth in novice freestyle in the recent provincials. Both belong to the Zodiac Roller Skating Club in Whitby based at Wheelies. ONTARIO roller skating champions Corey (1) and Shayne Bayford. Free Press photo