SPORTS Swimmers win gold MAYOR BOB Attersley raises the Olympie torch relay flag at the Whitby library to begin the town's public sup- port campaign for the torch relay which is scheduled to pass through Whitby on Dec. 21. The torch will make a brief stop at the library where a short ceremony is to take place. Free Press photo Whitby's Olympic Torchbearers By•BRYCE COOPER (First in a series on Whitby torchbearers) Both Nancy McGreevy and Gayle Yetman were leaving nothing to chance when they applied to be Olympic torchbearers for the Calgary Winter Olympics. "It's going to be a memorable run," says 13-year-old Yetman who filled out more than 400 ballots last summer. Fourteen-year-old McGreevy stuffed the ballot box with more than 500 applications. Both girls, Gr. 8 students at West Lynde public school, enjoy running and will have no trouble completing the one-km run. Torchbearers began the 18,000-km. trek across Canada on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The run end in Calgary on Feb. 13, making it the longest relay in the history of the Olympics. GAYLE NANCY YETMAN McGREEVY The torch will be passing through Whitby on the evening of Dec. 21 and local torch orgamzers hope that the public wifl come out and "light the way" down Dundas St. (Highway 2). Mayor Bob Attersley opened the public support campaign by raising the Olympic torch relay flag on Monday at the Whitby Public Library, the site for the brief ceremony when the torch comes through Whitby. Brotherhood rink wins early A Whitby rink skipped by John Brotherhood won the Molson's Early Bird bonspiel held Nov. 7 at the Whitby Curling Club. Vice was Gord Carroll, second Murray Moynes and lead Jim Booth. Runner-up was the Whitby rink of skip AI Gilchrist, vice Charlie Fisher, second Dave Werry and lead Rob Morton. The high two-game winner in the early draw was the rink of skip Larry Wood, vice Paul Adair, second Drew Porter and lead Ted Gibson/Ron Cameron, a Whithy rink. The rink of skip Myrrhl Shepherd, vice Betty Hollinger, second Ivadel Robertson IValerie Elnhurst and lead Gail Holmes won the Nurse Motors bonspiel Nov. 9 at the Whitby Curling Club. Second was the three-member rink of skip Ross Simmonds, vice bird spiel Randy Hygaard and second Mary Muirhead. Third was the rink of skip Bette Robertson, vice Doris Arnes, second Marie JRRRRacques and lead Maria Bennett. High one-game winner was the rink of skip Mary Parks, vice Helen Collins, second Kerry McKay and lead Mary Jane Dillon. Consolation went to the rink of skip Helen Boyce, vice Muriel Prosser, second Nan Bennett and lead Stella Edwardls. T.P. in second T.P. Sportswear took sole possession of second place in the Wednesday Night Dart League with a 7-3 win over The Weed Man last week. Dodd & Souter dropped to third place after a 5-5-tie with league- leading Brooklin Cycle. Lori Melien and Derek Phillips of Whitby resumed their winning ways in the pool as each won gold in an international swim meet in Brantford over the weekend which featured 956 competitors from 35 clubs, including Canadian and U.S. national team members. Melien, 15, an Anderson CVI student, won both the 100 and 200 backstroke, was second in the 50 freestyle, 100 fly and 200 individual medley and fifth in the 100 free. Phillips, a Henry Street student, won the 100 backstroke, and was third in the 200 backstroke and 200 medley and fourth in the 200 free. Both are members of the Ajax Aquatic Club. Other Whitby members of the club - Jennifer Crowder and Peggy Hefford for girls 11 and 12, and Craig Potsep Anderson hockey team wins first three games Anderson CVI is in first place in Durham Region high school hockey after wins over Ajax and Henry Street last week and Harwood on Monday. Jeff Wiggans scored two goals in a 5-2 win over Ajax. Jason Gurd, Wayne Cornish and Dean Mizen had the other Anderson goals. Wiggans, Gurd, Grant Reveler, Glenn Hobbs and Steve Wing scored in a 5-1 win over Henry last Thursday. Peter Tyms had the Henry goal. Against Harwood, Reveler had two goals while Hobbs, Doug Love and Dave Hunter had singles in a 5-1 win. Rick White, co-coach with Ken Scott, says the Anderson team is performing beyond expectations thus far in the 14-game schedule. for boys 13 and 14 - also had impressive finishes. Crode was third in 200 breaststroke and fifth and seventh in other events. Hefford was fifth in two events.and sixth in two otherswhile Potsep was second in 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley, third in 100 free and 100 fly and seventh in two other events. The Esso invitational in Etobicoke on Nov. 27 - 29 is the next large meet for Melien and Phillips who are senior swimmers (15 and over). Skating re gistration up A totalsofk325 skaters age 4 to 20 will skate for the Whitby Figure Skating Club this year. 'We have nine professional coaches this year," says president Brenda Lilly. Last year the club had 300 skaters. "The club provides a servicel t the community by providing structured skating lessonsato persons 4 years of age to 58," adds Lilly. Management of the club is left to 20 executive members who volunteer their time. The club was formed in the 1950's and in 1973, it amalgamated with the Brooklin Figure Skating Club. The club is also affiliated with the Canadian Figure Skating Association. Skaters will get their first taste of competition this weekend when they travel to Cornwall to compete at the sectioailchapionshps. The s-kctionals are a qualifying event ('or the divisional championships to be held in Gatineau, Quebec from Dec. 10 to 13. Representing Whitby will be Susan Amann, Scott O'Neill, Steven Sears, Chri McLean and Betty Harbrock, Teri Ninacs and Dale Noble, Daren Edwards, Lisa Fernlund, Kim Lefebre, Michelle Locke, Rhonda Stacey and Andrea Burnham. The club also expects to have 85 power skaters this year. Registration for power skating will be at Iroquois Park on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The fee for the 10-week program is $55 for the first member of a farily then $50 for the second. Bantams wn tourney The Whitby Peacock minor bantam "B" team won their first tournament in Oakwood Nov. 7 - 8. In the first game, Whitby handed Pickering Village a 6 - 1 loss. Oshawa Thornton - Dundee gave Whitby stiff competition in the second game but Whitby squeezed out a 3-2 victory. Whitby then met Lindsay for the tournament championship. The score at the end of three periods was tied at 3-3 The teams played a five-minute KIM CLOUTTE (r) of the Whitby belles ringette team is watched closely by a Markham player during a game Sunday night. Whitby lost the game 7-1. Kelly Caldwell scored the lone goal for Whitby. Free Press photo overtime only to see no change in score. The goaltenders were pulled for a second five-minute overtime and Drew Meyers was able to find the open net for the Whitby victory and championship. Manager Greg Brown said the team played its best hockey so far this year, led by excellent goaltending from Danny Ladouceur and Shayne Keddy and scoring by Matt Shearer with three, Christian Rock, Drew Meyers and Cam Schilling with two each and singles from Greg Wood, Brandon Smith, Troy McPhee and Greg Fawcett. Rmgette underway Whitby, with a total of 120 girls registered, has eight teams competing in ringette this season. Although the season has barely begun, Whitby Ringette Association member Carol Dayes says most Whitby teams - should hold their own this season. "It looks pretty good," she says. "Maybe one or two teams are not up to par but the others should do a lot." The tween B team had won three of its four games. Coach is Scott Laing, who is also president of the association's executive. Whitby has one team at bunnies level, age 4 to 7; one novice team (8 and 9); two petite teams (age 10 and 11); two tween teams (age 12 and 13); a junior team (14 and 15); and a belle team (16 and 18). Whitby has no deb division in ringette (18 and over), due to lack of interest. But there is a ladies' team, coached this year by Norma Ainsworth, which plays in a league. PAGE 24,< Wi IITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNES.DAY, NOVEMBER. 18,,1987