WHIBY MRE PRESS, WEDNýESDAY, MAY? 11, 1988, PAGE 23 Parade will' start season The minor basebail season arrives in. Whitby on Saturday wi«th a parade, of players and coaches down Brock St. to Peel Park. This . year 74 teains, with players 5 to 15, make up the minor league and ail will be taking part in the parade to be led by Durhamn Regional Police and Mayor Bob Attersley and council members, Ontario riding MP Scott Fenneli and Durham Centre MPP Allan Furlong. And providing the spring sounds to help usher in the new Whitby basebail season wilI be the Whitby Brass Band and the Anderson CVI Marching Band. The Mayor's Cup, games between Whitby and Ajax, the traditionalidkck-off, begins at 12:30 p.m. at Peel Park, following the parade. T-bail starts at 12:30 (south Peel); tyke, 4:30 p.m. (south Peel); peewee, 12:30 p.m. (north Peel); bantani, 4:30 pin. (Pringle Creek); midget, 4 p.m. ( Iroquois Park); junior, 10 a.m. (Iroquois Park). Rep team may go to Caifornia- i1990. Plans are now being worked out to send a representative ban- tam basebail teain froin Whitby to California in 1990 for 14 to 20 days to play exhibition gaines. "We are iooking to develop the kids and get them exposure to top level competition," coach Dave Imeson says about the trip. The teain will consist of about 15 players, 10 of which are now on the Whitby representative pee- wee teain. "That will be the nucleus of our teazn," says Imeson, adding another five players will probably be added during winter practices. Thfe, teain will have to raise $30,000 for the trip and are planning raffles, dances, and selling juices and t-shirts.' They have also made appli- cation ta, the Whitby Basebali Association, Eastern- Ontario Basebail Association, Ontario Basebail Association and Canadi- an Federation of Amateur Base- bail. If ail those groups sanction the tour, the teain can apply for provincial and federal grants, says Imeson. Imeson says the level of amateur basebail players in California is regarded as some of the best and "If any of the boys do well they could catch the eye of a scout." Imeson says he believes this would be the first time a Durham Region teain will tour California. The team, ta be called the 1990 1Maria Servoni's try in the first haif helped iead Anderson's senior boy's rugby teain ta a 7-4 victary over Pickering last week. The gaine was "nase ta nase, and taugh ta the end," said Ron Pither, coach of the senior teaxn. 'Pickering had a *strong set of forwards,:we threw the bail a bit, and piayed taugh against Pickering in the final -minutes of TONY SORICHETTI, a member of the Whitby Melanie Pringles senior basebail team, leaps over the Oshawa cafcher in an attempt to score. Sorichetti was called out He ad's up WITH THIS SWING, Darcy Head of Henry Street High Sehool knocked in two runs to help his team to a 4-1 win over Pickering in high sehool basebali action last week.. Free press photo the gaine.", After losing their first gaine of the season ta a strang teain froni Dunbarton, the Raiders have flot iooked back, posting wins in each oftiheir last twa gaines. Winning a 16-4 raut at home against Bowmanville, the Raiders continued their streak against Pickering last Wednesday, which heiped the teain mave into a second position in league standings. The Raiders play their final gaine Thursday at Brock where they hope té win their third gaine, against one loss, and clinch second place in the league. L09SA finals will soon be held et Iroquais Park in Whitby. on the play. Whitby lost 12-8 in this game, their first of the s eason. Free Press photo Pitchers lead Henry to.v1ictory nbasebali By- BRENDON REINBOLDT The Henry Street Hawks defeated the Pickering Trojans 4-1 in Durham Collegiate League play last Thursday. Having lost 5-4 to Dennis O'Connor. last Monday, the Hawks, with outstanding pitching by Jeif hardy and Jeremy Harness, combîned with clutch hitting, were able ta, defeat the Trojans. "Our hitting has been suspect ail year. We've had good pitching ail season but aur hitting has not been impressive. We got the hitting when we needed it most, said Ken Semanski, Henry manager. The right-handed Hardy pitched four innings against the Trojans allowing only two bits while striking out. five. Ini relief Harness allowed one. hit and struck out five.' Darcy head provided the bulk of the offense for the Hawks, belting a two-run- single and scoring a run ta give the Hawks a 3-0 lead. The Hawks are now in third place behind Ajax and O'Connor, againe and a haîf back froin a playoff berth. With a game against Bowrnanville on Monday, Henry hopes ta gain on Ajax and obtain a playoff spot. "We've started to win at a key point in the season. The rest of the gaines are vital- for aur chances ta make it ta the playoffs." Henry's season record currently stands at *two wins, two lasses and a tie. «ny BIRENDON REINBOLDT The third annual Kiichi-Sai open judo tournament was held at Henry St. High School on April 30. The taurnanient, hosted by the Kiichi-Sai Judo Club -of Whitby, inciuded saine 400 participants froin Ontario, Quebec, New York and Michigan.. Top finishers froin the Whitby-based club were: Competitors born in 1975, 1976 and 1977: Taki ristanas, first (minus 30 kg, open beit); Stephanie Kirkby, first (minus 34 kg, girls openi beit); Dan OHara, second (plus 48 kg, apen beit), Corey Bayf'ard, second (minus 30 kg, open boit); Charlie Kirkby, second (minus 48 kg, open boit); Eric l)itmar, second (minus 48 kg, white and yeilaw boit only ); Chris Campbell, second (minus 59 kg, open beit). Competitors barri in 1978. and 1979; Wesley Vickery, first (minus 48 kg, open beit); Maria Kristanas, first (minus 24 kg, girls open beit). .Competitars born in 1980 ta present; Nicole Dusonie, first (minus 28 kg, open beit). For the senior' men David Caterali (minus 90 kg, white, yellow, orange, green beits only), and for the women, Anna Sendai (plus 70 kg, white yellow, orange, green beits only). Both piaced qecond in their events. Foster second in Scarborough Tiffani Foster of Whitby placed second in the fiight division of a figure skating meet in Scarborough recently. She placed ninth out of 60 entrants in her final meet at the preliminary level. ,She naw nioves up ta the junior' bronze level. Kuichi@ Sai memnbers among top finishers. Anderson slips by.Pickering