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PAGE,18, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988 Beauchamp travels the world in preparation for Olympies JAMIE CROUfCH Crouch àa nd Pa'ýterso n win bronze in Germany Whitby's Jamie Crouch and bis partner,' Heather Paterson of Hamilton, brought home a bronze medal from a rollerskating competition in Dusseldorf; West Germany held June 2-6. The third place finish is the highest placing for a Canadian couple at the German Cup. "It was a good achievement," says Crouch who aiong witb bis partner, will now turn their attention to the Canadian cbampionsbips te be held in Toronto, July 11.. The pair won the Ontario championsbips in May. We were invited te go to Germany te see bow we would look compared te others," says Crouch who bas only been partnered with Paterson for two years. "That is not really a long time," says Croucb. For Croucb and Paterson, training involves 20 te 25 hours of skating plus- ballet and weight training. The two are also preparing for the world championsbips in Florida in October. Now that Wbitby's Glen Beauchamp bas secured bis second trip to the Olyrnpics, the 26-year-old will be traveling al over the world during tbe, next four months as part of bis training scbedule. "We don't bave enough bigb level players in Canada so we bave to travel," says Beaucbamp who qualified in the 71-kg division at the Canadian championsbips in April. Beaucbamp, along witb the Canadian judo team, will be traveling to Vienna, Tokyo, Hawaii and Vancouver. In Vienna and Tokyo, Beauchamp will be entering tournamnents, attending training camps and fighting opponents of Dunedin ail-stars continue winnmg9 The Whitby Dunedlin niidget ail-stars continued their winning ways witb two more impressive victories last week in basebali. Cbnis Bal bit a home mun, a triple, two doubles and added two singles as Whitby defeated Pickering 18-O. on June 8. Bail bad 6 runs-batted-in on the day. Also adding t> Whitby's impressive offense were Mike Fulton, Jeremy Harness and Scott Fox, aIl with triples. Rob Dawson, and Harness had two singles each while Gene Rainey, Fox, Jason Guindon and Shawn Neveu each had a single. Harness pitched the shut out, striking out 13 batters and ailowing only five bits. On June 7, Wbitby defeated Port Hope 8-2. Chris Harris got the victory for Whitby with relief help from Scott Fox. Fox and Greg Rennie each bit a triple wbile Shawn Beveu added a double. Rennie had two runs-batted-in for Wbitby with singles te Gene R.ainey, Mike Fulton, Fox, Neveu and Jason Guindon. West Lynde's relay team sets record GLEN BEAUCHAMP diffièrent styles. In Hawaii, besidles the judo trnng, he will be dloing alterative training, including running.. "I have a good chance of winning a medal;, no one is unheatable," says- Beauchamp who expects the travelling to be a very valuable expenience.. During bis travels, Beauchamp will write a coilumnn for The Free Press detailing bis experiencem, thoughts, and feelings of bis opponants as they also prepare for the Olympiès to be held in Seoul, Korea this September. The columns will allow the readers of The Free Press to understand what it takes to make an Olymnpic champion. BILLY HEANEY of Whitby was the winner of- tke coach's awardfor his outstanding season as.a member of Denis O'Connor's senior boys' soccer team, runner- Up ini the Ontario high sehool finals. With hlm is coach Jim Boyd. FreePress photo A thiete of the year CATHY SOWDEN, Denis O'Connor's female athiete of the year, with teacher-eoach Jane Flynn. Blair Hedderson of Col. Farewell and Jason Brumley of E.A. Fairmnan eacb won two events and a West Lynde relay team set a record at last week's Durbam Region elementary scbool track and field rné-et. West Lynde's 11-year-old boys' relay team set a record of 55.8 seconds. Dr. Robert Tborntn's team won the 1-year-old boys' relay and was second in 9- year-old and 13-year-old relays. Leslie McFarlane's teamn was third in 14-year -old boys'relay. Dan Bainard of Pringle Creek won the 800m for boys il and Bilan Downey of Farewell won for boys 14. Kils Johnson of Fairman won the triple jump for boys 12. Andre Marois of West Lynde won the 200m for boys il while Darryl Wright of West Lynde won the bigh jump for boys il. Alysia Humphrey of McFar- lane won the girls 13 higb jump and was third in triple jump. The 11-year-old girls' team from West Lynde won a relay race. Jeanette Croucher of Thornton won the girls il 800m and Nicole SEE PAGE 20 ATHLETIC AWARD winners at Anderson CVI last week included (front, from left) Lisa Bland, senior voleybali; Donna Petri, traek; Roxanne Kwan, bad- minton; (back, from left), Jo-Anne Hood,-basicetball; Peter Needham, senior volleyball; Jeff Wiggans, hockey.. Free Pees photo 7i a.- Àm àowr i