PAGE 26, WH1TBY MRE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DEC*$KBER4p M In an -overtime thriller Whitby lest 3-2 te, Toronto Red *ngsin the miner atomn AAA final of the international silver stick tourna- ment held in Whitby over the weekend. Whitby had opened the tourna- ment with a 4-O win over Red Wings, but Red Wings turned the tables when the two teams met again in the final. gDavid Chant, Whitby's out- standing goaltender had stepped 55 shots in the final game before he was injured and ieft the game after a collision in the goal crease. Red Wings later broke the 2-2 tie in the exciting contost. After their opening game vic- tory, Whitby tied London A-1, edged North Bay 2-1 and tho-n skated past Nepean 5-1 in the semi-final. Chant was named xnost valu- able player for Whitby in every game, and was tournament MVP for the team. The miner atem squad was the enly Whitby team'te reach the finals in silver stick. Whitby lest 4-1 te Waterloo in the semi-finals of the miner peewee AA division. Vaughan defeated Waterloo 4-0 in the championship game. Whitby won ene of three gameýs in the miner peewee AAA divisien. Whitby lest 4-2 te, Toronto Red Wings, the eventual champions, and lest 7-3 te, Detroit Little Caesars before Stilar scores 3 in Whitby victory Clayten' Stiliar scered three goals as Whitby defeated Osh- awa 7-4i a AAA midget hockey game last week. Wayne Primeau, Jasn Bonny- maxn, Mark Wisdâom and Mark Babony aiossred for Whitby. Conslder how hard It Is ta, change vaurself and you'II understand eht Ilitte ance yau have o! trylng to change others. DId y au knaw that most ai the Owasco empiayees have wortced ai Owasco for mare than 10, 15 & 18 pars? This shlows the custamerta be the uhtimale beneficlary. winning 9-2 ever Buffalo-Saints. ýWhitbylest three straight, mn Tmnr bantam AAA hockey, 4-1 ... , . to Mississauga Reps, 2-1 to Chi- cage Young Americans and 5-1 te Gloucester. London won the miner bantarnm ... AA championship. Tom Lawson was most valu- able player for Whitby Maksteel Steolers in their -4-2 loes te Toronto Rod.Wings in the first gamein miner peewee AA.A Mark Haynes had a goal and assistod on the other geailb Steve Death. Darryl Lewis had two assisa. Lewis, with twe geais, was MVP for Whitby in tuhe 7-3 loss te Detroit. Bryan Crouch aise scored for Whitby. Haynos had twe assista while Matt Capso n, .' Dave Farquharson, Jason Heoth- kiss and Death, each had an assist. Haynes had twe go)als and three assista in the win ovtr Buffalo while -Hotchkiss and GA MDvdCatso ad h oot sdWn nte Doath oach had a geai and two WHTYGAI ai hn tP agitteTo noRdWng ith assista. ped 55 shots before being iiijured i mternaion liver stick tunmn Lewis scered twice with singles the mmnor atom AAA final game over the weekend. by Farquharson, Justin Collins Photo by m& B ear, Whitby Fr.. P. and Crouch. Hawks v'olleyball team ý6th>inOntarjo- The flenry Street Hawks senior beys' volleyball team fmn- ished sixth in the Ontario Fede- ration of Schools Athletic Asso- ciation,(OFSAH) tournament at McMaster, University in Hamil- ten Nov. 22-23. The Hawks lest J5-5 and 154 te Colonel By (Ottwa) i the quarter-final round of the tour- nament. "Unfortunately, we lest fairly cenvincingly,". said coach Tom Buchanan. «We were ranked sixth i Ontario and that's where we oneded up,» ho said. Buchanan said ho had "a great group of athietes» who did itheir best against excellent teams. "To -finish sixth in Ontario and reach that level is tremendous for the kida " ho said. The Hawks started the tourna- ment with two victories by defeating Creswood (Peter- borough) 12-15, 15-1 a.nd 15-4 and Don Bosco (Toronto) 15-12 and 15-11. The tearn thon lest 15-12 and 15-O te Laurier (Scarboreugh) te finish second in thoir pool. Buchanan said Jamie Wattors and Matt-Cook were the main hitters and Mike Wolff the main setter for the team in the tourna- ment. «W. had a tremondous year everali, *wing DYSSA and four tournamnent," ho said.- "The success of our team this year was based. on balance," ho said. "Overaîl, each,- one of theni playod great at times,", said Buchann. The team actually bogan the season with a bass te Dunbarton, thon a win over MeLaughlin, thon a bs te Pickering. But Henry then roeled off f ive etraight victories and kept roi- ling m teurnament action, -with victories in some and o efnse in others. Precision teams prépare for upcoming competitions By Marlo Boucher modal i the Canadian cham- Whitby's 'novice and senior pionships in Montroal. precision skate teains are gear- «We were sort cf the underdogs mg up for four competitions in bast year because nobody knew the new year. us very well » ah. said. Mdhs ear's team is strongor," The ox-siater said sihe foît said Coaa:y Dalton, coach of b « more pressure as a coach than Fyre, the Senior teain, that han as a skate? i the champion- already earned several Canadian Ship tities. «Our goal this year is te make Even tho he the tearn won the it eut of the divisionals," ah. silver modal at the Canadian said. championship lest yoar, Dalton Ice Angels will start te dofend said"they're more motivatod tliîs their chaxnpionship n Jan. 25 in year.» Unionville. Ice yre will aise «We're practising lant year's participate in the competition. a progrr-,-m-&din-team Both teanis wili performia escaades andp foMino1 ffl IroqueisPark arena in Whitby feront manoeuvres,» se.sai .onFeb. 1. Dalton said the team spends They will travel te Ottawa on about three and a- haif heurs a Feb. 22 for the Eastern Ontario week practising on the ce. and sedtionala. anothor heur doing fleor practice. The tep three finishers moe She said there is between 24 on te the oastern Canadian and 30 skaters on the team and championships in Regina on the average age is 18.ApÃ10 S Judiones, coach of thei. Apriiort10. vrual Whi4y ce ngèe nvic temguarantoed of a berth in the. said hor team is15 8180piact~ising an'adian champion shipa three timea a week An . pro- because there are only two teains paratien for upcomrng tourna- i eastern Ontario, said Dalton. monte. 'We're furtiier- ahoad in our The novice teani wili have a prograin this ýyear than, at this more difficuit time qualifying time lest yoar, she said. bocause thoro are fivo novice Jones said she currently has teanis in eastern Ontario, said 24 akaters and would like te get Jones. two or three more for hier teani. The te two teais li the lI her fret year coaching the novice and Senior divisions meet novice team lest yoar,, Jones b.d fo the Canadian championships theni al the "r A1a-the - gold 4ýn ini f~Regina. 1The Challenge Cup is a con- ing a variety of tundraisers to ihero will b. an exhibition 4y siolation' round for the. othor helpgpy the. hotel and plane the two teama as well as tho, teais on April 11. c=tafor the teurnament i junior and aduit teame at tho Il. toanis are curre>ntly hobd- Reina. Ajax Village Arena on Jan; 11. WHI.BY Ice Angls novice precision the openlng ceremnonies* for the silver skating team is shown during a stick hockeyý tournament held in demonstration performance as pWur f er theps;1vek -j Whïtby'edged in overti* me final 1 1, ý 1