PFqqgp.22ZWhidby Reg rpgiWeesoay,Mýro i 4,ff3 WINNER GOES TO ONTARIO FINAL Ser One game, today (Wednesday), between Whitby and Peterborough will decide which team advances to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association minor atom AAA final series. The game wiIl be played at Iroquois Park, pad one starting at 8 p.m. The teams are deadlocked at five points apiece in their six-point semi-final series following a busy week of games during the March break. On March 15, Whitby, sponsored by Dundas Centre Guardian Drugs, got the series going with a convincing 9-3 win on home ice. The victory extended their playoff winning streak as they swept Richmond Hill and Quinte 0 ies goes in their two preliminary rounds. time comning aw In the opener Rlobert Lalonde, fought 6-4 win Blaine Down and Sean MacRury three goals whil each scored two goals with singles had two goals ar going to David Morrasse, Bobby Kyle Branch pic McBride and Sean Walsh. Down marker. Mike 1V added four assists for a six-point assists while St nights while Lalonde had two and Jeremy F hel pers for a four-point game. hel pers. Whitby's undefeated streak, On March which had stretched to 13 games qa go be including regular and dsuad otplbe post-season, wsqikyhle could not mount on Mai-ch 17 when the Petes, who lost 5-2. Peyi finished in frirst place overaîl in Wib ol the eastern AAA league, scored a Whniby go as convincing 6-1 victory on home aontingltwo a ice. McBride counted the lone anWashd Whitby goal with Down picking The next day, up the assist. back to Peterboi The next night, Whitby again game in what wi travelled te Peterborough, this classic playofT n vay with a hard- n. Down counted le Jaison Peyman nd one assist and cked up a single vlorrison had two téphane Linklater isher had single 20, the Whitby Dhind carly and ring the visitors, t a comeback and 'man had both 3 with Fisher tsists Nvhile Down singles. y, Whitby travelled Drough for the fifth Nould prove to be a rnatch-up. After a scoreless, first frame, Peyman got Whitby on the scoreboard in the second period with a goal off a Jay Harrison pass. Peterborough tied the match in the third to force a 10-minute overtime period. In the extra frame, Whitby took the lead on a goal by Down fr-om Lalonde and Payman but Peterborough was able to tie the score before the end of the period. Two teams couldn't be a better match. In the regular season the teams each won a game, with 'Whitby scoring a 6-3 win in Peterborough and the Petes winning 3-1 at Iroquois Park. In their five post-season games, both teams have scored 20 goals, with both teams recording one lop-sided win, one close victory and the tie game on Sunday. On the season, Peterborough won the overaîl title then advanced to this series with six straight wins while Whitby fnished in first place in their division and as well won six consecutive games to advance. Whitby features a well- balanced team %vith Peyman, McBride, Down, Branch, MacRury, Lalonde, Matt McKay and Steven Farquharson up front and Morrison, Walsh, Fisher, Harrison and Linklater on the blueline. In goal, Whitby is also strong with Ian Watson and Mike Nemisz. The winner of the series will meet the Halton Hurricanes in the OMHA final series. Atoms beaten inH fina in I-u MEMBERS 0F the Whitby R.P. 011 Ltd. Tait, Chris Trinkunas, Sean Holmes, Mark minor atomn A hockey team that won the Cipparone, David Morasse, Ryan Mendes, Ontario championship are (front row, from Bennie Scheepers, Bryan Rourke; (third left) Michael Thornton, Ky le Ruttan, Dana row, from left) coach Doug Rourke, Bloom, Gary Kitamura, R ce Robe rtson, assistant coach Larry Harris, tramner Doug Ryna Meaney, Josh Hughes; second row, Harden and manager Andy Scheepers. from left) Lucas Harden, Ryan Harris, Paul Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press Witby behindinfnal Whitby trails London three points to one in their best-of-five playof'f series to determ lac the Ontario major atomi AAA hockey champion. Whitby and London tied 1-1 in an overtime contest played in Whitby on Saturday, Marc Lamners scoring for Whitby. Shari Iryksa was solid in net for Whitby, kecping London off the scores h et until lote ia the third period. London scored early in the second game on Sunday in Lon- don an d won 5-1, Sean Ilaynes scoring for Whitby. Thle third game of the series will be in Whitby on Saturday. The Whitby tcam, sponsored by Elscint Canada, reached the flinal after defeating Sarnia- Lambton six p oints to four in the OMIHAsemi- final. Sarnia won game three 2-1, llaynes scoring for Whitby, to take a 4-2 points lead before Whitby posted a 3-2 win to tic the series. Scott Beegail scored the wiri- ner %vith just il se-conds reniain- ing in the foui-th gamie. Gil Vain- plew scorcd the other twvo goals for Whitby. Ia the fifth garne in Whitby, Matt Jardin scored twice as WTitby took the series with a 4-2 vict<)ry. Lamers and Beegan also scored. The WVhitby petite A ringette team, sponsored by Bell Canada, defeated Oshawa 9-0 la their final league gamie over the past weekend. Jessica Williams had a hiat trick, Jessica Birownridge two goals and anc assist, Jillian Shannon a goal and an assist, Melanie Laracque a goal and two assists, Lindsay Freeman a goal and two as.sists. Calîcen Ackford had a goal and ain assist, Calînie Osborne, Haley Other WF.itby teami members arc David Chant, Jamie Giles, Judd Stevenson, Danny Cohen, Kyle Crouch, Andrew Marshall, David Kubrynski, Nick Owen, Casey Dupant, Ryan Boyd and coaches Jim Boyd, Gary Mar- shall, Serge Dupant aad Mike Haynes. Millard, Jennulèr Cassidy, Nicole Freeman and Karyn Peacocke each had anc assist. Ileidi Schlitt had the shutout. Coach is Bettery Larocque, assistant coach is John Cassidy nad manager is Marie Brownridge. The Whitby team finîshed theseason la first place as Central Ontario League champions. The team will compete la the provincial A charnpioaships la Nepean March 24 to 28. Whiitby M&M Meats major atom A team was unsuccessful in a bid to become three-time champs. The team won its division as zone champs as major novices, and an Ontario championship as minor atoms last year, and was looking forward to making it three in a row. In this year's semi-finals, Whitby faced the little NI-L Red Wings trom Oshawa and took the series in straight games, by scores of 7-3, 10-1 andlO0-3. The finals against Guelph went to five games before Witby bowed out. Game one saw Guelph defeat Whitby 3-1. Game two was played in Guelph and ended in a 5-5 draw. Gamie three in Whitby was the turning point in the series as Guelph won 5-1 te take lead in the six-point series. In Guelph for game four, a do-or-die situation for Whitby, it was Whitby's turn te shine as Windsor sw.%ept Whitby la three str aighit ganles ia the alI -Ontaria bantam A hockey finals. The Whitby teain, sponsored by Aandow York Glass, wvas no match for Windsor la the first game. Ia the secand game, Whitby built a 3-1 lead on thie strength of hard forechieckitig, and aggres- sive play. But Windsor exploded late la the gaie l'or a came- fram-behind victory. Krys Rase, Darryl Whitlock and Brad Oliver scorod for Whitby. In the third gaine in Windsor, Whitby led 1-0 after the first period. Windsor thon scored, but the goal was disallowed. llowcver, that caîl was reversod and Wind- sar had ticd the gante. Mhen a Whitby goal was disallowed. Whîtby eventually came up short 4-3, Rose scoring two goals and Mike Elliott one. they outscored Guelph 4-0. The fifth and final game was in Whitby Sunday afternoon. It was a close contest won by Guelph 3-1. Guelph scored first in the second period and then Whidtby tied it, but Guelph again took the lead 12 seconds later. Guelph seored in the empty net as Whitýy pulled their goalie. Whitb> team members are (goalies) Ryan Callaghan and Scott Wylie, (ofl'ence) Ryan Dancey, Mike Heffering, Scott Dennis, Banret Church, David Dittmar, and Mark Unwin, (forwards) Paul oldsmith, Scott Berrey, Jordan IFitzgibbon, Jeif Church, Danny Small, Ricky Mace, Mike Hamilton, Gien Mtiyer, Jared Brown, coach Troy May, ssi stant coach Ian Wylie, tramýer Reid Unwin and manager Syliva Dancey. The team has one more teurnament this season, the first weekend in April in Peterborough. Whitby had reached the Ontario final by defeating Osh- awa Ried Wings three games to anc in the semi-final senies. Slver for Ice Pix Wlîitby Ice Pi% won a silver medal at the Oatario juvenile precisian skating finals over the wCL'kCnd. Coinpcting in Tlillsanbur-g, the WVlitby teani fîinished behind Ki tcenier- \Vatürl oo in the 12- teaîm c<>p(titioa. Whitby had 29 skaters, the most o! any teijin la the competi- tion. Coach Mona Gibney feit her teîini perfarined an excellent rou- tine. Icc- Pix will nLext pL'rforni in three skatin ,carnivais. s - t~¼ i rtoth or p recisi(>n tennis vill compete in thle Cana- dianacharnpianships la Aprl. to teli,mit Bantams swept by Winudsor Fi rst-place petites seek Ontario title