Whiby Free Press. Wednesday, November 10 1993, Page 21 Gould grips 3rd Mike Gould of Whitby had two top-five finishes an d elped Canada win the team titie at the worid armwrestling champion- ships hold in Edmonton, Alta. recentiy. Gouid was pleased with his e rformance - third ini the 200- 0O-pound ciass with his left arm and fifth with his rlght -- and believes hie can win the world titie next yoar. T%6 Canadian champion ini his weight division, Gould was not intimidated despite facing the best armiwrestlers in what was hie firat participation i the world finals. He got. off to a disappointing start, losing to a Russian in the Ieft arm division -- the Russian who would eventually win that division. Gould thon proceoded to wln four straight matches before lo- ing to another Russian. That knocked Gould out of further competition in the double-eli- mination format but his results earned hlm third place. Gould feit more confident in the right armi division in whlch ho belloves ho has more hand strength. Ho won five stra4ght matches before iosing to a Russian in a match in which his armn was slightly out of position. Ho hurt hie armn in the prolonged match, and had only a minute's rest before beginnxng another match. Ho bast to a U.S. entrant. "There was nothing left,» said Gouid, who adxitted hoe may have made a tactical error that cost hm a btter resuit. Gould says the European com- petitors were genorally ver strong, having trainod more with wights. But ho boliovos armwrostling le the beet practice, and hoe plans te cxntinuo woekly sessions with the Port Perry armwrestling team. of which hé is a membor. Another of those teamn mem- bers, Garth Carlson of Milibrook, was fourth inthe right armclass of the 180-200-poundclass at the w-orids, held at Northland Col- isourn. Gould aIse, plans te continue pressing weights at Malibu Mus- cie in Oshawa, ono of the businesses which helped pay fer his expenses. His employer, Hard-Co Con- struction &Eixcavating also hel- ped pay the way, asadici Courtice Auto Wreckers, Co-Steel Lasco, the Town of Whitby and Oshawa Equipment Rentais. "If itwasn't for them, I wouldn't have been there," says Gould. Ho describes the world event ase an "excellent oxporionco," and says there is a great camaraderie among the compotitors. Ho says Russian coptitors reev oernment funding te trainvand compote -- "ail they do le armwrestle for a living» - but if they don't succeed at the world level,' there'. a good chance that funding disappears. "One Russian lost a match and ho cried for a day," says Gould. As a fundraiser, Brooklin iÀons major peewee AA hockey players will seil personal size pizzas door te door in Whitby on Saturday, Nov. 20. "If they don't do well, they're off the teain. UIt (the sport) is that recog- nized over there.» Tho werld competition aise, has its superstars: Gary Goodrich of Barrie, Ont. won tho superhea- vyweight tities, *both right and left, and Cobra Rhodes of Chi- cago won the 165-pound cases. Goodrich is a perennial world Surrendering nary a goal in five gamos, Anderson CVI won both the LOSSA (Durham Region) and DYSSA (Durham- York) championships in junior boy'soccer. It ws the first time an Ander- son soccer team hse won either titie. In the LOSSA piayoffs, Ander- son defeated Courtice 4-0 in the quarter-finals, bested Donevan 4-0 in the semi-inais, and thon blanked Ajax 2-0 in the final. Anderson faced York Region champion Holy Cross in the DYSSA semi-final. Colin Miller, on a cross from Trevor Burwash, scored the oniy goal in the close contest. In the final, Anderson and Woodbridge were scorelesa in the first half. In the second haîf, Frank Bar- ker and Jeffrey MacLiean, two members of aset year's Canadien champion Whitby under-14 team, combined for the firat goal. champion. So is Rhodes -- 'There's nobody even close te hlm in that cases," says Gould. The 1994 Canadian champion- ship is in Halifax, N.S. next summer, and, expecting, te do well there, Gould is aiming te, compote again in the world event in Sweden next faîl. "I really believe I can win the world championship,»he says. Barker found the net on a header fromn a MacLean corner kick. Neil Gadstene finished the scorinjgas e h volleyed a cross from MacLean. Goalkeepor Nicos Ignatiou got the shutout in ail five games. "Defensiveiy we are strong,» said Linda Cerreia, who, aieng with Llndsay Hewlett, coaches the team that lest only two games ail season and won a tournament at the school. Anderson lest one regular sea- son game and aise lest in over- time te Mether T'heresa in the semi-final of a teurnanient at Dunbarten. Anderson won the consolation final of that tourna- ment. Miller Burwash, Aaron Cross, Dan HoImes and Ross Duncan are forwards on the team; Giad.- stene, MacLean and James Mul- lane are midfielders; Steve Sim- monda, Rob Hibbs, Stephen Kerr and Barker are defenders. Basketballstar bound for Boston By Mark Reesor Whitb;Y's Mike Piwerka has his sights set on being either a professional basketbal1 player or a psychologist. ?He'll be pursuing both careers next year when ho begins a full scoarship (which could be worth as much as $100,000) at Boston College, one of five insti- tutions which made him offers. "I heard from 25 or 30 dif- forent schcols, but we onlinl- vited a few te my house for a home visit,» notes Piwerka, who chose Boston Coiiege because they have a division one teain in the top notch Big East Con- férence. The six-fcot-nine-inch, 220- pound, centre-power forward hse attracted a lot of attention from U.S. scouts, and for more than just hie height. H's adept at shcoting from the outside and "I can jump -- I uaually hit my head on the rim! - and for a guy my size I can run the court ver. very fast.m Ho aise plays wlth a lot of intensity. "When I go inte a game, I want te do a job... my mientai gaine is ail aggression - aIl aggrosson tewardt the net. If you see me coming down on yeu, you)re goi1g te think twioe about stand- ingin My way.' Piwerka credits his father Harry and coaches Ed Hanewich and John Tom plin with metivat- ing him te"got off my butt» and work hard 8t the game. The work has paid off, aithough hoe ays he's had the physical ekills ever since becom- ing interested in basketball in Grade 7. Succeas came fast -- hie Grade 8 team (Waveriy Public Schcol) went undefeated and won the Durham titbe and he's been a member of LOSSA and DYSSA championship teame at hie cur- rent school, &S. McLaughlin Cvi. Piwerka's interested in being a psychologist and wants te work with kida, but would be oniy tee happyte put those plans on hold if a National Basketball Associa- tien (NEA) team. cornes calling. «It's a dream but rm net going te put it inte m thinking right now... (although)if I keep gon at the pace ift at rigt now and keep improvn and getting good coaching,aianything canhappen.» Piwera says he's competed against "some of the beet players in the States" at the Ahl-Ameri- can bevel. "A lot of people say I cari do it if I put my mind te it, and that's basicaily it - anyone carl do anything if they put their mhid to it." WHITBY'S Mike Puwerka wiII be off ta Boston Coilege next year on a fuit basketball schoIarship which could be worth as mucti as $100.000. Boston us a division 1 team in the Big East conference. Photo by Mark Reesor, Why Free Press Tweens win 4-1 The Whitby McCullough Jewellers tween A ringette teamn continued their winning ways on Nov. 7 with a 4-1 vctory over a team fr-om Part Perry. Wbitby scored four unanmSered goals after Port Perry cpened the scrng eariy in the firet period. Scoeng inge goals for VWtby wreJnfe Cassidy, Jessica Williams, Melanie Davis and Haybey Millard. Lealding the way wihassiste were Ellen Jobrison with a par, single helpors golng te, Colleen Ackford, Usa Vanderlip, Davis, Miliard and Williama. Callie Osborne was aIse, an offensive threat. The outstanding gultending of Heather Hurat, accompanied by the defensive play of Karyn Peacocke, Sarah ILerocque and Jullien Shannon, coutibuted te the win. SOCCER Juniors capture hig h sehool tities