Whitby Free Pmss, Wodinoeday, Apni ô, 1994, Page 19 Whitby -wins OHMA major atom titie The Whitby major atom AAA hockey teamn captured Whitby's first ever triple A chanipionship last week by defeating Halton Huis Hurricanes in the best-f-five final three games to none. Before a large, supporive crowd at Iroquois Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, Whitby, sponsored by Dundas Centre Guardian Drugs, defeated Halton His 3-2 and 4-3 to capture the titie. In Tuesday's contest, Blaine Down opened the scoring for Whitby on a as from Robert Laonde andBob MeBride. Halton Hilîs responded with two goals to lead the gaine after two periods 2-1. Ini the third period Whitby scored a long-range goal off the stick of David Morasse, from Mike Morrison, to tie the game at 2-2. At the mid-point of the period, Steven Farquharson slapped home a shot wlich proved to be the gamne-winner. Sean MacRury picked up the lone assist on the goal. Going into Wednesdays gaine anticipation and tension were runnung higl4as Whitby was just one victory away from the goal they set for themselves at the beginning of the season. Halon ilîs opened the scoring early in the first before Whitby scored to tie the game. Halton replied with one more before the end of the first to go ahead 2-1. The second period belonged to Wbitby as they were able to score three unanswered goals te go up 4-2. Halton continued to, fight for their lives in the third period but were only able to come up with one goal, and feil te Whitby 4-3. Goalscorers for Whitby were David Morasse, Blaine Down, Farquharson and Judd Stevenson. Assista went te, Jeif Frazer, Morasse and MacRury. At the celebration after the gaine, coach Dave Branch said, "Good teains beat good players, and this is truly a great teain with good players" Assistant coach Mike Primeau said, "This is one of the best teains that I have ever been associated with over my career, because of their work ethic and commitment." Assistant coach Bill McBride gave praise to, the parents as he said, 'Without the support and commitment of the parents, and their underatanding, this charnpionship would not have been possible." The chaxnpionship teain consiste of Ian Watson and Justin Zammit in goal, Jeremy Fisher, Jay Harrison, Reece Robertson, Stephane Linkiater and Morrison on defense. Forwarde are Stevenson, Jeif Frazer, Down, Kyle Branch, Morasse, MacRury,Farquharson, Robert Lalonde and McBride. The head coach is David Branch, assistant coaches are Mike Primeau, Bill McBride and Barclay Branch, manager is John Morrison. JUDD STEVENSON goes down aller collid- ing with Halton's Jacob Bayley in Tuesday's 3-2 victory by Whitby in the second game of the best-of-three Ontario major atom AAA final series. Whitby went on to win the championship. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press Angels 2ndinCanadi ials Whitby Ice Angels won a silver medal -- just missing a gold -- at the Canadian precision skating chainpionships in Verdun, Que. over the weekend. With 'Ghosts' as the theme of this season's Ice Angels presen- tation, Whitby and Burlington were actually tied, each earning three first-plaoe votes froin the judges in the final. But a tally of the ordinals gave Burlington the edge and the gold. Whitby coach Kelly Jennings says the runner-up finish by such a close margin was dis- appointing, but she was more than pleased by the performance of her team, made up of 12- to 15-year-old skaters, in the 12- teani competition. Whitby Ice Elusions tasted defeat for the first time this t..,...........-. season, finishing fourth in the adult division. A faîl in the final probably cost the team a medai but coach Cathy Dalton says her skaters aged 21 and over, performed welf and "felt good about what they did.Y Elusions had won ail three g revious competitions, but hadn't faced Toronto Cricket Club, the eventual Canadiancham is and Oakville, third-place finish- ers. Second place went to Muskoka Blades, a team beaten by Elu- sions twice this season. Dalten's other team, Toronto- based Black Ice, was second in the senior division. Whitby Ice Fyre didn't reach the A finals, but won the B final. Laval, Que. won the senior division, their fourth straight national championship. Whitby had won the championship in consecutive years -- 1988, 1989 and 1990. Fyre coach Jody Jones said competition among 16 teams at the senior (aged 19 and older) level was "the toughest it's ever been.» ON TARIO CHAMPIONSHIP Woodley win s 4 events Kevin Woodley, 9, of Whitby had four first-place finishes at the Ontario track and field in- door chanipionships held recently in Toronto. He won the 50-metre hurdles, 50-metre sprint and long jump in the tyke (agyed 9 and 10) division, and teamed with Cameron Saha- dath of Brooklin, Jerm aine Myles and Jerome Messam to win the 4-by-200m relay. Ail were competing as mem- bers of the X-L's lrack & Field Club. Kevin's brother Curtis, 12, won the 50-metre hurdies in the atom division and was fifth in the 50-metre sprint. The Woodleys are students at Bellwood Public School. Sahad4th, a St. Leo's School student in Brooklin, was fifth in tyke 50-metre hurdles and seventh in long jump. T'he championships marked the end of the indoor season, but X-L's members are now practis- in for the outdoor season that bgins in May, says instructor Curtis Sahadath. Members practise on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6 p.m., at the Civie Stadium in Oshawa.