TItiswsek' olumn Is nat about playlng botter, psychlng-up, nutrition, gamo tlarcs -or deallng wth coachlng or parents or even selng goals. Rt Is about proparatlon Iln a sense, though, and I would Ok. to thank ail the vokjnteers who have gotten busy to make sure that Whltby Is represenvted woll ln 1996-97. I often write about thlngs that dont! get dons, people wgho tak but don'! follow thmough and people who complain but don't offer answrs. f w. were to lst soma major objectives at the beglnnlng of thls hockey season they would have lncluded: gettlng rid of registration llneups; getting aodIcah b surface or two; offening hockey at the lntroduotory levai to those aed four and five; asslstlng coaches ln gettlng their NCCP levels; putting a quallty product on th. k. wIth both house league and meptesentatlv. teams. So far WNhy teams are dolng vSy well. We have been promîsed threes n.wIce surfaces. The WMHA hosted a lovai' one coaches clnic (wIth great support frorn the auxllary). The executive are obiously scorlng very well and The Canadian Haif-Pints miniature baaketball tearn la returning to Durham College on Tuesday, March 26, 6 and 8 p.m. The HIAD Hoops (Head Irjury Association of Durham Region) celebrity basketball team wil challenge the Haif-Pints in the annual Mini-Hoops Basketball Benefit. The family-oriented evening promises fun and humour as the Half.Pints show off their skllls and stunts. Tickets are $25 for family (five tickets), single aduit $8 and child/senior $6.50. Whi Mtby men's hockey PIaphIladI es oif ft. 23 W L T16F S A P GOLD DIVISION Srvie 1aste 1 0 0 3 2 2 &~ tm 0 0 1 O O i 4 4 1 Ma"ckiMovur0 O 0O 1i4 4 1 Enpotach O i O 2 3 O SILVER DIVISION RWys Enter. 1 O O 7 4 2 NaWinal Trust i O O 3 2 2- Baths &McL O 1 O 4 7 O AftoeuIoTiu O 1 O 2 3 O BRONZE DIVISION C.K.Auto Body i O O 6 3 2 Dodd &Souter O O i 3 3 i RJ.Phlllips O O i 3 3 -i OnisHotel O i O 3 8 O scoes Feb. 22- BthoIUs Pizza 4. Me"d Movsrs4; S.,vio Mestar 3. Ewpuw* 2; Roy'$ Enterposo 7. Bath & MAoloUn 4; National Trust 3. Attusby «r» 2; C.L Auto Body 8. Ou..n'a kHal 3; Oodd à Soutar 3. R.J. PhiEbe Auto 3 Payos(s) olU" wa.k Gald divWSion-Otwbi Ba«. Ma"ci Movme, 2 goals. 1 assi; Silve division.- Miko Foster. Attersley Th., 2 goals,* Bronze dWWimo - Tom Budèinan. O.K. Auto Bodyi 2 gos. 2 maista they doserve a lot of orodit, but 1 arn sure they don't expeot IR. Afier 1l hy *l have to get rid of the Unusadget the lttle ones onto the lbe. On Sunday, Wt the new rlnks in Soarboraugh, 1 sat wlth Geoff Wells, a young athiete sidelned with bronohWds. W. got Into a discussion about the season. Hîs hlghllghts lncluded playlng in Varsity arena, wlnnlng the Etobîcoke tournament, and competing In the skills competitlon. When asked what new thlngs he had leared, he said, Oyln In the corner (and he desctlbed the Isoto better than sorne junior pfle1 have know«n), and faceoff pkays.n Geoff was also proud of hîs tearn's achlevernents, ourrently with a 51-9-3 record. He Is Iooklng forward to beîng able to hlt next year but showed a 111e conoem about "getting crunched.n He hopes ta mave up ta, the AA team but says that he'lI b. happy toplay on the new BB team if that Is where h. ends up. Asl1watched Geoff , 1was agaln remlnded of ail the good things sports develops and how that Whltby jacket refleots on al of us. From each family ticket sold, $1.50 will go to, the Head Injury Association of Durhamn Region. Whiby Free Press, Wednesday, March 6,1996 ,Page 19 Saints march to final Executives and ambassadors N<IRQ Whitb y Iroquois Sooeer Club * requires oc rc,3eR REP TEAM COACHES CR FOR THE 1996 OUTDOOR SOCCER SEASON Applications are invited for coaching positions for the 1996 rep program. COMPLETION 0F LEVEL 1 COACHING CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. For further information and application forms please contact "Club Head Coach" Stan Bombino at 668-2009. N%'RO~ WHITBY IROQUOIS SOCCER CLUB Soccer Registration ~OCCER 19961 Summer Season DATE: SATURDAY, MRARCH 16 &3(»h TIME: 9:00 arn to 4:00 PM PLACE: Soccer Club Office 1380 Hopkins St.., Whitby (South of Burns St. next to Ontario Ceramics and Armstrong Signs) Forms also at Iroquois Park & Library (Main Branch) REGISTRATION FEE: $ 75. 00 per piayer $ 185. 00 per family of three players or more. REGISTRTI1 S PENT C I.REN-MR FOR INFORMATION CALL 682009.e Please bring birth certifîcate and Matthew Langer. I the semi-finals, Whitby downed Windsor 67-42 as guards Jason Patino, Mike Arbiaster, Corey Kiender and Marcel Patino helped shut down the Windsor attack. Saints, in their second year of play and coached by Mike Pink, have previously played in tournaments in southwestern Ontario and the Ottawa region. They will play in a tournament in Brantft>rd th" month and In the Ontario Basketball Association finales in April. The Whitby Saints bantam A basketball team was edged 52-50 in the final of a tournament in Ancaster recently. Saints lout a hard-fought battie to Caledomia. Saints began the tournament wlth a 66-56 win over Durham Region Merchazi, a team from Courtioe, In overtime. Saints then scored 112 points in their next two victories, led by forwards James Blades, Jon Todd, Solomon Samuel, Lincoln Blades Basketbal league for h igh.schoolersm The fourth annual spring league basketbail program will be held at Durham College March 25 to the end of May. Games will be played Monday evenings. The competitive basketball league is for players in grades 9 through 12. The $75 league fee includes a team shirt, league play, playoffs and championship awards. Registration continues until March 18. cati 721-3040. Lac.rossen registration The Whitby Minor Lacrosse Association will hold registration for ail players from Durham Region at Children's Arena in Oshawa on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. The second registration takes place at Iroquois Park in Whitby on Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, Mardi 31,9 a.m. to 3p.m. both days.. More information can be obtained by calling 434-8919 or 432-2322. ORDER NOW! 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