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atf 33 rrr iw stux vmimmypm i-r- ti w t s r i i 11 i i h 11 yjgga53k55sa m merchants favored to win it all otitqrio wins f mens fdstbqlt elidmpibnship brugestapley correspondent after their first fourgames at the canadian junior mens fast- ball ghampionships in st johns newfoundland the stouffville merchants are as perfect as the weather that has graced the week long competition and according to team coach howard burkholder the ontario representative merchants are the fans favorite to take it all in this weekends playoff round the merchants led by brace- bridge recruit todd martin have eompiledf our straight wins in opening round robin play includ ing a 21 victory wednesday over the favored saskatoon magic team for which former merchant scottevansjplays martin pitched a twohit mercy- shortened 70 shutout against quebec in the merchants opener monday backing up his hurling efforts with three doubles and a trio of runs batted inl he followed that with a brilliant rescue of wednesday s contest against saskatoon- pitching the final two innings to save the win for starter barry ellerbeck the rideau valley pick up martin then chucked a no hitter in the merchants 70 mercy win oyer alberta thursday striking out 11 batters in the five inning match the performance gained him his third player of the game nomination in four days chris burkholder received the playerofthegame nod tuesday backing up the pitching of starter byron baranieslci and reliever ellerbeck with a threehit three- rbi effort in a 53 win over the host st johns junior50s the merchants third recruit infielder ron white of sebringville slugged a tworun homer as well craig crawford belted a triple in the saskatoon match up with steve cooper collecting the game winning rbi the stouffville squad- subdued alberta with a sixrun second inning- the merchants were to close out the preliminary round with a game against undefeated nova scotia friday morning befbre beginning the elimination round the same night probably versus british columbia but no matter what the outcome of the nova scotia contest the merchants guaranteed themselves preferred status in thechampi- onship round with their four wins earlier in the week well finish either first or sec ond in our pool and that means we get a double life in the finals coach burkholder told the tri bune from his st johns hotel thursday referring to the fact the merchants could lose a game in the medal round and still survive the top four teams jn each pool adyanceto the playoff rourid with the first and second place finish ers in each flight assured of dou ble life status the other squads can only lose one game the championship game is scheduled for sunday afternoon burkholder who reported the weather conditions in st johns are the best in years said the win over saskatoon was the key so far that wasithe big one it was a pretty emotional game arid there p- flli w mm swwia- photosjoerd witteveen shawn burns of the remax imperial team breaks for home as crystal lapp of action sign erection services triesfb decide whether to pursue him or just throw to home in whitchurchstouffville house league softball action at stouffville memorial park tuesday peewe stouffyilles dean myers pee wees won their oasa qualifying series against east gwillimbury last weekend two games to none the large victory of 123 in game one of the tourney was contributed by shawn sargeant and mike under wood shawn smacked in a double with bases loaded scoring all run ners and mike snowed some hot hitting and great pitching recording 13 strikeouts only allowing three runs in game two the team s victory was 1710 in stouffvilles favor scoring two runs in e second inning four in the third and six in the fourth paul koert and mike underwood shared pitching efforts while graham crowder chipped in some base hits finishing off their season the stouffville pee wees will play the next two weekends in their league playoffs at thbrnhili and the oasatournament in owen sound was a fair amount of feeling there j burkholder said the word around the tournament is feat the merchants have the best pitching and thus are favored to emerge on top while admitting he likesc ll his teams chances the coach isnt making any predictions im optimistic but weve got some tough games ahead uxbridge wins first place at fndigns tourney stouffyilies pee wee indians hosted an eightteam tournament last weekend for the ontario championship division qualifier the firstyear squad battled and braved teams from areas like keswick wbodbridge uxbridge and vaughan to make it through to second place the extrainnirig final game score opposite uxbridge was 83 which edged out stouffville from a first place victory h goriipetitibh stpuffville had to face before entering jhefihals was keswick yet stouffville captured the victory 96 hot hitters throughout the weekend were doug frew and craig wood pack- irig tip singles doublesandja homer jeff hassard and pat cur- ley shared pitching duties arid- some great key plays were made by second basemen chris johnson this rookie team in its first year has had a fantastic season with nine wins one tie and seven losses four of which were only- by one run j- next weekend the indians gear up to play in the york simcoe championships score i board fvvxvwvwvvxx y-yvk- whitchurch stouffville softball standings aug 8 team w l 5 pitch novice centre court action sign roy kerawlll giles boyd sports bennett auction remax- stoma rk rental gdwd boyd spts 2 franks pizza 2 ram forest prds 0 0 3 1 4 3 4 3 3 5 6 4 5 pitch advance bauehtraemkt guaranty trust jarnesarice ahoulp schell lumber stvmueterlnar stvm radiator hathaway vandorfgs ctartmontbaptls 5 movisspiu 4 0 1 0 2- 1 3 3 wte girls 10 1 8 4 s 7 pts 13 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 0 7 5 5 4 3 2 0 20 11 9 cobra metal randys refrjg sliver shadow stvlla coop mlcrolllm gdwd village gas stvtle rental claremont lions layall fish n chip choko trlcan newtonbrook angles eatery progress club camlll contract gdwd gardens gavin lawn john doner louis brown all quip robert bruce kinsmen fpl aggregate clark critters giles triple play lj farms mcnwrtmsfto gdwddsltseh s kmmpi contfkt 47 3 7 mite boys 1 1 3 1 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 squirt girls 8 1 2 2 2 4 1 6 squirt boys 11 1 9 1 7 4 4 5 4 4 4 7 3 6 3l3 0 f 5 0 10 pee wee girls 9 2 j 3 6 5 5 4 3 9 6 20 18 18 18 10 10 8 6 4 4 2 w- 6 s 2 22 ib 15- 10 9 7 6 2 1 is 14 12 11 7- rlngwood variety 3 aveco pool 0 6 0 6 1 13 0 10 1 9 0 2 0 24 0 12 0 0 3 9 bantam girls freellane 62 plastl glass 5 3 angles eatery 4 4 kensdemo 17 bantam boys taber farm bron 12 0 jamestrennle 6 6 petrocanada 0 12 tbaa dudleys laura wannop andrew dlnsmore good hit ting taryn blls jess davids good playing stouffville lions adam troy messam good hitting danny murphy good playing hans motors kelly nugent triple timothy foster home run double play good playing matthleu fow- els home run good playing hans motors john neale home run good polaylng david vlrre home run trevor mcneely double good playing cedar beach alex bollo sean mclntyre 2 home runs double stephen refit 2 home runs good playing sum clark home run triple paul versteeg home run fly good playing asher colombo home run good playing jordan smalley good playing pronto red muffler matthew pennanen horn run triple robbie pickard alex welch double joselyn paterson good playing cedar beach paul versteeg 4 home runs good play- ing alex bopo ssanmckttyr 3 horns runs good playing gavin howe home run christopher bates goodhlttlng macuan furniture sarah newbury mfchaim genae good hrtlng alison orssssr horns run dudleys laura wannop jesse davis good hitting taryn ellis jessica lopplnfortln good playing pronto rad and muffler john schneider grand slam triple matthew pennanen home run double 5 pitch novice action sign 22 giles 11 action jonathan hill 2 home runs chad mccllntock justin amyotte home runs bobble radford good hit ting giles chris loughlln paul benlhcase home run good hitting greg smlt home run- frank8 pizza place 12 centre court 25 frank jesse mulr fly aaron dlaheau grand slam centre glenn humphrey triple play david cuddle grandslam franks pizza place 19 goodwood boyd sports 7 frank jessica bain micahel bagshaw good hitting good adam bradshaw grand slam andrea hoover triple boyd sports 21 franks pizza 16 boyd daniel srjerhof fly sean rice fly double play brian taylor lindsay hermanson home run frank- aaron disheau triple brian gerard good hit- ting goodwood boyd sports 20 stomark rentals 19 good sonjastather grand slam home run adam bradshaw andrea hoover home runs stomark der rick lewis grand slam home run jesse miller home run mike sullivan 2 home runs giles 1 8 frank pizza 1 8 giles adrean masters good back catching adam smith home run good back catching amanda fock- kr v- gh zach taylor good hitting flekbng luks penny fiona orourke paul benlnca good hitting chris loughlln good playing remax clayton mnes home run triple alex martin home run fly devln klsspn- dath home run brandon shantz triple bennett auctioneers 18 centre court 20 bennett brett rainbow mike jueneh home rims cody bennett matthew pennanen doubles centre brian underwood brett madntyre ben crawford home runs joel glenn grand slam boyd sports 16 remax 12 charlie scorrar brian taylor good playing beth lee good hitting remax rj chase home run fly shawn bums home run stomark rentals 20 bennett auctioneers 19 stomark melissa dermody good hitting dale murray playing sean allmann home run bennett justine good dresser norman fretz good fielding matthew pennanen good playing centre court 20 giles 14 centre david cuddle 3 homr runs mark donaldson 2 home runs lucas mast home run fly mike van veen homerun giles gary balsdon luke penny good playing andrea masters fly r 5 pitch advanced guaranty trust 14 allquip 18 guaranty- logan anderson home run double play s jason davis robert cbelm home runs all john lyons home run triple adam dsldegan 2 triples kenny lelghton triple stephen sartor ryan jackson our babantrae market 21 action sign 21 stouffville veterinarian 17- stoufhrthe radiator 11 vet jams boyd 2 home runs fly roger bunker horn run davkf duncan kyi kent flys rad- jon mcdonald corey rlos andrew sith home runs jeremy guest andrew srthtlys- please see page 18