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p12 tribuneseptember 199t photosjoerd wnteveen get those feet moving members of the stouffville district secondary preparations for their upcoming campaign by school crosscountry team began putting in some time on the track recently junior merchants ball season conies to an end coach howard burkholders clutch single gave the stouffville merchants a second life but it was not enough as the local junior mens squad was eliminated from the oshawa city and district fastball league playoffs with a 32 extrainning defeat at the hands of oshawa otooles on thursday the loss when coupled with the merchants 30 loss to the greenbank gamblers last week put the stouffville team out of the double knockout postseason playoff competition the merchants recorded a 109 extrainning victory over the oshawa waltzing weasel in their playoff opener burkholder who was forced to play when only eight merchants suited up for the game tied the contest at 11 in the seventh when his hit scored his son rich the merchants then scored a run on a hit by chris burkholder in the eighth but otooles came back with two runs of their own to win it merchants pitcher byron baranieski was outstanding throughout the game the loss ended the season for the merchants who were fifth at the ontario junior mens waxers to invade the rec centre ice the markham waxers bring their act to stouffville for an exhibition hockey game against the kalamazoo k wings on sunday the waxers who made the move to the ontario hockey association provincial junior a league from junior b will take on the michiganbased team at the rec centre at 1230 pm tickets are 3 and 1 for kids eliminations and third in the ontario amateur softball association junior a championships this summer coop outslugs mariannes kim esposito smashed a pair of home runs but it was not enough as her mariannes variety team was downs 114 by stouffville coop in recent tuesday night ladies softball league action in other league contests karen lorenzens round tripper was the big blow as colley borland and vale edged pink flamingo 1211 in the finale terry chapell and sandy ramer crushed homers as white rogers outslugged fullertons place 177 becky bathurst had a home run for fullertons minor mosquitoes are consoled in markham baseball tournament the stouffville indians minor mosquito rep baseball team finished the season on a winning note by taking the consolation championship at a tournament in markham over the weekend the indians recovered from a tough tournament- opening 54 loss to the host squad to win three in a row including a 72 victory over maple in the consolation final the stouffville crew downed maple 104 and defeated uxbridge 123 on the way to the b title match jordan vanesterik andrew seith michael pennanen mike hamilton andy gibson and dylan harrison shared the pitching chores for the indians over the weekend ryan jackson johy lyons rj chase and shawn burns contributed offensively while geoffrey taylor and richard mulder made key defensive plays while top athletes are usually associated with clutch competitive performances dazzling offensive thrusts and impressive defensive displays the man the sports network dubbed athlete of the decade in 1990 was neither a prolific scorer nor a master of the slam dunk in fact you may recall that terry fox was the individual upon whom the honor was posthumously bestowed we all remember terry as the young man who dipped his artificial leg into the atlantic ocean on april 12 1980 then ran the equivalent of a marathon every day for 143 days before being halted by his old nemesis upon reaching thunder bay on sept 1 that same year all so that he could bring some attention and funding to innovative cancer research in this country such was the effect terry had on the country that he was the youngest person ever to be recognized with the companion of the order of canada which was granted him in his home town of port coquitlam bc on septe 18 1980 he was also voted canadian of the year by the editors of canadian press member newspapers radio and television in 1980 and 1981 twelve years after his death at the hands of the same cancer he fought so bravely to bring under control terrys legacy continues throughout the world this sunday people in 34 countries will make good on their filled out pledge sheets and run walk cycle or what have you the 10 kilometre distance that comprises terry fox runs everywhere among the thousands of runs to be held is the one being held in stouffville at the terry fox run press kick off at the hockey hall of fame last wednesday terrys mother betty fox confided that she had fully expected interest in the run to dwindle after a few years she was delighted when that turned out to be an incorrect prediction the run has netted over 100 million since its inception in 1981 in ontario alone the amounts raised annually have been building steadily since 1982 with 342 coming in last year while canadians have come to hold terry up as a national hero betty has always insisted her son was just an ordinary teen who did an extraordinary thing in fact those who know her will tell you she was aghast when her son first told her about his ambitious plan to cross the country on one leg it was crazy enough to attempt such a feat with two good legs let alone one she suggested she would soon come to understand the extent of her sons determination somewhere the hurting must stop terry wrote in october 1979 and i am determined to take myself to the limit for this cause today the terry fox foundation directs funds raised from the run to innovative research projects across canada as well as around the world the regulations governing the terry fox run and the allocation of the funds are extremely stringent commercialization of the run is- forbidden and corporate sponsors are to gain no commecial advantage from their involvement expenses incurred when organizing a run must be donated with regards to the expenditure of the money raised by the run the terry fox foundation must be advised of all research undertaken with foundation funding as for the race which won terry his national acclaim while making him a symbol of hope for cancer victims and their families across canada and the world the globe and mail best summed it up on july 1 1981 just over two weeks after his death on june 14 terry foxs race is over in fact he never finished his course none of us do what is important is the running what is important is to set goals what is important is not to quit not ever what is important is to run well and honestly with as much human grace as possible r not forgetting too to take joy in the running to laugh at lifes absurdities as well as weep at its cruelties a fitting tribute to perhaps the bravest athlete this country has ever known