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st trbunej april 271994 p19 clippers win challenge cup bruce stapley correspondent the stouffville allontario clippers were just too much for the uxbridge bruin alumni to handle at the second annual challenge cup benefit hockey night in memory of dan mcneil saturday at the stouffville rec centre the clippers whose lineup included five former bruins made it two wins in two years as they bounced the collection of past and present bruins by a 125 verdict the slick stouffville squad dominated from the outset with dan larmer leading the way with three goals exbruin defenceman darron baston clicked twice while scott sutherland added a pair as well single stouffville markers went to onetime bruins paul sinclair and craig stronach along with mike feasby kirk smythe and ken burrows the bruins got goals from lee brown todd williamson greg cook and current assistant coaches tim evans and trevor clark the game was preceded by a match between a national hockey league oldtimers outfit and stouffvilles betz pools oldtimers the betz crew rallied to hand the expros a 75 defeat in an entertaining contest betz received goals from bruce woodley ralph cain wayne mcmann don lloyd bill corner matt hawkins and ron cain extoronto maple leafs carl brewer and brian conacher along with bo elik blain smith and howie menard replied for the nhl team which included onetime maple leaf and montreal canadien great frank mahovlich proceeds from the event went to the childrens wish foundation in memory of dan mcneil the foundation was represented by nineyearold jason collin a newmarket resident who is currently in remission after a battle with kidney cancer jason had his wish fulfilled when he was sent on a trip to disneyworld and a disney cruise last june thanks to the foundation and while the stouffville phoiolori emmerson uxbridge goalie brian harnden could not stop this shot during saturdays second annual challenge cup benefit hockey game against the stouffville allontario clippers at the stouffville rec centre looking on is teammate lee brown 4 and stouffvilles brent brown 11 teams were victorious on the ice jason and his family were the big winners when it came to the special fundraising draws jasons ticket was selected in the draw for a pittsburgh steelers helmet football tshirt and cap his brother patrick 12 won the hockey sweater donated by stouffville resident and new york islanders player keith actoni clippers coach grant nesbitt was the winner of a hockey jersey donated by brad may of the buffalo sabres a former clipper who resides in markham stouffvilles chris leonard was the winner of an autographed hockey sweater from maple leaf captain wendel clark over 2300 was raised from gate receipts and draw proceeds a dance held afterwards raised more money for the foundation more guests confirmed for celebrity classic the list of confirmed celebrities has reached 45 for the chrysler celebrity classic golf tournament to be held june 2226 at the emerald hills golf and country club the list includes big names from pro baseball hockey football and basketball along with tv and film stars big league baseball legends ernie banks johnny bench mike schmidt and rollie fingers will be among the 70 players competing for the 250000 prize package two time national hockey league vezina trophy winning goaltender don edwards will take part as well as john cullen and dave euett of the toronto maple leafs from the world of pro football john elway lawrence taylor and donny anderson will be on hand basketball will be represented by the likes of former harlem globetrotter legend curly neal and two time nba all star jack marin from the world of entertainment nbc homicide star daniel baldwin art hindle of the tv series eng and ed marinaro a tv celebrity and former pro football player have also been confirmed tournament officials are looking for volunteers to help with such areas as martialling transportation and various other tasks while teens and adults over the age of 16 will be given priority positions will also be available to younger people with a golf background volunteers can pick up application forms at the stouffville rec centre officials have also announced that the big brothers of metropolitan toronto and ronald mcdonalds children charities have taken over sponsorship of the fiveday extravaganza the two charities take over from the stephen leacock foundation for children which included a total of eight childrens charities the classic will open with a practice round and shootout june 22 with a celebrityam tournament the following day round one of the classic takes place june 24 with round two set for june 25 and the final round and awards presentation on june 26 another baseball season is about to begin the whitchurchstouffville baseball association wsba which is gearing up for its fourth season is moving ahead despite weekend diamond slots which are proving to be an impediment to growth unlike our neighbors in uxbridge where hardball pushed softball right out of the picture at the minor levels the hardball folks here are finding the combination of limited diamond space and an entrenched softball program to be a challenge but new wsba president brent gibson says the organization is rising to the occasion interest is strong with what began as a one team rep program having expanded to four rep squads and six house league outfits for the coming season at the rep level there will be mosquito peewee bantam and midget squads mike burns is head coach of the mosquitoes while roy kerswill jim johnston and bill hickman will look after the peewees bantams and midgets respectively the rep crews which will once again be known as the indians play their home games sundays at 6 pm using all four memorial park sport notes b r u c c diamonds the houseleague which is now into its second year is to consist of two each of peewee mosquito and tball teams it will be the first season for the tball program houseleague action will take place friday evenings at the main diamond while gibson said he is pleased with the overall i progress of the organization he said its been tough because of the weekend scheduling everybody goes away on weekends he said otherwise i think we would be expanding a lot more gibson said the situation could improve if a proposed subdivision in the area of st marks catholic church comes on line we need a new hardball diamond the developer of the proposed subdivision has committed to building two diamonds and supposedly one is for hardball if we ever got something like that wed be in great shape the wsba which will begin its season may 20 is planning a pee wee tournament for the weekend of june 1012 teams will practice in school gyms and on school fields until then said gibson the 1994 wsba executive is rounded out by mike burns vicepresident debbie martin treasurer ian boyd oba rep joanne straughan registrar art van esterik umpire in chief qco the whitchurchstouffville girls hockey association is to have its annual- awards banquet on saturday at 5 pm at angies eatery