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b10 tribune may 17 1995 tinwai vrvam viisiwr st stouffuilk iskskikimujvfe ssmmy half pints slated to e i f hold court on june 9 sport notes brlice stapley theyre billed as the worlds smallest and funni est basketball team and theyre coming to stouffville district secondary school sdss on june 9 theyre called the canadi an halfpints miniature basketball team and theyve entertained thousands in canada and the united states while also promoting a dont tease program at the games the half pints will be up against the scarborough boys and girls club celebri ty basketball team in the inaugural minihoops bas ketball benefit for the boys and girls club half pints team manager phil watson says its an opportunity to combine entertainment with good example while raising money for a good cause the fans respect the play ers determination athleti cism and willingness to play the game while at the same time were able to get a mes sage across and raise money for needy organizations said watson game time is 6 and 8 pm for ticket information call 1- 8002687371 ecu jessica weatherill and stephanie hobbs of sdss were fourth in the midget and junior girls discus events respectively at the york region track and field meet at york university on friday joe cherkas was fourth in the 1500metre boys race while luke anderson was a strong second in the 2000m boys steeplechase sarah cliff came in at the five minute mark to pace the senior girls in the 1500m event the sdss spartans boys fastball team jumped out the gate with three straight road wins in york region sec ondary schools athletic association play the spartans blanked aurora 20 in their may 4 opener behind the 11 strike out shut out pitching of lefty paul koert ian ellis and graham crowder plated the sdss runs on thursday koert and rookie jay nesbitt combined on a 61 win over king city nesbitt struck out seven bat ters brad hackerts hard single in the sixth triggered the six run outburst as the sdss team batted around the spartans downed markham 82 friday as ellis socked a two run out of the park home run the spartans were to play their home opener tuesday afternoon at the town park with an all day tournament today at the park involving six boys fastball teams and eight girls slopitch squads it seems the report in sat urdays weekender saying that ice time had been guar anteed for stouffvilles provincial junior a league hockey team caused a flurry among some local town offi cials and others jim hamm who has been working earnestly towards the acquisition of a second ice pad for the town took a few shots from people accus ing him of thinking he had the second pad in the bag not so insisted hamm hes hoping to iron the whole thing out over the next week or so when he talks with whitchurchstouffville minor hockey association officials hamm says the coming of the junior squad is tied in closely with whether or not the second pad gets built brown is gym dandy goodwood public school student danielle brown took the gold medal in beam at the durham elemen tary school championships held may 9 at the gemi ni gymnastics club in oshawa brown 10 also placed sixth on the floor at the com petition she qualified for the regional finals by win ning the gold on the floor and finishing fourth on beam in the uxbridge area elementary schools meet athlete of the week amy sled amy won the gold medal in the open girls 100 metre hurdles at the first ever stouffville unionville invitational track and field meet held at the stouffville track may 2nd congratulations amy sponsored by s ich 6327 main st stouffville good start for novices the angies eateryweston produce novice girls sof- tall team started off the 1995 season by winning the whitby invitational tournament over the weekend the stouffville girls took four of their five games played downing whitby 86 in the final on sunday stouffville defeated whitby 111 then blasted ajax 192 in their first two games saturday they rebounded from a tough 54 loss to newmarket to outscore ajax 131 to earn a berth in the champi onship final the stouffville team got strong pitching from aman da crowder tegan bennett lynn harrison and michell dulude marlee johnson led the offence with two home runs two triples and two doubles bennett and crowder also added to the offence rachel mcmillan and cassie gilroy anchored the defence making several outstanding plays jumping for joy chrissle millar and her horse trojan warrior make a successful attempt at clearing this barrier on route to finishing second in the open low jumper class at a recent equestrian meet at the shannon lane farm photosjoerd witteveen sahl honors top performers for 9495 they handed out the hardware at the annual stouffville amateur hockey league sahl banquet saturday night at the cedar beach pavilion the smurthwaite heating bruins were honored for winning both the league and playoff championships in the 40 and over division the hunters nest stars took the 30plus league title while the playoff crown was captured by the boyds sports sharks the gallo real estate red wings won the 40plus b playoff title three special awards for special sahl service were given out at the banquet larry penny was noted for his help in ranking players for the annual league draft past president wayne jackson was acknowledged for his work as a liaison between the league and the town norm dunn was recognized for helping set the schedule each season don lloyd 51 was honored for being the oldest player ever to win the 40plus division scoring title the 30plus title was won by bob osborne the al parker memorial award for talent plus sportsmanship in the 30plus division went to gary carr while the corresponding 40plus award the roy ireland memorial award was given to george sled the jim wagg unsung hero award went to ron little in the 30plus division while the corresponding 40plus honor the ambrose pullen award was given to barry gyton top goalkeepers awards were earned by john carrick and kevin keogh in the 30plus and 40plus divisions respectively