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p 14 the tribune tuesday july 1 1997 st the tribune leisure got a score call our hotline at 6402100 under19 squad pick koert to for provincial marissa stapley correspondent evan boyd for most teenaged boys playing a game of ball means stealing home at the local diamond but for stouffville fastball aces evan boyd and paul koert their diamond dreams are taking them to western canada for the second year in a row the duo who have played together for most of their years in organized fastball got to take their first western road trip together last sum mer when they were selected to accompany ontarios napanee entry in the 1996 canadian midget fastball championships the close friends will be heading west once again this season as members of the ontario under- 1 9 youth allstar team the ontario squad is to compete against the best from the other provinces at the canada games fastball tournament which gets under way aug 1 1 in manitoba koert 18 and boyd 19 have survived four years of cuts as the ontario team prepared for this years national tournament the final roster was announced in mid- june they join 13 other talented players from across the province as the team looks to capture the national youth fastball title koert a sixfootthree inch 200 pounds plus left handed pitcher will be out to dazzle oppos- paul koert ing pitchers with his array of pitches boyd brings to his short stop position a quickness on the field and an adept bat at the plate the twosome are hoping to represent ontario on yet another field this season as their betz pools midget boys rep team attempts to land an ontario amateur softball association championship putting them in the running for the canadian midget title the betz brigade was fourth in last years oasa show down despite their numerous suc cesses playing as a tandem on the diamond of stouffville the pair also boast two oasa squirt titles and a pee- wee crown boyd and koert are realistic about just how far their fastball skills will take them i just want to keep it fun said koert who is considering playing ball in australia next year koert said he has no plans to make his chosen sport any more than a hobby boyd shares his friends relaxed attitude toward the sport im going to college next year but im still going to play fastball for fun said boyd another thing they have in common is their determination to keep their friendship intact wherever the future takes them boyd said he will be cheering his team mate on as koert com petes for a spot on the team canada youth fast ball team july 2027 its always good to have support said boyd scoring opportunities dambrosio had two singles as the pee dedall one base run steamroheo over central fronten s led off a t si mmbm wive iklfflp a game of inches stouffvilles len abbott right indicates to team mates bill dart and glenda dunkeld how far his ball landed near the jack during action in the recent strawberry festival lawn bowling tournament at the stouffville lawn bowling club preparing to take his turn is oshawas doug marshall left v photo by sjoerd witteveen students earn high marks at provincials sheffield judo club fought their way to a best overall finish at the ontario judo championships on the weekend of june 22 the championship held at humber college in etobicoke fea tured fighters from ottawa to windsor and proved to be an excellent opportu nity for the sheffield squad to show their stuff grabbing the gold were chris can- teini 7yearold boys 3 1 kg chantal jones 9yearold girls 27 kg jamie hewlet 9yearold girls 39 kg kerry- lynne hulshof 11 yearold girls 34 kg eugi plank 10yearold boys 34 kg kyle cheeatow 13- yearold boys 40 kg and trevor cheeatow 15yearold boys 64 kg stealing silver were sarah jones 10- yearold girls 43 kg kilra poerschke 1 1 yearold girls 34 kg jenny jones 12yearold girls 49 kg dusty chee- atow 12yearold boys 39 kg katie jones 14yearold girs 52 kg and david reid 14yearold boys 59 kg- while dylan jones 7yearold boys 23 kg chris popouich 10yearold boys 39 kg naomi ishiguro 15yearold girls 66 kg and alex jenson 19-year- old boys 78 kg brought home bronze medals also competing and showing well were mathew prentice florian plank seiji ishiguro and patrick spear local pony club performers aim for spot on central team pony club members from the stouf fville area and other greater toronto area centres will be out to make the central ontario dressage team this weekend the york equestrian centre is to play host to the central ontario region of pony clubs third ontario pony club tournament of champions opctoc dressage qualifiers on sunday selections for the central dressage team will be based on scores achieved at this meet as well as three other qual ifiers held throughout central ontario the team will compete against squads from the western ontario and st lawrenceottawa valley regions at the opctoc and for the central ontario regional dressage championships the york equestrian centre formerly the eglinton equestrian centre is located at davis dr roughly five kilo metres east of newmarket the event gets under way at 830 am i wsmmmstmkmmgm