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st f h weekender saturdayma2 p17 1 1 i j l i 1 i 1 i i i t i 1 ii the tribune r it orts leisure the 9999 atmarkham reg 125 call 4753663 for details storm take title at montreal tourney the stouffville storm pee wee selects closed out the 1 99798 season with a tier two 11 league title and a tour nament victory in montreal the storm after coming up a point short in their attempt to qualify for the league champi onship playdowns went on to defeat rivals uxbridge and georgina to capture the tier 11 crown they then went on to finish but the campaign by prevailing in the canadian cup tourna ment in montreal defeating ontarios vanier squad 63 in the championship final played april 5 the storm began their quest for the tier 11 honours with a 52 win over uxbridge on the road as the stouffville unit took control of the game from the start game two saw a much tighter checking effort and outstanding goal keeping on both sides as the storm made a first period goal stand up for a 10 victory to give the storm a sweep of the best of three series and knock uxbridge out of the medal round the storm then went up against the georgina ice in the best of three championship round winning the first match at home before picking up the gold with a 53 road win the deciding game saw georgina take a 10 first period lead before stouffville came back to carry a 32 advantage into the third period the storm squeezed in another pair in the third to clinch it the storm started off their canadian cup pursuit with a 92 win over the dallas texas ice hawks the stouffville outfit started slowly- in game two against ontarios vanier but eventual ly got all their wheels turning for a 42 triumph the storm faced their second american team in game three with a similar result as their first international match as the canadian side prevailed 72 up against vanier once again in the title game the storm the lemonville farmer still remembered almost a year and a half after his death stouffville baseball legend earl cook is still the sub ject of great interest for people who make a hobby of chroni cling the vital statistics of any one who ever played major league baseball ive had two members of the society for american baseball research sabr contact me in recent weeks looking to update their records peter morris was the first member of the nonprofit organi zation to get in touch emailing a request for information con cerning the date and location of earls passing i obliged him in a return e- mail then received a snailmail jetter from one robert f schulz not the robert f schulz ask- ing for the same info n schulz who resides in fort frances ont said he was on the biographical committee of sabr schulz has obviously been at this for a while his letterhead notedhe has been a sabr mem- ber since 1 984 earl known as the lemonville farmer in his playing days was a distinguished career minor lea guer who posted some outstand ing numbers with triple a teams such as the old toronto maple leafs buffalo bisons and syra cuse chiefs of the international league he even won 20 games with the beaumont texas aaa team he met many legendary major leaguers including the great sports notes bruce stapley babe ruth raised on the family farm in lemonville where he lived until his death in november of 1996 earl earned a field of dreams distinction of sorts by appearing in one major league game with the detroit tigers pitching two innings versus the mighty new york yankees late in the 1941 season he got joe dimaggio to fly to left field and struck out tommy heinrich after his pro career wound up he returned to stouffville to play with the local mens ball team its nice to know hes still remembered golf expertise available a trio of veteran of golf teach ing pros have brought their act to stouffville offering their years of experience to anyone looking to upgrade their skills on the links calling themselves impact golf schools the threesome irfan ismail of scarborough dave kaufman of toronto and perry curriston of richmond hill have signed an agreement with the local john evelyn bush- wood golf club the deal their second since founding the school five months ago will see them take over all instruction at the reesor rd tenth line course they are also using the facility as the base for a teaching pro gram in conjunction with the whitchurchstouffville parks facilities and recreation depart ment they will be offering an assort ment of clinics and camps most aimed at beginners juniors and ladies they also offer corporate pro grams where a company sends a group of golfers out for a morn ing of instruction followed by a round of golf on the bushwood course in the afternoon the school will use bush- woods expanded driving range area as its primary classroom according to ismail who was an associate pro at unionvilles york downs golf club for 10 years the school is a response to a trend which has seen some clubs transfer control of their pro shops from golf pros to manage ment types his school is offering itself to clubs which have decided to operate without a club pro but which still want to be able to offer first rate instruction we decided to address the changing market place said ismail we wanted to form our own company where we could control astable of teachers who meet our criteria ismail and his partners all have their level three teaching certifi- cations eventually the trio hopes to establish their own teaching academy which would include a nine hole course but for now were offering the school to any courses that are interested said ismail the lineup of clinics and camps has already begun to fill itself out said ismail the school will hold a ladies introductory clinic beginning may 18 and will fun every monday for six weeks a ladies half day golf school will consist of a quartet of four hour sessions to be held may 1 8 25 june 1 8 a fiveweek junior program will debut may 17 with sessions to be held sundays from noon til 1 pm the school is also offering a quartet of junior camps in july with each one involving three days of all morning sessions the school will hold its recreation department sessions monday and wednesday nights anyone interested in signing up for any of these sessions can call bushwood at 6401233 bookings for the recreation department programs can be made at the rec centre award owner sought were still looking for the owner of a pewter necklace awarded each member of the novice clippers team that won the championship at the dundas minor hockey tournament back in the fall the item was found a month or so ago on millard st call me at 6421225 if its yours fell behind 21 in the first period but the stouffville boys struck for five goals in the second then put it on cruise control in the third to take home the gold storm- goalkeepers lewis lott and danny cherkas were outstand ing throughout scoring for stouffville were brent robinson three goals two assists ryan kennedy three goals one assist andy haines adam cox and jeff moody two goals two assists each chris loughlin one goal three assists darren mcmiillen two goals one assist jeremy cushing four assists adam pappas one goal two assists brett rainbow two assists mat cushing one goal one assist paul benincasa and mike bozian one assist each t ft learn to swing tension free through very simple application of moves using your own ability have fun and learn at the same timewalk away from a lesson excited to play and enjoy the game much more with your own natural swing lesson programs-private-group-coachihg- corporate outings2 and 3 day golf schools- 1 day short game schools 2 full time instructors with over 75 years experience in teaching gordon crossmandirector of instruction leon de cairestaff instructor lesson area all grass tees chipping and putting greens also j bunker area where the natural move golf academy buttonville fairways 16thavew00dbineave phone 905 8870040 don valley north lexus toyota athlete of the week jeffrey ricupero helped his markham 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