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st welkenuersattjrdayone6l998 r17r the tribune orts leisure the lkfc 9999 4rmmr t reg 125 call 4753663 for details theyre off an running a group of eager students from willowbrook public school broke for open ground as they embarked on the 510k walk on the run to raise funds for the glenbrook day camp on wednesday phot by sjoerd witteveen spartans win slow pitch title bruce stapley correspondent burkholclers stake mennos to close victory over mud hens the aurora mud hens learned the hard way wednesday night that a fastpitch game with the stouffville mennos is never over until the last burk- holder has swung the bat the mennos brother trio of ryan rich and chris burkholder conspired in the seventh and final inning to give the stouffville crew a comefrombehind 43 victory over the campbell division front runners in a oshawa city and district softball league game played on a chilly night at memorial park a tworun two out home run blast by chris burk holder was the decisive blow for the mennos who came into the home half of the seventh trailing 31 the belt which rolled all the way to the fence in right centre field scored rich burkholder whose two out single drove in ryan burkholder from second base just moments before terry reesor started the rally with a lead off single his third of the game he was forced at second when ryan burkholders hard liner to the right side of the infield was momentarily dropped then relayed to sec ond base for the out ryan stole second before scam pering home on richs single up the middle rich burkholder then stole second beating the throw by a hair before brother chris ended it it was a rise ball right in the heart of the plate explained chris burkholder of the offering he pounced on from aurora pitcher steve fedak it was beautiful chris and fedak were team mates with the uxbridge bandits last season the homer was chris third hit of the night he had a dou ble in the first inning and a single in the sixth the mud hens opened the scoring with a solo home run off mennos starting pitcher byron bara- nieski in the top of the second inning the stouffville squad came back to tie it on reesor power in the bot tom of the inning as terry reesor singled to drive in rich reesor who had doubled aurora regained the lead in the fifth on two singles and a mennos error then added a third run on a double and a single in the top of the seventh off reliever terry reesor who came on in the sixth the win was the second against three losses for the mennos our guys arc starting to go said coach howard burkholder the coach said a its taken a few weeks to get back in the groove for some mennos players who havent been in uniform for several seasons it takes time when you havent played in a few years but were going to be okay the mennos who travel to hanover for a weekend tournament are home to the claremont rebels on june 1 1 at 830 pm lefthanded pitcher paul koert who played for the stouffville midgets last season will draw the pitching assignment for the claremont crew the rebels have a record of four wins and two losses the stouffville district secondary school spartans sdss girls slow pitch team managed to harness the wind on their way to the york region athletic association t yraa champi- syraas onship wednesday at milliken mills jssl- park the spartans proved equal to the windy cold weather conditions as they staged a lastinning rally to edge st joan of arc chs 65 in the title tilt the sdss crew who went into the seventh and final inning down 54 waited put a pair of bases loaded walks to prevail its not a great way to win but you win any way you can said sdss coach bill mcknight of the walkathon that produced the victo ry mcknight said the swirling wind made it extremely difficult for pitch ers on both teams to throw strikes it was terrible for pitchers i told the girls they had to get one strike on them before they were allowed to swing the other team was doing that too mcknight said the difference was that spartans pitcher danielle timms was better able to cope with the windy conditions especially with the defensive support she received form her teammates danielle worked miracles with the wind she pitched her way out of several bases loaded situations and our defence was great they st joan of arc were a good hitting club they had some big kids praises defence mcknight praised his outfielders for making catches on well hit fly balls in thestiff wind third base man michelle dulude also held a hot hand on a cold day making an outstanding catch on a line drive offensively amanda cfowder got things rolling with a first inning tworun home run after that the sdss offence was spread throughout the lineup they pulled together again said mcknight it was a great team effort it was the first defeat of the season for the st joan of arc squad which captured the west division title mcknight who took over from the teams regular coach al piette after piette suffered a heart attack in may said piette called to wish the team luck before the game that was a motivation for them the spartans advanced to the final round with an 81 win over the north division champion sutton dhs team earlier in the afternoon alison crowder had a home run and four runs batted in to lead the offence lisa relf scored three runs as the spartans came up with timely hits throughout the game the yraa title the second in the past three years for the sdss slow pitch team marked the first region al crown of the school year for a spartans team the two playoff wins enabled the spartans to go undefeated through out the season with an overall record of six wins and no defeats they outscored their opponents 6817 along the way that shows what a great defen sive team they were noted mck night mcknight praised the spartans for making his job as replacement coach easier they were easy to coach they really helped me out rebels rout markham the claremont rebels unleashed a 14hit attack to back the pitching of paul koert as they bested markham 81 in an oshawa city and district softball league game played on a chilly night in claremont brent bonner drove in three runs with a solo home run and a tworun double to key the claremont offence koert helped his own cause with a pair of singles and a dou ble good for two runs batted in and a run scored the lefthander struck out 12 markham batters while scattering eight hits the rebels also used a tight defence playing errorless ball while turning a game please see page 18 c mputer rj s t 0 r 5051 highway 7 markham across from the nlarkvllle mall tel 9054752075 looking for great service make a trip to the markville mews home of the used computer store not only do we buy sell trade and lease computers but we do all our own repair work instore or on site call about our free15 min evaluation today