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n l5ri r j st fev w the tribune leisure w 1 3l got a score call our hotline at 6402100 practice makes perfect the greenline forest products youth soccer club get in some practice at the novopharm field prior to their contest wednesday night here ryan howard 14 takes a shot on goalkeeper kristen redshaw who stopped this attempt photo by cheryl johnson larmer takes pride in spirited approach iimtii sports notes fjgbfel bruce stapley with scrappy kyle chapman and captain jeff marshall following the lead of high- scoring centreman darcy king and heading south of the border next season the spirit of stouffville and their fans are finally get ting to experience what tier two junior a hockey is all about fn their combined five years with the spirit chapman marshall and king gave the team a muchneeded measure of respectability before being plucked up by the plymouth whalers of the ontario hockey league the ohio state university and university of massachusetts respec tively nowdeparted spirit head coach dan larmer no stranger to the us hockey scene himself bought into the idea of tier two junior a teams being developmental squads for aspiring ohl and us college players from day one for him the measure of a team like the spirit is taken as much by how many of its alumni goon to play at a higher level than by winning having a jeff marshall or darcy king for two years as they work their way to the us college scene or a kyle chapman for one brief season on his way to the ohl and hopefully a pro career is how you build a team that means you have to be constantly recruiting only to watch your hottest prospects move on a year or two later but dan said its a twoway street as teams like the spirit reap benefits of their own he has nothing but thanks for what marshall gave to the spirit as they struggled for respectability marshall a hard worker jeff has been working hard for two years helping build our organization he told me the other day its no secret how i feel about him i put the c for captain on his jersey dan says marshall will now have to adapt to his new situation but is confident he can make the jump the way he han dles the puck and skates hell do really well in us college hockey talking to kyle jeff and their moms ear lier this week it became clear they have had nothing but good things to say in return about the spirit owner ed hakonson and former coaches larmer john peron and trevor clark the pair will make good ambassadors for the spirit as they pursue their hockey careers marshall a 20yearold newmarket resi dent travels to columbus ohio for orienta tion in july with the season getting under way sept 20 jeffs mother wendy said the wisest please see page 19 rebels nip mennos in a fastball classic bruce stapley correspondent an unearned run was the difference as the claremont rebels and stouffville mennos staged a fastpitch classic thursday night at memorial park even boyd walked to lead off the game even tually scoring on a sacrifice fly to right by tom watson to give the visiting rebels a 10 victory in the oshawa city and district softball league match up of the two neighbouring rivals stouffvilles 19 pitching sensation paul koert struck out nine while scattering six hits to pick up the shutout for the claremont squad byron baranieski was equally impressive yielding just four safeties while fanning five koert was backed up by an outstanding rebels defence as the mennos watched several good scoring opportunities evaporate the m ed burkholder was cut down at the plate trying to tie the game in the home half of the seventh and final inning when a perfect relay from left field er tom watson to short stop rob watson and onto catcher dale jones prevented him from stretching a triple into a home run rebels third baseman rob watsons grab of a line drive with two out and mennos on second and third base prevented another two runs in the fourth it was a great game of ball raved rebels coach frank hendy we got some great defence and paul koert was outstanding mennos coach howard burkholder said his team was done in by some jess than perfect base running our base running was a bit weak we had run ners on first and third and none out in one inning and ended up with an out at home plate and an out at third we had the chances but we just couldnt score them we also had some bad luck but burkholder said the rebels were full value for the victory theyre a good team theyve got a lot of good ball players i certainly dont want to take any thing away from them hendy said koert should be ready when his weekend tournament team the napanee juniors contest the ontario amateur softball association oasa junior championships later this month hes ready for the eliminations his rise ball is coming along and hes really working noted hendy tuesday night in aurora the mennos got shutout pitching from baranieski and newcomer jeff steiner as they blanked the hometown mud hens 40 the mennos who won both games played last week have lifted their record to four wins and four losses after starting off the season with only one win in their first four outings its nice to get up to the 500 mark said burkholder weve played quite well lately the merinos won lost and tied in their three games played at a tournament in hanover last weekend the stouffville squad which was without baranieski downed hawksville 71 in their first game then got a lastinning homer from chris burkholder to tie woolwich 22 in their second match up but they failed to advance when they were edged 54 by the harriston juniors in game three terry reesor and paul boynton shared the pitching duties for the mennos a shortstaffed rebels crew was edged 21 by port perry wednesday night in claremont scott evans struck out 15 port batters while giving up six hits dave jones gave the rebels a 10 first inning lead with a lead off homer port perry tied it on an unearned run in the fourth as evans struck out four batters with one advancing to first base on a passed ball the vis itors won it with a sixthinning home run the claremont club had only seven regulars out for the game the mennos host markham at the town park on june 1 7 while the rebels are at home to port perry the same night both games start at 830 pm riders vie for tetrathlon title riders from the local whitchurch and pause awhile pony clubs will be out to earn a spot on the regional team when they take part in the central ontario pony club regional tetrathlon this weekend the twoday event will see the swimming and shooting events held in oshawa the running and riding is to take place in port perry the run ning and crosscountry riding are to be held at the dreamcrest equestrian centre near port perry the winners of regional competitions at the senior and junior a levels have a chance of being chosen to represent the region at national and international competitions ill u win puter pj store 5051 highway 7 markham across from the markville mall tel 9054752075 looking for great service make a trip to 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