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mm wuf mffiagblllawbwjjfywpjlij hm st seer zs 2tiu 4mftmii the tribune orts leisure got a score call our hotline at 6402100 kicking up a storm investment planning counsel of canadas jenna cutting left kicks the ball away from an oncoming clan mackenzie societys teresa burkart during this under11 whitchurchstouffville soccer league houseleague contest arthe rec centre on monday photo by sjoerd witteveen midget girls get their season off to good start the stouffville midget girls softball team man aged to overcome some adversity as they won four of six games to start the season the stouffville squad split their first two games of the campaign downing barrie 171 may 26 in stouffville before falling 20 to markham two nights later morgan dubkowski struck out three in a 52 loss to whitby june 4 as regular pitcher kelly higgins was sidelined with a should injury suf fered in a car accident the team pressed new pitching recruit erin willers into service against aurora on june- 8 as dubkowski had to join higgins on the sidelines the newcomer responding by posting a 125 vic tory bowmanville came to town for a doubleheader june 13 with the host crew handing the visitors a pair of 123 defeats amanda connoly was borrowed from stouf- fvilles other midget girls rep spftball team to pitch the first game which was an exhibition match game two which counted in the league stand ings saw higgins return to pitch despite a tender shoulder in the season opening win over barrie dubkowski and higgins shared the pitching duties with each picking up three strikeouts girls swing hot bats the offensive punch came from graeme sawayama three triples higgins two doubles a single jullian finley a double and a single willers two singles lindsay murray a triple sarah morrison double and philena abate dou ble higgins was sharp in pitching the close loss to markham striking out four the stouffville hit ters were held hitless jelinda hough had two singles and a double in the win over aurora in game four julia peters single triple sawayama double single and murray double also had key hits in the exhibition match with bowmanville connoly struck out five batters while sarah mor rison double single murray two singles and finley double had the big blows in the second game with bowmanville the big bats belonged to willers two singles a double and finley two singles all spots filled for annual mayors golf tournament its a sell out as all 320 spots have been filled for next thursdays fourth annual mayors golf tournament in support of the mayors youth program theres a new twist to this years event as the popular event will be staged at two different courses shotgun starts are scheduled for 12 noon at the maples of ballantrae and a halfhour later at the sleepy hollow golf club the tournament has raised roughly 35000 in three years with the funds going towards programs involving the youth of whitchurch- stouffville maples ctiufse links up with thornhill group bruce stapley correspondent the maples of ballantrae is to under go a change of ownership the popular public course becomes part of the premier golf properties in canada and premier group formerly can am golf enterprises owns golf properties in canada and the united states the maples is the thornhillbased corporations first purchase in the greater toronto area mac lewis for mer owner of the carrying place golf club in king twp is the companys chief operating officer for its canadian division current maples owner mike wade said while the deal has been made it wont be official until the transaction is completed in august i never figure anythings sold until the cheque has been paid said wade but everybody thinks its sold wade would not divulge the exact purchase price of his hwy 48 golf property but suggested it was between 5 million and 10 million lewis couldnt be reached for com ment on the premier groups purchase wade said clublink corp which owns several stouffville area courses also made an offer on the maples the purchase of the maples includes a new executive par three course which is currently under construction to the south of the existing course the new facility is scheduled for completion this fall and is to open next spring the new course is to be part of the deal said wade the maples is an 18hole 6421 yard par72 facility the new par three is to be a 2200- yard par3 1 ninehole course located to the south of the current course wade said maples head pro tom aird would stay on under the new owner ship along with course superintendent mark elliott everything status quo apparently everything is to stay the same said wade wade a stouffville resident since 1972 started the maples as a ninehole course in 1983 then added the second nine holes a year later he also owns the pines of georgina golf club in pefferlaw and the oaks of cobden in the pembrookerenfrew area he said the sale of the maples will allow him to spend more time on his other twp courses wade also owns a contracting company i the maples averages roughly 40000 rounds a season while hosting roughly 90 tournaments including the whitchurchstouffville mobility tran sit tourney the mayors cup and whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce event the ontario professional golfers association pga summer seniors championships are to be played at the ballantrae facility in july the course is to host an ontario golf association oga public golfers qualifier in august festival run on sunday its berries for the winners and ice soaked towels for all as the strawberry 10 k run takes to the streets of stouf fville sunday morning the run which is being held for the sixth straight year as part of this week ends strawberry festival is the anchor event of a threerace package offering something for runners of all ages and levels there is a fivekilometre race for younger runners and those not pre pared to tackle the longer distance a onekm fun run is to be staged for kids 10 and under ah three races get under way at the stouffville community track at 830 am the 10k event will see runners make two loops along a course that winds its way along millard st to the east end of main st before heading up edward st and back to the track the fivek event which was intro duced two years ago includes just one loop of the course the kids rim is to take the youngsters around the track once followed by a lap around the grass at the adjoining stouffville district secondary school property strawberry 10k organizer fred robbins said hes taken steps to mini- mize the effects of the heat if the weather is at hot as it has been in recent days were starting a half hour earlier than in past years and there will be ice cold towels waiting at the finish line he said water stations will be located along the course as well race winners will receive strawberries for prices the 10km route has been declared a certified accurate course by the ontario track and field association said robbins the event qualifies as a class b race the fee for the five and 10 km races is 15 the kids run is free but runners must be accompanied by a parent 7tp register call robbins at 6406781