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gsgwygygwsypflwjs r -v- bruce stapley white scores goal sports award personality- of the year its no surprise that dianne white was recognized as this years whitchiirchstouffville sports personality of the year the only question is why it took so long to acknowledge the first lady of girls hockey in stouffville and markham since moving to town 20 years ago with her husband john- and the couples three daughters karey chris and katie white has applied herself to the everyday administrative concerns of three of stouffvilles youth sports programs her reward has come in seeing- the enriched lives of theyoung people she has done so much to help theicing on the cake came earlier this spring when ho less than three teams from the stouffvillemarkham girls hockey association of which she is president won ontario womens k hockey assqriatjcm titles danne mm qf hock j- fl earned her whitchurchstouffville watching the kids develop at the beginning and then 1 move oh whitesaid x involved in the local girls hockey scene for 14 years she served as treasurer before taking over as president in 1994 it all started out for white when she signed on as treasur er with the whitchurchstouffville figure skating club shortly after moving to town shesbon went on to join the executive of the whitchurchstouffville softball association taking oh the huge responsibility of organizing house league and tourna ment schedules she wouldeyentually hold the posts of trea surer and president but its girls hockey that has given her- the most satisfac- j tiori when white arrived on the scene the giils program had just enough players to staff two house league teams butwimsomehardworkaridalqtofpromotingtheprb- gram doubled its player base the next year j within four years a stouffville rep team would win ah l ontario pee wee title as well as a championship at the annu al high level brampton canadettes tournament but she shares the credit for the programs resurgence with longtime stouffville girls sports advocate cliff dunkeld albhgwith steve upton and john surrimerhill both of whom served faithfully as association president before her today the association boasts 300 players a well-estab- lished house league and a topriqtch rep program its beeh satisfying to see it grow from where we revived it- never one toseek the glory jobs white has always been quite happy to toil away behind the scenes to make sure everything goes smoothly onthe ice c i like running something like this it gives me a great deal of pleasure j shewont even hazard a guess as to how much time it takes to run the smgha adding to her work load this year was her leadership role in bringing the japanese womens hockey team to stouffville for a training program prior to the world womens hockey championships in mississauga a game at jthe rec centre between the japanese team and american national squad was a coup for the smgha as always it was done for the benefit of the smghaplayers so they could have achance to see the best on the ice as for her ownsporting aspirations white played some hockey on figure skates while growingup in toronto she was a player in the stouffville monday night ladies softball league for a while as well v but in the end she decided she was better suited to help young peoplehave a good time im not terribly athletic she confessed r im more of a cheerleaderscorekeeper type staff photomike barrett steady nerves on the greens markham golfer brent brandham shows good form as he attempted to sink this putt during the recent college prospects junior golf classic angus glen golf club division winners included darren karnmens under19 division axle riley mens under 17 victor- ciesielski mens under 15 and katie williams womens karn recorded the lowest twoday score qf 148 sports digest pioneers win sixth straight the markham pioneers continued their winning ways last wednesday by recording their sixth straight eastern ontario baseball association senior decision with ah li3 rout qf the visiting belleville nationals steve marshall collected three hits anddrovein two runs jo key the pioneers offence while steve horsley had four hits and two rbisand mark petrou smashed a sixthinning tworun homer and drove in four runs also contributing to the pioneers offensive out burst were jeff fox three hits and one rbi mark cheeseman two hits and one fbi matt wagner three hits shawn mcleish one hit and one rbi todd mcleish ryan jones mike lloyd and patrick turner also recorded one hit each starting pitcher steve waggott worked five innings to earn the win now 103 on theseason the firstplace pioneers are sched uled to host cobourg tomorrow at milliken park at 730 pm soccer men win twice dariusz ostaszewskis goal off a direct free kick at the 40- minute mark of the first half proved to be the difference as the markham soccer club mens team defeated woodbridge sora 10 in ontario soccer league action friday at mount joy field steve ball posted the shutout now 521 on the season the markham team resumes league play tomorrow at mount joy field against hnnk neretva at 845 pm oh sunday peter firebrace scored a goal in sudden overtime to propel markham to a 21 overtime win over host windsor rose city in fourth round ontario cup action trailing 10 at the half markham tied the game on a goal by ostaszewski with about 10 minutes left in regulation time markham advances to quarterfinal action aug 27 and will go oh the road to face hamilton perry curiston game tips lead tp better scores last week we discussed what clubs you should use in your short game r the eight iron is used for low running shots the pitching wedge for medium trajectory shots and sand wedge for high trajectory shots 7 j whenybu figure out how each of the above clubs responds when you use them you then need to figure out what type of situation callsforwhafr type of shot 7 there are four conditions which will determine the club you will need to use 1 how far the ball must fly in the air- versus how much room there is for the ball to roll and still be close to the holer 2 the lie of the ball is it in long grass- short grass or a small hole for example n 3 the speed of the green v 4 the slope of the green for example if the length of the shot requires more air time than ground time the ball is in long grass the green is fast or the green is sloping away from you it means that you will need a shot that requires height your sand wedge if me length of me shot requires more ground time than air time the ball is in the fairway- the green issloyvorthe green is sloping toward you it means youwill heed a shot that requires roll your eight iron j k be sure to pay attention to the above cdnditions and learn how understanding the short game- will greatly improve your scores a chip and one putt can sure help make up for some bad shots l address your letters to impact golf schools co perry curiston 19 mill st stouffville ont l4a 1c6 or email your commentsto impactgolfperryc3webnet perry curiston is director of impact golf schools and was the 1996 and 1998 ontario pgateacher of the year mennos win a pair call it a twin killing for the stouffville mennos in recent 1 oshawa city and district fastball league play the mennos bats exploded in a 136 win over markham july 5 at memorial park the teamthen bounced bradford 104 in a road game the following evening the mennos unleashed a 16hit attack against markham rob reesor led the way with a pairof threerun home funs while kyle barber also bashed a three- run shot r terry reesor arid jeff boadway each collected three hits the stouffville squad scored five runs in the third inning then sealed the win when they sent 13 men to the plate in an eightrunsixthihnirig explosion paul boynton pitched the first 41 3 innings for the mennos surrendering six runs byron baranieski and terry reesor combined to shut out markham over the final two and two third innings thursday found chris burkholder wielding the hot bat as the slugger slammed two homers to drive in five runs baranieski and boynton hit backtoback homerunsin the fourth inning rich burkholder had two hits and scored twice for the mennos baranieski worked the first five innings striking out six terry reesor fanned two in his twoinning stint occupants of first place with a 123 mark the mennos are at home to the durham port perry bulls tomorrow the team is totake part in the annual port perry tournament this weekend the stouffville squad opens up against stittsville friday stouffville minor softball product and former canadian junior fastball champion pitcher scott evans is with the stittsville team f