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24 saturday april 27 2002 economist sun stouffville tribune students shuttle to the top of their class r unionville highs mimi lam competes in the york region junior badminton championships at mcgivney catholic academy in markham on tuesday she placed second markham athletes qualify for ofsaa stouffvillejunior best in york region several senior high school badminton players from the markham area will be making a trip to the upcoming ontario federation of school athletic association championships after advancing to the finals at the recent york region athletic association championships in newmarket teresa tso of father michael mcgivney captured the girls singles competition with a victory over fiona mckee of markham district high school entering the oneday tournament as the top seed tso was last years ofsaa silver medalist and the gold medalist in the 2000 ofsaa singles b flight mckee was ranked second and recently joined forces with shauna wong to win the under- 19 ladies doubles provincial title in girls doubles competition the milliken mills tandem of rebecca ngan and jennifer mok warranted their number one seeding by defeating the secondseeded markville secondary school duo of janette wong and elke wu in boys doubles the unionville high school team of leslie tang and kevin li finished second to han phang and hoong phang of thornlea tang and li entered the event as the sec ond seed in the overall team results milliken mills and bayview secondary school were tied for first with 11 points apiece the ofsaa championships will be held in sudbury from may 9-11- at the yraa junior championships at father michael mcgivney academy jonathan paynter of stouffville district secondary school captured the boys singles crown after defeating chris yu of markville secondary school the unionville high school boys doubles team of jon lim and ben ko claimed the gold medal with a win over ankit malhotra and jose su of millikeri mills in girls singles action mimi lam of unionville high school took second the father michael mcgivney academy girls doubles team of kim lee and viola cheung finished third staff photosjoerd witteveen stouffville district secondary schools jonathan paynter sets set to return the bird in one of his singles matches durr ing mondays yraa jvmior badminton championships paynter proceeded to win the boys singles competition raiders look for tyke ball players prepare now for your golf season the markham raiders football club is looking for a few more players who might be interested in participating in their upcoming inaugural tyke house league program players must be born anytime in 1992 1993 or 1994 and have a weight limit of 110 pounds those born between sept 1 anddec 31 1991 must have a weight limit of lio lbs for those born between jan 1 and aug 31 1991 unionville minor hockey association annual general meeting by will be amended tues april 30th 730 pm oldunionville train station registration for 20022003 630 pm 730 pm 3000 saving if you v register by june 30 2002 n theres a weight limit of 90 lbs bantams and collegians to begin scrimmaging outdoors the raiders also announced they will begin outdoor practices for their ban tam and firstyear collegiate team begin ning this week at springdale park raymerville drive and sanderling drive near markham road and 16th avenue practices will be held on tuesdays and thursdays from 630 pm to 830 pm those wishing to audition for the ban tam team must be born in 1985 1986 and 1987 however a weight limit of 170 lbs is imposed on those born between jan 1 and may 31 1985 for those who wish to audition for the collegiate team they must be born in 1982 1983 1984 or 1985 the team can also accept players who were born in 1981 between june 1 and dec 31 there are no weight restrictions placed on players in this age group for further information on the tyke house leagueprogram bantam arid col legiate teams call the raiders hotline at 905 2018763 another golf season is under way and you have the itch to hit the fairways so what can you do to make 2002 your best season before taking to the links theres several things you can do to fulfill your goals 1 prepare your set up to cre ate a better swing before going to the first tee take some golf lessons from a teaching professional who can assess your preswing funda mentals dont waste time guessing what might be wrong with your game and practicing the wrong tilings 2 prepare your equipment two things that may be over looked are your grips and shoes rubber grips should be cleaned to preserve the soft tacky feeling and to extend their life to clean your grips use a soft brush warm water and a mild soap or detergent rinse and towel dry if cleaning your grips doesnt restore that nice tacky feeling it is time to replace your grips call your golf shop and have your golf professional match your grip size to your hand size grips -should- be replaced every one to three on the links dave woods years depending on how often you play or practice the other thing to check is the spikes on your shoes the new softer spikes wear more quickly than metal spikes and must be replaced in order for- you to keep your balance during your swing or walking on steep slopes 3 prepare your body if you are coming out of win ter hibernation and did little physical exertion now is the time to increase s your activity level go for walks or start a golf- specific workout routine at a health club and hit balls at a dri- j vine range there are many good books and videos avail able to get you started at home the important thing is to get moving again to play better and avoid injuries 4 prepare your schedule pick the days and times for your walks or workouts to improve your game schedule your playing and practice days now and block out those times in your daytimer far in advance to avoid scheduling problems 5 prepare your mind see yourself making good swings with the ball flight you like see yourself finding the answers to the problems with your game and having the inner strength and commitment to stick with the solutions see yourself becoming the kind of golfer you want to be dave woods is provincial coach for theroyal canadian golf associations player development program and director of instruction at the angus glen golf club in unionville the 3yearold woods also worked at meadowbrook golf and country club where he was an assistant pro and a teaching pro and at glen abbey golf club woods also works with canadian tourprb fessipnals derek gillespie last years canadian tour rookie of the year and jon