stouffville suntribune thursday june 26 2003 21- stouffville suntribune moddejonge spikes provincial volleyball award by jim thomas correspondent jane moddejonge was surely born with springs in her feet for despite the fact she stands only 5feet4 inches tall shes considered one of the top female volleyball players in ontario however her involvement in the game isnt restrict ed to spiking a ball setting or serving up points shes also been busy off the hardwood court the stouffville resident was recently honoured with an award naming her as an outstanding contributor to womens volleyball in ontario the presentation hosted by the ontario volleyball association board of directors was held in toronto moddejonge looks on the award as a great honour the former jane walker grew up on a volleyball court playing with teams from hunters glen and charles gordon public schools in scarborough and later at uxbridge secondary school at uxbridge she was voted the schools out standing female volley ball player five years in a row following graduation she played in a volleyball league at aurora she also participated in tourna ments across ontario for 10 years she per formed with a club team out of pickering in the ontario volleyball association in 1997 the ova requested she serve as a player volunteer in a 32team league that runs from midoctober to midmay in addition to playing she arranges the playing facilities and officials due to rental fees teams have been forced out of the greater toronto area she says and this has reduced player participation she notes operating a team costs between 1500 and 2000 a year most players are ex- university students with some coming from national and provincial levels i love the sport moddejonge says i intend to keep playing as long as i have the legs following retirement from active participation she hopes to remain in the sport by doing some coaching jane moddejonge earns out standing contributor award from ontario volleyball association sports surveying the situation unionvjlle resident brennen leslie 7 eyes his next putt on the first hole during action in sundays canadian junior golf associations junior linksters event at rolling hills golf club in gormley looking on in the background is leslies caddyfather steve hanish nagrani of wetland won the eightandunder division event with an even par 31 in the ninehole competition leslie finished in a tie for 14th place bill roberts photo aging outdoor pool still a hit with swimmers by jim thomas correspondent stouffvilles muchdebated outdoor pool has a new lease on life the facility constructed in 1957 and donated to the town by art latcham opens officially on friday in time for strawberry festival weekend saturday is a free swim day thanks to sponsorship by the stouffville missionary church micole ongman whitchurchstouffvilles commu nity programmer says the outdoor pool suits a cross- section of adults and children who prefer freshair swims but sooner or later she admits the town must come to grips with maintenance costs that are exceptionally high for a facility its age hours of operation for the general public are 130 to 330 pm monday through sunday 630 to 8 pm tuesdays and thursdays and 6 to 8 pm saturdays and sundays pool supervisors all returnees from last year include yorick tong sara aprile laura volpe and leanne cushing staff members serving as instructors and lifeguards are grace volpe ryan bolton shauna comstock mike gentles nicole aldcroft nicole sooley erin knights fiona orourke nick halliwushka rebecca lawes james gaston steve downs victoria soda joel knights eric eastman taylor lougheed jessica aprile shannon smyth jason collins alexis muir dawn mossop cortney kreen kendra jacobs katie metauro bonnie neprily heather henry sara tully matt dermody courtney jacobs and matt jones staff members alternate between the indoor and outdoor sites stouffville edged in owen sound tournament final toronto reds 73 hickson reds 10 and the pride 41 to force the decid ing game in the double elimination event in firstday action on saturday the mennos blanked wiarton 40 but lost their first game to the pride 98 the stouffville mennos advanced to the final of last weekends whiteys showdown tournament in owen sound before being edged 21 by the kitchenerwaterloo pride the mennos took a 10 lead on a homer by chris burholder but the pride tied the game in the second and scored the gamewinning run in the fifth inning in reaching the final the mennos were forced to win four straight games on sunday including decisions over niagaraonthelake 74 the gallawaf golf- bag with purchase of inline callaway 8 pc iron set ft hawk i or 3 metal woods mimiiiivlikkmi until june 30 2003 see store for details titanium woods drivers fairway woods now only 99 callaway clearout x1 4 irons steel shaft righthand only now fiyf 99 only 649 rlebokk go lfc shoes mens ladies up to q99 70 off maxflia10 golf ball assorted individual clubs irons from 999 woods from 1499 putters 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