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economist sunsuntribune sports saturday aug 21 2004 17 soccer club to honour morton cup named for late coach presented at yearend tourney by jim thomas correspondent whether a soccer player or a soccer parent tom morton endeared himself to everyone he met the former president and head coach of the whitchurch- stouffville soccer club died july 30 in uxbridge hospital as a result of complications following quadruple heart bypass surgery he was 72 born in newmilns scotland mr morton along with his wife the former isobel mclean and rest of his family came to canada in 1966 for a time they lived in markham then took up resi dence in goodwood a former player in scotland and england he brought his soc cer expertise to whitchurch- stouffville in 1967 where he joined forces with club founders alfons rubbens and martin tom morton former whitchurch- stouffville soccer club president had an impact on young players johannessen together they saw the league flourish from several dozen to more than 1500 play ers mr morton served as head coach the past four years good with players his management skills were brilliant said current club pres ident mark kozakholland he knew how to handle young play ers and he had a great sense of humour he was always upbeat mr kozakholland recalled mr mortons keen eye for both players and plays resulting in the progression of boys and girls through the ranks to senior status in 1981 mr morton coached a woburn wolves girls team from scarborough to an ontario tide to the kids mr morton was a fatherly figure mr rubbens said because of him several stu dents went on to universities in the united states on soccer scholarships he said at the conclusion of a season- ending tournament aug 28 at stouffville district secondary school the morton cup in hon our of the tom will be presented four boys teams and four girls teams will take part in addition an exhibition showcase contest between stouffville and uxbridge is planned the tour nament runs from 9 am to 4 pm in addition to his wife mr morton is survived by one son allan of newmarket one daugh ter lynn mrs john begley of whitby and six grandchildren mark cotteril memorial fund raiser marks family friends and neighbours are hosting the first annual mark cotterill memorial ball tournament saturday august 28th 2004 the event will include a recreational slopitch tournament barbeque silent auction dinner entertainment and prizes in 2003 the mark cotterill film fund was established to keep marks passion for film making alive by assisting artists who are aspiring to work in the film industry the funds aim is to recognize and support their education vision and dreams for more info go to wwwmarkcotterillcom for registration donation and sponsorship info contact adeline nelson 9052941155 or adelinenekonsympaticoca in store 4 1866flysears use your sears card 12 equal payments mennos carry losing streak into oshawa league playoffs the stouffville mennos are glad the oshawa city and district softball league regular season is over playing their final regular season contest wednesday at memorial park the mennos extended their losing streak to three games when the markham majors came away with an 87 win themennos scored four runs in the fifth inning with rich burkholder and scott eyre each belting doubles and terry reesor a triple the mennos added their final three runs in the sixth inning with shawn boadway brett boyd and steve sayers collecting timely hits paul boynton worked the first three innings and took the loss the loss by the mennos came on the heels of an 113 pumelling they absorbed at the hands of lake simcoe tuesday in keswick last week the mennos played host to aurora and suf fered an 80 loss finishing the regular season with an 11101 mark the mennos will begin postseason play the week of aug 30 9275 hwy 48 gartefrifaslsefwato markham on we accept 905 major mackenzie 16th avenue a lflllfo ip interest free travel now tne company you can trust the benefits s advantages you need a relaxing worryfree vacation outstanding value on all your travel needs from the company you trust pporvgt4dlvyuiwkfinfdlute to irani canflitfkcdbckjbxtaratetow