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stouffville suntribune thursday july 14 2005 19 stouffville suntribune long arms of law prevail jtmit prujtgiviire brict7 stouffvilles rebeca d alessandro 9- tries to keep the ball away from the long arms of natasha papulks 11 during a skills session tuesday at the cardinal sports camp at brother andre catholic high school in markham the twoweek basketball camp which started in 1989 is run by stouffville teachercoach rick maloney storm mites rally for two victories call them the comeback kids in two york durham minor softball league contests the stouffville storm mites were forced to play catchup and in both instancestheir late heroics paid off in victo- nes playing in newmarket monday the storm overcame a onerun deficit in their last trip to the plate in the fifth inning to emerge with a convincing 8- 4 win sean hoey began the fire works with a tworun homer to put the storm ahead for- good pitcher troy connor came in to throw a ninerpitch three- strikeout inning to help prer serve the victory for the storm last thursday at memorial park the storm overcame a onerun deficit in the third inning by erupting for 10 runs en route to a 16 win over bradford now 91 in league play the storm will host oshawa tonight at memorial park at 630pnv lawn bowling convert heads up town club exbaseball player i says it isnt just a sport fof old folks by jim thomas correspondent forty years ago bob stover while flagging down fly balls with the stouffville jr baseball cardinals recalled looking over the fence towards the lawn bowling green and wondering what possible enjoy ment could those old folks achieve from that lacklustre sport he wonders no more for not only is he an aggressive advocate of the game but president- of- the stouffville lawn bowling club never did i imagine myself a lawn bowler said stover who became president in 2004 but the first time i tried it i was hooked theres more skill required than most people think it was while living at pt elgin that a close friend invited him to give the game a try initially he refused then after serious thought gave in its a decision ive never regret- ted he admits i love it wife nancy does too in fact her husband admits shes rapidly gain ing on him theres so much about the game that fails to meet the eye stover claims and what better way to cool off on a warm summer night it was five years ago following their- return to stouffville that the stovers became involved today theyre on location either playing or in an executive capacity four times a week with 44 members nancy is the club treasurer other executive members include marg curtis past-president- priscilla- gamble recording secretary gertrud brugger membership secretary audrey gibson publicity alan badgery ron gibson bill dart and norm nigh site care club has winning tradition established in 1894 the club has compiled an amazing record in both district and provincial competi tions in 1952 reta laushway and eleanor crossen won the provincial ladies doubles in 1954 eleanor crossen won the provincial ladies singles repeating this achievement in 1966 in 1958 and again in 1974 dorothy wagg laushway and crossen brought the provincial ladies triples championship to stouffville stover admits lawn bowling is trying to shake the ageold image of an old peoples game to c6 this he plans to address the principal of stouffville district secondary school and suggest the sport be made a 20052006 elective for students of grades 11 and 12 stover points with enthusiasm to 20yearold ryan bester of hanover ont bester whose mode of attire bob stover stouffville resident has been president of the stouffville lawn bowling club since 2004- vki and style of delivery has shaken the foundations of the lawn bowling world competing at the world games in scotland in 2004 ahdthe commonwealth games in england in 2002 hes already qualified for the 2006 commonwealth games in melbourne australia hes leading the charge stover says remembering how at age 14 bester bowled against him in a tour nament at pt elgin in an effort to entice participa tion by younger people minor rule changes have been enacted many clubs for example have departed from wearing the traditional white uniforms for more attractive colour- figurations including stouffville here white outfits are still basic but red and black trim has been added while a brand new set of bowls can cost up to 300 stover says sav ings are available through buying secondhand a full membership is 85 but newcomers are welcomed at a reduced rate of 60 compared to golf its a good deal stover claims as for moving to another site stover says the pressures off now that the clock tower theatre project is on the back burner had the the atre proceeded a part of the bowl ing green would have been needed for building expansion and parking however the lawn bowling club wants to be ready should the plan be resurrected a committee including cliff dunkeld margaret curtis and gary gornik is working with the towns department of leisure services to seek a potential new location as far as stover is concerned the clubs vision statement says it all the stouffville lawn bowling club is made up of friendly people com mitted to enjoying lawnbowling to its fullest playing well expanding friendships aggressively building for the future and fostering commu nity health or to be precise its a game of fun and skill for all ages while this sport was the furthest thing from stoversmind 40 years ago its now central to everything he does