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22 stouffvtik suntribune thursday aug 30 2007 stouffville suntribune volunteercoach youth player earn ball honours by jim thomas a stouffville mother of seven and grandmother offourhasbeennamedmewhitchiuchstouffville softball associations volunteer of the year laura powell 50 was presented with the cov eted carl myers memorial trophy at the leagues yearend playoff tournament saturday at memo rial park the presentation was made by june doner association president and trophy donor mary myers to top off the day moller insurance co- coached by powell won the bantammidget girls championship also honoured was sevenyearold adam bain a player with timber creek golf in the fivepitch advanced league courtney trempe remembered he received the courtney trempe memorial award symbolizing sportsmanship on and off the field this trophy was presented by donna trempe and son carson along with donor mary frances juk of the stouffville rotary club courtney was 8 when she was killed in a dog attack in stouffville in 1998 the timber creek golf team was coached by paul and rebecca doner of mount albert june doner described powell as one who con tinually emphasizes fair play serving as a role model for all young athletes shes a valued volunteer doner said were very fortunate powell became associated with the association 15 years ago in addition to holding the position of league secretary shes coached girls teams from novice through midget she also completes umpire scheduling for both house league and rep competitions for tournament play shes known for dying her hair to match her teams colours the president said powell said the award presentation came as a complete surprise my husband knew but didnt breathe a word she said other recipients of the carl myers trophy include howard burkholder 1991 david boyd 1992 david miller 1993 and 1999 ted assinck 1994 mary deveaux 1995 bill johnson 1996 ken wood 1997 mike heffernan 2004 paul doner 2005 and rebecca doner 2006 past winners of the courtney trempe award are michael sooley 1998 kimberly cuzzo 1999 brandon hailey 2000 robert spencer 2001 brad ley taylor 2002 kaidin macdonald 2003 dale holmes 2004 rebecca ramer 2005 and james mccurdy 2006 sports staff photosjim mason laura powell shares the carl myers trophy with her moller girls team carson trempe left presents the courtney trem pe memorial award to adam bain during the whitchurch stoufiville softball associ ations yearend tournament in memorial park saturday the trophy is named for carsons late sister the apprentice shoots for open by jim thomas elite apprentice status michael pickering attained this level of golfing excellence after posting scores of 71 and 73 and finish ing at par following enrollment in a pga course earlier this month in cambridge at the cambridge golf and country club the 22 yearold stouffville residents two rounds of 144 were 11 under the card requirement for the stouffville district secondary school gradu ate his accomplishment represents a step in the right direction in terms of what he wants to accomplish in the world of golf hes the assistant pro at sleepy hollow golf and country club i like the direction my life is taking he claims i enjoy what i do pickering was first bitten by the golf bug when he was nine years old golf scholarship in iowa at 16 he knew golf was his game this desire earned him admission to graceland university in lamoni iowa on a golf scholarship he recently graduated with a degree in business admin istration in time he hopes to turn pro and eventually serve as a course manager pickering admits he owes everything to his parents and sleepy hollow golf club head pro gary betts next year the fivefoot seveninch 150pound righthander hopes to provide lessons and qualify for the canadian open his shots off the tee have been known to exceed 350 yards when theyre downhill and downwind he laughs stouflvilles michael pickering earned elite appren tice status at a golf event in cambridge this month a savings credit union ltd million dollar hole in one mb mi far prostate cancer research m and other uxbridge rotary club supported causes mif uxbridge over 50000 in other prizes win a million wednesday sept 5 through sunday sept 9 10am to dusk i sunday 900 am to 200 pm special events for more information go to wwwuxbridgerotarywm daily seniors discount until 2pm wednesday to friday thursday september 6th ladies day special leader board and chance for 50000 friday september 7th canadian tire day special challenges and prizes saturday september 8th foxbridge youth challenge 1 6 under chance for 50000 sunday september 9th grand finale at 300 pm the rotary cub of uxbridge hole in one is held ot durham road 8 and the 6th concession by the uxbridge historical centre