plotrflbune july 17 1991 st- h i- v afejsbjfflv-t- town spurs down aurora rangers the stouffville town spurs won a game but lost a goalie last week the spurs made it two wins in a row and maintained a share of first place with a 42 win over the aurora rangers thursday night at the rec centre field eglinton club impressive at cavern event it was a first a second and a third for eglinton equestrian club team entries at the prince philip games meet held at saddlewood farms near cavan sunday the davis dr pony club team claimed the red first place ribbons in the c level event with the trio includ ing ashlee burness and marissa stap- ley of stouffville and jenniferhoehne of newmarket v iitthe b competition it was the eglin ton clubs christina riley andrew henderson lisa maher alaina martin and helen reece placing second in the tougher a flight the eglinton entry finished third with members including shannon cummins julie foster joanna rhinelander robert dal- nocki and jessica schmidt the meet was one in a series of prince philip games scheduled for this summer in different parts of southern ontario the games provide an initial level of team competition for young riders but goalie ziggy reiter who had per formed capably in goal for the stoiiffville team after his conversion from forward this season announced that he will have to undergo surgery ziggy has had a bone chip in his elbow for several years but it has just come loose explained spurs cocoach alfons rubbens hes been doing such a great job for us that hell really be missed the spurs used back up net minder chris quadrini against aurora and the inexperienced goalie gave up a pair of goals including the first score of the game early in the first half darren nichipork squared things for stouffville but the rangers regained the lead once again travis white knotted things before the mid way break on a long low shot from a narrow angle as he skillfully caught the bottom right corner of the net malcolm burdon managed to tip the ball away from the aurora goalie and up into the net to give the spurs the lead in the second half spurs leading scorer tony pearce then raced the rangers goalie to the ball tip ping it over his head arid into the net for the spurs fourth marker the spurs who welcome nonplayers to work out with the team every tuesday night host bradford united at the rec centre field this thursday night at 830 the stouffville outfit which has lost just one game all season is in a virtual tie with orillia for first place pee wees go on rampage the dean myers pontiacbuick pee wees were all revved up last week scoring 48 runs while recording two lopsided victories grahame crowder cracked a pair of bases loaded triples to key wednesdays 136 win over port perry in the scugog town scott assincktim smart and crowder each crossed the plate three times for the winners pitcher mike underwood went the dis tance for the myers crew striking out seven batters the stouffville squad feasted on aweak aurora outfit at the town park thursday evening blasting the visitors 356 crowder made his season pitching debut fanning six in the four inning curfewshort ened contesttommy hammond was the offensive spear head scoring six times in six trips to the plate crowder smashed a homer a double and a single while underwood also crushed a home run shawn sargeant rapped three doubles the pee wees who play two more league contest this week will travel to niagara falls for a weekend tournament photosteve somerville he drives he scores eric lindros this years first round draft choice of the quebec nordiques practises his slap shot on a golf ball during the canadian amateur hockey association celebrity golf tourney at the emerald hills golf club in stouffville monday all pro ceeds from the third annual event go to big brothers canada squirts blank east gwillimbury brad johnston threw a onehit shut out with honie run support from carmen auciello and dan tardella as the choko design squirts tri umphed 100 over east gwillimbury wednesday bob lewis slammed a triple and a double for stouffville driving in two runs tardella had three rbis arid auciello two bill wray johnston evan cain andrew harper and bret boyd also chipping in with hits for the winners choko catcher mat eagen had to leave the game in the first inning when hit on the elbow by a swing by an opposition batter pitch in do your part to support a dream youve heard this kind of plea before in fact as we begin the climb back up after a devilishly persistent reces sion appeals for financial support have become about as common as the announcement of yet another plant shut down but this one involves the comple tion of the already half spun dream of some dedicated local young men along with their families not to mention the pride of an entire town no make that a region in an age of civic and national uncertainty the stouffville merchants junior mens fastball team has a date with destiny aug 10 in st johns new foundland call it a second chance a score to settle some unfinished busi- ness to attend to this collection of polished and poised young athletes from stouf- sport notes 0vftxbsws fville markham and bradford will challenge for the canadian national junior fastball title no mean feat to be sure and a goal they came within a couple of heart breaking 10 losses of achiev ing last august in pont rouge que bec with last years experience under their belts and with byron baranies- ki pitching and the team hitting and fielding like they did in the provin cial championships the other week end it is a realizable dream these guys are so red hot that when keith piette had a screaming one hopper laced directly at his face while playing an extremely close third base last wednesday night in a league game he calmly gloved it and fired a strike to first base for the out its razor sharp reflexes like these that win national titles and what better way to bring honor to ones town while bidding such a satisfying adieu to ones teeage years what a positive reflec tion on the whitchurchstouffville minor ball organization both past and present as well as the ability of players who were once rivals to mesh together merchants coach howie burkhold- er is charting a course by which he hopes to raise the over 25000 need ed to fund the down east adventure he is actively pursuing several corporate sponsors hoping to con vince a few of them to join in with the team and use the merchants in their advertising 11111111 its a smart idea what more posi tive image for a large firm to be associated with than a clean cut group of accomplished young ath letes shooting to be the best in all of canada throw in the merchants nifty red shifted uniforms and youve got a visual winner as well the team will also be counting heavily on local individuals to help with projects such as raffles car- washes bingos etc the fan who won69 in the 5050 draw at last wednesdays home game got right into the spirit of the thing donating most of his prize back to the team for this is surely one of those causes that captures the imaginations of all the dreamers among us sure its not essential and it doesnt involve life or death hunger or homelessness but what it does entail is the very essence of life itself the difference between merely existing and striving to attain something that will mark your notable presence in a town for decades to come just ask the 1958 ontario hardball champion stouffville cardinals who 30 years after their victory gathered together for a reunion amid much celebration within their town lets all ensure that this dream is indeed allowed to take off whether by way of purchasing a raffle ticket or by offering a corporate or individ- ual donation then win lose or draw well all be able to say that we went for it together