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st j the tribunftwursdayiunfsi w p 7 the tribune sports leisure got a score call our hotline at 6402100 safe at third stouffville district secondary school spartans baserunner john lowrie left is safe at third base as holy trinitys michael krpan tries to come up with the ball during this york region athletic association boys fastball semifinal playoff contest at the town park diamond on monday the spartans won the game 111 and advanced to todays final in newmarket photo by sjoerd witteveen i evans and watson spark rebels to road victory tim evans is assuming a familiar position with the claremont rebels the righthanded pitcher came up with his sec ond gem in a row as the rebels downed port perry 42 in an oshawa city and district fastball association game played in port perry evansj who carried the main pitching load as the rebels went undefeated in the regular season before being playoff finalists last season scat tered five hits while fanning 12 batters he struck out the side in the first then closed out the game by fanning the final six batters he faced he also contributed to the rebels offence with his squeeze bunt scoring rob watson in the sixth inning watson was the offensive spark plug for the rebels by blasting a solo home run into the waters of lake scugog in the fourth inning cliff herberts line drive single scored brad evans in the fifth watson struck again in the sixth when he tripled home dave jones the rebels who were to host markham on wednesday travel to markham for a return encounter on monday ladies ready to hit sleepy hollow links for breast cancer awareness the women will be taking to the links for a good cause at sleepy hollow golf and coun try club on june 15 at 10 am the ladies membership of the 10th line stouffville club will be the first in canada to hold a rally for a cure special golf tournament for breast cancer awareness the event which is being co- sponsored by titleist and golf for women magazine is one of thousands of similar tourneys being held across north ameri ca this season the aim of rally for a cure is to provide women with an opportunity to learn more about early detection while contribut ing to the susan g komen breast cancer foundation which is helping accelerate the race for a cure and to educate women about the benefits of early detection sleepy hollows ladies cap tain nancy reid said the tourna ment has already drawn a strong majority of the clubs 55 active women members weve got over 40 and count ing which is very good for a small club like ours enthused reid reid said while expectations are modest for this inaugural event next year should produce a more substantial intake of funds for the cause were hoping to make it a big fundraiser next year early preparation needed before teeing off a new season on par tom aird every spring players cant wait to get out on the course to play seldom do they start the season properly starting this way leads them back to their old swings and bad habits this season try some preseason preparation begin with a good set of stretch ing and strengthening exercises to loosen up those winter couch potato muscles these exercises should work on your leg arm chest and especially your back muscles the next stage is to head for the driving range the majority of players never practice enough let alone properly the most important part of the golf swing is to develop a good swing tempo a proper swing speed and tempo will help you develop good body movement and a more repeti tive golf swing start your practice session hitting nice easy shots with your short irons seven- eight- or nineirons try to make as big an arc as possible as smoothly as possible maintaining good balance through out the swing swing within yourself dont try to hit the ball any further than your capable of a good golf swing is a swing that repeats producing more consistent golf shots continue your practice session by gradually working your way up through the full set of clubs until you get to the driver try and main tain the same tempo and balance as you had with the short irons you will be amazed how consistently you will begin to hit good golf shots now that you have the beginnings of a decent golf swing its time to move on to the most important and least practiced area of your game the short game start out by hitting short pitch shots and chip shots around the green from all angles again the emphasis should be on a good smooth even tempo swing to devel op a repetitive swing finally the putting green practice those two- tothree footers over and over grad ually increase the distance until your in the 12- to 15foot range eventually you will begin to make a lot of these length putts now you are ready to start the sea son properly the real test is to be able to take your practice tee swing to the golf course learn to play with a positive atti tude if you dont think you can make a shot or a putt chances are you wont continuing this exercise and prac tice routine throughout the season will insure your game will develop and improve tom aird is golf pro at the maples of ballantrae golf club