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a- ttli v 5 sports digest soccer men fit to be tied the markham soccer club mens team ran its undefeat ed streak to five games after earning a 33 tie against visiting csc velebit karlovic in ontario soccer league action friday trailing 31 early in the second half the markham team rallied to earn the tie on two goals by bart ostaszewski peter firebrace accounted for markhams first goal in the opening half the tie came bn the heels of a 60 win over hnnk neretva last wednesday at mount joy field neill mair larry martin vaughn ward dariusz ostaszewski jonathan miller and isaac henry each scored once for markham glen faulkndr earned the shutout now 622 on the season markham will face gs united a at mount joy field friday at 845 pm the markham men will also play their ontario cup quarterfinal game in hamilton on aug i3 youngsters can have a ball bruces mill conservation area will be the site of a honda hitrunthrow baseball skills competition on friday after noon the event is open to youths between the ages of 5 to 13 each participant will receive a variety of prizes in addition to having a funfilled day of participation in baseball skills with other youngsters the topskilled performers who will be determined by totalling the individuals best scores in thethreeskill cate gories qualify for a regional event and then a provincial final the top participant from each age category at the provincial competition is then invited to attend the baseball canada final plus a blue jays home game sept 9 call michelle ford at 416 9283362 ext 4989 or jamie beblow at 416 3411 100 for further information bantam raiders fit to be tied the markham raiders bantams got single touchdowns from geoff dyer chris geiser and tosh johnson in a 2020 tie against the scarborough thunder in central ontario minor football league action sunday at brother andre catholic high school ian gabel added a twopoint convert for the raiders now 321 oh the year the raiders take to the road this sunday to face the north york bandits at 1 pm mennos saddled by bulls the durham bulls had the stouffville mennos on the run wednesdayat the town park n the bulls stormed to a 104 victory over the host stouffville squad in the oshawa city and district fastball league contest the visitors scored four runs in trie first inning to take a lead they would never surrender they added another run in the second before sealing the win with three in the foufthahd two in the fifth now 114 onthe season the mennos responded with three runs in the third on hits by rich burkholder kyle barber paul boyntoriand scott eyre barber socked a home run for the mennos fourth run in the fifth inning paul boyhtonweht the distance on the pitching rubber for the mennos filling jn for byron baranieskywho had a stiffheck v- the mennos wereto play in markham yesterday before taking on the claremont rebels in claremont tomorrow shara pestaluky left attempts to throw a kick during a match she had at the senior national tae kwondo championships in hamilton the 16yearold markham resident captured her heavyweight division in the recent junior national tae kwondo championships in mpncton pestaluky is mastering art of tae lewondo by mike hayakawa sports editor reflecting on her performance at the recent junior national tae kwondo championships in moncton nb shara pestaluky said thetoughestpart she experienced was playing the waiting game the 16yearold markham native spent the entire day waiting in the gym for one spar in one match within her heavyweight class category but the grade 12 brother andre catholic high school student made the most of her bout which took place late in the evening by defeating her alberta opponent on points 41 more importantly though the first- degree black belt gained a berth on the 16member canadian team of eight boys and eight girls that will compete in the upcoming world junior tae kwon- do championships in killarney ireland this november i really wanted to win and go to- ireland to compete in the world junior championships she said its a big deal fori me i really wanted to make the team entering the championships pestaluky felt she had a good chance to win her division knowing just one opponent stood in her way but to win it was a matter of staying focused i got to the gym at 9 am and my fight wasnt until 7 or 8 prh it was along day she recalled but by the end of the tournament i was definitely getting ner vous i really had topsych myself up pestaluky also had a little extra incen tive weighing in her favour competing in the patterns discipline earlier in the day pestaluky finished third while her opponenttobe that night was first but where it mattered most in the sparring ring pestaluky knocked her rival down a couple of times to an eight count m me third and final round for pestaluky the victory came on the heels of a bronzemedal effort in- may at the senior nationals in hamilton although she entered the senior event pestaluky still had eligibility to compete at the junior level in seniors- im still a rookie and there were people who were there that had 10 years on me but it was still good to go to the seniors to get the experi ence she cited introduced to the martial arts disci- pline when she was 12 pestaluky enjoys the sport not only because of what its comprised of but with the sport becom ing an olympic event at this years summer games in sydneyshe has visions of one day representing canada the sport is receiving a lot more- pu6ucitytkese days she pointedout prior to going to ireland pestaluky has a busy slate of events next month she intends to compete in a canadian carding event in montreal should pestaluky win her division she could receive funding from the canadian government- as well theres the us open in north carolina and a- tournament in- halifaxin october so much has happened this year the last little while everything has been moving pretty fast she said of her expe- riences this year perry curiston practice makes everyone realizes it takes time arid practice if you want to improve at any giventask yet notevefyone practisesand xmany who do practice dont make the effort to do it properly just aimlessly hitting balls becorriesa form of exercise not a way to improve your golf game when you get to the practice rarige be sure to have a plan for exampleif you have a slice and want to learn to hit the ball straight you will need to change your swing and probably your alignment so the first step is to create a work station in which you are guaranteed to be lined up properly with the hole you can use a golf club as your guide once you have set up your area you can begin to work on miriimizing or changing your slice- if you hit the golf ball and it slices be sure to back away from the next ball and reinforce your drill through a practice swing if you hit slice after slice perhaps you need ib change yquritechnique even further until you no longer slice remember if it was your goal to fix your slice arid you have finished your practice session and are still slicing the ball its likely you will still have your slice the next time you play all the practice you just did only made that slice harder to change next time when you practice take the time to do it properly or you are better off not to do it at all s it should take approximately one hour to hita medium to iarge bucket of range balls have a plan and carry it through if ybu heed a plan consult your local canadian pga professional for advice address your letters to impact golf schools co perry curiston 19 mill st stouffville on l4a 1c6 or email your comments to impacfgolfper- ryc3webnet perry curiston is the director of impact golf schools and was the 1996 and 1998 ontario pga teacher of the year- fax 905 2941538 sportsboard email mhayakawaeconsuncom baseball markham rep minor mosouno markham mariners 9 justin mintsoulis 2 hits 2 rbisr jack caradonna 2 ibis chris romano alliston wong jesse milanovich peter rodrfgues aaron caputo donny marchione ryan murphy 1 hit 1 rbl caradonna win- ning pitcher newmarket hawks 3 v wc juuf6 markham mariners 29 jesse milanovich 5 hits 4 ibis anfch bhide4 hits 3 ibis peter rodrlgues 3 hits 4 ibis alliston wong 3 hits 2 ibis argenispaz 2 hits 4 ibis adam vetoed alliston wong chris romano justin mintsoulis 2 hits 2 ibis aaron caputo 1 hit 3 rbis donny marchione 1 hit 1 rbi aaron caputo winning pitcher thomhill reds 4 mariners now 120 i markham district baseball midgemunvble juutu team w l t pis 241 piaa 9 3 0 18 tors 8 31 17 led jones 4 8 0 8 sandgate 2 9 1 5 skating unipmrille skating club luitfftsifi rwe i usmmim tf spring test results compettitve skills classes 3 and 4 stephanie cooper class 1 erin macoonald and daniella asaro- skills class 7 ingrid fan class 6 kelly thompson alexandra godwin matthew andrew class s ashley almeida julie giantsopoulos sandra holling madison hawkins class 4 rachel waynejessica howell johanne pilon christina langan sandra odeh class 3 cara comacchia anna blando cuss 2 8rynn labbett changtenaposavec holly nimens nicole sikrtanc janna hendrickson fiona koch class 1 brittany howe melissa gunther jacqueline beaulieu allison jeens krysbn walker ashley gilliland adrlenne downs heather kelly jaclyn shaw stacle rose pre- uminarv freestyle- ashley almeida senior bronze freestyle kaitjyn molloy junior silver freestyle katherine chin gold freestyle d asa am birk heather austin novice com- peimve freestyle paula lam preuminary dances v dutch waltz hannah 0donovan kelly holling knstina sokolowski catherine lancefield canasta tango amanda chung baby blues rebecca 0donovan michelle viggianl ingrid fan eileen rayner v junior bronze dances swing jennifer allington leanna shearer fiesta v brittney paikes shannon thompson knstina larasdo smior bronze dances ten fox jocetyn andrew matthew andrew rachel wayn andra lenius stefanie lena allison walker 14 step sandra holling tiffany tang joanna forties european laura innamorato mana garofalo junior silver dances keats foxtrot sandra odeh stephanie suddick harristango dana andrews melissa shearer alannah nesdanna blando michael mosley amanda kelly cara comacchia american julie giantsopoulos brooke krause cara comacchia johanne pilon kara aitken lindsey peters rocker amy polslnello holly nimens anna blando melissa shearer jessica howell laura fuser see scoreboard page 16 m i