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32 Stouffville Sun-Tribune | Thursday, March 24, 2016 | Baseball's back at SDSS Brian Shankman cited there hasn't been a year that doesn't go by when he's been asked by the male student population if Stouffville District Secondary School will field a boys' baseball team. He had to politely say there won't be a team as he had been involved in coaching the Spartan girls' slo-pitch entry. But when the spring schedule commences, he has decided to take the helm when the Spartans make a return to the ball diamond after an absence of several years. "The boys were bugging me every year to see if we were going to have a team," he said. "But this year, I had 30 kids who wanted to be on the team before an announcement was made at the school for signing up." He now has close to 50 students signed and if that number remains constant through practices that begin next month indoors, there's a possibility two teams could be formed, one tier one and the other two. "What we would like to do is to grow the program," he said. "We don't want to cut any players. We want to get them involved. Right now the enthusiasm is huge." He attributes the rising enthusiasm to a couple of factors, including the growth of baseball outside of school through the presence of the Stouffville Yankees organization, which fields house league, select and rep programs. "Not all kids want to play rugby or might be good at track and field and it would be good to have another sport they can choose from," he said. Also fuelling some enthusiasm has been the popularity of the Toronto Blue Jays, after the accomplishment last season of reaching the American League championship final. As a lifelong baseball fanatic, Shankman is looking forward to developing a program. "I love watching baseball and I haven't coached baseball since my Scarborough days," he cited. "It will be a short season with games in May and June, but I think it will be exciting." ­ Michael Hayakawa Stouffville Churches Welcome You Christ Church Stouffville Anglican Church of Canada 254 Sunset Blvd., 905-640-1461 www.stouffvilleanglican.ca maundy Thursday, march 24th Seder Dinner 6:00 pm Eucharist service 7:30 pm Good Friday, march 25th Cross Walk 8:30 am Ecumenical Service at 10:00 am at Stouffville United Church easter Sunday, march 27th 8:00 am & 10:00 am Eucharist Nursery & Church School at 10:00 am Saturday, april 2nd Murder Mystery 7:30 pm Tickets $20 at Church office Welcome To ST. JameS PreSbyTerian church 6432 main St., Stouffville 905.640.3151 Rev. Joan Masterton, minister Good Friday, march 25 Cross-walk beginning at Christ Church Anglican 8:30 a.m. Service at United Church 10 a.m. Stouffville PentecoStal church Sunday Service @ 10am (Sunday School for Kids) Lead Pastor: Jeff Laird Children's Pastor: Lori Attack Youth Pastor: Steffan Watson Kids club & Jr high: tues @ 6:30 pm Youth: fridays @ 7:30 pm Stouffville Christian Fellowship A Church in a Beautiful Countryside Pastor Walter Robbins Sunday Service Lunch to follow Stouffville York Durham line 30 10:30am Sideline 28 Claremont Bridge Out All Welcome Come & See 345 Glad Park Ave. Stouffville 905-640-6954 March 25, 2016 12:00 noon and 3:00 pm Sonrise Service Millard St. reservoir 7:00 a.m. Breakfast at Fickle Pickle restaurant 7:30 a.m. Easter Service & Communion Guest musicians 10:00 a.m. easter Sunday, march 27 major mackenzie markHam Brock rd. 8th Conc. 7th Conc. Hwy. 7 Hwy. 407 BrougHam PiCkering 6853 Main St., Stouffville 905.640.5696 www.spcfamily.ca 860 Conc. 8, Claremont 905-649-2812 Rev. Elizabeth Rev. Elizabeth Cunningham Cunningham Fellowship Baptist Church Markham Presents "A friendly family church" EVERYONE WELCOME Good friday Services BLOOMINGTON GOSPEL CHURCH 13660 Ninth Line N. (905) 642-4414 Rev. Peter Pallant 34 Church St. N. · 905-640-1163 office@stouffvilleuc.ca Maundy Thursday, March 24th Service 7:30 pm easter vigil ­ Saturday March 26, 2016 8:00 pm March 26 6:30 PM Friday, March 25, 2016 8:00 am - Good Friday Service 9:00 am - Breakfast Shared Good Friday, March 25th Service at Stouffville United Church at 10:00 am Music by the joint choirs. Stations of the Cross Walk starts at Christ Church Anglican at 8:30 am. 7:00 am Sunrise Service at the Reservoir Breakfast to follow at the Fickle Pickle 10:30 am Easter Celebration Service Sermon Title: Rolled Stones and Dazzling Clothes Flowering of the Cross Choir performing an Easter Cant March 27, 2016 9:00 am, 11 am, 12:30 pm www.stmarkstouffville.ca easter Sunday Masses Good Friday Service 10:30 AM Easter Sunday Service 10 AM 7478 Kennedy Rd. Markham Sunday, March 27, 2016 Easter Service 9:30 am - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service Sunday, March 27th Everyone Welcome! Goodwood Uxbridge LUTHERAN CHURCH "O ye that dwell on earth! The GOOD FRIDAY | march 25, 11:15 am religion of God is for love and unity; EASTER SUNDAY | march 27, 11:15 am make it not the cause of enmity Services at Goodwood United Church or dissension." 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