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p26 weekender april 16 1994 st sports photosteve sommehville can you dig it ballantrae public schools brad grant makes a successful attempt at digging this ball during action in the coed junior vol leyball elementary school zone tournament at markham district high on tuesday ballantrae lost this game to et crowle but they managed to finish in fourth place winning the tournament was franklin st public school followed by william armstrong both schools advance to the york regional elementary school championships in aurora on may 3 challenge cup game is set to go bruce stapley correspondent the pieces are all in place for the second annual challenge cup hockey game in memory of dan mcneil the game which will be held april 23 pits a team of past and present uxbridge bruins against a squad of former ontario minor hockey association champion stouffville clippers that game is to be preceded by a match between a national hockey league old- timers crew and the betz pools clippers oldtimers the action begins at 6 pm organizers have confirmed that onetime toronto maple leaf greats frank mahovlich and carl brewer will suit up with the nhl outfit the nhl roster will also include stouffville residents and former leafs bill root and bill hassard brian conacher pete conacher howie menard and onetime pro bob mcneil dans father are also scheduled to play lineups for the clippersbruins game which gets under way at approximately 730 pm will be almost the same as last years initial challenge cup contest the clippers won that match on a late goal by tim mcneil dans brother scott evans the former clipper who was the pitching star with the canadian national junior mens fastball team from alberta the past two summers will return for the game dan larmer now a student at a college in pennsylvania will also play for the clip pers the referee for the challenge cup game is former bruin bob bell of uxbridge bell who referees at the junior level was a fill- in official during the nhl referees strike last fall among the draw prizes to be won is a photograph of former clip per brad may currently a buffalo sabre scoring the goal which gave the sabres their opening round nhl series victory oyer the boston bruins last spring there will also be a sweater worn by stouffvilles keith acton currently a member of the new york islanders along with a stick from edmonton oiler player jason arnott arnott who is from collingwood played summer hockey with two members of the clippers team a dance is to be held by the williamson leasing buttermakers after the games in the rec centre lounge with tickets 5 each tickets for the challenge cup are 4 for adults and 3 for stu dents proceeds from the event go to the childrens wish founda tion in the name ofdan mcneil the game raised 4800 last year another motocross season is revving up bruce stapley correspondent motocross is alive and well and living in the stouffville and uxbridge areas thafs the claim made by local promoter terry barrett whose promx race productions outfit recently outlined its lineup of major events for the coming season the schedule includes an upgraded version of last years uxbridge outback motocross event the first ever country market motocross next to the stouffville flea market and cycle fair 94 a markham fairgrounds extravaganza bar rett promises will be the biggest motorcycle event of the year in canada the ontario season opened up with the barclay mines motocross in the pickering area this past sunday with stouf fville rider and 1993 ontario motocross circuit 250 cc b class runnerup peter marcelli among the contestants marcelli has moved up to the a class for the 1994 season barrett said the icebreaking event which was sanctioned by the canadian motorcycle asso ciation is part of the fox dream on spring series its the one riders have been dream ing about all winter said bar rett barrett said he has been busy since last september looking for new tracks to use for motocross events he recently obtained final approval for the country market motocross which will be held may 28 behind the stouffville sales barn chariots motorsport tap and eatery is to help sponsor the event which is to be held on a short natural terrain track with stadium style obstacles there are to be 20 minute races for pro class riders and 10 minute heats for amateurs barrett said one of the high lights of the day will be the par ticipation of a large number of pee wee class riders between the ages of five and 10 were expecting a big turnout especially among the pee wees said barrett more people cheer for the pee wee rid ers than the pro riders at most events the second annual uxbridge outback scheduled for july 23 next to the park beside elgin pond has been extended to two days this year said barrett it will serve as the eastern cana dian amateur championships for pee wee class and lady rid ers and is expected to attract riders from across canada said barrett last years event attracted around 700 spectators and five hundred riders according to barrett cycle fair 94 is to take over the markham fairgrounds the weekend of may 1415 it is to feature the 5000 canadian national pro purse motocross competition also on the card will be a variety of attractions such as a ride for sight motor cycle charity showbike competi tion a horse power competition a stunt demonstration moun tain bike racing and the metropolitan toronto police winged wheels demonstration team barrett said the event has been transformed from simple motocross event last august to a giant motorcycle show com plete with indoor booths barrett said local interest which had been waning for sev eral years is starting to build again the sport is starting to grow again since events began coming to this area again recently theres a pee wee class explosion which bodes well for the future as the young riders get a little older barrett said there is also a resurgence of local riders with some like marcelli enjoying great success theres lots of local talent coming out uxbridge has joe pugh a 14yearold in the 80 cc b class and then theres sean martland in the interme diate class theyre both doing well pair shuttles to the top nicole bardell and melissa gilroy were as good as gold at the york region secondary schools athletic association junior girls badminton championships at unionville high school on tuesday the stouffville district secondary school pair won the gold medal in the junior girls doubles event at the regional final gilroy a grade 10 student and bardell a grade 11 student picked up only the second badminton gold medal in the schools history the pair advance to the durhamyork playdowns on tuesday ask about our 100000 km club oil filter only li plus taxes genuine honda parts honda vechicles only mon wed thurs fri 730 530 tues 730 900 sat 900 100 north markham north markham motors ltd hioiimidia 4011hwkf7 z 9 n t 14772451 expires april 30 1994