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st weekender november 23 1996 p23 woajim fitness aerobics centre 190 bullock drive 9054717s71 better than gics 60 government guaranteed bonds rrsprrif eligible gall 2941200 todai john niekraszewicz b math fcsi dan galszechy ba fortune financial corp markham 144 main st n unit 9 fpktvh rates subject to change member montreal exchange and cipf junior spartans ice pair of wins by bruce stapley correspondent the stouffville district sec ondary school sdss spartans junior boys hockey team is prov ing too fast and too physical for their opponents as the vraa new season gets v j under way uiv the spartans tuned up for the york region athletic association regular sea son with an 82 win over st michaels college high school last friday afternoon in toronto the sdss squad then ran roughshod over brother andre chs in mondays season open er prevailing 91 over the markham school we may not be as strong as we were last year but we have good speed and our passing is killing everybody said head coach bill mcknight plus mark meyer and cory turchan are hitting really well and slowing down the opposition attack making it eas ier for our guys to come back and get the puck the spartans who were treat ed to a tour of the historic st michaels arena before fridays preseason encounter proved impolite guests once the game began jason fontanna broke loose for four goals and two assists brett boyd netted a pair with singles going to richard cho and david brown fontanna and boyd were the leading snipers again in the game with brother andre pick ing up a pair of goals each the spartans won their first two preseason games as well displaying good work ethic mcknight said the spartans are showing a solid work ethic and a genuine dedication as they set out to challenge once again for the yraa title im really pleased with their effort and commitment were just hoping to come up against some stiffer competition we dont want the championship game to be our only tough game because we wouldnt be ready for it mcknight credited assistant coaches graham smith and andrew hutchinson who played on last years team and return ing assistant coach scott ferris with helping the team perform at a maximum level the spartans play again on monday when they host st andrews college at the rec centre spirit routed by newmarket by bruce stapley correspondent the good news is that the spirit of stouffville dont have to play the newmarket 87s again until near the middle of jan uary the spirit dropped a 93 decision to the runaway phillips division leading club in a provincial junior a hock ey league game in newmar ket thursday it left the stouffville outfit without a point in five tries against the defending champi ons in the first two months of the 199697 season the spirit held their own in the first and third periods but surrendered five goals in the second rob frost had two goals for the spirit with kevin edgar notching the third marker we fell apart in the second period said spirit head coach steve sedore against a team like newmarket you just cant have one bad period or theyll kill you weekend homestand with the orillia terriers in town for a 730 pm face off tonight arid the mississauga chargers here for an 8 pm start on sunday sedore said his team will be looking to return to the form they showed last week when they managed a win and a tie in three games we need a win and a tie on the weekend and then we go into the part of the schedule weve been waiting for there are no more excuses weve just got to get out there and win a few having a ball playing hockey jordan van esterik 13 showcased his netminding skills when he handled several shots taken by jeremy cushing 12 and cody bennett 12 when the trio showcased their ball hock ey skills on a driveway along ninth line last weekend photosjoerd witteveen clippers sail away with dundas tournament title justin heyworth matt sullivan lucas williams and brent meyer each scored to give the aikens ida minor bantam clippers a 43 win over london in the championship game at the dundas tournament over the weekend the clippers won all five games played at the competition with goalkeepers danny joyce and graham smith providing the edge playing shorthanded for most of the title tilt the clippers came up big with smith shining in goal assists went to peter smit dave brown ryan fontanna ryan jones and sullivan williams popped a quarter of goals and also had an assist and sullivan had a hat trick and a pair of assists as the clippers started off the weekend with an 83 win over markham jones also scored casey maude had three set ups with fontanna mike vandervort and meyer earning two assists each in game two brown and fontanna scored to give the clippers a 21 win over kitchener joyce stood out in the stouffville goal smith posted a shutout and brown scored three goals in the clippers 60 tri umph in game three williams clicked twice with sullivan scoring as well earning two assists were maude heyworth jones and meyer against the host squad in game five it was brown with a pair to back up the out standing goalkeeping of joyce in a 32 clip pers win sullivan rounded out the stouf fville scoring jones and heyworth had two assists each in recent league play sullivan had two goals and an assist to lead the clippers to a 52 win over bradford heyworth had a goal and an assist with brown and blair cain scoring one goal apiece major atoms earn win tie five games in three days took their toll as the branick group major atom clippers managed a win and a tie in games played over the weekend of nov 1517 logan jennings notched the clippers only goal from stephen relf as the stouffville squad held their arch rivals from uxbridge to a 11 friday at a weekend tournament in peterbor ough the clippers fell 63 to innisfil in their opener stouffville goals came off the sticks of brian taylor 2 and jesse maillet assists went to chris flanigan derek wilcock and jennings taylor had the hat trick as the clippers rebounded for a 54 win over markham in game two michael pickering and wilcock also scored assists went to mark carruthers 3 jordan smalley 2 jennings maillet and flanigan in their next outing against uxbridge relf had the only stouffville goal from wilcock and flanigan in a 21 defeat the exhausted clippers then fell to lind say in a league game sunday night with taylor scoring his teams only goal from blake maynard the holiday inn minor atom clippers matched newmarket rush for rush in a fast paced game nov 17 but were nipped 21 on a late third period goal justin lyons notched the lone stouffville marker on a pic ture perfect pass from cameron mackenzie clippers goalies shawn gibson played an outstanding game and was backed up by a strong defence atom selects edge pickering daniel campitellis goal in a shootout fol lowing a scoreless overtime period gave the stouffville atom select clippers a 32 victory over pickering in the consolation champi onship at a tournament held in cannington nov 16 please see page 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