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w economist suntribune sports tfe mraflgy nmberjkooi i vitrr fc 4 cr 4t 75 3-f- f r staff photosjoerd witteveen markham district high school marauders goalkeeper brett yourig manages to stop this shot despite being screened by stouffville district secondary school spartans forward ryan jackson centre in tuesdays york region athletic association hockey contest at markham villagearena jackson mean while received a rough greeting from marauders defencemanryan mcguire the contest ended in a 22 tie l spartans rally to tie marauders in high school hockey opener the stouffville district secondary school spartans hockey team might be asking themselves what if upon conclusion of- tuesdays york region athletic v association regular season opener against the host markham district high school marauders if the spartans had jumped out to a fast start in tuesdays game urn naonanaxncasocunm mcmanus whom he felt kept his club in the game and particularly in the latter stages the tie by the spartans came on the heels of a satisfying performance at last weekends york university early bird tournament after tying thornlea 22 in its opener the spartans dropped a gutwrenching 21 decision to dr jm denison of newmarket in their second game but the spartans won their final pool play head coach jamie hewitt speculated his club might n contest over iona mississauga 42 have deserved a better fate than a 22 tie against last years yraa finalists at markham village arena while atie is better than a loss hewitt was a lit tle disappointed in the outcome we camerout flat for whatever reason said hewitt we didnt start skating until halfway throughthe game and we havetodo that if were going to win games trailing- 10 after the first period the spartans dug themselves into a deeper hole when the marauders padded their margin in the second to take a 20 lead but jordan t morrisons snapshot found the mark to enabiethe spartans to ait their deficit tq21 before the period came to a close the stouffville district secondary school the spartans special teams rose to the occasion spartans senior boys volleyball team was seeded jn the final period as apowevplay goal by ryan 10th at this weeks 16team ontario federation of jackson enabled stouffville to score the equalizer school athletic association aa championships in not helping matters for the spartans were a chelmsford near sudbury couple of untimely injuries i the spartans begin pool play tomorrow when among them was the loss of one forward and they face seventhseeded ingersoll at 945 airithe defenceman andrew mckay- in the first period spartans thenface second seed north hastings at when he took a slash to me finger tlam and conclude the day against 15thseeded placed in a twoway tie with thornlea at the conclusion of pool play action the spartans failed to advance to the playoffs on point differential thornlea defeated denison to win the title i thought we played well at york said hewitt but wewere kind of disappointed when we didnt qualify for the playoffs the spartans will make their debut today at the stouffville arena at 230 pm against dn jm denison secondary school i stouffville seeded 10th at ofsaa it was just one of those hockey things hewitt said of mckays injury as a result of the injuries the spartans were forced to juggle their lines during the contest kapuskasing despite being a 10th seed spartans head coach jim fletcher is beaming with optimism i think well do just fine if we can get by the first in hewitt did offer upraise to goalkeeper mike game thats the key and were healthy jviite select clippers pjqst victory tie action tke i stouffville mite select clippers took to the pickering last friday ice for three games recently and skatedpffwitha dunlop scored a goal with just 40 seconds wmtieandloat- l remaining in regulation time to salvage the tie 5xast sunday the clippers jinjqj- p earned a goal arid assist while curtis u received goshpm ryan sjkidsc kennedy and josh carrick each had one helper peterson chad- ffebf r the club lonefloss cameat mehands vvwleycovwetodownyaughan 3s i richmond hill by a 9r5 verdict v redsjl v i v ft v l wdunlop sopned four goals for the chppersvyhile- matthew dunlopcollected three assists while inoi i nocimor o thovtiiflr moriop joel lueschnef added theother marker 7in m istourrville district seamdaiy school many students arevremembered for outstanding achievements their names permanently etched on the sports wall of fame for some it was only for a rhoment a temporary place in the sun for others if was lasting athletes foralifetime be it fleeting or permanent tran sient or continuous twosisters left imprints insports sands of time that are still talked about today records that will never be surpassed and- maybe never equalled linda and brenda hachey both sdss grads- elevated their school to standings among the competithreelite both in field hockey and crosscountry brenda a graduate in environmen tal studies from the university of waterloo remembers little involve- merit in sports at the elementary level i played some basketball and vol leyball she recalls but i was more into soccer and figure skating in grade 9 physical education instructor dave connell saw some thing in brenda she hadnt seen in her- self- an ability torun he connell had a way with stu dents a way with getting students involved she says she remembers him comirigvirito class and inviting her to be part of the crosscountry team i agreed mostly because i didnt know any better she laughs on two occasions sheadvanced to provincial championships in grade 10 at north bay arid in grade- 11 in toronto liridawas also part of the north bay experience if was freezing cold brenda recalls arid snowing i ran fast just to keep warm she finished in trie top 25 he connell- was our biggest cheerleader it mattered not if you fin ished first orlast he was there with a pat on the back he made everything fun she says the same of her field hock eycoach cathy crouchermtwas croucherwho introduced field hockey to the sports prograrri at stouffville tim thomas district secondary school id never heard of the game or picked up a stick says brenda later she wouldparticipate inthree provin cial charnpionships two in vancouver and one at waterloo she also made it to the regionals in soccer i c field hockey says brenda contin ues tobe a part of the sports program r at sdss all because of mrscrbucher brenda says- involvement in field hockey crosscountry and soccer was for her the best thing that could have happened j this made high school enjoyable she claims and gained for me a host of friends in addition to sister linda other outstanding athletes she remembers are lisa zeckand sisters elizabeth and mary sled- t s k currently on- maternity she and husband corriehave a nme-mdnth- old daughter brenda still enjoys a i danyrunmthe f she does freelance- writing for cbg radio and hopes to resurrie her teach- ing career next fall i my riiisbarid will play mr mom for awhile she says lindaatgraduate engineer also- from waterlog is employed with a firm in sl johns nfld where she and hiis band scott slqka now reside lirida helped brganizest johnsfirst womens hockey league 1 brenda retains fond memories of her years at stouffville district secoridary school her association with sportsrand two teachers who made it all possible i owe so much to mr connell arid mrsxroucher she says i cant thank them enough n v atoms s the stouffville atom ae clippers recorded a win and loss in two minor hockey games played last weekend playing host to tnt last saturday the clippers received a threegoal oneassist effort fronrluke bartell in a l x f aaron james added a goat arid assist whue connor stevens learned two assists j 7 playirig in bradford last sundaythe a pair sports digest f sports clubs we wanfto hear about your players nowsiyour oppprturiityto tell thej community about a player that you have onyour team that deserves recognition inthesport theypartici5 patem f cuppefscame out oathe short end of r athlete willbefeaturedinthe 32 verdict r f lv thursday issue of the economistana caseytodd and bartell each scoredn and- stouffville mbunenewspa oncefor the clipperewhilejamie pers y i drf0nrv rpnrnph twh assists and be t