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20 e yr r economist suntribune sports thursday dec 12 2002 proposed swim course should make waves town to incorporate swim program that has been successful in other parts of the country by jim thomas correspondent a proposed swim course that if completed will lead to certification in firstaid and cpr as well bronze medal bronze cross lifeguard and instructor accreditation will begin next month and continue through may at the lebovic leisure centre in stouffville one course incorporates everything explained micole ongman the centred community programmer you need only know how to swim because inhouse instructors are used the cost is trimmed by onethird ms ongman said participants can arrange their own schedules this is a new venture for whitchurchstouffville its proved popular in other centres said ms ongman includ ing mississauga were hoping for a good response she said the train ing is fabulous once certification is received and participants are employed they will be paid certification is national in scope individuals showing an interest in the course will be contacted by a member of the leisure centre staff and training schedules will be arranged new screening program to protect youths many people want to serve as volunteers we want to make sure those people are appropriate by jim thomas correspondent children are our most precious commodity they must be protected with this thought in mind a volunteer screening program approved by parks and recreation ontario will be initiated by whitchurchstouffvilles leisure services department the course date is jan 28 from 630 to 930 pm at the uebovic leisure centre the cost is 15 perperson focus of the program will be on leaders of town organi zations whose job it is to acquire the services of local volun teers be it hockey soccer softball babysitting the library the museum or any other activity involving children youth older adults disabled persons or vulnerable individuals explains community programmer micole ongman its important to know those volunteers spending time with our children are appropriately screened people should know the questions to ask they should be more knowl edgeable its a case of training the trainer its a first for the town ms ongman explained problems have undoubtedly occurred in other areas prompting ontario to embark on this program its obviously an issue she said many people want to serve as volunteers we want to make sure those people are appropriate she continued registration forms are available at the lebovic leisure centre for additional information call 9056427529 ext- 323 or email micoleongmantownqfwscom staff photosjoerd witteveen the great escape stouffville district secondary school spartans forward brandon walker cannot escape the close checking of markville secondary school mustangs defenders john degray top and neil degray right during action in tuesdays york region high school senior boys hockey game at centennial arena in markham the two teams skated to a 22 tie brandon walker and josh spang scored for the spartans now 211 on the season the spartans resume their schedule today with a home game against thornhill secondary school stoufrville senior cagers hope to hoop it up jim fletcher likes to compare the building of his stouffville district secondary school senior boys basket ball team to that of the building of rome it cant be done in one day with just three returnees from last years team that won the york region athletic association senior boys tier two title the spartans head coach acknowledges it will take a little time for his team to be competitive with their rivals however positive spin might have taken place over the last week as the spartans won their second straight yraa tier two game on tuesday with a 5240 decision over visiting toronto district christian academy the victory came on the heels of a 5239 win last week over community hebrew academy of toronto arid improved their league mark to 23 were definitely a young team acknowledged mr fletcher its a builder for next year right now were taking things one day at a time were developing our skills vokk kkcion atm etic association schedule maker who pencilled the team to play three league games in a oneweek span if the spartans hope to make their presence felt down the stretch run mr fletcher says he must get good efforts from his three return ing seniors in tyler mcmaster who scored 13 points in the spartans win over toronto district christian academy mike sutton who also chipped in with 13 and andrew lowrie the spartans also have two grade 10 students starting in justin brugger and sean humes after playing volleyball for the spartans earlier this fall gavin howe and dan locksley both grade 11 stu dents are also making contributions on the basketball court rounding out the squad are graeme taylor a grade 12 student whom mr fletcher describes as being a great threepoint shooter and marcus makinen who played with the junior team a year ago the way were progressing we could i not helping the spartans inthe early win the tier jwp titlepont countuspuj going- of- their season has been- tne at the end warned mn fletehen bantam stars score silver in local tourney the markhamstouffville bantam a stars skated off with the silver medal at the third annual markham- stouffville bantam classic girls hockey tournament after being edged 32 by the barrie sharks in sundays gold medal tilt at the stouffville arena the stars narrowly missed sending the game to over- time hitting the goal post with seven seconds remaining the stars began the tour nament with a 11 tie against the rochester edge and then routed the hamilton hawks 81 and leaside wildcats 40 to advance to the semi final game in the semifinals the stars met a strong team from saugeenmaitland the stars scored with less than one second remaining on the clock to pre vail 21 and advance to the champi onship game scoring for the stars throughout the weekend were hayley hughes five goals one assist nyssa kuwahara three goals one assist jordanna peroff two goals two assists jenna callaghan four assists corliss bean lauren chinfook and stephanie krucas one goal two assists amanda fawns three goals kelly setter and bethany oeming two assists ashley mclellan one goal one assist brittney bince one assist also adding to the stars successful weekend were jade penna and alexandra forsyth goaltending duties were shared between danielle skoufranis and cassandra mcnichol allowing only six goals between them in five games throughout the weekend peewee stars bring home silver from whitby the markhamstouffville peewee c stars advanced to the final of the whitby tournament before settling for the silver medal with a 32 over time loss to guelph in the champi onship final after losing their first game to port hope 20 the stars recorded victories over whitby 41 kingston 52 and cobourg 40 in its semifinal game scoring for the stars in the tourna ment were anne silegren five goals three assists sandra holling two goals one assist alexandra villarin two goals jesseka paguirigan one goal four assists lauren barber one goal three assists melody cunningham and julia chalkley one goal two assists chelsea trenouth and brittany convery one goal one assist kirstie hembruff meagan hulshof and melanie anderson one assist samantha harrhan recorded a shutout in the win over cobourg and was voted the clubs most valuable f player in the firial aftee thestars were outshot 377 s s