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the markham economist sun sports saturday may 132006 31 staff photosjoerd witteveen ironheads win third straight game full speed ahead on the rugby pitch markham district high school marauders ball carrier caitlin mcgarry gets tan gled up with a teammate as she tries to avoid being tackled by a couple of plesh- erton grey highlands secondary school players in wednesdays killer instinct senior girls rugby tournament at fletchers field the marauders lost this game 320 but won their first game over cardinal newman catholic high school scarborough 190 mennos hope to play ball tuesday by jim thomas burkholder and terry reesor correspondent our payers are flexible said mother nature didnt do the stouf- c art burkholder they can switch fyille mennos any favours thursday positions as the need arises with rainy weather invading stouf- fville the mennos were forced to post pone their oshawa city and district fastball league regular season opener against bradford to may 18 at memorial park at 830 pm as a result the mennos are slated to make their debut may 16 when they take to the road for a game with the oshawa juniors playing in a 13team league the mennos are part of the northern divi sion made up of aurora markham lake simcoe and newmarket the southern division is comprised of oshawa juniors oshawa rebels oshawa ravens lake scugog scarbor ough royals scarborough wolverines and the defending league champion toronto indians coached this season by howie burk holder art burkholder rich burkholder and paul boynton the mennos will count on the pitching arms of scott evans byron baranieski and paul boyn ton the infield will include catcher dale boadway rob reesor jeff boadway rich burkholder brett boyd and scott ayre patrolling the outfield are curtis reesor shawn boadway kevin hackert and bruce beare in reserve are danny deeks chris danny ransom scored four goals while ronnie reed and shane davidson each added two to lead the markham ironheads to a 95 win over the saints in ontario lacrosse association junior b action tuesday in scar borough matt evans added one goal for the ironheads who are on a threegame winning streak and occupy first place in the eastern conferences mid east division with a 51 mark the ironheads were to have played in barrie yesterday and return to centennial arena sun day to host nepean at 2 pm for more on the ironheads log on to wwwmarkhamlacrossecorn rugby club tackles new season today the markham rugby foot ball club will kick off its 26th sea son today at austin park jim monk club spokesman noted the mens side which draws players from markham stouffville and richmond hill will field just two teams this sea son the decision to go with just a sports digest first and second entry while dropping a third team he said was to create two highly com petitive entries playing last season in the orus premier division the markham club was decimated by injuries and fell in the stand ings to where they were relegat ed this season to play in the eightteam keenan division its good for us to get our feet back on the ground we need to get our house back in order monk said but weve got a lot of the guys back from last year and some hew faces that moved up from the under18 program also new this season is an under21 team monk said the team was cre ated primarily from the large registration numbers they had last year in their youth program with some 150 youths regis tered monk noted there were plenty that played with the under18s last year the under- 21 team he said will be a transi tional team where the players will play junior rugby and train with the mens side the mens teams will host waterloo starting with the sec onds at 130 pm and firsts at 3 pm the womens entry will kick off the festivities at noon for more on the club log on to wwwmarkhamwgbyclubcom clark rocks on as coach a former whitchurch stouf fville resident was named as the new head coach of the toronto rock glenn- clark 36 a former player with the rock was named thursday as the national lacrosse league clubs newhead coach clark succeeds terry sander son who coached the rock for 2 12 seasons beginning part way in the 2004 season before being relieved of his general manager and coaching duties earlier this week compiling 33 goals and 41 assists in 92 games while a mem ber of the rock clark played last season with the philadelphia wings for more on the rock log on to wwwtorontorockcom spring concert with a song in our hearts fi unignville presbyterian church 600 village parkway i wednesday may 17 730pm j invite friends neighbours or a senior to an evening of song and dance performed by gifted artists from your community the upc choir fj village voices choir markhams suburbdnaires highland dancer piper l refreshments will be served following program t freewill offering markham reading language centre specializing in reading writing spelling grammar oneonone instruction highly successful multisensory teaching method expertise with learning difficulties dyslexia language processing attention autistic spectrum positive encouraging learning environment grades sk grade 12 kim underwood director certified reading specialist call 9055130414 9pm- 11pm great markham rodeo musk hal if youve never seen a glass tiger live show this will be your chance to experience in person why glass tiger has been one of canadas most enduring bands for twbdecades fans who have enjoyed seeing the band live over the years say they are better how than ever heres your chance to fihd out for yourself arid enjoy a day out at the great markham rodeo at the sarne time brought to you in part by markham tickets from only 10 experience glass tiger in a concert that ro a vrrfti q m txt seats only 1600 economist un our premium shows at the great markham rodeo require both a concert ticketand admission to the rodeo tickets to these concerts are available on theday of the rodeo subject to availability or in advance from wwwtlckstwebcom saturday may 27th markham fairgrounds for more information oh the rodeo and the rodeo conceits visit wwwmarkhamrodeocom eyent details subject to change without notice