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fl mkbrwsqoim am r- theyre having a field day stouffville district secondary schools lori giancoulos fourth from left gets congratulations from nicole bardell third from left after scoring the games first goal in mon days york region secondary schools athletic association girls field hockey game against visiting dr jm denisoh secondary school the host spartans won this game 21 photosjoerd witteveen plenty of sports being played at sdss sport notes stouffville district sec ondary school sdss boys phys ed head dave connell says the athletic overview at the school this year is once again bright due in part to the muchappreciated volunteer coaches among the community helpers are karla wamholtz field hockey girls soccer freddie the frog robbins v country running track and field brian simcoe boys and girls volleyball grover bradford girls and boys bas ketball howard burkholder boys hockey peter arnott badminton and craig hynes badminton connell says these people raise the level of school sports the new season sees the sdss teams elevated from aa schools with 800 or less stu dents to aaa 800 and up rat ing in york region secondary school athletic association yrssaa play with just under 800 students the school had opted to stay aa in past years playing out of the tough south east conference they will be up against bigger schools from centres like markham and unionville with the separate schools once again competing against the public schools in york region the sdss teams will also be playing against teams from large catholic schools such as markhams brother andre chs new to the athletic scene this year is the schools first ever f junior boys hockey team the squad is to be coached by bill mcknight with help from ron dempster and burkholder arid players scott ferris and kyle osborne the team will compete in the 14team yrssdd league with the season beginning in early november true to form mck night will stress speed hard hitting and discipline anyone who gets kicked out of a game for fighting is off the team given the towns strong hockey tradition competition for the 19player roster has been keen downhill skiing tennis and golf are back after being chopped from the program sev eral years back scott crouch- ers 10student tennis squad had impressive results at the competition held recently in aurora playing out of a tough pool chris lightfopt senior boys singles mike caldeira arid mark mccumber junior boys doubles brad hackertiarid tom hammond all went as far as the first round brett hol land junior boys singles tanis mcknight and william crothers junior mixed went to the second round the golf team which was to contest the east division last tuesday is made up of darren chappel jay nesbitt mark meyer brett boyd brad john ston and brent davies junior team cam jacobs jonathan chang paul koert evan boyd craig wood and bren- den newton senior team the womens team includes sarah zeck tanis mcknight lori giancoulos reagan maude and nicole robinson the three sdss girlsbasket- bau teams are off and running- arid winning in the early going the midgets under coach sheila coleman are showing great potential she says returnee sherry hartnett is expected to anchor the defence land the offence laura cliff shows strong ball handling arid passing ability as point guard lisaan kayum stacie wagg laura boyd nicole ald- croftand elaine dickens are all over five feet nine inches making the team strong inside the junior girls hoop squad v coached by bradford and alj piette has a good veteran- rookie mix last years leading scorer jen reesor is the team leader and captain other returnees are defensive spe cialists erika haefele steph hobbs lillian boyd julie ker- swill and jen easter adding their talents to this years squad are alison crow- i der danielle tiriuns kathryn easter jen may tanis mck night and amanda boyd the team won its first four games jm41 over markville ss 38- yl8 over brother andre 57r23 over father mcgivney chs 4440 over unionville hs the coaches feel the team could go undefeated this sea- son if the players stay focussed and of course it wouldnt be fall without the annual grade 12 canoe trip this years char acterbuilding adventure saw the 20 coedpaddlers coyer 80 kilometres of the magnetewan river north of parry sound on sept 2023 connell who along with denis fortier and erin wilkinson were the staff members supervising the out ing said the weather was abysmal with hail rain wind and cold taking some of the edge off natures fall splendor volleyball team welcomes challenge by bruce staple y correspondent the jump from aa to aaa level is being wel comed by the three stouffville district sec ondary school sdss boys volleyball teams the school which has been a volleyball pow erhouse in the york region secondary schools athletic association yrssaa aa scheme of things for two decades is out to experience similar success against the bigger aaa schools the challenge of an aaa title should provide please see page 17