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p16 weekender march 2t7 v st waju fitness aerobics centre 190 bullock drive 9054717571 minor novices repeat as timmy tyke champions there back the birkett and hassardg h contracting minor novice clippers took their act to maple leaf gar dens for the second year in a row last sunday and once again emerged victorious in the timmy tyke tournament the stouffville eight year olds put the cap on the title at one of the most prestigious tournaments in minor hockey with a 54 win over the agincourt lions the clippers took an early lead in the fast paced championship showdown then held on until the end the clippers advanced to the timmy finals by defeating agin court and erindale earlier this month the stouffville lineup includes jake balsdon goalkeeper steve brown eric gainsbrook luke harrison chris stewart brandon jupp brandon walker chris schell nick jago adam craig luke mabley adam tom and mvp taylor campbell the team is coached and managed by keith jupp ron schell frank jago leslie mabley and jamie walker the clippers players join a list of past winners that includes nhl greats doug gilmour paul coffey bobby orr syl apps jr gary lee- man and brad park it was the 42nd year for the timmy tourna ment which has been honored in the hockey hall of fame for its tradition and devotion to helping less fortunate children through the easter seals society mr- s tolllliitlp members of the birkett and hassardbh contracting minor novice clippers display their medals and trophy after defeating the agincourt lions 54 to retain their title at the recent timmy tyke tournament at maple leaf gardens minor atoms edged in consolation final the minor atom clippers dis played top notch goalkeeping a strong offence and a tight defence but could nt catch the overtime magic at the niagara mw ij falls march break tournament the clippers romped to three straight preliminary round victo ries before being stopped in over time in both the semifinal and the consolation championship the clippers bounced burlington twice 41 and 82 in the opening round while downing kitchener 81 they came back from a 41 deficit to send their semifinal with london into overtime but fell just short in the extra period they were then edged 21 in ot by stoney creek in the consola tion final scoring for the clippers in the five games were cale tanaka seven goals six assists josh spang four goals seven assists ryan thorn one goal five assists brad steckley and richard little three goals one assist each jonathan wonch one goal three assists len spiteri two goals one assist justin lyons one goal three assists david salvagna two goals two assists lee maxwell one goal cam macken zie one goal one assist luke dawson and todd nesbitt two assists each shawn gibson goalie one assist maj or novices ice eastern district title omha eastern district champions thats the title worn by the ken and neil patrick major novice clippers after the stouffville squad swept cobourg three straight in the district finals the clippers started off the set with a convincing 41 win at the rec centre then continued to gain momentum as they took the next two games by shutouts 30 20 ryan allen and matt cartwright were near per fect in the clippers net turning aside 50 to 51 shots in the three matches defencemen phillips briggs trevor greenham nathaniel martin devon mcdougall and landon wideman were outstand ing along the blue line for stouffville as they shut down the cobourg offence team leading scorer mark sullivan potted five of the clippers goals with alex bruno david del members of the ken and neil patrick major novice clippers celebrate after claiming the omha eastern district title by defeating cobourg in three straight games zotto shayne paterson and mcdougall also scor ing del zotto and brook stachel each earned three assists while wideman had two greenham brig gs and peterson were cred ited with single helpers mark dandrea bren- don laing cash nicastro and kurtis paisley also made big contributions to the championship clippers head coach andy cartwright praised his teams performance i am very proud of the boys they played flaw lessly and with determina tion and they should be congratulated for repre senting our team and town proudly bruins bear down to scare ghosts in sahl action gary carr netted a pair of goals and blair mcdonnell and dan mcnaught each had two assists to lead the bruins to a 52 win over the ghosts in stouffville ama teur hockey league sahl 20 and over division action at the rec centre on march 18 dave mcnaught terry porter and daryl may had the other bruins goals rob parcells and keith jupp replied for the ghosts mark paganelli scott dunsmoor and mike sear clicked for the gallo real estate red wings in a 32 triumph over the penguins in the other 20 and over match brian lemay and jim armitage had the pens goals in 30 and over play the fol lowing night dave mehaf- fey clicked twice and added a pair of assists to give the flyers a 44 tie with the williamson motors jets dan maillet had a goal and two assists for the flyers with joe oconnor rounding out the flyers scoring bob osborne had two goals for the jets with greg roberts collecting a goal and two assists kevin bartley had the other jets score gary carr found the range twice to go with a single barry greenshields as the boyds source for sports sharks downed the macken zie insurance devils 31 naz nicastro had the lone devils tally tim lofgren scored twice for the fuller- ton flames and paul der- mondy contributed a goal and two assists to lead the flames to a 51 victory over the hunters nest north stars john barnett and doug sherban also scored for the winners with terry porter counting the stars goals in 40 and over action sun day damian comito was a two goal man and bill anderson and bob saunders had solos as the rand pools maple leafs nipped the ken may real estate whalers 4- 3 bill hermanson herb forgie and art nicholson were the whalers marks men dave wicksted also scored twice while team mates bob swain and bruce mehaffey added singles as the kings defused the b phillips steeplejacks light ning 42 howard burkholder and dale vick scored for the lightning it was john beal and wayne jackson scoring for the vec enterprise ducks and gary yoshida and george sled countering for the stouffville travel black hawks as the teams played to a 22 draw rick glen bruce gribbon kevin davis and bill corner buried the biscuit for the houston ford flyers in a 4- 1 win over the occasions catering blues doug todd scored for the blues the 40 and over loop will begin their playoff round robin this sunday the other two divisions start post sea son play the following week t v k i n mmmm