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st the tribune thursday december 11 1997 p 19 the tribune rts js tsutc got a score call our hotline at 6402100 xstj vssssjsj figureatively speaking skaters from the stouffville figure skating club took to the rec centre ice on monday and tuesday to take part in the clubs annual interclub competition here samantha huskisson above tackles a manoeuvre in the ladies preliminary b interpretive com petition in the right photograph kristin naylor goes through her routine in the preliminary b interpretive division photos by sjoerd witteveen mrbffl f h lloyd saves the day as spirit tame cougars bruce stapley correspondent road warriors the spirit ofstouffville made it three wins in their last four games away from home when they defeated the cobourg cougars 52 monday night in a provincial junior a hockey league contest in cobourg the spirit got stalwart efforts from goalkeeper cory lloyd along with offensive bulwarks darcy king and kevin edgar lloyd had to be sharp as the cougars held a 3422 advan tage in shots on goal we didnt play a very good hockey game but cory bailed us out said spirit head coach dan larmer the pucks were flying all over in our end and its a very small rink down there larmer suggested that while the victory was not a classic it helped balance things out there have been games this season that we should have won but didnt so well take the two points king and edgar continued to inch their way towards the top of the eastern confer ence scoring race king notched his team leading 21st and 22nd goals of the season while adding an assist to put him in second place in the points parade edgar counted his 20th mark er with his three assists leaving him right behind king in thirdplace defcncemen craig giuliani and brian fish each picked up their second goal of the cam paign mike micheff had two assists larmer was delighted to see his team get back on track after two straight losses weve now won three of our last five games if we keep doing that well be fine he said spirit creeping up the ladder the triumph brought the lastplace spirit back to within two points of the fifth place couchiching terriers and four points of the lindsay muskies the spirit travel to lindsay to take on the muskies on friday the spirits recent road resurgence is in stark contrast to their first 12 away matches in which they won just one tied one and lost another in overtime the spirit have won seven and lost seven at home but are winless in their last four rec centre starts theyll be out to put a stop to that streak when they entertain the sturgeon falls in a rare saturday night game this week earlier this season all of our wins were at home so it would be nice to start picking up a few more at the rec centre said larmer local players to don blackhawks uniform in exhbition tilt with the spirit of stouffville taking a rare thursday night off this week hockey fans might want to make the trip up hwy 47 to take in the visiting russian mens old- timers hockey team the russian team which includes several members of the squad which won their division at last years world cup oldtimers tournament in toronto will be facing off against the uxbridge blackhawks mens team with seven skaters in the russian lineup under 35 years of age the blackhawks will be adding a kid line of stouf- fvilles mike feasby along with kent jordan and cliff freckleton this trio of 30plus players made their respective mark in the stouffville and uxbridge minor and junior hockey scene in years gone by the game gets under way at 7 pm on the new ice pad at the uxbridge arena tickets are 5 each or 15 for a family pass ifiib the russians are coming russian allstars vs markham waxers the only metro junior a team in toronto to play them monday december 22 at 730 pm xeddd m m mjljljk m m tlumjljklmjljmjljl oo o jbljljbjljllljlsljljl lilf jl miimh markham waxers junior a hockey to sponsor and advertise with the team call kevin at 9059481111 box office opens at 630 pm friday markham centennial centre corner of mccowan rd bullock dr 905 2942699 december 12 800 pm pittsburgh december 19 800 pm thornhill december 26 800 pm wexford special events dec 21 brunch at grisantis with the waxers highway 7 and warden 1100 am dec 22 russians are coming tickets are selling fast get them in advance 800 adults 400 studentsseniors 1 centennial community centre 8600 mccowan 905 2942699 iiumnmmiiiiuiihniiiimminin penalty box lounge best priced beer in town dl