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economist sunsteaffviltetribuiiefisday wto 23s i- tc5fiiaimistw stiff pomjhimf sports hockey spni is fagfc as stouffville juniors prepare for a new provincial junior a hockey league season youth hopes to serve spirit well this year by bruce stapley correspondent the sprit of stoufrville are counting on youth to carry the day both on the ice and in the stands as they set for their 19992000 provincial junior a hockey league season opener against the newmarket hurricanes sept 16 at the rec centre i with as few as six returnees from last years club depend ing on ontario hockey league cuts the load will be squarely on the shoulders of the rook ies while not promising a quick break from the gate brian perrin spirit officials are confident bcdects slow but theteamwillbeabletoholdits sdis own in the newly created ssisss north conference wrth young team were a young team acknowledges spirit head coach brian perrin were not looking for huge success at the beginning but by christmas we should be fairly competitive with all eight teams in the conference guaran teed a playoff position perrin said the spirit could spend the entire season gearing up for postseason play thats why we went with youth he explained the coach wouldnt predict how high his team might finish in the standings every team starts the year wanting to win the whole thing but we want to have home ice advan tage in the playoffs the only sure returnees from the 199899 spirit are forwards andrew francone jesse johnston will chang and mike tucciarone and defencemen justin graham and jeff cochrane rearguards jd smithson dan oshell and beau llewellyn will like ly return if they fail to catch on in the ohl the newcomers include stouffville area resi dent grant buckley the 15yearold ohl bantam- aged draftee who entertained several offers before finally agreeing to play for the spirit centre sean scully 16 and winger jamie minchella who turns 16 next month were teammates along with buckley with the 199899 omha championship richmond hill aaa stars fourteenyearold for ward daniel speer scored both goals in thunder bays 21 win over the stars in last springs kobi cup bantam final his brother sean a 17yearold defenceman is also onboard daniel is the most promising player in the stable of player agent and former nhl super star bobby orr also signed are jeff summerfield a rugged 16- yearold defenceman who was with the toronto marlboros bantams last season john smith 17 a forward with the 199899 marlboros midgets michel bond 18 a speedy winger from hearst ont who was one of the leading scorers in the northern ontario junior b league last season chris large 18 a forward with the richmond hill aaa stars midgets last year the spirit will go with two rookie goalkeepers as i99899 goalkeeping sensation rob zago has returned to school in his native northern ontario while back up kevin boyle is past junior age nick grainger an 18yearold leaskdale resident and former uxbridge minor hockey player comes to the spirit after two seasons with the central ontario wolves aaa midgets george ellard an 18yearold from thunder b3f see some page 24 staf photosjoers w1tteveen plotting strategy elmer farthing left and bill dart of stouffville contemplate the next bowl as they participate in the ross dixon mens pairs tournament last wednesday at the stouffville lawnbowling club greens a willowdale team of unkey zangwilh and bob christie won the event george wong and bill riddock of agincourt were runners up livingston had a gym dandy time in stouffville faithful readers might have rec ognized one of our former athletes of the week on the top level of the medals podium at the recent pan american games in winnipeg emilie livingston who called stouffville home for a little over a year in the mid1990s took the gold in the individual all around catego ry in the rhythmic gymnastics com petition for the diminutive 16 year old who currently resides in north york the surprising victory brings her one step closer to achieving her goal of qualifying for the 2000 olympics in sydney australia emilie who was contacted during a training session at the ritmuca rhythmic gymnastics club in north york said her next big test comes in osaka japan in mid- september when she contests the world championships the top 19 go to the olympics livingston said two days before leaving for bulgaria aug 19 for a training competition to prepare for the osaka challenge emilie claims to have fond memories of her stay in stouffville it was a nice place to live i if ftm fct k m he6bb1 tipm b b- h ncijn uv tur ill jpte wr mjy s pii bruce stapley enjoyed stouffville while she attended public school in aurora emilie made sev eral friends in stouffville im still in touch with karen lemoine she said of one of her closest stouffville friends emilie recalls that she had just taken up rhythmic gymnastics a year before her arrival in stouffville i remember we had a trampo line in our back yard she noted saying how the device assisted her in her training she practiced artistic gymnastics for six years before making the switch to the ribbons and hoops she said the pan am games were something shell remember for a long time it was a really great experience for me she said part of the fun came from watching the guess who per form at the games closing cere monies the games also marked a tri umphant return to the city where emilie captured her first national title in june 1995 when she won the gold in the novice division at the canadian rhythmic gymnastics b see current page 24 monday prior to publication dates sept 923 wheels is an informative section featuring the latest in the automotive industry including markhams automotive buyers guide markham r economist sun markham 905 deadline features road tests feature articles dealer profiles maintenance after market products used and new cars trucks wheels its sureto reach your customers distributed to over 46ooo households for more information or to book your ad fax 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