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i 1 i economist suntribune sports thursday jan 20 2000 19 1 r waxers blank legionaires sports digest backed by a stellar netminding effort from jeremy wentzell and a fourgoal thirdperiod outburst the markham waxers skated off with their seasonhigh fifth straight provincial junior a hockey league win on tuesday with a 50 shutout over the host oshawa legionaires a m j wentzell han dled 33 shots to record the first shutout of this season for the waxers who improved their fourth- place southern conference record to 201633 in a fastpaced game played within two hours the waxers took a 10 lead after 20 minutes on a goal by jimmy ball after a scoreless second frame the waxers padded their advantage to 20 on a goal by paul robinson the waxers put the game away after erupting for three goals within a twominute span joel kitchen scored the first goal on a shorthanded effort on the same shift james regan delivered the fourth goal and robbie burrows rounded out the scoring shortly after waxers head coach russ herrington could not have been hap pier with the way his charges per formed i could count the number of mis takes on one hand technically we played extremely well we didnt have many breakdowns the waxers return to action tomor row when they host the thornhill rattlers at 730 pm stars eliminated in semis the stouffvillemarkham peewee a stars kept their nogoalsagainst record intact in regulation tourna ment play this season but were defeated by kitchener in an stouffvllle overtime shootout at last we e k e nd s scarborough girls hockey tourna ment the stars defeated kitchener 30 and scarborough 10 to gain a bye into the semifinals the stars then met kitchener again and battled to a scoreless tie through regulation tima kitchener however snagged a 10 win in the overtime which was com prised of a threeplayer shoot out scoring for the stars were ashley lucas two goals sara magee and hailey mcmeekin one goal each assists went to stephanie giliberto with two shannon blackman mcmeekin and erica burgess with one each an excellent- team effort was made by all players including erin pappas emily bradford renee blanchard shannon hagarty erin carter cassandra sparks leah leonhardt laurie mclellan and goal keeper liz knox the stars will compete in the silver stick tournament in sarnia in february going to the wall ph0t0jim ross swimmers from across the province gathered at centennial pool last weekend to take part in the markham aquatic clubs annual winter meet part of the action saw markham aquatic club member kelsey haywood 10 approach the wall in the girls 10 and under 50metre backstroke race ce fishing action starting to heat up mother natures late start in cooperating with the ice fishing campaign in york region has not deterred anglers attempts to whet their appetite during the early days of this months while the recent cold snap has enabled anglers to get some huts out on cooks bay over the weekend the diehard piscators have directed their attention to neighbouring durhanfregion just a short drive away anglers have been converging on lake scugog in search of walleyes that average in the one- to twopound class but have been known to hit the fiveto six- pound mark since the jan 1 opener anglers have been out in droves on this relatively shallow body of water which freezes rather quickly as the early campaign represents the best opportunity to experience any success finding fish through the frozen surface of lake scugog is not limited to any one specific area on any given day certain por tions of the lake can be more productive than others in the early season when weed growth still takes place key in on weedline edges that might be adjacent to dropoffs finding these areas might require the drilling of a series of holes and dropping a line in to check depth and weed growth take advantage of the regula tions and utilize two lines in most instances anglers will run one set line with alive minnow rig on another line try jigging a weighted spoon like a little cleo mike hayakawa or mister champ and minnow combination when hooking a minnow it doesnt hurt to run a back stinger hook in the event the fish are not aggressive and are just mouthing the bait another option is to jig an artificial bait like a silver and black coloured rattlin rap when jigging your bait alter your presentation some days a subtle lift is all thats needed to entice a fish on other days a more aggres sive lift might be the winning ticket first- and lastlight hours are the two shifts when anglers head out to their ice huts or fish in the open air when fishing outside dont be afraid to drill as many holes as possible to try and cover as much area as possible as in open water fishing the successful angler is one that can adapt to changes as the season progresses zero in on deeper areas of the lake weed growth in the shallows will dieoffwhensnowcoverprevents any sunlight from penetrating this in rum forces fish to find areas that are richer in oxygen supply these would include deeper sections of the lake when fishing these sections employ the same baits that you would use in early season condi tions the recent blast of arctic air has been a blessing for lake simcoe ice hut operators along the eastern shore area and cooks bay gale vieveen a spokesperson for floyd hales fish huts of beaverton 18003634704 reports perch houses were put out last friday and placed 1 12 miles out from shore on 10 inch es of ice by this weekend she expects to have six lake trout houses placed seven miles out from shore on six inches of solid ice if the weather stays cold this week we should be in full opera tion by next weekend she antic ipated anglers wetting a line in lake simcoe should take note of pos session limits for those having a full sea sonal licence anglers are allowed 50 yellow perch daily and 100 in possession lake trout and white- fish two daily and two in posses sion northern pike six daily six in possession walleye six daily six in possession lake herring six daily six in possession black crappie and smelts no limits anglers with a conservation licence are allowed 25 yellow perch daily and 50 in possession one lake trout daily and one in possession two whitefish daily and two in possession two northern pike daily and two in possession two walleye daily and two in possession there are no limits for black crappies or smelts live release is recommended for any catches of lake herring club markham to host squash marathon players aim to p eclipse last years six extra hours by mike hayakawa sports editor nigel gleeson was happy with what transpired at last years 24hour squash marathon at club markham and plans to stage another event this year while club markham head squash pro noted last years inaugur al event went off without any hitches hes made one major alteration to this years charity fundraiser and its intended to make it moire of a chal lenge an extra six hours of nonstop squash action will be added to this years marathon which begins at 9 am tomorrow and concludes saturday at 3 pm last years 24hour event ran well and it was actually easier than what we thought we had no major prob lems noted gleeson this year we just want to see if we can do it and make more money its a bit of a big ger challenge gleeson pointed out that last years event raised just over 3000 for the york centre for children youth and families this year gleeson hopes to at least maintain that goal but with an additional six hours of nonstop playing time he would like to enlarge that dollar value once again gleeson notes they already have plenty of assistance in terms of corporate pledges and donations at the moment weve got over 3000 in corporate pledges he cited the rest will be made up of individual pledges f embassy suites which hosts club markham will donate food and accommodations for the partici pants of which 50 per cent are club members both males and females ranging in age from 21 to 50and staff members gleeson also invites any outside individuals to take part either through making a pledge or by com ing to club markham to watch the players battle it out for a continuous 30 hours the york centre for children youth and families offers day treat ment such as counseling theraplay speech and language therapy as well as group activities that include an educational component the centre also offers support services all of which benefit children and youth who have special needs due to abuse emotional problems behav- ioral disorders autism learning dis abilities and moderate developmen tal delays