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32 saturday sept 21 2002 v economist sun stouffville tribune sports staff photosjoerd witteveen markham district high school marauders defensive end stephen brown 44 with help from matt ray 48 brings down newmarket high school ball carrier wes garrett in thursdays yraa senior football opener- at markham district high school the defending yraa champion marauders won the game 396 for further details check the high school sports story gymnastics program assists youngsters with learning problems new initiative hopes to give youngsters more attention over the last 10 years the markham gymnastics club conducted programs that integrated young sters who had learning problems with those that didnt during those years club president and head instructor charlene knudsen felt the club wasnt providing enough attention to those who were slower in learning this year the club intends to remedy that situa tion with the introduction of a gymnastics program called gym help to assist those youngsters i just didnt feel we were helping these youngsters with learning problems as much as id like recalled knudsen each case has to be handled individually to integrate these youngsters wont necessar ily help statistics in canada reveal that one child in every five has a learning problem the learning process is often brain based on gross motor move ment and gymnastics is a key to assisting any youngster with a learning problem she cited as a reason to begin such a program the program which is run on a yearround basis will take place for a twohour period during weekday hours at their markhambased gym on 60 riviera dr knudsen said the purpose in running the pro gram during this timeframe is to utilize what idle time thejrjadlity has and for medireasonjcu- ing that a number of students have amplified sens es we feel that auditory integration is critical said knudsen who will be assisted in the program by three other experienced gymnastic instructors that have worked with youngsters of this nature in anita harrison laura speed and chris hanley within this program knudsen noted each indi vidual will be assessed first in some instances some youths will be integrated into small class sit uations while the program started earlier this month knudsen noted enrollment can take place at any time during the year not only is it restricted to those with learning problems but those with physical problems can also enrol she said knudsen is excited with the prospects in staging this firsttime venture the facility here is great during the daytime its a good way to utilize this facil ity and our coaching staff in a positive way said knudsen who was also influenced to start a program of this nature upon hearing that her chiropractors daughter has autism it definitely changes someones entire life if their youngster has a physical or mental problem she said not only can parents enrol their youngsters as knudsen noted they are open to allowing organiza tions who have youngsters fitting the description of possessing learning problems to call for further information on this program contact the club at 9054750364 wolves hope to spike third straight yraa title experience is key ingredientfor unionville high school wolves senior boys volleyball team ray kong is taking a cautiously opti mistic approach when asked how his unionville high school wolves senior boys volleyball team might fare in their quest for winning a third straight york region athletic association title losing just two players from last years team that also finished fifth at the ontario federation of school athletic association aaa championships and still armed with what he describes as a seniorladen squad kong sees no rea son why this years version of the wolves cannot be one of the top contenders when the new yraa season is served up that is providing they play as a cohesive unit the kids need to play as a team and to play within themselves he revealed in preparing for the upcoming cam paign kong has been deliberately put ting his team up against some of the topranked high school squads in the province to give it an idea of what it will take to improve on last years successful campaign playing host to an eightteam tour nament last weekend the wolves met the top three aaa teams from last sea son including anderson collegiate whitby last years gold medalists sec ondranked upper canada college toronto and thirdranked francis libermann high school scarborough in the end the wolves finished third overall i was quite happy with how we did since the teams that were there were the strongest teams assessed kong right now i think were looking pretty good while team work will be an essential ingredient kong doesnt hide the fact that a couple of key players must lead the way among them he said is setter erik brown wwk km kn athlktic association hes the key to our team cited kong of the grade 13 student offensively and defensively hes the heart of our team as well kong said power hitter ryan kolten and middle adam raine both oac students have raised their games in tuning up for thursdays regular season opener the wolves will be in hamilton this weekend at a 24team tournament marauders cardinals tackle wins on the gridiron the markham district high school marauders and brother andre cardinals senior football teams are beginning to fulfill their preseason expectations by winning their yraa seasonopening games on thursday the defending league champion marauders routed the visiting newmarket high school raiders 396 while the cardinals who were last years league finalists lambasted visiting huron heights secondary school warriors 550 it was definitely a great way to star the year said marauders head coach mike feasby of their win the guys have worked hard and its paying off colin maclean scored one touch down on a 30yard run and booted a 40- yard field goal five converts and a single off a missed field goal attempt for the marauders who held a 216 halftime advantage andrew nagy jordan harper chris geiser and steve brown added the other majors in the cardinals win running back donny singh scored two majors while running back ryan hoofat ran for 159 yards and scored one touchdown norm fretz andrew rossi colin hart and alex martin also scored one major kicker kevin reider was seven of seven in converts and booted a 47yard field goal and three singles to round out the scoring i knew that if we could play the way we could play i expected we could win said cardinals head coach rick maloney we did what we could do and everyone executed their job the marauders next game is on friday at stouffville district secondary school at 7 pm while the cardinals will host newmarket high school at 2 pm as part of a seniorjunior doubleheader spirit runs into a hurricane the stouffville spirit looked like it was going into cruise control thursday night then the junior a hockey team hit a series of speed bumps the spirit hopped out to a 20 lead thursday at the stouffville arena but couldnt hold it a series of undisciplined spirit penalties helped the newmarket hurricanes win 7- 3 in front of 400 fans the spirits record fell to 2100 the score was tied 33 after one peri od newmarket scored the only goal of the second the spirit took 22 penalties to newmarkets 14 four newmarket goals were scored on the power play jordan mabley mike forgie and mike sullivan scored for the spirit spirit captain jd smithson was stopped in the third peri od on a penalty shot after being twohanded across the legs while on a breakaway the spirit which played in aurora last night against the tigers faces syracuse in the college weekend showcase event in mississauga tomorrow morning at 930