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cvjvs j sa sci stouffville suntribune thursday oct 6 2005 2y stouffville suntribune sports r spirit goalie allows one goal in pair of provincial jr a wins dan mcwhinney could have thanked a goaltending guru or recit ed a few wellworn cliches instead the stouffville spirit net- minder kept it simple eating right and getting plenty of sleep earned major assists for his hot play last week in the provincial jr a hockey league mcwhinney stopped all 37 shots the couchiching terriers threw at him friday night in orillia brock ouellets powerplay goal midway through the game gave the spirit 3211 who countered with 20 shots on net the 10 win the night before mcwhinney earned the victory in a 41 decision over the collingwood blues in stouffville one goal over 120 minutes of play is huge in a league more famous for highscoring contests its nice to have it happen so dan mcwhinney spirit goalkeeper attrib utes his recent success to remaining focused early in the season said mcwhinney who joined the spirit from the aquasabon river rats in northwestern ontario 13 months ago im just making sure im focused and in the zone i cant be playing drowsy im getting the sleep i need and eating properly the lone 20yearold on another young spirit roster mcwhinney is from sault ste marie ont spirit head coach dan west was nt very happy with either mcwhinney or fellow goalie steve filippelli in the early going that was dans win for sure friday night said west he made some huge saves late and handled a lot of shots he definitely stepped up and now well see if he can keep it going the spirit hosts defending league champs st michaels buzzers 6-2- 10 tonight at 730 at the stouffville arena and visits collingwood tomorrow spirited notes st mikes leading scorer is mike mckenzie nine goals 13 assists son of tsn hockey com mentator bob mckenzie mike who also played for oshawa and bowmanville in the opjhl has a scholarship to st lawrence for next year so does the buzzers no 1 goalie kain tisimarkham waxers 9100 used an ineligible player at the start of the season and should forfeit five of those wins the collingwood blues claim the player josh reinecke earned a sevengame suspension at the end of the gthl season last spring and should serve those games this year collingwood said in a letter of protest the waxers and reinecke deny any knowledge of the suspension no word from the league brass yet for more on the stouffville spirit log on to vmwstouffvillespiritcom minor bantam clippers tame colts to claim tourney the stouffville minor bantam a clippers skated off with the gold medals by defeating the barrie colts 43 in the championship game of the markham waxers early bird minor hockey tournament the clippers reached the final after defeating the waxers aes 160 battling ajax to a 22 draw and defeating caledon 61 and aurora 2- 1 in a semifinal tilt scoring for the clippers in the tournament were tyler barber eight goals two assists lloyd davis four goals five assists peter le buffe four goals four assists ethan manninen three goals two assists scott miller jake woolnough and ryan brown two goals four assists peter wideman two goals one assist chris chekay one goal four assists jesse godin one goal two assists dylan deveaux one goal brent hewlett three assists brad sutherland one assist ben singh and eric lee shared goaltending duties coaching the team were andy cartwright joe sutherland and bernie deveaux staff photosteve somerville stouffville district secondary school spartans justin reesor spikes the ball past the outstretched arms of a markville secondary school mavericks player in mondays york region athletic association sen ior boys volleyball action at markville the spartans won the match 21 spartan juniors rule scrum the stouffville district secondary school spartans junior boys tackled the ontario rugby association 7s tourna ment title last thursday at fletchers field in markham with a 240 win over bracebridge and muskoka lakes secondary school in the championship final joe beare scored two tries for the spartans while chris boake and dylan stewart each had one matt raguseo booted two converts the spartans cruised to a 3- 0 record in roundrobin play and proceeded to defeat all saints whitby 275 in quarter final action and simcoe district secondary school 410 spartans cocoach rob edmondson felt the clubs suc cess stemmed from its defence which surrendered just one try in the tournament he also credited the clubs overall enthusiasm that has been evi dent since practices began last month this is an exceptional group of players they work hard and theyre a dedicated group he said among results posted by other spartan teams junior b entry won one of three games the bantam spartans advanced to the semifinals before suffering a 2010 loss to eventual tournament champi on barrie central collegiate comprised of firstyear grade 9 students the bantams suffered a 155 loss to cardinal newman high school toronto before rebounding to post wins over dr norman bethune high school scarborough 220 and sir oliver mowat collegiate scarborough 1512 the spartan seniors reached the quarterfinals before bow ing out to eventual tournament champion barrie central 380 the spartans suffered a 105 firstround loss to dunbarton high school pickering but ral lied to defeat kincardine secondary school 2217 and leaside high school 390 the spartan senior junior and bantam rugby teams will return to fletchers field oct 13 to play in a 10s tournament seniors spike mavericks after losing a twostraight set last week to markville secondary school the spartans senior boys volleyball team gained a measure of revenge monday by handing the host mavericks their first loss of the york region athletic association tier one east divi sion season with a gruelling 21 1725 2518 1614 victory any momentum gained from that victory would be lost later on when the spartans fell 21 2325 2520 1511 to father michael mcgivney catholic academy the split placed the spartans league record at 22 in junior action the spartans suffered their first loss of the season monday with a 2- 1 2520 2325 1513 setback to the mavericks however they came back to defeat father michael mcgivney 20 2516 2519 now 31 on the season the spartans are tied for first place in the tier one east standings with the mavericks spartan seniors caged the spartans senior girls basketball team tipped off the regular season last week with losses to st theresa of lisieux richmond hill 4124 last tuesday and 3824 to richmond hill high school last thursday for more on high school sports log on to wwwyraacom