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Raguseo, who was also named the school's senior boys athlete of the year for the second consecutive time, thought he hit the jackpot after winning his first provincial crown with the hockey team last year. “If someone had told me that I would be a part of four OFSAA gold medal teams I wouldn’t have believed them. It was totally unreal," Beare said. “When I first came into high school I dreamed of going to OFSAA at least once," Boake said. “But I never thought of winning four OFSAA titles, let alone two. It was truly To win four titles though, was unbeliev- able, he said. “It was pretty awesome,” Gregory said. “You hear of people winning at OFSAA and they might get a bronze medal and hearing they had to work hard to get that. But to get gold four times ...” ‘ To be a part of two provincial gold- medal winning clubs is something else. - Matt Raguseo, Joe Beare, Jamie Gregory and Chris Boake were members of the Spar- tans’ OFSAA AA gold-medal winning hock- ey clubs in 2007 and 2008. They were also teammates on the OFSAA AA gold-medal rugby clubs during the same years. BY MIKE HAYAKAWA Staff Writer To be a part of one Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations championship team during high school is a big deal. Four Grade 12 StouflVille District Sec- ondary School students were on four OFSAA team title clubs during the last 16 months. Golden boys of $055 Worship Service - Sundays @ 10am Stouffville Pentecostal Church had winning habit AGC Everyone Welcome - No Sunday School 10:30 am ~ Morning Worship Service Sunday, July 13th, 2008 t BLOOMINGTON _C GOSPEL CHURCH T3360 Ninth Linc N. (905) 642-4414 Rev. Peter Pallant No Evening Service "-22 Sunday: “hm Would! mun-Youth Ministri tum-m Home Groufi in licencch Family Fun CanTp' Kidsville Even though each championship was specia, a rugby crown that ended with a gut-wrenching 19-17 overtime victory over the Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute Lions (Peterborough), was the most memorable of the four. They acknowledged there was some pressure exerted on them to win that elu- sive crown. Especially since Boake sufiered an untimely hip flexor injury in their final pool play match and was on crutches for the remainder of the tournament. Replacing Boake, who manned the all- important scrum half position, was Greg- ory- “It certainly was hard to watch," Boake recalled. “I kept jumping around on the sidelines. Good fortune, good teammates and hav- ing good coaches including Jamie Hewitt. who ran the hockey and rugby progfams, were keys. ‘ “Sure, luck was important," Raguseo said. “But we worked hard and we were a determined group." “When we won our first OFSAA title it was like ‘wow',” he said of when they won last year’s hockey crown. “None of us expected to win four. You just have to live the moment.” “Stoufiville athletes are known to play hard and never give up," Boake said. “We played every game like it was our last one." “We Certainly didn’t have tbo many inju- ries,” Beare said. “But having a good coach- ing staff was the key." “I was definitely nervous,” said Gregory, 10:00 am ‘ Communion Celebration Service Pastor Bob Flemming Senior Pastor: 8 Youth Family: Student Ministries: Children's Ministries: SI Counselling Services: Kar‘: July 13th, 2008 905-887-565 1 www.5pringvale.org aspringvale mm "um. a?“ mo comnm Slouffville Rd. at Kennedy Rd Bob Flemming Jay Sandiford Alex Street Sharon Russell 1rla Kamerman Joe Beare (from left), Jamie Gregory, Chris and Matt Raguseo were members of Stouflvifle District Secondary School’s Ontario-champion hockey and rugby teams in 2007 and 2008 who scored the eventual gameâ€"winning try. “The game was intense. But I thought I played the best game of my life." Defending the titles was harder. “Last year, we weren’t seeded when we were at the OFSAA hockey. But this year was differ- ent because we were No. l. The teams were out to get us this year and each game was tough. You almost had a target on your back," Gregory The fousome will not be together when school resumes in September. Gregory will study engineering at the Uniâ€" versity oWVestem Ontario. Beare will take police foundations at Seneca College. Boake will working during the first semester and return to SDSS for the second semester and possibly rejoin the rugby team. Raguseo intends to return to SDSS next Welcome to STiéAMES P SBYTERIAN v 4 CHURCH Rev. Kathryn Strachan, Minister 6432 Main St. Stoufl‘ville Phone - 905-640-3151 email: st.iames.stouflville@bellneLca ' Parkview Wlage fl 12184N'nfi1L'neSoum, Sunday, July 13m, 2008 Rev. Robert Gatto Lighthouse Baptist Church ‘A Friendly Family Cburcb' Scrvig; of ngship Edgy, Iulv Raguseo intends to return to SDSS next year. Gregory will study engineering at the Uniâ€" versity oflNestem Ontario. Beare will take police foundations at Seneca College. Boake will working during the first semester and return to SDSS for the second semester and possibly rejoin the rugby team. 3W SunJhbunei Thursday, July 10, 2008 ‘19 ffifll‘v THE ANGLICAN I I} PARISH of CHRIST cnuncu 254 Sunset Blvd., Stouifville The Rev. Canon Robert Shieltts ‘ The Rev. Jason Prisley, Associate (905) 640-1461 Sunday, July 1 3 9th After Pentecost Baptism Services at 8 am 10 an] Nursery_ Church Schnnl at 10 am STOUFFVILLE UNITED CHURCH .0,- 34 Church St. H. 905-640-1163 Minister of Worship: Rev Val Noakes Minister at ’ : Rev Val loam huge: SUNDAY, JULY 13TH, 2008 EVERYONE WELCOME email: admInOstonflloanglicanm Wednesday, July 16 Holy Hollywood "Casablanca" at 7:00 pm Floor Hockey at 7:00 pm Website: www.stouffvilleuc.ca 10:30 AM WORSHIP SERVICE CHILD CARE PROVIDED www.0t0uffvlllolngllcan.ca Friday, July 1 l Come See