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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Welsh rugby visitors sweep Not enough senior players Blowout doesn’t bother coach to ice boys team at SDSS For the record, a touring youth rugby team from Brecon, Wales defeated the Stouffville District Secondary School Spartans senior boys 42-7 in a friendly Friday. Biit in the estimation of Spartans’ head coach Jamie Hewitt, there were plenty of positives for his club to draw from in the loss The visitors from Wales also had an easy time of things in their first two fn‘endlies after manhandling Dunbarton (Pickering) 97- 14 and Streetsville 55-22. Playing their friendly under a 15-aside format and three, 30-minute halves, the Spartans gave the 31-member Brecon contingent everything they could handle for the first 20 minutes as the match was scoreless. Unfortunately for the Spartans, that proved to be a wake-up call for Brecon as they scored the game’s first points just a few minutes later to take 7-0 lead that stood until halftime. While the Spartans played the game minus a few regulars due to injuries, they received another setback later in the match when their physically imposing lock, six-foot, four-inch, 220-pound Bran- don Hussain, who was playing in just his second-ever rugby match, went out with an injury. Hfisshin’s absence appeared to take the wind out of the Spartans’ sails as Brecon scored their second try just four Sunday, Nov. 7th 9:30am Sunday School 10:55am Morning Worship Service Celebrating Our 177th ‘ Anniversary 6:30pm Evening Service i Everyone Welcomi BLOOMINGTON GOSPEL CHURCH 13660 Ninth Line N. (905) 642-4414 Rev. Peter Pallant Baptist Church 16690 Hwy. 48 Sunday, November 7th 75th Anniversary Celebration Services at 11 am and 3 pm 905'473'3543 Vivian Sunday, Nov. 7“, 2010 9 :45 a.m. Communion Celebration Service Jay Sandiford l l :l 1am Sunday School for All A L Associate Pastor. Jay Sandifond Student Ministries: Alex Street Ben Bartoslk Children's Ministries: Sharon Russell Services: szaKamcmnn 905-887â€"5651 www.5pringvale.org minutes into the second half to take a 14- 0 lead and never looked back Rylan Desjardines accounted for all of the Spartans’ scoring after recording a try and booting a convert. “I thought it was one of the three best games that we played when we faced an international team," Hewitt said. “Espeâ€" cially in the first 10 minutes when we really controlled the game and our kids were really fired up. “But then Brecon started to come at us hard and when Brandon (Hussain) got injured, that hurt us size wise and then they wore us down." Praising the efforts of his players, Hewitt was quick to note playing interâ€" national friendlies is a great opportu- nity for his club to learn the game and, at the same time, make them a better team. “Brecon is the best touring side that we’ve played," Hewitt said. “To arrange these type of games makes us the pro- gram that we are and it makes us betâ€" ter." ‘To arrange these type of games makes us the program that we are and it makes us better.’ springeb M nun. rfivmm Stouffville Rd at Kmncdy Rd â€" Michael Hayakawa mumfihees 3 I I} mud m Rev. Kathryn Strachan, Minister 6432 Main St. Stouffville Phone - 905-640-3151 email: st.james.stoufiville@bellnet.ca Wheelchair accessible 0 AC Sanctuary Welcome to... ST. JAMES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Prc-scrvioc hymn-sing: 9:45 a.m. Service of Remembcrancc Guest Buglcr: Dan Kapp 10 a.m. Church School: 10:15 a.m. ‘Still welcoming-fig 150 Ears’ Legion Ladies Rcmcmrancc Day " Tea 8: Bake Sale 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. SUNDAY NOV. 7 SAT. NOV. 6 BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA mhayakawa@yrmg. com When Jamie Hewitt directs the fortunes of the Stouflville District Secondary School Spartans boys’ ice hockey program for the upcoming York Region Athletic Association season, he acknowledged it will feel just a little difi’erent. ‘ The school that won the second of back- to-back Ontario small-school champion- ships two years ago won't be icing a senior team. Juniors only for 2010-11. A recent meeting and audition for what was supposed to be a senior team brought out 18 players. Of that group, 13 students were in Grade 9 or 10. “I had a meeting with the Grade 95 and 105 the following day and I let them decide what they wanted to do," Hewitt said. “My biggest concern though was the safety factor." In particular, if an opposing team is com- prised primarily of more mature and physi- cally stronger Grade 11 arid 12 players. From his past experiences in playing against those type of teams, Hewitt said if he carries Grade 9 or 10 players on his senior roster and the game gets a little too physical he normally sits them down for the remain- der of the game. lnallowing the players to decide, Hewitt said the decision was made to go with a junior team for this season. _ Why so few Grade 11 and 12 players this year? Five players who were with the senior team last year have moved up to junior A or Sunday, November 7th 10:00 am Pastor - Jefi‘Laird Everyone Welcome! Kid’s Club, age 4 - Gr. 1 Wednesday at 7pm Sr. Gr. 9 - 12 Stouffville Pentecostal Church C. Junior players cannot play high school hockey. Minor hogkey players can. “Hi had those five'p'layérs we would have had a senior team," Hewitt said. None of the Grade 11 or 12 players who also play rep minor hockey were pnessured by their rep coaches not to go out for the high school team, Hewitt said. vFor whatever reasons, the Grade 11 and 12 students just didn’t want to attend tryâ€" outs, he said. Where Hewitt feels bad, though, is for the few Grade 1 1 and 12 players who will now be without a senior team to play for. Especially those who played with the senior team since they were in Grade 9. ‘J‘I feel bad for a guy like James Mcleod, who was our captain last year and was with us since he was in Grade 9," Hewitt said. Although there will be no senior team on the ice this year, Hewitt noted the team he will be directing this year will move up to the senior ranks next year. “It’s just a onéyear thing,” he said of the decision to go with just a junior boys’ hockey program this sea_son. _ 1‘13 the meantime, Hewitt is excited with this year’s group of juniors and feels they can contend for the YRAA tier one title. “This is a pretty talented group and they’re coachable,” he said. “It’ll be fun and a little different because I‘ve never coached junior before.” The Spartan juniors will play an exhibiâ€" tion game at the Clippers Complex today against Newmarket at 2:30 pm. Sunday November 7th Remembrance Sunday Sunday November 13th Christmas Market 10 am ~ 3 pm Baking, silent auction, books, outside vendors Tea Room Come for lunch and bring a friend COME AND SEE moumumcm MMSLI. 905-640-1103 Mlnlster of Worship: Rev Nancy Waterman Sunday, Nov. 7th 10:30 am Worship Service www.stouffvilleuc.ca info@stouflvillcuc.ca Anglican Church of Canada 254 Sunsc! Blvd. 905-640- 1461 www.5toufivxlleanglicanca Christ Church Stouffville