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Minor bantam AE Clippom tie one on In Markham Tyler Wright, Jason Mistelbach- er, Justin Pelowich-Pickup and Chad Harbour each earned assists for the Clippers, now 9-8-3 on the season. Liam Tlmewell, Mario Rosano and Cody Leonard scored to help the Stoufiville minor bantam AE Clippers battle the host Markham Waxers to a 3-3 tie in Ontario Minor Hockey action Tuesday. Facing the Whitby Wlldcats in their third outing, the Clippers received a stem test and battled them to a 1-1 tie. Rabito scored the lone goal for Stouflvifle. Entering their fourth game in first place, the Clippers blanked the lone U.S. entry, the Pittsburgh Predators, 5-0 to gain a berth in the final. Merksamer, Sear, Allen, Peterâ€" son and Brilljnger each scored once. Witherspoon contributed a pair of helpers. Doren, Peterson and Watson each chipped in with two assists while Liam McMahon, Peterson, Hughes, Rabito, Brillinger, McNeil and Sear had one apiece. added singles. 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Next week won’t get any easier for the Spartans as they will play three games against Markham schools starting Monday at Brother Andre at 4 p.m., Tuesday when they host St. Augustine at 5:15 pm. and Thursâ€" day at Pierre Elliott Trudeau at 4 pm. “It’s hard to recuperate after our first two games to get conditioning and practices in that we need between our next games. It doesn’t leave a lot of room for improvement," Hamilton said. “But all of the teams in the league are going through this and not just us.” Despite losing their first two games, Hamilton feels his team has taken some positive steps. “We’re competitive and we want to compete at the tier one level this Year. We don’t want to go tier two. Conrad Hamilton feels he has the makings of a highly competitive senior boys basketball team at Stouffville District Secondary School. Working against the third-year Spartans' head coach istime. 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Against Bur Oak, they made a pair of three- point shots late in the game that hurt us," he said. “It just boils down to conditioning.” The Spartans also have five players who moved up from the junior ranks last season, including guard Theo Grammenis and two new faces to the school in Grade 11 guards Aaron Tan and Jordan Russel. The rettimees include guard Nicholas McEwan. A combo guard, the Grade 12 student scored a teamâ€" high 30 points in their loss to Bur Oak. Expected to bolster the Spartans’ chances will be the return of six-foot, five-inch power forward- centre Connor McDonald, who has been nursing an injured ankle he incurred during a preseason tournament. “It’s just a matter of our new faces blending into our system," Hamilton said. The Spartans senior girls’ volleyball team will make its tier one debut Wednesday when it hosts Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Bayview (Richmond Hill) starting at 3:30 pm. Also inserted into the club’s starting lineup are for- ward Jeremy Brownridge, Patrick Laffan and guards Patrick Raymer and Atieq Wasim. The Spartan junior boys' hockey team resumes its schedule Tuesday when it visits Bill Crothers (Markham) at Angus Glen Community Centre at 3 Adding to Hamilton’s positive outlook is the enthuâ€" siasm exhibited by his 15 players. There’s a good core of players who advanced to the tier two quarter-finals last year. 176mm,»,m W 'Muhufihmflunww Impoct Spark Plugs ' "1:900! Oxygen MANOR“: EMT.“ Emaes1m.mgmmao.mn To advertise in FOCUS 905â€"640â€"2612 BUSINESS with this coupon All for Just