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3gfe biaj ase v vvx h t t 12 economists suntribune sports saturday jan 8 2000 if 1 staff photosjoerd w1tteveen opportunity knocks bethany holeschek 10 of the harry bowes team takes a shot on goalie amanda frechette 5 while surrounded by defenders of the pattilynn interiors junior girls team in the markham stouffville girls hockey association action at the stouffville rec centre monday pattilynn interiors defeated harry bowes 42 smooth sailing for clippers the stouffviue major peewee clippers iced their third tournament crown of the season recently with a 41 win over the vaughan panthers in the title game of the richmond hill tournament after battling the panthers to a 22 tie in the tournament opener the clippers ran off victories over cobourg 31 the toronto aces 31 newmarket 52 and the willowdale blackhawks 50 in its semi final game to qualify for the final scoring for the clippers were richard little four goals five assists justin lyons three goals two assists brad steckley and luke dawson three goals one assist todd nesbitt two goals four assists christina davis two goals four assists josh spang and gabrian bamett two goals two assists lee maxwell and len spiteri one goal two assists jon worich one goal cameron mackenzie and chris popovich two assists david salvagna one assist shawn gibson recorded one shutout first tournament title for major novices the stouffville major novice clippers skated off with their first tournament title of the season recently after defeating whitby 4 in the final of the recent ajax christmas tournament the clippers advanced to the final after defeat ing duffield 52 ted reeve 80 and whitby 51 scoring for the clippers were justin hulshof six goals two assists jeff kavluk six goals one assist christopher boake four goals three assists malcolm forbes two goals four assists matthew raguseo two goals two assists matthew benincasa two goals connor stevens four assists dennis oshaughnessy three assists michael sooley two assists grant somerville one assist gregory outrarhkuzma and wesley campbell shared a shutout minor midget waxers score gold the markham canada trustadams masin and tilleycarriage autobodycarson and weeksbill bachra cooperators insurance minor midget select waxers skated off with the gold medal at the recent north toronto millenium madness christmas tournament by defeating goulding park 21 in the championship final in roundrobin play the waxers defeated north toronto 31 leaside 61 and faustina 3 a 32 win over north toronto in its semifinal game enabled the waxers to reach the final scoring for the waxers were adam giliberto four goals brandon fitzgibbon and ryan bonnell three goals dereck lee two goals geoff macnaughton steve simpson ryan morris jeremy sager and michael armstrong one each kyle burgis andrew berofsky kevin mee and david read earned assists greg mullin and michael oconnor shared goaltending duties waxers ice silver the markham dr kevin brownbank of montreal atom a waxers claimed the silver medal from the recent 30th annual wayne gretzky international hockey tournament in brantford after they suffered a 62 loss to the belle river rink rats in the tide game after battling the brantford 99ers to a 22 tie in its first game the waxers defeated the malton ice bears 63 vaughan rangers 32 and the lome park ojibwa 32 in its semifinal game scoring for the waxers were andrew mcmaster four goals chris valiances three jonathan heathcote andrew leon and michael rosco two each anthony crupi andrew shaw and bryan wood one each also making strong contributions were billy davidson and kevin klotz split time in net bruce anthony colin brown tim chong rob ingratta shawn kehoe- jonathan leaman and logan norris ladies volleyball league to start the markham ladies volleyball league will hold its registration jan 12 at brother andre catholic high school starting at 730 pm participants must be high school graduates games will be staged wednesday evenings at brother andre catholic high school gall diana kirkland at 4720866 helping others christmas represents special time for markham mens hockey team by mike hayakawa sports editor what began 23 years ago as a means of fielding an oldtimers hockey team has evolved into more than just playing the game for members of the markham millionaires while the millionaires have their weekly game of shinny tuesdays at centennial arena and partake in vari ous oldtimers weekend tournaments the team has scored plenty of big goals off the ice and theyve done it away from the public spotlight since the millionaires iced their inaugural annual oldtimers hockey tournament 20 years ago the club has earmarked its proceeds to assist a vari ety of worthy causes in markham al loughery a member of the millionaires team for the last five sea sons noted the clubs decision to get involved in charitable causes stems from its team constitution which includes an annual charitable contri bution a vote among team members deter mines where the proceeds go each year loughery said most of it he added is donated before christmas were a charityminded group were always on the lookout for ways we can help we were one of the first contributors to the markham stouffville hospital foundation and we sponsor a boys minor house league hockey team and we look for families that have run into bad luck and make anonymous donations almost everybody who plays on the team has a charitable interest of some kind said loughery 54 a for mer united way campaign chairper son in addition to making its annual contribution to the markham stouffville hospital loughery said the millionaires donated close to 4000 to the lions club which assisted needy families during at christmastime although the millionaires take a lowkey approach in assisting local charities the players are satisfied just knowing theyve helped someone in need the thank you that you get or the look on their faces with the money you give on christmas eve is worth it all loughery said other members of this years millionaires team include murray bailey fern bastien tom berube john blogg jack campbell john cranfield bert dercola tom edward don grant gary hansford bert hesselink jim ingall ken kelly dave kennedy gord lefevre del marlatt dave martin rick ridgway rick savoury mike sullivan carmen swallow and ted taylor spirit have lucky shamrock jr a roundup w jason fraccaro robbie burrows kevin tompkins and greg chambers each scored once for the waxers who trailed 30 after one and 42 through two waxers head coach russ herrington conceded a slow start hurt his club which fell to 151633 as well he pointed out his clubs penalty killing unit allowed the hurricanes to score three powerplay goals to put it bluntly we stunk in the first period and we played average in the other two the waxers will play in pickering tomorrow at 730 pm on a separate note spirit defence- man jd smithson was named to the northwest conference roster for the provincial junior a hockey leagues annual allstar game at north york on jan 12 the waxers had no one named to the southeast conference lineup the spirit of stouffville continued a streak while the markham waxers saw one end when the two provincial junior a hockey league clubs took to the ice on thursday the spirit improved its winning streak to three games with a 62 tri umph over the visiting parry sound shamrocks at the rec centre mike fiume jason travis jon smyth and jamie minchella each scored evenstrength goals for the spirit who led 20 after one period and 42 through two mike tucciarone and doug orr contributed powerplay markers improving its record to 201620 the spirit will host the durham huskies on jan 13 at 730 pm hurricanes ground waxers the waxers meanwhile saw their modest twogame win streak snapped with a 74 road loss to the newmarket hurricanes don c fy traffic ticket experts is staffed by expolice officers who will act as your agent in 3 court defending all traffic tickets speeding accidents careless impaired etc t call for 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