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t- t v lv t20 ecohofnistsurtitfibune sports i1iuimide20boi izxj- v is askgn staff photosjoerd witteveen wheres the puck f s- 1 3 1 f n members of the tim hortbhs mite green and whiteteams searched high and low for the puck- when they tooktb the stouffville arena ice last saturday for their first taste of live house leagueganie action senior spartans hold court the stouffville district secondary school senior boys basketball team is off to a perfect start in york region action j bymikehayakawa sports editor jim fletcher says theres a little unfinished busi- snesshis stouffville district secondary school spartans senior boys basketball teamhas to finish up this season s arid thats- to win the york region athletic associauntiertwotide sofarjitappearsmespartansaremakinggood on that vow through their firstsix league outings this sea- sonthe spartans sport a perfect60 markon die hardwood floor in their seven-game- schedule which concludes janmowith a contest against father michael mcgivney academy if fletcher isnt surprised by what his charges have accomplished thus far w in great shape and i think well have a great seasonhe predicted 1 in explaining his clubs success intheir eight- team tier two circuit fletcher says it stems from the time when the core of his club was in grade 9 that was the year in which fletcher began v coaching the kids and installed a system which car- riedthem to the yraa semifinals as juniors two seasons ago with last season interrupted duetto labour issues involving the teachers and provincial government the spartans do not appeared to have missed a beat theyre good students said fletcher of his charges which included seven who played on this seasons senior boys volleyball team that went to ontario federation of school athletic association aa championships in sudbury and were recipients of the sportsmanship award t theyre dedicated and they listen well and they dorft misspractice theygive 110 per cent allthe time and they have some skills we work at it coaching this years team with steveshantz fletcher notes the teamsadded maturity has also been a key factor in their strong start we have some- intelligent leaders in shane timms and ben bellisimo he cited also making big contributions this season have been tim lowrie tyler mcmaster derek konga arid cassidy franks r on a separate note the spartans travelled to ajax last weekend to compete tin thedenis ocnhortourhament and came avyay with a split the spartans won their opening game over smclair secondary school 6863 lowrie franks and timms each scored 16 points missing konga and lowrie in their second out ing against father leo austin due to personal com mitments the spartans had a 14point lead before suffering a 5650 loss as a jstudent iiiune bucmand will be remembered asone of stouffville district secoridary schools ibiiesrath- letes i he expelled intrack and fields vol leyball basketballahd quarterbacked the football team l but it was while attendihgss no 12 whitchurch township betliesda public school jthat he first tried the pole vault then a littie known sport at the secondary level r c latefat sdss he would establish a mark of 10 feet four inches using a now archaic metal pole the record stood for years buckland also established pole vault records at the regionals and placed fourth in ontario while brilliant in track and field it was his competitive team spirit that made stouffville a school to be feared he helped lead the volleyball entry to a provincial championship and a fourthplace finish in the eastern canadians at montreal- it was a timing thing recalls buckland the right people at the right time each athlete he remembers pos sessed unequalled qualities height quickness and speed for a small school theresults were amazing he says buckland describes his time at sdss as the bestyears of my life he recalls with a smile how he and several- fellow athletes returned to sdss after grade 13 just to compete insports buckland readily admits nothing would have resulted athletically for him had it not been for physical educa tion iiktructof jim rehul he was and still isapretty special guyhe says he taught us values in life well never forget 7 playersheremenibersincludejim hill herb otto grosei ron castle and ian montgomery j i foliowingv graduatiohbuckland worked for a time af two stouffville golf tifhmomas v courses sleepy hollowyahd the willows for something to i always knew idhave a career in sports he says eitherteaching or x broadcasting fl c- littledidheknowthenhedbrieday serve as head pro and sports director at aurora highlands and now die head professional at wooden sticksvpresti- gious 18hole course ihuxbridge- between times heacoowned bradford highlands and plater with sandra post headed up golfr school instruction at deerhurst lodge and horseshoe valley s v v buckland describes wooderi sticks as spectecuiar replica holes like those of troon and- standrews scotland augusta i georgia island green florida oakmont pennsylvania and pine valley new jersey x its wdrktclasshe says theres- nothing like itanywhere f although the course is a popular- corporate- choice many from stouffville find it enjoyable as weu for me its like old home weelk he notes many yisitbrs are close friends for someone who 30 years ago wasnt sure whattourse his life would take buckland considers himself sjery fortunate il v im doing what- 1 enjoy doing most he says r 1- 1 i- he credits his ther the late len buckland and rehill wth jjointirig his career in the right direction 5 i loved sports with a passion back then and i still do nr rati j i- w i 7 skx xr 1 t