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18 economist suntribune sports thursday nov 7 2002 weir hopes to strengthen his position in us college football coaching ranks former stouffville district secondary school head football etach is university of memphis strength and conditioning coach by mike hayakawa staff writer heath weir says the toughest thing for him to do these days is his school work but when the former stouffville district secondary school teacher and head football coach isnt attending classes at the university of memphis en route to earning his masters degree in history hes working with some of the schools top athletes as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach weir is one of three graduate assistant strength and condition ing coaches currently working with the memphis tennessee schools football team classroom weightroom in his new capacity weir works with the offensive linemen in the weight room early in the morn ings before attending classes for two to three hours after that he returns later in the day for prac tices on game days weir assists the players with their stretching dur ing the pregame warm ups in strength and conditioning youre making the athletes bigger faster and stronger explained weir of his responsibilities im not calling the plays on the field or making decisions like i did at stouffville im not the head coach i have a boss to answer to its different he added in his role as a graduate assistant weir also has the responsibility of working with other varsity heath weir former sdss teacher hopes to continue his coaching career in the united states sports teams at the school apart from the football team weir is the head strength and conditioning coach for the schools baseball team and womens sprinters working with three different varsity teams weir estimates he logs anywhere from eight to 10 hours a day and six days a week its very time consuming he says but its a good go im not making money but i will have a mas ters degree while his responsibilities have met his expec tations weir is hoping all the fruits of hard labour will eventually lead him to a football coaching position in the us collegiate ranks being a graduate assistant is a position that can last for three years weir says however his agreement is for one year and at 30 years of age weir acknowledges hes not getting any younger expecting to earn his masters degree by the christmas break weir concedes hes approaching a crossroads in his career ill be applying for jobs in coaching he confirmed should weir reach a roadblock he says he would return to canada and attempt to get back into coaching at the high school level return to sdss ideally weir would like to return to stouffville dss but since he resigned prior to arriving at memphis he said he would have to reapply id be more than happy to come back to stouffville if the chance came up its a great lit tle town and a great place to run a football program said weir who remains close friends with some of the play ers and coaches he had when he resurrected the schools football program after an almost 30year absence staff photomike barrett richmond hill high schools suzanne kye left challenges stouffville district secondary schools nicole tamlin for possession of this bouncing ball during action in last weeks york region athletic association girls tier two quarterfinal field hockey contest at stouftville richmond hill won the game 21 and advanced to the semifinals field hockey spartans eliminated by jim thomas correspondent its over the stouffville district secondary school girls field hockey team lost 2- 1 to the richmond hill high school raiders last wednesday in the york region athletic association tier two quarter final playoffs in stouffville the raiders grabbed a 20 lead on goals by sarah risk and darcy thompson the spartans laura price cut the lead to one on a pass from cindy schickedanz with less than a minute remaining too little too late said spartans coach scott croucher upon conclusion of the game we outshot them but they outscored us sp0rtsb0ard email sportseconsuncom bbwling stouffville ybc last weeks results peewees singles over 100 jacob fitzmorris 122 brooke rogerson 112 makaela brooks 117 113 doubles over 200 brooke rogerson 205 makaela brooks 230 bantam singles over 125 ted taylor 128 mackenzie moyer 126 137 triples over 350 ted taylor 359 mackenzie moyer 381 junior singles over 150 jason smith 167 michelle davies 178 claire taylor 183 robbie brooks 169 aaron cubine 182 180 175 kathryn mclendrick 188 156 tarsjhamm 165 rebecca muir 252 allana kerr 168 151 michelle kerr 183 162 triples over 500 aaron cubine 537 senior singles over 200 chris mayer 214 247 adam messam 262 2 1 1 nick orrino 220 ashley crozier 220 205 marc michaud 215 triples over 600 chris mayer 656 adam messam 654 hockey whitchurchstouffville minor novice house league results oct 26 nov 2 houston ford 10 chad burrows 4 connor miller 3 maresa benequista 2 austin haw 1 vs nautavac 1 michael robey ken prentice financial services 3 robert hart oevin king ryan peterson vs citifinancial 2 jonathan colley nicholas robb houston ford 8 chad burrows 6 samantha keen chad russ vs ken prentice financial services 4 devin king 2 curtis davis ryan peterson citifinancial 6 nicholas robb 4 alex mcmahon ben hamilton vs nautavac 4 wesley cowie 3 michael nauta peewee nov 2 money concepts 6 n bemoit 2 r kay 2 a wideman a lee vs giles goodwrench service 2 giles chev olds 5 m whittingstall 2 r martiniello 2 m ramsbottom vs superior water 3 d bell 2 t robert gta woodworking 6 ft mckay 3 j brown 2 b king vs michelles snack bar 1 m davis metro waste 2 b pelosse vs muluservice electric 0 atom nov 2 schell lumber 4 mitchell browne matthew tomasi 2 kristopher kelly vs fairgate homes 3 evan vidinu ethan manninen kyle ross cutting edge landscaping 6 jody emmerson matheson muir 2 brandon zielonko 2 joseph steckley vs lionels pony farm 2 michael teixesra dylan bartlett todd pools 5 daniel perry josh whitehead 3 kevin smart vs gemini store fixtures 2 trevor hord matt johnson bantam nov 2 giles chev olds 6 matthew martinello 2 brennan trenouth fletcher muir geoffrey devine tim smith vs lexmark 1 nicholas liliie the cutting edge 4 brad hord taylor bousquet 2 wesley davis vs tech data 2 giancarlo masciarelli brandon mccron markham stouffville girts rep at0mbb novl markhamstouffville 1 vanessa spataro vs georgina nov 2 markhamstouffville 1 josee daoust nicole wannop shutout by katie 0hagan vs halton hills 0 h0useleague nov 24 noviceatom unionville motors 8 stephanie halkidis 3 shannon buckley 3 jennifer lee samantha buglar vs schollen landscape architects 3 hannah tunney 2 laura moreland absolute precision 3 brittany rowe 2 danielle porter vs pricewaterhousecoopers 3 lauren arena 3 peewee moller insurance 4 kelsey mcguckin 2 meghan buckley 12 unknown vs pattilynn interiors 3 julia chalkley joanna visconti emily wilson toromont cat 1 corina schickedanz assisted by jesseka paguirigan vs commonwealth buildingproducts 1 chelsea trenouth assisted by hanna knox bantammidget tim hortons stouffville 3 danielle henderson 2 sarah bradshaw vs shoppers drug mart 2 linda mccabe 2 lions club of stouffville 3 kelly mcdowell 3 vs schickedanz bros 2 kate devine stacey lockie mr electric 5 lauren gainsbrook 3 bree allen julie belman vs markhamstouffville credit union 5 samantha batten 3 julie pisani satomi aki stouffville amateur standings of nov 2 open division team allweld co boyds sports nationdl sports miner waste systems pendesign kendon contracting w 5 4 4 3 2 2 t 0 1 0 2 2 1 p 10 9 8 8 6 5 burrows landscaping 12 3 jendan limited 2 4 0 kr may real estate 1 4 1 beaumarc printing 0 4 2 over 35 division team w b phillips steeplejacks 5 painters edge steve and uz no frills houston ford williamson motors melairtransport jones pools dermody insurance nicastro landscaping bully boys sports 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 senior division team w l t coss systems 5 10 stevens large tree sales 3 2 1 schell lumber 3 3 0 habasit canada 2 3 1 vec cartage 1 3 2 royal lepage 13 2 womens division team coss systems painters edge rosswiil pools curves for women w 2 2 1 1 markham mens 10 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 p 10 7 6 5 4 4 p 5 4 4 3 team jakes standings of nov 4 a division w l t 5 1 1 ross dixon financial 4 3 derek houghton remax 4 3 jerrett funeral homes 3 3 postlinx 3 4 ironhead 1 6 b division team w l cosbum griffiths brandham 5 1 carfaw music 5 2 fitzpatrick physio 3 2 sargent peppers 4 3 d and s houghton remax 3 4 markham sports 2 4 hartman mckay 2 5 steve tar- century 21 1 4 c division team w l qs billiards and cafe 5 0 canadian tire 4 0 uniorrille motors 4 3 red hot bistro 3 3 wigs spectacles 3 3 sylvia houghton remax 3 4 flying chiros 2 5 valentine quality meats 0 6 0 8 0 8 1 7 0 6 0 2 t 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 t 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 p 11 10 8 8 6 5 4 4 p 12 11 8 7 7 6 4 1 p 11 skating markham skating club results from octoberfest oct 1820 in barrie pre novice ladies martha carruthers 15th short program 15th long program 15th overall novice ladies emily meret 12th in short program 10th in long program 10th overall markham skating club would eke to congratulate gold dance recipient amanda leroux