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26 stouffville suntribune thursday nov 112004 stoufmlle suntribune sports jr a team welcomes sniper johnston back spirit battle st mikes to 22 tie plays host to aurora tigers tonight if randy johnston was upset he wasnt showing it johnston returned to the stouffville spirit sunday after being released by two ontario hockey league teams this fall the 6foot forward was arguably the best spirit player on the night scoring once in a 22 tie with the st michaels buzzers in provincial jr a hockey league action in toronto he hadnt even practised with the spirit before playing referring to one linemate later by only his num ber the newmarket resident had 33 points in 41 games as a rookie with the spirit last season he was called up for two games with ottawa 67s the ohl team that drafted him in 2003 and seemed like a sure thing to stick there this year but when ottawa acquired over age centre brad bonello from peterborough oct 18 johnston knew his days as a fourthliner were numbered after nine games he was placed on waivers the barrie colts picked him up for two games only to put him back on waivers the spirit welcomed him back with open arms still the colts have promised him a spot minimum third line next year it was a minor letdown coming back he said but you have to take what life gives you i like stouffville and stouffville likes me and i get to play with some close friends here the spirit outshotthe buzzers randy johnston spirit forward was dis appointed when barrie colts and ottawa 67s placed him on waivers 5128 sunday st mikes tied the game in the last two minutes of reg ulation forcing overtime mark boyce scored the other spirit goal dan mcwhinney was solid in the spirit goal the spirit hosts aurora tonight then visits couchiching tomorrow and newmarket sunday afternoon aurora and the spirit have split their season series to date winning one game each spiritually a pregame remembrance day ceremony tonight featuring members of royal canadian legion branch 459 will honour canadian war veterans there were several nhl scouts including hall of famer guy lapointe of the minnesota wild at sundays game to watch st mikes superstar andrew cogliano st mikes plays in stouffville dec 18 for more information on the spirit log on to wwwstoufmllespiritcom minor peewee clippers earn five of six points the stouffville minor peewee clippers reeled off two wins and a tie in recent omha minor hockey action backed by solid goaltending from travis gibbs the clippers blanked east gwillimbury 20 sunday josh machesney and lyndsay burrows scored steven tait drew one assist the victory came on the heels of a 20 win over barrie saturday sal rabito posted the shutout while david beloff had a goal and one assist and machesney account ed for the other stouffville goal last wednesday the clippers battled tnt to a 44 draw tait scored twice while jeff leuschner and robbie acton each added singles curtis crago beloff and connor cadaret were each credited with one assist novice ae clippers rout pickering taylor peterson scored three goals to ignite the stouffville ae novice clippers to a 51 victory over pickering in a recent minor hockey tilt matt armstrong and zack bousquet each added singles cody femia and adam doren had one assist apiece with the victory the clippers improved their league record to four wins five losses and two ties senior spartans spike berth in yraa busy sdss hosts st andrews in ofsaa aa qualifier the stouffville district secondary school spartans senior boys volleyball team gained a berth in the york region athletic association tier one tournament after cap turing the central zone title at alexander mackenzie high school in richmond hill the spartans who finished second in regular season play behind mackenzie opened the fourteam tournament with a 21 2522 2729 1513 win over cardirisl carter catholic high school aurora the victory vaulted the spartans into the tide game where they defeated macken zie 20 2522 2514 both teams however will advance to the tournament at toronto district christian high school nov 15 starting at 9 am the tournament will be comprised of the top two fin ishers in each of the four yraa divisions the top two finishers from this event will advance to the yraa final at huron heights secondary school in newmarket nov 19 the spartans will have little time to celebrate as they will host st andrews college aurora friday in an ontario federation of school athletic associations aa qualifier at 330 pm the winner of this game will earn the ofsaa berth this years ofsaa playdowns will be held nov 26 and 27 in clinton in tuning up for the zone playdowns the spartans took part in two tournaments and came away with a win in the thornlea classic last friday and a secondplace effort at their own event saturday at the thornlea event the spartans defeated unionville high school 21 in the final spartans setter and team captain alan mcgrath was voted the tournaments most valuable player in saturdays tournament at stouffville district secondary school the spartans faced torontos neil mcneil in the championship final and were edged 21 mcgrath once again garnered most valuable player honours for the spartans millennium cup weekend former spartan volleyball players who wish to take part igjggggs sw smtm fjp jjh3l ssya 5feh j 11111 staff photosteve somerville stouffville district secondary school spartans gavin howe spikes this ball past a cardinal carter catholic high school opponent in tuesdays yraa central zone playdown senior boys volleyball match at alexander mackenzie high school in richmond hill the spartans prevailed 21 and proceeded to defeat the host club 20 to advance to mondays yraa playoffs at toronto district christian high school in this years millennium cup tournament saturday at stouffville district secondary school can still register the event begins at 830 am and will run till 230 pm those interested should e- mail jim fletcher at fletchesidirectcomor or phone 905985 3489 hoops team in playoffs the spartans senior girls basketball team will take to the hardwood court today for its firstround elimination playoff game against host maple high school the spartans who finished in a threeway tie for second place in the southeast division along with markham district high school and brother andre catholic high school at 24 were relegated to fourth place based on points for and against maple finished first in the southwest division with a 60 mark hockey tourney in town the spartans senior boys hockey team will play host to an eightteam tournament starting today at the stouffville arena the spartans began the tour nament with games today against eastdale collegiate oshawa and iona catholic high school mississauga on friday the spartans con clude pool play at 8 am against sir oliver mowat secondary school scarborough the semifinals will begin at noon and final at 3 pm other york region schools taking part include brother andre catholic high school markham and alexander mackenzie high school richmond hill