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economist sunsuntribune s ports saturday nov 20 2004 31 goalie happy back in spiritland steve filappelli is the poster child for the cause of not burn ing ones bridges the last goalie cut by the stouffville spirit this fall the 17yearold from vaughan returned to minor hockey without a whimper no tantrum no fuss i was cool with it he said i thought i might have a chance here- next year because they went with two older goalies this season filappelli was backstopping tiie north york rangers atop the gthl standings when the spir it called earlier this month they were dropping 20yearold net- minder troy ciernia from the roster and wanted filappelli i was excited its a step up for me he said after earning a win in his first ever junior game a 62 decision over the huntsville muskoka otters jrahockey thursday at the stouffville arena the win lifted the spirit 12- 821 into sole possession of third place in the north confer ence of the provincial jr a hockey league two points ahead of the otters 12901 brock ouellet scored a pair and dished out a huge hit to earn mgh office repairs player of the game honours the spirit outshot the otters 3818 including 153 in the first period mark boyce and blake pullin had a goal and an assist each brett waters and ty raine had single goals the spirit hosts the first- place newmarket hurricanes 16700 tonight at 730 pm at the stouffville arena newmarket has three play ers shane baxter kevin lord and jeff moor from last years spirit roster on this years team waxers atthomhill tonight the battle of markham resumes tonight when the markham waxers meet the thornhill thunderbirds at 730 pm at the thornhill com munity centre the waxers 16610 were tied with pickering 15912 for fourth place in the south conference entering their game last night with huntsville thornhill 91400 is in sev enth place in the nineteam conference the waxers who play at vaughan monday host wexford friday at markham centennial centre atom stars off to impressive start under- 17 team selects de gray armstrong markhams john de gray and john armstrong were among 22 players chosen to represent team ontario at the mens under17 world hockey chal lenge in lethbridge alta dec 29 to jan 4 sixth pick in ohl a sixfoot threeinch defenceman de gray was cho sen sixth overall in this years ontario hockey league draft by the brampton battalion after playing last season with the richmond hill stars minor midgets armstrong who plays centre with the plymouth whalers was selected 13th overall from the toronto junior canadiens minor midgets marty williamson head coach of the barrie colts and former coach of the markham waxers and aurora tigers is an assistant coach for the team as one of 10 entries in the competition team ontario is placed in a fiveteam confer ence with the united states slovakia germany and team west the other conference is comprised of finland czech republic pacific quebec and atlantic team ontarios first game is dec 29 against germany the markhamstouffville atom bb stars are on a roll through their first nine north metro girls hockey league tier two east division regular season contests the stars remained undefeated the stars latest triumph took place last saturday with a 41 win over auro ra jessica gillham notched two goals while singles went to laura wyatt and samantha keen hannah tunney and allison neville each drew assists during the weekend of nov 6 to 7 the stars blanked the clarington flames 20 and leaside 40 gillham scored twice for the stars in the win over the flames in the win over leaside christine starke had a goal and one assist while single tallies came from lauren con- very gillham and keen megan rushlow halliewannop brittany king and neville each earned one assist jessica barwell and ainsley matu- laitis have anchored the clubs for tunes in goal major peewees enjoy success the stouffville major peewee ae clippers recorded backtoback wins in minor hockey action defeating uxbridge 32 and markham 50 scott miller scored twice for the clip pers in the win over uxbridge while dylan shankland added the game-win- sports digest ner brett kirkness assisted on both goals in the win over markham miller scored twice while zac burkefagan had a goal and three helpers and dal- ton mayo and shankland one goal each kyle pontone posted the shutout gym dandy effort a pair of performers representing the new tristar gymnastics club of markham had successful outings at a tour selection meet in mississauga competing after a twoyear absence from the sport alex giroux 13 finished in a tie for seventh allaround in the level 4 group in individual events giroux was fourth on floor ninth bars and 10th beam giroux gained a berth on an ontario team that will compete at the kurt thomas invitational in texas next feb ruary brooke devine a 14yearold level 3 performer placed seventh allaround in the 12 to 14 category she was fourth on floor and placed in the top seven on bars and beam giroux and devines coaches are july gerschovich and jennia muratalyeva for comfort assurance and confidence