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14 stoufrville suntribune 1 thursday an is 2007 stouffville suntribune 1 golden missed stouffville district sec ondary school spartan lauren barber misses the open net as the puck flies by and brother andre high school car dinal kate irvin is out of position during york region high school hockey game at stouf fville arena tuesday the spartans won 73 staff photosjoerd witteveen teacher one happy curler onetime hockey prospect off to ontario finals in mississauga next week by mike hayakawa staff writer katrina collins recalled growing up and want ing to play hockey while that request was turned down by her father jim the stouffville resident found another sport to play the decision to take up curling proved to be a good one she has sinces won several honours since taking it up 16 years ago in 1995 collins was part of a unionville curl ing club foursome skipped by christy anderson that represented the toronto curling association in exhibition matches in switzerland two years later she was a vice on a unionville curling club team skipped by sara harvey that finished fourth at the canadianjunior womens championships just recently the 28yearold stouffville district secondary school teacher rejoined harvey as a lead for a unionville curling club team that won the east regional a side bracket of scott tourna ment of hearts ladies provincial qualifier at the gananoque curling club near kingston they earned a berth in the provincial champi onships jan 2228 at the dixie curling club other team members include collins younger sister tammy sale 22 who plays second and vice stacey smith 28 for collins her appearance in the provincials marks the first time she has done so at the ladies level a victory there would propel their firstyear entry to the nationals its pretty exciting but nervous she said reflecting on their success at the east regional qualifier collins felt everything just came togeth er for their foursome which was hatched at the end of last years season we knew most of the teams that were there because we had played them during the year and we knew we werent the favorites entering the event collins said but we have four great players everybody just pulled together at the right time collins enjoys the responsibility that goes with playing lead i like to sweep and throw and not having the pressure at the end she said with a laugh i like setting up the end competition and people shes met through the years kept her in curling you have a group of people who you see four months of the year and you see them all the time its kind of a social thing she said but at the same time its the competition where you have an opportunity to represent ontario at the national level in a sport where anybody has a chance to get to a high competitive level as compared to some thing like hockey where if youre not selected thats it thats what i like about curling for more on the championships go to ontcuricom spirit winning streak on line in tough threegame set last week friday won 60 against orangeville crushers now 231422 on season second place in north conference coming up thursday vs aurora tigers at stouf fville arena 730 pm friday at collingwood blues 8 pm saturday vs newmarket hum- canes at stouffville arena 730 pm game notes make it five straight wins and counting for the stouffville spirit taking to the road last friday in orangeville for a game against the crushers the spirit remained undefeated since the christmas break after emerging with a 60 victory corey trivino proved again why he is one of the best 16yearold hockey players in ontario the member of the provinces under17 team collected two goals and three assists to lead the spirit offence the spirit broke open a 10 lead early in the third period with three goals in 130 to beat the short- staffed crushers captain randy johnston had a goal and four assists mark kubicz pitched the shutout in the spirit net and was especially sharp in the second period excrusher defenceman tom kokelj scored twice on blasts from the point james mcintosh had the other spirit goal the spirit 23- 1422 remains in second place in the north con ference three points up on collingwood the spirit which remains undefeated since the christmas holi day break hosts firstplace aurora thursday notebook injured forward josh domingues is expected to make his debut with the club by jan 25 at the latest spirit head coach dan west reported incurring a knee injury during the off season that required surgery domingues is ahead of his rehabilitation schedule and has been chomping at the bit to get back on the active roster in recent days fridays contest against the crushers marked the first time they faced former assistant coach tom milne who took on the head job in orangeville in late december generally speaking everybodys playing well our fourth line is working hard and every body is feeding off of it everything is clicking west said of his clubs recent success looking ahead to the clubs next three games west said it will be a test auroras lost two in a row and weve won five im sure aurora will be motivated to get back in the win column these next three games against aurora collingwood and newmarket will be our toughest weekend of the season insider for live scoring go to pointstreakcom listen live at whistleradiocom for more on the spirit go to stouffvillespiritcom markhamspring homeshow markham fairgrounds wwwmarkliamhdmesiowcbm f if you i would like to be part of this event please call karen 9052942200 x 265 johanne 9052942200 x 255 produced b featured guest speakers friday february 23 at 1 30pm marjorie mason mason hogue gardens uxbridge saturday february 24 at 1 30 330pm mark cullen canadas gardening expert fclhome i landscape ontario titanium exclusive u j hmmiwaitraoes association coolcware