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siouffutrjkne stouffville suntribune one gold to 20 skater one stouffville competitor has earned all four medals by jim thomas three gold and one to go for brittany dunbar the triple crown in figure skating was achieved nov 15 when she completed her gold freeskate test with flying colours all that now remains for the 16-year- old stouffville resident to attain is her gold interpretive a level of excellence she hopes to reach in 2008 only kim hord of the stouffville skat ing club has scored gold in all four completing her gold dance and gold skills earlier dunbar began figure skat ing at age three first under the guidance of jean barclay and julie wilson then cindy mcneil and now janet williams figure skating is something ive always loved dunbar said to be a quadgold skater is my goal school sports too while dunbar practises up to five hour a week always after school she also enjoys basketball rugby cross- 3 country track and field waterskiing and triathlon she also completed this years angus glen half marathon on behalf of markham stouffville hospital in attaining her free skater gold dun bar acknowledged she was under con siderable pressure but i was pleased with the result the grade 11 stouffville district second ary school student said so was her judge on an evaluation sheet amy hiscockkelly wrote a fantastic program a delight to watch she described the brilliance of brittanys jumps and spins dunbars mother sheila was a spec tator at the freeskate event and was confident her daughter could pass the test i knew she had it sheila said she sports brittany dunbar and coach janet williams of the stouffville skating club at the stouffville arena after dunbar won her third gold skating medal skated really well williams who also choreographs dunbars routine described her student as a treat to teach because of her posi tive attitude and a desire to continually try something new coach helped her grow her enthusiasm williams said spills into other areas as well including aca demic achievement in addition she said dunbars atti tude and words of encouragement pro vide support for others in the club shes truly a role model for the com munity williams concluded my coach is wonderful dunbar said shes helped me grow as a skater dunbar also claims none of what shes attained could have been possible without the support of her parents and brother following graduation she plans to attend university but first and foremost is the desire to become a quadruple gold medalist the highest honour in test competitions offered by skate canada spirit trio jets back fortoniahts last week friday won 53 against orangeville crushers now 1610335 on season fifth place in north conference coming up today vs newmarket hurricanes at stouffville arena 735 pm friday atvillanova knights 730 pm sunday at newmarket hurricanes 230 pm game notes the spirit did something in fridays road game against the orangeville crushers that head coach dave dammizio hadnt observed in a while that was to see his club get off to a good start goals by captain randy johnston and newcomer jonathan cristini just 45 seconds apart staked stouffville to a 20 lead before the crushers countered before the first period concluded the spirit pad ded their lead to 41 through two periods on goals from cristini and ethan werek on a power play reed smith opened the third period scoring before the crushers made a late rally with two goals the spirit outshot the crushers 3925 to win their second straight game and second in three head- tohead encounters against oran geville this season notebook the spirit dealt veteran forward mike foy to the welland junior canadians of the golden horseshoe junior b league for cash last week foy made his debut sunday for welland and recorded three points in a 102 win over the niagara falls canucks spirit general manager tom milne said he still hasnt made a deal for 20yearold defenceman mike gillen who left the club to return home to london gillen had played with the st marys lincolns of the western ontario hockey league for three seasons before coming to the spirit to start this season gillen is reportedly interested in returning to play for the lincolns although spirit forwards corey trivino james mcintosh and werek were playing in the heartland credit union cjahl prospects game tuesday and wednesday in winkler man dammizio said the trio will return in time to play in tonights home game against the north conferenceleading new market hurricanes a pair of spirit graduates played a key role in helping the lake superior state university lak ers hockey club salvage a 33 overtime tie against the university of nebraskaomaha saturday in omaha neb freshman forward will acton scored a goal in the third period that staked the lakers to a 32 lead before host mavericks scored to tie the game sophomore defenceman simon gysbers also scored for the lakers who sport a 2113 record this season and are 082 in the central collegiate hockey association generally speaking we did what we had to do dammizio said of his clubs win over the crushers in the past weve lost the majority of first periods this time we had a good first and sec ond period and it put the game in our hands we were able to use our speed and skill early itll be crucial for us to get off to a quick start when we play a good team like newmarket in explaining his clubs earlygame woes dammizio couldnt put a finger on it but he speculated it could be attributed to jitters among his younger players or in the players trying to get a feel for the game he also thought the absence of several key players to major events such as the world junior a challenge and cjahl prospects game has prevented the team from being accustomed to playing as a unit insider for updates go to pointstreakcom mike hayakawa you chose your gift with care let us help you get it there trust the ups store to pack and ship your gifts this holiday season were expertly trained conveniently located and perfectly priced come 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