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The Stoufl’ville minor pee- wee Clippers advanced to the Ontario Minor Hockey Asso- ciation semifinals by capturing its quarter-final series against Bradford that was capped off with a 4â€"2 win Wednesday at the Stoufl'ville Arena. Nathan James and Iimiel Sel- manovski each scored for the Clippers, who can wrap up the seriestonight at the Stouffville Arena at 7 pm. with a tie. Minor peewees get ready for Belleville series Juveniles need tie tonlght The Stouffville juvenile Clip- pers inched closer to capturing their best-of-five or first-to-six point Ontario Minor Hockey Association quarter-final series against East Gwillimbury after battling them to a 2-2 tie Thurs- day in Sharon. The atom, minor peewee and minor midget teams quali- fied this week. The juvenile and bantam Clippers need a tie or win this weekend to join them. The novice Clippers continue to advance in their OMHA Cen- tral playdowns. Three Stouffville Clipper teams have advanced to the Ontario Minor Hockey Associa- tion A-level semifinals. l8 5‘qu Sun-THbme. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 Clipperteamssai'ingimQQMfl/‘Sérnifina's SD88 hockey teams ormmmflnn mero‘mummunu ommnmmum om hummus-museum! magma-“nu 0WIMWMMW 20-7033 flVâ€"l VOFF All IN-STOCK MERCHANDISE Fm III-Home humath lady-fidde Queen’s Pant 176 Main St.,Unionvi e 905-477-4625 Atoms, Port Perry In semls The atom Clippers will begin their best-of-five or first-toâ€"six point Ontario Minor Hockey Association semifinal series against Port Perry Sunday at the Stouffville Arena at 7:10 pm. A sixth game, if required, would also be played in Stouffville March 8 at 6:10 pm. The Clippers advanced to the semifinals after defeat- ing Orillia in three straight in their best-of-five or first-to-six point quarter-final series. They clinched Tuesday with a 4-3 win in Orillia. The Clippers will face Bel- leville in a best-of-five or first- to-six point series with dates to be announced. The series will resume in Port Perry Friday at 7 pm. and next Saturday, 2: 15 pm. The fourth game is sched- uled to be played March 5 at the Stouflville Arena at 7:40 pm. A fifth game would be played at Port Perry March 6 at 7 pm. The Clippers captured the first game of the first-to-six- point series 6-2 before Bradâ€" ford evened things up with a 4-2 home ice win. But the Clippers rallied to win the third game in Bradford 4-0 and set the stage for the series clincher. ’ The big task for Levon and Carmen Karamanian is to discover the most popular ice cream flavours of Stouffville and area residents. The brother and sister team are the owners ofthe Baskin Robbins franchise at 5892 Main Street and they plan to carry the flavours local residents want most. “Baskin Robbins became famous for its 31 flavours - one for every day of the month,” says Levon. “In fact, there are more than 1,000 flavours of ice cream, sherbets, sorbets and ices, some with low-fat and no sugar added. Every store selects a few favourites on their own. We also have fresh made waffles." Levon and Cannon, who own and operate four other Baskin Robbins locations in the GPA, are already big fans of Stouffville and merely want to return the “flavour”. according to Levon. “There's a great smallâ€" town flavour here and we just want to be, a part of it; to get more involved with the community. Baskin Robbins was one of the first-ever franchised food service companies. It was founded in Glendale. (Ialifornia in 1945 by Burton Baskin and Irvin Robbins, two ice cream enthusiasts who believed people, should be able to try any flavour without cost. That's why even today. you can still Also making critical contriâ€" butions in the series were: Josh Wtehead, Chris Chekay, Brent Hewlett and Brett Kirkness. Davis paced the Clippers" with two goals while Deveaux had one. LeBufie had two assists and Boettcher, Woolnough and Brad Sutherland each had one. The Clippers won the first game 3- l in Orillia with Boettch- er, Josh King and Miller scoring. Lloyd Davis, Boettcher, Miller, Woolnough and Deveaux were each credited with one assist. Ben Singh handled netmind- ing duties in the first two games and Marcel Genie in the finale. The Stouffville minor midget Clippers made quick work of Orillia in their best-of-five or first-to-six point OMHA quarter final series. It ended Thesday with a 4-2 win in Stoufiville. They’ll play Cobourg or Oshawa in the semis. Dylan Deveaux, Oliver Boettcher, Peter LeBulTe and Ryan Brown, with an empty net tally, scored for the Clip- pers. Boettcher had two help- ers while Jake Woolnough, Scott Miller, Zach Burke and LeBulYe each had one. The Clippers took a strangleL hold in the series with a 3-2 win at the Stoufiville Arena. Mlnor mldgets sweep Orlllla In quarter-finals savour the flavour for free with one of their iconic pink spoons. Baskin Robbins is now the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops with more than 5,600 outlets in 40 countries. 'I‘hereisalsoastrongCanadiancomponent their Peterborough, Ontario, plant is a major supplier to Baskin Robbins outlets around the world, shipping more than 6.5 million gallons of ice cream every year. They are just as popular for their special desserts, frozen drinks and custom-made ice cream cakes to suit whatever your occasion. “We have more than 45 cakes - different flavours, sizes and designs - in stock at all times." says Levon. And more important. he says, is the company's tradition of being more than just an ice cream store. “Baskin Robbins is a place for families to gather and we to be a big part nfthis community.” 5892 Main Street, Stouffville Tel (905)642-3 l 33 For the second consecutive season and third in the last five, the Spartans gained a berth in the York Region final. The defending York champions accomplished that feat Wednesday The series resumes Wednesday at 2:30 pm, at the Stoufiville Arena. Stouffville, which lost in last year’s regional final, won the OFSAA AA title the last two years. The Spartans senior boys’ hockey team will be making a visit to a very familiarplace. Hughes, Humphreys lead girls to win in opener BY MIKE HAYAKAWA Staff Writer Buoyed by a two-goal effort from Heather Hughes and a solid netmind- ing effort from Courtney Humphreys, the Stouffville District Secondary School Spartans girls’ hockey team won the first game of its York Region Athletic Asso- ciation tier one two-game-three-point semifinal series. They upended Brother Andre Cathoâ€" lic High School 4â€"0 "firesday at Mount Joy Arena in Markham. Vanessa Spataro and Jaime Sparks added singles for the Spartans. Boys await Markham opponent back in regional finals H n with this coupon 176 Bullock Dr., #8, Markham~905-294-3868 OIL, LUBE FILTER SPECIAL Ixaming tbc rig/J! am‘wers may get than fbrougb srbool. but [taming bow to learn wi/lgrf them through 6411 8( 6528 Main St, Smum'illc to arrangrfor a visit (011416-220-8070 'Not to be used in conjunction with any other special Parts: PST 5 GST extra. Offer expims March 10'“, 2008 last year. The Marauders and Cardinals will play the deciding game 'l‘uesday at Markham Village Arena at 2 pm. The winner of that series will be the YRAA entry into the ()FSAA AAA/AAAA play- downs April 2 t0 5 in Ottawa. "I thought Tuesday's game was one of our better games. But we ran into a hot goalie that day. In Wednesday’s game we got .up early and that helped," he said. The Spartans, who have already gained entry into the Ontario Federaâ€" tion of School Athletic Associations AA championships April 2 to 5 in Ottawa, will face the winner of the all-Markham best-ofâ€"three semifinal series between the Markham District High School Marauders and Brother Andre (Iatholic High School Cardinals. Stouffville won the ()lJSAA AA title Sam Garrick, Nathan James, Jamie Mse, Scott Van Allen, Matt Raguseo and Luke Bartell scored for the Spartans. Although his club won by a deci- sive margin, Spartans head coach Jamie Hewitt felt they played better in 'I‘ues- day’s gruelling, triple overtime 4-3 win. by sweeping a bestâ€"ofâ€"three semifinal series with a 6â€"1 victory over the host St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School Lions in Richmond Hill. Lube. Oil 8. Filter Up to SL of Quality Oil Tire Rotation 140 pt. Service Inspection Prc-SchooLJ K, SK, Grades 14) For more on high school sports, go to: yraa.com The Progressive ’ Montessori Academy All for Just