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Juvenlles wln, tie with Qulnte; Game 3 Friday In Stouffvllle ' The series resumes Friday at 8:40 pm. in Stoufl‘ville and with Game 4 Saturday in Quinte. Game 5 would be played Sunday at 7:40 pm. at the Jeff Gibson and Devin Paynter had single goals. VVIdeman earned three assists. ' The juveniles need at least a win and a tie to advance. _, BY HM MASON Staff Writer ' The minor peewees are the Stoufiville Clipper team that’s the closest to the Ontario Minor Hockey AssociationA finals. Game 3 will be played Friday at 7:30 pm. in Stoufiville. If necessary. Game 4 would be played Saturday at 7:40 pm. and Game 5 Sunday at 6:10 pm. The juvenile Clippers opened their semifinal with Quinte West with a 2-2 tie and a 4-3 win. Iimiel Selmanovski and Chris Normandeau scored in Saturday’s tie game. Landon Mdeman assisted on both goals. The minor peewees lead Bel- leville two games to none in their first-to-six-points series. A win or two ties in the three games sched- uled for Stoufiville this weekend will put the Clippers into the championâ€" ship final. The Clippers won 2-0 Saturday and 3-2 Sunday at historic Memo- rial Arena in downtown Belleville. ' The winner meets the survivor of the Amherstburg and Bramp- ton semifinal. Brampton leads two games to none. Kurt Brillinger and Kyle Miller had a goal and an assist in Sunday’s Several games were snowed-out Friday night. Teams who lost home- ice adVantage are fighting to have the schedule changed. Five Clipper teams are compet- ing’in the OMHA semis. Minor peewees can sweep semis OMHA A-level series continue here Friday Atoms on the ropes If necessary, Game 5 would be played Saturday at 5:30 pm. in Stouffville and Game 6 Sunday in Cobourg. The atom Clippers needed at least a tie last night at the Stoufl'ville Arena to keep their OMHA semifinal with Port Perry alive. The minor midget Clippers lost 5-4 in overtime at home Saturday to open their OMHA semifinal with Cobourg. The third game in the first- toâ€"six-points series is tonight in Cobourg. Game 3 will be played Friday at 8:55 pm. at the Stouflville Arena The fourth game is set for Saturday at 5:30 pm. in Trenton and Game 5 Sunday at 4:10 pm. in Stouflville. If necessary, Game 5 would be played tonight in Port Perry and Game 6 Saturday at 6:10 pm. in Stouflville. Mlnor mldgets down 2-0 headlng for Cobourg CobOurg won again, Stouffville Sunday. Bantams split with Trenton thanks to Talt’s 0T heroics The home team has won the first three games Stoufiville won the opener 4â€"3 and then lost 5-2 and 5â€"0. The winner will play Pelham, which swept Southpoint in the west- ern semifinal, for the OMHA title. Steven Tait’s second goal of the game, in overtime, gave the bantam Clippers a 5-4 win over Quinte West Sunday in Trenton to tie their series at 1-1. Tait had the only Clipper goal in Quinte West’s 4-1 win in the first game Saturday. > Go to omha.net for more playdown updates. si‘é’ufivn 1e m; ‘ " ' ' SPORTS ‘ Spartan girls drop York Region final Stouffville Sun-Tribune Claiming the title, the Crusad- ers knocked off the previously unbeaten Spartans after ending BY IOHN CUDMORE Staff Writer Newmarket’s Sacred Heart Crusaders claimed their second York Region Athletic Association varsity girls hockey championship Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over the Stoufl‘ville District Secondary School Spartans before a boister- ous crowd at Stouffville Arena. Alex Elkerton received credit for the winning goal when a Stouffville defenceman inadvertently banked a pass in off the Spartans’ net- minder to break a 2â€"2 tie early in the third period. Goals by Ann Marie Lewis and Kier Barnett rounded’ out the Sacred Heart oflence. Heather Hughes and Vanessa Spataro scored for Stouffville. Newmarket Sacred Heart players sandwich a Stouffville Spartan during Tuesday’s York final in Stouflville. Stouffville is two-time defend- ing Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Champs in the AIM division. The only year they won York Region, in 2005, they lost the OFSAA final. “Hopefully, that bodes well," Stouffville head coach Brian Shankman said. “But hats off to Sacred Heart. They played real well and won.” The large crowd may have ratâ€" tled the Spartans, he said. “The girls wete jittery, with all the fans there, and got off their game,” he said. the Markham Marauders’ unbeat- en season in the semifinal playoff series. It was the third straight sea- son the Spartans have been league finalists. They lost to Markham in last year’s final. Stouffville is two-time defend- ing Ontario Federation of School A disallowed goal didn’t help. “In the girls' minds, the game was tied,” he said. And from the other bench? “I think our girls wanted it more," said Crusaders' head coach Rob Adduono. “We’re more team- oriented this year. I think that’s why we were successful." It was the third straight sea- son the Spartans have been league finalists. They lost to Markham in last year’s final. Swuffville Sun-'I‘ribune I Thursday, March 6, Sacred Heart will play in the AAA/AAAA grouping for larger schools. Stouffville will re-group after March break and play exhibition games with Uxbridge Secondary, which is going to the OFSAA AAA/ AAAtoumey. “We should be highly ranked at OFSAA," Shankman said. “We won’t be sneaking up on anyone." Both teams are headed for OFSAA championships in Pem- broke next month. - with files from Jim Mason STAFF PHOTO/STEVE SOMERVILLE