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BY MIKE HAYAKAWA Staff Writer It’s never fun to lose a game. But in doing so, Peter Major insists you can take some positives fmm a low point. As head coach of the Stouffville tyke select Clippers, Major accenâ€" tuated the positives to his players afier they sufiered their lone set- backofmeseasonthreeweeksagO. a 3-2 verdict against NobleK‘mg. in a three-team York-Simooe minor hockey semifinal round-robin play- off format. The players took Major’s words to heart. Stouflville’s Nolan MacInnes looks to get around a Noble- King opponent Tuesday at the Stoufl‘ville Arena. The Clip- pers won 5-2 to take the York Simooe championship. Lone loss spurred tykes to championship trophy [RMWIWIWIMIMIMSHRIWW V Better Graderâ€" V Confidence and Motivation V Individualized Programs Advancing with NobleKing UtfloRooduszAgosatost Gmdos1to12;NlSub|octs WW Teachers V Regular Parent Reports V Diagnostic Assessments to the first-to-six-point York Sim- coe final. the Clippers atoned for thatlossandgainedameasuneqf revenge culmihating Thesday with a 5-2 victory at the Stoufiville Alena to sweep the series and stake their claim to the coveted title. “It sure was a great way to end the year," said Major, who coaches the team with Craig Maclnnis. Chris Burkholder and Bob Breckles. “The first loss that we had against Noble- King in our previous playofi series was definitely a wake-up call for the kids. Itservedtheteamwell and we rallied from that point on." The Clippers jumped out to a 2â€" 0 first-period lead on goals by Jacob STAFF PHOTO/MIKE BARRETT www.markhamhomeshow.com $500 Gill Certificates oonzplimems of Ultimneroomsa â€" S. 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Colin Johnston, Maclnnis, McK- ayla Major, Marsilla and Adam Bain collected assists. heading up to Tuesday's finale, which had the Clippers up two games to none after recording a 6-2 home ice win last Saturday and a 9â€"2 road verdict Monday, Major A Special Thank You from all of us to m W for being such an excellent keynote speaker somg 9f our 0th; lugky wingers! Vince Truong of Markham Fernando DeFramscdof Scarborough was hoping his charges could end 06 the series on home ice. “We just told the kids we had a lot of fan support all season and we didn't want to go back to NobleK- ing, so we told them to pull out all of the stops and stay focused," he Major couldn’t be more proud of what the team had accomplished. “The kids are a great bunch, they're coachable and ther like sponges. The team will move into the novice A ranks next season. In doing so, he anticipates the TQM “They were all willing to learn," compliments of A. Gundert Landscaping I. Run of Slouffville 8:. C. Mounsey of Markham To our exhibitors and to our visitors for making our Spring Home Show a Huge Success! Winners of the $2500 Gift Certificates Swuflw'lle Sun~7hbune I Mandi 22, 2008 competition will present an even greater challenge as they will lock horns against 12 other towns as compared to this past season when they faced only five other entries. Other team members that contributed to the club's title run included netminders Brent Men- zies and Craig Oldham, Connor Hicks, Michael Freitas,’IysonW1run, Anthony Messina, Tyler Davis, Sam Burkholder, Ryan Alden and W1]- liam Keith. The Clippers are in Buffalo, N.Y., this weekend to participate in a seasonâ€"ending tournament. Lisa Davis was the club’s man- agen W;‘