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BY MIKE HAYAKAWA Staff Writer For a first-year rep team, the Stoufiville Mustangs under-12 girls are giving a good account of themselves on the pitch. Competing in the York Region Soccer League and facing teams from Peterborâ€" ough, Oshawa, Whitby, North Toronto, Wexford, Oak Ridges, Unionville-Millikâ€" en and East Gwillimbury, the Mustangs have played eight matches to date and sport a respectable 4-1-3 mark They’re the only rep team represent« ing the Whitchurch Stouffville Soccer Club The club’s last league game took place last Thursday when they battled Oak Ridges to a 1-1 tie. Sarah McGilvray accounted for the lone Mustangs’ marker. To prove that was no fluke, the Mus- tangs have also played two York Region Soccer League cup games and have pre- vailed in each. The latest was Saturday when the Mustangs edged Peterborough 2-1 on goals by McGilvray and Vletoria Wicks. ' As a result of that, the Mustangs advanced to the semifinals and will face North Toronto Aug. 16. A victory there’would vault the Mus- tangs into the final Aug. 17 against Oak Ridges. Mustangs’ manager Christine Fergu- son attributed the early success to sever- al factors, including the solid foundation in the club's house league circuit and developmental teams. “We are Stoufiville's first rep team that came from years of being together on house league teams and three years with Stouflville’s developmental teams," she said. She also feels the club is fortunate in having coaches Grant Naim and Gary McGilvray. “Grant and Gary have been abso- lutely superb with the girls. I believe our group of 16 fine young ladies have a definite rapport with each other and have learned to gel together completely as a team," she said. Other team members are Cassie Ferguson, Shannon Grinnell, Raquel McGee, Robyn Paxton, Rebecca Defor- est, Dakota Fenz, Rochelle Foo, Cristina Oprescu, Courtney Naim, Sarah Storey, Emily Kaunismaa, Jennifer King, Karlene Stoby and Carly Murray. Lone rep team making noise in first season Ballantrae Lion Caleb Vincent hits versus Silver Jubilee Club during house league action in the Whitchurch-Stouffville Softball Association on the Thicketwood Park diamond in Stoufl’ville last week. For more on the association, go to wssa.ca Summer is still‘ upon us. But for the Stoufl'ville Spirit, the end of sum- mer is near with the start of training camp. Mark Ioslin, Spirit general manager and associate coach, said the Provincial )r. A Hockey League club’s training camp will begin Aug. 18 at the Stoufl'ville Arena with a two-hour session beginning at 6 pm. Camp will resume Aug. 19 from 3:30 pm. to 4:45 pm, Aug. 20 and 21 from 6 to 8 pm. The public is welcomed to attend training camp for free, Ioslin said. Ioslin hopes to have 40 skaters in camp plus four to six goalkeepers. Spirit plays Markham, Aurora in pre-season SPORTS Stouffville Sun-Tribune > Go to stouflviliespirit.com for more information and updates on the Spirit. The SBlrit/will may; mgame preseason slate starting Aug. 22 against the Markham Waxers at Centennial Arena and retum to the Stouffville Arena Aug. 23 against the Waxers. Both games will start at 7:30 p.m. The Spirit will play their final two pre-season games against the Aurora Tigers starting Aug. 28 at the Stouffville Arena at 7:30 pm. The final game between the fwo clubs will take place in Aurora on Aug. 29 or Sept. 5, PREPARE FOR lIFT-OFF which had yet to be determinedas of press deadline. Markham won the South Conference and South-East championship last season. Aurora won the North, defeating the Spirit in the conâ€" ference final for the second straight season. The Oakville Blades won the 2008 league and Central Canadian championships. WSW-mummy” Mysuoos 19 The Spirit will play in the league’s new (kanâ€" tral Conference this year. The goal of the oneâ€" year project is to focus on player development for the Ontario Hockey League and university hockey in Canada and the United States. STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN