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want to improve ‘ E on 7th place at OFSAA 135 um. Ave | MI... on | 905-294-2444 (SUW‘TfiWm www.mrklnmmowor.com .\ * ,1" Lfigmgmmmfimmimx Bby'fmim: fl'j‘rikhnmx MIMIflamerv'fimdilfifi' *‘ii'.53'*““ "me ’91" “It was a nice way to end of? the year. I'm proud of the way they played. It was extremely satisfying." said an elated Spartans' head coach Tara LaBar of her club‘s effort. Ming 8-0 after the opening half. the Spartans rallied with single tries fmm Stormm Cerelli. Hayiey Desjar- dins. Anna Homer and Abbie Bauman. who also kicked one convert. If LaBar had any regrets about her club's OFSAA debut. it would have been in their opening match in which they suffered a heartbreaking 14-12 loés to fifth seed Bam’e Central Monday. The York Region Athletic Association champions did so after defeating ninth ranked St. Michael (Niagara Falls) 22-15 in their final tournament match that determined seventh and eighth place in Hamilton yesterday. The Stoutfirille District Secondary School Spartans began the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associa- tions girls AAA/MM rugby playdowns as the 12th seeded club. But in the end. they moved up a few notches to finish as the seventh-best team. BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA mhayakawa@yrmg.com Email picture to: lather sdayconieste‘i‘yrmgxom Deadline: Friday June 6, 2014 Winner will appear in the paper on Thursday June l2"l 20” L and an farebaalr “St. Peter was very good. They wene big and said Janice Monk. Spanans' oo-coach. “They performed at the next level. We haven't seen that type of team all season. It was a good experi- ence for us to see that level of play. In finishing of? the season on a posi- tive note. LaBar nemained optimistic it will raise the bar in terms of expecta- tions for next season. However. a 24â€"0 loss to second seed St. Peter Catholic Hm School (Ottawa) in their consolation semifinal match yesterday morning placed the Spartans in the seventh/eighth match. That setback proved to be an eye- opener for the Spartans Just as important. she noted the returning players axe already excited about next season. “We now have a goal of where we want to bring our program up :0," she said. “The girls axe passionate about the game and they are looking forward already to next year." It also gave fliem an idea of what it tak§§ to_ be among the elite squads. "But our girls still played wéll. We never gave up.” mat relegated them to the consola- tion roundwheled'neyhad hoped to come away as winnem. EcéNiiMIsr SUN THE LIBERAL run mumvmrv “mun-"n SINCE 1678 “AIRMAN A member of Canada's national team that competed in this year‘s seven's tournament in Las Vegas. Coe opened the scoring when he booted a 30-metve penalty kick into a head wind in the opening half. What might have been a major turning point occuned shonly after when the Spartans took the ball down to the Colts' one-metre line and appeared to score a try. However. the referee 'mled the Spanans' player did not touch the ball on the ground. While McCutcheon noted a team effort was required. a big pan of their success stemmed from the play of fullback Andrew (Joe. AllthreecameattheexpenseoftheSpar~ tans. who made their eighth straight YRAA final appearance. “We stuck to our game plan." said Colts' coach Andrew McCutcheon. “We've played them (Stouffville) three straight years now and we pretty well knew what to expect from them as they haven’t changed their system. "We got everyone involved'and moved the ball from channel to channel and we played good defence." Unionville's Bill Crothers Secondary School Colts had a specific game plan in mind when they faced the host Stouffville District Sec- ondary School Spartans for the York Region Athletic Association tier one senior boys’ rugby title Friday. Based on how the Colts performed. their plan of attack appeared to work to near per- fection in blanking the Spartans 230 to claim their third straight YRM title. Boys fall to familiarfoe in Yorkfinal Who do you think should be Whitchurch-Stouffville's 2014 Citizen of the Year? Attention: Jim Mason For more information call 905-640-2612 ext. 23 Award to be presented during the opening of the 30‘“ Annual Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival 0 makes our community a better place to live, work and play 0 is involved to benefit more than his or her family or business 0 sets a positive example for others DEADLINE JUNE 7. 2014 Nominations should include nominee's detailed resume and letters of support. e-mail: jmason@yrmg.com Mail or hand deliver to: Stouh‘ville Sun-Tribune 6290 Main St. Stouffville, Ont. MA 167 Nominations are open for this year's award. We are looking for a person who: Sponsored by: Si'JWH'i-Ti'ibune While elated with the win. McCutcheon was disappointed to lose (Joe. as his injury status remained in question when the Colts represent the YRAA at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations AAAA championships in neighbouring Durham Region starting today. â€" Michael Havakau 'u (See mmplete story on yorkreglonxoin) Moments later. he booted a penalty kick to gm: the_ (39115 an 18-0 advantage, But before the match conéluded. (be was forges! Io retire after incurring a db injury. In the second half. (Zoe éontinuedum make his pnesence felt when he returned a Spanans' kick for a my. Spartans’ Mamus (Joetsee was {in ihé receiving end of a hand tackle. After sewing his 10 minutes on the side- lines. Coe returned just before the half that saw the‘Cohs maintan their 10-point margin. In gaining possession of the ball. the Colts took full adVantage of that situation that was capped off with Coe racing up the middle of the pitch to score a try and kick the conversion to give them a 10-0 lead. 7 ' \Mth aYRAA title at stake, the match becanw physical and neared its ugly head when (kw yas issugq a} yellow card for rough play aher the “It's unfortunate the referee did not see what might have been our first said Spanans' head coach Rob Edmondson. who filled in for Jamie Hewitt. “He told one of our players that he wasn't in a position to see the ball go down. “It would Have been interesting tovsee if the score would have been 5-3 or 7-3 for us.”