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Something fishy was going on at the Ring,- wood Fish Culture Centre last weekend. A dozen volunteers with the Metro East Anglers gathered at the facility in Whitchurclr Stoutfville early Saturday morning despite the crisp autumn tenuwratum to begin transpon- ing 50.000 (Soho salmon to the Credit River. Slouffvulc Sun-Trim It has been one year since the curmnt crop of fish came to me hatchery as eggs. accord- ing to Metro liusl Angler Bruce Burt. "The program is completely volunteer driven.” he said. "If we didn't stock. ()oho sahnon would disappear from the north shore of Ontario." ‘ While the hatchery also stocks rainbow and brown trout. it is the only one in the prov- ince stocking Coho salmon. The program began in Markham in 2006 and moved to the current location. on Hwy. 48 later between Stouffville and Bloomington roads. that year when the Ministry of Natural Resources slated the facility for closure. The anglers stmck a partnership to resume openi- The 22-year-old Smuffville YBSi‘ dent who is in his junior year sewed as an assistant captain last season. Paul Geiger was bestowed with the honour of being named captain for the Clarkson University men's ice hockey team for the upcoming National Collegiate Athletic Asso- ciation season. Duringhissophomone campaign. the Stouffville Spirit graduate. who toils on the blueline. compiled five goals and 12 assists in 42 games In other NCAA action. former Spirit forward Matt Neal tuned up for his senior campaign at Rensse~ iaer Polytechnical Institute by scor- ingagoal inRPl'sS-Zwinoverthe University of Prince Edward island in an exhibition contest at 'h'oy. N.Y. Saturday. With the score tied at 1-] late in the first period, Neal scored with 47 seconds remaining until the inter- mis_sion to put RP] ahead for good: Last season. Neal. 22. was' RPl's third-leading scorer with 10 goals and 27 assists. Former Spirit forward Drake Caggiula. 20. earned one assist in cucumme of North Dakota’s 4-0 winavermeUnhrel-sity ofManltoba In an exhibition contest at Gnnd Geiger to wear ‘C’ at Clarkson as NCAA seasons begin Salmon find saviours in Ringwood fish hatchery volunteers OUTDOORS “Ifwc didn't stock. Coho salmon would disappear/ion: the north shore of Ontario." BY TERESA MWHFORD Ila tchjbrd @‘i'rm g. to m lime ng his junior campaign. Caggi a's helper came on the gam " first goal by Luke lohnson on the power play in the first period. Forks Sunday. Last season. which saw the Uni- versity of North Dakota reach the Frozen Four. Caggiula amassed 11 goals and 13 assists in 42 games. Entering this season. tfie Univer- sity of North Dakota are ranked sec- ond in the NCAA preseason polls. At the University of Michigan. former Spirit defenceman Brennan Serville began his senior season by earning an assist in the Wolverines' 4-3 loss to the Ferris State Univer- sity Bulldogs in their opening game in Big Rapids. Mich. Saturday. Gajan Sivabalasingham shot munds‘of four-under 68 and six- Caggiula and Geiger played on the Spirit's 2012 OIHL champion- shp team Serville. 21. is cunently in his senior year at the Ann Arbor. Mich.~ based school and was a third-round draft pick of the Winnipeg Jets in the 2011 National Hockgy League entry drafl. Slnbahslmm takes title tion on a volunteer basis at the location. “There isn't a govemmem program to stock these fish." angler Bruce Bun said. "During the two-year gap between the ministry's program and ours. (John salmon disappeared fmm the Credit River." The process is lengthy and labour inten~ sive. he added. The eggs and sperm are col~ Iected fmm the Credit River. brought back to the facility and fertilized on site. Many eggs fail to be fertilized or die in the process. so volunteers must manually remOVe them often to prevent harm to the healthy eggs. The eggs are fertilized in batches using one mother and one father so if health testing we $‘dis(ease. the batch can be disposed of‘ " ' 9 never had to do that but we don't want to immduco a disease into the river." Burt said. Once the eggs hatch. the minnows are moved from the incubators to an early rearing fish tank to be transitioned to ma] food. Once they are aggressive feeders. they move imo an advanced rearing tank when: the water is kept at 9 (1 and is Changed every hour since salmon am sensitivé to tmnpcra- ture and oxygen levels in the water. They remain in these tanks while they grow until they are a year old and weigh 20 grams. This year's batch exceeded the weight goal. meaning a better chance of survival. For more information or to get involved. visit metmeasxanglersunn under 65 to capture the individ- ual title and help the University of Waterloo Warriors men‘s golf team claim the silver medal at the University of Waterloo Invi- tational at Rebel Creek and Grey Silo Golf Club’s in Waterloo last weekend. The two-round combined scores posted by the 20-year~old Ballant- rae resident and fourth-year mem- ber of the Warriors‘ golf team under cold and windy conditions was also a tournament record. As a team. the Warriors 1311in two strokes behind the University of Tbmnto. A total of 87 players competed in the two-day event. Loffllouu helps Markham onur McConMck Cup sunk Jesse lofihouse played an lnstru~ mental mle ln helping the Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Football Club SPORTS Metro East Angler volunteers net Coho salmon at the Ringwood Fish Culture Station Satur- day morning from an advanced rearing tank to transport to the Credit River. men’s firsts advance to the 0mm- in Rugby Union Mdkmnick (Zup semifinals with an 18-17 road win over Stoney (Imek in their quarter~ final match Saturday. The Stuuffvillc resident and Stouffvillo _ District Secondary School graduate scored one try for Markham. who are the defending McCormick (lup champions. Markham will next féce Toronto Scottish at Fletcher's Field Oct. 26 at 3 pm. Minor hockey to run goalie, skills clinics The Whitchurch-Stouffville Minor Hockey Association is run- ning an introductory goaltending clinic at the Stoufi'ville Arena’s Pad BOct. 15. Open to association members who currently play in the atom or lP+ divisions and is free for those participants. the clinic will be mn in conjunction with the Carson Bird Goalie School. Equipment is supplied for the one-hour session beginning at 6:15 Poe-registration is required and spaces am limited. For those interested in rcgistvr- ing. e-mail: stouffvilkxlmusclem gue®gmaiLcom The minor hockey associa- tion will conduct a skills develop- ment program at the Stoufl‘ville Arena under the direction of senior instructor Steve Smith. A Junior Skills dovelopnn‘nt program catering to youngstvrs between the ages of six to nine rnr» rently registered in the association will commence Nov. 12 and run for five weeks concluding Doc. ll). ‘ All sessions will béhCId on Pad B starting at 5:15 pm. A maximum of 20 players per program will be accepted on a first come, first-served basis. Smith’s resume includes mach- ing in the association and Markham Waxers AAA organization along with being an instructor with Total Hockey Skills and the Markham- Stouflville Stars. Total cost fdr the five~wcek svs sion is $100. Participants may register through the association hockey office at 905 -642-2835. For further information. log on to: www.mmha.com STAFF PHOTO/TERESA LAYCHFOiiD