Sports
November 29, 2008 12:21 AM
Midget AAA Waxers gain weekend splitThe Markham midget AAA Waxers skated off with a win and loss in Ontario Minor Hockey Association contests last weekend.
Playing in Oshawa Saturday, the Waxers received a goal from Shayne Welker in a 5-1 loss to Kiwanis.
The Waxers fared much better Sunday when they defeated the Clarington Toros 5-3 at Markham Village Arena.
Jason Lacombe paced the Waxers’ offence with a pair of goals and one assist while Rick Czapka, Braedon Goebel and Tyler Sikura added singles. Paul Geiger earned two assists while Matthew Tuck, Connor Fitzsimmons, Andrew Doyle and Daniel Fitzgerald each had one.
Now 10-2-1 on the season, the Waxers will resume league play Monday when they face the South Central Coyotes at Angus Glen Community Centre at 9 p.m.
Atom A Waxers earn silver in Lake PlacidThe Markham atom A Waxers skated off with the silver medal from the Can/Am Challenge in Lake Placid, N.Y., after coming out on the short end of a 5-1 decision against the Greenwich (Connecticut) Wings in the title tilt.
Competing in the squirt division, the Waxers lost their first game to the Wings 6-1. But they rallied to blank the CD Selects (New York) 6-0 and the SYHA Sharks (Connecticut) 4-0.
Finishing second in their division, the Waxers advanced to the semifinals and skated off with a 4-1 win over the CD Selects and gained entry into the final.
In the tournament’s skills competition, Elliot Reeves placed second in the shootout competition.
Coached by Rick Xamin, Keith Nakamichi and Rick Quercia, other team members included: Myles Ambrozic, Julian Eftimovski, Connor Hencher, Thomas Ingram, Jonathan Locker, Gregory Lu, Kent Nakamichi, Benjamin O’Callaghan, Stefano Quercia, Kyle Schnarr, Adam Soehner, Spencer Tait, Joey Xamin and Matthew Ye. Joe Quercia is the club’s general manager and Peter Hencher trainer.
Speed skaters compete in meet in MoscowAndrew Godbout and Jordan Belchos, members of the Markham Speed Skating Club, competed in their first 10,000 metre World Cup speed skating event in Moscow last Sunday and came away with mixed results.
Seeded in the B division and making his World Cup debut, Godbout was paired with Aleksandr Rumyantsev of Russia.
While Godbout held a half-second lead at the 4,400m mark, Rumyantsev regained his initial lead and slowly increased it to the end of the race.
Completing his race in 13 minutes and 52.74 seconds, Godbout finished 18th in the division standings and 43rd in the world in the combined 5,000m and 10,000m World Cup standings.
Also entered in the B division, Belchos was paired with fellow Canadian Jay Morrison and got off to a good start.
Padding his lead steadily to a commanding eight seconds, disaster struck at the two-thirds point in the race when the 19-year-old Thornhill resident lost an edge and fell.
While Belchos recovered to finish the race, he lost 12 seconds and finished in 13:55.68.
After three World Cup events in three successive weeks, Belchos ranks 44th in the world in the combined 5,000m and 10,000m World Cup standings.