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Pg THE HERALD Wednesday January lTT EXGEORGETOWNER STARS Stratford wins Midget Tourney nips Port Colbornein overtime SUNNY FARMS CHRIS MURDEN receive much support his In the local a second game of Ihe Georgetown Sunny Acre Midgets bounced from tourney The host entry on the Georgetown Midget Tour nament the Sunny Acre Forms Major Midgelshad Ihelr ups and Tell by the wayside after Iheir second In the opening round Georgetown downed and advanced Into the Championship Section against Stratford Stratford however were more poised than the locals and posted a solid 41 win and thereby eliminated the Gcorgetowners from further tournament play Against Saltfteet the Sunny Acres lads be suited as all aspects of their game came together and allowed them to post Iheir impressive win Sunny Acres Conch termed the game One of Ihe best we played all and praised his defensive corps while crediting ictory to a total team effort The Apples opened Ihe game scoring late in the first period when Paul deflected in a drue Terry Simpson and Mike McMenemy helped engineer the scoring plav knotted the contest at 1 early in the second but Georgetown went one up again barely minute after the Saltfleet counteron another deflection this time off stick of Taylor Paul Gingras picked up the assist Saltfleet tied the game at 1 but what took a lot of the starch out of the owners was Georgetown third goal a Toot blast by Steve Krajacich Mart Brabant and Mark Euteneir assists on this counter and from this the Sunny Acres rolled on lo their welldeserved win Terry Simpson Bill Taylor his second of the game and Tim Turner rounded out the scoring for Georgetown Steve Krajacich picked up two assists on the final three goals while single assists went to Bob Greg Thompson Bob Allison and Blake The impressive opening tourney win should have the local labourites in good stead as they entered their second game but a complete reversal of form cured and the were easily outclassed I by Stratford Sports Comment Ramblings from a brief respite By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sporti Editor well winter respite Is over and it s back to pounding a typewriter As most of you are as are for the last two weeks I have been on holidays and although the standing order is Forget about the job one cannot but help forming thoughts that are related to work In this please pardon me but I would like lo just ramble a bit in this my first column after the sojourn My and I journeyed to Timmins Ontario about miles north of here to spend a few days with my parents Bel eve me holidays it When we arrived we were informed by my parents that the town outdoor workers had been on strike for a month and a ha This might not seem too significant at first but believe me in Timmins it caused havoc The the local transit workers and the snowplow operators decided that they didn want to work shift work and walked off the job As simple as that Unfortunately itwasn simple had to be closed because the board of education t allow the children to travel in buses on unplowed streets and the day with the garbage because f the Dog Catcher were on Some local construction men decided to offer their services to clean the streets free of charge but this Idea literally went up smoke when one man had both his frontend loader and his car bombed I presume things are back to a senlhlance of normality now because In his last letter my father merely noted that it was a bit chilly 40 degrees below zero They call them Hardy Northerners and although now I consider myself southerner I must concur with the opinion Susan and I were fighting our way through snow banks and packs of dogs he other Just seemed to have adopted a Well what can you do attitude and went about their lives with very little complaining Although I dldn get a chance to take in any of their games I was told that a touring Midget hockey team from Sweden was in Northern Ontario on an exhibition lour The weather might have seemed familiar to the lads from similarly chilly country but their welcome dldn t exactly appear to warm the cockles of their collective hearts The Swedes to that point had played three exhibition games against Chaplcau and Timmins and were soundly beaten in all three outings This past week I took In some games at the Gcorgclown Midget Tournament and although hockey In general is passing through a rather difficult time you 1 1 ell that by the Infectious enthusiasm displayed by the competitors all week long at the Gordon Memorial Arena The calibre of ploy surpassed that seen in recent years and exception of several minor Incidents mainly caused by one team clean crisp hockey was highlighted throughout the tournament It seems to me that I wrote a column last year around this lime upon my return from the frozen North f concerning the problems in hockey and they arc Mill with us in fact they arc growing day today The conclusion I reached and one I offered lo my readers was that moreattenlion must be paid to the game J at the minor levels The Georgetown Midget Tournament morethanmadcmerealizethat because of all the good points of the game that came the fore camaraderie sportsmanship and talent were on display last week and basically that is what hockey Is oil about and that is what has made the game popular appears that problems start in the upper middle ranks of hi game and you sometimes wonder about these both on the Ice and In boardrooms They got where Iheyarebecauscofabisiciovcof yetonceihey reach a sort of pinnacle they forget their roots Coaches and Managers throughout minor hockey a are always stressing the basics of the game to their charges This Is where success comes As I mentioned last year for the game to once more attract adherents at all levels a simple formula must be remembered Stick to the Basics without them the game wouldn even nave gotten The about face against left both Sunny Acres Coach Benny and Manager Jack Heppes totally confounded They obviously up for the game noted Benny they aggressive enough In Ihe corners the wingers weren t and their passes were off How can you win a game when you only get 10 shots on net Jack commented that positional ploy was existent and offered the suggestion that the early game time a m might have been a factor In the Joss The only bright spot in the game for the was the play of Chris In the second and third periods when Ihe Sunny Acre crew was obviously faltering again came up with saves that should have turned the game around Instead his mates f tied to capitalize on chances and were guilty of numerous mistakes One warn Die hlahl the In the third frame with Stratford holding a man advantage a Stratford puck carrier broke down the right side At the Acre three checkers descended on the puck handler leaving one man in front to cover four opponents Georgetown played It a best hockey In the opening period At the end of the the game was tied I 1 and neither team was In control From this point however Stratford took over with excellent positioned ploy and led 3 1 after wo periods Stratford salted away the win with a third period Insurance marker and bounced the Apples from the tournament The lone Georgetown goal was scored by Paul Gingras 3 left to play In the first period off a pass from Terry Simpson The llth Annual Georgetown Midget Touranmcnt was stag last week at the Gordon Memorial arena From January through to the and although it was one of the smoothest running tourney a that Georgetown has hosted lack of town support served to put a bit of a damper on a very successful week Stratford emerged as the Tournament Champions ging Port Col borne In overtime while the Consola lion Championship was gam by who posted a relatively easy win over Bramalca Georgetown host entry the Sunny Acre Farms Major Midgets week They were in recording on opening game win over Saltfleet but then they met eventual Champion Stratford on Sat urday morning and the came up flat in dropping a 1 decision Al Adams and Bob of tho George town and District Minor Hoc key Support Group did yeoman like service in setting up the tournament and In supervising proceedings but thev both expressed disappointment over what they considered poor town support Although figures weren t available both Adams and stated that attendance was better than In previous years but tempered this optimistic thought because they felt that the high calibre of ploy con better than in year past should have attracted more hockey from Georgetown area For competitors there we ample awards up for grabs Stratford walked off with the Town of Hills Trophy as tourney champions and play on both teams in Ihe Championship and Consolation Championship games recciv ed souvenirs of the event Guelph claimed the Toronto Dominion Bank Trophy as Consolation Champions Bill Chapman Memorial Trophy donated by the Chop- man family that goes to Tournaments Most Valuable Player was won by Hon Scott of Guelph The Trophy for the Most Gentle manly Player was donated and awarded by the Georgetown Association and won by Chris Ilavenda of Port Col borne The Consolation Champion ship game between and was close for Then turn on the after burners and left their challengers gasping for breath held a slim 10 lead after tho first period but the contest lied at after two periods of play third period belonged as they potted four goals to but reply from to wrap up the win Jim Barry paced the Championship win by scaring twice while singles were netted by Pat Campbell Mark Schinkcl Pat and Andre tor Roy Tho championship game had all the ingredients necessary for an exciting head tohead confrontation as well a few sidelights hat served to even more enhance game ford claimed tho winner s sll vtrwaro a 3 1 win but the game went into overtime be fore being decided the first period ended in a 1 tie Port Colbornes Rob blinking tho and Stratford Scott Walker replying for his team Tho I stanza saw a slight advantage shift to Stratford and Ken this holm a marker put his males ahead 1 after two periods of play sec saw extremely well played game saw Port Colborne rally on John a counter to lie the game and force It Into suddendeath overtime The over frame was a anticlimatic however as Stratford s Scoll Walker wllh his second goal of the game gave Stratford the Champion ship barely 11 seconds into the overtime period In ment as well as in ordinary games Its unfortunate that case Stratford copped the lau rels but Port must be commended for an ex valiant effort A sidelight to he Champion ship gnmo was the heroics of Stratford a Scott Walker walker family moved from Georgetown to two years ago and up to that point the youngster had played all his hockey In the Georgetown Minor system In another Iron Ic Iwlat Stratford was forced to wear Georgetown sweaters because of a similarity In colours between Ihem and Port and perhaps Wal ker a performance came from being just a little bll more comfortable In hometown red and white colors Over the years thecallbreof play In the Midget tournament has improved by leaps and bounds The rent Intend to continue this striving for excellence and promise an oven more exciting tournament next year Hope fully their efforts will be rewarded by an appreciative turnout of fans Kevin Parker wins 1977 Central Championship ADAMS OF THE GEORGETOWN AND DISTRICT MINOR HOCKEY SUPPORT CLUB presents the Hills Trophy to Mark Ebcl captain Of Stratford as Champions of Georgetown Midget Hockey Tour The Championship game capped a fine week of hockey and Stratford claimed the silverware by edging Port J In overtime tOI IN SPORTS EDITOR Midget Tournament Scoreboard Ajax Georgetown Saltfleet Stratford Milton 2 Port Colborne 10 Port Perry Richmond Hill Belleville Lindsay London Grimsby 4 CONSOLATION fl Milton 4 Belleville Port Perry Grimsby i a 3 1 Georgetown Port S Hill London Lindsay 4 Port UNA Stratford Port Major Bantams on roller coaster Lewis lauds referees A snowstorm a shellacking and an important team win saw the DRG Stationery Major Bantams ride the rollcrcoasler in ploy last week Monday s game in was cancelled due to a snow storm and Thursday at home game with was a disaster as the bants absorbed a drubbing by Ihe big and strong club Kevin Thompson from Brian Simp son tied the score briefly In first period before slammed in Tour goals In four In the middle frame Herb Kewley from Dan Hey and Mark Bingham pot ted the second goal then An caster turned on the jets and bombed In five more goals They consistently bea George town the puck and used Iheir larger physical size good he boards in the corners and In front of he net A visit is not always pleasant particularly with their late starting time but the DHG decided enough was enough and dug in to come up with their best games Brian Dorm In the nets got them off to a good start by stopping a breakaway and pulling the linger a penalty shot early in the game His responded by dominating play and Kick Knight from John Lehman strictly on second effort ed the winner In the final frame The score could have been onesided except for good and lucky In Bom holt played excellent In the DUG nets to keep the big The bants host Burlington this rhursdiy and have to make up Ihe cancelled Oak game white waiting for the elimination with to be set up MAJOR BANTAM 1 Winners Team Canada Jacket Mm Spcnce 23H Georgetown Seven piece He go Iritchard j7 Georgetown Juicer Mary Turner Georgetown One pair Blues Hockey Tickets Abcrcromble Mountain view Georgetown Box of Sin Doug Tucker Che Ivln Drive Georgetown Lice trie Timer JomcsAngus Years Free Skate Sharpening Greenwood BUS Milton Bryan lwls Georgetown s resldint National Hockey la took In a few nines and he was Impressed y way Karnes handled by the Georgetown Helenen Association as well All teams took part were extravagant In Ihelr praise for the facilities rgnnluitlon and talented torn and expressed hope invitations would be ex tended next year Tourneys dont draw Minor Hockey Tournaments don just attract spectators and players and in this scope tho Georgetown Midget Tour was no exception though no central registration was set up for Scouts throughout tho week the to lent hunters from various or could be seen slip ping In and out of the nooks and crannies In the Kingston and Kitchener two Major Junior A cams were represented as well as the Pro Provincial Tier II Junior A organization Norm Br a scout for he Central Leugut also put In an appear Kevin Parker a student at Acton High School and last year Canadian Novice Men Figure Skating Champions ad ded another feature to his already Impressive skating cap by the Central Canadian Junior Mens Figure Skating Championship at the Central Canadian Divisional Staged last week in Guelph Kevin will now proceed to the Canadian Championships The Divisional took place from January through the lEth and Kevin ascent to the Junior crown was by no means on easy one In the Figures part of the tion held last Thursday night Kevin found himself led In second place wilh Roy Pries the 1876 Junior Champion who skates out of Hamilton Their totals read 11 ordinals and points In first place in the Junior competition at Ihis poinl was Brian Nilson also of Hamilton nine Ordinals and points The Compulsory Free Skate rogram was the next judging category and although Kevin completed an excellent and strong program after two thirds of the competition was completed Parker still found himself in second place lime behind Brian by this lime had fallen Georgetown scene of Test day Gordon Memorial Arena was the scene last day night of the western half of the Central Ontario Figure Skating Section Senior Silver and Gold Dance Teat Twenty nine including three from Ihe Figure Skating Club Sherry Laura and Sherry e- as well as Club Profess Connie Swallow per for mod before the judges to attain level The four area skaters were not successful In passing the test but it should be rememb thai the Gold Dance Test Is the highest test level thai a skater can reach and he judging Is very strict Six judges were in attendance from Toronto area and all had Gold Test qualifications Hick another local Club professional was par tner for all four local skaters Tho severity of the Judging was obvious by he results Of ho M dances attempted only seven were granted passes In addition the George town skaters clubs from Miss Sutton Newmarket Aurora Port Credit North York and Weston were reprc Sydney Sonmes author of tho text ice Dan was In attendance supervise the proceedings by the wayside The most important part or the judging and to Parker the most crucial was held Satur day night the Four Minute Free Skate Program Its difficult to unseat a defending champion in any sport but perhaps even more so in figure skating where it seems at times a skaters past performances are taken into consideration along with his current report Ire The Acton youth knew that he would have to come up with a superlative exhibition to even entertain a hope of wresting away the crown and In this case young Mr Parker more than rose to the occasion Parker s Free Pro gram was packed with double and riple jumps and he hand spins and combinations flawlessly He performed his program grace and pose beyond his years and sped over the ice controlled artistry Kevin ended his performance with a brilliant combination of set spins that flowed into a breathtaking scratch spin and left him a veritible blur at the centre of the ice surface The responded to this thrilling performance with a thunderous ovation The judges aw Parker first place Ordinals and marks In the to range and this was enough to seal the championship with a total of points and Ordinals The defending Champion Roy runner up with SI nine Ordinals while third place was garnered by Paul Mills who skates out of ton wllh 86 points and IS Ordinals An almost packed house was on hand at Memorial Gardens on Sunday and they greeted parade of Cham pi oris with a rousing welcome demonstrating their apprecla tion for the talent on display throughout the week For Kein Parker ihe next mountain beckoning to be coo Is the Canadian Junior Mens Championship This will bedecidedatlheCanadons to be staged January through February 6th in Calgary Al The Canadians will be shown on National Television and undoubted Kevin Parker ill hat many supporters wishing well through the t isual medium Choose it largest rental Heel ol cars and truck Charge it ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS Road LIMESTONE All SIZES GRAVEL FILL AND TOP SOIL BUD HAINES DURHAM ST 3232 PLUS PREP CHARGES The money you at Bai be your own I MOTORS at1t Drugs taken In breakin Thieves broke into the Cartel IB Mountain- lew Jon the rear door police said The oil let a Moruett una J Milne Dr T J It Hamilton the Pilot Insurance Co Walter Pope and the Association for the Menially Retarded were broken Into and a quantity of medical supplies stolen GEORGETOWN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL ORIENTATION NIGHT Monday January 730 900 pm for rtw of Grade h September but any parent welcome Al boob aed 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