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THE HERALD Wednesday January 17 Page IS Minor league organizer honored Roy Norton has been en as ihis year recipient of the Hockey Heritage Award Norton who will be this spring will be honored at Ihe Hockey Heritage Dinner Fe bruary at Holy Cross Auditorium Norton who has spent the last 30 years or so of his life waking up before dawn on Saturday roomings so he could be minor house league games was selected over other nominees by a commit lee composed of Roy Ward Ihe chairman Joe Hall Ken McMillan Garfield McGltvray Ted King and Dave Kenlner We had women men and organizations nominated told The Herald Making a final decision was not easy Kcnlner said fact lhat Norton is still making a contribution to hockey help ed him gel nod Al present Norton is ihe slant commissioner of the Minor Atom house league Kcntner said the commit tee received nominations from the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association The Support Group the George town Industrial Hockey Lea Ihe Referees Associa Hon the Georgetown nis Georgetown Raiders The winner of the award was long time trainer Jack Harrison who took it last year said he was but prised at being named win of the prestigious award I have received an awful of joy from being Involved with hockey said who was born in Glen Bessy a winner on bars The Hills Jills com petcd at a Central Region qualifying meet in Burling ion on Salurday It is one of three compulsory in Ihe Central Region In the Tyro B division Jennifer Pepper finished sixth will her floor routine Kim Kirk also had a good score on ihe floor nol place In the field of 33 girls In the Argo C division Jennifer and Jen Melville competed for Jills There were girls in this class Gall Eastwood came up with a sixth on the bars and in the division in which there were girls Larisaa tied for fourth on the floor and Mi Bailey and Gail Bast wood also competed in this division Maureen McGowan had an 29 Ryall a winner Georgetown Alan a member of the Georgetown Sport Club won the Metro Rally Conference host by the Toronto Sport Club over the weekend Two other members of the Georgetown club Henry Ma and Marcel Fryer were navigators of l wo separate entries This Sunday the George town Club will be hosting a club rally The rally is re stricted to novices people who have never rallied be It will begin at Ccdarvak and registering of ve hides will star at noon Williams beside Ihe ball park He si ill lives in Ihe Glen In his years in hockey has been the and treasurer of the Support Group treasurer of the International Bantam Tournament and of course served in various capacities In the house leagues He has never been a coach or a manager of a team The one thing about being Involved with kid hockey that the boys always kepi me feeling young Nor ton said Norton said he has stuck to kids hockey because it Is very clean I can I stand to see dirty hockey he said Norton portrait which will be photographed by Jim and sponsored by Ihe Hills Herald will hang beside Harrison at A I colt Arena This is Ihe first year the Hockey Heritage Council has used public nominations for the award Kcntner said the process of selecting a winner by loose means will be continued next Kentner also said lhal 15 of people nominated would have been very worthy win had the Council selected them Roy Norton Burrows and speakers Two of the newest Toronto Maple Lea tea DaveBurrowc and Walter McKochnie will be the guest speakers at the Hockey Heritage Dinner February 13 Holy Cross Church Tickets for the dinner which is cosponsored by Canadian Tire and B Me Assoc ales are at present available at and Clark Real Estalc on Main St Georgetown Kent Dairy bar on Mill St or through any of the lives of the Georgetown Raiders Hockey Club who of course arc behind the even In making announce ment Dave a third vice- president of the Raid said that tickets will be for adults and for children He said thai the low prices arc possible because of sponsors The speakers will be sponsored by Craig Prentice Paul of were on hand for a press conference announcing ihe speakers at Georgetown Chrysler Mon Kenter said the theme of this year dinner will In part be to honor Raider team thai won OH A Intermediate A It was the firstever Ontario championship for a Georgetown learn HONOR NORTON It ill of course be honor Roy named this year winner of the Hockey Heritage Award He will be presented with a color por trail sponsored by Hal ton Hills Herald at the din Kcntner also said that the evening is also lo give Georgetown hockey com a chance to get to gel her under one roof socialize II will also give the hockey community a chance to see and hear Burrows now a resident of Hallon Hills and players joined the Maple Leafs this Burrows is recognized as one of the best defensivcmcn in the National Hockey League Rebel cagers have a losing week By RILL HUMPHREYS Time ran out for Midget basketball learn as they dropped a squeaker to Perdue high the Georgetown gym last week The final out come was favor of Perdue who grabbed an early lead and never lei go although the outcome was doubtful right up to the final whistle At the end of the first quarter the score was Perdue nine eight while at the half lime break Perdue led 13 Perdue continued to build advantage and by end of the Ihird quarter held a lead Then the Midget Junior rout 9135 fin and while Iheir defensive tactics allowed the Perdue five only one point offensive team led by Jeff Smith with fine playmaking and Andrew and Scan In real game out of the contest Coach Phil Pea den said We did have the offence in first half but the second half was the best offence we have had so this year The Senior basketball team followed the lead of Midget tarn as they were on short end of a score against Queen Elizabeth Park in a game lhat followed Midget contest The Senior looked throughout possibly due the fact that was exam week while Park played tough defensive ball and broke ex well on turnovers Queen Elliabeth Park held a first quarter lead 13 advantage at the half and went on from a spread at the three quarter mark lo the Top scorers lor Georgetown were Steve Kesllck with Kevin Neill potting seven and Mark hitting for six Miller came up with our steals in to add lillle good news to an other wise disappointing afternoon for the Senior boys basket ball The acton Junior boys basketball erupted offensively in taking a 91 win over In league action last week Coach Rkk Mc Arthur saw no less than our of his players hit double figures In game which Improved the team s season mark lo two wins and one Bob McClure and Rob iiky were the leaders as they hit for and points respectively to lead the pot a Rack Team leader Martin Osso had 14 points while Steve also had a good day with chipped In with four said that Ted Nadhnii was the best player In col Yesterday the vis White Oaks They will not be in action again until next Wednesday when they travel to White Oaks GDHS Athlete of Week By BILL HUMPHREYS Doug Crowe moved to lown from London Ontario last year and London loss is Georgetown gain at leasl as far as the swim team is concerned Doug was a member of the London Aquatic Team which finished first In the city last year Doug says he prefers George town to London because of Ihe belter ill lies and coaching available to a swimmer Doug Is years of age and attend Grade 11 classes His twin brother Sieve is also a member of the swim earn and the I wo boys have been competing together since they were years old Although Doug is swimming in Senior classification he Is technically a Junior from an age point of view a fact thai clearly demonstrates his ability in the pool I think we will place first In Hal ton and give schools a run for their money in the Peel said Doug in a recent inter Doug Crowe was first in m first In ihe 100m freestyle and first in the freestyle In the swim meet held last week at ihe Georgetown pool We congratulate Doug Crowe on his fine performance A leg injury early in ihe season has slowed his pro gress with ihe Leafs down but ho is again to hit full stride It was considered a major coup by Leafs when were able convince the Pittsburgh Penguins where Burrows had spent seven years give up the defense man for Randy and George Ferguson TRAVELLED Walter McKechnie one of the most travelled players in the NHL Is enjoying one of his finest season this year The Leafs are Mc sixth NHL team lie has also made stops In Cleveland Bos Ion California and Detroit His best season came in when he scored goals and had assists for Red Wings which was a then manj It No doubt there will be miny more Ihis year but Kentner said hockey club is not making any an are completely confirmed present members of the Hockey Hen I age Council arc busy collecting memorabilia to do mostly with the team year there were several very Interesting plays set up around Ihe audi Kcntner said he expects tickets lo move very well again this year There are not many din of this calibre that arc so affordable Kcntner said Our sponsors make it pos for the people of Georgetown to have an excel lent evening out at a very good price