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the HER ALP Sports Week Wednesday 1979 Page top running school win five provincial team titles By KAKFN I CROSS COUNTRY COW Tlie Rebel Cross Country lparn brought the 1979 regular season a rousing finish on Saturday at the provincial finals In Kingston capturing five out of the six possible learn titles the Georgetown runners had set off for the Ontario Federal Secondary School Athletic Association competition confident thai they would show well against the other Ontario representatives But lht final results were beyond their most optimistic predictions To qualify for OFSAA a team must place first or second at one of the 17 divisional meets The field are composed of the 34 best teams in the province Winning even one team title over this lop calibre competition Is a tremendous accomplish but the capturing of five titles show Georgetown domination of provincial cross country running Saturday a weather conditions and the scenic Glen Lawrence Golf Club sent the team morale soaring as the I us wheeled Into the parkin lot The routes were set up around the pcrmimcter of the golf course at times crisscrossing through he centre of the course and the runners were visible for up to cent of each race Hundreds of spectators including Georgetown gent of voluble and very loyal parents and supporters I nod the rsps The Midfeet Girls raced first Georgetown team avlng scored a perfect at the Peel Hal tons were favoured to win They lined up with the other provincial class runners looking a little awed and nervous however their months of consistent training paid of fas alt five runners placed in the top When diminutive 1 McPhiil came into view in place the Georgetown winl wild spurring her on and helping her maintain this fantastic position Not far behind her came Susan Kirstensen Kim at Debbie Newman who had to stop to put her shoe back on at and Kalhy Webb it With a total of CO points the lowest Rebel total of the day the girls easily captured the champ Jun or Girls race was next The Georgetown team ill experienced runners down to the starting line filled with a certain amount of trepidation Arch rivals Henry and West I cms had both moved their best midgets junior in order tick r junior teams However iheir gambles didn pay off as the determined Georgetown team ran its best race to dale capturing the gold Sherry led the team with a strong 14th place finish Behind her knowingevcry position was crucial ran Sandra I leal her Reed Diane Jones j3rd Liz Ramsay They sprinted up the final gruelling lull delighting the Georgetown spectators who could sense the second Rebel of the dav II was tltn midfeet boys Thcv wen undefeated this year ind were hoping to bring back the trophy won by last year Mirk sard Halt n ind Peel lion led Hie way placing Ilib teammates started and were towards the back of the congested pick as runners headed down the first till However they their hick to the top quarter of field placed Stuart and Doug The buys total of IjG was lo v enough to give em their con not the ear the school gold medal of the day The sun r rls race included the province s best most seasoned and year old runners This fact in I phase the squad eh was made up of only 1 r runner Helen Knstonscn and four midget competitors Thompson Dentin Jones Arlenc and all ran rices over 4000 m course each in the toplnlf of the field Cheryl was the first local runner with a phemt if Not too fir litre wire Hist Helen ind Their total of was low enough to place them in province Although this was the only Rebel learn wl didn in ability nndrecogn these girls deserve the same recognition as the other The Junior very keyed up They knew tie pressure to win was on as field included teams whom DougSmith strongest runner finished an excellent David Griffiths placed Jim Mclnlyrc was Glenn Unit n misled and Scott Hams placed Theirtntilo16jwaslow but no one knew if it would 1 1 luw mum broke loose when the boys discovered they had defeated 1 by i of margins pi This m ide the third year in lint a Junior boys ttam had won the The Sen rB race is always eel max of across meet is where national calibre athletes compete in the day longest and toughest race This ye ir Ihe Georgetown team viewed the race with a greal deal of ride i certain amount of regret as It marked final season lor the fantastic runners Inn Clark Arnold lirikel Jul Lancaster Fergus Barnes and Jim Allan The Georgetown turn is favoured in the rice but certainly isn inforlheg Id boasted 1 However the boys ran Ihe learn by points to form and Georgetown s id r rival Dennis up the final to the i ilausc f spectators who paid tribute to Ian indhiswell run race 1 1 Brake growing steadily btronger fin shed 11th aid Jon Lancaster placed 14th Fergus Barnes came and J m Allan The the victory and Rebel jth gold modal the excellent show on Saturday places the team at the of the provinces all lime medal inners Since 19j7 Cross Country Ids in the same ir In total vtrlhovears Georgetown has won lit and is now ahead of former po I is won seven The team is c on a superb performance wl eh culminates m of intensive training Raider Raps begin Pages 32 and 33 Gems get standing oation Page 31 Minor hockey report Pages and 37 and