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Till February Sports Editor American gold looks good on Russians Willi the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid New now a part of history an editorial cartoon in the Monday edition of the Toronto Star pretty much summed them up best Cartoonist depicted the hockey cold medal presentations American President Jimmy is landing on the dais in the centre wearing gold medal around his neck flanked on the right by Sov let Leonid Brezhnev with the silver medal and King of Sweden sporting the bronze All are out in hockey gear complete with sticks Carter is sneering it Hrerhnev Boy does that look good on It is such a natural observation of The Games that I I be surprised if it won an award somewhere or Mils reprinted throughout our friendly neighbours land Although some are saying thai the Olympics will be remembered as the Games that Eric built with Ins speed skating gold medals somehow think lhit mure Americans and world watchers and I know will recall them with fondness as the year the Yanks beat and us Canadians in our national winter game They will remember a young bunch of college amateurs who got together six months before the I ebmary Games and who were probably one of the lowest of underdogs expected to win a gold medal in shinny rail it was 20 years they had won a gold medal in sport And that was before Europeans had ill ii heir talents to their present level of it in v en the in their return to The were expected to do better the Games Notebook of the Toronto Sun i nines a riport hat hockey coach Herb Brooks in urn of his more serious moments hinted at the political Russia when lie said All I tan say is that the Good Lord works in strange ways The American hockey gold victory is reminiscent of Itn phivoff series the Gimmi hockey team is or was part in Burlington Cougars Like Cougars are the far superior learn both in rn ij lent and experience Veterans of good hockey as the Americans and Ihe Gems both proved on efforts count for more than on paper assumptions or performances Each time you faceoff it is whole new ball game Nil Gems I have watched are young and some mixed but of the seabon not as a team As the is turning to a close for them they are starling to linil tin nisekcs ami probably do quite well if they mil all tike the Russians However they dont and v managed this weekend to come up with inspiring hi h loo like heir American counterparts is a iv ill the spirit receive from their fans and men mi both these trams demonstrate the mil In the sports in general stick themselves illiout from outside concerns Sportsmen in iiiio because thats what tiny like doing or good a and surely not for the or for the sole of ihe glory of their It seems minifies jump on the sport bandwagon more than the n I- jump on the country bandwagon other than for i nils whii It are attributable to he poll Ins of I in Clark he young man who tan run with the in Id iwsi could achieve similar accolades for naiii if Hints what government seems to want by ping spur I and politics socloscly linked Kns Barber or V iMiiieould also be going for gold In figure skating on i ihv if do not interfere with upcoming will be Summer Olympics in the Union of elect Pierre- Trudeau maybe right hi not viimitniljng himself to a bojeott of the next Games is now the United States confirmed best nil we dn not have tit sacrifice our own Ideals because of frurwKhips President Carter is right in ing to do something to hrfniim see the error of our ways and perhaps those of thru or Id However Im sure Republicans and ilh some other way to get their Kinl vesal on the Iranian crisis longer than ilu sijipiseil Afghan situation without acting as strongly is urging a world wide of an event hot is meant In foster world relations rather than deteriorate tin in forcing the world to choose sides openly against urn and II may be belter that Ian Clark be kept of world i rossKHMtry championships in Paris France for reasons rather than for political reasons as it may Win PeelHaltons in swimming pool The quality of swimming in Hal ton County is the fast est improving in Ontario This quote by Georgetown conch Tom Adams was proven true on Friday when Georgetown won the Peel champion ships teams took the top five spots as for team standings with Enndalc High School Peel champions finishing in seventh spot and J A Turner finishing slightly ahead of them in sixth spot Lord Elgin and Trafalgar took fourth and fifth spots placed third with points and Nelson High School moving up from third place in the placed second with points Georgetown was by far Ihe best team winning Peel title by over with a Icam total of points The junior girls ZOO metre relay placed first The team consisted or Heather Karen Coleman Erin and Debbie Newman Steve Crow placed second in metre freestyle and SO metre as well as placing third in 100 metre individual medley Tiny Cheryl Thompson had a good day palcing first In 100 metre I M and second in 100 metre freestyle A bray placed third in 100 metre freestyle behind Thompson and look a second place finish in the 50 metre freestyle Eric Els on and younger brother Don both proved that swimming runs in he family by Eric winning second place ribbons in he metre freestyle metre I M and 100 metre freestyle Brother Don In his first year competing for won ihe junior boys metre I M Karen placed firs in breast stroke and 100 metre I M Veteran swimmer Beth Stewart won wo seconds and one third and Andy Bigg look I wo thinls Heather Mfchlc and Fisher each look a first Kim and Liz Ramsey both had second place finishes Kevin Thompson and Rick East wood each had a third place The star of this meet though was Erin grade nine student and a complete newcomer to competitive swimming Even though she has been ill for several days she came back to make a effort and take a first a second and third Place finish Georgetown has qualified an swim mers for the OFSSA March 1st Saturday al teh Etobicoke The team is eager to compete in but every year the same problem comes up that of weather it Is fair for club swimmers who practice up to six hours a day to with high school swimmers who train six hours per week On one hand as swimmer Allison says Canadian Amateurs Swim Ass competition make it much more of a challenge On the other hand swimmers who do very well at the have almost no chance competing against Coach Adams feels that this problem could be sohed by Creating two one for trained swimmers and one for high school trained swimmers But as for now this concept is only being discussed thus Georgetown will have to settle for another pointing tournament fur at least another year and in wrestling mats Thursdays winning preform by the wrestling team at he Peel was what coach Bob MacKay called The best wrestling by in about five years In terms of Georgetown domin- won both and even though iheir record for Ihe year isnt as impressive as other years Several of Georgetowns titles changed hands this year including heir title as unbeaten champions of the George town Saturday had no problem hanging on the Peel title and should be noted that George town has never lost or Peel championship The local squad handily won with 119 points while second place White oaks managed points Two Peel teams Central Peel and High School were well back with third and fourth place totals This meet was completely ONTARIO FINA15 Georgetown obviously had a good day placing 11 out of wrestlers top of their weight class and qualifying nine wresllcrs for Ontario finals next weekend They captured seven firsts and two seconds Mike and Bob in grade nine each won their respective weight class Joe Bill Davis Kevin and Rick Widmont Dean and Mike Taylor second By placing cither or second these wrestlers have qualified to compete in the OFSAA wrestling mem be held Friday and Saturday in London Fridays match will be held Saunders High School while the finals on Saturday will be held the University of Western Ontario Olher wrestlers who competed for GDHS In the Peel were Tim Dix on and Jeff Wood who each placed third Also wrestling were Ian Melver Mark de- Ron Martin and Ken Ward Bath coaches MacKay and Smith are excited with this weeks win and this weeks tournament Coach Smith feels that we have as solid a team as I can remember He is really optimistic about Saturday tournament Georgetown placed eighth last year and WTCsllers wrestled the way they did for the and I believe well place m the lop five how ever if everyone wrestles up to his potential we could possibly win the championship WO TEAMS will be the final of he wrestling sea son Georgetown will be competing with almost lenms from across the Province with the most competition anticipated to from Fergus Central Tech and Assum ption Several Georgetown wrestlers who have done well all year are expected to at Mike and Bob Swecne Frank and Joe are expected to do well Coach MacKay says all our guys are capable of winning matches at Before they leave on Thursday for London the coaches arc trying to Level them down for Saturday so ihcy dont get loo This means that the team Is practicing extra hard Coach also said we know Ihcy can wrestle well but we don want them in a position where hyper wrestle wont be quite as easy for Georgetown as or Peel but with their latent and a little luck this could be George own year for an championship Ski conditions good Although this hasnt been the best wlnler on record lor snow some avid outdoor enthusiasts havent lei it bother them Many like John and his son Kevin to pursue their favourite winter passtime for this father and son combination it is cross country Of all the various winter sports to have chosen 1 led the perfect and probably only one worth Irving in 1180 Ileienll the wo entered tie Race at Horseshoe Valley near Borne The senior was in the senior men over division while junior sixth In his age group two avid skiers are graduates of ski itsling sines Son Kevin being just under IB qualify for a medal although he did turn in a silver rfnrmance His father was awarded a gold medal badge in senior age group A neighbor also living on Prince baric St Andre kicked and stroked to a silver ii in the under 40 TOWN OF HILLS GENERAL INFORMATION OFFICE HOURS All municipal offices open for business at a and close at p m Monday to Friday Georgetown and Acton Open Tuesday to Friday a to pm Saturdays 9 am to 530