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Wednesday March 1BB0 The grand champions of Ihe International Bantam Hockey Tournament were Jubilant after rrcrlvlng their trophies The division champs all together lo win six games and tie Team members ore Kent Green Lees Jim Thksscn Jim Rob Bryan Paul lion Joey Van Barry Moyer Howard Jamie Piker Terry Dave Roger Allan Allan Kulawlc coach Walt manager Masson sisters win bronze Susan fresh from a bronze medal in Ihc metre at the winter two astern Canadian short course champion si ips this weekend is off today wild Club team mates for an Invitational meet sister Cathy also p eked up a bronze medal at th sin i ncct I eld in Hers was for the 100 n tire butterfly She also won a as part of Ihe 1 100 elrc ham Their brother Rob missed lost weekend national course moire length pool championships of the flu All three will now begin training for the long course con petitions Beamsville tourney champs overtime win by made them the first division grand champion in the year history of the Georgetown International Bantam Tournament Salur at Gordon The fiesty little winners beat all the odds and other clubs to en ergo the Cinderella team of the Thoir championship winning garni over Ihe C division pi theni to be the of the more than who hung in the end of the tournament to greet new conquerors Detroit Ad rays the A champs and the odds on favorite to win Ihc were knocked out in the championship scm finals by Thornhill Ihe lost out to the grand champions in he same sinus Georgetown teams DUG Stationary majors the Optimist inors lost out phased with the way the week long tournament wont and how it wound up He acknowledged what most people felt about the new champions He said that it was nice lo see one of the lower teams win Detroit had won three of the past four years Itwnsn the first time that and div is ion teams were in the final but it was the first time a lowest division team had won the trophy It also the fir Raiders nearing the end time the tourney finale had gone into overtime One memorable overtime garni nib won when Mark son and now learn all of father with the Hartford Whalers scored in to give his Detroit team the champion also noted that day average attend ante at thi tournament ill week it Memorial arena is the best in the tourney s history That amounted to More on tourney on page Gymnastic Jills send seven to Ont qualifying meet The top gymnasts In the Hills Jills club are preparing for the third and final central Ontario regional meet this coming weekend The seven girls compete In four different categories Kim Kirk and Jennifer Pepper in Junior B over Gail Cook Tyro B under arc in Milton Irissa and Gail Eastwood Blunder King and Jenny Galla C under 12 In Over 200 gymnasts from clubs In the region will be taking part The top six from each category except will go on to the AllOntario finals in April The girls who work out approximately 12 hours per week the Rose Room and Georgetown high school are coached by Jennifer Linton Ruth and Catherine The Raiders hockey sea son may come to an end tonight In Trailing two games to one In their Georgian Bay series the local In termediate team went into last nights fourth game at without services of first string goaltender Peter McDuffe A loss in that game could mean elimination tonight Midlife who has held Ihe learn in most of the season particularly in the three playoff rounds pulled a groin muscle on Dundas first goal Monday evening in Dundas He was replaced by backup I minder Lloyd Vaughn Lloyd hasn t played a lot this year said Georgetown coach Steve Blundy and turn went down 74 The Raiders putting out there day lost their opening game In Dundas Friday but tied scries Sunday night at A colt with a second overtime period win We II need all the guys there tonight soya We have lo play the same game in front of as do for Duff says the coach Tonighl game will be the team 10th In 13 days This is because of the tight lng the Ontario Hockey Asso ciation has up for these playoffs Blundy says It is The screwed it up He says the scheduling jeopardizes the future changes of the winner of this division It gives a distinct advantage to team fticy meet in the next round The scheduling Is equally as tight from hereon in with the OHA representatives getting the advantage In terms of host most of the EasternCan adian series The west boats the Hardy national cham pionships Right now the Raiders are concentrating on the Dundas The team has played rein ivcly well In the playoffs to date Alter beating Port El gin two game straight and last weekend they ousted the powerful Colling wood Shipbuilders with wins In of the games They their first game to the Shipbuilders last Tuesday in Collingwood then turned that score a round in their favor the next night to tie the scries day they won the scries 42 back in was ready Friday night and took the Raiders Then George town bounced back to tie the best of seven series at one game each And Monday they losl If a sixth game Is neces sary it will be back at tomorrow evening at Gelling ready lor provincial trial a lol work Here the Georgetown Jills try some team beam work They to and Milton Ihla weekend locompete Ttaeyare from Ml King Gail Eastwood Jenny Gallagher Cook Kim Kirk and Jennifer