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vounci PHWMIUKV ITD Open Until PHONE 877 2761 the HERALD GEORGETOWN PLAYING FIELD Georgetown fifth at Gym teacher sounds tough but loves kids We all know somebody like Alice The type who has tough veneer on the outside but can be soft as putty on the inside Alice is the person moat responsible for that welloiled sports machine called the Centennial Chargers Undefeated in girls volleyball the past two years Two consecutive gymnastics titles Basketball and hockey titles last year The Chargers are In a league by themselves in the worlds or track and field and crosscountry Altogether almost zoo championship pennants are hanging on Centennial gym walls acquired since 1ST when Ogden left George Kennedy Public School for her present position It all starts at the grass roots level at Centennial They nave a solid house league system encouraging all kids to get out after school for fun and exercise The champions that emerge are almost a byproduct of the intensive interest In sports that exists at Centennial School Maximum participation Is the objective Ogden explains Wins and losses aren import ant They re having fun The success of the Centennial system comes as no apprise to anyone familiar with Alice or the local school sports scene Ogden was selected for the Centennial Job because of success at George Kennedy over five yean tint establishing a rotary program that introduced every child to physical education and then setting up a house league system there Her crowning achievement at Kennedy school was the formation of the first school representative teams In crosscountry volleyball and floor hockey I always appreciated that when I grew up there were basketball and Softball teams at school I could play on Ogden says today We have a gym but we played outside on the tar mac All kids should have that experience I fed It gives them a more rounded character and more discipline to work towards their goals What people pay the most attention to however are the championships they win at Centennial Detractors and there are few charge that the kids win because they are afraid of the alternative with Alice Ogden around Nothing could be further from the truth Ogden admits she sometimes sounds and acts like a marine drill sergeant in class but when she is in her role as coach she is working with athletes who want and need support and guidance I help to direct an athlete towards their personal goals and interests maintains A student doesn necessarily want to be there They have to be there There are two distinctly different relation ships cultivates with a child It either athletecoach or studentteacher They are very much different although It sometimes is necessary for her to establish both relationships tor use at different times with one student A girl may be the school fastest track star but during the school day she a Just another student Prom the student requires two things She accepts nothing less As long as the kids are doing bis or her persona best that the Important thing says I make sure they ail know that at the beginning I expect effort and attendance When the student becomes the athlete belt at before classes after classes the relationship changes to one of explains They perform for you because they know It better or themselves overall to think she Is strict but fair She has heard the rumblings from concerned parents that she can be overly tough She a not that tough It further style to be loud and boisterous I want my students to appreciate my concern for routines and rules she says diplomatically If a kid knows what you expect then you don t get hassles and problems Still klip can sense whether you are truly concerned about them or Just trying to be a big shot Big shots don win either with students or athletes Teachers that really care do Specters rally The Glen Williams Specters took their second straight Inter County Fastball League victory last week with a behind victory over Orange The men pulled this one out with three consecutive In tworun seventh inning giving relief Gary Halls the victory Brian parked the comeback with his pinchhit twobagger Rob Hatcher cracked double to aeore Peavoy and Leo Letarnec leads Rebels Midget runner Vanne placed In two events Including a victory in the 400meter race to lead the George town District High School track and field Rebels to place among 39 schools at the Peel champion ships last Friday at Centennial Stadium in blazed to victory In a time of seconds to qualify for the upcoming Regional finals The Regie nab are the stepping stone Id OFSAA He also finished third in the 800- meter event again qualifying for he Regional games Other Rebel winners Included midget shot putter Cathy Barton and midget sprinter Barwell In the 80- meter hurdles A total of 12 Rebel athletes qualified for the Regional games in 13 events To qualify athletes were required to finish among the top three In their event Lynn MacPhail was a doublequalifier finish second In the senior girls 3000meter event and third over meters Junior sprinter Louis was second best In the 110meter hurdles and midget high lumper Jenny Mel was second with jump of 1 meters Midget Alison Irvine was second overall to qualify In the 400meter race Rebel teammate Sandy narrowly missed qualifying In the same race with her fourth place finish did manage to qualify as part of the Rebel junior giris4xl0Q sprint relay team Bar well Lee Blcndell Shannon Snyder and combined or a time of seconds to earn a trip to the Regional meet Midget Amy Powers and junior Shawn Lang don both were third at 3 meters Senior runner Kalhey Harris rounded out the Region al team with her third place performance over Several Rebel compe titors turned In respect able fourth place finish Amy Powers narrow ly missed becoming a double qualifier with fourth in the 1 500- meter event Senior boys Ken Hesse meters and Kevin Powers 3 meters were also fourth in their events EAGLES Georgettes win big top Orangeville 105 The Georgetown Georgettes exploded for six big runs in the top half of the fifth inning to a 103 deel over In Ladies Fastball League action last Wed nesday night The Georgettes went Into the fifth trailing 41 Their only run came in the third courtesy of an drove In Bonnie Penney who had doubled McClure and center fielder singled to lead off the fifth Marlon McGugan cashed one run with a single and Barb Curry single brought home the third Geor gette run Joan Hansen drew a free pass to load the bases and Penney singled driving in a third Georgetown run Anna Swinkles then delivered the big blow crashing a triple to clear the bases The locals piled on two more runs in the sixth After McGugan walked and Curry singl Jennifer Reynolds unloaded a run scoring two bagger Penney singled home another Georgetown run A McClure single and Dona is triple accounted for the final Georgetown run in the seventh Curry went the dist on the mound for Georgetown striking out Orangeville batt The win was the second In three outings for the Georgettes Tonight the are in Hlllsburgh They return to the Fair grounds Monday night for an p m en counter with Eden Mills Day swimming There still day time swimming at the Georgetown Swimming Pool on Monday Wednes day and Friday from 11 12 45 Take advantage of this premium pool time to get in shape for the summer Project PAWS The PubHc Awareness of Water Safety team has completed a rough draft of their skits which will be presented to the students in Hills schools beginning on Monday Watch for Big Bird Kermlt the Frog the Cookie Monster and Michael Jackson coming soon to a school near The Georgetown or Eagles ore off to a flying start in 1984 winning their first three County Baseball Association starts The Eagles left the nest Saturday when they hosted Brampton In an afternoon double- header Georgetown won the opener on the strength of right bander Andy twohitter then rallied from a def clt In the nightcap to take a 54 decision in extra innings Both Braun and Brampton a Frank Fascia were overpower ing in the season opener The Brampton fireball allowed the Eagles Just three hits Including a pair by second base man Kevin Hughes Georgetown scored their lone run in the fifth Inning when Gerry Milne pinch hit for new comer Pat and drew a base on balls With two out Hughes connected for a bloop single over the short stop and Milne raced all the way around to shut down the visitors the rest of the way piling up nine strike outs In seven innings He walked Just two Chris won his first for Georgetown In the nightcap going an extra Inning to do it The Eagles had bock from a deficit to tie It at when Hughes led off the eighth Inning with a single and promptly stole second First base man Paul who batted 500 In trips to he plate on opening weekend cd home Hughes with he winning run Center fielder Mike made a big defensive play for he Eagles in ho fourth inning when he pulled off an over theshoulder catch after a long chase save a pair of runs Larry was the big man at the plate for Georgetown when they travelled to Mlssis- Sunday for a win With the score dead locked at tin the sixth Delghton cracked a two- run double scoring and Hughes One Inning later the big catcher unloaded another two bagger this time scoring Black more and Jay Anderson rapped a long single over third base to bring around with the final Georgetown run Newcomer Rob Wilson was impressive in pitching the win striking out eight Mis batters while allowing just four hits He Issued four free passes Thursday night the Eagles travel to Oak Flying high with three wins before returning League Sunday after home Saturday lor a noon the Eagles host pm date with West Mount Hamilton of the Niagara District in a start Tennis gals win Halton Hills answers the call Were No 16 in our rookie year By GERRY TIMBERS That the bad news registered their Herald Sports Editor The good news Is that 15 minutes of Inst the Great some residents of physical activity Canadian ParticipacU- Hills that s over the special Neil on Challenge per cent of our son Hotline GlUard doubled home Htcher with the winning run The Specters had scored In their Initial reached but when his Jong fry ban mishandled and doubled Mm around score In the third It turn to deliver an RBIdouble after Hatcher had drawn a base on belli struck for three main their half of but Bergman singled to I All Considering it was our first year I think we did well In mobilizing the entire community program coordinator Eva Carney told The Herald We had people from all different areas of our community Invol ved It was an excellent dry run for next year The last report Carney had from Red Deer Alia was that 34 cent of their popu lion had answered the call enough to beat Halton Hills Conceding defeat Mayor Rubs Miller wrote Red Deer repre sentative John Simpson requesting a The- Year acknowl The most part of the participants In the Challenge were registe red through their schools A total of students took up the cause with Georgetown District High School leading the way Some 117 students navigated a special walking jogging route Twenty schools parti More than kids ran relay races at Centennial School They did he Participation Hustle at St Joseph Separate School in Acton They danced to the beat of pop star Michael Jackson at the Halton Hills Kinder School Many community groups had special act vitles planned for enge Day The most successful service group was the Club who turned out members for a lunch time Work out at the North Golf and Country Club Some people parti In the Challenge through various sports groups the most successful outfit being the Georgetown Softball League Eighty five ladles answered the call to help out Hills Another 154 people registered through local business groups Thirty four physiotheraphy patients even called in their treatment at the Georgetown Memorial Hospital to the finish Ha against the clock these two girls were fa Ceatoantol Behest Challenge last Wednesday Georgetown was matched Red Deer Alberta to see which town bad the fittest Who did win So Just which community wm the Great Canadian Partlclpacuen New Brunswick That a who The folks down East came arMgh with ST ft per cent of then- population earning the right to call themselves the moat energetic community In Canada for a year HaHonHulsplacedameagreiathfught of participating communities Kingston Tim mini Waterloo sod Creek were Ontario towns that placed higher than we did Red Deer be com muni finished fourth overall with per cent of their population taking pan The Gordon Aicott Tennis Club Ladles A team swept four match es from Swansea last week as Inter County League play under way on two fronts Pat Harris and Thomson start ed the sweep with a decision Kay King and were winners in straight sets Isla Allison and Linda Rice were also 61 The team of Ann Kennedy and Audrey Houston made the sweep complete with victory The Mixed B entry split six matches in their opening contest with Wallace Park Peter Acton and Kent rebounded from an opening set loss with deel slons Much and Gerry Peace sandwich wins around a 36 setback Pat Harris and Mike Hurley were winners In straight sets The team of Kevin Neil and Chris Lysbolm went down defeat as did Slsnett and Don Gibson and Ann Kennedy and Isla Alii Thursday nights C league matchup with was cancelled because of a problem with the lighting Tennis winners The Gordon junior tennis team won Its second consecutive Inter County League match of the year by defeating White Oaks Captain Mike Hurley won his match 76 while Dean Jackson and Jay Anderson played superbly to win their doubles contest The new Under 15 doubles team of Bob Sun and Alan Glray struggled In losing the first set 16 but came on much stronger in the second losing Kennedy played well in winning bis Under 15 singles match The team still needs some more players for backup depth for this year and for the future Phone Don or Mike Hurley at 1288 for ft Atom girls play The Georgetown Youth Soccer Club atom girls league began play Thursday night with the Billiards playing the Thunderbirds Andrea McNellly scored a goal in each half for the before the game was called because of heavy rain The Thunderbirds were awarded a win Andrea Schneider Anne Donnelly and Denlse all played well for the The second league game between the Challengers and Blue Thunder was called because of the rain and will be made up later Opening Day two weeks ago taw the Billiards fall to the Challengers 30 Julie scored twice for the Challengers while Melanle Booth added a single Clark also played well for the winners gals split The Inter County Tennis schedule started last Wednesday with the Gordon Aicott C Ladles team opening their season against Swan sea Ladles with a split of points Lois Froaer and Trudy Roy started match with a liebreaker and fell in the second set 46 Margo Prior and Midge Hampshire took a win of Karin Wilson and Norma Maynard lost In three sets Frances Brown and Anne Munro won in three sets Our next game is at home against Central Park Join rec soccer The Women Recreational Soccer League held its annual general meeting and registration last Thursday With people registered already It will again be possible for Georgetown to contribute two learns to a league consisting teams from Acton Bolton Brampton George town Milton and The first games are scheduled for Monday May 28 and in the meantime practices are being held every week To register or for more Information contact Anita Warner at