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vouncs Open Weeknlghts Until pm PHONE 8772761 the HERALD HAZEN SALES SERVICE REPAIRS TO LAWN ft SNOWBLOWERS CHA1KSAWS MOTORCYCLES SERVICE DEALER FOR BR 100 STRATTON HOMELITE CANADIAN Sweden West Germany coming here Jan 2 Georgetown hosting world hockey game By DAN RALPH Herald Sport Editor A good track record in boating international hockey events has paid off in a big way for Georgetown Friday ft was formally announced Georgetown would boat one game in this years World Junior Hockey Championships A major reason for the announcement was success Georgetown had in the past In hosting teams from Sweden Yugoslavia and Austria Ontario Hockey Association OHA president Brent Georgetown has a good organization and everything It has done In the past it has done well he Burlington was originally tbe site for the Jan game between West Germany and Sweden but backed out when they felt hey didnt have sufficient manp resources The was notified Oct and the following Monday Oct contacted Georgetown Chrysler Raiders president about possibly having the game held here said he first wanted to know the cost of the event guaranteed up front and whether the Raiders executive could handle the project alone He felt a second group needed to be brought In to safeguard against a manpower shortage to do a good Job Poulstrup said he then thought of tbe Georgetown Minor Hockey Association and contacted executive member Keith Bennett Bennett in turn brought the situation to president Wayne Priea attention last Monday Both presidents discussed the proposal with their respective executives and It was decided they would work Jointly In hosting the game The Is being provided by Raiders sponsor Barry I immediately thought of minor hockey because they have experience in International events boating minor teams from Sweden the past three years and we were looking for credibility in the community which minor hockey has said So then contacted Wednesday and said Georgetown would host the game Friday before the start of the Raiders Senior A with Ladds and Whltwocth all met and discussed the inner details of the prelect and a contract was presented It will be signed once all parties have copies and study it in greater detail All three local hockey dignitaries expressed excitement at the prospect of hosting such an International event We think this will be a municipal event and will bring notoriety to the Town of Hills said Friday I really excited because this FINE TUNINGWith world Junior hockey coming to town this winter a of details had to first be worked out Here Georgetown Chrysler Raiders sponsor and vlcepreildenl of hockey operations Barry 1 1 worth left Raiders president Finn Ontario Hockey Assoc lallon president Brent and Georgetown Minor Hockey Association president Wayne Pries go over the contract Herald photo will be the most exciting event ever put on by tne Town You cant beat world class hockey in Georgetown I talked It over with our executive and there wasnt a response Pries sold Weve got the people who are concerned with hockey and they will give it their total effort There is somewhat of an ironic Iwist as Pries wont be present for the Jan game He will be In Sweden with the minor bantam team that will be over there on a hockey exchange Event sponsor Barry WW I worth too said hosting such an event will be I think Its dynamite and I had no reservations at all he said Id Ilk to sec the cooperation of the Town because this will be super hockey It all bolls down lo one Ihlng this is world class hockey TOURNEY NOTESIf such an event ever makes It way back Georgetown it wont be or at least another years Canada is granted the tournament once every eight years and this year two other provinces bid on It Ticket prices havent been formally decided as a budget has to first b drawn up However said under no circumstance will the prices exceed W a ticket This comes once every years and we OHA dont want a family not coming because itcantairordithe said Alikely price will be s As well as Georgetown tournament games will be played in Hamilton Guelph London Kitchener Toronto and Had Georgetown not been able to host the event the OHA could have approached Richmond Hill who was interested said another option was lo have the OHA run the game and hold it in Burlington The tournament itself will consist of games and will begin Dec Thegamewlllsartat730pm and both teams will be available to the media and fans for a half hour so that local Scandinavian and German clubs could make presentations if they so desire Souvenir programs will be sold for as well as other memorabilia The Georgetown contingent will have to provide a block of tickets for both the International Ice Federation and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association who will likely be in attendance for game The will notify Georgetown hours in advance and the ticket numbers will be a minimum of 10 and a maximum of The CBC has broadcasting rights to all the games but the Georgetown committee will look Into the possibility of a Burlington radio station broadcasting the game GDHS cross country team takes home OFSAA medal The Georgetown District High School junior boys cross country team finished the season off this weekend with a silver medal at the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Associa tion OFSAA competition In Brock- Runners Dave Paul Jim dark Jeff Greg McKemie and Brendan deary combined for ISO points just four behind gold medal winner Tillsonhurg Paul was tbe top finisher at while dark was and deary was The Rebels had a total of Ave teams the event as the junior girls were third tbe senior and midget girls both were fifth while the midget boys team had a competit ors scratch just before their race and didnt enter a team In team junior girls race was the highlight of the day as Amy Powers finished a strong sixth individually This performance led tbe Rebels to their third place finish in the team competition Trad McFarlane and Kim Hale also had good race finishing and respectively Lewis and Shannon Snyder also ran for the team In the midget girls race once again provided the leadership with an 18th place finish to pace her team to the fifth place finish Other runners Included Tool McClementa Huffman 9lst Sonle Letamec 108th and KaraLynn Palmer 148th The lone Georgetown senior girl runner was Shawn who crossed the finish line in Halton champ Milton won the race A few unlucky breaks occurred In the midget boys race for Georgetown as Bob couldnt run due to an injury A strong performance from Glenn Mulder the team as other runners were David Scldn Cameron Herman and Tim Parker The final race of the day brought a strong field together and was tbe final race for some runners Rebels Erik Hopkins and Mike Wood bad strong performances in a race that featured a couple of Canadian champs one of which was the eventual winner Greg Anderson of Hopk ins was ninth overall and Wood finished Frank Salinger Andy Kiss and Paul also contributed to the teams fifth place finish by finishing In 89th and respectively It should also be noted Junior Paul ran senior to help team place higher The three Rebel coaches were all pleased with the effort Rookie coach Anne Frank had praise for squad The team spirit was fantastic and the attitude towards one another was very positive Veteran coaches Donna Metcalf and Karen Cosgrovo were very optimistic about the future comment ing This year was a rebuilding one We are also very keen on the upcoming track season Volleyball teams bound for For the first time ever both Georgetown District High School volleyball teams will play In the finals Both senior and junior squads advanced to tbe championships of their respective divisions with semi final wins Friday on their home gym Rebel hoop gold The Georgetown District High School juniors girls team struck gold in Its last tournament of the year In the annual Staynor event Tbe Rebels defeated ColUngwood In final despite trailing almost the entire game The key to the win came late In tbe third quarter when tbe Rebels made two key hoops to come within two points of Those baskets gave Georgetown the momentum for a fourth quarter rally coach Hoe Locking said However It wasnt until Jenny Melvilles two foul shots with 123 left to play that Georgetown took tbe lead for the first time in the game Burroughs and Melville had eight points for the winners while Cindy Muraaghan had six Burroughs was named the tourney MVP which Leaking said was a deserved honor Burroughs filled In at small forward and In place of Shanna Long at guard who wasnt able to make tbe trip LeeUng also said credit should go to Martha Lisa Carter and Beth Brown and Muraaghan who said always managed to guard the Continued on page senior Rebels defeated Loyola in the bestofflve series 1015 154 while the juniors downed a gritty Drury club 31 1M 1510 The senior squad started their malch off with a nearperfect win in which Georgetown clearly After losing the second game the Georgetown team regrouped and over whelmed their opponents In he second game it was more a case of us trying to do too much with the ball senior boys coach Grant said We talked about keeping it simple and putting the threat of elimination on them after the second contest and see how- they would handle It said he feels his club Is ready for todays final with Perdue I think we seem to be peaking at the right time and if we play as well as we can I dont think they con beat us In junior contest Georgetown went up with good offensive play and fine defensive blocking In the third game setter Steve Eastwood got tired and other setter Jim Manning struggled As a result the Rebels offence wasnt as sharp and Drury really took advantage and won the game Even in the fourth contest the visitors never gave up as the Rebels had to serve four match points before winning I guess the lesson to be learned here is you cant open the door even a crack said coach Bob McKay They Drury didnt let the ball die tonight McKay said in the third game he had visions of coming back in the match the same way the visitors did in the quarter final against TA Down the Drury squad HYPNOTIC STATE Members the Acton Redmen Judy Thomson insitateofsospendedanlmaUonasalleyesBreRxedonihe and Janice Jlckllng 2D and Park Eagles seem to be airborne basketball Acton woo this game Herald photo by Dan Ralph J won the next three games In the third game we didnt get the ball to our hitters When you get a little sloppy thats when you tend to get yourself Into trouble One aspect of the Rebels game dial was particularly effective was their blocking at the net In all four games Georgetown was consistently able to thwart the smaller players offensive attack Both championships will be held today at tbe Georgetown gym starting at pm The seniors play Perdue while the juniors host Nelson DISCOVER FOR YOURSELF WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING NEW HYUNDAI PRODUCTS TEST DRIVE ONE TODAYI AIMS ON LOW COST REGULAR GASOLINE ALL SEASON RADIAL TIRES LOW COST 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