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Cross country trail blazer Parker setting pace in ski competition Tim Parker is making impressive tracks In cross country skiing com petition and recently added an ex ceptlonally fine finish to his growing list of a In the Muskoka Loppet held near on Jan Parker finish ed third amid a field of about the 12 kilometre Parker who Is now has been cross country skiing on a tlonal basis since he was five He tried a little competitive skiing for a period between 1B7B80 but since then skied competitively un til taking It up again this year Last years winning time In the Muskoka event for Parker s category was more than minutes but changes in the sport have made for a greater competitive edge and the chance for skiers to go much faster Parker himself has gone from the classical or traditional tcchni que to a skating technique The skating technique is a lot faster than the traditional way he says With traditional the skis can tend to slide back but with the skating technique every kick is a positive kick so times arc getting Cross country skiing Is somewhat of a family affair for the Parkers Tims father Robert also competed at the Muskoka competition and placed an Impressive seventh In the category with a time of two hours nine minutes on the km course The younger Parker Is also a member of the Georgetown District High School cross country ski team and has competed In several school meets At a race hosted by Glen Secondary School he was third in a field of skiers Later this month he 1 be with the team when Tim Parker li quickly making way up the competitive cross try skiing ladder and finished third at the recent In a Herald photo they compete at a meet In range He and Feb 1011 the team will compete at the Hamilton Halton finals for the right to ad vance to the Ontario Federation of Secondary School Ath Assoc la tions finals Parker is currently a member of the Chinguacousy Cross Country Ski Club which will host the Southern Ontario Divisional time trials this weekend For Parker It a chance to be seen by scouts looking for talent to make up the Ontario team which will go on to Inter provincial com petition And 11 things go as planned Parker hopes to set his sights on ear ning a berth with the national team SECTION THE ill Januarys IMS Pages holds on for win Bishop Reding drops close decision The Bishop Reding Royals fell lust short In a comeback attempt last Tuesday at Memorial Arena and were shaded by Guelphs Our Lady of in exhibition Junior high school hockey action The Royals fought back from a second period deficit with a pair of goals to make it a contest but were unable to get the equalizer The Royals arc winless in four ex hi bit ion games this season but nonetheless Coach Michael Kelly Is pleased with the effort of his players This game was quite evenly matched he said following the loss I was pleased It was a clean but rugged game and the boys were very enthusiastic Kelly and the other members of his coaching staff Gerry Bruce Mazer have had to with an everchanging Since there is no set league for the Junior teams they must devise their own exhibition schedule The Bishop Reding roster varies both In numbers and calibre of players from game to game but Kelly says they have a core group of about players who play when they are able This is the second year for the hockey program at Bishop Reding and Kelly says they are building for the future after having only Grade 9 layers last season and Including this season Against Our Lady of the Royals found themselves trailing 10 after the opening period before glv up three goals in the second to trail Brian Ross scored for Lourdes In the opening frame but Eric Malison replied early in the second for he Royals to make It a 1 contest The goal came about after Kevin Dodd took a shot from the point that was stopped by goalie Dave son Chris Check look a whack at the puck and Anderson stopped that The Bishop Reding Royals came out on the end goalie Carlo makes a pad save on a Lourdes a decision In exhibition high school hockey at they Herald photo hosted Our Lady of Lourdes last week Here Royali one too But was parked on the doorstep and jammed the re bound Into the open net responded with three goals to round out the period scar two from Jon Madaock and one from Kevin Klein as took a lead The Royals took advantage of power play opportunity In the third to close the margin to when John Cheeseman used a team mate as a decoy on a and pulled trigger on Bishop Reding se cond goal Check and Jay drew assists on the play Then Kevin Dodd beat Anderson with a shot from Just inside the bluelinc as Cheeseman worked the puckuptohlm making it 43 In the Royals net Carlo kept Bishop Reding in the game with several excellent saves but his team males were unable to spring for the tying goal and the game remained 43 for Bishop Reding next exhibition outing Is scheduled for Feb 12 but Kelly says they will be trying to set in the meantime The Royals will also take port In their own Invitational Hockey Tour slated for March A total of junior teams from as far as Hamilton and Metro Toron to will take part In the oneday nit which wfll be p Ice surfaces in Three teams tied for top in HHHL Competition remains tight atop the Hills Hockey League standings as three teams are cur rently lied for first place following action Sunday LePage s McGlbbon Hotel and Exchange House all have points to lead the league a has a record of 11 wins and four losses while Hotel and Ex are both 103 Rounding out the standings ore Genoe ReMax with points North Sports with 15 Mai Dodge with nine and Amies Body Shop and the Hawks with seven Sunday s defeated Mai Dodge by a 31 margin while Mcgibbon Hotel thumped the Hawks The other games saw down and Ex change House shade North Halton Sports 54 This Sunday morning Hotel faces s at a m lakes on Exchange House am North Sports tangles with the Hawks al 10 a m and Mai Dodge faces off with Arnlcsatll m Chateau bantams hold on to second place Chateau Restaurant Minor Ban tarns played In Milton for the last lime In league play Thursday night and come home with another win In their battle to hold down second place in the Tri loop Georgetown opened the scoring quickly when Adam Hilts capitalized on a Doug Crawford pass but Milton tied It up a minute later while Georgetown was short handed The locals took the lead again in the final minutes of the first when Claude Johnston slammed one home with the assist going to Mark Mcln tyre Milton again tied it early in the second and again the Chateaus had a man in the box but that was all Tor the home side The Chateaus with live unanswered goals and John shut the door on Milton playing another solid game In net for Georgetown Scoring for Georgetown were Allen nets two in ladies victory over visiting Beeton Adam Hilts with his second of the night Dunne Lewis with two Mitch Butt who was filling in at forward for Brad Tult who was out of the lineup due to Illness and Trevor Picking up assists were Rob Lang with two Scan Gulstlnj Chad Brad Amnio and Adnmjlilts The Chalcaus have three league games left In their season night Tuesday they played in Friday they travel to Burl and they wrap up their Trl Counly season at home on Saturday playing Burlington The Chateau Restaurant Minor Bantams would like to the Juveniles on winning the Silver Stick this past weekend To the coaches ana players Well done guys GEORGETOWN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION Is holding Indoor workouts for certain Rep teams For further information contact JUVENILE Blaine Mltton 8773967 MIDGET Brian Hannah 8778113 BANTAM Mike 8779688 The G B A is accepting applications for Tyke Rep Coach Contact Jack Lee 8778767 In their first game back after the Christmas break the Georgetown Women hockey team took a decision over Beeton at the Memorial Arena Jan 10 The contest proved to be a hard ween the two teams and a player from each side ejected for fighting Georgetown struck first in the opening period as Pam Anderson scored assisted 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