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THE HERALD Wednesday January IMS- Page 15 I no HOURS am9 pm Saturday pm ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Mcoique of combined a pair of first place finishes in the giant to earn first overall In her category and helped lead- the Hilton Heights Ski Team to top spot in competition at last Sunday All of that came after the 15- Grade student competed in a 31hour dance at Bishop Reding Gendron paces Raiders It may not have been the most decisive win but a victory over the Milton Merchants last Friday was still one to be welcomed by Georgetown Raider coach Peter Bulging the twine Unfortunately for Georgetown midget captain Dale night The Sunny Acres Farms team bowed out on McNiven there werent many more goals like this Saturday after dropping a tight 2 1 decision to eventual for the local squad hi Ia3t weekends annual GMHA consolation finalists Chatham Maroons Herald tournament scored here in the locals photo preliminary round loss to Port Perry Eagles on Friday Hey its a win said Sturgeon a day after the onegoal triumph over the Central Ontario Jr B leagues western division cellar dwellers Not only was it a win but the two points also pushed the Raiders up the west division ladder and into sole possession of third place with 30 points one ahead of the Streetsville who still have four games in hand on Georgetown The forward unit of Kevin Dance Bryan Gendron and Brent continued to shine since being formed a few weeks ago after the departure of veteran Greg Gendron scored a pair of goals in Milton on Friday including one on the with Presswood helping out on both and Dance assisting on one Chuck also continued with his hot scoring pace netting the other Raider goal with Travis Cole and Don Cruise assisting Defenceman also earned an assist in the win Meanwhile was back in the Raider lineup for his first start since rejoining the squad last Continued on Page 16 Thornhill wins midget tournament title Threes lucky for TBirds ByPAULSVOBODA Herald Sports Editor In baseball its three strikes and youre out At the annual midget hockey tournament it would ap pear that its three strikes and youre in Thats the way it was for the Thunderbirds as they made their third appearance at the Georgetown midget extravaganza a lucky one as they carted off the championship trophy with a win over Chlnguacousy in the tourney final on Sunday at Alcott Arena Weve been here for the past three years and last year we lost in the semifinals said Thornhill coach Bob Rossi after Sundays final Wayne Wayne Pries tour nament coorganizer says the third year seems to be the one Chris Amodeo captain of the squad and recipient of the tourney s most valuable player award scored twice to lead the Birds past a game Chlnguacousy side in a fast paced and entertain final Dave Kribs and Brian Rasmussen rounded out the Thor nhill score sheet while Derrick McEachern replied for Earlier on Sunday Rennie fired a to lead Mississauga to a win over Chatham Maroons in the console final Mike Coles and Steve Small also scored for the winners and Toby notched the lone Chatham marker For the host Georgetown Sunny Acres Farms midgets meanwhile it was two strikes and youre out Georgetown got off on the wrong foot in its tournament opener on Friday as Port Perry Eagles flew to a win over the locals In consolation round quarter finals on Saturday a determined Chatham Maroon squad hung on for a 21 win over Georgetown and the hometown team was relegated to spectator status There was too much individual play said Georgetown manager Wayne Pries We didnt play well as a team Port Perry out hustled the locals on Friday night on its way to a threegoal margin of victory Goaltender Chris Cambouns ap peared a bit shaky in the opening minutes as the Eagles scored a pair of quick ones but Georgetown still bad trouble finding the range even after Cambouns steadied his game Rich Bond Shi Vogt Dale McNiven and Bill McDonald scored for Georgetown with assists going to Eric Long and Darren Lang two apiece Cam Herman Bond and McDonald Herman was Continued on Page 16 Paufs Call Paul Svoboda Raider coach Peter Sturgeon showed hes a class act last week by reinstating prodigal winger Greg If you remember correctly Brazeau left the squad last month to pursue an education in Sault Ste Marie Last week upon discovering he couldnt get into Lake Superior State University until March Brazeau contacted Raider centre Kevin Dance about the possibility of returning to Georgetown Dance in turn contacted Sturgeon who put the matter before the team On Friday Brazeau was back in the lineup I wasnt too thrilled at first admitted Sturgeon I dont like quitters and I told him so But were here for the team The team decided they wanted him back and Im in full agreement I told him if he wanted to come back and give everything hes got hell help the team An earlier chapter in the Brazeau story this season had the veteran winger leave the Raider camp after a dispute with Sturgeon over lack of ice time Brazeau was coming off a knee Injury Just before he left the team for the second time hed had an Theres been some tough sled ding for number 27 Still Sturgeon could easily have played the heavy last week Burned before he may have had good reason to ignore Brazeaus latest request But he didnt And not just because Brazeau Is a talented hockey player wholl help the Raiders into the playoffs Sturgeon has shown before that he realizes the complexities of life in the 80s or any other decade for that matter facing young adults Especially a young hockey player who is wondering what to do with the rest of his life Sound familiar At any rate Brazeau has responded to this latest vote of confidence Im in the right state of mind said Brazeau after his return Friday If were out of the playoffs Ill go back to school in March If were in Ill stay and go back next September The guys really helped me on Fri day Hopefully the Raiders and Brazeau himself will make his stay a long one LATE CALLS So the Super Series is over Red Army and Dynamo Riga sounds like a Frank Zappa song posted a com bined 662 record against various NHL clubs yawn Most overdone story The Vacheslav Fetisov saga Would be or wouldnt he join the NHLs Jersey Devils Acton roots for injured swimmer Residents of Halton Hills are rallying around a championship athlete from Acton High School who is Sick childrens Hospital in Toronto after sustaining serious back injuries while vaca tioning in the Dominican Republic last December Matthew Fleet 16 a Grade student at AHS and member of the Acton Swim Team was reported to be in stable condition in the intensive care unit of Sick Childrens Hospital last Friday after undergoing a fourth spinal operation Hes talking to us and hes asking about school Matthews mother told the Herald on Friday Were very much pressed with the support hes get ting The people in Acton are rooting for him Matthew who won every event in the Halton junior boys swimm ing championships last year sus tained serious spinal injuries in a freak accident while swimming in the ocean during a family vacation in the Dominican Republic on Dec According to Mrs Fleet a large wave flipped Matthew over and carried him into the sand causing a major injury to bis spine An air ambulance scheduled to fly Matthew to the American mainland was delayed one full day due to inclement weather and initial treatment for the injured youth was sought at a hospital in Puerto Plata That was a nightmare in itself said Mrs Fleet The on ly thing that moved in the cor ridors at night were the rats It was appalling Matthew Fleet Matthew finally arrived at Sick Childrens Hospital on Dec 28 where he immediately underwent two operations in an attempt to repair his injured spine Doctors also performed a tracheotomy an emergency incision of the trachea to aid breathing due to difficulties with Matthews left lung Matthews spinal cord was not severed in the accident said Mrs Fleet and the two most recent operations have included bone grafts to try and realign and stabilize the spine The area of trauma is located in Matthews fifth vertebrae which is located just above the middle of the back Mrs Fleet said the family was not sure yet what type of recovery Matthew could expect Its early in the game she said Its going to be a long haul hes going to need a lot of sup port said Mrs Fleet who was maintaining a vigil at Sick Childrens Hospital with hus band David Were hoping and praying