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Page THE HERALD WE SB ACCORD GEORGETOWN QQQQQ Hwy wwcosi SALES SERVICE 8731818 Sports and Recreation HOURS MonFrl pm Saturday pm Matthew a for ward with J V of the tyke house league had a band in all of his teams goals in a recent win over Armstrong Insurance Matthew scared a whopping gnats and assisted on the other Matthews team mate and brother Kyle alw Frustrated Cougars fill penalty box Sittler to speak How did it feel to set a National Hockey League record for ing the most points a single game How did it feel to score the win ning goal in overtime in the firstever Canada Cup Local hockey fans will get a chance to hear the answers to those questions and probably more at the annual Georgetown Hockey Heritage Council Award banquet on Mar 6 Former Toronto Maple Leal captain Sittler has been confirmed by the GHHC as one of two keynote guest speakers for this years dinner Sittler scored a record 10 points in an NHL game in 1976 and in the same year scored the winning goal in Team Canadas thrilling overtime win over Czechoslovakia in the inaugural Canada Cup final Sittler who finished a 15year NHL career with stops in Philadelphia and Detroit will be joined by current NHL vice- president and Hockey Hall of Fame president Scotty Morrison at the GHHC head table Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean will serve as master of ceremonies at this years banquet honoring 1969 Hockey Heritage Award winner Bob Tost the first general manager and one of the founding fathers of the Georgetown B Gemini Other special guests at the Mar dinner include Peter Con Harry Watson Bo Syd Smith Dave Burrows John Luna Jim Luna Mike Trenton Keith McCreary and Dave Fortytwo tickets are still available for the special night at Holy Cross Auditorium and may be purchased by contacting Dave at Tournament rescheduled Due to uncooperative weather the Town of Halton Hills Annual Coed Broomball meot Originally slated for Satur day Feb has been rescheduled to Saturday Feb We have a couple of openings for teams so if anyone is Interested in submit ting a team please call extension no later than Fri day Feb by IS noon Raiders rumble to 31 victory ByPATULSVOBODA Herald Sports Editor Its not bard to tell that playoffs are Just around the comer for the Georgetown Raiders The usually high scoring Raiders earned a close win over Burlington Cougars last Saturday night at Alcott Arena and a third period brawl proved both clubs are feeling some add adrenalin Saturdays win over the Ontario Hockey League western division second place club followed a tie at home on where the Raiders again succumbed to their strange second period slide syndrome Georgetown was in the middle frame and needed a last minute goal by J Latour to salvage a point The threepoint weekend left the Raiders in third place ahead of Streetsville 44 points to Georgetown has two regular season games remaining visiting first place Etobicoke Capitals tomorrow night before ending their schedule at home on Saturday with Burlington back in town RAIDERS 3 BURLINGTON 1 The two teams racked up minutes in penalties and 15 total misconduct penalties m the third period as the final game tally reached 135 minutes The visiting Cougars had 77 minutes 53 of them in the third frame and eight misconducts After a scoreless first period Raiders took a lead in period Losing his shirt Raider Rob Doucette looked ready for an early shower In this scene from last Saturdays contest at Arena bet ween Georgetown and Burlington actually lost his jersey during a third period scrap as a frustrated Cougar team was beaten 31 by the Raiders Herald photo two with Greg Brazeaus tally at proving to be the ultimate winner Chuck had opened the scoring for Georgetown at 3 with Kelly Foster closing the Raider goal getting at powerplay marker was assisted by Kevin Dance and Chris Lee with J P help ing out on winner Latour and Brazeau each earn helpers on Fosters marker Burlingtons Kevin Gauthier broke Curtis Greens shutout bid at 8 of the final frame on a effort Raiders hurled the rubber a total of times at Burlingtons Sean Bassilio while Curtis Green stopped of 26 Cougar shots The visiting Monarchs led after one period and went ahead with 20 minutes left before Georgetown regrouped with J Latour s tying goal at 35 of the third period capping the com eback Chuck Loreto led the Raider of fence with a pair of goals in eluding one shorthanded tally with Kevin Dance Brent Presswood and Travis Cole also finding mesh Assists went to Shannon Storr Chris Lee and Cole with two apiece while Brian Gendron Greg Kevin Dance and Loreto each had solo helpers Curtis Green made 28 stops for Georgetown while the Raiders tested Mark Cavallin 35 times CENTRAL ONTARIO B HOCKEY LEAGUE Western Division standings L T Etobicoke 27 9 3 57 Burlington 22 11 8 52 RAIDERS 13 10 Streetsville 15 Oakville 18 Milton 10 25 Munico 9 5 23 Rules pin Rebel wrestler in Pittsburgh A Georgetown Rebel wrestler had more than just opponents to grabble with during a competition in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania two weeks ago Bill Murphy favored to repre sent in the 119pound class at this years upcoming OFSAA meet travelled with C Drury Spartans to a dual high school meet in Pittsburgh on Jan 28 and was floored by some last minute rule changes They wrestle whats called folk style down there explained Mur who was pinned by a U S op ponent in his first bout There different rules and things you cant do It really wasnt explained to us until the morning of the meet Points are apparently awarded differently than in the traditional freestyle method of wrestling practised in Canadian high schools Youre not allowed to grasp an opponent when hes on the bottom and you dont get any points for getting behind an oppo nent said Murphy pointing out just a pair of different rules employed in the folk style bouts Despite the rule changes however Murphy said the trip was a positive experience and it ed an ideal opportunity for a close- up look at what is considered a ma jor sport in most of Pennsylvania Wrestling is their number one sport said Murphy Canonsburgh High School located just outside Pittsburgh and which hosted the dual international meet has a weight training room that would nval most pnvate health clubs and a permanent wrestling room said Murphy When a kid is seven years old he gets a letter inviting him out to the public school wrestling team Murphy said They pick a kid for each weight group Murphy and his fellow wrestlers from EC and Torontos High School were billet ted with team members They told us they often get crowds of 3000 to a meet he said And the teams have spon sors Murphy lost his second and final bout of the weekend on points to an grappler Following the competition the group was treated to a banquet Battle of New Orleans not as tough as the trip Pauls Call Paul Svoboda Herald ShtIs Editor Spending your weekend cram into the back of a window less cube van with 14 sweaty guys might not be your idea of a good time If so I dont blame you However when this reporter did exactly that on a trip below the MasonDixon line last weekend he was a bit disap pointed when the aforementioned Journey was finally over You see rugby players observe a curious rite of winter At least one time during the off season they must get together with a bunch of former team mates form what is commonly referred to in rugby circles as a touring side pile into the aforementioned van and plod south for the Battle of New Orleans The Gras Rugby Festival hosted by Louisiana State University is this modern day Battle of New Orleans Over 32 teams from across the USA and Canada gather an nually in Baton Rouge fight it out for a piece of hardware and some begrudging respect and then ven ture into the wilds of forbidden New Orleans to sample the flavor of Mardi Gras madness But while the battles on the fields and the battles to move ones body through crowded Bourbon Street may appear to be the toughest assignments on these annual forays the actual journey south itself is often the most daunting obstacle So it was that the Rock n Roll Rebels a collection of serious ruggers out of Ottawa Toronto and now Georgetown ventured south last weekend Freezing ram and snow squalls saw the squad still outside of Col umbus Ohio by Friday morning A vicious euchre game occupied a foursome of our party while the rest of us dreamed drowsily of warmer climes yet to come But alas all that dreaming went for naught Upon arriving in Baton Rouge stiff and stuffy at 4 a Satur day we found the weather even colder than the Canadian clime we had left behind Yall can expect some freez ing rain on Sunday drawled a hotel doorman Hey whatever happened to the sunny south It was slightly wanner when we caught the tallend of the Sun day night Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans but the weird weather greeted us again as we began the long trek north rain in Alabama Come on give me a break Tennessee sunshine was finally found and a memer group looked forward to a quicker trip homeward But Murphys Law applied once again and a blown front tire just as we crossed the U S Canada border again left us to battle the elements Finally back on the road one tow truck ride and later the Rebels almost wanned to the sight of that familiar Ontario winter once more Oh yeah I forgot to mention it The Rebels won the Why youd be surprised how much warmth one tin cup can give of f during a cold trip north