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THE HERALD Wednesday February is Page ms 8995 00 Georgetown low cost Georgetown leasing SALES 8731818 I 1 O 1 u N c HOURS MonFrl 9 am9 pm Saturday arn6 pm the HERALD ATHLETE WEEK Horner of Georgetown showed big by noting the first Airing the Royal Pan puck shoot between periods of the Raider game on Greg excellent won OK at Appreciation Night contest Sabres swept Bradford Bulls scored a late in surance goal to wrap up a 75 win and complete a fourgame sweep of the Acton Sabres in MidOntario Jr C Hockey League seven playoff series action in Acton on Monday Sabres made two comebacks in the game tying it at 33 in the se cond period after being down by two goals and closing to within one goal at 65 of Bradford before the Bulls scored their seventh goal with two minutes remaining in the third period We didnt quit said Sabres GM Robin Inscoe We couldve said the seasons over but we scored two goals to come back Bob Watson Steve Wagner Ian Ellis and John Van Dam scored for Acton Bradford took a 30 stranglehold in the series last weekend by edg ing the Sabres in Bradford on Sunday after dumping Acton in Acton on Saturday Bob Watson Tim McDonald and Jason Lucas scored in Sundays loss while Brett Burrows and Pete Cargill found the range on Satur day Its been a tough season for the Sabres who almost didnt get off the ground in time for the 196889 season but Inscoe said the club is already looking optimistically towardnextyear Twentyone of our 23 regulars are eligible to return next season he said Some players are already asking about training camp Raider playoffs GEORGETOWN RAIDERS VS BLADES Flnt Central Jr B bettafseven western divi sion playoff series dates Feb Feb 17 Feb at Georgetown sop m Feb at Oakville Feb 23 at Georgetown 8 m it Georgetown Oakville to clash in Jr B playoff series K kkx Raiders lack lustre in 73 loss Herald Sports Editor There were no sounds of music flowing from within the Georgetown Raiders dressing room following last Saturdays regular seasonending 73 home tee loss to Oakville Blades The Raiders usually play taped rock tunes after a game but its a good bet the only sounds they heard on Saturday were those made by coach Peter Sturgeon The sophomore Georgetown coach was somewhat upset after a rather lacklustre performance by his charges against the very team theyll faceoff against in Central Ontario B Hockey League playoffs beginning tomorrow night in Georgetown We shouldve been using this game as a tuneup for the playoffs lamented Sturgeon We definitely werent playing the best of our game We were out worked In order to win youve got to give everything youve got Raiders headed into Saturdays game after losing a 32 heart breaker in last Thurs day and despite knowing they could do no better or worse than fourth place in the final western division standings Sturgeon said the team shouldve been motivated to win Despite this being a mean ingless game we been prepared to beat them he said OAKVILLE RAIDERS 3 took a lo lead on the on ly goal of the first period as Georgetown starter Curtis Green was beaten on a trickier between the legs at 8 Moments later Chris Lee just missed tying it up as he missed a wideopen net and shot wide after a nice twoonone passing play with John Williamson Oakville went up 30 in the mid die frame before a dynamic shift by the forward line of Greg Brazeau J P and Kelly Foster got the Raiders on the board and back into contention Brazeau started things off by banking a shot from the corner off an OakviUeuefenders teg and just 30 seconds later slammed one home after the Raider trio stormed the Blades net Georgetown showed some spark after the two goals mid turned in its best showing of he game just before the period ended But in the third it was Oakvilles turn again as the visitors took a lead before Chns Lees unassisted marker at 3 17 again put Georgetown back on the doorstep That would be as close as the Raiders would get however as Oakville outhustled its hosts and banged in three unanswered goals to ice the 7 3 win RAIDERS 2 In on Thursday it was simply a case of who got the win first as the Raiders put in a Airborne Dave Harris goes airborne to score two points in East high school basketball action at GDHS last Thursday The senior Rebels edged White Oaks Wildcats sterling performance in a onegoal loss Chuck from Chris Lee and Greg Brazeau from Brent were the Georgetown scoring combinations CENTRAL ONTARIO JR B HOCKEY LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS GP T TP OF a 10 us a a in 7 190 RAIDERS IT 11 It IS Ul Himlco 11 ISO 111 Hilton 4 ISO Revenge on Raiders minds Revenge is on the minds of several members of the Georgetown Raiders as the team prepares to open its 1969 playoff schedule tomorrow Raiders who finished fourth in the eightteam west division of the Central Ontario B circuit are set to meet fifthplace Oakville Blades in a bestofseven quarter final set beginning tomorrow at at Alcott Arena Although some of the names and faces are different its the same Blades organization that swept last years Georgetown squad then known as the Gemini out of first round playoff competition in four straight games That fact hasnt been tost on second year Georgetown coach Peter Sturgeon and hes sure a large number of his revamped Raiders feel exactly the same Its on my mind and Id think on the minds of about 1012 other guys on this team said Sturgeon last Saturday when asked If the Raiders were out to redeem themselves after last years early exit courtesy of Oakville With everyone back and with our team offence theres no reason we cant win Itll be a tough task for the Raiders as provided their toughest opposition in the western division thiB season The season series was heavily in Oakvilles Continued on Page 16 Feb at Oakville B pm if necessary Feb at Georgetown 730 p m Pauls Call Paul Svoboda Herald Sports Editor Have you ever seen a 205pound snow shovel Well I have And if you were among the 20 media types who braved the slopes of Glen Eden last Sunday youd have seen one too His name is Brian MacLeod af fectionately known as Bam Bam here at the Herald and our intrepid senior reporter set new records for futility during the Media Day race at Glen Eden on Sunday By the way I already warned Hammer this cutting ap praisal of his skiing disabilities was forthcoming So dont feel sorry for him okay Anyway to make a long and agonizing story short Bammers two runs of the slalom made the Polish guy who used to start the ABC Wide World of Sports program by wiping out on the jump look like Katarina Witt And Eddie the Eagle has nothing on our Mr MacLeod either So spectacular was Bam Barns headlong slide down three- quarters of the course that Glen Eden race day organizer Bob rewound the video tape of the crash and snowed it again a second time at the postrace awards ceremonies much to our delight Hey all in the spirit of good clean Canadian fun Right Brian Kudos to our Independent rival Mark Holmes whose team finish ed a respectable third And to Bob Falle and coach who made the day a lot of fun for everyone experts wouldbe ex perts and pretenders alike Yours truly managed to make it downhill unscathed although you couldve timed my run with a sundial CHALLENGE CUP MOVES ON For the first time In three years the GDHS squash team lost a challenge for the Challenge Cup when ThornhillrSt Roberts upset the Rebs 128 at the Georgetown Rac quet Club last weekend Cocoach Christine Kogon said the team has withstood 10 challenges for the hardware since copping the cup in 198 the first year it was Hats off to team members Jim Dteroff Keith Smith Andrew Hoddlnott Greg Sinclair Krtsty and Karen Smith who gave it their best shot A BIG MYSTERY- There seems to be a certain amount of mystery surrounding behemoth winger Darren Cook recently in ked by the Jr B Raiders Team president Dave Kentncr didnt even know Cooks name and when asked where the foot4 200poundplus winger has been playing this season coach Peter Sturgeon replied Europe ADAMS FAN LIST GROWS You can add the New York Islanders to the growing list of NHL teams interested In the future of Georgetown Jr B Adam Bennett Adam attended Saturdays Raider game after suffering through a of Us OHL Sudbury Wolves in on Friday and after huddling with officials of the New Islanders