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THE HERALD Wednesday June 1989 Page IS ONLY PER WEEK 1989 HONDA CIVIC GEORGETOWN SI Hwy ies no SALES SERVICE 873 1818 DOWNTOWN FAX SERVICE Evenings Saturdays Too ill VOUnGl I D A PHMUMKV Downtown Georgetown 877 2761 Great Scott Jen wins gold Two local athletes were wearing medals when the allOntario OFSAA high school track and field finals concluded Saturday at Etobicoke s Centennial Stadium Jennifer Scott of Acton capped an outstanding season in t junior girls triple jump by bounding to the gold medal in Friday s event final while Georgetown s Trent Cull also ended his season on a strong note by heaving the shot put to a bronze medal distance in midget boys competition Scott who led the province with an 11 15metre standard heading into OFSAA saved her best jump for the year biggest meet travelling an 11 36metre distance on Friday to beat her closest rival by a full 2 metres According to co coach Shelley Rogne Scott s winning leap was only e centimetres shy of the current Ontario junior girls record and had it not been for a foot foul in her fifth and final jump Scott would have establish ed the new mark Cull meanwhile ran into some stubborn competition at in an event he s been winning locally all season long and still managed to capture a medal Cull s heave of 15 was good for third spot among one of the best midget boys shot put fields in recent memory Tammy Richards the only other Acton entrant at this year s all Ontario finals earned a very respectable fifthplace finish in the midget girls discus with a a personal best Georgetown sent 19 athletes to OFSAA and head coach Clark was impressed with the results Aside from Cull bronze medal other strong Rebel per forma came from Bob Sheri Nairn and Knsty Johnson was seventh in the junior boys with a personal best time of eight minutes seconds Firemen battle MD Saturday Local firefighters will be help ing to stamp out disease not fires this weekend at the fourth annual Georgetown Firefighters Muscular Dystrophy Baseball Tournament Over has been raised towards M research to date by the firemen and they re looking to add heavily to that total on Saturday Action gets under way at Glen Williams at Sam Saturday and with games runninglmtil 6pm All entry fees and tickets for draw prizes will be donated to MD research The grand prize of patio furniture has been donated by Miracle Mart with prizes including a microwave oven from Goodlets and a drill from Boehmers being donated by local businesses Prize draws will be made Saturday at Busting loose Alexis Kerr bursts from her starting position as the gun goes to start a preliminary heal in the midget girls 400metre run at the allOntario high school finals at Centennial Stadium Friday Kerr missed qualifying for the event final but was part of a strong showing by 19 Georgetown athletes at the annual OFSAA Games Herald photo Nairn was ninth m junior girls 3000 with a personal best 11 07 and Kristy Johnson knocked 23 seconds off her previous personal best to finish in the midget g 3000 ma time of It was a tough field said Clark of the OFSAA meet The level of competition was just outstanding Acton Scott who will move up to senior competition in finished her junior career with an eighth place finish i the long jump with a 5 30metre effort McCauley saw the game from both sides As a lacrosse player and referee John truly saw the game from both sides of the whistle But it was as a hockey official that earned his most noteworthy career achi the National Hockey League s Director of Of ficiating since died suddenly at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital at 30 am Friday June 2 at the age of He had been admitted to hospital earlier last week complaining of exhaustion and died Friday from complications following gall bladder surgery Thursday We are deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the passing of John McCauley said NHL president John in a league press release issued day all of us the game management and players he a dear friend As an on ice of he was one of the best in the business As the Director of Officiating he was outstanding He was justly proud of his comphshmenls in the National Hockey League and earned the respect and friendship of many both in and outside the game He was also appropriately proud of his fine family We extend our deepest sympathy to John wife Irene and children Wesley Bridget and Blame A native of Brampton Cauley s professional hockey of ficiating career spanned over years beginning with stints in the American Western and Central leagues starting in 1967 He joined the NHL in where he served seasons and refereed a total of games while acting as President of the Officials Association for six years An eye injury forced to the sidelines and he was named the NHL Assistant Director of Officiating in May 1981 a position he held for five years before assuming the post of Director of Officiating A lacrosse player as a youth officiated and coached the game in his spare time with two outstanding achievements highlighting his involvement in Canada s official national sport He coached the powerhouse Brampton Excelsiors to the Mann Cup symbolic of Canadian Senior box lacrosse supremacy and he was named to the coaching staff of Canada s World Champion field lacrosse squad in John Recently two of McCauley s three children 17 year old Wesley 15yearold Bndget have bel following family tradi with some impressive achievements of their own Wesley was an important cog in the lineup of the St Mikes Buzzers Ontario Hockey Association Sutherland Cup B champions and was rewarded with a hockey scholarship to Michigan State He was also selected by the Belleville Bulls in the May Ontario Hockey League priority draft was recently named the Most Promising Female Athlete for at Bishop Reding Roman Catholic Secondary School in Milton A resident of Georgetown Mc Cauley is survived by his wife Irene Roach and sons Wesley and Blaine 13 and daughter Bridget He was the son of Betty and the late McCauley of Brampton and a brother to Heather of Brampton and Bonnie Brien Of Georgetown Funeral services were held Monday at Holy Cross Church prior to interment at Providence Cemetery Over people in eluding several past and present NHL officials players and ex attended to pay homage to one of hockey most highly regarded contributors Patient answers from a dedicated family man Sport Editor Jim Den Hollander sports editor at Milton s Observer men tioned to me at Friday s Games that he couldn believe the hockey coverage still filling the front sports page of the Herald Hes right But its been an in credible past couple of weeks for hockey in Georgetown Some of the news has been sad Some has been happy And some has been perplexing McCAULEY PASSES AWAY Sadly the community and the hockey world at large were stun ned with the news of the sudden death of NHL Director of Of John McCauley a resi dent of Georgetown was perhaps the most respected and highly regarded individual to ever hold the top ref post the National Hockey League Over 600 people paid their respects to Mr Mc Monday in a tribute to one of the game great men I met Mr McCauley only once during my first couple of months at the Herald last year Bumping into him at the Fairgrounds where he had come to watch his daughter play I was lm pressed with his patience can dor wit and genuine warmth It was right after the Stanley Cup finals including the infamous game Jersey where Mr Mc had actually reffed the contest from the penalty box with three amateurs posing as officials in the wake of the now famous referee s wildcat strike In support of Don Kohar- Mr McCauley listened patient ly to my myriad questions evad ed none of them and also cracked some off the record quips that had me roaring After allowing me to keep him from watching his daughters game for about an hour he excus ed himself but not before remin ding me to call him anytime if I needed any more info and took up a position behind the backstop There he proceeded to cheer on his daughter and her team mates A proud father ROD NUMBER Vicki Pasma was in the office the other day relating an interesting story about her son Rod recently selected in the first round of the draft by Cornwall Royals Apparently Rod has worn number nine throughout his hockey career This year be don ned number for the B Raiders Why He wanted to go in the first round of the OHL draft explain ed Mrs Thus his favorite number nine combined with one Well chalk one up for positive thinking Rod went in the first round alright In the first round 1 and number nine 9 overall 91 Wonder what number Rod will wear in Cornwall next season REBELS WITH A CAUSE It 11 be interesting to see what transpires from the rebellion of he MTHL and who ve left the to form their own association NEW KID ON THE BLOCK Meanwhile Jim also got hockey news in Milton this week The Merchants announced Friday Rick has been named