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Page 12 THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Augusts Batons East to locate locally Baton twirlers seek athletic recognition By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor To the uninitiated baton twirling as a sport can be misconstrued Visions of Argo Sunshine girls and marching band majorettes cloud the proper perception The athletes involved in the sport however view things in a different light one that involves intensive training discipline and a dedication to excellence to rival any other recognized sport Georgetown will once again offer training in this unique sporting venue that could be said to in corporate the grace personalis impact of the athlete and athletic ability comparable to rhythmic gymnastics gymnastics and figure skating The baton twirling club Batons East will be locating in Darlene King Georgetown and operating out of Georgetown high school according to club operator and coach Darlene King Batons ERast is part of the Batons East West club formed by Darlene and her husband Tim King At national competition held recently in British Columbia a team of seven competitors was selected to represent Canada at the Worlds Baon Twirling Champion ships being staged Aug in Lausanne Switzerland and four of the seven competitors are members of the Batons West Club The only male competing for Canada at the Worlds Kevan 20 of Richmond C is a member of the Batons West Club Tim King will be judging at the World competition The Batons East club has members the majority of whom reside either in Georgetown or Scarborough Two Georgetown members 13- yearold Guignard and yearold Andrea Chisholm shone in the limelight of the recently held National Championships Competing at the A Level placed sixth in the Women s freestyle competition the highest level ever achieved by a Georgetown competitor She was also a member of the A Level Silver medal winning team in the World Team Division of the com petition According to her coach Darlene King has an ex cellent chance of someday representing Canada at the World Championships Andrea competing at the Level won Canadian championships In the Solo and Medley events Baton twirling became recogniz ed as a sport in the 1950s but it was not until that a World tion was formed There had been plans to enter baton twirling as a demonstration sport in the 1984 Los Angeles Olym pics with the hope that it would gain status as an Olympic sport but these plans were scuttled because of the boycott of the USSR and a number of other na tions The sport is also having pro blems in Canada with funding because technically it is not recognized as a national sport To gain this status and subsequent funding the sport must be official ly recognized by five provincial sporting bodies Andrea 11 years old from Georgetown demonstrates he baton twirling routine Long arm roll Andrea competed al the B Level at the recently held National Championships and won Canadian titles in the Solo and Medley events Herald by Colin Gibson Mosquito boys soccer scores MOSQUITO BOYS CMtMmmCradn Goili Mike OUen 3 Gary McNelly 3 Robert Topping Dave Simon Geoffrey Beauparloni Harvey Sdow Video Ranch Black Flic Goal Ryan Gougeon Ryan Martin Domlaloa Knitting Bine Blaiera Steak Eipreu Bleak Expreaa wen by default Established 1973 HALTON HILLS COLLISION R 1 ACTON ONT s corners O I hTh taxi DIVISION OF I HOLDING 8771234 877 7400 AIRPORT SERVICE 877 PARCEL DELIVERY HYUNDAI OWNERS For Service Call 8731818 A Located at Carols 65 Main St S Phone for an appt or please drop by 8772981 Gift Certificates Available Batons East coach Darlene King lends support to Guignard at a recent baton twirling session Darlene and her husband Tim operate and coach the Baton East West baton twirling club The Kings will be moving to Georgetown and Batons East will hold train sessions on a regular basis at Georgetown high school Herald photo by Colin Gibson To date only British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba recognize the sport The Kings are hoping that On tario will soon follow the western provinces in recognizing the sport so that proper funding for the athletes can be made available and Tim King are both International baton twirling cham pions and in fact met at the 1984 World Championships Georgetown Inc The Kings have purchased a house in Georgetown and will be setting up shop locally following their sojourn to the Switzerland World Championships At present more information on the club can be obtained by con tactlng Janet at MAID SERVICE WHOS BEST 1 99 Guelph street Georgetown L7G 4A8 PAINT BODY SHOP All Make Leas ng All Make Service Telephone 416 877 Toronto 846 0910 Norm Armstrong Sales Manager TV SHOW COAST TO COAST Call Margaret 8732165 wigo APPLIANCES SALE OF APPLIANCES AND PARTS Air Conditioner Tune ups Free In Store Microwave Leak Detection and Heat Test Authorized Maytag Dealer Service and Installation 110 STREET GEORGETOWN ONTARIO PHONE