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Page 24 THE HERALD Wednesday October 25 1989 Adam Bennett meets challenge Georgetown Adam Bennett ap pears to be settling in quite com fortably and is proving to be a valuable team asset to the Sudbury Wolves according to official On tano Hockey League statistics released recently The statistics compiled official ly through the league s first eight games show Bennett making his presence felt The solid defenceman has also an offensive spark to the Wolves After eight games he was Sud bury s second leading scorer behind Paul DiPietro with points on a goal and 10 assists His lone goal came on a and proved to be the game- winner Bennett had also racked up 15 minutes in penalties was pacing the Wolves attack with scoring points on goals and five assists Bennett the 1989 first round draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks was reported to be having some problems at the Wolves training camp The pressure of being an NHL first round draft pick combined with contract negotiations with the Hawks and high expectations t allow Bennett to concentrate fully on his primary responsibility namely to play hockey to the best of his ability Bennett has now got his priorities straight and this is reflected in his and the Wolves performance to date The Georgetown hockev s scoring points ranked him second behind Kingston Drake Berehowsky who has points in league scoring rankings for def Bennett s 10 assists matched five other players totals to lead the league in this scoring category Sudbury Wolves currently hold down second spot in the s Emms Division just behind don Knghts Further to my column of last week concerning the Goods and Services Tax incorrectly referred to b me as the General Sales Taxi which is being proposed and posed on the Canadian public by the federal government As pointed out the 9 per cent tax will drastically affect sports at the local level and could end up deny ing citizens access to and use of community run athletics As it stands the tax will apply to almost all aspects of community sports This includes arena rentals playing field rentals registration fees on and on all the way down to even skate sharpen ing costs and costs for the repairs of figure skating outfits It a fact of life that people about taxes regardless of where or to whom they apply However by the same token some benefit can usually be seen to be derived from the ubiquitous taxes so most criticism is muted Criticism levelled at the federal government concerning the GST and how it will affect community sports should not be muted but rather shouted from the rooftops It the GST is a shaft job being perpetrated government Acton Redmen bow to Milton The Acton Junior boys volleyball team travelled to Milton this past weekend to compete in the Bishop Reding Invitational Tournament Six schools from Guelph and Hafton were represented in the Junior tion The Acton squad was especially looking forward to this tournament as- they would once again face their arch nvals in the tough Halton East Division EC The two teams have a long record of close competition this season each having defeated the other for a gold medal in previous tournaments The day started off as could be predicted between the two rivals with each of them splitting vic tories in the tournament opener The Milton team took Acton in the first game while the captured the second 1512 In the remaining round robin play the split with s Pocock High School Acton winning and in a game in which the Redmen were down 134 at one time Acton split with Georgetown win 1513 and then losing 1614 The defeated St James and in their next round robin game In their last regular match the Redmen defeated Bishop Reding EAGLE ENTERPRISES and The stage was now set for the semi finals in which Acton was matched against E C Drury True to form the two teams put on an exciting and exhausting exhibition of their rivalry Acton took the first of the best of three while Drury stormed back to take the second game 154 The final deciding match was another seesaw battle that these two teams have engaged in all The lead changed hands many times and with victory almost in their hands the Redmen succumb ed in overtime to lose The two teams close out their regular Halton league season this week Coaches Ken Ellis and Dave Thorpe had to be pleased if a little frustrated at the erratic play of their charges Ellis was particular ly impressed by the consistent hard work and overall excellence of power hitter Bill Andrews in the tournament Bill played an excellent defensive game as well Ellis said coming up with a number of crucial stuffs up front As 1 See It Colin Gibson Sports Editor Rebels peaking at right time which is clutching at straws in a feeble attempt to show some semblance of leadership The Canadian Ship of State is rudderless and wandenng aimless ly in circles The per cent ripoff as it per tains to local athletics will go directly to the federal government with nothing being returned to the community level Community Recreation and Parks departments all aspects considered operate on a loss as it is and are responsible to local governments Budget needs and suggestions can be put forward but must be treated realistically in relation to the total community needs picture The Recreation and Parks Department of Halton Hills already provides services which might not be realized Groups wishing use of facilities are sometimes not charged the full rental fee simply because of their financial situation Grants are also issued An off thewall figure of can be used as an example Some organizations would pay the full others perhaps others perhaps and some might be granted free use of the facilities This figure now rises to but obviously the various financial picture remains the same The cost must be absorbed if the community is to be serviced so the possibility of higher tax levies raises its head The Halton Hills Recreation and Parks budget showed expen ditures close to a half times realized revenue Rates and operating costs rise every year but there has to be a bottom line somewhere With the per cent GST added on to rates and costs the bottom line becomes obvious More taxes or decreased services On a community level people are much more concerned it ap pears in regards where their tax money goes So the feds can hide in their paper towers collect the booty from the GST then blame local governments when people howl about rising local taxes or decreased local services This naturally is the scenario that our exalted federal leader Biff Buffoon and other members of the Regressive Conspirators party envision I hope fervently that the Cana public sees through the charade before it really is too late to do anything about As I see it anyway By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor The Georgetown District High School Rebels senior boys volleyball team appears to be peaking both health wise and calibre of play wise at just the right time according to head coach Bob McKay With provincial competition just the horizon this augers well for the Rebels run at all Ontario honors The team is coming off some in noted McKay We re get ting healthy and playing well We will just have to see if everything falls into place Optimist xcountry The Optimist Club of Georgetown held its annual cross country run Saturday in Park This event designed for year old boys and girls from Georgetown Acton and Milton at 224 participants from nine schools This is down considerably from the 364 participants from schools which participated last year The event was held under lower gray skies with snow flurries However the bad weather in no way diminished the enthusiasm of both participants and supporters INDIVIDUAL WINNERS Nine year girls Ashley Mon ckton Harnson year boys Adam Bowman Park JO year girls Bridget Campbell Stewart town 10 year boys Geoff Ran Centennial year girls Kellev Douglas I Dick Milton 11 vear boys Jonathan Ritchie Centennial year girls Ester Copeland Centennial 12 year boys Fleming Dick Milton year girls Kathy Mohon I Dick Milton year boys Enc George I Dick Milton TEAM WINNERS Nine year girls Robert Baldwin Milton year boys Harrison year girls Stewarttown year boys Robert Baldwin Milton 11 year girls I Dick Milton year boys Centennial year girls Centennial 12 year boys Dick The Rebels have a chance today Wednesday to lock up the Halton league Eastern Division regular season crown when they play host to TA Blakelock High School 3 30 p m at the main GDHS gymnasium Last Wednesday Oct 18 the Rebels ran their league unblemish ed mark to by rolling over Milton s Bishop Reding High School the best of three match Trafalgar High School poses the only threat to the Rebels Rule of the roost attempt but a win over T A Blakelock would end all speculation The Rebels are ranked near the top provincially and last weekend claimed another tournament win The campaigned in a single pool six team round robin tournament at Bishop Reding High School and defeated Eastwood High School of Kit chener twogames toone in the championship final match Rebels finished first with an record in poo play against teams from Bishop Reding St James Guelph Eastwood Kitchener Nelson Burlington and Mississauga In semifinal match play leading up to the championship tussle with Eastwood the Rebels dropped Nelson 2 in the three match The win was especially satisfy ing for poach McKay as he made liberal use of his bench and a number of players who previously had seen little match action came through in a big way to secure the tnumph weekend the Rebels will challenge in an innovative volleyball tournament hosted by s Heights High School the Number One ranked senior boys team in the pro vince Applewood is staging an tion row d robin tournament that will feature a highly regarded team from Eden New York as well as either provincially ranked Gait or Forest Heights of Kitchener Halton league playoffs start Nov 6 and should the Rebels top the league s Eastern Division they would go against the fourth place team in the leagues Western sion in the first playoff round As things stand now Georgetown would either face Burlington s Lord Elgin or Burl ington Central COMPLETE CAR CARE PACKAGES HALTON HILLS COLLISION R 1 ACTON ONT Super 1 0 MINUTE OIL CHANGE CENTRE OIL UNDERCOATING JOHN HAMILTON 9394 ARMSTRONG AVE UNIT 5 GEORGETOWN ONT LANDSCAPE DESIGN Retaining Walls Interlock Stor e Trees Shrubs Maintenance 8731200 Georgetown Soccer Club GENERAL MEETING Monday November 6th 7 30 P At AlcottArena For election of Officers and any amendments to the Constitution For further information please phone 8775573 8774501 BRING YOUR TRANSMISSION TROUBLES TO US DEAL DIRECT WITH US AND SAVE NO MIDDLEMAN Front Wheel Wheel Drive Experts TRANSMISSION TUNEUP SPECIAL Service Includes Clean sump and pan New pan gasket New trans liter New trans fluid Adjust band Foreign Domes c Light Truck Transmission Specialists TRANSMISSION 8776904