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THE HILLS HERALD THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday March 15 1991Page Buying or Selling List With Success BRAND REALTY INC Georgetown 8734300 Sports and I Recreation ROB RISK Herald Sports Editor 8772201 Atom Playoffs 14 14 14 15 15 Bantam teams battle for playoffs After losing to Kincardine on Wednesday night at Arena Georgetown was in danger of not reaching the playoffs of their 31st annual Ban tam tournament Georgetown began their three game round robin by tying Acton but the loss Wednesday forc ed them rely on a win against Nepean yesterday Thursday with the hope that Kincardine lost to earlier in the day Ac ton is in first with a tie and a win and needs only a tie against to secure top spot In the GeorgetownKincardine game Kincardine opened the scoring at of the first period when Georgetowns goalie lost track of the puck when it bounced off the boards behind him and deflected onto the stick of a Kin cardine player in the slot Georgetown evened it up at 157 of the second on a screen pay in front of the net Kincardine responded at when one of their wingers got behind Georgetowns to receive a pass for a breakaway Kincardine got the winner in the third period converting a twoonone rush by beating high on the gloveside The visitors notch ed another by scoring on the power play In other division play Oshawa finished first in and will play the second place finisher of Georgetowns group Acton Kincardine Salt Fleet the second place finisher in will play the top finisher of A Division With their 64 win over Bramp ton Wednesday night Halton was insured of a playoff berth in their division and could finish third if Brampton tied or defeated Wex ford on Thursday If top placed Buffalo withdraws from the tour nament due to other com mitments Halton could wind up in second and face the fourth place qualifier in the divisional semifinal B Division Hillcrest grabbed first in B2 division with a over Chinguacousy on Wednesday night York Toros finished in se cond Both teams were awaiting the outcomes of Bl games to be completed as of press time C Division Guelph took first place in C2 with Woolwich in second They were waiting for the results of the ScarboroughLeamington game which would decide who would advance with Owen Sound to play them in the semifinals Division semifinals begin at 1030 am today Friday and continue until approximately 1000 pm Divisional finals begin at 800 am Saturday with the grand championship semifinals at 230 and pm The grand championshipfinalisat800pm Georgetowns Bantam goalie smothers the puck as Ryan Hay makes sure the Kin cardine shooter doesnt get a second chance After opening their Annual Tournament with a tie against Acton Georgetown lost to Kincardine and needed a win yesterday Thursday against to advance to the playoffs Herald photo Successful baton club lacks support SB KjE Wiy III Us rWd Coach Darlene King stands behind her two top baton An drea left and Susan Thibodeau as they pose with the Cana dian Grand National Championship and the US Open International Championship trophies they won in the past year Despite the suc cesses the sport is struggling in Ontario due to a lack of funding from Queens Park Herald photo After winning provincial na tional and international competi tions local baton coach Darleen King maintains the sport of baton in Ontario receives little respect King head of Kings National Baton Club in Georgetown said baton has been a recognized sport for over seven years but has yet to receive funding from Queens Park something which has put a lot of pressure on her athletes We have to travel a lot to take part in competitions This year our top people need to go to New York this weekend to Saskat chewan next month and then to Calgary for the national cham pionships in July If we win well have to raise money to compete in the world championships in Venice Italy King said getting to the provin cial finals arent too difficult to afford but with the national and international competitions mov ing around each year the ex penses can be difficult to cover Clubs Im involved with out side of Ontario receive support from their governments and also raise money through casinos and The bingo halts here are booked up for the next three years As a result of the money situa tion King said she has approach- ed the local service clubs appeal ing for some help She said she is still in the process of contacting all of the groups and is hopeful of a positive response The exploits of two of her athletes Andrea Chisholm and Susan Thibodeau have helped to highlight the success of the local club and their need for a travell ing fund Last month Andrea and Susan received municipal awards for their winning performances at the Canadian National Cham pionships last July in Montreal and again in August at the US International Open Champion ships in San Antonio Texas Both girls have been a part of the local group since it was known as the Georgetown Elket- before its name was changed in Thibodeau competed just last weekend at the Spring Open Baton Twirling Competition at Eastwood College in Kitchener winning the freestyle category and the solo division with a flawless performance King said the battle against the stereotypical majorette image continues Even the suggestion that baton twirling is not a serious sport or that it is still link ed to the half time show offends King and her athletes Baton takes the best from gymnastics and dance and com bines them with an endless varie ty of spectacular effects when the baton is manipulated with speed and precision In many ways its similar to rhythmic gym nast King King said the club is presently selling raffle tickets to try and assist their financial situation and is trying hard to coordinate with a Scarborough group to share a bingo event In the mean time she is hoping further suc cess in New York and Calgary will help promote the group and its needs to the community SPORT SHORTS Win a trip Hills residents have a chance to win air transporta tion for two anywhere within the continental United States plus cash by buying lucky draw tickets for the 15th Annual Bill Smith Invitational Golf Tournament Tickets are each and can be obtained at Bill Smith Auto Parts 334 Guelph St Canadian Cancer Society office 164 Guelph St Kens Auto Service Guelph St or Browns Auto Wrecking Nine medals for skaters Five members of the Georgetown Figure Skating Club brought home nine medals from the Western Ontario Sec tion Winter Invitational Figure Skate Competition held in Sar- March 810 Danielle Dembie and Tara Hart won two gold medals each with earning them in freeskate and compulsory elements while Hart took top spot in her group for freeskate and compulsory moves Katie Cochrane and Rose- Marie each won a pair of silver medals with Cochrane earning them in freeskate and compulsory elements and Gimeno getting them for freeskate and compulsory movies Lesley Watson took the bronze medal for interpretive Reding skiers Bishop Redings junior boys and junior girls cross country ski teams qualified for the On tario Nordic Ski Championships by capturing first place at the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Con ference championships held in Collingwood on Feb 14 but were stopped cold at the provin cial meet The Ontario championships took place on Feb and March 1 at Hardwood Hills in Barrie skiers posted many personal best times but failed to finish in the medals The teams which included Phillip Jacob Jeff Matt Thompson Andrew Thompson Vandenhock Lisa Piatt Lisa Redd Sandy Bauer Jodie Heslop Milica and Lynne Ann Clarke have their sights set on an trip to Ottawa for the provincial championships next year Bridge club Georgetowns Duplicate Bridge Clubs winners of this weeks play at the Legion were 1 Elsie Whitham and Harry bic 2 Blaine Hillock and Mike Lorusso 3 Diane Johnson and Diane Adams