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Unrealistic goals set by Raider executive Which is more important Change for the sake of change or maintaining continuity In regards to the decision to replace Gary with Charlie as coach of Georgetown Raiders Jr B hockey team I definitely choose the latter Sure the Raider executive can point to the fact that the team didnt reach their goal of at least the second round of the playoffs as an excuse but it is a flimsy and convenient one I would answer that by taking a closer look at the managements ability to find and convince quality players to join the organization To begin with perhaps some of the blame can be placed with former general manager Joe Walsh who was let go by the team for that very reason being unable to fill the with quality starters Management didnt provide the players to look at so didnt have much to choose from yet he was able to double the number of wins of last season 12 up from six One of the criticisms levelled at Walsh by many people around town including the Raider ex ecutive was that he wasnt able to contribute more of his time to seeking out prospects due to his job and other committments Who is responsible for hiring somebody who wasnt able to come through It certainly wasnt McFadyen The Raider executive listed inability to complete this season with a 500 record and advance past the first round of the playoffs as their reasons for replacing him My reaction to that is to ask if that goal was Risky Business by Robert Risk Walsh cant take alt the blame for not getting players for the team In many cases the boys refused to report to Georgetown because they didnt want to play for a team that had such a lousy record This is something McFa was able to change to a cer tain degree and was looking for ward to improving further in the realistic for a team that won only six of its games in 198990 A team that does win half its games is ex pected to advance past the first round of the playoffs but having those expectations after winning just six games seems a little too unrealistic With McFadyen at the helm to follow up on his ac complishments working with familiar faces and a core of players who knew and respected him Raiders stood a much greater chance of actually reaching that 500 plateau and be ing a force to be reckoned with in the playoffs Instead the Raider organiza tion chose to try and hide behind their mistakes by coming up with a scapegoat I guess thats not too surprising since so many of the major league teams do it all the time I should know having been a Toronto Maple Leafs fan for so Correction The Acton Figure Skating Club picture on the front page of the March issue of the Halton Hills Herald was incorrectly identified as Cara McGilloway dressed as Little Bo Peep when the person in question was actually Sarah Venema as Goldilocks The Herald regrets the error and any inconvenience this may have named as Raider coach Georgetown Raiders Jr B hockey executive named Charlie Hanman a longtime Georgetown Minor Hockey Association coach as their coach for the 199192 season on Mon day replacing Gary McFadyen feelings toward Hanman acknowledging his experience as a coach who has been very suc cessful with his teams most recently guiding the Hur ricanes Major Midgets to the Central AAA championship on Sunday in Milton said he was thrilled to get the opportunity to coach the team and verified he would be ac tively involved in scouting out the AAA leagues Hanman also promised the team will be a much tougher one to beat especially at home In a recent interview Hanman said there will definitely be more penalties being tallied on the game sheets Acton house league championships DWRT Trucking and A and S Engraving ballled it out for he Tyke house league championship on Saturday at Arena during the Acton Minor Hockey Associations Daj of Champions A and S won the Tyke title followed by Cartage Novice Construction Atom Goy Cartage and Lions Club Bantam Herald photo CHARLIE HANMAN The move comes after Raiders finished sixth in the Central On tario Jr West Division and were eliminated three straight in the first round of the playoffs by Brampton I have a lot of respect for Gary and I know that he gave it his best effort But at the start of the season our goal was to play 500 hockey during the regular season and get past the first round of the playoffs said Raider president Finn McFadyen said not advancing in the playoffs was a disappoint ment for him as well but wondered how realistic the ex ecutives expectations were given the teams record from the previous year McFadyen said he had no bad Success fuels local skaters desire House league hockey finals The Georgetown Minor Hockey Association is marking the end of the season with its house league Day of Champions on Saturday at Alcotl Arena Eight games will be played to decide this years house league champions beginning with Bantams at 800 am featuring Packaging against Georgetown Honda The GMHA is asking all of its players to bring an item of food for the Georgetown Food Bank a member of lite Georgetown Figure Skating placed first in the AllOntario liilerClub coin petition held in on March lf the highest he has managed in the sport Several successes this year has heightened his eagerness lake part in the competitive stream of figure skating in the near future i Herald photo Georgetown resident Michael Fedchyshyn 14 has enjoyed a great deal of success on the ice this year not as a hockey player but as a figure skater most recently winning the AllOntario title for PreJuvenile men in Bowmanville on March 16 Fedchyshyn acknowledges that the sport of figure skating is still dominated by females but as in the reverse case with hockey that is beginning to change When I first started I could be guaranteed to place in the top three because thats how many guys were competing Now almost all the meets are com pletely filled to maximum said he doesnt get ribbed by his friends at school about wanting to do pirouettes at the rink rather than slapshots which is perhaps a sign of the times A lot of them joined up for CanSkate when I first started to learn and I just happened to stay with the programs when the other guys switched to hockey Fedchyshyn also had choices to make about which sport he would pursue as the demands on his time required him to decide bet ween skating Kwon Do or Alpine skiing He said he really enjoyed skiing but doing it is enough for him now Its a lot of work going to practice for about two hours three times a week and also preparing for competitions Im kept busy all year with a spring school at Arena this month and a seven week school in Oakville starting in July said he is happy that he stuck with figure skating since it is a sport that satisfies his competitive nature and also suits his singular needs I never liked team sports since I was never very good at It Ive even turned down requests to skate in pairs since I prefer to be on my own I love the challenge though seeing someone I want to beat and going after them Winn ing the AllOntario gave me the extra spark to keep going fur ther Wrestling First place finishes by Bruce Ryan Steve Brown Mike Large and Stew helped Georgetown District High School take the Junior Wrestling Championship held at Bishop Reding on Thursday The win sets the stage for the Halton championships being held at GDHS tomorrow Thursday Rebels beat out other schools to win the title finishing with points ahead of second place White Oaks points and Drury 61 points