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Hockey always a surefire attention getter In sports nothing seems to get most peoples attention better than hockey especially in On The Maple Leafs arguably the worst team in the National Hockey League continue to pack the Gardens year after year anyway Being summertime I suppose articles about hockey are bound to be noticed anyway The Halton Hurricanes AAA hockey stories which have run in the paper recently definitely havent been an exception Shortly after each of the articles appeared I spoke with a number of people either called the office or met me during my travels around town Reaction about the articles focusing on differences the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association and Hurricanes have been having have ranged from those wondering why the GMHA is being shown as the bad guy to others who said the GMHA is trying to sabotage AAA hockey I dont happen to agree with either statement though I will admit that the mam purpose of this column is to clear up a few things First of all supporters from each of the hockey organizations have complained that not enough of their side of the story has been told and the other side has been given more space in the paper As I ve stated in this column before I wish I had the space to print everything that comes across my desk but- the reality is that the material has to be edited in order to make room for others i volleyball lacrosse tennis foot- Risky Business ball softball baseball soccer etc etc One area the GMHA was upset with was where Hurricane vice chairman Terry Brandt said many of the ice hours given by the GMHA were unused because they were in the early morning Hal Pelis the GMHA president said that t the case while Brandt said it was I suppose the only way to know for sure is to carefully go through last years ice booking receipts a job that would likely take a lot of time I wish I had Again if there was more space available that point could have been made clearer There are also questions about why Brandt past president of the Milton Minor Hockey tion couldnt find more ice time in Milton instead of needing most of it from Georgetown More space is needed to explain that Brandt said it was due to the high number of Georgetown players who lived in the Georgetown area making it easier to play closer to home Others argue that on many teams there were only a few Georgetown children Again another dive into waist deep records would be required to tally up the numbers accurate ly In any event hours of prac tice time per week has been secured in Milton for this season helping spread that load around more Lastly Id like to remind those who think the GMHA is trying to sabotage the AAA that Georgetown didnt have to give them any ice time at all or en courage players for that matter On the other side try to remember that AAA hockey is new and still trying to find its feet so mistakes are bound to happen Above all the main goal is to make sure the kids have fun and find themselves challenged lets never forget that Wediwulay August 7 1991 THE HALTON HILLS HERALD 1 DOWNTOWN FAX 1 SERVICE 1 Evenings Saturdays Too ill vouncs itd Downtown Georgetown 8772761 Sports and I Recreation ROB RISK Herald Sports Editor 8772201 Hoosier Baseball 21 21 22 22 Sports Calendar 22 Fouled up and Presents player Paula Walsh fouls off a pitch during a Kinsmen Girls Intermediate Softball League game at the Fairgrounds on Thursday Walsh also pitched in the match against Rapid Print helping her team win 10 Herald photo by Robert Risk Lack of tennis players may cancel tournament Unless more people register by today Wednesday at the Gor don Tennis Club the adult singles and doubles tournament will have to be cancelled reported club organizers on the weekend the junior tournament is a go for Aug In other news the Gordon Alcott Tennis teams are winding down in Inter County play The Ladies A team played Rosethorn last Wednesday tak ing two points Ann Kennedy and Kann Wilson had 26 Chris Steen and Eileen Saville won in three sets 64 Sandra Pun and Joanne Van Den Hoek had 46 Audrey Jans and Deb Koster won 60 62 The Ladies team played Witness Institute and took three points Margaret Macenko and Mary Hughes had 36 Trudy Roy and Agnes Lawrence won Prior and Norma won 62 Enid GledhiH and Maureen Burgoyne won 63 6 The Mixed played and took three points Kevin Neill and Ken won Don Hurley and Bill Kent lost 26 Gord and Ryan Brain in three sets lost 3 36 Chris Steen and Rene March won Stacey Hurley and Bernie Ken won 62 Sheryl Stevens and Joanne Van Den Hoek lost 16 7 The mixed played York Weston on Thursday John Dallison and Andy Humenny lost 6 6 Bill Kent and Al RobitaiHe in sets lost 76 Jay Anderson and Vin Miters lost Audrey and Murray Jans had 26 Sandy and Gary Lewis had 16 Kann Wilson and Eileen Saville had 16 OTooles Tyke baseball team captures Sarnia tourney silver Two weeks ago OTooles travelled to Sarnia in hopes of finishing with a winning record After losing a close game to Windsor the team jelled together During the first game for OTooles Sean Hardcastle led the way with a double single walk and four stolen bases Also con tnbuting were Robert MacLeod with two RBIs Isaac Ferguson and Geoff Bahr collecting singles and Mark Trevor Rich and Geoff Bahr each stole two bases In game two Georgetown pull ed together beating Windsor Andrew Nelisson led the way with a triple double and single He also had four RBIs and scored three runs Devon earned the win Hardcastle continued his stealing ways by taking three bags Game three proved much closer against Oakndge with Georgetown OTooles emerging with a win Brent McClung Andrew Nelisson and Robert MacLeod scored two runs each with Isaac Ferguson adding two MacLeod Bahr and added singles After much deliberation was determined that Georgetown OTooles had earned a spot in the playoffs In the semi finals they had to face Sarnia A The game finished after five innings with Georgetown coming away with a win With so many runs the highlights were Hardcastle Fraser and with four each Isaac Ferguson and Ryan added three each Geoff Bahr earned the win with Greg pitching a scoreless and Ryan Smith coming off the bench to add a stolen base and RBI In the finals Georgetown faced last years Ontario champions Chiefs Although ing a chance in the middle inn ings with the bases loaded and one out they produce the much needed hits The final score was Scoring for Georgetown were Isaac Ferguson Mark Fed chyshyn and Devon ing the three victories the most valuable player awards were given to Brent McClung Geoff Bahr and Andrew Coaches comments Our team is beginning to come together We have nine players that are in their first year of Rep and our record at this time including tournaments is 12 and 14 As manager I would like to thank the players my coaches and the parents for their support Also thanks to Glen Allen at OTooles for his sponsorship and future plans for the team Congratula tions also to the team for finishing second in the Sarnia Tournament The Georgetown OTooles Tyke rep team posed for a picture after winning the Silver medal at Sar nfas tournament on July Pictured here back row left to right are coaches Terry Jones Murray and Robert MacLeod Middle row left to right are Geoff Bahr Brent Devon Andrew Issac Ferguson and Greg Front row left to right are Sean Hard castle Ryan Smith Mark Fedyshyn Robert MacLeod Jr and Ryan Bobor