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18 THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1996 GDHS Phys-Ed head Jim Hall and his athletic de- partment have been hard at work preparing for the up- coming school sports schedule. Hall is extremely proud ofhis athletic program that boasts around 35 teams with over 50 coaches and volunteers. Surrounding these teams are policies that the department finds im- portant and has worked hard to instill. Students are only al- lowed to participate in one sport at a time. With aca- demics as the number one priority, the department feels that more than one sport could be threatening to an athlete's classroom performance. This also means that Rebel sportsters ssi to keep their marks ( GDHS athletics looking ahead ~ up in order to stay on their team.. The one sport policy also permits a wider range of students to get involved athletically. Ano smoking at school policy is also in affect for GDHS athletes. "We are concerned about the health of our stu- dent body," adding that smoking does not fit the image coaches are look- ing for in Rebel athletes. Because of policies like these and his confidence in the coaches and volun- teers at GDHS that Jim Hall advises all parents to encourage their children to get involved school ath- letics. This season the depart- ment offers cross-country, football, fieldhockey, vol- leyball, basketball. "J Aaa GEORGETOWN MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Level 1 Trainers Clinic Thursday, September 26, 1996 Alcott Arena (upstairs) Registration: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $45.00 Call Hal Pells at 877-9827 for more information. at G.D.H.S. Georgetown Ladies Volleyball Association Registration: Monday, Sept. 23, 1996 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Fee: $50.00 For more information, call Cherri (905) 873-0848 wm F Acton Motors Servicing All Makes Selected Used Cars 853-1280 BLAIR McCALLUM ee ee dwvweeceseaeaaa wens Kinsmen girls play softball finals -- finally! Once again, rain played havoc on the scheduling of the Kinsmen Girls Softball Day of Champions. All but one of the rescheduled games were washed out, however the playoffs were completed on Sept 15. Senior League semi-final action saw Remax elude Dunlop Insurance by a score of 15-13, It was a very tight game that was not decided until the final play when Carey Crich- ton caught a long fly in left with the bases loaded and started a double play. Katie Laing hit a home run to pace the offense for Remax. Dunlop gave a valiant ef- fort and came up just short. Leading the way was Jamie Powell. She was 4-for-4 With two doubles, atriple and three runs scored. Kristen Higgens had two big hits and three RBIs in Dunlop's best game of the year. Inthe finals, Remax edged TD Bank 19-16. An exciting final game, this one also ended with a double play. Michelle Hughes caught the fly ball that started this one out and then threw to first for the championship out. Katherine MacDonald also made a double play in the third inning. Lindsay Robinson hit a home run for the winners, who spread the hitting throughout the line- up just like they had all year. TD came up with another great effort from the entire ADULTS $5 The Season Begins. HOME OPENER! Georgetown Jr. 'A' Raiders vs. Vaughan Vipers THIS SATURDAY! Sept. 21 - 7:30 pm GORDON ALCOTT ARENA CHILDREN/STUDENTS/SENIORS$2 DON'T MISS IT! team but just couldn't catch up. Amanda Nichol was again solid pitching and hit a big double. Mandy Storey dou- bled and tripled, but the tying run died in the on deck circle. Congratulations to Jackie Bell of TD Bank and Becky Sargent of Remax who were the co-recipients of the Bert Tuck award for excellence in the Senior League this year. Well done ladies!! It was Sammys 26 and Work That Body 9 in the Intermediate League semi- final. Sammys fine pitching and usual sound team defence got them through this one. Three big home runs led the way on offense. Lindasy Burns hit a grand slam and Andrea Lefebvre and Ashleigh Dunlop hit 3-run shots for the win. Work That Body im- proved significantly over the year and gave another fine try in this game. Ashley Bain was the game star for her hitting and defense. Laura Young pitched well and was solid in the field. Colleen and Casey Crichton each scored twice in a losing cause for WTB In this final game it was Sammys 20 and Optimists 12. Sammys just had too many hitters going for areally game Optimists Squad. They got the bats going early and never looked back. Solid defense by the whole team stopped the Optimists come back. JR. 'A' EXHIBITION HOCKEY Alexandra Findlay led the hitters, going 3-for-3 with a big home run. Also going 3- for-3 for Sammys were Andrea Lefebvre, Rachel Martin, Ashleigh Dunlop and Stacey McCormack. The bot- tom of the lineup pitched in with big strokes from Court- ney Springer, Stephanie Dunlop, Jen Robinson and Karen Lefebvre. Optimists made some great plays in the fieldto keep this one close. Amy Harper and Ashley Nichol both pitched well and Harper, Nicole Neville, Lerah Scott, Christine Elliot and Jennifer Harrison led the hitters. Delrex Smoke Shop beat Young's Pharmacy 20-16 in the Junior League semi-fi- nal. Delrex got the bats going early and then shut the door on some tough Young's hit- ters to preserve the win. Nichol Nolan, J.J. Edwards and Rebecca MacDougal all homered for Delrex. For Young's, the whole team were named game stars for their plucky effort against a tough opponent. They will be a good team next year. Delrex dominated again in the final with a 24-8 win over Pizza Hut. The win was the result of good hitting and great team defense. They won the final as the only team to finish the sea- son undefeated. The whole team were named game stars by their coaches for great playing all year. The big bats belonged To J.J. Edwards, Rebecca MacDougal, Julie Davies and Kelly Haines, who all homered. Pizza Hut played a good game against a very strong defensive team. (Volleyball Rebs finish third aid') fourth at GDHS invitational On Saturday Sept. 14, the Jr and Sr Rebel volleyball teams hosted their combined invitational tournament. The Jr Rebels made an impressive debut appearance finishing fourth in their pool just missing a playoff spot, but showing some signs of real promise. The Sr Rebs also had a good day on the court finishing round robin play tied for first. Winning 8 out of 11 games, all players saw equal court time so that some of the younger guys could get a feeling of what senior volleyball was like. Despite losing to Iroquois Ridge in the semis, coach Bob McKay was pleased with the team play and cohesion that he saw. "We could have as easily been the champs had we played our game," said McKay. The Senior Rebels jump into league play next Wednes- Ky on the road at Burlington Central. 2, ATER YORK JAZZ SOCIETY DEESENIS THE BD TER AD QUINTET REMEMBERING BENNY GOODMAN Tht Peter Appleyard Pat Collins Reg Schwager Don Vickery Vibes SEE Guitar ey aii ty Elle on Clarinet: Bobby De Angelis The John Elliott Theatre 9 Church Street, Georgetown Sunday September 22 1996 From 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Admission Adults Students $11.00 $22.00 Phone Theatre Box Office at 905-877-3700 Hours: 4:00-8:00 Tuesday - Thursday 1:00 - 5:00 Friday & Saturday Closed Sunday & Monday 22th ee eae wee ee eee ote