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Hills Jills celebrate Gymnastics Week with free workouts The Hills Jills gymnastics club will a sound basis on which to build future the recent success of lis members Although the Jills arc a relatively small club which docs not have the same facilities and the availability of a coach as larger centres do the girls have proven that hard work can overcome Borne of these obstacles Seven girls competed in three different age divisions in the province representing our area last fn addition were pre competitive gymnasts who trained with he club last year Considering that 1977 was the first year or pre competitive gymnasts and 197B the first jear for com gymnasts in Haiton Hills the girls have Last ill Cook placid first in tin TroD division in her second round for the provlnciil final meet In her first qualifying meet Till come all while in her third meet an injury kept from competing and thus eligible for the provincial meet As a Junior competitor Jennifer Pepper came In eighth spot in her first quah tying while placing sixth in he second meet of Hie season However Jen just fell short of attain int her goal making the pruvmcial cut Head coach for the past four years of the competitive division of the Jills is Ruth confident the girls can do even belter this year because other than Gail Cook and Jennifer Pepper most of the were competing for their first Although there has always been a gymnastics week In plied for those who want to come out and see if they will like the sport HOUSE Open House concept house then liny welcome to try out or Halt n the foil soys What does it lake to In a They have to decide if theyre going to put in the time or not Georgetown to start off their season Aggiss says thli Is be first lime the Hills Jills is allowing free time for gymnasts with coaches sup- all the girls a chance to sec if I hey will like the sport their coaches and the dies says If they are interested after the initial good gymnast says its mostly tint makes irl a lid competitor They have to if they re Ron p loach the iris you must a nth of tin girls Ituth says It on Iheir personally usually tries to current Is while tl their skills but it also import not to push them A session consists of domj basic warm for laeh en i qui and thin practicing old skills and trying new skills afterwards Those in the competitive division must do heir skills and then practice their rou tines over over Ruth NO EXCESS It girl not lo be overweight while In training because it can cause problems and put stress on Joints and back muscles You have to have a strong body weight ratio without a I of fat Natural flexibility slim hips shoulders and strong upper bodies are re quired competitive gymnast nays The three most important areas for a girl development Id gymnastics probably con of strength flexibility and coordination she says Burlington gymnastics club has same number of competitive gymnasts but facilities are far super to the Hills Jills The Jills are presently look ing for a full time live coach In addition a floor mat cannot be used in Continued on page the HERALD SECTION Tllb Wednesday September NORTH HALTON SPORTS for Ail Sporting Goods Georgetown HARVEYS TIRE CENTRE Monro Plaza Georgetown 8775110 Legion girls finish season Aurora had the the Royalettes number all year Any ballplayer planning to take lateseason holidays can be certain Stay away from Aurora the own that has produced a fastball of fmsl rating the Leg on After losing to Aurora 10 in the Toronto and District Intermediate girls league finite last Sunday coach Ted Wilkes could only say This is the year where Aurora certainly had our number George I own and Aurora had battled against one in five and in each of those games the has only won by one run Georgetown lost of the five contests but both were the clutch games the Ontario and finals Against Chinguacousy a earn who won the league division eighth place downed their op ponents and put in tie losers ealejory Three runs in sixth inning with help from hitters Clare Janice Joey Bennett and Jennifer I tie Legion team past Joey Bennett hit for A Clan McDowell 2 for and Jinet for against Chine Via 1 in the next tie wire i pn in llieir loss Tie fell quickly their opponents as wen in the mi also scored out run each in the third innings Janet hit for wl Deo was for times- it bat In tit third round the rls met Ching for the second lime The were fired up is briefed their opponents on some Strong pitching from Barb Curry to final result The Legion girls collected four runs in the second inning and one In the sixth to account for their score Curry hit for while Rutherford was also for 3 bat Clare McDowell was for and Joey Bcnnelt NO ELIMINATION Thi win against Ching prevented elimination from the double knockout series so the girls returned Sunday for the fourth round against their season nemesis Aurora Only Georgetown Mai ton and Aurora remain In contention on Sunday Only Georgetown Malton and Aurora remain In contention on Sundav Some of Ihc top learns in Ihc league had already been defeated such as North York and With Barb Curry hurling a super game according to her coach the played almost flawless ball but one error cost the team dearly In the fourth inning Georgetown loaded Ihc bases but they failed to score Both the and Aurora had four hits over the course of the game Joey Bennett Wilkes Michelle Miehm and Janet MacKay were heavy with the bats during the contest Aurora was the team who were at Iherlghlplaceol the right time according to coach Wilkes lie was ex Ircmcly pleased with the piny of Barb Curry who he thought had a super week end The coach says one of the highlights the season for him was competitiveness of the league He says five points separated til eight lop learns who event mode the play of fi You had to go out and eon every game you ployed Wilkes Injuries early in the season may have hurl the team but the coach supposes other learns were beset with similar problem Hosting thrill and everyone on the team enjoyed the competition One of the fun parts of tournaments arc the social Interaction between he play coach says He was pleased the fan support at the Fairgrounds who watched the local Legion and appreciated their support The have only lef to pick their Most Volu able Player Most Improved Player and Top Hitter a wards to officially put a close to their lBfll season Industrial fastball Peel Steel offer surprises in win The playoffs got underway this week wo teams on the sidelines Akors and Clarke Real Estate ore out for the season by virtue of their last place finish while North Sports earned a bye through the first round as a result of their first place finish Second place C and S Plumbing earned he home gome advantage in their scries over seventh place Peel Steel but were surprised in the opener losing Tom Trevelyan who was credited the victory helped his own cause with a In the second to tic the game at lhat point Doug Kelly drove in the go ahead run and scored the insurance one with a two run roundtripper in the third Charlie Metier gave up only other singles and one walk in a losing cause In series home game advantage went to third place finisher Family Trust Real Estate Sixth place Incsko Equip ment found the going real tough as they lost he first game of series The winning pitcher George helped his own cause one run In the fifth and got two each from Ron Osborne and Glen McClure lo sew It up The five base on balls given up by loser Vlnce proved lo be his downfall The home game advantage of ihe third series went lo the fourth place finishers who defeated fifth place Varianin an eight Inning squeaker The Merchants chased starter Mario Santos scoring two runs in he first This lied the game after Steve Marshall and George had scored in their half of he Inning The next six innings saw pitchers Mike Smith and winner Bob Robson locked in a titanic pitching struggle Through that session only one Merchant reached base while 11 were being struck out Then in the eighth Jim Parker was struck out but reached first when catcher Tim Baker Tailed to handle the pilch Spears then doubled and after on In en walk Chris Kevin laced a two out pilch to left lo drive in the winner Playoff games are schedul on Wednesdays Sundays and for as long as are required Exceptionally tough compe tition with any club capable of taking any other promises exiting games from here on PLAYOFF RESULTS SERIES A C and S Plumbing 1 Peel Steels Peel Sleel leads the beat or scries 10 SERIES Family Trust Real Estate Incsko Equipment Family Trust Real Estate leads best of 3 scries SERIES C Merchants Varian The Merchants lead the best of series 10 Susan s off to the Alps Canadian orienteering member recovers Budge hn conquered her vitamin deficiency which hampered training earlier In the to again make the Canadian Orienteering team Persistence has finally paid off for Terra Catta resident Susan Budge a member of Canada orienteering team The second year Kinesiology lent at University of Waterloo placed second last Tuesday at ho Canadian Orienteering championships in Kami oops The week before she competed In the selection rials for the Canadian team and her second place finish enabled her to re- jo In he Canadian team for he Seplcm 4 World Orienteering Championships Susan has been a member of the Canadian team for five seasons and from 1970 lo 1079 she was the Canadian champion Lull year she finished third in the North American finals after winning the competition he two previous yean Susan has advanced from her world championship debut in Scotland at age 15 when she finished of competitors In last week Susan competed in two race courses one was 7 3 kilometres in length while Ihc other was kilometres long Although ha wealher was extremely hot Susan was happy wilh the courses which she described as quite challenging CONTOUR DETAIL The area around Kamloops is quite hilly with lots of small contour detail and soma desert areas Orienteering Is an Individual sport where each person has a map and compass and Indicators a note where 10 checkpoints are Each member in the race must find what thiy think Is the fastest route to of tho 10 checkpoints You must punch a card at each checkpoint to prove you found he marker There Isquileo bit of strategy Involved Susan says If you re an excellent runner It no good if you can read a map Somo peoplo who are good climbers might prefer advance towards a small hill while some fast runners might choose lo run around the hill she soys FIRST The girl who finished first In the trials was a fellow Ontario orient racer Susan and two women will represent the Canadian women team while four men will represent the mens side The team left for Switzerland for the World Orienteering champions last Saturday night Susan says there Is a good chance the Canadian team will do well in the relay meet In Switzerland the terrain Is very fast and routes are dolled with lota of tall brush and rolling hills It makes for a good route choke she says Susan is feeling better now since she had to return from Switzerland earlier in the summer because she was suffering from a vitamin B12 deficiency caused from a lack of meat milk and eggs In her diet She was feeling a numbness in her legs and had to cut short her plans to train all summer In Switzerland lo prepare Tor he World championships For two months Susan has been staying at her Terra Cot a residence trying to re- train and stay In shape for the Canadian rials Hill Jills gymnast Jodie receive helping spotting hand from competitive cam head coach The girls have already begun to train In their effort to compete In competition across the province week marks the beginning of Week In Canada sponsoring their own openhoute for new and Interested Those girls wanting to participate En either beginner competitive or gymnastic may try heir hand at free workout Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday Sept lot Herald photo by Dave Midgets zapped by The two learns were probably Ihc most deserving lo make Ihc final round of Acton Midget fastball tour according to tutor Bill Shannon Although Napanee and Grimsby were two of he strongest at two day double knock out tour no mcnl Acton had their share of close moments during the weekend Aclon were downed by who wenl on sweep tournament In four straight gomes but said final round Grimsby Nap ire current Ontario imdel champions against anee on Saturday afternoon was an extremely close con test as 11 locals kept the score lo 1 for until the fifth Inning hud a chance pull ahead at the lop of the filth inning wllh runners on first and second they were Uiuhle In score Instead pulled a head and scored two runs their next turn at bat In oil garni lost a illlf hanger St Mary 1 In their climb to the op Marys j0 Lindsay and mi while loss to Minor Atom soccer Cosmos 1 Goals Steven KokelJ Stars Whole team Jr Raider Goals Mike ONeal 3 Grant Foreman Aaron Gooding Stephen Alhcrley Andre Thibault Youth soccer standings Raiders 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