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BAZ MOTORS or the HERALD Sports and and Recreation SECTION B Wednesday February 188 Paget us at For 30 Yeats We Have Delivered JohnsonAllen duo advances to Irvine heads for Nationals Johnson and Jonathan Allen took first place in the Junior Silver Mixed Dance at the Inter Club figure skating competition and now advance to the finals In A total of eight clubs were represented it the Inter Club com petition held in Brampton In early February Only lop skaters in each or the categories advance to the Centra Ontario Sect on finals being held East York March The skat duo of Johnson and Alien were the only competitors from the Georgetown Figure Skating Club to advance to the next level of competition but many other local skaters had creditable show lags at the InterClub event Georgetown club skaters who took second place in their respective categories Included Danielle Dem ble PreJuvcniie Ladles Joanna Miller Pre Novice Ladies Johnson Ladles Junior Silver Solo Dance Kara Lynn Palmer Senior Silver Solo Dance and Adriennc Lilly Junior Ladles Third place performances were turned in by Peter Johnson Preliminary Mens Car rie Morris Ladies Interpretive Danielle Orion Juvenile Ladies Paul Johnson Juvenile Men and Jonathan Allen Mn Junior Silver Solo Dance Cross country skier qualifies for SOD team Argonaut enjoys meeting the folks And that part of the reason the Toronto Argonaut centre was In Georgetown Saturday to help launch the Halton Hills Big Brothers Association annual Bowl for Millions I Just moved to Oakviiic in January says And need time for my family But I also want to get out and meet people I enjoy it and good for the league was w the Ot tawa Rough Riders for the 1981 and seasons before join the Toronto Argonauts late 1983 in time for the Grey Cup champion ship win He with the club since then except for 1386 when he retired to h master degree During that time he realized he still had the com petit ve spirit and wanted to continue playing football When I f my master s I had intended to go out and get into the working world he says But I guess you Just get addicted to It Now my whole attitude is dff Is also a sales rep for Via athletic shoes and now that he s made his home in he In tends to get involved In as many worth programs as his time will allow He 9 very familiar with the Big Brothers program and was happy that he could help out Saturday signing autographs and meeting many of the youngsters It impor to give something back to the community and to be a role model for the kids To this Is an important part of ensuring his very survival as a pro football player After playing his college ball In Richmond and enjoying hundreds of games as both player and spectator lie has a good handle on what people want to see People pay their money to sec a team air it out he says not to sec a guy carry the ball four yards and get tackled We re competing Intensely for the sports entertainment dollar in Toronto And we got to get the excited people I an Beckstead After going through a critical season in which saw Montreal bite the dust the CFL is trying to rebuild their strength and return to an even Beckstead feels the product put forth by the is a good one but it now comes down to a matter of marketing what they have The league needs to get into the 80s with their marketing he says And we have to play to the press We can look at the press as a pain in tile butt If we can get the press excited and positive It helps They can hype us or they can kill us Beckstead had a busy afternoon Saturday After bowling at the Georgetown Bowl he rushed back to where he was to appear at the Big Brothers Bowl for Millions event Probably a good thing too Chances are he could only Improve on the he bowled In Georgetown Dean Irvine have picked a better year to make his mark in the sport of cross country skiing The 18yearold Georgetown dent earned a berth on the Southern Ontario Division racing team and will compete at the Canadian being held at Hundred Mile House beginning March 3 But Irvine left last Saturday for Alberta where he is currently enjoy ing the Winter Olympics through a package provided by Cross Country Canada before heading on to British Columbia and the Nationals In Olympic action By some standards Irvine might still be considered a novice in the sport of cross country skiing since he has only been racing for three years But in a short time he has come a long way Growing up he played rep hockey until he found It got too brutal That he turned to skiing I made the transaction quite fast actually he says I went right Into racing I had skied before but maybe only once over the winter race for the rest of my life To earn a position with the SOD team Irvine competed in seven preliminary races that began early In January From those races his best Tour counted towards his over all standing based on a points system Competition at the races was always stiff and at the Nationals it will be even tougher of course But Irvine looks forward to the challenge It going to be lough he says People racing in anything at the national calibre are going to be tough Many have been skiing since they were very young which makes a difference In their development Finding the proper training pro gram is half the developing as a cross country racer and this June It will have been two yean that Irvine has been into serious training In the summer the program tapers down somewhat but roller skiing takes he place of snow ski ing His heavy training schedule has also meant there had to be sacrifices Irvine summer was spent con on university courses so that his winter months would be It was also necessary for Irvine parents to switch schedules to ac commodate his pursuits particular when there was little snow to be found earlier in the season and he had to make his way north to find suitable trails for skiing But throughout his endeavor Irvine says his parents have been there to sup port Wm At Hundred Mile House the set up Tor competition will be much the same as it is for the Olympics with wo skating races two classic races and the relays Competition begins March Irvine Isn setting his sights too high but he is going in with an op timistic outlook I be really happy to finish In the top twenty he says If 1 finished in the top 15 I d be ecstatic And it not out of reach with one good race Thirty seconds in a race con sometimes mean the difference of five to ten spots On his return from BC Irvine will be getting primed up for his next challenge the Ontario Champion ships which will be held March at Hardwood Hills near Barrio Dean Irvine will be at Hundred Mile British Columbia next week to compete at tbe Canadian National Junior cross country skiing championship This week he a spectator at the Winter pics In Alberta Local bowlers compete at YBC zone finals Coach Carolyn Lane took team of Bantam girls to the Y C lone finals at Park Royal Misslssauga on Saturday and the five girls Cindy Clarke Julie Lounds Tanya Martin Kerry Wright Paula Mackic themselves worthy latives of Georgetown After first game they were se cond pins behind Brampton After the second game the locals cut he lead In half Finishing the third game drat place appeared to be locked up when hey pulled ahead of Brampton but Applewood sneaked in front by 17 pins when they bowled an excep tional last game for the tournament of So although the Georgetown girls each bowled every game better than their season average hey re mained In second place JUNIOR GIRLS Moloney and Laura Doyle were coached by Cord Lane Gord did not have any better luck than his wife Carolyn with her Bantams as his team finished pins out of first SENIOR GIRLS On Sunday In the Georgetown Senior girls for the se cond time underwent a heart rending effort After last year loss by one pin It seemed that this year team would have better luck But despite trying to dedicate a win to coach Joan Ar in honor of her wedding anniversary that day they failed this time by two pins Nevertheless Tracy Weeks Karen Doyle Tract Peggie Sandy Weeks and Dee Dee Haynes showed their appreciation by displaying banners anniversary balloons and a special friendship Jade elephant figure as a memento of the occasion SENIOR BOYS The battle for Senior boys supremacy was Sunday afternoon in Bolton between the traditional rivalry centres of Bramp ton and Georgetown After the first game Brampton had 1219 Georgetown 1152 and Avondale 1091 Alter the second standing was Georgetown Brampton and However in the third caught fire and rolled a game to place first with 3387 followed by Georgetown 3255 and Brampton Coach Andy Parent had the boys trying hard with Chris leading with a triple and Marc Bassett contributing a J05 single Mark Prevost Ian Wilkes David Ridley complemented the local team March break swimming schedule For more Information on these to Everyone Is welcome Free public skating program set The following skating limes are free courtesy of the Optimist Club of Georgetown and Aclon DATE Sun March March 14 Tues March 15 Wed March 10 March 17 March 18 For ACTON MEMORIAL I 1002 20pm 1002 20pm 1 20pm information call the Georgetown Memorial Arena at 9812 Gordon Alcolt Arena at Ski lessons offered The Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department in conjunction with the Glen Eden Ski Area will be offering ski lessons during he March Break While Hills may not have seen much snow this past winter the ski area has been busy making their own The program runs for four days with one lesson per day and transportation will be provid ed Lessons are one hour In length Ski rentals are available through Glen Eden at an additional cost paid per use The lessons are Monday through Thursday March 1417 and the cost is per person Bus pick and are as follows Depart McKenzieSmlth Middle School am Depart Gordon Arena a Depart Pineview Public School a m Return Pineview Public School p m Return Gordon Arena 5 p And return McKenzle Smith Middle School 50pm This pr weather forniationcallB77 Efforts Recognized Gerry Perkins right of Georgetown was honored at the an nual County President s Dinner In Creek Saturday night as recipient of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association award for his service to minor hockey Ken Russell executive member of the Is seen here making the presentation Jim Memorial Honor Award presented annually to a person making a worthwhile voluntary contribution toward minor was awarded to Wayne Pries at the TriConnly President Dinner In Creek Saturday night Seen here from left are Don Brockle of Oakville son of the late Jim Brockle Wayne Pries Judy Piles and Karen Harrison president of League Heratdpbqto INSIDE THIS SECTION SPORTS I Matthew and Glen Oomen were medal winners and also received certificates in recent swim meets SPORTS and Pro Sports got by Burlington in the but ran into a brick wall with Brampton ENTERTAINMENT The Pack of Lies spins a web of intrigue and deceit with the story of a family thrown into turmoil B5 I