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ONLY 3400 PER WEEK HONDA CIVIC GEORGETOWN 203QiMlnhSt low leasing SALES SERVICE 8731818 BEST oris and Recreation THE HERALD WMaexlar Jane 1MB Page 15 DOWNTOWN FAX SERVICE Evenings Saturdays Tool ill VOUM1 ITO Downtown 8772761 Falcons fly to win The work ethic is alive and well in Georgetown Just ask the Georgetown Falcons The Falcons put forth a workmanlike effort Friday in over coming a 10 deficit to defeat visiting in Peel Soccer League action at Field Hard running George Gidman and Keith Spiller supplied all of Georgetowns offence each ing two goals The win leaves Falcons with a record of two wins two ties and a loss drew first blood Friday scoring within the first five minutes on a misjudgement by Georgetown keeper Jay Corson But that would be all for the visitors for the remainder of the contest as Corson settled down to play a steady game The visitors looked very skillfull and quick on the short passing game early on but they lacked ac curacy over the long ball Georgetown went to work mediately after suffering the open ing goal and the hard work soon paid off handsomely as Keith pounced on a loose ball created by some fierce Falcon Spiller completed his play by fir ing the ball into the bottom comer of the net and just before the intermission Gidman beat a wide defence to give Georgetown a half time lead was visibly tired in the se cond half and Falcons workload proved too much for the visitors Spiller again moved inside where he pulled a defender before using him as a to beat the The work ethic paid off handsomely for Georgetown Falcons Friday as they outhustled visiting Esparanz in soccer action at Alcott Field Here a Falcon in white battles an defender for ball possession Falcons host June Herald photo keeper with a low bullet Gidman returned from a brief respite to complete his twogoal performance outrunning the fefence to cap a Georgetown win at Georgetowns Adam was injured in the contest and may be lost to the Falcons for a few weeks The club swings back into action Friday at Alcott Field with a p m kickoff against one of the loops top clubs this season Ruggers see unbeaten string snapped The North Halton Rugby Foot ball Club found out what it has to do to win the Niagara Rugby Unions Division crown this season and it found out the hard way Meeting defending divisional champion Castlemore at Bramp ton s Chmguacousy Park Satur day North Halton suffered its first defeat of the season to the tune of North Halton Firsts now sport a 31 regular season record They moved the ball well said North coach Sandy Mackenzie complimenting a sound Castlemore backfield But it was an mtercepted pass deep in the Castlemore end that led the home side to victory We had them pinned in their own end and theygot a breakaway try lamented Mackenzie That was the turning point of the game Rob Paul playing out of the position booted a three- point penalty for North Halton while the forwards provided the locals only try of the match The try scorer s name was Continued on Page 16 Arctic run attracts locals Most of us might find relief from the current heat wave with a coot dip in the pool an electric fan perfectly positioned or a tall frosty cold one But for three Georgetown run ners relief from the heat means an early summer trek to Canadas Arctic Circle Call them crazy call them nuts or call them just plain adven turers Its not likely Joe Geary Alan or Fenske will mind what adjective you use to describe their upcoming journey On Canada Day when most Canadians will probably be relax ing to enjoy the nations birthday party these three guys will be running a marathon on Baffin Island On July 100 runners will begin the 11th annual Midnight Sun Marathon Twenty six miles and 385 yards in the land where the sun never sets at least at this time of year For Cleary the trip north will mark his second Midnight Sun Run Last year he tackled the marathon but this year the dedicated runner will challenge himself with the 84km ultra marathon event The rest of us wimps will just run the marathon quipped who along with will be taking part in his first Mid night Sun Marathon The trio will leave for the set tlement of on Baffin Island on Thursday arriving in the wee hours of Friday morning On Saturday at a place called Namsivik theyll begin the race on a course located miles above the Arctic Circle Ryall said average temperatures for this time year will likely be balmy hovering around the five or minus five degree mark Fahrenheit While admitting the challenge of the course the first five km is a gradual rise of metres above sea level and its unique northern setting make the race attractive to serious runners searching for the offbeat Ryall said numbers are kept to 100 due to travel and accommodation limitations Those who can play those who cant There an old saying that goes like this those who can play those who cant coach Now depending upon how you look at that line its either an in suit or a compliment to the coach in question It may also simply indicate that its just the way things are At any rate yours truly found himself in the unwilling position of coach last weekend Its not that I minded coaching its just that I would rather have been playing Having recently been sidelined by an old injury it came to pass last week that I received a frantic call from my rugby club coach in Burlington Paul he exclaimed The boys need a coach in Ottawa this weekend I cant make it Well uh oh sure I guess I could make it A phone call to my girlfriend in Belleville extracted the expected verbal abuse after informing her that Saturday would be spent back and forth to Ottawa rather than sunning on Outlet Beach Arriving Ottawa I soon learn ed we had travelled to the capital with only 14 players one short of the number required to play rugby union if you hope to win Such is the nature of the game that we actually had no problem scaring up a quality player an ex- teammate of mine who once had a with the Saskatchewan that decision of course drew a protest from our op ponents that another story Collecting the lads in our furnace of a changeroom to kickoff I regaled them with my best Win one for the Gipper speech I thought I had done a good job On the way out of the room however one of our players la col lege wiseguy naturally asked me how long it had taken me to memorize my speech On the field our guys played great I was at my coaching best yelling Instructions screaming at the ref and even getting into an argument with opposing fans on the sidelines Hey blgmouth called one lout Why arent you out there if you know so much Of course he was Tight Shove it I replied I got to play nursemaid on a cou ple of occasions running onfield with the traditional magic water bucket when a player went down with a twisted ankle and statin ching the bloodied nose of a second row who d taken an errant elbow When the final whistle sounded we had won Hey maybe coaching isnt so bad after all Field notes With unusually warm and wet weather conditions this spring town parks and cemeteries staff have had difficulty with grass maintenance With perseverance and hopefully drier weather town staff and their mowers triumph in the battle of the tall grasses For Interim everyones patience will be appreciated Canada Day swims There will be birthday cake for Canada July at the Acton and Georgetown Indoor Pools from aHSs j The agony Ralph Vincent looks to the heavens after just missing this putt during the 13th annual Bill Smith Golf Tournament for Cancer Research at North Halton Golf and Country Club Monday Meanwhile uses just the right amount of body English to drain his putt Herald photos and the ecstasy