Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 9, 1989, p. 15

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ONLY PER WEEK 1989 HONDA CIVIC GEORGETOWN Hwy l0 Georgetown leasing SAIES SERVICE 8731818 Recreation 1 1 J89 Page 15 DOWNTOWN FAX SERVICE Evenings Saturdays Too ill vounci a itd Downtown Georgetown 877 Hills left Iu nit I sin Her from llu It inrnts during nils Hit tin r Coll Tour I rul it tub Tour imn I li Biiillml won tit of Hit itnt l in Tip lot r is I vw ft pint t bvcliu Alcott juniors claim crowns Nasty weather and wet courts forced a oneday postponement of the Gordon Tennis Club Junior Championships however the event went off without a hitch Saturday despite the oppressive humidity Fourteen boys and four girls challenged for championship laurels In the boys final Jim Lawrence defeated Pat 60 The Consolation Championship was won by Tom Diardichuck 63 over Rob Lang Other players competing in the event included Chris Thompson Paul Dalhson Chris An drew Elliott David Young Todd Fuller Paul Williamson Daniel Brady Chandler and Tim Jenny Lonto won the girls Championship 101 over Jennifer Koster Michelle Cizmar defeated Suzanne 102 to win the girls Consolation Championship Tournament organizers Susy Suzie Cizmar and Norma Maynard offered congratulations and thanks to those who par and helped out in making the event a success Junior golfers conquer elements and course By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Fditor The nasty weather that enveloped the area las Friday didn t deter a hardy group of Junior golfers as the 5th Event in the Junior Golf Tour went ahead as scheduled at the Georgetown Golf and Country Club Though waterlogged and weary Matt Carre of off the course with top honors carding a sparkling 73 to lead the field of young golfers competing in the event The best of the local entries Eddie Powers representing North Golf and Country Club checked in with a 76 to grab sole possession of third place Mark Farrow of Hidden Lakes and Jeremy Greville of Chedoke shot 75 s to tie for second place Dale tarrying Georgetown Golf and Country Club colours shot a to place sixth along with Michael of Hills Michael Moore of Trafalgar Ryan of Tyandaga and John Kirkwood of Kings Forest Grabbing shares of fourth place with 77 s were Geoff Maul of Tyan daga Mike Matich of Indian Wells Don Kenesky of Southbroor and Colin Murray of Valley All alone in place with a was Craig representing Other local junior golfers com included Duane Erfer Greg Sinclair Mark Mimnch Steve Duplantis Mike and Doug McDermot The 1969 Accuform Junior Golf Tour is sponsored by Accuform Golf Limited of Oakville and con sists of seven events open to junior Adults playing foolish games golfers from the Hamilton Halton Regions under 18 age before Sept Points are awarded per event and the overall Champion is presented with a green blazer receives a trophy and has money set aside for him to purchase mer at his local Pro Shop The sixth Event of the Tour is scheduled for Lowville Heights Golf Club on Aug and the seventh and final Tour Event is scheduled for Aug 29 at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club With two Events to go Brant ford s Matt Carre leads the pack with points In fifth place is North Halton Golf and Country Club representative Eddie Power Another North Halton Golf and Country Club competitor Mike is in 8th place in the Tour standings with 239 5 points As I See It Colin Gibson Sports Ed lor Gordon Tennis Club Junior Suzanne connects on a forehand during play in the lub Junior Saturday Suzanne lost out to- Michelle ioj I Final Herald Photo by Colin From pubhshea reports this past week out of Ottawa and Toronto it appears the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association is content to play the role of bystander as the rift between the Ontario Hockey Association and the Ontario Minor Hockey Association swells to chasm like proportions Speaking from Ottawa President Murray was quoted as saying There is a feel ing in the CAHA that further fragmentation will not strengthen the organization What this means basically is that the CAHA is not willing to mediate the dispute between the and the OMHA and the ones who will suffer once again are the youngsters who simply want to get out on the ice and play hockey The CAHA oversees 12 branches of hockey in Canada three of which including the OHA are located Ontario The CAHA also represent the recognized voice of Canadian hockey as far as International hockey organizations are concern ed and this is where the youngsters affected by the OHA OMHA squabble will be hit hardest The OMHA joined forces with the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey Association to form the Central Canadian Hockey However the longestablished has been accorded by the for an area stret clung from Sault Ste Marie east to Gananoque and almost as far north as White River and jealously guards its hegemony The newly created CCHA wants to bypass the OHA and deal direct ly with the CAHA and therein lies the problem If the CAHA recognizes the breakaway group there is the possibility that similar splits could occur throughout the country using the Ontario scenario as precedent and causing the national body even more headaches However if the CAHA allows the status quo to remain in effect backing the OHA then approx imately 140 players ranging in age from to 19 will be directly af in a number of ways Personalities and egos are clashing in the increasingly bitter confrontation and verbal barbs much more than compromise appear to be earning the day OHA President Brent Ladds did not appear to have in mind when he was quoted in the Toronto Star as saving Those teams who are members of the OHA and have already planned international exchanges have no problems Those who choose not to become members cannot benefit In the Toronto Star story in reference to the CCHA it is reported that Ladds said teams the CCHA will not be allowedto play tournament or exhibition games against International Ice Hockey Federation teams in eluding teams from the United States nor will they be allowed to participate in the national midget championship or pee wee and ban tarn provincial playdowns This reporter was unable to con tact concerning the story Minor hockey season is just around the corner and no doubt parents who have shelledout big bucks and have a talented youngster who needs to play against elite competition in order to further develop his hockey skills are in a quandry Similarly hockey players in the age bracket where they are hoping to latch onto a hockey scholarship at an American university are likely wondering if their future prospects are going to be Zam bomed off the ice and down the Powderpuf f tourney Bj COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor The Fairgrounds diamonds will be filled to overflowing day Saturday and Sunday as the Annual Georgetown Ladies Softball Tournament takes over centre stage locally Ap proximately 32 teams are entered in the threeday event with Georgetown teams challenging squads from Midland Milton Acton Erin Mississauga and The Georgetown Ladies Powderpuff League started with four teams years ago and has blossomed into a highly competitive team loop The tournament kickoff games Friday night all have starting times Blue Light meets Random Ladies Not Easy Being Green challenges BalHnafad J in a wash and wear clash Dirty Shirts face Black Brigade and takes to the diamond against B C Royals The Tournament s Consolation Final is scheduled for 2 p m Sunday with the Championship Final scheduled to begin at pm All games will be played at the Fairgrounds drain Closer to home the Georgetown International Bantam Hockey Tournament might be forced to fold its tent and minor hockey filiations with the Georgetown Pontiac Buick Junior B Raiders and the Acton Tait Realty Junior C Sabres could become null and void If this happens this could threaten the existence of both clubs as area fans might think twice about going to a junior hockey game that features imports instead of homebrews on the local team The old cliche about Cutting off your nose to spite your face comes to mind here The problem here is that the surgery being performed by the so- called hockey experts in this pro vince amounts to nothing less than a beheading of the sport of minor hockey The Walt Disney classic about the Headless Horseman Icabod Crane was amusing to youngsters but not too many are going to go out of their way to view a headless corpse Then just think the adults runn ing hockey in the province can make up all kinds of organizations and hold all kinds of boardroom meetings and issue all kinds of an nouncements They 11 be the only ones paying attention however because there won t be any players

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