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THE HERALD Public schools basketball Stingers stun Chargers By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor In one of the most exciting and entertaining public schools boys basketball games in recent memory Stewarttown Stmgers upset Centennial Chargers 3735 to claim the 1990 North Halton Public Schools boys Tier I championship in the game played Thursday even ing at Georgetown District High School By virtue of the win the Stingers move on to compete in Halton semi final championship play either March 6 or March The Chargers season is not over however as they will be competing for a wild card berth in the Halton championship by going against teams from East and West areas In a finalist playoff Going into the game the Stingers t given much chance of wrestling the North Halton championship from their cross town rival Chargers Chargers finished In first place over the regular season in the North League with the Stingers being relegated to runner up status two points behind the regular season champs Of more importance however in the last head tohead clash bet ween the teams Jan 30 Charger had posted a relatively easy 3925 triumph Two factors more than anything Bowling Report Youth bowlers shine The final day of competition in the zone finals of the Steps To Stardom National Champion ships was staged on Sunday at four centres Skyviw Lanes Bolton Avondale Bowl Bowl and Park Royal Georgetown s first winner was Monica in bantam girls singles She started her five- game set with a leading game and was nevei eaded to finish with 932 almost a 100 pin ad vantage over Chnsta Whitfield n second place Stuart Scotford s first attempt at top competition fell short although he bowled 140 pins over his seasonal average The winner was Norman Yeates of Bolton Tonya Morris Georgetown junior girls singles made a valiant try with high games of and 203 However the high game of Natalie Laporte of Brampton in timidated all competitors to ensure her the win The senior girl Georgetown representative Tracy Weeks roll ed steady games that were better than her average with the highest single game being But the hot hand of Kennedy from Crystal Football loop holds meeting The Georgetown Men s Flag Football League has a meeting scheduled for this Sunday to discuss operating plans for the up coming season as well as proposed rule changes League president Gord McNeil is hoping that team represen tatives from those clubs wishing to compete in the league this season will attend the meeting Information on the league and the time and location of the organizational meeting can be ob tained by contacting Gord McNeil at 9156 Present plans are for the league to operate with eight teams but McNeilly stated that the door is still open for new team entries to apply to enter the league as the 1990 schedule has not been drawn up The season is scheduled to get under way in mid May and run through September Games are played Sundays at the Georgetown District High School field starting at 8 a No league games are scheduled on holiday weekends Also according to in dmduals wishing to play in the league should contact him for fur details concerning player eligibility The league is also looking to at tract individuals interested in of floating Training is provided as well as an official sweater Game of ficials are paid immediately following completed games Further information on of floating in the league can be ob tained by contacting Colin Gibson at either or gJT 220f Bowl Brampton overshadowed all competitors It took the junior girls team from Georgetown to win and keep the bantam girls company for the Pro vincial finals Andy Parent added one more laurel his coaching career by a win of 44 pins over Brampton after being behind by 16 pins after the second game The joyous team of girls making the victory dance were Sharon Zander Tanya Martin Melissa and Cin dy Clarke Ryan Martin the junior boys singles from Georgetown had a fine day by beating his own average for the ve games However he ended up 132 pins short of the winning score set by David Bunton of Then came the battle of the giants the senior boys singles bet ween Chris Somers of Georgetown and Ken Lloyd of the re mainder being just an They both started with a tie in the first game a 262 In the second game it was lo 261 putting Somen behind 6 pins The third game established the lead for Lloyd with the highest game of the day a to Somers 219 But tht day was not over Somers kept fighting back with a 274 to and then rolled to 240 but just ran out of games Chris averaged 260 on the day but the winner had The closest of the remainder of the field trailed by more than 200 pins Ter rific bowling but a tough day to lose Earlier the junior boys team joined the clan of the other second place finishers from Georgetown Although knocking on the door and improving each game they were a tad short each game despite the ef forts of coach Gord Lane to inspire them Paul Burgess tried exceptionally hard by rolling a triple of 708 the highest game being 259 The other boys Alain Larocque Chris Wilkes Martin Johnston and Geof frey Beauparlant supported him by beating their own average However the 285 high single in the final game ensured Avondale the win was another pins behind in third place Now the preparation begins for the provincial finals on March 17 and 18 GEORGETOWN YOUTH BOWLING SENIORS Chris Somers 813 David Ridley Ed Doyle 650 Christina Lane Kim Arundel 307 Brian Bell Brian Crocker 627 233 Barry McLean 234 Mark Prevost 604 237 Robert Hamson 249 JUNIORS Geoffrey Beauparlant 566 218 chris Gostlin 552 221 Martin Johnston 198 Ryan Martin Paul Burgess 204 BANTAMS Matthew Walker Lynn Moreland 163 Bryan Foster 158 Hollie Cairns 417 Janice else robbed the Chargers of a championship victory In the foul shooting department the Chargers were a woeful 320 from the line while the Stingers were slightly better hitting for seven of their foul shots The other factor that fuelled the Stingers win was team play Matt Brain com bined with Gavin Glaser to seal the victory while the Chargers put far too heavy a load on Jim Katsilieris who nevertheless had an ding game Brain was allowed to roam at will all over because of s floor generalship Brain had a team high 17 points for Stewarttown while Glaser hooped 15 points but it was who controlled the tempo of the game and made a number of crucial baskets David had three points and James Burt had two points for the eventual winners led all game scorers with 21 points Jay Johnson chip ped in with nine points for the Chargers Toll Toris and Steve each scored two points while Graham Kennedy had one point to round out the Chargers scoring The game was tuck throughout with Stewarttown en joying a slim 20 lead at halftime The North girls basket ball Tier II crown was also decided night with MacKenzie- Smith school of Acton rolling over Stingers 2511 MacKenzieSmith controlled the game throughout and led at the half Sarah Buckle Joanne Meek Liz Baynes and chelle Neath each scored two points for Stewarttown with Andrea Hemer chipping in with a s point As with the boys Tier I final MacKenzie Smith advances to Halton championship play while Stewarttown will be engaged in a playoff tournament to decide the fourth championship entry MATT BRAIN of the Stingers goes high crovd to launch a jump shot during play In last Thursdays North public schools boys championship basketball game against Centennial Chargers played at Georgetown District High School Brain scored l points to pace the Stingers to an upset win over the Chargers Herald photo Colin Gibson Acton hammers Golden Age bowling Grand Valley David Hammer took matters into his own hands last Tuesday Feb evening at the Acton Community Centre as he notched a hat tnck to lead the Ac ton Leathertown West Wearhouse Novice hockey team to a win over Grand Valley and a three game sweep of the bestof five Hub League playoff The Leathertown West Wearhouse squad will have a tougher time against their next post season opponent Fergus with the first game in that bestof five series scheduled for tomorrow Thursday in Fergus Fergus eliminated Acton in straight games in an earlier three playoff series A third period surge by Acton proved to be the difference in the win over Grand Valley Acton enjoyed a slim 2 first period lead but the game was tied 2 2 heading into the final period of play Two Acton third period goals coupled by some strong shutout work between the pipes by net minder Thomas sealed the Leathertown West win Devon Fraser rounded out the Acton scoring and also added an assist on the first goal by La jeunesse Sandy Chapman had a strong game and collected three assists David Owen Scott Monaghan and Kevin Dick also had assists for Acton SAME DAY TAX RETURNS Guelph Si Georgetown 8772217 TEAM STANDINGS Jet Set Happy Gang Alley Cats Bowler Domes Blitzers Snow Birds Skylarks Super Six Corner Pins Dominoes Hopefuls Toilers Blue Jays High Single Flat Greenspan Zander Joyce Tilson Denis Del 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