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Risky NHL predictions mostly on track Well so far so good My predictions for the NHL playoffs haven t been off by much The on ly ones to let me down so far have been the Chicago Blackhawks who were felled by the mighty Minnesota North Stars St Louis Blues went pretty much as expected knocking off Detroit Bed Wings though the series was forced to go to an un comfortable seventh game Be ing a Maple Leaf fan Detroit arch rival I was pretty much committed to calling for a Red Wings defeat I said Pittsburgh was going to take the Patrick Division title though a seventh game again was needed in order to keep the favored team in the playoffs Penguins were forced to the wall by New Jersey which finally fell apart in game seven getting shut out 40 Washington Capitals showed its superior playoff depth by sending New Rangers to the golf course early Rangers had finish ed the regular season terribly after initially leading the league but again collapsed when the chips were down I predicted Rangers and Capitals would grind themselves up leaving the door open for Pittsburgh to win their division for the first time franchise history but recent in juries could make the Patrick final a long series for them The Adams Division games went pretty much as expected except by the Buffalo media who always tout Sabres as the year s Risky Business by Robert Risk Stanley Cup dream team Cana didnt show much interest in winning on the road until game six to take the series 42 Boston Bruins picked by many to advance to the Stanley Cup final also cruised to a series win over their first round rivals Hartford Whalers The under dogs surprised Boston with an opening game win but superior talent and experience soon won out As is usually the case Bruins and Canadiens will give hockey fans a great Adams Division final series Boston currently leads two games to one at press time but anyone who has tuned in to see them go at it knows that things are far from decided While on the subject of great series there is almost no way to find a comparison with the one between Edmonton and Los Angeles unless you look to the opening set Oilers had with Calgary Flames Oilers have turned up the heat As always in the playoffs Edmonton has gone into overtime digging down deep to eliminate Calgary in seven games and give LA a run for the money I ve watched a lot of hockey over the years and I can remember when both teams Oilers vs Calgary and now vs L A have moved the puck around so fast Moves and passes seem to be anticipated several seconds earlier than ever before One wrong move by either side almost always results in a nover L A still has the edge in ing ability but Grant Fuhr has again emerged as the NHL hot test goalie The winner of this senes will eat the Noms Division challenger and the Wales Con champions alive en route to the Cup Georgetown rugby squads split with Acton Georgetown District Iluh School Rebels midget rugby team scrimmaged at field on day as they prepared for the start of their season Their opening jame was scheduled For thai against but that learn forfeited the match by not showing up Herald photo Herald Sport Shorts Blades advance Oakville Blades winners of the Central Ontario Jr hockey league Lost the first game of the All Ontario Jr B best of seven series final to Waterloo on Sunday in Blades had been trailing in their semi final series but Oakville turned things around with four straight wins to ad vance Waterloo the Mid Western Ontario League pions swept Chatham earlier this month in semi final senes play Waterloo hosts game two of the today Wednesday at 30 m followed by game three on Friday in Oakville at 8 Jr C final Orangeville Crushers began the defence of their AllOntario championship title with a loss at home to Hanover Barons on Sunday Crushers had previously beaten Barons twice in regular season loop play against the Western Ontario C team but came out flat after sweep Uxbridge Bruins 40 earlier this month Hanover advanced to the finals by downing Belle River Canadiens last year s ti tie challengers four games to one with a 12 victory on day Game two of the final was played yesterday in Hanover results unavailable at press time with game three also being hosted by Barons on Crushers are at home for game four on Sunday with the other games if necessary not having been scheduled yet Baton winners Several Georgetown athletes who currently train or live in town earned several top plac- at the Ontario Baton Twirl ing Championships at Humber College last weekend Deanna a local resident qualified for the dian National Competition to be held in Calgary in July by placing third in Senior Women s her first year in that age group Guignard also placed first in Junior Women s Medley and Solo and second in Senior Women s Compulsory Junior Women twobaton and fourth in Junior Women Solo Dance Georgetown based King s National Baton Club also earn ed a tnp to Calgary by winning the World Team Ontario Semi Trials The five member team comprised of Andrea Chisholm Cynthia Denouden Chnssy Power Shalan Bishop and Lindsay Kushnirenko also won the Canadian Baton Twirling Federation team champion ship Individually Georgetown resident Susan Thibodeau plac ed first in Senior Women s Dance Twirl followed by Chisholm with a silver in Junior Women Freestyle By ROBERT RISK Herald Sports Editor Two of Georgetown High School Rebels rugby teams got off to a positive start on Thursday winning their first games of the season Seniors played at Acton High School taking the match 170 Midgets were to host Assumption that same afternoon but won by default because that school couldn t field a team Junior team also visited Acton but lost A score of that game was unavailable at press time Jim Hall head of the GDHS athletics department said he was happy with the efforts all his wrestlers made this year After a three year absence Rebel wrestling was resurrected and many Halton schools were taken by surprise The Rebels began by winning the Halton Junior Championships at Bishop Reding on March 28 placed third at the Halton Cham at GDHS on Apnl and ed 10 athletes for Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference Championships in Hamilton on April ll Most recently the five students who advanced from to the Federation of School Athletic Associations in Waterloo April 1820 also placed well according to Hall Although they didn win any medals Hall said the boys were in or about the top 12 placings OFSAA only posts the top six finishers Trevor Brent lbs class won three matches follow ed by Aaron Gooding lbs with two wins Bruce Ryan 97 lbs also won two while Stew Teetzel lbs won one and Steve Scarlett tost his two mat ches Track and Field coach Jay Anderson said poor weather con at the Relays on Saturday t do much to help improve the team s ability to win The top finisher at the meet for Rebels was midget triple jumper Rob Weston who placed third Also placing third was the midget boys distance The midget boys 4 relay placed fourth as did the open girls team Kim Wiltshire placed fourth in the midget girls jump Other top finishers included the junior boys 100 team which placed sixth and the senior team that earned an eighth place finish Scott who shattered Rebel and GDHS tnple jump records at on Apnl 16 with a distance of metres and qualified for the Canadian Junior Championships in Win nipeg this summer did just one jump and placed seventh Making The Stop Jim Grant 13 gets some soccer practice during Georgetown Soccer Club free clinics at Georgetown District High School on Sunday Any kids boys and girls wanting to Improve their skills for the upcoming season can attend any Sunday to May bet ween ll m Herald photo