Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 31, 1991, p. 17

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THE HALTON HILLS HERALD THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday Ma Page 17 Buying or Selling Ltsi With Success NRS BRAND REALTY INC Geo go own Sports and I Recreation ROB RISK Herald Sports Editor 8772201 Ladies Football 18 18 GDHS Athletes 18 Focus On Fitness 19 Sports Calendar 20 Rebels and diamond dust action this past week both Georgetown and Acton High Schools participated in playoff games For girls softball Georgetown was eliminated in the first round by Nelson on Monday after finishing fourth in regular season play Both were tied until the sixth inning when Nelson scored four runs Acton softball team finished in third place with a record and were tied in points with second place Milton who were given the edge in runs scored vs runs against Acton had beaten Milton during the season but struggled in day playoff game in Milton Coach Tom Wright said Redmen were leading after three and a half innings but walked in seven runs in the fourth and let Milton slip past them in the late innings Rebels baseball team remain ed in playoff contention by shut ting out Assumption Scott Van Valk got the win pitching four innings with Adam Hagen getting the save Rebels played at Nelson Thursday but results were unavailable at press time A win yesterday would qualify Georgetown for the Blue Jay Cup June at Christie Pitts in Toronto with the top teams advancing to the Skydome June The Halton final is on June 3 hosted by the top remain team Cooperative effort F grade four students at Sacre Coeur School got together to iump rope along w th many other classmates for two reasons on Wednesday One was as a fundraiser for the Canad an Heart on and the other was to take part n the pact on Challenge From left to are G Ibert Stefan e Norman R Ann e Parent and Jul eG rodat Herald photo by Robert Athletic club is off and growing a H V Coach j m Taylor to break Scott leg for not do ng better in a recent track on Actually Taylor wtiL started the Georgetown Athletic Club last June is help ng wihhs ch ng before sing at Georgetown District High School on day Heraldphoto As in all towns that grow over time so do its athletic programs something Jim Taylor recognized last June when he started up the Georgetown Athletic Club Taylor who has lived in the area for several years said he had been keeping his eye on the successes of Georgetown athletes for a while before he decided to provide a forum that could enhance those abilities d been involved with the Track Club for about 10 years and aside from Bramp ton it was the closest place you could go for training I was pnsed how many good sprinters and jumpers the area has since it was mainly known for distance runners Now they don t have as far to go to work out Taylor is familiar with the need to be able to train properly which includes coaching in order to enhance performance fully He is currently one of the top jumpers in Canada and is stnv to become a member of the country Pan Am team this sum mer The Pan Am Games are in Cuba this year July 25August 6 and if I m ranked as one of the top two 1 11 get to go Right now I m the second highest in ranking which I have to keep up until the team is chosen on July Right now Taylor said he was practicing for an upcoming specialized meet in Toronto which is just for the top 10 jumpers in the country He said the event is a new idea that is be ing tried to see if the increased competition will help improve performance Taylor said he hoped it would help because he is also aiming to be on the Canadian Olympic team for 1992 The club meets really help lm prove the athletes which is one of the biggest advantages of being in an athletic club Starting this weekend we 11 be competing every weekend throughout the summer The Georgetown Athletics Club meets every Tuesday and Thurs day at Georgetown District High School field to practice for ap proximately three to four hours each day In the winter Taylor said the club will train at York University indoor facilities For next year Taylor predicted the club size will dou or even triple in size from the present he has on board Also in the works is the addition of one or two coaches to help with the bigger load We just have the triple jumpers and sprinters now but there are definitely a lot of people interested in joining up next year We re also going to be working out an equipment sharing deal with the high school since we 11 be getting some new things and we need a place to store it He said the costs for joining the club high with for juniors and seniors and for 1316 yearolds That fee covers a Ontano Track and Field Association membership which is required to be allowed to com pete along with entrance fees and operating costs for the year SPORT SHORTS Kinsmen softball The Kinsmen Girls Senior Softball League for girls aged 1518 is still looking for new members to start play on 11 Quite a few showed up at the Fairgrounds last Tuesday to join up and June at 30 p is the last to get in on the action There are no other softball organizations in the area for girls of that age group to play in and available spots are limited Organizers are hoping to have at least three teams that will play each other every Tuesday For further information call Jim Ford at 9373 Threepitch tournament A mixed three pitch chanty tournament is being held at the Fairgrounds on Aug 17 to help raise money for the Child Find organization Twenty four teams will be taking part including the Halton Hills Police Department and the Acton and Georgetown Fire Departments All entry fees and proceeds from the beer garden and barbecue will be put towards Child Find The public is more than welcome to come down and have some fun anytime from 8 am until approximate 6 00 p m Girls soccer In the first girls under 18 Ban tarn soccer game of the regular season Georgetown Challengers had edge in play with Milton but the game ended in a 1 draw Tracy Metier scored on a well placed shot with a nifty assist from Erica Booth Milton tied the game on a bullet of a shot on a breakaway down the left wing The goalie Erica Booth didn have a chance on the play Lorraine Mann had some timely runs and Sarah Fen ski had a great second half GIRLS UNDER May Results Georgetown Green 2 NRS Brand Realty Goal scorers not provided The Butcher Shop 5 Bellamy Restaurant 0 Goals scored by Joy Becky May 23 Results Georgetown Green The Butcher Shop Goals scored by Butcher Shop Joy Walraven 2 G town Green Katie Blyth Danielle Cary Cortney O Kimberley Moore NRS Brand Realty Bellamy Restaurant Goals scored by NRS Realty Melissa Watts 3 Leigh ShUl 2 Bellamy s Jennifer Atkinson

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