Golf season is hazardous for bystanders Worked on the old golf swing over the weekend After a winter of inactivity the arms were definitely in need of a tuneup to get my follow back to its usual half decent performance level It was horrible watching the first 20 or so shots hooking them way off to the left thats one of the trademarks of a lef- golfer Some of the shots were so curved thatl was making a few of the other people practicing a little nervous You see since there are so few lefties playing the game the operators of the driving range I went to didnt take people like myself or my evil left hook into account putting a putting course off to that side Granted there is a token IBfoot fence there but my mortar shells were clearing it with ease giving some of the kid dies quite a start as the plaster heads of Mickey Mouse and Goofy exploded from the high altitude impact of my golf balls Trying to correct this problem immediately led to other dif ficulties such as cropping the grass down to its roots and below in a long narrow lane or making some that would make George Bells look like he was in Little League Whiffing the ball is worse though Id sooner put one high in the sky than watch my ball dribble off a few inches away from the tee Eventually things got Risky Business by Robert Risk straightened out and those white dimpled orbs of destruction were hurtling towards their objectives usually the ball collector a challenging moving target or the 150 200 or 250 yard signs The 100 yard sign is by far the most haggard looking Though meant as a guide to help golfers judge their distance it is the most convenient target for frustrated participants who vent their anger by putting some line drives through it with their woods The next logical step is to take my revitalizing skills to the golf course for that dreaded first visit of the season The drives may have had most of their kinks worked out at the range but shots from the rough and the sand traps are always a different story Ill try and get out very early on the weekend so that there will be fewer witnesses on the course Raves and Raspberries Raves for Sheri Nairn presi dent of the Georgetown District High School Athletic Association and all the others who helped make the Rebels athletic banquet on Friday a big success There were only a couple of people ab sent with lots of great music food and conversation I had a lot of fun and am already looking forward to next years Raspberries to the Town of Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department for still not doing anything to improve GDHS field I was refereeing flag foot ball on Sunday and nearly broke my ankle on the very uneven turf THE HALTON HILLS HERALD THE HERALD Wednesday June 1991 Kinsmen Softball B Tyke Baseball B3 Alex Tough B4 Sports Calendar B5 Acton Lacrosse B6 DOWNTOWN FAX SERVICE Evenings Saturdays Too vouncj itd Downtown Georgetown 8772761 ROB RISK Herald Sports Editor 8772201 Rugby action Rugby players from the North Halton 1 1 team vie for the ball against Sarnia 1 1 1 team members during their match at Neilson Field on Saturday In its first game of the season Halton won Halton I team lost 0 in London on the weekend On July Haltons under team will be hosting the College team from Ellesmere England which is on a tour ot Canada The game will be at Field starting at pm Herald photo 61 record for Juveniles Georgetown Juveniles baseball team improved its league record to last week and split a four game effort at the London Baseball Association tournament on the weekend The local boys were undefeated after five games having beaten Cawthra at the Fairgrounds on May That winning streak was ended in Milton on June when the hosts won after scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth Last Wednesday Squirt baseball action Acadian Pool Tigers and Cambria Press Expos emerged victorious in Squirt baseball league action on June in two close scoring matches Tigers defeated Apple Auto Glass As 1813 led by James Ward who pounded two long drives to bring in three runners Riley McAneney was strong in the field catching a tough in field fly ball and tagging the lead runner on third base Nathan Zarnke also had a good day going three for three at the plate For the As pitcher Billy Campbell executed a double play while Greg Bidwell made some good catches in the field Daniel Szlachta banged a double with Scott Allison also getting two second easily Expos emerged with a win over Angie Cormpilas Yankees helped along by Richie Kovacs who hit the first home run of the game Luke Pakkala brought home two runners on a double while Michael was strong in the field picking up a grounder at third and firing to first for an out Georgetown resumed its winning ways with a home victory overErindale On the weekend Georgetown lost its first game of the double knockout tournament to a local team North London by a 72 score The team came through on Saturday morning beating after scoring all of its runs in the first inning and then playing some of its best defence of the season Right after that game Georgetown played Thornhill coming out victors after initially trailing Sundays semifinal round was as far as the team would get losing 51 to an undefeated Agincourt team Georgetown plays tonight Wednesday against Cambridge at the Fairgrounds starting at 730 pm The game is a prelude for both teams since they will be meeting in the first round of the Clarkson tournament this weekend Rebels athletes receive awards Almost all the Georgetown District High School athletes from the season were in attendance at the athletic ban quet on Friday afternoon at GDHS to acknowledge some of the schools top efforts The senior athletes of the year were Sheri Nairn and Stew Teetzel Nairn is president of the GDHS athletic association and was involved in all of the schools sports in some capacity made his presence felt as a member of the schools wrestling team helping the squad excel in its first year back on the circuit He was also a very active member of other sports teams during the year Other award presentations in cluded Junior Athletes David Sands and Jean Eccles Track and field Natalie Goldson and Stew Teetzel Softball Hilary Wiese Baseball Scott Van Dc Valk Tennis Gord Buchan Ar chery Tracy Moore Cheerleaders Danielle Orton Soccer Sheril Cave Rugby Jim Katsilaris midget John Mann ing Junior John Cruise senior Rebel spirit award John Manning Letter of Distinc tion Sheri Nairn Paul Legge Award for combined excellence in academics and athleticsMike Lynn McLaren Award for outstanding contribution to athletics Kelly Cotton Junior Letters Darren Hill Jenny Williams Stephanie Perkins Jenn Ryan Jim English Taysha Brankiewicz David Lipp and Deanna Finlayson Senior Let ter John Cruise Mike Bosman Sarah Broughton Ryan Rich Bond Sheril Dave Lewis Kelly Cotton and Stew Teetzel Stew and Sheri Nairn Were chosen as Georgetown District High Schools senior male and female athletes of the year for their outstanding contribution to Rebel sports Nairn was Involved In all GDHS sports activities either as a player or as president of the athletics association while Teetzel was an invaluble member of the track and wrestling teams among others Herald photo by Robert Risk