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S E R V I C E DIRECTORY AIR, HEATING & FIREPLACE Over 20 Years Experience •Sales •Service • Installation •Maintenance905-877-2877 www.alpineairheating.ca FEATURES/SPECIALS A couple of Georgetown District High School graduates have taken their hoops' games to the post- secondary school level and are anxious to start the new season. Sebastian Beckett and Alex Garvey, who have been teammates on various teams since attending elementary school at Centennial in Georgetown, have begun classes at McGill University in Montreal and Sarnia's Lambton College, respectively, after fin- ishing up their studies at GDHS in June. Beckett, a 6-foot-8 centre, joins a McGill squad that finished fifth at last year's Canadian Interuni- versity Sport (CIS) championship tournament. Con- sidered as undersized for his position at the CIS level, the Halton Tier I league all-star and Rebels' MVP from last season will now be looking up at op- ponents instead of towering over them as he did in high school. "There's a big Brazilian on our team that I'm go- ing to have to play against in training camp and practice, so that should be a good challenge and a lot of fun," said Beckett, who is taking business and arts courses at McGill. "Luckily it looks like I'm playing centre, so I'm comfortable with that. Before, I had thought they might put me on the wing, but we'll see what hap- pens when the season starts." Beckett had somewhat of a rude introduction to the McGill's varsity team recently as the Redmen faced the Syracuse Orange, one of the NCAA's peren- nial top-25 schools in an exhibition game in Montre- al. Syracuse won 80-40 as Beckett played 18 minutes against Orange players reaching seven feet tall. "We're going to take it easy on them since it's just an exhibition game," he laughed, prior to leaving for Montreal. Garvey, also a GDHS MVP and HSSAA all-star selection during his five years with the Rebels, can't wait to unleash his playmaking ability on Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) opposition. "Alex is a tough, versatile combo guard who is a leader. He has moxie in his game that you can't coach," says Lions' coach Pat Wright. "Even when he's off the ball, both offensively and defensively, your eyes are drawn to his game. It's an exciting commitment and a big step in the right di- rection for our program." The 6-foot Garvey got a glimpse of the calibre of OCAA play last season when Lambton played at Humber in Etobicoke and Sheridan College in Oakville and strangely enough, those are the teams the Lions will visit to begin their regular season Oct. 26-27. "When I saw those teams last year, the size of the guys was definitely a lot bigger than high school and even the guards were all big, strong and fast, so those are things I've really got to work on," said Garvey, who is in the business program at Lambton. "It sucks that Alex and I aren't playing together anymore, but things move on." Longtime GDHS head coach Steve Pettit said that it's rare for a high school the size of GDHS to send two players to post-secondary schools in the same year, pointing out there are more than 800 basket- ball-playing high schools in Ontario, with only 45 CIS teams and 21 Ontario community colleges field- ing hoops squads. Halton Hills Rams recently captured the Ontario Masters Lacrosse seniors men's title in Brampton. Team members (front, from left) are: Kiana Kurtz, Geordie Kurtz, Matt Banting, Chris Sargent, Jacques Mireault, Bryan Snyder, Miller Weddig, Jeff Weddig. Middle row: Kyle Arbuckle, Scott Holmes. Back row: Wayne Burke, Terry Heseltine, Jim McIntyre, Gerrad Kurtz, Chris Funkenhauser, Trevor Kurtz, Troy Latimer, Steve Bast, Jeff Snyder, Jim Commandant, Derek Power, and Tom Orpana. Submitted photo After playing in four straight games decided by one goal to get to the champion- ship game, the Halton Hills Rams captured their first-ever Ontario Masters Lacrosse se- nior men's title in Brampton recently with a 7-1 trouncing of second-seeded Huntsville in the final. The sixth-ranked Rams, or the Goats, as they're some- times referred to, began the tourney with a 3-2 victory over Peterborough before be- ing edged 5-4 by number-one seeded Brampton in game two. A 5-4 win over third-ranked Owen Sound set up a rematch in the semifinal with Bramp- ton, a team that Halton Hills had never beaten in its 15 years together. But Wayne Burke's shorthanded goal with 40 seconds left in the third pe- riod secured the 3-2 win and a spot in the final for the Rams, who gave up just 15 goals in five games on the weekend. Netminder Troy Latimer was named tournament MVP. Team of the Week Year of the Goat? Halton Hills Rams prove to be Masters of senior lacrosse GDHS grads ready for the next level By EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer GDHS grads Sebastian Beckett (left) and Alex Garvey will suit up for McGill Univesity and Lambton College re- spectively this season. Photo by Eamonn Maher