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Annual Optimist cross-country Raiders outgun meet attracts 900 runners weekend foes for pair of wins Close to 900 athletes from 13 elementary schools in Halton Hills and two more from Burlington took part in the annual Georgetown Optimist Club's cross-country run last week at Cedarvale Park. The following are the results of top-three finishers from local schools: Girls 8-year-old 1. Mackenzie Cameron, St. Catherine of Alexandria 2. Megan Sterk, St. Brigid 3. Samantha Worthman, Pineview 9-year-old 1. Kirsten Hack, Joseph Gibbons 2. Hayley Buist, George Kennedy 3. Amanda Manley, Silver Creek 10-year-old 1. Cassie Parker, Harrison 2. Irene Kiroplis, Silver Creek 3. Ryan Keen, Park School 11-year-old 1. Laura Mick, Georgetown Christian School 2. Taylor Lambert, Florence Meares 3. Abby Jolly, Stewarttown 12-year-old 1. Holly Bigg, Stewarttown 2. Maggie Darling, Stewarttown 3. Jade Kovacevic, Stewarttown 13-year-old 1. Alex Jarvis, Stewarttown 2. Alex Milne, Stewarttown 3. Sam Green, Stewarttown Boys 8-year-old 1. Joshua Cartwright, Glen Williams 2. Ryan Childs, Joseph Gibbons 3. Liam Osborne, Harrison The Georgetown Raiders peppered opposition goalies with 99 shots this past weekend and not surprisingly managed to post convincing 6-1 wins over Bramalea and Hamilton. Saturday at Alcott Arena, the Raiders, who have an 8-1 won-lost record and hold down second place in the Provincial Jr. A Hockey League's West Conference, spotted the Hamilton Red Wings the first goal of the contest less than four minutes into the game but rallied to tie the count by the end of the frame, take a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes then found the net four times on 17 shots in the third period to cruise to the win. The Raiders outshot Hamilton 45-28. Adam Campbell, Jeremy Whelan, Greg Lever, Ryan Ford, Wade Finegan and Jon Southgate connected for the Raiders with Adam DeJong and Matt Carter each drawing two assists. Single helpers went to Adam Pomroy, Finegan, Kyle Schwende, Rob Sgarbossa and Campbell. Keaton Hartigan posted the win. Friday in Bramalea, the Raiders struck twice in the first frame and built up a 4-0 lead by the end of 40 minutes as Hartigan kicked out 29 of 30 shots while the Raiders directed 52 at the Blues' net. Once again, Georgetown spread out the scoring as six different marksmen found the scoresheet. Adamo Micelli, Spencer Janes, DeJong, Schwende, Carter and Matt Sisca connected with Ford, Campbell and Finegan each adding two assists. Single assists went to Jonathan Quarrie, Pomroy, Sisca, Lever, Matt Thompson and Schwende. Saturday the Raiders host Streetsville at Alcott Arena at 8 p.m. before visiting the Derbys in the second part of a home-and-home series on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. 9-year-old 1. Matthew Knebel, Joseph Gibbons 2. T.J. Haslip, Florence Meares 3. Mitchell Catoen, George Kennedy 10-year-old 1. Blair Vanderglas, Silver Creek 2. Tom Potter, Limehouse 3. Greg Higgins, Pineview 11-year-old 1. Josh Sterk, St. Brigid 2. Alex Robertson, Stewarttown 3. Jesse Taylor, Posts Corners 12-year-old 1. Michael Nicolucci, St. Brigid 2. Ray Kimber, Stewarttown Daniel Fisher was the leader of the pack for this age group during the annual Georgetown Optimist Club's cross-country elementary school race held at Cedarvale Park. Following Fisher were, from left, Connor Mick of Georgetown District Catholic School, and fellow Pineview runners Steven Stechly, Davis Rampagna and Derek Ford. Photo by Eamonn Maher 3. Justin Corbett, Stewarttown Age 10-- Silver Creek Age 11-- St. Brigid 13-year-old Age 12-- Stewarttown 1. Devon Cook, Stewarttown Age 13-- Stewarttown 2. Ryan Leslie, Posts Corners Girls 3. Colin Patjas, Stewarttown Age 8-- George Kennedy The following schools won their Age 9-- Joseph Gibbons respective age categories: Age 10-- Pineview Best of the Best tourney draws 74 hockey teams for weekend action The third-annual Best of the Best Thanksiving Hockey Challenge begins Friday at 8 a.m. in four arenas in Halton Hills and has drawn 74 teams from across Ontario and from as far away as Rochester, N.Y. There are 12 divisions ranging from novice to bantam at the additional entry rep and AA levels. Championship games will be played Monday at the Mold-Masters SportsPlex, with games also scheduled for Acton and Georgetown's Memorial Arena. Nine teams from the Georgetown Raiders' organization are entered. For more info, visit the website www.gmha.on.ca. GEORGETOWN JUNIOR "A" Boys Age 8-- Joseph Gibbons Age 9-- St. Brigid Age 11-- Florence Meares Age 12-- Stewarttown Age 13-- Stewarttown