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Pane THE HERALD Wednesday Miy a 1MB IRN RICK Three finalists selected for Award Jim Harry Lev ml Gerry are ihrei finalists for he firstever ports I being sponsored by and the Hills Htrald Sports Beat By Tony Panacci A Sports Editor The Ifalton Hills of the Award will be presented it a dinner on June at Si Georges Hall Previously the dinner was In be held on June but that dale conflicted with the Athletic Banquet at Georgetown district high school A speaker or speakers for will be in the near future As soon the speikcr is lonfirmed the tickets will be available Due to the dale of dinner being moved back the deidlme submit nominations for the award will be lengthened The new deadline lo submit will be May or this coming Monday To date there have been a fairly good number of nominations submitted However a couple of athletes are mating the balloting TN There hive still been nominations id from or its surrounding rural irci Several teams ind have hid outstanding years but they will not be considered wm award or as one of runnerups unless inaiedom ballot Acton residents may drop ff ihur nominations to the Mercury office i mail them Ihe Herald lira Main St Geoi i Ontario Last year there were 100 people on id- iirgolowndistncthighschool wrestler Peter Fin imp the Royal Bank Trophy as Ha lion Hills the Year I Ins year as previously mentioned the dinner will be at St George Hall on SI In Georgetown It has a capacity of approximately The three finalists for the Award will nil be invited to dinner and all will be honored The winner from among Ihe will be announced at the dinner committee making the decision on lop athlete Is composed of Karen Harrison Michael Hollett lan James Rick Arthur John and Ruby Wilkes Las week some commitlee members selected Jim Harry Levy and Gerry Perkins as the three finalists for the Sports Builder Award The Athlete of Year Award was up last year undcrthesponsorahipofThe Herald Royal Bank pay homage the tan ding compel I tors in Hills However it was also meant to recognize the of athletes who do not necessarily break records or win major competitions Those athletes endeavors will be recognized In Ihe June 13 edition of the Herald when the names of all ihe nominees and a story on their accomplishments are published There were several lesser known athletes who received last year They were nominated for desire dedication and sportsmanship There was one athlete who received several nominations On three of the nominations under reasons or achievements it said she always iries her hardest when she is competing Those are type of athletes we would like to see as well as the record and title holders Kemember towin be considered recognized a athlete must be nominated led at official opening of Miracle Food Mart on May The winner and two run up will all be honored the Hills Athlete of the Dinner lo be held at St George Hall on June IB The decision on the three finalists was made by a committee composed of en Harrison Michael Brian James Rick McAr John McCauley and Ruby Wilkes nominees who were submitted by public for the were Red tint Jack Sr Robert Hooper Inghs Dave Keniner the Lions Club Irene Ken McMillan Hon Snow Robert Tnsi and an Turner mil Hall his I I ion Ji I mien Mi Idle Si hod fir past Hi took as in and he has held lint post since This was scheduled to be Levy s last the helm as next year the Lions Club Is to like over running of the show However Levy will slay on consultant for the tournament After so many jcars of organizing the tournament Levy has it working like a welloiled machine Before one tournament has taken place he is already working on the next year gelling the proper cards author the and org in of the at school Hull hai specialized in the coaching of wrestling through his work has set up of the junior wriMlmf programs in Las year Hall was one of the coaches of Canadian National Schoolboy Wresl ling team ind also Us chief organizer The practices for the learn were held at Centennial and Ihe qualifying meel the Georgetown district high school The Canadian cam went on lo represent Canada ex at World Cham in Alberquerque New Mexico Hall again be one of Ihe coaches of the Schoolboy learn in 1979 This year learns A highlight in Hall career will lake place in the very near future when he Moscow in the Soviet Union to study wrestling program The Centennial teacher is one of 15 coaches across Canada selected to make Levy has been chair man of he Georgetown In Bantam for the past years Levy who is also a Hills councillors first got involved with the lourna as a member of the Kinsmen Club His involve ment al first was to organize entertainment for the parti when they were off the Ice In the sixth year of the Perkins started off as a referee in the minor hockey program in town 25 years ago For many years he was gelling up early Saturday mornings to referee the Continued on page miracle An all Canadian Company proudly presents your OFFICIAL BALLOT HALTON HILLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Royal Bank Trophy Nominee Achievement Name Address of Nominator Deadline May 28 may be mailed or delivered to Herald