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out total TKidqd the HERALD SECTION A THE HERALD Tuesday December a Page S HARVEYS TIRE CENTRE Georgetown 8775110 Year of the Hardy Cup Raiders highlight a year for Halton Hills athletes SP0R18 EDITOR S NOTE In the following article The Herald would like to salute some of the dedicated and bard working tapersons n Hills This area has its own special kind of loyalty and attachment to its teams and athletes and we re proud of their contribution to the community Sportsweek would Uke to mention all the teams and coaches who made the 1982 season such a worthy one In sports However space constraints make this an impossible task Here is an overview of some of the highlights In sports for JANUARY During the first week In January the Minor Pee Wee rep team battled their way to a finalist standing In the Internationa tourna mem The Major Atoms were Orillla tournament champions while the Midget rep learn were semi finalists in a Kings ton tournament The Raiders continued their league domination with back to back wins against l and 103 During the week of January Acton Sabre star Dave McGIUoway was traded to the Junior B Burlington Cougars Despite a power allure at one point at the arena the Midget organizers of hockey In George town was successful The hometown learn the Sunny Acres Midgets did themselves proud by ad vancing the round before bowing out to a tough Owen Sound team It was a black January for four Raider hopefuls as he local Intermediate A a trimmed their roster Greg Bogarts Ben Gerry Schaefer mid Brad Miller were cut wrestler won the Highlands Invft at and won the championship January was the week of Minor Hockey Week in Canada The Raiders celebrated with a win against the Intermed iate A allstars In tbe firstever allstar game Georgetown won 93 and goal tender Doug was named first star MVP for his team The Rebel wres tlers lost the annual Georgetown Invitational by one point losing to defending champs from Fergus Christine Kogon of Georgetown will be advancing daring the week of Jan to the Ontario for the Heart Fund squash tournament after she beat out all competitors last week In the Western Tor onto Regional finals FEBRUARY It was the first week In February when Kris Bar and Kelly Johnson skated to second place at the Canadian Skatlng championships However it failed to earn them a chance to skate at the World FigureSkating championships GDHS swim team won the prestigious Clipper Classic Invitational In Windsor for the second straight year Georgetown Junior B Gemuus challenged tbe Georgetown hockey Old- timers friendly game and rumors have It the Old folks won In Ice racing Jon Cornwell swept two ice races at Lakeftekt and Port Perry The week of Feb Gerry was an nounced as the hockey heritage win ner The longtime Raider coach and player became the fifth award recipient The Georgetown Junior B Getnims ended their season out of tbe playoffs for tbe second consecut year The Legion Branch girls Intermediate team made the decision last week to end a tenyear reign as a competitive girts fastball club be cause they t find enough players to con The rep Novice hockey team won a Buffalo South Town International Mites VeteranofRablerpIayoffhockey RayToneUi tor the Cup Canadian championships In the floats Georgetown swept the pack against Cap Pete the week of April Georgetown won the series against BC In three straight games Intermediate A series three games to and advanced to the Hsrdy In a pensive mood Georgetown native Sara Agglss watches the 8 competition at the Untied States World Team Gymnastics Invitational routine beaUngallof and was fourth on the va nil In last Against some of the best gymnast la the sport Sara September Sara started University at Wilfrid Laurlcr In Kitchener Tim Dixon won the gold medal In his weight cate gory and the Ontario team powered way to a first place finish at the Canadian Juvenile Winter Games in Nova Scotia During the second week in February the Chrysler Raiders were crowned league champions com their season in fine style defeating Owen Sound and blasting them In their arena two days later A Georgetown father- son entry from tbe Peak family and neighbor Andre competed In the eighth annual Ka wartha Nordic ski tour and came home sporting medals Kevin won a silver medal while his dad John got an Award of Excellence Christine Kogon placed fourth in the Ontario Heart Fund a squad tour challenge In January won tbe Toronto and District West finals Track Doug Smith won the allOntario Indoor champion ship for the second straight year He was fourth in the Toronto Star Maple Leaf Indoor Games Tbe GDHS Swim team left their mark at the swimming cham by winning the Junior overall senior overall and overall team trophy Acton Junior Sabre Fans were disappointed when their team went down to defeat at the hand of the Powerful Oakville Blades The Sabres went down in ine fourth game of the best four of Nerval Hollywood tavern squeaked past for the hockey regular league championship MARCH The first week of March sees the Raiders bury In the Initial round of the Intermediate A playoffs The GDHS wrestlers qualified for OFSAA by sending four of 19 to represent George town at the provincial championships scheduling problems GDHS Swimmer won the Peel and qualified for OFSAA by doing so Meanwhile the senior volleyball team defended their Hal ton volleyball champion ship by defeating MM Robinson Rams In three straight Games During the week of March 10 the Rebel Swim team won the provincial championships for the se cond year In a row Meanwhile the Acton varsity basket ball team qualified for OFSAA by beating Milton and Humbervlew In ton at the Continued on page At Local Midget tournament has a rich history ThefaUawhuitWylta well as a fundraiser by history of the Georgetown Minor tavrmaBKoi written Hockey Support Group Karat Harrises the with Nell as el Earl man At that time there The Georgetown did not appear to be any Midget tournament was competitive tournaments started in February 1H7 for as a Centennial Project After asking many questions taking Ideas from other tournaments and with considerable help from Red Asseltlne who chaired the local Bantam Tournament Earl and his committee arranged for tbe twetvo team competition which ran Thursday and Friday evenings and all day Saturday ful a result the coun cil offered to supply the Championship trophy and arranged with the Rebekah Lodge Ladlea to serve the players a meal The TorontoDominion Bank agreed to provide the Consolation Trophy won the Champi onship crown defeating Brampton while Georgetown edged Stouff ville In overtime to capture tbe Consolation Series Since the venture wis reasonably success ful it was decided to make the tournament an annual One of the biggest pro blems was a lack of back up Red supply contacts for many centres after the first year In 1970 tbe BUI Chapman Memorial Trophy for the Bill Chapman who had been the Midget Team manager In ite In 1971 the tournament was expanded to Include sixteen learns with games being played from Tues day to Friday evenings all day Saturday and the two finals on Sunday Georgetown Referees Assoc introduced a Lady Byng Trophy Local reci pients have been Craig Fleming 71 Terry Turner and Paul Martin In ISM a local news paper donated a trophy for tbe Most Valuable Shawn Glass- ford of the local Sunny Acre Farms Midget team was the proud winner in During tbe same year the Chapman family decided to retire theirMVP trophy Paul Campbell of United Fire Safety agreed to supply a new V trophy Since 1981 The Royal Bank Main St has given the Consolation Trophy A few of the put chair men are a follows Bob Tost McCandless Al Adams Bryan Turner and Rob Irvine Karen la see first Hockey action for IB- wiU be Ugn- this week with tbe annual Midget hockey tournament sponsored by the Georgetown Minor Hockey Assodstion Starting In t Clarity among tbe bribe many compe titive games played at tbe AlcoU arena back at previous looms victors and explore the rich history of tbs Toes Jan start with a a game between Whitby and Then Toronto and Milton go at It ram until Brampton and out k battle Gait plays Richmond Hill at 30 while at Orangeville Newmarket Tfaurs Jan give fans a chance to set two second round game at and I 30 as Milton Toronto Whitby and spar off program wilt giro tors a chance to glance at Wednesday night features our own George town Midgets playing scheduled for versus Owen Sound at m while at Levak plays Sooth London Minor Bants tuned up for Ottawa The Georgetown 1st Minor Bantams tuned up for their trip to Ottawa with a win a loss and a tie In the ten days before Christmas Thursday Dei is against the locals put on an Impress ive offensive display while holding their oppo nents to Just nine shots on goal and won the game All three lines were Impressive moving tbe puck out of their own end and the coaches were especially pleased with tne way the forwards set up their all night for numerous shuts on goal Sean Finn and Rob Cooper had two goals apiece for the Optimists with single tallies by Rory Kennedy Mark and Jeff Assisting on goals were Stephen Fletcher with four assists Rob Cooper Tim Bennett and Paul Smith with two each and single assists to Craig Chantler Mark Dunning Terry Dixon and Jeff Amato Joe recorded his second consecutive shut out lowering his goals against average to a stingy 1 S3 per game Sunday afternoon in In one of the most exciting games of tbe year Georgetown and Orangevilla skated to a tie For the second conse cutive Sunday question able officiating bad the Optimists playing snort handed for most of the game and OrangevlUe took advantage of the early Christmas present with four power play goals Playing even strength however Georgetown was able to stay close with teams trading one goal leads throughout the game Mark Moody put Georgetown ahead with three minutes left In the game but another goal by Orangeville with seconds remaining tied It up It was tbe second conse cutive game on the road that a deflection with less than one minute left spoil a marvellous effort by Greg Tuck Tuck stopped snots in this game many of them close In chances by Orangeville s shifty Wayne Holmes Other Georgetown scorers in this game were Tim Bennett with two goals Jeff Amato with one goal and two assists Rob Cooper and Craig ChauU with one goal and an assist each and single assists went to Mark Dunning Scan Finn Paul Smith Stephen Fletcher Minor Atoms cant keep up the pace Despite Georgetown opening the scoring against Milton with a goal by Jason Smith Dec 12 the Minor Atoms had problems keeping up the pace Milton scored twice before Adam tied the score at 8 of the middle frame Milton countered with four answered goals in the final period Final score Milton a Georgetown On Tuesday Dec 14 travelled to Georgetown and open ed the scoring after only seconds At too one minute mark Adam Hilts assisted by Adam Hagen evened the count The visitors scored again before Brian Brooker again evened the score with an assist going The second period was all Georgetown with Adam Hilts scoring first followed by Sean GulsUnl with assists going to Steve Brown and Jason Smith Next Steve Brown scored with the help of Jason Smith Unfortunately Chlnguocousy equalled the effort In the third period scoring three times Final score Sundsy Dec Georgetown put every thing together with an all round excellent team effort After Oakville opened the scoring Georgetown retaliated with three goals First Steve Brown assisted by Sean Guhttlni and Brad evened the score then Peter Lee assisted by Adorn Hilts put Georgetown ahead The final goal want to Trevor with assists to Sean Gmttlnl and Steve Sports Camp unbeaten in 12 games Sport Mlnot I beaten streak to an even dozen by defeating Milton On Dae a somewhat ugh and ready Dunda On Dec 19 Georgetown contingent came to Ar travelled the familiar path to Milton and scored J in Impressive win over a powerful Milton Dun the equaliser In the Travis Gardiner put on tbe score- The last frame rather a of opening frame Milton knotted score at of the middle frame but Mike Wilklns from And- The locals goal row put Georgetown out In front once again Alan Andrew The Red and H White never looked back Dotting three more in the Other Georgetown third two of them fust 3D m were Mike VVJlstoandBnrtPross- Adam Bennett unassisted Andrew and Way Doug Kent who also earn- Doug Kent earned an assist Stod- Goalie Sean Cotton also earned assists nude some great