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Rebel junior basketballers sweep to crown in Acton tournament By KARFN PAYNE Herald correspondent The Georgetown District High School junior Rebel basketball team swept to the championships at the eight team Acton Invitational Tournament on the weekend The Rebels opened by defeating 37 was coached a former CD IIS staff member BobAuld The game was the first quarter but the Rebels eventually wore the Bears out and came out victorious Dean Marks scared points and Pat scored IS points in this game Midgets Graham Shepherd and Cam Mclvcr added great support The second game was played against host Acton before a largo crowd Georgetown won again 42 Special mention In this game should go to guards Mike Living risen who are the best pair of reserve guards In the county according to coach Lacking The team went on to the finals against Mil ion and won From the opening tip the ran and pressed explains Locking The Milton team ally wore down Special mention should go to Rebels Jon Hammer Nell Silvers on George Kent Adrian Brake Jim Grant Casey Vanderslula and Steve Chaffee Dean Marks led all scorers with points Louis De Paoll contrlbu ted and Pat added 14 Marks led rcbounoeni eight while bagged four from the boards With their recent win over Nelson High School of Burlington the Junior are now In exhibition and tournament play as hey head to Perdue on Monday for their first league encounter They compete In a Burlington tournament on December 10 then return home for games Dec 13 vouncs rannimcv itd Until PHONE the HERALD HARVEYS TIRE CENTRE PLAYING THE FIELD Former pro stresses fun Dave Tataryn Is an Interesting study After several season as a professional goullender In both the NHL and the WHA he has carved out his little niche near where he runs his hockey school and works as a blacksmith He s there when he not teaching school or blocking pucks for the Cambridge Hornets or developing young goalies for the GMHA A graduate of he University or Toronto Tataryn is Intelligent and articulate He can still parade his jock mentality but when it comes to dealing with young hockey players he la sensitive and caring Tataryn deal with the GMHA calls for him to dctclop the skills of young in the GMHA rep system an end he pursues Monday nights at Memorial Arena They want him to teach the youngster to play the angles stand up and use he throws in a bonus no charge He docs bis best to improve the youngsters as citizens mentally physically and spiritually He h even been known to go so for as to stress the fun aspect of playing minor hockey In some minds that tantamount to blasphemy Sometimes minor hockey is too callous like big business Tataryn said in a recent interview If you develop the individual the hockey will develop A coach be just a person to change lines Ho a second parent EMPHASIS ON PARENTS Because he seen both sides of the rainbow worries about what happens In our minor hockey stem But while he accepts the notion that most young Georgetown boys entertain visions of playing pro hockey he points out that the emphasis of developing a well rounded young primarily and also with minor hockey officials The time a youngster spends in minor hockey can and should be used to instill and develop values I gel that there are people in minor hocki who don know what they re doing and they could really wreck a person Tataryn said con end up with some yearold boy quitting all because he not enjoying the There are certain notions about minor hockey that Tataryn would love to see changed One is that rep hockey is a means to an end that being a pro career Another Idea he loves to discount is the suggestion that professional hockey Is fun It s damn hard work he likes to point out and pro careers are often fleeting Parents who think they have a they re just fooling themselves says There s only one Gretzky and you have to accept that The average pro career is about three years Should you ask a young player to make a decision for the rest of his life for that three years f Hesgottoputinanothir47ycars What she going to do AN EDUCATION Tatoryn likes to point at Georgetown Brian Hayward currently blocking rubber for the NHL Winnipeg Jets Hayward parlayed his puck slopping skills into an education at Cornell University and he still realized his boyhood dream of playing big lime shinny Life won t stop for Hayward when he retires says Rather It will begin to blossom As a parent I have to expose my son to different things and let him make decisions for himself said If I vc done my job as a father and developed my son respect for hard work and people then ho will be able to handle decisions And until his body is ready to make decisions feels his parental duty includes keeping the wolves away There are those he soys who would hove you put all your eggs in one basket so hey can get the best short term price at the minor hockey market Minor hockey the total development of the boy says I would want to know what organization planned to benefit my boy I would ask if they are looking at my boy to develop their organization Blades blast Gems 102 Georgetown Gemini forward John Hodgson execute a doesn escape Hodgson submission hold The Gems fell to perfect tackle on an Oakvllle Blade during Saturday night 102 Central Ontario Junior contest at Gordon Arena That Gemini defender Blake Harrison making sure the Blade forward Herald photo by Gerry Timbers In the words of Georgetown general manager Bob Webster the Gemini took a big step backwards when they lost 102 to the Oakvllle Blades in tral Ontario Junior B Hockey League action Saturday night at Gord on Alcott Arena The Gems were com ing of a big win over the fourth place Burlington Cougars one week ear lier and looking to put together a winning streak and move up a notch or two in the standings prior to Christmas Now they will have to try and kick off that winning streak against three middle of the pack teams they are righting tooth and nail with Last night the Gems hosted Mimico at and they travel Milton for a bout with the Steamers Friday night Back home the following night the or a row the Centennial girls volleyball team coached by Jim Atkins on have won the County volleyball crown The girls travelled to C Drury High School lost Friday night to defend the title they have held since 1981 There lo challenge for the title were the villc champions from School the Burlington represents from Frontenac School and the Separate School champion from George town Holy Cross School The Centennial girls started slowly in the round robin tournament games with Holy Cross 11 IS and and and 12 The girls played more con against and defeat them in both gomes by scores of 152 and 156 The wo Georgetown schools then met In a best of three match for the championship The Centennial girls saved their best volleyball of the year for the final Although the Holy Cross girls played extremely well defensively they were overpowered by scores of and 154 Led by team captain Tara Burroughs the Centennial attacked relentlessly during both games A key lo the play of the learn In the final was the setting of Jill and Shanna Long The victory brings a close a fine season In which the team compel In tournaments In Oakvllle and Mississauga girls also competed In the Provincial Cup Tourn ament In Barrio losing In the to the eventual champion St Dennii from Toronto Team members include Shanna Long Kim Jody Ax ford Sheri Mann Sharon Clifford Tara Burroughs Jill Lusby Karen Smith Sue Rod and team mascot Jeff Atkinson Raiders lose to Petrolic in overtime Candymen win The Georgetown Candy Production put It all together fur a 2 victory over arch rival Milton in A hockey action Sunday night at Memorial Arena The Georgetown crew started fast counting four times in the opening session MorcMurnagh an Greg John Wilson and Kevin Roe ail found the mark for the Candymen with Daryl Sproule John Jeremy Felce Jason Knight Stephen Lee and Charlie Hancock all picking up assists Milton rallied back with a pair of ed goals In the second period but the locals Iced the victory with three goals of their own in the final frame Hancock and Knight counted for the home side with Brad Burnett Sproule and Knight all picking up assists By GERRY Herald Sport Editor The Georgetown Raiders split a pair of Ontario Senior A Hockey League games on the weekend dropp ing a overtime to the Petrolia Squires Friday night at Gordon Arena trior to trouncing the Woodstock Gems 92 In Woodstock on Sunday Friday night loss to was a thriller for the fans but it ended on a sour note for the Raider players Bob scored the winner for at the 3 mark of overtime on the tail end of a contro versial play centering around referee Bill raised his arm after a Raider de fender had been tripped up In the Georgetown zone As the play went up the Ice Raider goal tender Brad Miller rac lo the player bench anticipating a delayed ponalty call against dropped his arm to Miller amazement as the Squires recovered possession of the puck and went to the attack Miller made a for his crease but he never really regained his position as Marr lofted an easy bock hander into the empty mesh The goal prompted a melee first around the timekeepers box and then at the west end of the rink as angry Raid era argued with referee to no avail Raider coach Gerry Inglls was one man who managed to smile about the entire incident after the game When a referee puts his hand up like that It usually means a penal and he had his arm up all the way down the ice Inglis noted Then again we should have frozen the play behind the net in our own end In the first place For Miller the freakish goal was the nightcap to a night marc of an evening On tho tying goalattheB mark of the third period he was caught chasing a loose puck behind the Raider net Doug try had opened the scoring for George town In the first period when the Raiders took a lead Paul and Tim Turner drew assists on play Brent Mecke drifted a shot from the point that eluded Petrolia goal ten der Gerry Fink who showed an assortment of acrobatic moves In blocking of Raider shots many of which appeared labelled After Ray Tilley had halved the Raider margin to George town goalscoring load cr Gallagher banged home a Turner rebound to restore the twogoal pad Ron was a one- man wrecking crew In the win in Wood stock as he connected for four goals and two assists Tim Amplcford was good for a pair of goals while helping out on two others Gallagher notched two more to give him for the season Turner added Ihe ninth Raider tolly to go with four assists The Raiders have now won 10 of IS Senior A outings In their ral season against four losses and a tie Tanya Mil returns a shot for the Holy Cross team during their championship match against rivals St Francis of Thursday night at Assumption High School In Burlington Holy Cross lost first game back to win three In a row and take the Separate School Gems host Thomhtll The only bright spots in the loss to the Blades were the play or goal tender Wayne Cowley and the return of Kevin Cowley was ded by shots most of which were solid legitimate scoring chances Franks scored the second Georgetown goal long after the game had gotten oat of hand on a breakaway Franks stole the puck from an defen der at Gem blue- line and raced In alone to tuck the puck behind Blade with a move to his backhand Team scoring leader Bill Bathgate scored the first Georgetown goal in the second period with the Gems already trail on a fine back hand shot from the slot Chris and Kennedy drew assists play Chargers best in Repeat as public school volleyball champs title Herald photo by Gerry Timbers Volleyball titles Two Georgetown teams captured Halton Separate School Volleyball titles this week The boys from St Francis of Assist and the girls from Holy Cross proved to be the best in the region in the separate school this week held at Assumption High School in Burlington The St Francis boys locked up their title In the Thursday finals defeating Holy Family is The victory was especially pleasing for coach Rudy Llpp because his troops had fallen behind in the opening match of the final That comeback definitely set the tone for the boys Bald That really made it for us The St Francis boys had advanced to the Halton finals by winning four of five matches at a qualifying tournament earlier in the week The Holy Cross girls had to overcome cross town rivals St Francis to win their title Holy Cross had won all five of their matches in the qualifying tourney while St Francis suffered their only defeat to the eventual champs The two teams met at Assumption Thurs day and Holy Cross rebounded from a setback in the opener to sweep to the title 157 Egg Nog Jog The Georgetown Track Club will be holding their Egg Nog Jog Sunday December IS at the Terra Cotta Conservation Area The fun run which will cover a hilly 11 kilometer course Is scheduled to get underway at am Theentryfeeisf3forhosewho register prior to race day and for post entries Entry forms can be picked up at Gordon Alcott Arena and the Cedarvale Community Center The run is open to anyone and egg nog will be served In the pavtlllon to finishers Runners should bring a dry set of clothes for after the run which will go on In any weather conditions Premier Canadian miler John Craig la expected out for the run an unexpected treat for local track enthusiasts He may challenge the course record of 33 Christmas dance The Georgetown Gemini Junior hockey club will hold their annual Christmas dance Saturday December 17 at the Elks Hall on Mountain view Road Tickets can be purchased for from any member of the Gemini executive They will cost at the door Music will be provided by a disc jockey and refreshments will be available There will be a buffet The doors open at m Midgets lucky The Georgetown Laoelmasters minor midgets were fortunate they did not lose ground In the TriCounty Hockey standings lost week In games with and Flamboro teams beneath them In standings they managed to blow a two goal first period lead against Oakville losing 32 and then wrestle a win from last place The squad Is now on the season The boys turned In performances cnt of exhibition hockey With only a tew exceptions play making was sloppy or and the opposition was allowed to move the puck almost at will It was boring to watch and certainly not indicative of the team effort and hustle which has produced exciting wins earlier In the season Georgetown stars in the game were Dave Bertrand Tim and Mark Pries Against Chris Marling Mike Hunter and Dan Kent turned in the best performances