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VOUflGS itd Open Until 9 00 PHONE 8772761 the HERALD S SECTION B THE HERALD Tuesday December Page I HARVEYS TIRE CENTRE Moon Park Pitt Georgetown 8775110 PLAYING THE FIELD Central Ontario Jr Hockey League action Sabres slice Gems in Halton Hills battle Merry Christmas and THANKS There a limit to bow many Christmas cards a Sports Editor can send out in a single festive season Right Still 1 want to be known about Halton Hills as some kind of Christmas Heaven knows I get called enough other names when it isnt the season to be Jolly There ore a number of people around town who I want to wish a great big Merry Christmas and a happy successful New Year These are he folks who contribute to my Sports section on a regular basis providing me with tips inside information and writeins These oiks may deserve a small percentage of my annual salary They had best be content to receive my good wishes for the holiday season There are In my humble opinion a large number of pleasant responsible people In the local sports community In addition to helping me cover Ihe Halton Hills sports scene in a more complete and thorough fashion these folks often contribute a wave smile or complimentary remark that makes my day MANY THANKS I want to use this valuable space on Page One to list some of the folks who come through for me issue after issue This is my chance to say thanks That should be THANKS Merry Christmas to Dave Finn Don and the rest of the Georgetown Raiders All the best in 1984 and let bring that Allan Cup to Ontario where it belongs More of the same far Zeke McCandless Jutes Russian Bob Webster and the Georgetown Gemini Lets dump those Streetsvllle in the Credit River and win that Central Junior B title Good wishes also go out to Frank Gary Hudson and the Acton Sabres To Dan Gulsllnl and Kevin Burke may your Eagles soar In And may the soccer Falcons enjoy similar successes George Balnea Thanks Judy Piper for your weekly reports on the Georgettes through the post Softball season Im also grateful to Linda Weeks and Sue Williams a couple of gals who improved my summer with their grace and charm Gord I hope yuuaie happy in your retirement Best wishes to you too Ted Wilkes Many thanks to all the folks in minor baseball and soccer who worked with me throughout the summer Gary Stove and Gail Melville Peggy Mills Pat Brooker Colin Brookes Marty and Donna I couldnt have done my job without you I hope you people have very Merry I had better not forget to mention Tim and Don Scallen from Ihe flog football league If you re lucky maybe Santa will kidnap Rick Baldwin and the other teams will have some fun in 1984 I will miss your colorful writeups this summer Tim Happy Holidays MORE GOOD WISHES More good wishes go out to Cheryl Irene McCauley Bob Gordon Rob Irvine Pete Williams Bob McCandless and Thanks to you folks the received coverage of swimming basketball recreational track and field bowling Softball and figure skating in 1983 Merry Christmas to all of you Ive saved a special thanks for Joy Thompson and Eva Carney in the Parks and Recreation Department These girls are a pair of firstclass operators They handle their Jobs at least as far as dealing with the press with thorough professionalism Merry Christmas to a pair of very nice people I haven forgotten the local teachers who work as pari time sports reporters when they arent wearing a coaches cap What would I do without you Alice Ogden Merry Christmas The same goes for Brian and Karen Cosgrovc Donna Tom Adams and Bob McKay Lets see those Chargers and bring honor to George town In HAPPY HOLIDAYS Happy Holidays hockey writers Thats you McElroy and Gary Lane Sue Dunning Doug Fuller Boyd Hoddinott Rita Davidson Dee Sandy Gardner and Pat Mashlntcr And you Brian James Good luck to the Halton Hills Jills in the New Year Thanks and best wishes Roger Roy and Thats ditto for minor hockey execs Ian Ward Wayne Pries and Jim Bray All those good wishes bring mo around tomy own back yard I couldnt overlook or ate the Importance of our Herald columnists freelancers and part timers All my best Alex Tough Joan Shapcott and Bob vier You know you have done a great Job And special thanks to Pam Douglas Harald Bransch and Karen Payne You kids make this aged 26yearold feel young again note Ill If I missed you sorry It mean I dont appreciate your contribution You have a Merry Christmas loo and remember to write a letter to the editor and tell him what an insensitive Jerk I am We always like to get cards and letters even if Sports Editor Is too cheap to go out and buy any By DOUGLAS Herald Special Georgetown Gem in Is were edged 32 in Acton by a Hied Acton Sabres club Friday night in Central Ontario Junior B hockey action The last meeting between the Gems and the Sabres saw George town overpower Acton The Sabres worked hard for the win Rick Landry performed some style aero in net for Acton keeping them In the game when their defence became lack luster He stopped all but two of shots Wayne Cowley his counterpart stopped shots They got some great said Gem coach Jules Russian We had territorial ad vantage we Just got the puck In Russian indicated that the score did not reflect the play New Sabre coach Steve Buchanan replac Gary Hudson after Hudson and the Sabres new owner Godwin parted ways permanently early last week In an atmosphere of dissension admitted that his team was not technically cent But the high number of they lost were offset by the teams determination and heart The Sabres opened the scoring 13 minutes into the first period Rick came up with the puck out of a crowd In front of the Georgetown net and put it past Gem goalie Cowley Clint Walts and Mark Symes drew assists on the play Acton carried their 10 lead well into Ihe second period There was a Utile pushing in the second stanza and a lot of hard checking along tho fence throughout the game but to their cre dit and contrary to Ihe bottle of Hills theory the two teams were more interested in playing hockey than boxing and no major fights broke out Georgetown finally beat Landry as the clock struck minutes In the second Sprawling Landry couldnt get his stick on the shot from Gord McArthur Kevin Frank and Bob I up the play Georgetown broke the 1 1 tie midway through third period Kennedy took a pass from Bill Bathgate and Kent and put he puck post Landry s trapper But there was still 10 minutes to play and Acton wasnt going to lie down and play dead Fifty two seconds after Kennedy goal Paul trait evened the score up again Rick Dodds and Mark helped cause With just a little over six minutes left in the Actons Miko converted on a pass from Denis and Ken Kava nagh for the winning four nights coming off a big win over Milton Tuesday 4 and over Thomhil on Thursday They were also playing minus John Hodgson three game suspension Mike cctte three game bus pension Mark Ha milt on injury and Roy Spears injury Losing good kids like that hurts our game said Sabres went on to defeat Milton at home on Saturday Buchanan comes to the Sabres from the Minor Hockey Association where he coached the Atom A learn to the OMAA finals last year He has played Junior B Hockey and minor hockey In Guelph Acton and Georgetown and at one time his father Fred Buchanan coached the Acton Sabres The new coach Is working on teams motivation and helping them to set goals and to obtain those goals with gut feeling and dis cipline At the end of the season people will respect this team Buchanan said Im fully committed to being as good a coach as I possibly can be SABRE DANCE Chatham squad bumps Raiders The Georgetown Rat games again this week thirdperiod goals to dera continue-to- suffer In a rare Saturday Chatbenvahd watched a from thirdperiod let downs as they split a night home date the 31 lead turn into a pair of Senior A hockey Raiders gave up four loss The previous night Midgets juniors outshoot Acton in Bball tipoff Georgetown Rebels opened their basketball season by taking two of three games from cross- town rival Acton Red men Thursday night at Georgetown District High School The and the kicked off the high school basketball campaign with the traditional Tip- Night before an estimated fans The Georgetown mid gets set the tone of the evening with their victory Jim Manning sparked the home side with 11 points while Rich Lawson and John Walts both contributed eight points to the Rebel attack Brad Dcmone was high scorer for Acton also with eight The rebounding of Georgetown forward Chuck Peebles and ball handling of guard Chris McMurray were keys to Rebel win The victory left the midget unbeaten In three league starts The Rebel juniors managed to hold off a second half surge by Acton to take a count The home side had led at the half but the had cut that margin to at threequarters Pat Braund was top point getter for Georgetown at 19 Dean Marks connected for 18 points while guard Lou DcPaolI was offensively and defensively Pete Jones led all Acton shooters with 12 The victory means the Junior are also undefeated In Ha I Ion league play with three wins They are 132 won lost In tournament and exhibition play Acton finally took some revenge In the senior game knocking off Georgetown 5541 The senior Rebels start ed slowly and trailed at one point They closed that gap to by early In fourth quarter but the senior managed to hold off the Rebel rally Chris Sale hit for points to pace the Acton attack Sandy Munro and Glenn buted nine points each Gary led Ihe Georgetown shooters with eight points Paul Walls and Joe Clare downed six points In the took a lead into the final frame then managed to hang on four a decision after giving up a pair of power play goals Saturday nights affair was a rough and tumble match up with both sides applying libe ral amounts of the stick to members of the oppo sition The result was minutes in penalties 32 minutes going to the home side The newest Raider Cam Batting opened he scoring with a power play goal at the 44 mark of the first period Ron drew an assist on that marker There were less three minutes left In Ihe period when Juri connected for another power play marker to snap a 1 deadlock and give Georgetown the lead Bolting and Saunders helped out on that one Paul Gallagher scor No on season to up the count to after two periods but Chatham marksmen sandwiched a pair of power play markers around a shorthanded effort to take a lead before Ihe third period was half over Steve Lyons connect from Dave Hill and Marty McNilly to give the Raiders new life but Chathams AI beat Brad Miller with 1 showing on the clock for the winning marker It was fourth point of the night Friday night in Coll Betting Soun ders Gallagher and Marty McNally all found the mark for first period markers as the Raiders got the jump on heir old Intermediate A rivals McNally and Gallagher both counted their second of the night as the Raiders split four second period goals with the Shipbuilders Tim Turner and Tim Ampleford both collect ed a pair of assists on the night The Raiders are at home Friday night against Colllngwood In their usual 30 slot at Gordon Arena They will also host the Real McCoys for the first time this yearon Boxing Day at pm The Real McCoys have ex pros Ron Sedl Gavin Kirk In the lineup and they beat he Raiders In their only earlier meeting this season Barber teams in Canadians Professional figure skater Kris Barber of Georgetown has coached six Ice dancing teams Into the Canadian Championships Barber a former member of the Georgetown Figure Skating Club now coaches full time at the Upper Canada Figure Skating Club In Toronto He is also a physical education major at York University having graduated from Seneca College with a degree In coaching He and cocoach Ray who coached Barber when he was competing have helped three novice pairs and three junior couples into national finals slated for Saskatchewan on January Perhaps their best hope for a medal lies with Joanne Bourlala and Scott Chammers a team that were second In Canada last year The junior couple recently finished fifth at the World Junior finals In Japan In he novice competition Barbers best hope lies with the earn of Melanle Cole and Donald Godfrey the Eastern Canadian champs Barber who has been coaching for two years now since he retired from competitive skating says his good relationship with is the key to success with the IS dance teams they instruct Its his experience and my new ideas Barber told The Herald Ray and I have a free hand In coaching these teams and our Ideas seem to be working Barber last skated at the World Professional Figure Skating Championships last March In Spain He and Joanna French of Etoblcoke were third overall in Ice dancing Minor midgets to face Swedes Purple girls blank Milton Backed by the shutout of Joan Gilmer the Georgetown Order of the Royal Purple senior girls took a decision from Milton in hockey action at Memorial Arena Sunday night Georgetown forward Denean Jones scored the only goal the locals needed when she poked her own rebound past Milton goalie Barb Edwards with 54 remaining on the first period clock Debblo Osborne and Lisa Allen drew assists on the play The Purple girls managed to keep the shorthanded Milton crew pretty well In check throughout the evening until Claire Carter potted an Insurance marker with Just 1 showing on the clock A Swedish minor mid get caliber team will Invade Gordon Alcott Arena a week from tom orrow night to face the Georgetown minor midgets in the third International hoc key exhibition ever played here The event that offici ally opened Gordon AI colt Arena for the hockey season Invol ved a Swedish midget team while last year the Georgetown rial League allstars lost 104 to a touring second division team from Fin land Last year president Dave Kentner applied to the Ontario Minor Hockey Associa tion to have Georgetown host a touring European club but the application was received This year the OMHA contac ted the GMHA officials to line up the game between Labelmaslers and the touring team from Munksund Swe den The game will be the fifth of a seven Tho game has been slated the highlight of the annual Georgetown Midget Hockey arid will lake place Thursday at pm The game has been specially scheduled to follow the Georgetown Sunny Acres major midgets GMHA vicepresident Jim Bray says the Swedish team has gen erated much excitement This the Georgetown Labelmaitcr minor midget crew will face the touring wealth club from Munksund January at Gordon A colt Arena Team members Include back left to right manager Don Mike Hunter Tim Mike Teetiel Danny Kent Graham Shepherd Chrli I tod gins Heath Lockhunl Jim Jeff coach Let Ryan and coach Greg Robertson Front left to right Steve Tucker Lance Chris Marling Mark Pries Brian Dave and John Mining is Brian Arthurs around the minor hoc key community Georgetown is a hoc key town and this Is a caliber of hockey mat Is as exciting as all get out Bray said Im really looking forward to this A pregame dinner for the Swedish con tingent and the George town players and their families has been plan There will also be a number of opening cer emonies including he traditional exchange of gifts between the teams The Georgetown play will give their ish counterparts 24 GMHA sweaters hats and commemorative Hills pins They will also present an engraved pen set to the head of the Swedish delegation A number of officials will attend the festivities including OMHA convenor Ken Russell OHA president Brent Mayor Miller Regional Chairman Pete and MP John mid The game Itself will consist of three periods of stop- time action with a flood between each session Admission will be for adults and cents for children and seniors Tournament passes will be accented as admis sion to the game Thia will be a major event for us in terms of hockey Bray conclud ed Theres a lot of good hockey being play ed In our minor system and our players will be able to test their skills meet new people and exercise good sports- manship This game will give our kids a chance to broaden their horizons a little