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Si vouncs ITD OpenWaeknlghts Until PHONE 2761 the HERALD Raiders sweep a pair Big wins over Flamboro Woodstock Two big wins over me weekend have propelled the Georgetown dors back into the thick of a seven team battle for first place In the Ontario Senior A Hockey Lea The Raiders delighted the home fans at Gordon Arena Friday night by whitewashing lowly Woodstock 1H The following evening they proved they are legitimate contenders by hammering the Real McCoys right In The Raiders now stand third overall in the nineteam loop with IS wins and a tie In outings They trail the front running Hornets by five points but enjoy three games in hand The Squires are second with 30 points three more than the Raiders but Ihey have played four more games than George- Saturday night start ed out on a disastrous note for Raider goal PLAYING THE FIELD Minor ball needs help It seems like minor hockey baseball and soccer have been around forever I guess that whyitssoeasy and all loo common for people to take organizations like the Georgetown Baseball Assoc for granted To the greatest part of the population groups 1 the are the best summer Iter available You Just sign Junior up buy him a glove and drop him off at the ball park Everyone knows the GBA has an endless supply of coaches umpires and administrators There is death and taxes There is minor hockey in the winter and minor baseball in summer Well it Just so according to the new GBA president PatBrooker The t dead but the cancer has set in And without some real attention and a transfusion of new blood minor hardball in this community may soon be history Jibe that Mr overreact ing sensationalizing and pushing the panic button Hardly The evidence he presents is overwhelming There will be no midget rep team this summer and no minor tyke rep team There are no qualified volunteers available to coach the midgets and there Just enough young Mickey Mantle around to stock a competitive minor tyke squad There always a problem finding coaches said in a recent interview Baseball does take a secondary spot to hockey in thistown Nobodysthinkingabout baseball at this time of year We have some new people In vol v have come along fn the past yearortWo but the core of he organ ration needs to be broadened You can see It In all where the core Just wills away Yon need those new people to pick the game and maintain It PAT BROOKER The problem Is this is exactly the time of year Brooker and the rest of the GBA executive members are thinking baseball This month they will meet twice at least to try and fill two empty spots at the executive table They are still looking for an urn pi re- inchief and a sponsorship commit tee cha rman They heed a host of volunteers on top of that to fill about coaching positions They need res and commissioners We have some new people involved who have come along in the past year or two but core of the organization needs to be broadened said You can see it In all minor sports where the core Just wilts away You need those new people to pick the game up and maintain It is not only concerned about the lack of new adults showing Interest in minor baseball He is worn about declining enrollment numbers la the lower age groups Tq that end the GBA executive has a mandate to find ways to make minor baseball more appealing to youngsters The attack will be twopronged First the executive will look at the rules of minor baseball in an attempt to make changes which will enhance the game from the young player point of view Secondly they will examine costcutting measur es which will hopefully help to maintain the registration fee at the current MO We have to modify our house league rules to get the interest at the younger level said The reason Tor T Ball Is that kids get to actually play more frequently Every ball is hit and in play Other rule modifications could Include changing the size of home plate rotating the pitchers or even letting the coaches pitch The enemy as sees it Is the dramatic rising coat of minor baseball The prices of bats balls bases uniforms and equipment has more than doubled In the pastfewyears Needless to say operating in red ink Yet this is not a lime when they can expect to raise registration fees All Pat asks la that you remember nil when you see a youngster standing near an entrance at a local shopping plaza selling chocolate bars You probably save a lot more than the you on a chocolate bar when it comes tune to sign little Johnny or Jane up for baseball in April tender Jim as Real McCoys scored on the first two shots on goal shut the door after that though and he didn allow another goal until the 13 mark of the third period at wl point Georgetown had built a comfortable 7 lead Doug Fry got the Raiders started with a power play goal midway through the opening frame Paul Gallagher and Tim Ampleford scored before buzzer sounded to send the Raiders off the ice with a onegoal advantage Speedy winger Dave Hill scored a pair of look alike goals on bl slapshots to up the count to In the middle frame Then to erase any doubt about the final outcome Join both found the mark In the opening seconds of the third period to eliminate any thoughts of a comeback There was never any doubt about the outcome Friday night as the Raiders peppered two Woodstock with shots to a runaway victory was named the first star of the game for his performance which included three goals and a pair of assists Second star ted for two goals and four helpers John Saunders also garnered two goals while helping out on four occasions Gallagher Hill and counted single markers for the home side was named the game a third star for his perfect perform ance stopping all of the shots he faced The Raiders will put Ihelr threegame winn ing streak on the line this week In a rare Saturday night home date when they host the vastly improved Barrie Broncos Friday the Raiders arc in Colling wood to face Ship builders Sabres nip Gems after tough loss By DOUGLAS Herald special The Acton Sabres rallied to a 4 Central Junior B Hockey League win In a bout with George town Gemini Saturday at Gordon Alcott Arena The Sabres were re bounding from a loss to ThornhlU at home Friday In which Acton was sadly tacking guts and determination according to coach Steve Buchanan While remained passive throughout the Thomhill game George town stirred up their ire The rivalry between the two teams culminated In a second period brawl and five participants from each side were thrown out of the game Acton played a good first period in Thorn hill but the were down 1 go Into the second Brad McMcekln counted the first Sabre goal When Acton fell behind 1 in the second period Buchanan pulled goalie Fred and put Rick Landry betwe en the pes Also in the second per new acquisition Roy Spears was thrown out of the game for being aggressor In a fight and was assessed a one game suspension forcing him to miss Saturday s match against Georgetown le repeat by the Sabres three and a half minutes into the Georgetown game Gems win The hot and cold Georgetown Gemini were sizzling when came to town last Tuesday night Paced by winger Bill Bathgate s four goals the Gems pounded the Birds for their 13th win of the season against losses and a tie Chris opened the scoring for from the point just under the crossbar Bathgate exploded for three goals in the opening six minutes of the second period for a natural hat trick His third of the night was a marker Kevin Franks scored a pair of goals for Georgetown with Bob Morrow Mike Monahan and Kent Falby all adding singles Wayne Cowley stopped 18 of 20 shots he faced in the Gemini goal Local skater at Canadians Georgetown figure skater Darren Kemp finished fourth overall In the Novice Mens competition at the Cana Figure Skating Championships In Reg last week Kemp of Joycelyn Crescent established himself in fourth spot after the figures competition He remained there after each of the skaters had completed the free- skate part of their respective programs Greg Burns a British Columbia native won Ihe gold medal I skated well so 1 m not disappointed Kemp told The Herald There is nothing I can do about it Kemp finished fourth overall at Ihe Canadian finals last year In Mon his first season competing as a Novice He will now turn his attention to passing his Junior level competitive test later this year at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club GTC runners brave cold at Six members of the Georgetown Track Club braved the chilly subzero weather Sunday to complete the 1 mile Peterborough half marathon Scott Harris placed of a field of crossing the finish line with a time of 14 Georgetown teammate Adrian Beer did well taking 139th spot while Brian Markham was Paul Burroughs with a lime of 35 finished the race in position while Don Mashlnter lagged six seconds behind in spot Ian was 346th with a time of 1 IB Acton play was lackn and a shot off the stick of Mike beat goalie Landry Ironically new Georgetown acquisition Monahan had been eked up by the Acton club Just a week before from and had been traded to Georgetown for Spears Five minutes later Ken Kavunagh got some help from Vlnce Pom dlso to lie it up for the Sabres not for long Georgetown power Stay locked nothing but as they were rated on many hut they did manage one goal at the mark of the first period to put the Gem up going Into the second Landry a piece of slap shot from Chris but the puck dropped into the net behind him Kevin Frank drew an assist on the play and Acton Mark did a little shoving as the lost minutes of the period dwindled down setting the scene for the battle which came midway through the next period was awarded a doubleminor for high sticking and being the aggressor five minutes for fighting and a game misconduct Mike Bob and Bob Dean were also thrown out of the game For Acton part Symes took five minutes for fighting and a game misconduct while John Turner Brian rookie Steve Wagner and Paul Car gill were also given the boot With the advantage Actons Paul scored 10 seconds later for the Sabres first power play el the night to tie up the score again was rdeJaa assist With 1 left In the second period the Sabr es took the lead for first time op a from Ken Kavanagh assisted on the play The Sabre power play had been struggling but Scott Kennedy picked up a rebound from Mike five minutes the final period while the Gems were putting the Sabres up 42 Georgetown showed signs of a comeback as Peter replied two minutes later to bring Gems within one and Frank assisted The Sabres held them off for the remainder of the game Gem goalie Wayne Cowley was pulled with only seconds left to play but to no avail Buchanan said he was ecstatic with the way his team played They showed guts and heart They were playing a more physical and faster game ihe way I want theni to play he said Georgetown and Act on meet again tonight Wednesday In Acton Georgetown Raider center Doug Fry Rives chase after a looie puck In front of Real McCoy veteran Dave Peace during Senior A Hockey League action Saturday Raider winger Ray I Herald photo by Gerry Tim ben Peewee house league team wins consolation title Barrager Cleaners of the Georgetown Minor Hockey Aasocia tlon house league captured the consolation champion ship at a recent Pick Tournament The locals were mov ed into the consolation round when they lost their opening match to a host club Pickering Granada by a score of town goal from Powers and Shane Rio Cleaner then- coupled a victory over McLean Hunter with a 2 1 deci over another Pickering squad to advance to Ihe console tion final where they swomped the West Rouge Powers paced the winners with a hat trick and an assist n Campbell and Colin Mc- Murrav both counted four on a pair of goals and two assists while Re and John all markers and ore scored for George town In the narrow victory over ckering with Terry Piercey drawing an assist on both goals McEachcrn had a pair or goals In the over with teammate Andy Domln scoring once and setting up two others McMurray and Powers had the other George town Coach Dave Martin and manager Richard selected Napo leon Benito Powers McEachern and Gary Cunn as the out standing Georgetown players at the tourney They would also like thank the team parents who provided the players with trans portation to the tourney 14th Annual GDHS wrestling tourney Host 2nd overall By GERRY TIMBERS Herald Sports Editor Defending provincial champion Bishop Ryan of Hamilton proved they are once again the team to beat as they edged out the host Rebels to capture the overall team championship at the 14th annual George town Invitational Wrest ling Tournament The defending OFSAA champs complied team points to win the meet Second place Georgetown talll team points Other Wrong wrestling schools to attend the which may be the strongest In the pro vince included Erin dale from Peel and Windsor Assumption High School Altogether more than wrestlers gathered In gym for Saturday meet Rebel Tom Dixon went undefeated in seven matches at tile 112 lb level to win his division Dixon Is OFSAA bound there no doubt about that after his per forma nee on Saturday Rebel coach Phil lips told The Herald Rebels Doug Gillespie 149 lbs Rich Sedore lbs and Bob Sweezic 141 lbs ail battled their way to second place finishes In their respective divisl MorkBasselt98lbs both earned third place honors We re really coming of age now Phillips said commenting that the traditionally strong Rebel wrestling pro gram had recovered from a slow start this year We are the team to beat at the Hal tons definitely I predict we will win there The Halton champ meet will be held February 15 at Purdue High School in Oakville The will warm up for that one at the Waterloo Invitational meet In three weeks The Rebel team effort suffered Saturday when veteran Dave Power the 127 lb division champion one week earlier at the Grey Highlands meet lost his first two matches Power showed the effects of an ankle injury he received during practice last week Georgetown Rebel wrestler Doug Gillespie squared off here against Harry Classen In 1 4Mb division the annual Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday at GDHS Classen defeated Gillespie Herald photo