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SECTION C THE HE Wednes September Hoping it will help his racing Peaker trying new ski technique Herald John is trying something different this year in his for the upcoming cross ski The year old Georgetown resident has taken up roller skiing In his training program which hi says to help one skiing Roller skiing is done with skis hive small wheels attached to thus allow the participant ski on pavement during the summer months This is the first time tried the roller skis Peaktr said It will be Interesting see how it goes I ve heard It does work and his son Kevin both ski In long distance events however Kevin does inter some shorter events But for the older the longer events arc more to his liking I find the sprint even is very difficult They seem to take a lot out of you Both Kevin and I like the endurance test of the longer races said like to set a steady pace and set a and his son have been involved in cross country racing for about nine years Prior that the older is involved in four faats skiing Back in 1950s and 1960s was competing in an event combined cross country skiing slalom downhill and ski jump ing Back then in that competition all events were done with the same pairofskis A special ski for crosscountry and the events had not been developed When the opportunity presents itself and his son team up to compete in father son races It is ho mottling that over the yeirs has brought the two closer really enjoy joining good in that both have In common which has been good for our relationship Last year were at a race and I ran first I came around the turn near the finish and Kevin must have thought the old man would have been slower because when I came around he didn even have his skis Kevin keeps me young he keeps me going Peaker said said he has many reasons why he enjoy the sport I would suspect it is because of my love for the outdoors When you arc there you arc In harmony with nature The elements may be severe at times but once you get warmed up and get going you don really notice he said has won an award of excellence for his lime at a race held near Peterbo rough two years ago in the class That year Kevin finished second in his class as both races were kilo meters long Along the way Peaker has also won some races held in the area He said he has learned a few tactical mOves in his 30 years of skiing expe rience Training and proper pacing arc the import ant factors It s knowing whentoslowdown when to speed up and not getting caught up in a pace you cannot main tain he said Waxing ones skis Is also important but Peaker said each racer has his own way of doing this What works for one person might not work tor the other There are basic rules that can use but most racers have their own methods he said Crosscountry skiing Is one sport will participate in so long as his dictates that he ran I will likely slow down but I will go on as long as I able to Hove the sport he said son will be attending Sheridan College this fall Last year at Georgetown District High School he finished second at the Peel champion ships and qualified for the Ontario champion ships In a field of over tie finished Guelph hands Meteors second soccer loss The Georgetown IGA Meteors lost their second league game of the scis on by when hey visited Guelph last week for on important soccer opportunity lo settle and apply their game plan as surged right from the kick off With confusion reigning the home team a early pressure resulted in a morale- boosting opening goal Nonetheless the Mete ors gradually come to Georgettes come up short in playoff bid John Peak i with wheel on tart for the winter Is using the for flnt lime and he says he has been toUtbattheydolinproveonesskltng and his sou Kevin a re Involved in longdim nee racing Herald photo Georgetown Insurance finished their Hallon Ladles Softball League regular schedule up with a bang but found them selves out of a possible playoff berth Georgetown defeated Eden Mills io8 and Acton but finished fifth In league final standings with a record or nine wins and 15 losses The same Acton team Georgetown defea ted will qualify for the league playoffs by virtue of their fourth place finish overall Georgetown will now play a single round robin tournament style playoff with Orangcvllle and Glen Williams In the consolation final for the league title In their win over Eden Mills Cindy pitched the win and helped her own cause three hits Eden Mills Jumped out to an early first Inning lead before the Georgettes rallied back for five runs in the second inning and added another five in the fifth inning Eden Mills added another run In the third inning and finished off their scoring with three more In the fourth Inning Janet had three hits In four appear at the plate for the winners while Jennifer two hits including a triple in four plate appearances Joan Hansen also had two hits in four tries Against the Acton squad Beth Haines was the winning pitcher Once Janet Mac Kay and Jennifer olds led the hot bats for the Georgetown team had four hits in five trips to home plate while Reynolds chipped In with three hits of her own Mary Me also had three hits for the victorious Georgette while Bonnie Penney added pair of hits to the Georgetown dominate play as Brian and Paul St Pierre assumed control in midficld Despite the territorial advantage forwards Nicky and Steve Alchln had few clear to shoot as they were closely marked by Ihe disciplined rearguard As often happens the team under pressure engineered a breakaway However when the ball was forced by Jimmy English in goal Bob was in perfect position to clear the ball out of danger With a few minutes remaining In the first half scored the valuable second goal A well taken comer eluded the loose coverage of the Meteor defenders and was headed home with cool precision Oul of necessity Georgetown began the second half by applying themselves with energy with Rich Sowery Doug Raymond and Andre Thlbault working hard to reduce the deficit Just as the flurry of frentic activity was dying down Robbie the ball and slatted a cunning through pass to Mike Melville he ran on lo sweep ihe ball the Guelph goalkeeper The goal resulted in a further flurry of activity from the Meteors but neither John Plaeldo nor Richard could create the equalizer With desperation creep ing In to Ihetr play the Georgetown players pressed forward Incvit ably the home team broke efficiently out of defence and shot the ball past a stranded Sandy Bevans with only a few minutes remain Ing that ended the scor ing On reflection it appears that the squad showed more spirit and cohesion and so deserved to win The Meteors despite domi Rating play for periods lacked the finishing power displayed in previous games Perhaps the playoffs to be held in Georgetown at will provide the Meteors an opportunity to defeat at last CROSSWORD CORNER Kennedy wins windy tennis event Knowing how to play In windy conditions proved lo be a valuable asset fot Kennedy The Georgetown youth used slice shots while playing with the wind and hit harder balls Region Junior Closed Singles Tennis champl held August 2731 In Milton Kennedy defeated Mark of Bur lingtonBS in the final to the tournament In all Kennedy won five games en route to his win Kennedy said knowing how to deal with the wind was the key to the win I knew how to play in the wind while he t hit the ball hard all the time and as a result it went out a lot or the tune he said In the first set Kenne dy stormed out an early advantage but allowed his opponent an opportunity of getting back into the game by dropping the next two games However before any more damage could be done he Georgetown player won the final game of he set In the second set Kennedy had the match incomplete control The attracted petitors from George town Burling ton Acton and Milton Male and female compe titors took part in under IS under 16 under categories Atom Girls start playoff Atom Girls soccer league play ended recently with the teams finishing In Ihe follow log order Challengers finished on top of league stand ings 23 points and were followed by who finished In second position with points Third position went to Blizzard who finished Ihe year with seven points and fourth spot went to Blue Thunder with five points There is one game yet to be made up due to a rainout but the stand will not bo altered whatever the outcome Atom Girls Cup play began last week with Blizzard edging Thund erblrds 1 Char la Rutherford scored the lone goal of Ihe game The second game taw Challengers defeat Blue Thunder Lisa Vogt was the big gun for the winners netting three goals with Mela Die Booth scoring the other Challengers lost their first game this week as they wenVo defeat at toe bands of Thunder birds Andrea Neilly had the only goal of the game The second game saw maintain Ihe lead In the Cup race by virtue of their win over Blue Thunder Melissa Dobbins the winner Tor Blizzard In a game that saw equal number of scoring chances for 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