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Page SECTION THE lltRLL March 1 qualify for Halton championships Handicap presents athletes no problems By DAN RALPH Herald Sport Editor The E C Drury girls gymnastics cam has wo special members on it Karri Kisman and Cheryl Mayne both 18 are deaf and have been since birth However the two are as much a part of the team as those members who can hear They talk with their friends and make new ones said coach Cathy Hawkins A lot of girls on the team do sign if Karri or Cheryl want to talk with someone hey have an interpret The school is actually two learning centres In one One halt is for those who can hear while the other for the hearing Impaired The faculty are rained to each dear students and the classrooms for he hearing Impaired have hearing systems As well the students and teachers communicate through sign language Both gymnasts have been Involved In the sport since a young age Karri began at age six then slopped until three years ago Cheryl started at age 10 and enjoys practice us much at going to Ihc meets compete in all except the floor routine which ore done to music However the reason for not compiling Is not solely based on heir handicap compete on the floor due to a luck if time with days missed of bad weather that sort of Hunt Ihwkins But It Is In Cheryl plans for year Hawkins said Cheryl would do her likt other gymnast would use music Huh kins would Instruct her from tin sideline the wo athletes oil in champion ships in the top six of rmedidli vaulting event Cheryl while Karri was fifth This will be final year of tit school as she finishing up her 13 another year she will enter grade 13 this fall Both have plans to educillon as Karri wants to lake word at George Brown College in Toronto Cheryl said she wants to a university Tor the hearing impaired in Washington but does not know what course of study she minis to Hike Working In a world or sounds is nothing new for Karri as for the past four years she has worked part time at a Delight as a pizza maker Shi also works he con register when hearing impaired guests arc in Having been deaf from birth the girls hive not experienced hearing to any great degree Both say their balance b not altered much due lo Poppys team opens series their handicap and they I lay cannot hear Through Hawkins both told The Herald most of their friends are deaf would be the major reason why would not want to have their hearing Coaching team made up of hearing and nan hearing athletes presents few problems for Hawkins who has taught and coached the hearing Impaired for three years There tony problems forme because I am a slgncrand I understand deaf she said But at the start of the year there arc some com mimical I problems but the kids on the team learn sign language and after a couple of weeks they are all working The only difference involved in having nan hearing athletes on a team Is gelling Interpreters When the girls travel to a meet out of lown they receive a very warm welcome When asked how people feel about having hearing impaired Hawkins asked the question to a number of TA competitors Thursdays They fantastic they are amazing were the majority of the comments As for other sports Karri also competes school volleyball and skis the ski team Gymnastics the lone sport for Cheryl Georgetown gymnast Gall Cook get Georgetown District High School Cook took top prepared for her dismount from he uneven ban honors In the Club clan and wilt lake part In during Thursday Ea gymnastics meet ton meet Herald photo by Dan Ralph Rebels have 10 gymnasts Halton bound A total of Georgetown District High School gymnasts have qualified to take part in the Halton championships The gymnasts did so by finishing in the top six of Thursday Ladles PeelHalloo meet held at the Georgetown gym A total of four schools took part The Rebels senior team took their class while the Intermediates took second spot The junior squad finished third while the team as a whoIeTlnished second behind T A Blakelock Individually in the senior data Lynn Herrmann finished third overall by virtue of her on toe beam fifth bars first vault third and floor second Teammate Laura was second overall while finishing third on beam ban and floor and adding a fourth place finish In the vault Kotanl was the top overall competitor in the Intermediate class was fifth on the beam first in the vault and tied for third in the floor Vlcki LaveDe was third on the beam and sixth In the bars also finished sixth overall to qualify for the meet Julie- Anderson won top honors allaround in the junior class with a firstplace finish in the floor third In the vault and fourth In the bars Teammate Foumier was fifth in both the vault and floor and was sixth on the beam Gall Cook took up honon in IhoClub class by winning the beam vault and floor events and being second in the bars Teammate Karen Herrmann was the winner In the bars and took second to Cook in the beam and vault These were the only two competitors In trbe class Gall Eastwood was the lone competitor In the Club A class compiling a 1 score in the four disciplines Eastwood received a l In the vault to the floor beam The Halton event will be held at GDHS March 28 Both the girls and boys team wilt take part in the Adam Scott event In Peterborough March For the boys the meet will count while the girls event will be an exhibitionmeet Poppy Major arc taking part In a round robin scries to determine the finalists for their County championship series The team took on Dun das Ctiinfua cousy and Burlington Hosting March at Memorial Arena the locals could not retaliate against a four goal third period and suffered an loss Bill aid Rod Pasma had singles while Andy Pearcc led the way with two goals liad three assists while singles went to Dale McNiven Pea re and Kevin Usher Travelling to Sat March the locals held a 3 1 lead heading into the final period but he home learn came back o He the game 33 scored the first goal on an effort in the first period only to have the home cam tic the scare Pcarce put Georgetown ahead with another assisted marker with his team twomen short Rich Bond made it 31 from MacDonald and Pasma The next home game for the team Is March when host at m The team will also host Burl March at also at Memorial Arena E gymnastics coach Hawkins centre signs Karri KUman I led while Cheryl right looks on The wo athletes qualified for the meet by finishing In lite op ill of heir class In he vault event Hawkins It signing because both athlete are hearing impaired Herald photo The first team was made up of Rod Gord Ken and B Anderson In second were Jim Redner BUI Hunter Tony and George Reynard The team of Graham Bob Boyle Ken Irwin and Ian Barclay was third The bad weather of last Monday did not dampen the curling spirit of our ladies tankard team Although they were delayed by traffic they managed to defeat Ayr and St Catharines to win the division title and advance to the Ontario finals In Belleville March Congratulations again to Joan Margaret Simpson Alice and Eva Bradley Rao who spared for Shirley McDermot Shirley McDermot Donna Blight and Mary Black and good luck at the finals second draw of the Friday night muted was concluded last week and tbe top winners were as follows Graham Carrol Butch Fisher and Lois draw white Henderson Jack Massey Joanne and draw TbeSpm draw went to Eric Ross Mary KUeJey Flaherty and George Reynard ladies annual Wee Lassie was held March and the trophy winners were Marg O Flaherty Theresa Smith Sandara Lovelace Reynard Second was Alice Betty Cox Third was Joan Trimble Lena Burns Mary Lou and Diane Alice took a team to Toronto and the Bright a Wine trophy along with Mary Wands Theresa Smith and Eva Bradley Lastly Margaret Simpson Joan Trimble June Russell and Mary came second In the third event at the at Dixie last week