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GEORGETOWN HONDA MUST BE SOLD SALE the HERALD Sports I and and Recreation We Have Delivered SECTION THF HERALD Wednesday June 1W Page I Local hoopster nets entry into Hall of Fame Georgetown resident Kyrn Kris ten en Irvine say a she was hooked on basketball the first time she saw the ball bounce That same love for the hoop game has now led to Irvine Induction into the Wilfrid Laurler University Sports Hall of Fame The fledgling Hall of Fame has only been In existence for the last couple of years and Irvine Joins a select group of Golden Hawk graduates named as early en Iran Is Into the athletic shrine It quite an honor and 1 really shocked said during an interview with The Herald last week Kristensen Irvine was a star guard on the women basket ball team from 1967 and helped lead the Golden Hawks to three con secutive consolation championship titles In the old OntarioQuebec Athletic Association The team once narrowly missed earning the championship crown We blew a one point gome recalled Irvine During her tenure at Kristensen Irvine also heavily involved in the administrative side of school athletics serving as presl dent of the women athletic associa lion and receiving an award for most valuable contribution to athletics Upon graduating from Kristensen Irvine entered the teaching profession where her coaching career has been equally as impressive as her collegiate playing record Before settling in the Peel board six years ago the exGolden Hawk coached at the high school level In Timmins where she sent nine consecutive teams to the all Ontario finals six of them winning provincial honors Several of her charges from those top notch northern Ontario teams ha since made their own marks Two of my former athletes are on the Canadian national team said Kristensen Irvine Some of those sine players have also entered the coaching field A lot of my kids are coaching following my footsteps In fact a lot of them are crossing my footstep she quipped While In Irvine was also instrumental the- organization of a women basket ball league which Is si ill running successfully today Although there was no national women basketball program In Canada during Kristensen Irvine college hoop career she did receive a degree of international recognition She worked at the Montreal Games where women basketball made its Olympic debut She was invited overseas by the Hungarian National Team and spent a memorable holiday in that Slavic nation as a guest of the squad at the World University Games I became very Rood friends with the coaches and players recounted Irvine I met a lot of fabulous poo- She felt the atmosphere con trlbuted negatively to Canada subsequent exit from the recent world tournament Canada had an outstanding crew and did have a chance says Kristensen Irvine But they needed harmony However she remains optimistic about Canada program in the future You always have to look and hope you must be optimistic she said 1 lh track she said 1 think were on the right As for todays Canadian National Women Team Kristensen Irvine said a recently unsettled coaching situation has become a political She says the biggest obstacle that women a basketball must clear in Ontario is marketing We market the game well within the basketball group she explained But the fever there Irvine acknowledged the Impact a- Canadian National Basketball Association franchise would have on the growth of the amateur gome In Canada The sup port Is there she says of recent at tempts by Torontobased groups to entice the NBA to southern Ontario markets The people of Canada arc understanding the game I think on NBA team would be fabulous It would help get people Into the fever of the game Irvine is currently teaching In Mlsslssuuga at Volley Senior Public School She keeps her playing hand finely tuned by com Cling regularly In the Georgetown dies Basketball League In the process of completing her Masters Degree in Sociology Education she hopes to pursue future emulation In the field of outdoor education That down the road she states Formerly head coach of the Sheridan College Lady Bruins basketball team Kristensen Irvine holds a Level III national coaching certificate She has instructed fledgling coaches pro vine tally and at the advanced coaching camp at York University last summer She also lends her expertise at the Ei dale summer basketball camp According to Kristensen Irvine there are several outstanding youth basketball programs currently be ing offered In the province She Is also greatly Impressed with the calibre of female coming out or Georgetown It really prises me the kids coming out of Georgetown she said There arc some very fine athletes Kristensen Irvine will continue to be Involved in basketball at all levels she said She explains her fondness for coaching In this man nor If you can get someone to love the game that great Meanwhile Irvine own lovo for game will never wan It 11 never be of my blood she says Northern Ontario strikes gold Northern Ontario bowlers proved to be the class of the 1968 Canadian Golden Age Bowling championship tournament held last weekend at Georgetown Bowl Both the men and women titles were won by teams representing Northern Ontario as the national roll of ended on Monday The Northern Ontario mens team hailing from topped second place C and third place Manitoba while the ladies team from Sudbury bested Alberta se cond and third In the dlvi finals The Northern Ontario men team was led by the Martin brothers Ed ward and Max and Sam while the women trio included Lillian Morin Anna and Jeanne Ben Schmidt of turned In the highest Individual men score with a and Alberta Elsie Wilson had the lop ladies score at Whos got it A trio of young lacrosse buffs vie Tor of the bottled Orange to He Tyke action continues ball daring minor tyke play at Arena on June every Wednesday night beginning at 30 Herald Jon ItuUedge had a hat trick In this game at the Blues photo SPORTS Pauls call B2 Howells on tear B2 New dart league B3 Cutting the grass BUI watches the ball as he Fund as Georgetowi roll a shot the Canada British Club won lop honors In the competition at the Log Cabin Lawn event with the Legion finishing Club last Saturday At least was raised for he Child Am Canada Bowls Bowlers raise funds A total of has been raised bo far for the Child Amputees Fund after the Log Cabin Lawn Bowling Club Canada Bowls competition last Saturday Convener Ken Baker reports that the possibility also exists of a local participating club matching that figure with a donation The British Club represented by Fred Edna Murray and Kent Tubman won the Saturday event and picked up gift certificates from Bel amy for their top efforts Second spot went to the Royal Legion Branch 120 lea by Don Murray Beth Anderson Maddie Howat and Marlon Hog an They were awarded gift certificates from Copper Kettle Glen Williams Due to the extreme heat and high humidity at the greens the tourna ment was shortened to two games A good time was had by all and I would like to thank everyone who assisted and participated and I would also encourage anyone who might be Interested lawn bowling to come out to Ihe club said Baker The dub has been in existence since 1907 according to Baker It would be nice to think that with new memberships It could be in ex lstence for another SO years he said Rebel trio named to provincial rep teams Three Georgetown athletes have been named To Ontario provincial field hockey teams Carol Ferguson Becky Dobbin and Lorna Richards will represent the province in national field Grade students at and played field hockey for the Rebels during the past season Ferguson was named to the On tario Under IB team while both Dobbin and Richards will see ac tion with the provincial Under IB squad Both Ferguson and Richards are first year field hockey players while Dobbin has played for the past two seasons Last year Dobbin was selected to the Ontario Under 16 team In her first year Ferguson a halfback will line up with the Under team when Ontario vies for the National Under 16 field hockey champion ship hosted next month by Win nipeg Dobbin a forward and gooltender Richards will travel to Quebec with the Ontario Under IS side to compete in the Montreal Cup tournament in July Prior to that the two Georgetown players will play for Ontario in the eastern regional field hockey champion ships to be held in Waterloo on July 1617 All three GDHS athletes also played soccer during the 1667tt season for Rebel coach Sheen Kewley The mentor who retired after the past season said the trio will supply a sound base for next years Rebel team field hockey and soccer teams They 11 provide the nucleus for a really good team next year said I don t feel so bad about leaving with those three coming back Bantam As split pair Standard Products Bantan As were host to Sheridan on Tuesday evening and got off to a rough start scoring one run in the second Nothing changed in the third with the home team still behind by one run With the bases loaded In the fourth Adam Hagen hit a home run giving us a lead Each team scored a pair in the fifth and the visitors got one and the locals two in the sixth Final victory came to the local boys in the seventh with an 118 win Mo watt Dezeeuw and Steve Wright are credited with contributions to our boys comeback A real team fort In the second but the bats were silent in the third Georgetown had the game slip away due to errors With the host team scoring one run In each of the next four innings to win ihe game John Butler went the distance striking out nine bat era with Lawrence having a dou ble and three singles with three singles with a triple and singles by Butler and Dezecuw Host finals July 9 Rams blow lead in 77 tie A goalless third period and the ac curate shooting of a goal tender dldn t help the cause of the Acton Rams as they blew a lead and ended their Golden Horseshoe Lacrosse League game last week In a knot with Hamilton Wildcats Playing at home on Thursday night the Rams built up a solid lead after the first minutes only to have the pesky Wildcats the locals In each of the second and third periods to gain the tie Hamilton topped Acton in the se cond frame and shutout the Rams in the third to complete their comeback Included In Hamilton inspired come- from behind lie was a goal by nctmlnder Dove Cuddy The Wildcats carried the ball just over the centre line with less than one minute remaining in the middle stanza and fired a long shot post Acton Doug Taylor That was pretty depressing quipped Acton forward and team spokesman Wayne Young He kind of caught us off guard We sure If he going to shoot or pass George and Paul Wilson each potted a pair of goals for Acton who solidified their hold on second place in the GHLL standings Jim Clark Henry Van Oort and Young fired singles added two assists while single helpers were awarded to Bill Fox Clark Van and Steve Young Young left the Acton cage after blanking Hamilton in the first period to be replaced by backup Doug Taylor With the playoffs coming UFA hnrf let oat wnn lineup after recovering from knee surgery Young said Holder will be a strong odd It ion for the playoffs Meanwhile Young also announced the league has given approval for a oneday playoff tournament to be held In Acton an July All four clubs will playoff with the top two teams meeting In a onegame final The first place finisher will meet the fourth while the second and third place teams will battle In one- game semifinals The likely scenario based on current standings would see first place Niagara War riors meeting bottom club Burl ington Cougars while the Rams face the Wildcats Last year Acton and Niagara met in the league cham final with the Rama coming out winners The July tournament final will see semifinal games go at 12 noon and m with the championship SPORTS I Cricketers win B3 Heavyweight champ B4 Norval ends streak B4 ENTERTAINMENT The Great Outdoors B5 Doll display B5 Fine wine B5