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NOTICE J GEORGETOWN HONDA ports and and Recreation Check Out Our Flyer For Our Tremendous Savings 111 vounci Downtown Qeorplown Get that Flag A determinedlooking young ballcarrier heads Hallo Regional Police who played the Hag While a member of the Bums Tram port team trie to Football League- leading Burns squad In the charity nab a flag during charity flag football action at on fund- raiser CITYTV also tried lis luck against the Sunday afternoon The youngster helping out the Burn team inn contest Herald photo Exhibition opener Friday Sturgeon sees resurgence in the Raiders recipe While his sense of humor may have helped him through a losing season lost year Georgetown hockey coach Peter Sturgeon is look for big Improvements from his newly renamed In the 198809 campaign Hockey Is a funny gone said Sturgeon during an Interview with The Herald on Monday night Its an instinctive game You set out plans and then you play The plans wont deviate much from last year said the second year bench boss Well oiler our plans Just a illtlc bit nothing major he said We hove a definite goal in mind we 11 stale it and then well be heading towards It The Gemini now known as Ihc Raiders suffered through a point season last year which saw them finish seventh in the eight team Western Division of the Central On to no Jr league and bow out of the playoffs after four straight losses to the Blades But Sturgeon coming oft his rookie season as Raiders coach sees a bright on the for the Georgetown One thine that should help and the Haiders in their pursuit of success in the upcoming season Is the return of some key veterans from last years squad Were proud of the crew that ended the season here snid Sturgeon The guys coming back will be a big part of this years team Returning veterans as the Raiders opened regular training camp on Sunday afternoon at Arena in eluded Todd King defencemon Mark Pries forwards Don Cruise Kevin Dance Brian Gcndron Greg Chuck and Brent Another veteran forward Shannon will be attending the OHLs Windsor Spitfire camp and will be a key the Raider machine If he returns to Georgetown The return of Brnzcau and has got to be particularly good news for the as both were big guru for the Gems last year Kevin Dance a sparkplug winger will also be counted upon heavily to add to the Raider resurgence The Raiders entertained about TO skaters at rookie camp which wrap- newcomers to the Jr B Weve got around kids in camp now said Sturgeon with sessions planned for last night and tomorrow night before the clubs exhibition home opener on Friday against Richmond Hill Dynes Six goal tend era 12 defencemen and about 20 forwards are currently in the Raider camp and It will likely be an all rookie lineup that will sec action against Richmond HIM on day Were trying to give everyone a fair chance said Sturgeon Itll Sturgeon said hell dress six defenders and 12 forwards for the Friday game and hes toying with the Idea of playing a different in each period Ill have to wait and see he said Meanwhile Sturgeon has been pressed with the size and potential of some of this years rookie crop Theres some good there but they need some work he stated The recently approved move by the which allows Georgetown to recruit Peel County players without using eligibility cards will be a definite plus for the team says Sturgeon Theres a lot of good young players in camp with Peel County opening up Theres some good possibilities In Brampton he said A potential working agreement with the Platers also has Sturgeon thinking but the former Boston Bruin chattel is only interested If Georgetown receives long term help If we can hove a player and groom him in our system then thai would help us he explain ed If we get a player for two mon ths and pulls him back up then were not interested In that Were looking to help them Guelph year to year not in the Interim Sturgeon says he would like to see as many local players as possible on the squad and hes been Impress ed at this early stage with the talent coming out of the GMHA The sophomore coach plans to bank on experiences gleaned from last year There are things we learned last year little things he said Those directly involved players and the league Theres a lot to learn But Sturgeon likes to return to the simplicity of the game when the philosophizing and game- planning strategies arc completed Hockey is hockey he said RAIDER Sturgeon feels the newly revised league schedule which will see no vision play between teams In the East and West divisions during the regular season Is great He said the schedule will promote Intense local rivalries Weve got and Milton Just down the road and we had a lot of onegoal losses to them last year said Sturgeon Weve got some scores to settle Bus planned for final Local soccer fans will get a chance to cheer on Georgetown United at the Ontario Cup final on Sept Team coach Sam announc ed last week the club is hoping to book a supporters bus to travel to get enough response we can run a bus said It would be nice to fill a bus with supporters The bus would leu Arena parking lot at m on Saturday Sept 17 to arrive in in time for the scheduled 30 pm between United and Torontos Arsenal In- said a fee of per Tan would cover the cost of renting a charter Tickets can be ordered in ad vance from or Roy Ellis and said the club would appreciate receiv ing any bookings by Friday Sept rugby m Penalty box is out cell blocks are in Pauls call Open up the jails and cancel the Judges vacation Athletes will soon be lining up at the gates to populate Canadas prison system Sound ridiculous Maybe Then again maybe not If provincial Court Judge Sydney Harris has his way the courts of Ontario may soon be fill with hockey and blocking linemen Not to mention brawling baseball players hack or sucker puchlng When Judge Harris last week sentenced Minnesota North Star forward Ciccarclli to one day in Jail along with a Tine he opened a veritable Pandoras Box of possibilities Sure the NHL has faced criminal charges from the courts of the land before Prior cases were however always dismissed and It was tacitly Implied that sporting world could handle Its own disciplinary affairs Besides no professional athlete enters on arena without knowing his head may be on the line But now for the first time an NHL player has been forced to face the humiliation of a jail cell for striking an opponent during a league game According to reports Judge Hot lis stated that although Luke Richardson the Leaf recipient of Ciccarellls stick consented to some degree of physical contact by participating in an NHL game he did not consent to being whacked by lumber Oh really What should we expect Charges against the winner of an NHL fight because the loser did not consent to being tagged with a left The NHL receives an abundance of media attention today much that it did in or even I960 Brawls and stick swinging in have been spotlighted front and centre The majority of the American media has branded the league as a twofisted ogre For lis own good the NHL needs the game will argue that But first and foremost the league deserves the opportunity to clean own closet Detractors say that opportunity has been granted in the past and ignored by the NHL brass Now they say NHL needs outside discipline Hence charge Theres only one problem with that however Just about everything done In a hockey gome be considered a chargeable offence In the street Try your neighbor on his way to putting out the garbage or try drif ting a si ops hot at your mother in law at the family picnic See if you dont spend Saturday night in Ihe slammer And why stop at criminals the robed should direct their attention to NHL brass and lobby for rule changes Slap the hand not the fingers Aug 24 Is a date that will be long remembered by members of the North Football Club It Is arguably the dote that rugby came of age in Georgetown For the first time In Its sixyear history the North RFC hosted a touring Interna I ional side Its been a great event for the club said North coach San dy Mackenzie after the local side defeated Englands RFC Aug at Field The guys have been up for this for North did indeed appear pumped Tor its encounter with the touring English side as the Georgetownarea side played perhaps its best game In the 1988 season on the way to its 149 win Ap propriately enough the largest crowd of the season for a North- home gome about 100 spectators was on hand to witness trie entertaining match Rob Paul turned in his usual stellar effort at scrum half for North scoring one try and kicking one convert and constantly his opposite number at the base of the Ton bridge scrum Veteran lock and former provincial rep player Cam Maclvcr also stood out until leaving the contest late In the second half with an ankle Injury Maclvcr scored a try for Norths as did young prop Mark Armstrong It was a effort everyone played well said Mackenzie While it was difficult to argue with Mackenzies summation there were some key performers in the North lineup Wilson played a textbook game at fullback and Casey Vandcrsluis proved he Is ready for a fall season of collegiate rugby at Wilfrid University with his slashing running style and hcadsup play Ian playing out of position on the wing displayed pi en of athletic talent and used his for ward Instincts to give Tonbridgc plenty of problems on defence Ted Ford King at flanker Jamie In the centres and Tim Kunica filling in for Maclvcr toward the end of the game all played strong roles In the North win Cap tain Terry was also clearly visible throughout the match with his experienced field leadership They were quite up for the game sold hooker Nick Wilkin I thought their bocks played superbly and their forwards It was definitely the highlight of our season said Mackenzie The North mentor was by the large turnout of supporters and he hoped the showing would bode well for the future of the club We hope to build on this he said In Canada where the game is still often treated as a cult sport rugby has slowly been building its Image Often noted more for Its association with beer drinking and song singing the sport is being promoted by its followers as one of the most physically demanding games in the world Most representotive players at the provincial and national levels are re quired to meet stringent fitness test levels throughout the ploying season and off season to maintain their status on high calibre sides The sport also boasts a World Cup tour nament held once every four years The social side of game however is still a major part of rugby Thats the beauty of the game said Tonbridge lock Steve Turner You play hard against your opposite for minutes and then youre friends afterwards Former GDHS football coach Bill Bingham who has played almost every traditional North American sport from hockey to basketball says he wouldnt have looked back if he had played rugby as a Its a great game he says Bingham now coaches rugby GDHS Detractors who claim rugby Is a high risk injury sport arc now receiving detailed reports to the con trory A recent study conducted In Pennsylvania indicated the In stances of serious injuries In rugby to be vastly lower than football and even below soccer Mackenzie says the game In On tano needs to be promoted on a higher level Theres good senior league in Ontario with guys ploying on provincial and national teams he said The bigger clubs need to be playing In large stadiums capable of seating good crowds and they need themselves more On the local scale Mackenzie hopes the tour hosting and strong performance against Tonbridge will attract new players and supporters to the North side A recently approved grant from the Town to improve Field will also hclpthc club One spectator at the Aug match in the next home asked how long North had gome Thats what we need to been operating and he expressed In Jump ball It a Jump ball at member or the during the Aug International rugby club match at Nellton 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