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THE HERALD OUTLOOK 1M Heritage awardacknowledges debt owed to referees The recent honoring of Gerry Perkins as the recipient of the Georgetown Hockey Heritage Aweard is a very just and ed recognition of the contribution he has made to the town After putting more than 30 years of his life into refereeing and coaching hockey he has helped countless numbers of peo ple to enjoy and improve themselves He didn t take the world s easiest job either A referee is perhaps liked more than some politicians I can think of but doesn quite rank up there with Santa Claits When speaking of getting respect Rodney Danger field stands a better chance on most game nights However it is respect that Perkins received from the Heritage Council along with quite a bit of admiration His big day in the sun will be on March when the awards banquet takes place so I thought it t hurt to bring a few of those rays over to shine on the rest of his zebra striped associates a little earlier As pointed out earlier the job isn t the easiest to do Because it s not the ref job to take sides those people the stands who Having a ball Rebel senior basketball player Adam Poyntz goes up to fight off for ball during their game at Georgetown District High School Wednesday Rebels lost 1 to the first place Pearson Herald photo COME IN AND SEE OUR NEW BACK ROOM SKI SHOP 71 Main St S Georgetown 873 2441 Entrance off rear parking lot WATEKWORTH WELDING LTD Portable We g Aggregate Heavy Equ Steel Alum nam Fabntot on Stick Weld ng FARM RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL JIM 7404 HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Boucher Sons Aluminum Ltd 8778830 RR 2 Cone Georgetown definitely have are going to come into conflict with the officials some more noticeably than others Perkins said he wondered if some people came to the simply to cause trouble rather than cheer on their team It takes little to amuse some small minds and since hockey is an aggressive game a little action likely pushes the less responsible over the edge He also told me some referees have quit because they t take the abuse from the stands any longer When the morons are out in force in the bleachers it can get hard to take It s too bad some give referee up but as in any job people discover that some things are just not for them For those who stick with it the game can be a very satisfying experience I refereed for several years helping a ringette organization get started as well As the seasons went by it was satisfying to see the players and the quality of the game improve Looking back I like to think the time I put into it helped them progress in some small way I think that it the same for most referees just as it is for Gerry Perkins who helped the Georgetown Referees tion function and grow from its earlier days In some way every good referee helps whatever level of play he or she is involved with Coaching staffs do most of the work but even referees teach the players a few things Some of it is bad like learning how to get away with a slash with the of isn looking but a lot of the comments a good referee gives especially to the younger players can be constructive If an official can teach players what it takes to play a clean game and still have fun they ve done their job I not saying referees are perfect because many are not even close However hockey of do have a tough job The game is very fast paced there are 12 and sometimes more players to keep their eyes on scores and penalties to record of fsides to call and some fights to break up To those who have to blow that sometimes frozen whistle Turn a deaf ear to the crowd you re not there to make friends just to call it as you see it The coaches fans and players won t admit it after you ve just given their side a penalty but they all realize the game be played without you Novice Sabres unbeaten streak ended at 23 games in Wasaga Acton Major Novice Leather town Sabres lost their first game in 24 starts against Alliston Dec 15 in the opening round of the Beach Silver Stick Champion ship Acton captain David La scored his 50th goal of the season for his team only marker in the 1 loss got started early scor from the opening faceoff The team s third goal bounced in off an Acton defender skate Sabres hadn fully recovered from their first setback of the year when they faced Tottenham in their next game Goalie An drew Coe kept the team in the game shutting out through the second period to maintain the tie Beginning the third the Sabres started to click led by Kyle Artem and David each who had a goal and assist That was all Sabres needed as they hung on to win 2 1 After a late snowball light between the parents and the players Sabres t put the puck past the Wasaga in their Sunday morning game until late in the match In the third period Sabres connected with six goals to give them a win Coes 12th shutout of the season The win also earned Sabres a return tnp to Dec 30 to face off against Alliston The win of the match advances to Sar nia Feb 1 to compete in the On tano Finals Artem netted a hat trick along with two assists followed by David with one goal and three assists Jason Christopher and Young each had one goal while Sandy Chapman and Richard got one assist each Before heading to Wasaga Sabres extended their winning streak to 23 by beating Woolwich on the road 2 Dec Lajeunesse scored two goals and one assist while got one goal and two assists Raju assisted on one of the goals Sabres play their next game to day in Fergus starting at 4 pm Dec 27 the team hosts its own tournament at Acton Arena JOAN HEWITT ROGERS JOAN ANDERSON JANET ARMSTRONG SHELLEY WHEELER CINDY SHELLEY THORNE WENDY PAUL ARMSTRONG OPEN DECEMBER 2290 DECEMBER 2990 912 CLOSED DECEMBER 2490 DECEMBER 3190 PAUL C ARMSTRONG INSURANCE BROKERS LTD Mill St Holton Hills Georgetown