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aiAJiaHsrtt the HERALD Sports Wednesday July Hot grounder Royal Pizza second baseman Jim Lawrence has some trouble handl ing a ground ball as Capital Ford player John Luclani looks for an op portunity to move to third base The two teams were tied for most ot their Halton Hills Slow Pitch game at the Fairgrounds on Sunday with Capital Ford pulling out a 52 win n the closing innings Herald photo Soccer writer waxes nostalgic Hoosier baseball victory keeps playoff hopes alive Sparked by Shannon Morris firstinning threerun homer Firestone Hills Hoosiers Girls Bantam softball team kept its playoff hopes alive with an pasting of Brampton Blazers last Wednesday The win left the Hoosiers one point behind Brampton in the hunt for the last playoff spot with two games left to play in the season The lopsided score also ensured that the nod will go to Firestone in the event the two teams are tied at seasons end Firestone started quickly In the top of the first Andrea Chap man gained base on an error and Jen Winter followed with a walk Morris followed with a line shot to rightcentre that chased the fielders to the fence and cashed in three Brampton replied with a pair in its half of the inning to make it 32 after one Hoosiers notched single runs in each of the third and fourth inn ings Winter again walked and Morris singled to advance the lead runner After a wild pitch advanced the runners Sharon Stigger executed a sacrifice bunt to score the runner from third In the Stacey Colarossi singled stole second and was driven home by Sherie Peacock Firestone increased the scoring pace in the sixth producing four more tallies Michelle Sloley led off with a triple singled her home stole second and came all the way round to score when the throw to second went wild Lisa Harlow then singled and stole second Chapman followed by again reaching base on an er ror moving Harlow to third and then stole home Chapman closed out the scoring by crossing the plate on another wild throw after a dropped third strike to Denise Hannah who had replaced Winter in the batting order It was 92 After Brampton tallied a pair in the sixth Firestone got them back in the seventh With Col and Peacock in scoring position Harlow smacked a single up the middle to add a pair of insurance runs In the bottom of the inning Harlow recorded the final out with a fullflight run ning catch of a drive to right cen tre Final score Line totals for the game Brampton four runs on seven hits and two walks while com mitting five errors and stranding four Halton Hills runs on 10 hits and four walks while com mitting two errors and leaving six The winning pit cher was Morris allowing three earned runs to record the completegame victory Waxing nostalgic a week or two ago about the beginnings of Georgetown soccer led me to thinking of a few more firsts or almost firsts Girls soccer ladies soccer and mini soccer all had early starts around our fields I also recall the battle to obtain soccer news in the local newspapers The sports editors of the day when I arrived late 1975 could or would not find space for soc cer due to a lack of knowledge of the game as they said The editors used to say give us the in formation and we will print However when information was handed in it was not published Eventually we began to see the odd column appear and a great deal of support came from Dave Hastings a local typesetter The column is now one of the longest running features in the Halton newspapers was the year of a remarkable hockeysoccer joint effort with an invitation and visit from Sweden from under and under 16 soccer and hockey players Around the same period we had visits from a Bantam boys squad from Munich Ger many a few of whom reached the pro ranks We also hosted a young team from Mexico Cedar- vale was a hotbed of soccer in the early eighties and many a youth and senior visiting squad were shaking as they came to play in our midst We even hosted a sec tion of the Robbie tourney in Bantam girls the first and only time- this has happened in the history of the Robbie outside of Scarborough As always Ontario Cup weekend brings me around other towns and clubs fields and teams and I am then reminded of the standard of play which is achievable with a properly tuned competitive and recreational pro- Alex Tough gram working side by side Georgetowns two youth and one senior competitive squads have done well without the backup sup port of the past few years as the challenging side of our game has slipped somewhat A return to the full program may well be seen as necessary with the introduction of all the housing development going on around us and the new players coming through The playing standards of 12 year olds in skills and techniques these days is far above that of year olds It is very difficult for us to begin a competitive program with 16 and 18 year olds and challenge those who have been at it for much longer One of the best if not the best players to havecome out of local is Gary Morrow He came through the club system then went to Chinguacousy and on to professional standards with Na- tional squad membership in bet ween A long time Hamilton Steeler he is currently playing the season out with Kitchener in a bizarre transfer move Kitchener achieved their first win with Mor row steadying the back four and this past weekend entertained his former club Georgetowns last interest in the Ontario Cup came to an end expected as it was when the under girls lost to the Scor pions of Scarborough Class op position according to coach Sally Remedios although some of our players may have been a little overawed by the home team reputation The score was close at the half and then the tap turned on in the second half However a fair performance by the girls nevertheless Peel Haltons last senior male team Burlington City lost to three time champions Scar borough Azzurri A last second goal direct from a free kick on the edge of the penalty area was the undoing of a gallant attempt to hold out for extra time Mariners life at the shared top spot in the Inter County was shortlived United with the best defensive record in the league first or second division limited Mariners to one goal whilst scor ing three for the win Mersey scraped a couple of late goals against Acton Villa to come from behind and get a one goal margin Meteor had a struggle for a while before running out victors Over Eagles at Meadowglen Sur prisingly a rejuvenated Win chester team defeated Marlin Blazers head the second divi sion following a away win at with Milton holding second after a tie with Celtic Stingers lost 02 to and re main third Ajax were awarded the points in a turnover of a re cent match against Gunners who fielded 17 players in a 63 win one more than allowed The ex ecutive picked up on that error when cliecking the game sheet confirmed by the game official The knock out cup semifinal draw pits Meteor versus Celtic and Marlin versus Eagles August We could have an all Georgetown or an all Mississauga or mixed final as a result of the draw Select girls soccer squad win Milton consolation prize Georgetown Food City Select Girls attended Miltons first girls Select Soccer Tournament which was held July winning the consolation medal On Saturday morning Georgetown defeated Acton with two goals by and the other goal by Roy In the afternoon Selects faced Oakvilie Georgetown was in the game trailing and pressing hard until middle of the second half when Oakvilie was awarded a penalty kick and scored followed with another goal late in the game The final score was 41 for Marci Roy got the goal for Georgetown Food City Select team On Sunday spectators witness ed the best game of the tourna ment when Georgetown met Milton in the morning The score- was the first half and Milton scored halfway through the se cond half on a penalty kick The girls pressed hard to score but lost 10 The team was rewarded for their hard work by being Atom girls soccer league playing hot lately Supporters of the Under Atom Girls soccer teams were envious July 11 as they sat in the bleachers at Cedarvale They were sidetracked watching the fire department fill their hoses and pumper truck with creek water while hoping that some spray would drift over The heat had driven some parents to seek shade under the trees leaving the coaches and the girls to run At midseason now the lines are on the fields and there are newly painted goal posts Thank you goes to Rod Taylor and Ken Sproule for drag ging the fresh posts back to their field positions Goalies swinging from the posts on Tuesday night got painted hands Purple Municipal Trust team and Remax Realty Cool Blues played to a score favouring the purples The goal scorers for Municipal Trust included Elliott with two and Rachel BryanMaloney and Alyssa Taylor with one each s goal was a surprise kick from midleft field Noteworthy players for Cool Blues were Crane Kira Lawrence and Sheena Blues will miss as a strong running forward when she moves soon Cool blue Annie Schaefer came to bring the oranges She is on the disabled list for a few games since kicking a soccer ball without her soccer boots on and broke her toe was well provided by Guignard Dutch Nurseries Blue Sharks and Green Hornets played a tight game with nonstop running from both teams The well played sportsmanlike game ended with a 10 score Greens with Taylor as the Noteworthy players for the Dutch Nurseries Blue Sharks were Melissa Maveal Alana and Kirstina Green Hornets cited Karen Dillabough Courtney Evers- Jordan and Cheryl Eagleson as noteworthy players This was a thinking game as the coaches en couraged the girls to plan their moves and the game plays Tim Horton Donuts Red Devils had players come back from holi day full of vim and vigour Red Devil noteworthy players all got goals against TV Golden Bullets Leah Crane was credited with goals as was Charlene Roche while Raf- and Deirdre McKee got one each TV Yellow Bullets were hot and hustling with only one substitute player but Red Devils dominated Playing well for the Yellow Bullets were Becky Sinnacve Jacquie Bajic and Ellen Smith Thanks goes to Kerri Datl who played linesman for one game and Jen who blew the referees whistle well for two games presented with the Consolation Championship Medal All players are to be commend ed for their dedicated effort Marita Amy Sykes Andrews Louise Hatton Lisa Doyle Cheryl Shan non Amy Danielle Allison Bobor Marci Roy Katie Blyth Jill McMenemy Outstanding goalie duties were performed by Leigh Shillington Cortney OBrien and Melissa Watts GIRLS UNDER 7 SOCCER July saw the girls under soccer teams battling it out at Cobra fields White Sox and Wen dys Fire Flies played to a scoreless tie with goodoffense for Wendys Fire Flies from Sharon Rowan and Katie Duff and outstanding play from Jessie MacDonald White Sox played equally well with Allen Julie Baker and Jody Stapleton as outstanding players Meanwhile in the next field Golden Flyers won over Ramrock Electric with two goals by Jill and singles by Ashleigh and Susanne Leferink VClothim ALTERATIONS REPAIRS 877 NORTH END NISSAN 610 MARTIN ST 8784137 MILTON ONT I SAVE YOUR BODY NORTH END NISSAN Martin St Milton ft WINDSHIELD REPAIRS Hand M Insurant CUn OFF All Summer Merchandise 61 MAM ST S 8732851