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Cedarvale vandals warned of consequences Im not sure if its the warmer than usual summer weather weve been having but something has been bringing out the worst people who visit Park at night Apparently one of the soccer nets at Cedarvale was cut to pieces sometime during the weekend which will cost club about 100 to replace What makes the situation worse is that this wasn t the first time the nets have been either stolen or damaged beyond repair The grand total So far just halfway through the soccer season two have been stolen and three have been destroyed All three of the most recent in have resulted in the nets being destroyed because the Georgetown Minor Soccer League has been securing the nets with wire making it a lot of trouble for any thieves to undo I have to wonder what use anyone aside from the soccer group would have for the nets On the other hand anyone bubble brained enough to take them would probably think they look cool hanging on their wail As the situation stands now the Georgetown Minor Soccer Club is in a bind The field is used by them at least four days per week with two rep teams absolutely needing properly secured goal areas Since the nets are just barely large enough to fit ap proximately two hours are need to string them up which is why they have been left up over night Since the club is a volunteer organization its understandable that the members dont have enough tune to get out early enough ahead of the games tojwt them up Whenever the nets are ed the club has to cough up Risky Business per set so far costing them this year The executive has been looking for some time for oversiz ed nets that can be easily draped over the bars but has had no luck so far There is one solution that the Halton Regional Police Ser vice has kindly provided com munity service Its a fantastic idea Instead of just trying to extract damages from the culprit who enjoys damaging property an ac commodating judge can order the offender to perform or so hours to make amends That would certainly solve the soccer clubs problems about who would be putting up and faking down the nets for the rest of the summer As a rule the Herald doesnt usually print the names of those charged by the police but when these particular culprits are caught I have no doubt that an exception could be made While on the subject of Cedar vale Park heres a newsflash for those who have been using it as a place to booze it up often leaving their empties strewn all over the field As of July the fine for hav or consuming alcohol beverages in a public place has from to Anyone found a car with open liquor can be fined And just so you know the police have been keeping tabs on Cedarvale and have plainclothes officers mak ing periodic checks on the area most notably at night from Thursday to Saturday and Raspberries Raspberries to the Toronto Blue Jays for leaving me with nothing worth watching on televi sion Friday and Sunday After the first inning even the bible thumper shows started to look good Raves to the Canadian Football League especially the Argos for creating more interest in whats happening on the field this year Correct me if Im wrong but the quality of the game seems to have risen as well aside from the Hamilton Tiger Cats of course Dawgs battle Meznic for Flag Football win Electric and provided the most offense as well as the closest scoring game in Georgetown Mens Flag Football League play at Georgetown District High School on Sunday resulting in a 2925 win for Dawgs Both teams moved the bail up and down the field a good deal with Mezmcs Gary Lockwood opening the scoring with a touchdown followed by two singles from his brother Ken came back with a touchdown by Alain Pelland Even though Gary Lockwood and Ken teamed up for seven more points a single from Frank Bruno six from Pat and a two point convert by Linus Stasiulis knotted things up at the half again hit the scoreboard first to lead things off in the second half when Stu got a major Dave Clemens struck for his first of two touchdowns to keep things tied with Bruno adding the single to go ahead Rob Spiten booted a single to tie it 22 22 while teammate Ken Lockwood chipped in a field goat to take the lead With time running down Clemens came through with six more points to earn the win for while Bruno kicked the convert to make the final 2925 In other games and M com dominated Moldmasters winning There were no scoresheets available for the Plus Welding game but Welding was oh the short end of the stick losing 7 The other game finished as a victory for Longhorns over Glen lead by kicker Dave Patterson who put three extra points and a field goal on the board Racing home An Optimist Club player comes home safe fust before a defender can get his glove on the ball during the Halton Hills Slow Pitch League Tournament at the Fairgrounds Saturday The tour raised which went to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Love In Christ Food Bank Herald photo by Lisa Boonstoppel Pot Hockey registration Ron Wagner promised his son Kevin would be more enthusiastic about hockey when he actually steps onto the Ice this season Kevin who fust moved up to Novice is looking forward to playing in the older age group Many other locals were at AEcott Arena registering In the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association on Thursday with another sign up this Thursday from 7 Herald Sport Shorts Darts meetings Attention Darts enthusiasts The Region of Darts League and the Industrial League are having their pre season captains meetings later this month in preparation for another successful year The Halton league which plays on Mondays in various puns around Georgetown will be held August 20 p m at the Cop per Kettle The Industrial League which plays at the Georgetown Legion will be meeting August 28 8 m at the Legion Hockey league The Georgetown NonContact Hockey League is expanding from eight teams to this year With enough players for nine teams the league Is looking for about more people over the age of to join its ranks For more information call league presi dent Dale Avery at University track duo Two former Georgetown District High School students have joined forces to help boost the West Virginia University track and field team this year Bob currently atten ding the university while major ing in business was a part of the team that placed third in the Ivy League Championships the largest conference in the United States with 90 schools He is join ed by his old classmate Sean Cleary who has just transferred his physical education major from Central Oregan College Both and Cleary said West Virginia has done well in the field events but is looking to the Georgetown natives to score more points in the long distance races such as the 1500 metre metre and the mile The Georgetown duo will also be on the cross country team Sixth in squash Georgetown District High School student Melanie Jans returned Sunday from the Women s World Squash Cham in Bergen Norway helping Canada place sixth overall The championship ran from to August 10 with the first week of play being amongst the individual participants Jans said she defeated her first two op ponents 30 but lost in the third round to an Australian finishing somewhere between ninth and since exact finishes in the lower were not kept Jans will continue to play on both the junior and senior Cana dian squads this year as begins her final year at GDHS J Her first two major tournaments will be in Toronto in October the Canadian Open and the Judy Travis International Open