Page 18 — Halton Hills This Week, Wednesday, December 15, 1993 BLS 71 MANN ST. S. GEOR (ENTRANCE OFF REAR PARKING LOT) 873-2441 SALES SERVICE ie 878-4137 MILTON NORTHEND HWY. #25 & 40 Raiders come close — no cigar By Mike Zrostek A home-and-home series with the Brampton Capitals Raiders. Unfortunately they dropped both. A 5-3 decision oe pereey in Brampton Friday, bs 3 at Serdon rough affair with the Raiders and Capitals combining for 20 minor penalties in the first period alone. Capitals coach, Dave Frost was thrown out at the end of the first peri iders were down 3- 1 after the first period, but rebounded with two goals in a strong second period to tie the game. Brampton howev- er struck for two goals in the third to ice the game. Jan Ellis had a pair for the Raiders goals, David Bouskill had the single. Shawn Healy had eld assists, Trevor Brandt, D: Milek, Steve Yurichuk and 4 \ Ellis also assisted. Friday’s ame saw Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean don the referee stripes for the rematch, The Raiders came out fly- ing in the opening period, displaying smart hockey in their own end with minimal errors. They were rewarded with a 2-0 lead on goals by Randy Bond and Ellis with his 31st of the year on a beautiful spin move right in front of goalie Chris Georgetown came out flat in the second, turning the puck over in the neutral ice zone and in their own end resulting in the Capitals banging in three goals. Sandwiched in between the Brampton goals was By Laurie Burns Exercise Physiologist Christmas is just around the corner and iwth it comes Holiday Stress!! Add Christmas celebra- tions, family and friends getting together to an already hectic schedule and you become very over- loaded, Christmas can also be a disappointing time of year. Certain people may not be with you this year, You may be lonely while every- one else seems to be having fun. The weather does not cooperate, you do not have enough money, too much Tich food and drink and too many late nights, to name just a few. It is all too easy to forget the holiday season is a time for affirming our commitment to friends, family and enjoying the pleasures of celebration. We get too busy and dis- tracted to appreciate the true meaning of the holi- days. Before we realize it, the holidays are over and we are left feeling exhaust- ed. Almost everyone experi- ences some extra stress during the holiday season. Some stress can be stimu- lating and invigorating. Positive stress called eustress helps us to rise to the occasion. Unless we get completely overloaded, eustress do not appear to cause the harmful health effects associated with dis- tress. Stress is not some- thing that simply happens to us. We have a great deal of control over what causes us to feel stressed, and our Tesponses to given stres- sors. Activity Line Managing Holiday Stress Tips. on Maximizing Your Enjoyment During the Holiday Season: 1) Decide what things are the most important to you and your family during the holiday season; 2) Decide what will make the season most meaningful and memorable for you; 3) Put nr off to the new year, if yor 4) If thee is a pleasure in a holiday activity that you plan to do, do not do it. Once you have your Holiday Goals clearly defined, break down each task into “doable” chunks and schedule them into your days. Do the most important things first and lo not procrastinate. Make lists and check things off as they are completed. Well- designed daily plans based on clearly defined goals will help you to feel in con- trol. Goals help turn dis- tress into eustress. Enjoy the holiday season and hopefully this advice will help you to start the new year off rea and happy, not exhaus' urie Bre is an pects Physiologist and operates Work That Body Fitness Programs Inc. in Georgetown. Doug Sheppard’s 19th, a blast from in close. After the Capitals took the lead at 8:53 of the third it was all Georgetown as they peppered pfingsley in the final 10 mii All told, the “Raiders took 25 shots in the third put couldn’t sneak one past the Capital netminmder, even in the last minute with Nick Montessano out of the net in favor of the extra attacker. With the loss the Raiders are now 6-21 but head coach Gary Ford was very pleased with the Friday effort and says the players aren’t down. “Tonight (Friday) they came close’ to playing 60 minutes and were consistent. I think they are realizing if you get it going for a whole ame you're going to win.” Ford called Friday’s game the best by the Raiders defense all year but wasn’t sharing the feeling with the forwards. He said they didn’t hustle as much as they should have. The Raiders are in Milton 8 p.m. Friday taking, to take on the Merchants and Saturday 7:30 p.m. at Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena, host Burlington Cougars. Raiders tourney bound By Mike Zrostek The Georgetown Chrysler Raiders won’t have too much time to enjoy the holidays as they will see action in the Newmarket Junior “A” Showcase Tournament Dec. 26-30. Raiders play Streetsville Derbys in a rare Sunday tilt on Dec. 26 at Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena, then head into the four-division, 16- team tour- nament, Georgetown will be ina division with Oakville, Newmarket and Lindsay. The Raiders take on Lindsay at 9 a.m. Dec. 27 at the Recreation Complex in Newmarket. Lindsay is presently last in. the East Division of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, at 1-21-3. At 4:30 p.m., the Raiders will take on Newmarket who sit. at 18-5-2 in the East, good for second. On Dec.28 the Raiders face their foes from the West Division, Blades — currently 15-11-1 The Division 1 winner meets the Division 3 winner Dee. 29 at 5:30 p.m. and the ision 2 winner meets the pou 4 winner in an 8:30 p.m. game, the same day. The tournament champi- onship will be decided Dec. 30 at 4:30 p.m. the Oakville * Lead Shirley McDermot CORE carefully releases the stone for a Henderson sweeps a path last Friday, at the Seagram’s V.O. Mixed 9 Playdowns held at the North Halton Golf and Country Club curling facility. McDermot and Henderson were members of the Steve English rink of Geo pair of Brampton rinks emerged as ‘A’ and ‘B’ side winners and will compete Jan 22. in Cookstown for the right to advance to the provincial champions! ke. ery as 2nd Jim rgetown. A hips. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW Tough receives soccer award Alex ;. lei Williams resident and long- time soccer all-rounder, was given the Ontario Soccer Association’s Annual foereinen ores and mbershi the prestigious Canta Circle at the recent provincial _aSsociation’s Awards and Banquet follow- ing the 1993 Annual General Meeting. The Awards are given to a Person, club or organization in recognition of their contribu- tion to the game over number of years. Nominations are made from all over. the province and are considered by a special committee from which group a Hee choice is made in each cate; Alex came to canada and the Halton Hills area in October 1975 from his native Scotland, bringing with him the passion for soccer for which Scots are world ee cp began his GuadaiCannts career with the coaching of a 14 year-old competitive team, refer- ring duties, field lining and a spot on the Georgetown Youth Soccer Club executive committee. The following season he took over as president for the retiring Bryan Turner and held that post, in addition to his other tasks, for five sea- sons. In that period he also became founder and vice- president of the old Halton Peel soccer Association (later changing to Peel Halton) executive committ In this early part of his local involvement, he was founder and member of the Ancient lariners soccer team, which originated from the youth soc- cer coaches and managers. The team, and the man, still play today. Following the stint with the youth soccer club, he coached a girl’s competitive team. He became involved in the orga- nization and setting up of the Golden Horseshoe league for girls and women. Executive positions on that league, the Inter County recre- ational league, involved re- writing constitutions and sev- eral other tasks. At the same time, he became Peel Halton’s vice- president and representative to the Ontario Soccer Association, serving on the Referee, Coaching and com- petition committees for five years. He was also the District Commissioner for the organi- zation and running of the Ontario Cup coupled with National Championship orga- nization assistance, even to the task of “ball boy” in October, 1993: This period coincided with two visits out t Edmonton and Victoria with victorious Ontario teams at national championships. He is stepping down from the presidency of the Inter County league “for a spell” as he puts it, although other involvement is likely. He believes the game will always remain strong at the grass roots levels and is unlikely. to ever be a force in North American professional sporting worlds. The major reasons are that the distances involved, money required and people involve- ment is too strong to go and watch professional franchises. Although the best opportunity to make the game “bigger” in this continent may not be bet- ter than in 1994 with the World Cup in the USA. There is no doubt the USA is look- ing to Canadians for major support, coming from his dis- cussions with USA represen- tatives. He accepted the award with the words “There are many persons out there who have put in as much, if not more, of their time and efforts to this game of ours than I have. It is also to them, and for.them, that the award is flattering and an honor to receive”. He also notes the Georgetown soccer move- ment has produced many top class soccer.people who have contributed a lot to the game and brought the area no little fame. Georgetown is well known for the quality of indi- viduals who have benefited from the game and who have given the game benefit: Gary and Gord Miller, players and national and provincial coach- es; Gary Morrow, internation- al player of great repute; Association Ontario Cup hairman; Klaus ee Zander, for- mer youth president and cur- rent PHSA treasurer. These are just a few of the many who have brought the good name to Georgetown soccer, according to Tough.