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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 22, 1977, p. 11

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The Herald Second Front Wednesday June 1977 i iotj The fullsize paper reaching more than 12600 homes in Halton Hills GDHS Honors Athletes The Georgetown and District High School athletic season was capped last Wednesday night with Annual Awards banquet While it has almost become commonplace to report GDHS athletic achievements all too the appreciation and the so deserved by the high school athletes and their coaches are watered down somewhat because of high standard set at This Is unfortunate because the athletic program and its participants regar ess of past successes con strive to even more Improvement It is this exemplary attitude that has gained GDHS athletes such a high regard throughout the Winners of the major awards at last Wednesday banquet received standing ovations when their names were an nounced proof of the high regard with which they are held not only by their peers but by the community In general Charlene Milton Cheryl Paul Nlchol and Mike Stankovits received Letters of Distinction and this award Is designed to recogniie athletes that have made contributions to the athletic program over and above their To receive this award a student must have his or her Senior leller be in his or her year and apply In writing to the Students Association Don received the McLaren Award thai Is per sen ted annually to the student who has contributed the most to the athletic program on all round performer This student must not compete where able but take an active part as a manager and as an intra mural par liclpant Ruth received the Paul Lcggc Award that Is presented annually lo the graduating boy or girl who has won Ihe Junior Athletic and who has achieved the highest leads stand ng Sue Alexander won Mary Patterson Award as the out standing F Athlete of Year Iherc were of the Fokkcns Award thai to the Male Athlete of the Year flick for his wrestling triumphs and Paul Far his participation In volleyball basketball track Junior Letters wen awarded to Alice Armstrong Heather Clarke Tom Diamond Danny Fisher Furlotte Claire John Hill Kent Beth Cathy Lilac McKcnile Janet Ollivier Monica Pollock William Rivers Paul Tancoo Jennie Thompson Marilyn icon Turner and Steve Senior Litters were awarded loltulh Sue Alexander Janet Bums Don Cousins Don Fatkis Bill Dour Lamb Grady lenski Paul David Palerson Brian Pen Rick Steve Turner ind ban Waldrum Junor Sports Awards win presented to Dawn Adams Kathenne Cathy Tin so Dona Kent Sally Murphy Slaplelon Mark Derek Ferguson Barry Mirk Hughes Jonathan lee rank Mini ind Dave Smlor SporLs Awirds were presented to Todd Beckett Drew JimicSinford Jot Scott To run down In athletic for tin IJ71 stason i a virtual special publication However highlights must be from schools throughout irlo are ind more thin KM their own The Kick f lawivir must hi 1 hi highlight Ontario title Bill triumphed In from other ihi lb ilglit division a fantastic Thirteen other by winning All figured prominently nl weight p competitive link compiled In the Canadian Senior Cham and us the Champion at iOj Ms After gaming irown wis named to National team Kick and the I lift Canada Inst Friday lor tin idor for training of I lit also us highly lly by w nn Ml and Peel championships were also garnered by GDHS teams and Maria gained distinction by winning a on the Ontario Field Hockey Training Squad Thi theme or Iho GDHS Athletic Awirds Banquet this yeir wai and all it entails The athletes have posted a remarkable through the 137677 school year thai has to bring up the question What comes a doubt when next vcar oils around will be even more triumphs to report for the athletic tradition Is a j One lhal merely of it excellence Irieds Track Club possibility By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports It appears that there is a service club In Georgetown that is wilting to take a tentative look at gelling Involved in some form of a track and field club in Georgetown Last Tuesday evening June Brian Barnes lhe head coach of the renowned Scarborough Optimists Track and Field Club and Boss the founder of the club were invited to address the Georgetown Optimists Club There arc quite a few Georgetown athletes as members of the Scarborough Optimist Track and Field Club and this plus the fact that Georgetown are excelling in track and field competition prompted the local Optimist Club to seek more information on lhe subject Unfortunately from this writers point of view Instead of information scaled down to the basic level that the Georgetown Optimists requested what got was a Ibcsis on the formation of a club that would have done wonders for a business administration class To digress somewhat the Georgetown Optimists had been aware of the success that heir Scarborough counterparts had had in getting involved in a track and field program Aside from thai there was another awareness that Georgetown youngsters were very much caught up In track and field successes Several weeks ago Mr McLaren a staunch ardent and extremely likeable proponent or track and field had approached the Georgetown Optimists with a request for funds to help defray costs of a Scarborough Optimist Track and Field Club Junket to Great Britain The plea was enhanced by the disclosure that fully 16 of the members of the Scarborough based club were and the local Optimists promised to discuss the matter The discussion led to the invitations being extended to Mr Barnes and Mr and the possibility of setting upsomckindof a youthorlcntcdclub on a small level in Georgetown The Optimists creed Insists that the needs of youth be catered to whenever possible and wherever possible and it was with this tenet in mind that the Georgetown club got Immersed in the track and field possibilities Mr Earle was invited to speak and prefaced his remarks by comment This is not going to be a speech but As it turned out the but held sway aver the short introduction and for the next hour Mr turned lecturer and followed the Scarborough club humble beginnings to the present Thepresent was according to Mr and that lhe Scarborough based club was ranked number one In Canada and enjoyed a highly respected International reputation The meat of Mr speech and speech it must be termed because obviously he has used it more than one centred on dollars and cents Figures such as MO and even were tossed around like so much chad and It became increasingly apparent that the Georgetown club members felt they were getting into something way over their heads The possibility of erecting a track facility was even brought up and this according to Mr Barnes is not really monumental difficulty as long as the ins and outs of the project were sufficiently explored With all due respect to both Mr and Mr Barnes for Ihey have done an extremely commendable Job in bringing track and field to prominence through their Scarborough based club they missed the mark by a country mile The Georgetown Optimists were nol or In fact even entertaining a track and fleldclubon the scale of the Scarborough Optimists Mr Earle In fact pointed out that In some cases the club raises subsidizes the Scarborough Optimist club all they wanted to do was provide an outlet in athletics for youth As one Georgetown member pointed out We were just thinking of something to get the kids Involved He went en to add although somewhat hesitantly I m sure If we discovered a youngster with promise wo would send him on to you Scarborough Optimists The end result of the meeting and according to some members It was the longest meeting that they had been forced to endure was that Ihe Georgetown Club provided 200 In funds for the Scarborough Club Great Britain trek reported elsewhere In The Herald and promised to discuss the matter at a future date A far as this writer is concerned the Scarborough Clubs people came on far too and In he colloquial I Ism of today blew it The Georgetown Optimists had a good Idea until damper was put on it but hopefully will discuss it further This writer a column several months ago on the possibility of establishing track and field club for all ages and it received tremendous response Continued on Page GIBSON SPOUTS Lanes Transport humbles defending leaguechamps Lanes Transport the Glen Williams intry in the Ha Hon Mens F astball League con with their at times bewildering play last week as they notched two wins 7 over I home last Tuesday and 10 over defend ng champion Low ills in last night The Glen team hod a game scheduled against Palermo last Sunday due to it was cancelled The men opened league sen on in rather disastrous fashion dropping their first three encounters The tables lumed however a three game winning streak Then when everything seemed to be going well they lost two games In a row but this week bounced hick again to pick up two wins Obviously the problem is consist or lack of it and once this is solved the Glen should come through as the favorite for league laurels The Glen chances are enhanced even more now ate Bill Till has joined the village fold Tilt who threw for lhe now disbanded Georgetown Chryslers for two years as will is York Merchants was rumored before the start of lhe season to be willing to jo n Glen Williams His appearance last Friday nifht adds stability to Lanes pitching staff as previously Hockey change voungstirs Jiff ind Mike wire forced to tarry tin load and will instill curtly in Ihi rest While Tilt pitching Knowledge mil tarried him in the pas and chalked up tin win by allowing runs one on seven nils while striking nit I2 and issuing but a single piss Lowvillo used pitchers Dave who only lasted an inning and a half and wis with thi toss Dive Anderson and veleran Jicque who lhe lust two Innings Thi game wus close until the seventh inning when Glen exploded for five runs to end all conjecture Leading up o the seventh the len led The Glen opened their gome scoring with a run out burst in the second Inning Bob walked then hi s The next halter Reynolds laced a while lilt not to be outdone lofted solo shot into the nilhir regions Chrysler hid worked out with lhe Gkn prior to he regular Hi then Joined Burlington of the Fastball Liagui to I his skills higher competition more than fit in he wis wilh the lid decided relurn to the In fourth Inning picked a single run It was that lo things rolling Hi reached third on Mike Reynolds single cored on Bill nits fifth run come in half f sixth inning washy way of sky rmtc Mike Purci untiled the clouds with a run scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth I it was error and a misplaced ball allowed lo dent Tilt armor lens seventh inning however and this lime it was who luunihtd the singled to off hi inning advanced to third on Slue single and both runners scored on Mix St ifford triple stored the third I Im run of inning on Hob irchind s sacrifice fly while Reynold error oiintid fir two other Glen runs Inning Berk Harrison laced a solo home run in the Lowvillc ninth to round out the game scoring leflflelder Mike Reynolds is rapidly proving to lie of the most feared batters in the circuit Against Reynolds went three for five Including a home run and a triple knocked In three rjns and scored twice himself Howie Max Stafford and Bill Tilt each picked up two safeties while Stafford and Tilt knocked in a pair of runs Hod Beaumont Mike Pierce Steve Pierce each had single safeties The Glen committed three errors to two for Lowvllle and as the team Is rounding into form defensive lapses will have to be cut down has two regularly scheduled games this week on Tuesday they were scheduled lo play in Burlington at press the while this Tuesday they journey to Hornby 1111 General Manager has announced the possibility of a Friday night game in Hornby starting time 30 hut at press time this could be confirmed On tap his Saturday at the Gkn Williams Ball Park Is the len Williams Mens Fastball rourniment The final game Is to under way Mike Forbes to Boston and i hockey in overseeing the province ah amateur hockey in Quebec from pee wee to major Junior will now be administered by one con federation Rally The Motor Sport Club of Georgetown have slated their annual Fun and Pool Party for this coming The rally course chosen been described as so that novices to lhe sport ton get their first a sic of rallying Registration will lake place at in with drivers meeting scheduled far 1 Tie scheduled to get away at 7 The mile course should provide few IT any problems and entry fee of has been set for club members fie for A pool party will follow and is advised that anyone wishing to in the affair bring Iheir own provisions milk and cookies excepted Georgetown was plckid by Ihi Boston Bruins In the third round of last week Nil Forbes who through lhe George town minor hockey system up to thi first year mldgel level was very lhe result of the draft The thur annual draft list week but reported with little that neither he nor his Frank Milne hud been contacted by WHA Aftir his fir I year in Georgetown Forbes Joined Junior miry in and from lliire plucked by Kingston of thi Ontario Mijor Junior A Mike tolled or Kingston for two years then was traded to the St Catharines incups and was this development as well as his early advancement to Junior B hockey that Forbes dies the main contributors to his hockey development As a member of the incups Forbes journeyed Russia last year to compete in the World Junior Hockey Tournament The deel Ion us something of a surprise Georgetown hockey product us the New York Rangers as well as the Chliag Illuck Hawks the Atlanta Flams had all expressed Interest in his ploying talents but the first Bruin inclination t surface until the draft I was very pliased 1 little surprised picked me commented Forbes and I think I be given a good shot it making thi team at training camp Although Boston has a young heir mm are starting to show signs of age and this has to bolster Mike a ehancis of making the varsity team at an early dilc Boston General Manager Harry Si commented on this possibility when he talked on telephone following NHL draft but regardless Mike is taking it one a time I feel 1 could use a year or two of sins before making big step to the NHI hi candidly admitted but with the Huston filiation this year just might be my lust at making the earn I mind too much though spending a year or in Rochester a Boston affiliated team feels that there arc some very promising young rounding Into form in the Junior A loop so obviously he will be giving it his best shot when the Bruin training camp opens It is expected that the Bruins will open imp about midSeptember but as yet no date or location has been mentioned Neither Forbes nor his agent Milne who also handles Philadelphia Captain Bobby Clarke have gotten into contract talks with Bruins but Forbes hopes that he will be under contract before the training camp sessions get underway Forbes is expecting a summer fitness program to arrive from the Bruins but his Intention Is to work out five times a week untl i ruining rolls around the report as as possible will be one of the instructors the which will ipcrnlc of the Gordon Alcolt Mimorial later this summer

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