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THE HERALD Wednesday March Page 15 1999 8995 00 GEORGETOWN Guelph St Hwy low Georgetown leasino SALES SERVICE 8731818 Sports and I Recreation Dont Forget Our Fabulous Easter Flyer In Last Weeks Outlook Sale Ends March 1 1 VOUnGl ITD DnwnlDwn Geanjelown 8772761 the HERALD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Sheldon helped the senior girls swim team capture an medal last weekend by finishing first in the butterfly in a per sonal best time of also did her part for the Matthew Fleet Swimathon by putting in 30 minutes of swimming at Acton Indoor Pool on Monday- Tost of the town Georgetowns Hockey Heritage Award recipient ac cepted his laurels on Monday night with the same kind of unassuming modesty that typified his 30 years of service to the local hockey scene I feel as if Im accepting this award on behalf of all those whove helped me said Bob Tost at the Award din ner at Holy Cross Auditorium Im standing up here getting this award when they all should be getting it But Im the guy tonight maybe theyll be next Over 300 people attended Mon days dinner in honor of Tost a Bob Tosl 12th GHHC Award winner longtime supporter of minor hockey in Georgetown and the firstever general manager of the Jr B Gemini now Raiders Hockey Night In Canada host Ron MacLean acted as master of ceremOnies and the featured guest speakers included NHL Hall of Fame president Scotty Morrison and former Toronto Maple Leaf captain and NHL star Darryl SHtler Bob Tost was a volunteer with a capital V said current Raider Bob Hooper during Tosts in troduction Ill use a phrase I us ed at last years dinner Georgetown could Use more men like Bob Tost Hooper read a letter from another former Gemini Jules Russian who called Tost one of the pioneers of hockey in Georgetown Tost received a host of gifts from various presenters in cluding a framed color portrait For more Hockey Heritage Award night coverage turn to Page GDHS senior girls finish first in Ontario finals make big splash at OFSAA Herald Sports Editor Well be fine in 89 was the slogan for the GDHS swim team this year After the finals at Etobicokes Olympium last weekend perhaps the Rebels should have made that motto read Well shinein 89 Following twoyear absence from the provincial medal round the Rebels senior girls swim team splashed its way to OFSAA gold while combining with the senior boys squad to earn second overall among a field of 183 On tario schools Well be fine in 89 was the team slogan at the start of the year explained Rebel swim coach Shirlene Vella on Monday still ecstatic about the big win They were that and more They were just outstanding Heading into OFSAA I thought it would be nice to set a few GDHS team and individual records and pick up some individual medals but this was just great While quick to credit all Rebel swimmers for bringing home the hardware Vella did reserve some special praise for Bryan Dunn Sara Scott Hamilton Kerry Lewis and Tanya Goodlet But it was veteran swimmers Tauni Sheldon and Jon Newcombe who made the biggest waves in Etobicoke Sheldon claimed first in the 50- metre butterfly in a personal best time of 3083 seconds while Newcombe continued to slice times off his already impressive pool clockings Newcombe an OFSAA in dividual champion along with Sheldon last year churned to first in the 50metre freestyle event in a record time in both the qualifying and final heats Newcombe had a in preliminaries and improved that to in the final would be looking for him after last year and the pressure was on so hed have to dig down deeper said Vella I just wonder how much faster he can get Swimm ing is threequarters mental and Jon has that ability to focus GDHS swim coach Shirlene Vella adopted the slogan Well be fine in 89 for her Rebel charges this season and after copping an OFSAA gold medal last weekend at Etobicokes Olympium members of the senior girls team presented their mentor with an updated sweatshirt Presenting the togs to Vella were Jenni Williams and Janine Herald photo Not stopping there raced to second overall in the 100- metre freestyle missing a record time by only 52100ths of a second at 555 before chopping more time off his next outing to finish in a time of 9 I told Jon the competition Newcombes heats helped the senior boys finish fifth overall Vella also credited a great degree of team spirit with helping the Rebels reach a somewhat sur prising OFSAA gold medal last weekend The energy in the building on Friday was outstan ding she said Swimming is an individual sport and for everyone to really pull it together as a team was just great Meanwhile Vella is obviously not one to rest on her laurels With an gold around her neck after her first full season as Rebel coach shes already look ing to 1990 Weve got big plans for next year she said we have a lot of While Vella offered no new slogan for next year as of yet perhaps Well be mighty in 1990 might just fit REBEL RESULTS OFSAA finals at Brett Gillett in lOOm Bryan Dunn Brett Gillett Mike Zuraw and Dave 10th in relay Williams 14th in free sixth in 200M free Glaser 13th in 2O0M free Scott Hamilton Kirk Dave and Jon third in 200M free relay Tanya Goodlet Kerry Lewis Sheldon Kristjana Curry second in 200M relay Williams Tanya Goodlet Sara Mulholland and Tauni Sheldon second in free relay Club Competition Cynthia Eccles Williams Tauni Sheldon and Kristjana Curry sixth in 200M free relay Dave Willms Dave Inglis Cam Oomen and Jon ninth in free relay Curry in free Tauni Sheldon in 100M fly Cam seventh in 100M back Jon Newcombe fourth in free Offence sputter sVball Selects settle for bronze Ten girls bantam volleyball teams from around the province met at West Hill Collegiate in Scarborough on Mar to deter mine the provincial champion and Georgetown took home a bronze medal The Selects seeded number one in the tournament because of their victories in two previous tournaments were placed in a pool with Cosmos and Titans Scarborough North Bay and Williams Parkway of Brampton Playing two games against each club the Selects managed to sweep games with the Titans and Parkway The girls then split their games with both the Cosmos and North Bay The Selects had difficulty getting their game on track They had played Cosmos eight previous games and had won all games fairly easily Regular pool play ended in a threeway tie with the Selects North Bay and Cosmos North Bay gained a bye to the semis by virtueof points ratio The Selects met Bndlewood of Ottawa in the quarterfinals and defeated them two games to one to advance to the semis against North Bay The match against the Bay was close and the Selects played fair ly well but never got their offence into high gear as they had in other tournaments The squad from the North prevailed by scores of 1513 and 1513 The Selects then met their archrivals from Brampton the PeelHalton Spirit for the bronze medal The Selects prevailed two games to one and took the bronze Team members of the Selects include Andrea Cameron Moira McGuinness and Benito of St Francis Stephanie OBrien Darby Erler and Alison McLachlan of Centennial Jen Lorito Amy Kerslake and Jackie Shaw of Ho ly Cross and Julie Scarlett and Laurie Tothe of Stewart town Famous participatory jour nalist George Plimpton noted recently during an interview with a major Toronto newspaper that he found hockey players to be among the most enjoyable athletes hes dealt with According to Plimpton hockey players harbor an almost reverent attitude about the games folklore In other words they like to tell stories Although hes never attended a Georgetown Hockey Heritage Award night the eloquent Mr Plimpton could easily have been referring to just such a gather ing Bob Tost was the guest of honor last Monday at the version of the GHHC gettogether and long before Bob assumed the spotlight to accept his accolades the stories and jokes were flying Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean a veteran of three GHHC dinners as master of ceremonies started things off on the right foot with some vintage Don Cherry stories and also managed to jibe Raider GM Bob Hooper once or twice about the local Jr B club losing in four straight games to Oakville MacLeans place of residence Among MacLeans favorite Don Cherry stories are those revolving around the former Boston Bruin coachs abhorrence of small cars Once a Lada cab pulled over to pick him up and Don told the guy he wasnt get ting into any crummy little Com mie car recounted MacLean He likes to tell Montreal cab drivers he speaks French Laper- riere Lemaire Lafleur Don doesnt speak French he doesnt even speak English jok ed MacLean Former NHL ref and current Hall of Fame prexy Scotty Mor rison got into the act as well I decided to use a speech I gave at Kingston Penitentiary last week so I apologize to those whove heard it before he quipped Morrison told a timehonored tale about the late great King Clancy when the latter was an NHL referee Kings leaning on the boards during a break in the action and this lady fan comes up to him and says Clancy if I was your wife Id poison you Well King turned to her and said Lady if you were my wife Id take it Sittler continued the hockey folklore tradition with tales of his first foray in the NHL as a raw rookie from the London Knights In Moncton before my first ex hibition game as a Leaf these young kids are getting autographs from Keon and Ellis and the other Leaf stars They finally come over to me and Bob we sign their sheet they look at it and say Oh just a couple of nobodies and throw it away Perhaps sutlers best line came in response to a question posed to him by rodeo hands at a function in BC Have you ever ridden a bull before goes the story All I could think of was Id ridden Harold Ballards bull for and a half years cracked the exLeaf skipper Yeah old George was right Whether youre an explayer fan or weekend jock Canadians love those hockey tales and shin ny jokes