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14 THE HERALD OUTLOOK May 1989 GMHA will vote on reclassification ByPAULSVOBODA Herald Sports Editor The Georgetown Minor Hockey Association may drop from the On tario Minor Hockey Association AA ranks next season GMHA board members will decide at a special closed meeting on Monday night whether or not to apply for an A classification within the OMHA beginning with the 138990 season A motion was tabled at a May 17 GMHA executive meeting sug gesting the association consider applying for status at the rather than level The motion was tabled by Hal Pells and seconded by Rick Hume Subsequent letters containing the suggestion were mailed to all members of the GMHA board and theyll be asked to vote on the issue at Mondays meeting The associa tion has until June to apply for A status or reapply for its current ranking It was a suggestion from the ex ecutive and it depends upon how the board feels explained GMHA president Carson Mininch on Wednesday said two major con cerns prompted the suggestion level of competition and a declin ing registration rate He also add ed that Georgetown itself falls into the OMHAs A classification bas ed upon the population of the com munity Centres with a population of bet ween 2500050000 are usually ranked AA while the A ranking covers communities with popula tions of between With a population estimated at somewhere between Georgetown would qualify for an A ranking based solely on numbers Weve been playing AA for at least 12 years and havent been do ing that badly but we havent been doing that well either said Mininch Were looking to keep as many kids in hockey as we can which means if we get into OMHA playoffs they can be more com petitive at the A level Mininch stressed the fact a move down to A level would not affect GMHA rep team involvement in regular season or tournament play The town rep teams would continue to play in the loop which includes AAA and A teams But at least one GMHA membei doesnt buy any arguments sup porting a move down to the A level secretary Judy Pries says shes been angry for a week in the wake of the motion cant even imagine anyone thinking of such an idea she told the Herald last week Its small thinking Pnes said a competitive drop would hurt the development of pro mising players and she wondered if the GMHA wasnt overly con cerned with winning They may be expecting too much out of the younger rep teams she said While fellow executive member Dave Martin agreed a drop to A from AA might appear to be tak ing away some of the glory and prestige of playing in a higher classification he reiterated the fact such a move would affect only OMHA playdowns By playing OMHA playoffs in our proper population grouping it might make us more competitive and might attract more kids to the program said Martin Both Martin and Mininch pointed to a recent OMHA championship team in Erin that played well in a higher league all season long before winning its Ontario title at its proper populationbased classification It didnt hurt them said Martin also refuses to believe a drop in classification would make it more difficult for promising players in Georgetown to nse to the top Scouts will find good hockey players no matter where they are or who they play for he said There are some damn good A teams around here Meanwhile Martin figured the board might be split on the issue at the moment Well have to wres tle with this he said Mininch says hes not concerned whether the goes A or The only things I care about is that the kids play hockey and theyre reasonably competitive said Mininch Pries however is adamant in her stand against any move down by the GMHA I wont stand by and see it happen without making somewaves she said Midgets maul Milton The Georgetown Midget Girls Softball team beat Milton 131 on May as Carrie Gallant went the distance on the mound in her first game of the year Gallant started off shaky as she loaded the bases in the first inning only to strike out the side to get out of the inning Gallant had 10 strikeouts for the night Miltons run came in the fifth inning on ar error to left field Georgetowns big bats camt from Shrubsole with three doubles scoring twice Sue Subject with three singles scoring three times and Carrie Gallant with three bits including a triple and scoring three times Georgetown travelled to Mississauga Valley on May 23 to play against the Valley dub The Midget Girls came away with a convincing win Carrie Gallant once again pitched for Georgetown as she pitched a onehitter giving up a single in the fourth which was called out trying to steal second on the next pitch on a good throw from catcher Tara Boustdll Gallant issued three walks and struck out eight Georgetown played errorless ball as fielding by Bridget Sue Subject and Sue Ap- shut the Valley down Teri Korzack in her first game of the year started it off on the right foot with a single a walk and a in the fourth inning to drive in three runs Jeanette Brandford reached bases three times on two walks and a single Carrie Gallant reached base four times on two walks a single and a Sue Subject Tracy Weeks and Sue all reached base three times Cin dy Dunn reached base four times on three walks and a single Establlshod 1B73 HALTON HILLS COLLISION ACTON CREWSOMS CORNERS A flJaaBPitr Located at Carols 65 Main St S Phone for an appt or please drop by 8772981 Gift Certificates Available End of an era The 198788 Georgetown Juveniles may be the last dropping down to an OMHA A classification The GMHA rep team to have its name engraved on an all- board votes on the issue Monday Photo submitted Ontario AA title If the association votes In favor of Its About Time We Gave The Business Good for you folks who are purchasing the things you need here at home What youre doing is smart because buying locally helps our economy and improves our standard of living Dollars spent with Halton Hills merchants stay here They dont drift away to Brampton Toronto and Mississauga Can you 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