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Halton Hills This Week (Georgetown, ON), 8 July 1992, p. 15

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~The — sport 71 MAIN ST. S., GEORGETOWN 873-0500 a | DISTRIBUTORS 1 MAIN ST. S. GEORGETOWN {ENTRANCE OFF REAR PARKING LOT) 873-2441 Georgetown’s Gord Burke wast- ed little time in taking the first step towards a pro baseball career. The 20-year-old right-handed * pitcher took part in the Cincinnati Reds rookie camp June 26, and impressed team officials enough that two days later he signed on with te National League organiza- tion. Burke is now with the Reds’ Class A affiliate in Billings, Mont., but has yet to make his pro debut as a starter with the Pioneer League However, the Reds weren’t the only major-league team interested in Burke, who played minor base- ball in Georgetown before leaving to play Inter-County ball in Guelph four years ago. Scouts with the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and New York Yankees were in touch with father Kevin Burke about the six-foot-three, 185-pound pitcher. “You can’t believe how often the phone was ringing,” Kevin Burke said. “It’s kind of nice that all of that is now over.” Currently the Normandy Blvd. resident is taking advantage of a full baseball scholarship at Texarkana College in Texas. He played minor league ball in Georgetown for 11 years. Golden age bowlers win gold We know that we are getting on and slowing up a lot, Our hair is grey and thinner, our stomachs gone to pot. But if you think we’re down and out and ready for the knoll, Just watch us cut the mustard when the Golden Agers bowl. (from Ode to the Golden Age Bowler) of bowling in Georgetown has once again pro- duced national gold medal achiev- ers. Once again, our senior citizens at Georgetown Bowl have shown the younger generations that they too can ae renown to the town of Georgeto After atari the provincial championship, a three-member team of the Golden Age Club have travelled to the Varsity Ridge Bowling Centre, Vancouver, B.C., as representatives from Southern Ontario to vie for the National Championship. The three competing members of the team were an original club member, Del Wallace, 84, Fred Shortill, 82, and Andy Swanston, a rookie of only six months, age 71. The battle for supremacy devel- oped between Alberta and the Georgetown team early. Our team GLFFL by LEANNE FOURNIER Not much action this Sunday at the Wrigglesworth field. Arnies Body Shop defeated O’Tooles 31-6. CIBC won the last match against QES by default while Burns and Living Lighting had their game rescheduled for the final regular- season contest. Arnies Body Shop took the lead and never looked back to increase their point total. It wasn’t a totally lopsided battle as O’Tooles moved the ball consistently with Margo Butler at the helm/ O’Tooles only score came on a 55-yard run by Brenda Ryan. Caroline McKeeman, Judy Grinberg, Carol Kovacevic, Michelle Vellinga and Ferguson had the touchdowns for the winners. McMillan added a con- vert. Kovacevic and Vellinga each started in style with Shortill 221, Swanston 200 and Wallace (who powered the team in the provin- cials) just beating his average. They lost the advantage in the second game, giving Alberta a one-point advantage. The teams ended tied after the fourth game, three-all, but pulled ahead 4 to 3 in the fifth, tied again in the sixth and remained tied till the 10th, the final game, when Alberta lost and id ak came- through with another Thus, the round- ants against the different competing provinces ended with Southern Ontario 8 wins - 2 losses in first place, while Alberta in second place with 7 wins losses. Fred Shortill, the backbone of this team in this round, showed his determination to win and topped all the senior citizens in the competi- tion with a 300 game. This gained him the plaque award for the high single game of the championships. The hunters have their hunting ground to go to when they die. The cowboys have their heavenly ranch way up in the sky. But somewhere in that Promised Land where St. Peter calls the roll, Are the Alleys of the Angels where the Golden Agers bowl. results pulled in errant passes to stall the O’Tooles offence. GLFFL 1992 - Team — cP WoL T CIBC 6.6.00 0s le, Arnies (om Needy iN) Burns Sege 2 206 LivingLtgz, 5 3 2 0 6 JV 6} adhd Use Qes 6: dy HS 2n0r 2 O'Tooles 6 10 +6-0:°-0 Leading Scorer Sue Ferguson Amies 42 Rosemay Gale Wysocki JV 33 Brenda Hamiton Bums 26 Leading Interceptions Carol Kovacevie Amies Donna Brown Amies 2 Donna Davey Bums 2 Gord Burke prepares for Cincinnati Burlington beats minor peewee Lions 13 - 7 On Mon. June 29, the Georgetown Minor Pee Wees host- ed Burlington Blue at the fair- ;. The first two innings were a great defensive effort from both sides. Geoff Bahr, the’ starter, met seven batters and had two impres- sive strikeouts. Burlington exploded in the top of the third. Several singles and triples added up to seven runs on nine hits. The Lion's Curtis Gregson scored, with the RBI going to Ryan Smith. In the top of the fourth, defensive skills shone and Burlington had a quick three-up three-down inning. It was now rally time for Georgetown. Crossing the plate were Isaac Ferguson, Judd Richardson, Devon Fraser, Geoff Bahr and Robert MacLeod. The gap was now closing with the Minor Pee Wees trailing by one. Burlington managed to sneak in one run in the fifth inning and Georgetown stalled, going through only three batters. Sixth inning action produced a five-run rally from Burlington on seven hits. Unfortunately, Georgetown was only able to score one more run before curfew. Final score was Burlington Blue 13, Georgetown Lions 7. Streetsville travelled’ to Georgetown fairgrounds on Mon. June 22, to face the Georgetown Minor Pee Wees. The visiting team started off hot, scoring four times in the first inning. Ryan Smith and Nat Irving were able to touch green and both stole home. Manager VanDeValk made a pitching change. “Smoker” Mark Fedchyshyn was able to hold Streetsville to one run. Their pitcher cleaned the first three batters he faced to end the inning. Three more runs in the third, gave Streetsville a healthy six-run lead. Not for long though, the Lion’s shot back with runs from Nelissen, Irving, Bahr and MacLeod. Georgetown had now taken the lead. The Minor Pee Wees had strong defensive outings in the fourth and fifth innings, maintaining their lead. To All Sports Groups and Sports Organizations: We would like to run your results! Please drop them off at our office: 232 Guelph St. Georgetown In the final inning, one more rally for old times sake brought runs in from Gregson, Hardcastle, Lipp and Fraser. Georgetown won the game 11 to 8 over Streetsville. The Minor Pee Wees travelled to Burlington on Mon. June 15 to meet Burlington White. Scoring early was Nelissen and ane with the RBI going to Brian Lipp. It wasn’t until the bottom of the third, that Burlington crossed the plate and brought the score to 2-1. In the fourth inning, both teams retired the side after three batters. Fifth inning action put Brie ai ahead by two runs. Brian Lipp and Geoff Bahr were able to me the game in the sixth, thanks to an RBI by Devon Fraser. Good defence prevailed in the bottom of the sixth with Georgetown preserving their tie. 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