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Acton squad confident July ist Page 19 Sabres ready to unsheath weapons By COLIN GIBSON Herald Sports Editor As it is in sports many times as it is in life The abyss has to be viewed before truly solid ground can be appreciated A parallel scenario can be penn ed for the Acton Tate Realty Sabres of the Junior League The abyss yawned threateningly last August but for tunately was sidestepped According to team president Robin Inscoe rock bottom was hit at that point with few if any pro spects for any kind of a future for the club The team was without a coach or manager the executive as such was virtually nonexistent only three players had offered any kind of indication they would be return ing and no ice time had been booked The Sabres struggled through regular season play finishing sixth in the seventeam loop then was rudely eliminated in four straight games by eventual Ontario cham pion Bradford Bulls Ah but what a difference a year makes At a team meeting this past winter real estate man Mitch jeuness stepped forward and of fered the club a solid foundation of stability something only dreamed Rams rollick over Hamilton Wildcats Acton Rams chalked up their third win in a row this past week convincingly downing Hamilton Wildcats 101 in a Golden Horseshoe Mens Lacrosse League contest played in Hamilton It was the Rams second win in a row over the Wildcats who seemed more content to play the role of spectator rather than participant The Hamilton squad picked up minutes in penalties to just eight minutes in penalties for the Rams Acton jumped out to a com fortable lead after 20 minutes led after two frames then coasted to the win Paul Wilson and Jim Clarke shared scoring laurels for the Rams each netted three goals George chipped in with a pair of markers while singles went to Henny Van Oort and Beck Hof- fland Clarke proved to be an all- rounder in this game picking up Squirt scores A win for Team VI HI and IV started oui last weeks action for the GBA Squirt League Team Viva Team I Team VIs Andrew Nelissen hit a grand slam and three Buiterworth also hit a pair of and a triple Team mates Jon Borg David Jason Van Andrea and Tom Fisher all hit doubles Craig Anderson added a RBI for his team On the field a good catch was handled by Brydon on second for an out and Andrea Borg made an outstanding catch on the outfield Hitting for Team 1 were Trevor Cash and Geoffrey Bahar Shawn Weatherajt batted a triple and a double for his team Team III vs Tram V At the plale for Team III Jon Howell Glen Wood and Ben Swan- son all hit homers with Jon and Glen hitting triples with team mates Nathan Martin and Jeff Meiner Ben added a dou ble to his Andrew did some good steady hitting and Chris made an outstanding clutch hit On the field Ben Swan- son gloved two fly balls and An- drew made a great tag at third for an out Brendan nailed a for Team HI with Tom Dales ad ding a RBI for his team On the field Brendan made an ex- cellenr double play Team IV outscored Team VII on diamond two Wednesday night saw Team IV defeating Team VI and Team V Team IV vs Team VI Triples by Jamie Tom Allen Bradford 2 and Brian Norman for Team Bryan Studdard Trevor arid Ed die Alcorn batted doubles for the team On the field Jamie made an excellent play at first base and Tom Allen gloved a great fly ball catch Connecting for Team VI was An drew Nelissen with two and Adam hitting a a triple and a double An drea Borg and Jason Van also batted homers while Brydon hit a triple and Erin Hay and Tom Fisher hit doubles On the field Jon Borg made an ex cellent throw to Butter worth on second for an out and Erin Hay gloved some good cat- Team V Team II at the Armouries diamond four assists Wayne Young and Henny Van Oort each had three assists Jerry Mamela was the lone marksman for Hamilton MINOR LACROSSE Sandy Chapman paced an awesome Ac ton attack with five goals as Acton crushed 191 in minor lacrosse play Kyle Artem notched the with David Paul Withers and Richard each scoring twice Single goals were netted by Chris Lee Jason Christopher Hal Thomas and Ryan Young Christopher added four assists with Lee and Hall assisting on three goals each Artem Raju and Young each had a pair of assists Jason Mitchell counted for Orangeville Acton led after two periods and closed out the contest with an eight goal outburst in the final frame In a Tyke contest Shane proved to be a oneman wrecking crew as he scored goals in a Glavcast romp over Sandis Salon Michelle Withers bent the twine for four goals while Mathew Wolfer added a single marker Genzler assisted on two goals with Chelsea also col lecting an assist The lone reply for Sandis Salon came off the stick of Mark Harlow of in years past Lajeuness has committed to keeping the Sabres in Acton for five years he officially took over ownership just last month A dedicated executive core is now place and at the very least team president promises that this year the Sabres will be competitive Returning coach Ken Steen an Erin resident in his early br ings a wealth of hockey experience to the Junior C squad Steen played minor hockey in Erin junior hockey in Brampton toiled for the Sheridan College Bruins tested the American col lege hockey waters with Kent State and- had a stint on defence with the nowdefunct Senior A Georgetown Raiders He earned his coaching stripes by working through the Erin minor hockey ranks and can claim Pro vincial and Silver Stick champion ships to his credit The team has thus far lost only three players from last years squad and top scorer Peter Cargill is expected to return At this point the goalfending situation is still somewhat up in the air and the defence will need rebuilding Especially after the loss of stalwart Steve Wagner to overage However the potential to be a contender for league laurels is there A recent OHA decision brought the contending possibility one step closer to reality In years past the Sabres had on ly been allowed to draw from Halton Region The club had ap plied to have Peel Region added to their territory but this request was turned down Instead the OHA granted the Sabres the right to recruit as nonimports players from Wellington County This means Acton can draw from Guelph Erin Fergus and Not necessarily the Golden Fleece but a definite im provement in terms of the size of the player pool An open camp has been scheduled Aug for Wellington County at Victoria Road Arena in Guelph The Sabres will be training throughout the month of September at Georgetowns Gor don Memorial Arena A tryout camp has- been slated for Aug at Alcott with those players deemed to have potential joining the approximately in vitees when the main training camp opens Sept l again at Gor don Alcott Memorial Arena Crushers last years regular season champion Bradford Bulls Caledon Flyers Schomberg Cougars Alliston Hornets and Grand Valley Harvesters round out the Mid- Ontario Junior League Sabres open preseason play Sept at Gordon Alcott where they will test their 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