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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1998 THE NEW TANNER 11 Ng Screening Special 36" 'Pet' Screen $2.99/ft Claw Proof Lumber, Hardware, Paint 519-853-1970 Tor. Line: 416-601-1259 Fax 519-853-2542 264 Main St. N. Acton, Ontario L7J 1W9 TO GRETR Sports DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 5 PM. ue < Professional design {| 4 jms and printing. ; Tel. (519) 853-5615 Fax. (519) 853-5731 56 Mill St. East, Acton aN Acton High soccer squad named most sportsmanlike The Acton Redmen sen- ior boys' soccer team did themselves proud at their first Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletic Association championship last Thursday and Friday in Alexandria, east of Corn- wall. Coaches and officials at the annual six-team all-On- tario final named the young Acton team most sportsmanlike. "Even though they might not have had the most suc- cessful win -loss record, at least they had an enjoyable experience and they deported themselves very well and rep- resented Acton ina very posi- tive manner," a proud coach Gord Swanson explained in an interview on Saturday. "Tt was a great experience for a young team to see what it's like to compete at that level." Phil McIntyre had a shut out as Acton battled Ottawa to a 0-0 draw in the first game of the tournament and Swanson said the win gave the squad some confidence heading into game two. "We met a very deter- mined team from Thunder Bay and lost 10-0 and that was a real wake up call for us when we realized that this was what some of the better teams were doing." Devon Fraser, assisted by Derrick McIntyre, scored Acton's lone goal in a 4-1 loss to host Glengarry High school in game three of the tournament. Goalie Phil Mcintyre played well, stop- ping two-penalty face-off shots. Turner boots three goals Girls Under-9 Grace Turner scored three goals to lead Royal Jug City to a 6-3 win over Halton Credit Union at McKenzie- Smith Bennett last Wednes- day. Halton credit Union took an early 3-0 lead only to have Jug City launch a comeback and score six un- answered goals for the win. Victoria Edwards, Katie Christie and Melissa Friolet had singles for Royal. Jessica Dunn scored all three of the Credit Union goals with as- sists on the first one from Trisha Bingeman. Boys Under-11 Sebastian Mena Diaz scored four goals as Town and Country handed Puslinch an 8-1 loss in an away game last Wednesday. Brandon Ceccotti scored two goals and Federico Mena Diaz and Pole each had sin- gles. Boys Under-9 Grand Valley edged Ac- ton's A & S engraving 3-2 on Monday night in a close, well-plated match. Acton goals came from Michel Lavigne and Cody Powell with help from Nicholas Querques and Jeffrey Becker. RK Alex Brake's goal, scored midway through the second half, was the key to Ron's Burner Service's 4-1 win over A and S Engraving in Under-9 boys soccer. The games was scoreless until midway through the first half Harding hits home run ROOKIE Thomas Harding had a home run and two RBIs as the Acton II rookie hardball team fought to a 13-12 loss against Campbellville last Wednesday. Hayley Burgess and J.D. Hartnagle each had two RBIs while Dylan Bur- gess, William Kirby, Adam Layton, Melissa Paul and Johnathan Uiterwyk each had one. The game was close through all four innings. PEEWEE Acton Price Check cashed in for its second win of the TOM OAKLEY * BLOCKS * BRICKS * MASONRY REPAIRS * STONE WORK Tom Oakley season -- a 14 -13 squeaker against Hornby II at Prospect Park last Thursday. Jamie McGhie scored three times and had a RBI. Chris Galda, Chris Grant, Derrick McKeown and John Hirlehey all scored twice. Timmy Kirk and Adam Burgess each scored once. Galda had a no- hit, five-out inning and Bur- gess and McGhie also pitched well. The play of the game came when Galda was playing shallow centre and ran in to catch a fly ball and kept running to touch second base, making a double play. (519) 836-1308 when Burner's Thomas Glassford scored near mid- field with a long shot that squeaked pasted Engraving's goalkeeper and went into the bottom right-hand corner of the net. Ten minutes later, En- graving tied the game at one when T.J. Fry's shot bounced off the goalie and trickled across the goal line to tie the game 1-1 at the end of the first half. Midway through the second half Alex Brake scored on a break-a-way to give his team a 2-1 lead. The goal gave Burner's offence some spark as the scored two more goals to wrap up the victory. The two goal scorers were Josh Ceccotti and Evan Colvin. Marzo slams 2 Nathan Marzo swatted two home runs to help the Renegades to a 38-16 romp over the Polecats last Thurs- day. Steve Sheppard, Bill Sheppard and Jamie Baynton also had home runs. Steve Paul had a home run and Mick (no last name supplied) hit an RBI double as the Screaming Beavers trounced the Hosers 28-10 last Wednesday. Dianne Hickey hit a beautiful home run for the Hosers while Steve Waring had two home runs and Jerry Wiscombe, Steven Cullen and Wayne Chapel each had home runs. O.H.L. HERE WE COME: Kitchener Ranger's newest draft pick, David Lajeunesse (centre) is congratulated by his proud parents Mitch and Daniela. -- Angela Tyler photo Hockey dream comes true for Acton's David Lajeunesse By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner David Lajeunesse's hockey dream came true last weekend when the 16-year- old Acton teen was drafted by the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League. Lajeunesse was the first left winger drafted by the team and one of four Halton resi- dents called up to the OHL. "I've wanted this for my whole life. It's better than working," Lajeunesse said in an interview on Tuesday. "Although I still have to prove myself at training camp in September, I know that I'm physically and men- tally ready for the OHL." It was clear very early in Lajeunesse's hockey career that he had a lot of talent. He was points leader for most of the years that he spent in the Acton Sabres minor hockey system and repeated his high scoring ways with both the Halton Hurricanes, the Erin Junior C Shamrocks and for the past two years, the Jun- ior A Georgetown Raiders, rn eee ee oe ; Eh. 8 8 oe a Drug Mart Lro Monday - Friday 9 - 9 Saturday 9 - 6 « Sunday Closed 853-2220 294 Queen St. E., Acton where he also led scoring with 34 points in 39 games this past season. "Ever since I started play- ing hockey when I was four or five years old I knew that this was what I wanted to do as a job. Playing and practis- ing every day will be per- fect," Lajeunesse said, add- ing that he knew he'd get drafted, it was the where and when that kept he and his family on edge. "J knew that my skill level wasn't a problem, but I had no idea who might draft me and I'm glad that it's so close to home so my family can come to the games." Dad Mitch Lajeunesse describes David as a "hard- nosed player' who plays bet- ter when he's in the thick of things. "He can be nasty when he needs to be, but he's also a very disciplined player who doesn't retaliate and take penalties but waits until the time is right," Mitch Lajeunesse said in an inter- view on Tuesday. "David is a hard-nosed PROFESSIONAL GOLF CLUB REPAIR 1a * repairs to all makes * custom fitting ¢ new & used clubs for sale }jj Len Dodds kid who plays in traffic -- the rougher the game gets the better David plays so his strength is offence and toughness, which every coach loves," Lajeunesse senior said, already looking ahead to next year when he predicts Davis will be asked to try out for the NHL At 6 feet and 200 pounds Lajeunesse said that he was in decent shape, but needs to work on his sprints and run- ning and will spend the sum- mer getting in shape to be able to "make the jump speed-wise" from Junior A play. If he's signed by Kitchener after training camp Lajeunesse, currently a Grade 11 student at Bishop Reding High School would be billeted with a Kitchener family. He would attend high school during the day and spend almost all of the rest of his time playing hockey. Lajeunesse is represented by Cooper Sports Manage- ment that recruited him last year. 519-853-9988