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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1999 Door to Do i 853-1550 JETLINK or iii Tyler Transport 379 Queen St. E. Acton THE NEW TANNER SSVSSSCSISSS®SSSGSSO Sports DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 5 PM. 13. Professional design [ and printing. 3 Tel. (519) 853-5615 Fax. (519) 853-5731 56 Mill St. East, Acton ald New name, new season for Bulldogs minor lacrosse The newly amalgamated Halton Hills Bulldogs Minor Lacrosse Association kicks off play May 1 at the Acton arena. Bulldogs house league action began April 17 in Georgetown. The Acton Rams and Georgetown have suspended separate rep league play and joined to form one league with rep and alternate entry teams for each category, tyke to midget. Rams past president George Artem predicts the Area boy meet A Guelph boy had the thrill of his young life earlier this month when he won a trip to meet Wayne Gretzky. Travis Bell, 10, grandson of Violet McDowell of Acton, won the trip by entering a Post Cereal contest. He used the entry form on a cereal box and submitted it without his parents' knowledge. When his mother received the call saying Travis' name had been drawn for the contest, she initially thought someone amalgamation will mean a bet- ter calibre of play and more opportunities for players to join rep teams. "Until now, Acton and Georgetown could only field one rep team and some times we were short three or four players," Artem said. "Now we're fielding two per division and the first teams will be rated higher and there will be a good calibre between the Acton and Georgetown mix," Artem said, adding there were only minor s Great One hiccups as both clubs "gave away their identifies" to be- come the Bulldogs, the name of the junior lacrosse team in Halton Hills. Approximately 400 players are registered with the Bull- dogs this year, 100 of them from Acton. Artem said com- bining the leagues and some prime time coverage of pro- fessional lacrosse action have combined to boost reg- istration for the entire league by over 100 players from last year. MIGHTY MUSTANGS: The McKenzie-Smith Bennett Mustang girls' junior volleyball team captured the North Halton championship last Wednesday with a decisive 15-4 win over Milton. The Mustangs include, front, left to right: Amanda Brake, Jesseca Brake and Whitney Carroll. Middle: Hayley Bur- gess, Allishia Martineau and Marissa Kidd. Back: Kevin Waitson (coach) Jessie Peregrine, Laura Vickery, Jennifer Wieck, Jasmine Hess and Jamie- Lee LeMoine. Absent, Ashlea Masters. -- Frances Niblock photo Mustangs top North Halton The McKenzie-Smith Bennett Mustang Acton took Brookville 15-5 in the quarterfi- was playing a prank on the family, Mrs. McDowell said. Travis' father accompa- nied him to New York to see Gretzky play on April 11. Af- ter the game Travis went to the team dressing room to meet Gretzky. Since Travis, his twin brother and younger sis- ter all play hockey themselves the prize was especially mean- ingful to him. When he received the trip there was no mention of Gretzky retiring. Of course, now Travis has _ the added distinction of saying he met him during his playing days. "Travis was truly on cloud nine with 99," Mrs. McDowell said. Travis Hall, 10, of Guelph, won a trip to New York to see Wayne Gretzky play hockey on April 11. Af- ter the game Travis went to the team dressing room to meet Gretzky in person and get an autograph. -- Submitted photo junior girls' volleyball team captured the North Halton championship at the season finale tournament last Wednesday in Georgetown. The squad of Grade 4 and 5 players had six decisive wins to sweep the finals and bring home the trophy to wrap up a great season. Thirteen teams from Acton, Milton and Georgetown were entered in the event. TOURNEY CHAMPS: The Acton Minor Atom Tanners swept four straight games to capture the championship at a recent Milton tournament. The team includes, front, left to right: Shaun Harkley, Braden Artem and Ryan O'Connell. Middle: Garrett Williams, Michael Bentley, Jason Douthwright, Michael Krasnay, James Burgie, Martin Saliba, Greg Henry and Brad Ethier. Back: Christopher Richards, Sean Nellis, Daniel Woolford, Craig Kirkwood and Kyle Fellows. -- Submitted photo nal and then defeated J.M. Denyes 15-2 in the semifinal. The Mustangs met George Kennedy in the final and won the championship 15-4. "The girls served excellently with very good defensive play as well," said a very proud coach, teacher Kevin Waitson. "Every time they lost a serve they would grit down and get it back and run off another string of points -- they really played well." Atom Tanners win Milton tourney The Acton Minor Atom Tanners ended a tough sea- son with a confidence-build- ing clean sweep for the cham- pionship at a recent tourna- ment in Milton. The Minor Atoms were undefeated in round robin play beating Dundas 5-3, Hespeler 4-3 and host Milton 3-2. Acton met Dundas for the championship and cruised to a 5-2 win with two goals from Kyle Fellows and singles from Garrett Williams, Michael Bentley and Craig Kirkwood. 29 at 2 Go 2 of ae ow DirigMfart ire Monday - Friday 9 - 9 Saturday 9 - 6 * Sunday Closed 853-2220 4 Queen St. E., Acton Professional Auction Services Estate & Industrial * Certified Appraiser Consignment Welcome NORM WEBSTER (416) 523-6645 (pager) (-- All decks stripped & refinished in your Ae choice of colours. Cedar Specialists 205-455-4624 _