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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2005 THE NEW TANNER 15 AHS Track and Field team sparkles at Burlington meet Acton High School Track and Field team competed at GHAC on Wednesday and Thursday at Nelson Stadium, Burlington and eight athletes placed in 14 events to qualify for the South Regional Meet at St. Catharines next week. Acton came home with five GHAC First Placings and six Halton First Plac- ings. Two athletes came home as double gold winners at GHAC. Matthew Bigg won the Midget Boys' 800 in 2 minutes and 156 sec. And 1500 metres in 4 minutes 42 sec. Kaitlyn Andrews won the Senior Girls' Shot Put with a heave of 13.14 metres and Discus throw of 39.62 metres. Dan Kearns won Junior Boys' Shot Put with a throw of 12.96 metres. Troy Ethier placed first Kaitlyn Andrews in Halton, 2" in GHAC in the Senior Boys Long Jump 6.07 metres. Jaimi Fellows placed 2" in the Junior Girls' High Jump with 1.45 metres. Jesse Check place 3" in the Midget Boys' Long Jump with 5.05 metres. Dan Kearns placed 3 Matthew Bigg in the Junior Boys' Discus 33.22 metres. Ashton Roza placed 3 in the Open Boys' Steeple- chase at 7 minutes and 26 seconds. Dan Woolford placed 3" in the Senior Boys' Shot Put with a 12.57 metre throw and in the Senior Boys Discus DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 12 NOON («9 AcTON Minor SOCCER UNDER-10 Sunny Motors -- 3 Dollar Stretcher -- 2 Sunny goals: Eric MacCallum (2), Vincent Marciano. Dollar goals: Alex Bouzalas, Johnathan Markovic. KEK Macromedia -- 5 The Music Hall -- 5 Macromedia goals: Spen- cer King (2), Patrick Scorcia (2), Andrew Ruggle. Music Hall: No names provided. Otten Heritage -- 5 Randalls Truck -- 3 Otten goals: Luke Otten (3), Alex Cardosa, Logan McNabb. Randalls Truck goals: Hayden Weston (2), Isaac Hill. 2K Andy's Restaurant -- 5 Tuitman's Garden -- 4 Andy's goals: James Paulsen, Tim Thompson (2), Jacob Bernacki, Nico- las Kirouac. Tuitman's goals: Michael Evans (3), Brodie MacFarlane. ea Clarica Insurance -- 6 Open & Shut Doors -2 Clarica goals: Adam Mc- Coy (3), Braden Leonard (3). Open & Shut goals: Mathew Doracs Jordan Milne. kek Aquality Irrigation -- 3 Blue Spring Flowers -1 Aquality goals: Michael Karas, Shannon Taylor, Corra Payne. Blue Springs goal: Taylor Kroezen. chalked up 31.78 metres. Jaimi Fellows placed 5" in the Junior Girls' Long Jump with 4.02 metres. Dave Carscadden in Midget Boys' 200 metres 28.05: 400 metres 63; 800 metres 2.28.05. Jesse Check in Midget Boys' 100 metres had a throw of 12.82.Troy Ethier in Senior Boys' 100 metres Heat had a time of 11.64, Semi 11.68. Ashton Roza in Senior Boys' 3000 metres had a time of 10 minutes and 40 seconds. Caitlyn Mackie-Richards in Midget Girls' Long Jump had a distance of 3.54 me- tres. Tracy Singels in Midget Girls' Long Jump chalked up 3.42 metres and in Midget Girls' 100 metres had a time of 15.4 seconds. Congratulations to all ath- letes. Acton's Nellis Construction and Daniel Varanelli C.G.A Rookie baseball teams met for their first games of the season on Tuesday, with the game ending in a 9-9 tie. Rookie teams are made up of players born in 1996 and 1997 (and there are still a few spots left for any rookie age players that would like to sign up). Nellis trailed 9-5 heading into the last inning, but scored four runs to tie, then retired Varanelli in the PRIME PRIMEAU: Fans were line up for almost a block to see and talk with Philadelphia Flyer star centre Keith Primeau who made a guest appearance at Acton's new sports store, Inside Edge, last Saturday. An estimated 350 fans came into the store to meet Primeau including this fan. A native of Toronto. Primeau has been a thorn in the side of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Store proprietors Nathan and Phil Marzo were delighted with the success of Primeau's appearance. Inside Edge opens its doors in Acton's east end plaza in April of this year. -Submitted photo. Rookie baseball teams tie in first games of season. bottom of the inning to keep the tie. Brett McIntyre paced Nellis with three hits in three at-bats, scoring two runs, and making a couple of key plays on ground outs at first base. Travis Baker and Con- nor Johnston also had three hits each for Nellis. Taylor Pickering, Craig Borden -- and Drake Slater each went three for three for Varanelli. Full schedules and information are available at www.actonminorball.com. Youth injured in dirt bike crash A 17 year-old Erin youth suffered head injuries as the result of an off-road dirt bike crash on the Fourth Line of Erin on Victoria Day after- noon, May 23. Wellington OPP said the victim, Mitchell Kennedy- Smedley was riding his Kawasaki X250 dirt bike when he jumped a small hill. He lost control of the bike which flipped over, eject- ing him and inflicting head injuries. The youth was airlifted to McMaster University Hospi- tal in Hamilton where he was listed in stable condition with non-lifé threatening head injuries. An OPP investigation showed the youth was wear- ing a helmet and full body protection including chest and back guards, leather pants and knee-high boots. Acton Tai Chi offers something for eve By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Once a week, a small group of Acton residents, including an elderly farmer, a middle aged media man and several young women, concentrate mightily on movements called the Swimming Dragon and Part the Wild Horse's Mane. They are taking a Tai Chi class from Milton's Ed Coo- per who brought his Circle of Friends Tai Chi Club to Acton last fall, and has developed a growing group of enthusiasts who joined for their own diverse reasons. Rural Acton resident Di- anne Hazzard, a Tai Chi devoté 10 years ago, saw a news- paper interview featuring Cooper and telephoned him about six months ago, ask- ing if he would come to Acton if she got a group together. : He said yes, and a begin- ners group began in the basement of Knox Presby- terian Church, much to the delight of Hazzard who said Tai Chi provides her with relaxation and flexibility. "There was a class dur- ing the day at the Acton Seniors' Centre, but when the instructor passed away the class ended," Hazzard said on Tuesday, adding that class has since resumed. "T sit at a desk all day and Tai Chi relieves tension and [also really like the fellow- ship of this group. We have a common interest, but also individual goals," Hazzard said, praising instructor Cooper for his wide back- ground of many different types of Tai Chi. Acton resident Craig Parker was looking for some kind of regular exercise that didn't involve high impact or jarring on his middle- aged bones and muscles. He saw a notice for an Acton Tai Chi class at his church and jumped at the chance to take the class without having to leave town. In Tai Chi, he found a workout for the body and mind. The controlled movements help him stretch and stay limber, and he's noticed the added benefits of improved focus and reduced stress. "| like the low impact and I like the spiritual aspect to it," Parker said recently, adding he is into his second eight- week course, and as a rookie is able to benefit from the classes, though like someone learning to dance, he's not graceful. "Obviously, the more you put in it, in terms of practic- ing, the better you'll be, but it's very accessible and it's aimed at all ages," Parker said, adding as an instructor, Cooper is calm with great focus. "At the end of the class you're not exhausted, but you know that you' ve done some- thing, and if you keep doing it, after three weeks of classes, you realize that you can do a movement more smoothly," Parker said. Cooper, who has studied Tai _ Chi for 25 years and instructs other Tai Chi teachers, said it is known as an internal martial art that people began doing as an exercise and health benefit yone as well as for defense. Continued on page 19 ~y =|