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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005 THE NEW TANNER MCCARTHYISM: Acton Firefighters Bantam BB forward Brandyn McCarthy (left) sneaks around Woolwich defence to net first of two goals he scored in ten seconds on October 3. Ryan Faber (88) head towards the net. - Chuck Tysoe photo Bantam Tanners meet stiff opposition in first three games Acton's AMHA Acton Firefighters BB Bantam Tanners opened their OMHA schedule with three games in less than a week, consecu- tive losses September 27 at Fergus (7-3), October | at Brampton (5-4) and at home October 3 to Woolwich (7- 3). It was a disappointing start but not without positive elements. Tanners built an early 2-0 lead at Fergus, which they held until late in the second period, and were up 3-1 in Brampton through half the middle frame before suc- cumbing to a third period surge from the Battalion, who were up to their name with a 68-shot barrage on netminder Dirk Vansoelen. Their home opener to Woolwich: was never in doubt: The Wildcats scor- ing just three minutes in and leading 3-0 before Acton replied nine minutes into the second, a pretty solo rush from Taylor McNabb, whose quick shot from the high slot with the lone defender in his face appeared to catch the Woolwich goalie off guard. Wildcats then buried. the Tanners with four straight markers over a fifteen-min- ute span to lead 7-1 midway through the third period. Brandyn McCarthy scored two clever goals just ten sec- onds apart with four minutes remaining to earn a third period tie and some dignity for his team. Ellis Lavallee, Matthews, Faber, Creasey and Bradley Kri, with two, earned assists on the night. (McCarthy, the diminutive but speedy workhorse for- ward earned points in each game, totaling six, as did defenseman Jack Matthews with three. In fact McCarthy , assisted on all three Acton goals as they built up their 3-1 lead at Brampton.) Well coached teams The Tanners face fast, well coached teams at the 'A' level, who move the puck well and counter at- tack quickly. The team will need time to "gel" as per- haps half the team has little experience with this calibre of hockey; but the boys have shown in spurts that they have the speed, fitness and determination to do so. -- They have displayed plenty of grit against much larger opponents. At Brampton the Battalion appeared of- fended early at the Tanners' temerity in competing for the puck, and earned themselves a bagful of foolish penal- ties before settling down over the second-period flood break and sticking to hockey. Acton fell behind early 1-0 but made it 2-1 on-extra-man goals from David Tysoe and Matthews. Unfortunately, in 14 tries overall, that pair is all the team has to show. (The good news is that they have only surrendered one goal in eight penalties of their own, that one a meaningless Woolwich goal with the score already at 5-1). £ Three minutes into the second stanza, Ryan Faber put the Tanners ahead 3-1 taking a McCarthy feed at the Brampton blueline to skate in alone and head up all the way calmly slotted home ashot to the open glove side. Brampton quickly came back to lead 4-3 with three goals in 11 minutes before Gordie McKeon equalized with less than five minutes remaining in the game, showing great focus to tap home a rolling puck while being harassed by the defense. But Brampton's discipline and relentless forechecking earned them the winner less than three minutes from time. The 5-4 final really flat- tered the visitors as a 64 save effort from Vansoelen kept the score close. The youngster was a remark- able zone of calm in a sea of rubber as the home team chewed up the ice around his net. Cody Rowsell, Scott Hoffland, Tyler Bandy and Tysoe also earned assists on the night. At Fergus, Tanners had scored twice in just 47 sec- onds, exceptionally pretty goals from McKeon assist- ed by Dylan Creasey and then McNabb from Tysoe and McCarthy. But the Highlanders replied only a minute later then scored three successive second pe- riod goals to take command 4-2 before McKeon scored again from Matthews and Creasey. However by then Fergus' dominance was well- established and they poured in three more third-period scores through the melted- down Tanners. A bright spot in this game was the return to the team of the ever-smiling Joss Warren after a year out of hockey. Warren turned in an ener- getic effort sharing the nets with Vansoelen. Unforced giveaways were the Tanners' downfall on this night and on almost every shift of the young season. What success they achieve this season will come as they are able to make their opponents work harder for chances and goals, some- thing they have the smarts and energy to do given more experience and a lot of hard work. Acton resumes regular season action Friday night at Burlington and has two tournaments over the com- ing weeks to fine-tune their dame. \ -Chuck Tysoe Change clocks -- change batteries - FROM THE FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE We held our golf tournament on Sept. 24 at the Acton Meadows Golf Course. We would like to sincérely thank all the parents and hockey players who did golf and hope they all had a great day. We would also like to thank all the Hole Sponsor's and Prize donations. The following is a list of businesses that supported our Golf Tournament: HOLE SPONSORS Remax Dave Braida and Janice Braida Nellis Construction Superior Glove Jescan Power The old Hide House G&S Excavating McIntyer Fuels The Kinette Club of Acton Inside Edge Sports Acton Rotaty Club Petcare Inc. Mike's Construction Tas Contracting _ "Blue Springs Taxi Macmillan's Gourmet Frozen Foods Miltek : Galveast . Acton Furniture installations (Dan Allen) : Halton Flour Milling Shield & Sprinkler Installations. PRIZE TABLE DONATIONS End Zone Sports Mill street Crossing Pub Playdium Cineplex Odeon Purity Life Health Products - Inside Edge Pro Sports Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry Rudy Holmes Nestle Halton Furniture Godfathe's Pizza The Bronze Salon Acton Meadows Golf Course Blue Springs Spa Acton Auto-tech Acton Agricultural Society Alexanians Halton Hills Fire Safety Technician Tom Robertson reminds residents it is that time of year again, "Change Your Clocks -- Change Your Batteries." Daylight Sav- ings Time ends on Sunday, October 30. Robertson says, "Everybody should re- member that changing the clocks serves as a natural reminder to change the batteries in the smoke alarms as well." Changing the batteries when we change the clocks twice a year has become a continent wide message being delivered. "What could be easier than this, to serve as a reminder to change the batteries in your smoke alarms?" Robert- son asks. , "We can keep the number of fire deaths in Ontario declining," says Fire Safety Spe- cialist David Ford "if everybody equipped their homes with smoke alarms." Robertson adds, "that with the minimal cost of smoke alarms today, there is absolutely no reason why everybody in the community does not have at least one working smoke alarm in their home." Every bit as important is having and practising a home escape plan in the event of fire. Robertson says, "developing and practising a home escape plan with your family will help in the safe evacuation of all family members should a fire occur." While every residence in Ontario is re- quired to have at least one working smoke alarm, the Halton Hills Fire Protection & Prevention Services is encouraging resi- dents to have one smoke alarm per floor and outside all sleeping areas. = Giant Tiger \ The Profile Hair Salon Silvercreek Spa The Guelph Storm Acton Sobeys Superior Glove Halton Flour Milling Acton Home Hardware Le Molson Edward Jones Bank of Montreal Oakville Branch Symbol- The Evans Family McNabb Graphics