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16 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2007 Habitat for Humanity Halton will be building in Georgetown this summer and is now accepting applications for families. Information sessions for those interested in finding out about the Home Ownership program will be held in: Acton - Monday April 2, at 7:00 p.m. Georgetown - Thursday April 12, at 7:00 p.m. Georgetown - Saturday April 14, at 10:00 a.m. Call 1-866-314-4344 to register! You must attend an information session to get an application form. ???? ?????????????????????? ???? ?????????????? ?????????????????????????????????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????? ??????????????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ?? ????? ????? ??? ???????? ???? ??????????? ???? ?????? ????????????? ??? ????????? ???? ??????? ???????? ???????????? Chiropodist / Foot Specialist DEANNA WILSON B.Sc.,D.Ch. Thompson Wellness Centre 25 Main Street North Acton, Ontario L7J 1V9 519-853-3460 Foot/Nail Care Sports Injuries Pediatrics Diabetic /Arthritic Foot Conditioning Custom Orthotics and Footwear Home visits Peewees end season with win On March 18, the Galvcast Peewee BB Tanners travelled to Burlington to square off against the Eagles in this, their last game of the season. Since the Tanners had domi- nated their season series, the Eagles were eager to avenge their losses. A scoreless first period came and went. The Eagles extend- ed their talons and breached Actons cage for the first marker of the game early in the second. Not to be outdone, Josh Tremblay evened up the tally with a neatly placed top shelfer courtesy of the stick work of Jake MacPherson and Greg Wells. The third period however was all Tanners as the now pumped-up team carved up the Eagle ice during their satu- ration of the Eagle mesh with rubber. Greg Wells would find the hole between the Burlington netminders pads to give Acton its second notch thanks to the puck feed from Gavin Ragan. Burlington would manage one final marker to tie up the game but Mitchell Brake gave Acton its go-ahead marker thanks to Josh Tremblay who supplied him the ammo to fire off a shot through the bulls- eye. Not minutes later amidst a strong Eagle presence out front of the Burlington net, Josh Tremblay found and fed Mitchell Brake the rub- ber. Brake would once again find the unguarded mesh and waste no time in punching in the rubber. In the dying minutes of the game, and with an extra Eagle sniper on the ice, Greg Wells managed to intercept a Burlington offensive drive and deftly feed the rubber to an awaiting Mitchell Brake who fired it off into the unguarded Eagles nest to secure not only a hat trick but the Tanners vic- tory as well. Final Score: Acton 5 Bur- lington 2. Port Perry takes OMHA semi-final from Bantams in three straight By Edith McDonell A fast-skating, well-dis- ciplined and organized Port Perry team were too much for the Acton Firefighters Bantam AE Tanners in the OMHA semi-final playoffs. Port Perry took the series in three straight games. The first game was origi- nally scheduled in Port Perry on Thursday, March 1 but had to be cancelled due to the snowstorm so the first game was played in Acton on the Saturday night. The Tanners came out looking strong in the first period jumping ahead 1:0 with an unassisted goal from Brandon Masini who did some great puck handling to work his way through the defense then deke the goalie and find the net. Jesse Harris con- tributed in net to hold Port Perry scoreless. The second period would not prove to be as kind to the Tanners as Port Perry upped the intensity and produced 6 goals. Brandon Masini countered with his second goal of the game as- sisted by Jesse Spurrell and Brandon Lockyer. The Port Perry team had the game in hand and shut down all Tanner attempts to score. They won 9-2. Second game closer The second game took Acton into snowblown Port Perry country on Mon- day, March 5 with Tanners knowing they had to put ev- erything they could against this team. The first period saw strong play by the Tanners with several nice pick-offs by Josh McDonell and Ellis Lavallee. Colton Wiens covered the net mak- ing three huge saves early on. However, a pass back into Actons zone was in- tercepted and led to Port Perrys first goal with only one minute of the period remaining. Best check of this game was awarded to John White who laid down an NHL quality hip check along the boards. Several nice set-ups by the Tanners in the second period created exciting mo- ments but did not produce any goals. The Port Perry team seemed to have the edge on speed and control of the puck to pull ahead 3-0 as the period ended. Huge cheers arose from Acton fans in the third as Josh McDonell waved his stick in the air cheering following what appeared to be a short-handed goal. The referee called it off since neither linesman could confirm the goal and Josh himself admits that it did not go in. This was some- what disappointing as the game concluded with a 4-0 win for Port Perry. Back to Port Perry Since Port Perry had home ice advantage, Thurs- day, March 8 meant another trek to their arena. Acton began the scoring early with a goal by Josh Mc- Donell for his first of this series assisted by Jacob Dougan. Guarding the one goal lead included some great penalty killing mid- period and a fabulous glove save by netminder Colton Wiens. Despite aggressive offensive play and strong defensive coverage from AJ McConville, Ellis La- vallee, Stephan Smelsky, Brandon Lockyer and Tyler Townsley, Port Perry was able to break through to tie the game then move ahead 2-1 as the period ended. The Tanners could not keep up the pace and Port Perry took advantage to pad their lead up to 4-1 in the second period. As the teams returned to the ice for the final period, the Tanners looked charged and ready. With a 5 on 3 power play advantage, a well-placed shot from Josh McDonell to Ellis Laval- lee, parked at the corner of the net, cut the lead to two goals. The Tanners were not giving up yet and con- tinued pressure produced another goal with an almost identical set-up to the pre- vious goal from Josh to Ellis and in. An assist was also awarded to Brandon Lockyer. The next 11 minutes of hockey were definitely nail-biting and heart-stop- ping excitement. One more goal would create a tie. The Tanners were able to hold Port Perry from scoring but try as they might with some very impressive rushes and good puck handling, they couldnt get the tying goal. They pulled the goalie in the final two minutes and created more opportuni- ties but Port Perry held on and eventually scored an empty-netter for a 5-3 finish. Congratulations to the en- tire team for a season which most parents and on-lookers would not have imagined at the onset. Also, thank you to the coaches and team staff for their time and dedication including Mark Lockyer (coach), Gary Fletcher (as- sistant coach), Mark Wiens (trainer), Barb Burrows (trainer) and of course Wen- dy Spurrell (manager) who made sure everyone knew when and where to be. To the boys, keep up the good work and definitely take this teams motto with you: Never Give Up! ?