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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010 13 Bantam BB Tanners semi finalists The RM Construc- tion Atom AE Tanners split home-and-home games with Dundas. In the first, Acton traveled to Dundas and lost 4-2. The Tanners opened the scoring with only four seconds remaining in the first period on a goal from Tanner Canary with help from Nathan Pines. Dun- das was all over Acton in the second period scoring three times. Trailing 3-1 entering the final frame, Noah St. Denis picked up a loose puck in the corner, centered a pass to an open Cam Shoebridge making it a 3-2 game. With just over five minutes remain- ing, Dundas made it a two goal game, never looking back. In a must win game at home, Acton played a strong defensive game. With very few scoring chances by both Acton and Dundas, the game remained scoreless until early into the second per- iod when on a rebound, Canary knocked one into the opposing teams net, with assists from Ian Davies and Pines. Midway through the second period after kill- ing off a long 5 on 3, Pines scored to give the Tanners a 2-0 lead with the lone helper going to Canary. Dundas kept coming hard in the third period, finally getting one by the Acton goaltender James Bursa on a rebound, cut- ting the lead to one. When Dundas pulled their goalie and put some pressure in the dying seconds, Can- ary was able to clear the zone getting the puck to Cam Knight who scored into the empty net giving Acton a much deserved 3-1 win. In a must win game, I was really proud of the effort that our boys put forth. We played hard the entire game as a team and received timely saves from Bursa, said coach Steve Caldwell. Dundas has turned out to be our biggest rivals this season, so it was great to beat them. We have two tough games coming up against Centre Wellington and Arthur (who finished in second place in the regu- lar season), so we will need to be ready. Atom AE Tanners 3-1 in Tri-County Play-Downs POISE & POWER: Acton Skating Club members, Emma Hollings and Riley Spear earned a third place finish in their Junior Bronze Dance at the 2010 Central Ontario Boston Pizza StarSkate Championships. That allows them to advance to the 2010 HomeSense Trillium StarSkate Competition in Kingston on March 14, representing Central Ontario and Acton Skating Club. Submitted photo By Frances Niblock A large volleyball tro- phy won by the junior girls team sits in a front entrance display case at Acton High School the first time in over 30 years the trophy has come to Acton to signify that the beholders are Halton Champions. And champs they are downing Lester B. Pear- son 25-21 and 25-16 to cinch the Halton title in play at Sheridan College last Wednesday. With an 8-and-1 sea- son, the junior team honed their skills early, showing great team work, dedica- tion and fine tuning their game according to teach- er Jennet Clayton, one of the coaching staff that also handled the senior girls team that was eliminated in the semi-finals. This has been amaz- ing for us all. I think that one of our strengths is that we had really good hitting, Clayton said on Friday, adding in their first game against Pear- son they served well, had strong blocking and accur- ate hitting. Asked to name a play- maker or a star in the championships, Clayton said the entire team played so well that she couldnt single anyone out for spe- cial praise. They all played the best weve ever seen them play they were focused, determined and they real- ly wanted to win this, Clayton said, adding they almost lost a regular sea- son game to Pearson, their rival. The team won because of a combination of skills, high energy and smart play, Jennet said. The team includes Lu- cinda Kollenhoven, Dani Schausbre i tner, Kim Baker, Allison Baker, Kai- ley Donaldson, Christine Keller, Jenn Doraty, Jade Kovacevic, Laura Brooks, Natalie Shortt and Abby Jolly. The teacher/coaches include: Clayton, Angela Kennedy, Keely Fawcett, Marla Anceriz and student coach Travis Kayler. Quarter Finals ACTON vs. THOROLD After defea t ing th e Dundas Blues and Erin Hillsburgh Devils in the preliminary round-robin OMHA playdowns, the Acton Firefighters Bantam BB Tanners secured a berth in the OMHA quarterfinals, travelling to Niagara Re- gion to meet the Thorold Blackhawks on February 11. For the first two periods a flat footed Tanners team al- lowed four goals and scored just once. In the third per- iod the Tanners scored two quick goals, but Thorold pressured the Tanners until the dying minutes of the game, securing their home ice victory with one final marker. THOROLD 5 ACTON 3 On February 13, the Blackhawks visited Acton and were surprised with two quick goals from the Tanners. In the next two periods the Tanners scored two more goals with Thor- old breaching the Tanners cage only once. ACTON 4 THOROLD 1 The Tanners vis i ted Thorold on February 15, determined to win. With four goals in three per- iods, the Tanners had two players in the penalty box giving Thorold the 6-3, 6-4 man advantage that it used to score twice, but Acton held the lead. ACTON 4 THOROLD 2 On February 20 Thor- old returned to Acton. After a scoreless first, in the second period Acton took advantage of a Black- hawks penalty and scored twice. Thorold maintained its pressure on the home team and succeeded in ruf- fling the Tanners mesh once before the final buzzer. ACTON 2 THOROLD 1 Semi Finals ACTON vs. TILLSONBURG On Thursday February 23, the Tanners traveled to Tillsonburg to play the Tillsonburg Toronadoes. Unfortunately, the road trip took its toll on the lack- lustre Tanners who took a 6-1 loss in the semi-final opening game. TILLSONBURG 6 ACTON 1 Tillsonburg visited Ac- ton on Saturday February 27 and found the tanners were ready to play and scored first. During the next period and a half, the Tor- nadoes took advantage of Tanner penalties and minor mistakes resulting in a 3-1 Tillsonburg advantage. The Tanners scored four more goals. ACTON 4 TILLSONBURG 3 . Semi-finals continue with the Acton Firefight- ers Bantam BB Tanners squaring off against the Tillsonburg Tornadoes in the upcoming weeks. A.H.S. junior volleyball team captures Halton Gold In Acton Ladies Hock- ey playoff action, the Smooth & Trendzy Cou- gars defeated the DNR Devils 31. The Cougars scored two quick goals at the start of the game to set the tone. Ute Cole and Annette Kroezen scored a minute apart. Mick Wood, Karen Foster and Kroezen had assists. Daina Mc- Kellar replied for the Devils in the first per- iod. Kroezen potted her second goal of the game early in the second per- iod to seal the deal for the Cats. Mick Wood earned her second assist on the goal. The third period re- mained scoreless. In the second game the Active Choice Sharks blanked the Acton Optic- al Lightning 40. Shark goalie Jenn Swan got the shutout. Dr. Dana Selby opened the scoring in the first period from Mary Joosten. Janet Garton add- ed to the lead from Karen Bell and Shelly Dodds. Gar ton and Nichol l Spence rounded out the scoring on unassisted goals in the second and third periods. This Friday, the Active Choice Sharks face off against the Smooth & Trendzy Cougars at the 10 p.m. game. The DNR Contracting Devils visit the Acton Optical Light- ning at 11 p.m. The Active Choice Sharks, Smooth & Trendzy Cougars and Ac- ton Optical Lightning are tied for first place with three games to go. Cougars scratch Devils