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The Acton Free Press Wednesday February 4 Quote from world of sport Durham Huskies trounced the highflying Jets in Durham Sunday afternoon to climax a long uphill to the top rung of the OH A s Central Intermediate loop Huskies only a tie in their season finale against the cellardwelling Fergus Flyers to wrap up first place Jets have held down sole possession of lop spot since November but losses to Georgetown Elmira and Durham within the last month have dropped them to second place While the league other five teams found the Jets a lough nut to crack the defending Ontario champion Huskies whipped them three out of four and only dropped the fourth in overtime Barring a miracle in Fergus Friday night Huskies will meet Cheltenham Harvesters in a four out or seven group final while the local Tanners clash with and Fergus tangles with in best of five quarter finals To say Tanners have had trouble with the speedy Jets this year would be a gross understatement Jets have them their four regular season meetings However anything can happen in the playoffs and coach Bowman feels the key to stopping the Jets is a tenacious forechecking system he hopes his charges will be able to employ A win over arch rival Georgetown Raiders in tin- regular season here Friday night could also gise Tanners a lit before their series with the Jets Raiders have received word that they 11 meet in the first round of the Intermediate A The series will open in Sunday return to Georgetown Sunday February 1 Fergus Pec Wees and Bantams won their Waterloo Wellington league playoff series in straight games and will probably be in town to meet their Acton counterparts this Saturday Acton Midgets will play the winner of the deciding game of the Fergus series scheduled for Thursday night Fergus novices ousted Elmira in three games and will now play New Hamburg The winner of that scries will play the survivor ot the Acton scries The local Kents took a one game lead with a win here Saturday Lions juveniles will be out to even up their best of five series with Fergus here Thursday night at Fergus wo Sunday opener 52 and Noblcton are tied one game the North B playoffs Thistles tame Lions in playoff lidlifter Fergus Thistles dumped Acton Lions juveniles in a penalty OMIlA juvenile playoff opener in Fergus Sunday afternoon The win gave Fergus a one game lead in the best of five playoff series Second game of the scries si tied for the community centre Thursday night at 8 Lions served 12 of the penalties called in Ihe game and were for our of the five Fergus goals Thistles led I at the end of the first period and at the end of the second Lions outplayed their hosts in the final stanza but managed to score only one goal Bruce Boyd beat Acton goalie Craig on a slap shot from the point at II of the first period ACTON KENT goalie Mark Morrison turns back a claimed a close win Second game of the drive off the stick of centre Dave Wilson series is in Hamilton Thursday night and the third during Saturday M H A novice playoff opener if necessary back here Saturday afternoon at here Norm Thornhlll and Ricky Holmes race in to 30 Staff photo clear the loose puck Holmes scored five goals as claim 65 victory Expro paces Huskies 61 win Acton Kent novices jumped into a first period lead increased it 1 after two periods then had to work hard to preserve close win over a hustling Ancaster crew in the first game of the Zone Novice playofls here Saturdiy afternoon Second game in the best of three series is scheduled for Scott Park Arena in Hamilton Thursday night If a third game is necessary it will be back in Acton Saturday afternoon at A five performance by Tncounly scoring champion Ricky Holmes and stellar goalkecpmg by Hark Morrison were big factors in the Acton Holmes opened the scoring with in unassisted goal at 5 20 of the first period then made it on a pass from Scott Withers at the seven mark Dave McGilloway bounced a shot in off an dcfcnccman at 10 and Scott Malcolm set up Holmes third goal seconds later Norm sandwiched the first goal in between two more goals by Holmes in the second period assisted on both tallies The locals ran steam in Hie third period and the improved lads popped in four unanswered goals before the clock ran out Dave Wilson scored two of the goals and and Paul Abbey added one ipnee Acton Mark Morrison Brad Buchanan Withers I Alton Doug Steve McKnight Ricky Holmes Dave McGilloway Scott M Jell Shields Norm hi 10 Holmes Malcolm 10 Holmes 13 3rd Period Abbey 45 1 period Page Hockey League stir Butch Graham was the gun I night with tour goals as the running Huskies Acton Tanners I in front Hit season I irgcsl crowd at the Acton ice pahce Graham i lowering bundle of powered Hie Durham sled liming the field Milling in milkers and in the second and third Sin McDonald me of the Acton notched ihc lone Tinner bill club was by lending from diminutive Cord Becker in Husky nets They had heir chalices hut seemed unable to limsli oil iround the go i which bothered coach Bowman The their 14 kirat in I game were thinking nit which ire due to week They prosed I win v is no fluke by overpowering the class Jets l Sunday afternoon up in Tanners bounce back shoot down Flyers I victory no easy task for the visitors The put up a real argument and with Thomason glittering in the nets Durham grabbed a 10 firit period lead which made on a backhand wnh seven seconds in the period Durham had things pretty well their own way in the second period sandwiching in three more goals Lach club it one the final stanza Penally wise Hi- trotted home with the limi share eight out of 13 Kevin Hall and Bob lor the Tanners Little was lilt by a Hying puck during the second period of the game and the required five stitches She was treated at the icene by Ross of St Jihn Ambulance and then taken to the emergency of General Hospital for stitches blow the puck also inflicted a concussion but able to be back at school on Monday She is the daughtci of Mr and Charles Road Prior to the game the tykes hockey school played an exhibition which the Reds won 2 I Bryan and Jimmy Hunter scored for the Reds while Dave Henderson got ihc Greens Lloyd tied he core on a shot at 1 5 38 after Fergus centre Joey put the puck right on stick Thistles took advantage of Acton to pop two more quick goals in the final minute of the period Wayne Beirnes and Dan were the marksmen Boyd polled lui second goal of the game on a pass from early the second period and balled in a loose puck at 19 01 to make 1 Lions finally to life in the final frame and hemmed their hosts in their own end of the rink for much of the pernd McCulIoch cashed in a pin point pan from George for only goal of the period at Alan Grist looked carrying the puck for the locali and let several siuljng slap go from the point Coach Jim James admitted it was not one of his team performances but confident about their char the rest of the series If really want to win badly they can come back the mentor commented After Thursday r here the returns to 1 necessary is local ice palace February 10 at ard five if necessary in 12 at Acton Craig Snow Rand Brad Timbers Alan Grot lJd Bob Andrews Mike Cooper Bill Field Lari White George Charlie Joe Stu McCulIoch Jim After suffering a drubbing outshooting the at ihe hands of Polar Flyers King in Saturday night Sparc goalie frank Anthony Acton Tanners did some kicked out scseral labelled shot drubbing of their own in a win over Fergus Flyers here Monday Tanners completely do a ted the game tubbing for Bruce Tiiomason was taking a welldeserved Bill also played a game on defence Tanners built up a 4 I first period lead and were in front alter two Harold paced the Acton with four goals and an assist John Mason allied two goals and assisted on Iwo others and bagged a pair of id an Blow Press victorious in first place battle Cellar dwelling Nielsen s Clothing recorded their second consecutive win a 1 of Discount in the first game of Sunday nielli s Industrial Hockey league Blow Press topped Hellers in a battle for first place in the nightcap Nielsen broke a I 1 lust period lie with three unanswered second period markers then added an insurance tally m the final frame Wayne Wilson turned in another outstanding performance in goal to hold the highstoring Lakeview crew to a single goal Gold Mason Barry Wilson Gary Masales Ray and Grant netted one goal each for the winners Mason and each contributed two assists while Gary Russ Mas and Alan Halt chipped in one ipiece McDonald tallied the lone Lime Waller Dave at the lust period pen ilties fighting in to John Cunningham Blow Press and Ron Mellon Hellers marred second game action paced the winners with four goals and one assist increasing his league leading point total to and assists Kevin Hall i trick and potted one goal Jim McDonald and Hjiv each helped out on one goal Ron Mellon lucd a pair ol goals lot Hellers and Chick Milne Gary and Gary Ritchie had one apiece Bill Cook collided three goals Harry Phillips Jack Pool Kevin Hall and Jan Kid da II netted a goal apiece Hall and McDonald added two assists each and Pool Brim MeDuffc Phil Maro and Bill all chipped in one Ossic Harper scored twice lor I met Jim Proctor Danny and Paul 0Sullivin scored one each lenm served seven minor penalties Saturday night in Llmira the home town Pol scored four feoals hi the fust four minutes ol the feaitit and held an Icid at he end the second period Phil bagged two Polar Knit Glen Read Art McCarthy Joru Hansen Joe Miller Adolph Plein and added scored twice tor Aclou Jan and Bob polled one apiece John Mason drew jh assist on all lour Tanner lis and Harold helped out on one served 10 penalties and Acton sal out seven red Basher was the Tanner culprit on four occasions Tanners wind up ihcir schedule with a game irchnvil Georgetown Ruders here nday at Peewees top Georgetown Acton Men recorded a I win over Georgetown town peewces in an exhibition here altcmoon Acton led the end the first period liter two frames before Moffat be it Robin Inscoc I the only Georgetown goal on deflection in the period John Scoyue John Hansen and Van I were the Acton muksmen Wayne Allan Jim Hurley each collected OHA standings W Pi MAPLE ROCK SHOOTWC RANGE Gun Sales Trap and Rifle Shooting ACTON PRELUDE TO Friday nights intermediate hockey contest was a exhibition the Reds and Greens the Acton hockey school Jimmy Hunter goes down on his stomach as ho winning for the Reds while Referee Jeff Townslcy and instructor Jim James observe Left are two very interested tors Photo HOCKEY ACTON ARENA FRIDAY FEB GEORGETOWN VS Acton Tanners ADULTS SI STUDENTS CHILDREN FREE Camp Borden tops midgets in Georgetown tourney rt BOWL for Pleasure for Health ACTON FIREFIGHTER BANTAMS whitewashed Aurora In an exhibition game here Saturday and will take on the first round of the playoffs First game will probably be here this Saturday Front row left to right Gary Fisher Tim Mc In tyre Terry Holmes Rick Bonnet to Jim Dave Lee Back row left to right manager Steve Goy Russ Ron Lout let Henry Ken Hurren Ken Withers Steve Mel tyre Chris Schuts coach Harold Absent when photo was taken were Steve Marshall and Billy Staff Photo Bantams blank Aurora Acton bantam kept lor the upcoming OM H A playoffs with a 40 exhibition win Aurora s team here Saturday afternoon Acton look a first period lead on goals by Ron Lou let unassisted at and Chris from Tony Holmes at the minute mark Steve Marshall scored Irom Ron of the second period tto make the score Henry Toebes potted the fourth Acton goal from Jim at of the third period Rick Bonnette turned in a stellar performance in goal to record the shutout Acton LI midfcets proved he 11 in itch lor imp le no Inst round the r Mi do l ill I I I decision lilden led II UK cud i I the lust 2 Iete Million scud toils bus Dak 1 Ishel II lie ipiece Moms Gioifcc limbers al picked up one assist eh paced the seimieis with lour luce at Hayes and McKay one Midfeet be Hell I I In Georgetown in icen I Hum gillie ssill probably their agunst either I linn I next day I to dumped exhibition on Hit weekend Ricky Bifctn John Dyer sl led Inst period finals give the I I loth seined Irom Steve it l ihc second pun t mike it but Herbert got back lur IriuK his second feiial m Ivan I Lams the final 1 and Steve idled tilth Acton marker THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN BOWL TOGETHER Iff the IN Thing 111 to do GO BOWLING ACTON BOWLING LANES MAIN ST N MEMBH en NOW MODEL CONTEST All AEROPLANES CARS TRAINS ETC TROPHIES PRIZES Class up years Class 14 years and up Drop in now to Sports Corner and get your entry form and rules for contest CONTEST CLOSES FRIDAY FEB 27 at 9 PM Sports Corner