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Novices grand champs at Port Colbome Acton AB have added en international victory to their already impressive list of wins for the hockey season With a large contingent of Acton parents and minor hockey supporters cheering them on the hustling squad sidelined Niagara Falls minor novices Saltfleet and Fort Erie then came from behind to upset Syracuse Sunday and capture the grand championship of the Port Colborne novice tournament Playing the sound defensive Inacoe told the Free Press In hockey coach Barry and the championship game Syracuse manager Gus Holmes have been didnt have a single two on one teaching them since the start of break on us the season Acton held their Fires winner opponents to a total of only six Randy Van Fleet K to winning goal for Acton The defensive play of our the grand championship game whole team from the to Syracuse a much bigger team the defence right tack to our heId was what pleased us most a Jubilant coach Barry Players on both teams were Introduced Individually prior to the grand championship game and all Acton players received Individual trophies In an impressive postgame ceremony presided over by the tournament princess Team captain Scott Malcolm accepted the championship trophy on behalf of the team as the Acton players were given a standing ovation A put on their best of fensive performance blanking Niagara Falls B4 In their first game Friday night Dave Mc- paced the Acton scoring attack with a hat trick and Derrick posted the shut out In goal Bounce back Against Saturday Bruce McPhall scored twice In the final rive minutes to Ice a Acton victory Saltfleet grabbed a 10 first period lead but Acton bounced back to take the lead In lhe second McPhalls second goal was scored Into an empty net as pulled their goalie to try to tie the game up Fort Erie a squad that had knocked off the powerful host Port team the previous day fell 63 before a Acton club in the Sunday morning Coach scouted the Fort Erie team and put what he learned to good use Scott Malcolm and Dave Mo shared tournament scoring honors for Acton bagging five goals apiece Bert Post and Bruce McPhall counted three each Randy Van Fleet two and Steve Van Todd and Wade vickery one apiece Derrick and Chris split netmlndlng chores In the Saltfleet and Fort games and went all the way In the title game Treated royally Acton players were billeted In Port Colborne homes both Friday and Saturday nights and parents stayed In a mote In between games the boys were taken swimming at the beautiful Port indoor pool Many of the Acton couples attended a minor hockey dance Saturday night The Port were just terrific to our coach Inscoe said It was a very friendly tournament A veteran of several minor hockey tourneys the Acton coach described the Port event as one of the best he ever BIG reasons Acton AB novices the grand championship at the Port tournament are J to r Peter Musclius Ricky Gibson Bruce McPhall and Bandy van Fleet the teams defence brigade been associated with Among lhe good wishes rtcelved by the team before final game was a telegram from Mr and Mrs Jim Gibson who are holidaying In England A Ricky Gibson is their son Double winner Centre Shane Withers was a double winner at the tournament He won himself a free week at the Billy Harris- Dave Keen hockey school In a lucky draw for parti cipating players Acton won the consolation championship last year with a learn made up of mostly first year players Six Nations upset Falls NY for the con solation title this year Also entered were teams from Hamilton Grimsby Caledonia St Catharines Dunn- Rochester and in northern Ontario Members of the championship Atton club are Chris Swetman IXrnck Peter Muselius Van Fleet Bruce Me- Ricky Gibson Scott This is the second year in a row Acton hag Malcolm returncd from Port with a trophy A- John Tom Bs were consolation champions last year Withers Bert Post Todd Staff Photo Mtlntyre George Brown Wade Viiktry Steve Van STICKS AND gloves went Hying as Acton the final buzzer sounded In the championship players mobbed goalie Chris after game Photo by Gabe Pan Ninety Seventh Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH Second Section Acton Meadows Golf Course Still available a limited number of new memberships Take advantage of our low rates to March 311972 APRIL 1ST DANCE Music bv ROSS ORCHESTRA Dancing m to am Couple Our facilities available for parties For Further Information Phone JIM TIMLECK 8530052 Acton Figure Skating Club ICE REVIEW 72 CHILDRENS FANTASY THE FOUR SEASONS FEATURING A URGE CAST OF LOCAL SKATERS PLUS GUEST SKATERS PATRICIA GORDON the Chatham Skating Club LOCAL PROS Mrs Glen Skuce Mrs Ed Leatherland ACTON COMMUNITY CENTRE Saturday April 8th TWO Matinee 2 Evening 8 j ADMISSION Calldraa GENERAL ADMISSION AND TICKETS FOR BOTH MATINEE EVENING PERFORMANCE ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM CLUB MEMBERS by Th Canadian Flour Skating Bennett boys battle way to hockey championship M Z Bennett and Georgetown Centennial walked off with championship trophies in the six school hockey tournament hosted by Actona Robert little school here Monday Trailing their crosstown rivals Robert little with less than two remaining the championship game M Bennett scored twice to force the contest into overt and won the trophy by Robert little in the five minute overtime session Mike a by trade narrowed the count to and Ricky Holmes got the equaliier in the final minute his second goal of the game earned seven assists in three games Nine goals Captain Wayne Allan bagged the other two Bennett goals bringing his tournament total to nine in three games the game top playmaker drew four assists Allan and Jim Gentles also picked up assists For Robert Utile tallied two goals and Fred Alien John McCutcheon and Kent shot singles Assists went to Kent Joe and Jim Hurley The two Acton schools also played to a tie in the opening game of the tournament Gord Marvin McNabb and Kent scored for Robert Utile Wayne Allan netted all three MJZ Bennett Both Acton schools defeated to earn the right to meet again for the championship Marvin McNabb potted a pair of goals and Gord Kent Kentner and Jim Hurley added singles in a Robert Little victory Joe Gardln and Howard replica for Wayne Allans four goal effort led M Bennett to a convincing win Kevin Hilts added a pair of Bennett goals and Ricky Holmes a single marksmen were Joe and Steve Buchanan J Legate assisted on both goals Georgetown Centennial went undefeated in three A series games edging Oakvllle and dumping and In the championship game made the final with a narrow 21 win over Montclalr Mick Volpe coordinator of physical health and education for the Halton County Board of Education presented the B series trophy to M Z Bennett captain Wayne Allan Tourna ment convenor John presented the A trophy A large share of the credit for the success of the tournament belongs to Harold Townsley and the Acton arena staff and to high school students from Acton and Georgetown who volunteered their services a3 referees Tournament Seen board A Serin Centennial 3 1 WHOM DO we give this to Convener John and referee Bruce scratched their heads after M Z Bennett and Robert school teams played to their second consecutive tic in Mondays school hockey tournament here The Bennett team finally were awarded the trophy for out- shooting the squad in a five minute overtime period Staff Photo ABs tie third game Thursday Bruce McPhall scored twice In the third period to enable Acton AB novices to tic New Hamburg Monday night in the second same of the best of five Waterloo- Wellington league final scries Both teams failed to score In a minute overtime period Acton now leads the series three points to one a win and a tie heading into the third game which will be played here in Acton tomorrow Thursday night at from their championship win in the Port Colborne tourna ment the previous day and participation in the Brampton tourney A were Just plain worn out They d played 10 games in eight days Chrb started In the Acton nets Derrick took over in the second period and shut the burgers out the rest of the way Renew license for Council has approved issue of an operating license to Toronto International Dragway for the 1972 season Operators must renew their license with the township yearly SURPRISING how much more snow there is Just a few miles north of here There are high roadside banks In Hillsburg and Grand Valley areas EASTER SPECIALS SAVINGS IT MOTORCYCLES HMD BRMtPTOH Phone 4591213 EASTER STORE HOURS Open Good Friday am to Easter Saturday 9 am to pm Come Out Ahead on a Kawasaki Acton enters baseball loop Acton will enter pec wee bantam and midget teams in newlyformed Halton County Minor Baseball Association B league this summer At a meeting In Milton last week representatives from Acton Milton Brampton Bramalea Burlington and Georgetown decided to enter teams CampbeltviUe and are also possible entrants Entries from Milton Brampton Burlington Oakville and Georgetown will be the second or B teams from those towns All six already have A teams Pop Main and Harold Speaker represented the Acton Minor Baseball Association at the meeting The association is holding a dance at the Acton Legion this Saturday night Members are also busy selling tickets or the a month draw Date of the first draw is May SONIC ENTERTAINMENT Show Knxrlcnccd ML and mod tin Sound Uncord la MuUc to Suit an For Booking Call jack J