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The Acton Free Wednesday February HAT TRICK HERO Terry Moochey Holmes bagged his thought Mooch was in the crease at the time Acton players LEFT UNPROTECTED by his defence CFAW midget oalk- playoff trv at in Saturdays midget playoff game from question- in good position for a rebound arc George and Dave Allan look matters Into his own hands and slid out to to urn a hack to win on Rim Van ably close range The referees disagreed with some who Charlie McRae Gibbonsphoto check two New Hamburg attackers during Saturday n Midgets make haste along OMHA trail Hi Acton CFAW midgets have taken only four days to dispose of New Hamburg in the first round of the OMHA midget playoffs Midgets scored and wins over the burgers on the weekend and wrapped up the best of five aeries with a win here last night Tuesday Acton now advances to the second round against cither Merritton or NlagaraontheLoke Saturday afternoon at the com munity centre Acton built up a lead before they ran into a string of foolish penalties and found themselves in a tie game with minutes to play as Van Fleet then beat the New Hamburg goalie on a long screen shot for the winning goal at 1619 Martin of New Hamburg opened the scoring In tin game beating Acton goalie Dave Allan on a soft shot along the ice after only 25 seconds of play Bounce back Acton then bounced back to score tour times as George Terry Moochey Holmes Charlie McRae and Ken Withers connected The teams traded a pair of gull in the second frame Holmes completing his hat trick with a pair of disputed goals for Acton and Tom and replying from New Hamburg It appeared two Acton players were standing in crease on Holmes first goal and his second hit the goalpost although referees ruled puck had crossed tho goal line Dave Faccy counted twice and Dave once for New Hamburg In the third period before van Fleet notched the game winner on a puns from John Hansen also earned three assists for Acton while Holmes and Byron Blng Timbers picked up tingle helpers Best players on the Tec for Acton were Holmes McBac and Van Fleet Fives winner Vun Fleet notched the winning goal in a Acton victory Sunday Acton tons said It wos one of the best midget games theyd seen this year John Hansen and goalie Dave Allan the spotlight in last nights clincher Hansen scored two goals and earned assists on the others by Van Fleet and Ken Withers For the third In a row Van Fleets murker wos the winner Allan held New Hamburg to a single first period goal Although from hollering Instructions at his players during the game couch Ken Marshall had enough vocal chorda to his Irani These guys to wrap his thing up in ihw games when we started Saturday They sure did a govl Job of it said Father Ken the team echoed his son a sentiment player It 100 per cent and it paid off for Peewees enjoy success as Y week begins Lots of hustle and effective checking paid dividends far Acton s Men on the weekend as the local peewee pucksters started week off with a bang by winning the first two games of their best of five B playoff series against New Hamburg Score In both games was 53 Ys Men grabbed a 30 lead on a pair of goals by Scott Malcolm and one by Jeff Shields In Saturdays game here before New Hamburg ace Greg Shantz found the mark Shields who played an outstanding game both ways and Vlckery added the other Acton goals with and Shawn Brennan rounding out the New Hamburg totals Acton assists went to Malcolm Shields Peter Muscllus Bruce McPhall and Dave McGUloway tilg goats goals by Shields and Billy Manes took the starch out of the New Hamburg crow on their home Ice Sunday night It was third Acton win on burg ice this year Jeff Shields with two goals and Bill Manes Scott Malcolm and Wade Vlckery with one apiece were the Acton marksmen Coach Barry Inscoe said all his lines were effective In checking New Hamburg attackers Gary Medland played goal Sunday night whllo Steve Mitchell was In the nets for the Saturday game Weve got a lot of momentum going for us now and or some reason or other New Hamburg never plays well on their home Ice coach commented In reference to Sundays win have now gone seven games without a lois finished their league schedule with three wins and a tie whipped In an exhibition game in won both weekend playoff games s Men will try to wrap things up when the teams play game three here Saturday afternoon at Bluebirds hibernate for good Bantams bow and from Hie world of sport Dons Gibbons Bluebirds have I ally to a player problem which has the team a a half of play In the Muth Junior league in which they won only one game lost officially folded lollowing nights game which thty lost to The turn hud been struggling along with reduced lineup since the A ruled some of its players Were intligible league remaining six will be awarded two lor Jth of the games they have but points will be awarded only to the original league schedule is ihe second team to ihiow in the lowcl in the league this Grand Valle disbanded being bombed in two league Although a year passed between two of the games Acton midget star Kiss Vn Fleet has stolen a page from the Paul Henderson storybook gunning down New Hamburg teams with three consecutive winning goals in playoff action On drilled home a 60 foot slap shot In overtime to put New Hamburg bantams out of the playoffs in the deciding game of a series Last weekend he fired the winning goals to break a tie Saturday and a deadlock Sunday as Acton midgets grabbed a two game lead in their first round series Incident finished fifth in the WaterlooWellington midget league scoring race He was the only Acton player age group to make the top Orangevilles spanking new community centre complete with ice arena and swimming pool is enough to knock your eye out according Pope who attended a tournament meeting in the recentlyopened complex Sunday will host this years event Saturday April 7 a good day for members of Acton s council parks board and Centennial to inspect the facilities and support Acton teams at the same time The decision of South Central Junior league convener BUI Church to award Cougars two points for the December date Sabres failed to keep because of unbearable travelling conditions could be the difference between fifth and place to the Sabres By the time all the gift points from defaulted Shelbume games are awarded Schomberg will lead Acton by two points the very two awarded following the controversial incident The Sabre executive has formally appealed the decision as well as a subsequent OR A executive order that Acton must bear costs involved in the game that was never played Georgetown Raiders have retained Alan Eagteson to contest a recent HA decision that the Niagara District Intermediate A club may not use four players who became free agents when the Senior A Oakville Oaks disbanded In spite of the fact an O rule states that members of a disbanded team automatically become free agents the executive has suspended the Brush of Milton Tim McNeD Ivan Foamier and Jeff Nicholson claiming their addition to the Raider roster will make the team too strong for the Intermediate league Raider officials are saying they have an even stronger claim to the four players since the Oakville and Georgetown clubs have an which is also allowed In the OHA rule book Raiders are defending HA Intermediate A champs Rumors are rife Intermediate hockey will return to Acton next winter Several exTanners axe keeping in shape by Playing in the Acton industrial league and five junior Sabre players John Snow led Hanner Randy Brad and Cord Murray will be overage at the end of this acuta ExSabre Craig Weldon could provide a future team with solid one basic need a new team would have Craig currently has a respectable 383 gull average In the Industrial league where allowing anything under Ave goals a game Is akin to shutting out the moat leagues Three playoff spots assured Hat tricks by Jim and John Gov sparked Blow Press to a decisive win over the Unknowns Sunday night setting up another battle for first place in the Acton industrial hockey league at the community centre this week In spite of the loss Unknowns backed Into a playoff spot when leagueleading Nielsens Clothing trounced Centre and Ken Auto scored in the final minute of play to tie Hellers Jim McDonald and Cyril flees complemented their teammates hat tricks with single markers for Blow Press Cecil Stucklesa and Jeff Goy divided the Unknowns goals evenly between them and Denis Gibbons drew assists on all four markers Fred Basher Buchanan broke out of a scoring slump In a big way netting three goals and assisting on three others to carry Nielsens to victory John Roberts and Ken Owen netted two goals apiece for the clothiers and Ernie Waller dented the twine once Bob Waller Mike Miller and Dave Garrett handled the scoring The loss officially wiped out the defending league champs playoff hopes A fluke goal from behind the net by Bob Andrews with lust 34 seconds left to play enabled Kens Auto to gain their fifth tie In league games League scoring leader Dan potted a pair of goals and Phil Mario and Gary Kelley netted singles for the Ed Hillicr and Hon Schmidt bagged two goals apiece and Dave Ryder counted once tor Hellers to burgers New Hamburg bantams scored all their goals in the first period as they whitewashed Acton Firefighters in the opening game of a best of five OMHA Bantam B playoff series in the burg Sunday night Except for Marvin one of the smallest on the team Firefighters showed little hustle and repeatedly allowed New Hamburg attackers to walk around them coach Harold reported Firefighters will still be looking for their first win of the season when the series resumes at the mm unit centre Saturday afternoon at Third game is set for New Hamburg Sunday night at Polaris Wins World Championship Bob en a Polaris world MR ri and victory January I apt of J mil EagK Wisconsin aval In a record Km of Now Its Your Turn To Win Don miss this once a year chance to buy a 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