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The Acton Free Press Wed March Three games to two Saltfleet dashes Bants playoff hopes Saltfleet Optimists with a 5- victory Saturday dashed the Firefighter Bants hopes of advancing to the Ontario Minor Hockey Associations semi finals The Optimists took the best of five game quarter final series three games to two The quarter finals is as far as any minor hockey team from Acton has progressed In playoff action The key the Saltfleet ad vance into the semi finals against South London seems to have been their ability to stay out of the penalty box in the last three games plus their tendency lo score goals in bunches Milton and arc the other semi finalists In the fifth game Saltfleet for the first time in the series had less than penalty min utes and scored four straight goals collected 18 minutes in the fourth game plus a uct but scored fvc coal buret before the Firefighters got any ink on the scoring sheet Penalty had collected and penalty minutes in the series first two games The Firefighters with the exception of the first game stayed on the ice but the team seemed to have moments of lapse when the Optimists came on strong Starting with the first game the series scoring went as follows Saltfleet 10 Acton Acton Saltfleet Acton Saltfleet 3 Saltfleet Acton 2 Acton 3 In the final two games the story seems to be the same was hungrier for the win They beat the Bants to the puck In Saltfleet Saturday Acton got off to a quick start with Dave McGilloway sixth goal of the series from captain Scott Malcolm and Charlie The goal came at he mark ot the first period The second frame belong to the Optimists Doug Joudrcy scored the first of his two goals Andy Nagy netted two and Corey Lambert fired a single Wade Vickery slimmed Saltfleet lead to two goals when he notched his fourth of the campaign from Bruce early In the third period McPhail scored one himself with less than two minutes to play Malcolm picked up the assist Tht Optimists had already got his second goal of the night to put the game out of reach The Firefighters most con scorer Malcolm got Bants The Firefighter Bants play Streetsville Monday morning in their opening game at the Georgetown week long hock tournament FIREFIGHTER BANTAM STEVE Vander Eyken closes in on the Salt fleet goal for a rebound during the fourth game of the quarter final series between the two clubs Saltfleet eliminated Acton and meets South London in the semi finals and Milton are in the other series j assists but no in the Bants final game Malcolm has 11 goals against Saltfleet i Chris Swetman played goal Tor both of the final games Several fans from Acton travelled by bus and by car to cheer the Bants in the deciding game of the series earliest the Bants got on the score sheet in the fourth game which was play last Wednesday the arena was at the 1 mark of the final period Defensive The Bants got two quick goals in three minutes but sat on a comfortable three goal lead they had built up during the first and second nods and played defensive for the rest of the game Wade Vickery got his third goal of the series from Dave McGilloway and Bruce McPhail Firefighter captain Malcolm got his eleventh goal with assisting Marksmen for Saltfleet started hitting the mark with two goals and sing from Nagy Ray Sharpe and Randy The Firefighter will play Monday in Ihe annual international Bantam Tournament in Georgetown In April the Bants ore slated to play in the Beach Tournament Raiders book ice time here The season may not be over for Acton hockey fans Georgetown Chrysler Raid have booked ice time at the Acton community centre for Tuesday March just in cast fifth and deciding game is needed in their Intermediate A semi final series with the Ad Its not likely game will be needed however since Raiders won the first two games of the best of five ies and Third and fourth games are set for this weekend There is no ice available in Georgetown next week on account of the annual bantam tournament Gueph AAs edge minor As The minor prod a solid effort at Guelph against a Royal City learn in Tri county exhibition play Sunday but returned home on the short end of a 4 score Acton came back throughout the game to tie whenever Guelph took a one goal lead Jeff McNabb evened the score at one goal apiece from a play from Mike and Gord Arthur Mark Duval put the minor on an equal footing with the Royal City squad when he got Acton second marker from Don Thornhill in the second period scored again before the end of the second frame to take a 3 lead but Mark Duval pulled the trigger once more for his second goal which tied the game Tim Ferguson and Jeff McNabb picked up assists on the third period marker Guelph got its winning goal with less than three minutes to play Both Acton goalies Tim Shields and Tim Baker saw David Akin scored twice for while Pete Stride and Shawn Parkinson got singles In round robin playoffs against Ihe minor dropped a game Wednesday March 10 Jeff notched Acton lone goal from Robert Vcrmeullen and Brad Manes marksmen were Daryl Bailey Neil Cameron and Robby Piper Minor hockey dates Saturday March 20 6 Baltimore vs Tidewater 6 Richmond vs Rochester 8 Springfield vs Cleveland ATOM 8 55 Hamilton vs London 9 50 Oshawa St Kitts NOVICE 10 Brampton Dixie vs Weston BANTAM 35 Cougars 6 Nordics vs Oilers Toros vs Jets MIDGETS Sunday March 21 All games will be exhibition games Town teams will play in Streetsville NOTE Bantam playoff game will be played March at pm between Nordics vs Toros FIREFIGHTER BANT RICK Widmont centre leans on a from the side of the net Saltfleet took the fourth game and couple of Saltfleetdefencemen in front of the Optimists goal returned home to defeat the Bants 5 and take the series during the fourth game of the OMHA quarter finals Fire- three games to two fighter captain Scott Malcolm attempts to centre the puck Sports Paw Sharpshooters pocket snooker title Ken Harris Teresa the Billiards Mixed Junior League Grand Championship for 197j he Harris team which makes up the Sharp shooters defeated Ihe Ticals Paul Vickery and two to one Both finished regular season play wilh lopoft he league points In the consolation pioi ship irks Roger and Dawn fcitcd the duo of Greg tint Debbie also a two lines lo one margin The champs received take home awards from hull owner Bert and the winners also trophies which were pre sented Dan Rob McMillan Ti end off the ison the icats defeated Sabres in two straight took the izards by the same margin All the league players received a small keeper In Senior League iclion Sunday at Georgetown the host town duo of Wimp t Jiid Gerry Stoyles boosted Georgetown stand to six points Acton Milton and have Iwo points each Runners up in the senior and Scott Oakley play were Duckio Simon and Milton leads the junior Rob Reid from Milton league with five points In junior league play at Georgetown is second spot Milton Saturday was Enzo with four points and Acton Belvedere and Pat McGralh sits in third with three Oak of Milton over Acton Nate ville has no points Missed Your Free Press Please Let Us Know Our carriers do their best to give fast courteous service but mistakes do happen so it you do not receive your paper or have any complaints regarding delivery please call our office 8532010 CONSOLATION WINNERS in the Family Billiards Junior League were Roger Ivany left and Dawn Nicholls extreme right Standing at centre are the donors of the trophies Dan McGilloway left and Rob McMillan The titles were decided in playoff action Sunday Soccer inking kicks off Acton minor soccer got off to a good Wednesday when over signed up The registration continues Wednesday evenings at M Bennett The teams will practise inside until fur weather permits r play MAPLE ROCK SHOOTING RANGE AC 115 Sat AM to PM and USED GUNS sold yil Rill Ten skaters for Sarnia figures Ten skaters from the Acton which starts Saturday Figure Skating Club are It will be the first lime Iht entered in the Western Acton skaters have competed Ontario Section Winter in he week long event which Competition at Sarnia invites from west Minor atoms goalies blank New Hamburg central and northern Ontario plus Indiana Michigan and Ohio Figure skaters represen ting Acton are Barbara Wilson Sharon Campbell Kathy Toth Marilyn Debbie Cindv Carol Kelly Buchanan and Cindy and Dave McGilloway Goaltenders Mike sbec and Scott divided their duties for a flawless game while Home Hardware minor atom team mates scored for a five to zip win over New Hamburg Saturday It was a real fine game said team manager Gerry Kohls m The tea well he said Jim Richard got the first goal of the game at the I point of the second frame It roved to be the winner Bill and Lorenzo got assists The Home Hardware learn once finding the mark peppered the net for four third period goals Steve Ralne fired one from David and Kevin McRae Jerry Herri made It 3 on a play from Ryan Bonnet and You mans Less than three minutes passed before Youmans day figured in Ricky goal The 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