Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 8, 1976, p. 13

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OLYMPIA DRIVE IN SQUIRT GIRLS front row from the left Allison Chaisson Glenn Laura Margaret Hall Sally Robin and Giselle Charette In the second row stand Colleen McKnight Kim White Susan Wilson Karen Jackson Susan and Teresa Dunn Coach Pop Main stands to the left and manager Garry on the left Nancy George was absent HRSA Champions Olympia squirt girls sport playoff laurels DriveIn squirt girls used the old one anna wo anna three runs blank three to nothing and bring the Ha Hon Rural Association playoff title to Acton or Iht second year in a row Colleen Kim While and Allison blasted homers as the squirts took the final game of the best of three game tries on I home diamond The stnes was going into the deciding game at one game each after 1 blanked Acton here last Wed Acton edged the league title champions in Ihe series here last week Swing On htr firs lime at McKnight swung at the first pilch and sent it deep into right centre in the third frame Allison added to the score wilji her home run in the fourth In the same inning Kim While who in the opinion of squirt coach Pop Main madt the best play of the game connected for her home run Short stop White smothered a sure I home run when she dropped on a ground ball Teresa Dunn put 13 baiters away for Atlon Nixon had a dozen strike outs The same pitchers fated each other last Wednesday here when rt turned home wiUia five to nothing win and a of adding playoff title lo heir league championship Acton squirts swept both lilies last season with Pop in tharge he second game of the scries was a tightly played affair with no scoring until Ihe fourth inning I Susie King opened things up with a run and Sherry Nicholson also added runs in that inning while Glcnna added another in the fourth Lowville winning pitcher Marlene Nixon rounded out the scoring with a home run Nixon had 11 strike outs for while Teresa Dunn fired ten Two for squirt Colleen it was second playoff championship in wo years She played throughout with the version Coach Main called up Teresa Dunn and Allison for four or five games last season A chance for Acton wrap up league championship slipped through Ihe squirt girls fingers when Ihey dropped a sudden death postseason game to Both teams lied after the regular season and had lo play an extra game to decide the title and the playoff order Members of the Olympia DriveIn squirts are Nancy Kim While Laura Sally Teresa Dunn Susan Robin McClure Gisele Charette Margrcl Hall Karen Jackson Colleen and Bev Glenn The tarn is managed by Gary DeBruyn and coached by Pop Mom who are pleased with the team play and playoffs Pag Hundred and Second YearNo ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 Junior B Sabres sign up six camp site moving to Guelph he Junior I Sabres added six new players to ihe roster w is beginning to look of the best from iht Junior town plus most improved plaver on tht ibrt Junior Don rejoined Dave in Hit lint up in Mas signed lasl week a right winger scored goals assisted on during Jast season I wingtr Brad returns to Sibres He plavtd 17 games in tht and scored five hints while on four Tht most viluablt from lasl years and juvtnile leims Jeff Tounslty from Hit juvtmlts and Jot from tin midgets in in the line up Sieve man who returned lo for Hit lasl Near will lit i lift Hut lit played pari of last year Georgetown ttim used the of their seven import mm Paul Anlontlli years lop on the Junior edition look somt time off tamp for school Sabre officials he hick it Sign Stoll Richardson a in from S pound is a camp he ignedyct boat is on Iht of ard with year plus he I isher lor abiliU and sports is still in it Kent Mind i will I ikfeni Ibursd si irts it in Sundn session txl i S in lii two hour Haton Hills gym club branches out to AHS first round of Kills gym lessons irlmi igc mni s of it in join J Mis Ann villi hi mtdnlt idwinied ii high eym st Sept mix tin lit town in In hi Id tin md iniitlur in spring Mis of will tli mli imctlutt inir it School Mrs iiil111 it lh I itulh 1 dm the IniMrsih if for from Mr- i Hit Orangeville sweeps Junior lacrosse title Stingers clinched Ihe provinu and divisional Ontario I Association A Junior championship by completing four game sweep of Owen Sound ilellites 1 isl Wtdnesd ly Stingers won fourth game of i of seven series 14 II Hums Si bur nigh Hi Do is I Mill Ml I iwl Ihe imimted in the semi finils pi Runs three sir light from playoff Owen Sound contention In previous seasons the of ttnlr division had to play against top teams in tht weste divisions in order to the wide tout The other iwo divisions Junior this ye ir whi Orangeville with tht division Onlai intirmidiile Ii I pro will In run Sthool mint s will hold nouns liouis Hoard I due I 111 of pa rln in in tin dip look ilsiwht for lis Ljm clubs idivillis Electric zaps Catering in final playoff opener if irt to find off in from Men Softbill playoff Hills I Ik jui Hi ring Hi opt in r i ivining i unkind postponed Irom Sund In I If i third will hi pi Sund Jim file poppetl on his first turn but hi lonnttltd for thru lionit runs md stored iiintbu lo It id Hit in strength runs in Hit first in plus in si for three zip until Ilcctrics turn in tint for three runs to rally hat peaked in fourth five Bob mil runs Hugh run go with bis fifth home run John and I single runs to I talk Winning pilther 1 rink lilt slruik out alt ring bitters but failed to tarn run Ik popped nut four ilk til lo first Hiring Terry Mas ills gimis storing on his run round the dn mond Inn limts i nollung Itad with his run in the first in catering held off until fifth fielder ltrr i run iht J for alchtr James blasted a run in Hie seventh to finish off scoring a playoff spol taking out Stution Hotel two straight in semi fin Hiring malt hid I- efforts dropping Wilding in like Milton Hills lectrit and finished twolhrei ifltr Hit imt regular stison Vins look top from I Itttrit though both It mis ind in points of more ins St up in spot of Alton l and I iiniK It mors STEVE LUMBERS won the junior championship trophy at Acton Meadows Saturday in a sudden death play against last year s champ Karen Collins Steven Lumbers is junior golf champion ft mud out hi junior ihiiiipn it Mi i iniiiplt ltd I is I limit rs si oris it I I lid In lot il Nil He I of sudden I In t in lot il Bill hung pi it Allot idrms winds down this kind iib junior tin funis mbir HALTON HILLS ELECTRICS Frank Daley waits a turn at bat while mates Bob standing Jim Cole right and Danny Allen take in the action from the bench Electric took a game lead in the best of three game final series against Catering Monday SPORTS PULSE DriveIn squirt girls rtltntion of the Rural Softball Association s playoff and the winning of the team tourney by an all star men s ill te in the Glen idded weight lo Aclon growing reputation as a ball town No longer must the mention of Glen or I owvillt produce associations with good baseball Acton seems lo be gelling on alright on the diamonds without sacrificing the recreation and fun aspects of the game in favor of stiff compel Hi A few town teams have made their way into Iht playoffs in other sports where they clung I live with will so fierce as to make one wonder where all that drive was in Ihe regular season Both the lacrosse Hams and Monarchs slipped into post seas on action Both teams il appears had heir roubles through tin i that trim lis i ember S The fruit bell bantam team that edged Iht oul of the quarter finals in Ontario Minor Hotkey Assomtton last The Sillers will surely rtc ill how close they unit to out Minis instt id of firefighter bints however won some well earned in he Georgetown tournament in March I hi Alton squad clinched championship in the C division by eating Valley The same bants in Ihe same tourney just missed inter national fame they were dcfcaled by Detroit Itosfjuette learn in the A division Ihe own where that Swedish bantam team tame from January will the reception they got here both on and off Ihe was Iht only learn Swedes beat on their Ontario tour Smallest Can the smallest town in Ontario Hockey Association Junior 11 central division knock off learns from Burlington or Brampton or even Milton That the question to be by Ibenow I year s Junior C edition managed some distance In playoffs up north lasl spring So far I think if the team mun iges to also get some season action 11 have done well for the first year Ihey mighl also try for at least one solid licking of the Myers and during the year These are the teams which have ho far pul Ihe town on the map this year There are other teams struggling along in the respettive leagues Then art teams which play for fun not necessarily to win It nice when they do win but it docs not seem to be their main mm Then there are some learns 1 never hear of Teams who arc welcome lo when may not be faring too well but who will surely wont lots of ink when Ihey pull off an The Canada Cup the series wo vc been wailing for Im still wailing I guess I live in Ihe past when the subject of international hockey comes up I recall hearing live radiobroadcasts of the Canadian amateur teams getting in the neck in Sweden during Ihe lolc s The cry then was for Ihe pros to play the foreigners who were cleaning up Ihe youth of the nation So near a thing was Ihe series between the first edition of Team Canada and the Soviets thai a second round was called for two years later The 1974 disaster Ihe teams again prompted calls or the real pros lo do the job The guys who are the master craftsmen stick puck or elbow Lets haven real We got it And he Yonks nearly caused a coast lo- roast hernia Sunday No need to reprint Ihe score In this series if the Canadian team loses just one game each player will be a marked man I ve predicted one loss in the finals and if Im proved right who will we call up nexf The Richards Howe again Maybe the Boomer or Ted Lindsay

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