Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 14, 1979, p. 11

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February 1825 Full Fitness Week calendar There is a full calendar of events slated for Hills first fitness week beginning Sunday and running through to February 25 The week kicks off with the regional winter carnival Sunday at Kelso Conservation Area in Milton The annual winter carnival and ends at Monday the winning entries in the Flair lor Fitness art contest will be on display at McDonald Guelph Street Georgetown There are two interest ing events on Tuesday Exercise and Seniors will take place at the George town Blue Triangle Cub starting at 1 30 m and the First District Cubs and Scouts will be treated to a Judo demonstration by Tony Walker Wednesday an active day with one highlight being a boxing clinic at Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena hall from to The dame day Don Payne of Fitness Ontario and Norm Woods of Participation will speak at the Georgetown Lions Hall beginning at Also on February the Georgetown will hold its annual meeting at the offices on Mountain view Road South from 7 to pm Both Wednesday and Thursday the sports travel cade van will be at Acton arena from 30 to and Ham to Georgetown Racquet Club will hold its men squash tournament Saturday and Sunday at the club headquarters on Armstrong Avenue with spectators welcome Saturday and Sunday also features three performances of the Wlz of the annual Georgetown Figure Skating Club carnival at Georgetown Memorial Arena Fitness week in Halton Hills winds up with fit testing at McDonalds on Sunday February from to Former Sabre Paul now with Die Derby Wednesday evening with his team mutes to do battle with the Sabres The high coring could not find the target but managed four assists In Streetsville 13 3 win SegcsgiitDDa WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY One Hundred and Fourth YearNo Second Section CENT11AL ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS TEAM V F A Derbys 120 Burlington Cougars 38 2 78 Oakvllle Blade Oak Ridges Dynes 20 17 7 47 Orillia Travelways 45 Brampton Chevys 44 Milton Flyers 215 37 Thornhlll 180 233 Dixie Beehives 14 Colts 192 32 Acton Sabres 170 286 Georgetown Gemini WATERLOO WELLINGTON MINOR HOCKEY LEAGUE FINALSTANDINGSASOFFEBRUARY7 W T GF PM NOVICE Woolwich 11 12 20 8 Hespelcr 10 0 53 11 Acton 11 31 10 20 Fergus 11 2 11 11 1 10 IB MAJOR ATOM 20 156 32 Fergus 4 108 19 6 42 22 118 Acton 74 Woolwich 19 13 New Hamburg 19 13 10 62 MAJOR PEEWEE Acton 1 105 47 13 79 48 30 O range vi He 24 13 2 69 Woolwich 10 68 146 8 12 48 17 New Hamburg I 32 112 53 BANTAM Orangeville 18 2 100 219 Acton 4 13 7G 5fi New Hamburg 3 134 Woolwich 10 3 65 Elora 113 Fergus 22 0 20 47 132 MIDGET 13 106 Woolwich 23 7 124 29 Fergus 107 New Hamburg 22 22 5 10 91 114 Acton 14 118 428 21 13 138 14 580 MINOR ATOM 19 19 146 Woolwich 12 4 2 146 Hespeler 7 2 110 39 60 Acton 7 73 48 New Hamburg 18 2 14 2 18 111 Fergus IS 4 17 4 104 Elora 2 9 51 14 MINOR Acton 16 4 116 122 Orangevillc 14 2 34 Woolwich 12 7 7 Fergus 22 11 10 1 107 71 116 Elora New Hamburg 24 3 133 BANTAM 19 1 21 13 Woolwich 4 Acton 13 197 New Hamburg 14 1G 148 Fergus 21 14 151 150 Acton Industrial Hockey League Standings W T Family Cleaners 11 4 Blow Press 24 Acton Terminal 1 Vans Welding 1 13 Lake view Centre 10 1 11 Heller 4 Year in review Novices record shutout wins Acton s Alton Mc Isaac Concrete Construction Novices found a tough defence as their season wound down The young pucks recorded their first and second shutouts of the season as they topped Fergus and then nipped Eiora John Van Dam led the Acton attack in the win over Fergus with two goals and an assist Frank Katsilieris Greg Leatherland and Wayne added sin ends for Acton Sabres for the first time The year began for the edition of the Acton Sabres September in Georgetown Gor don Alcott with an Hon contest against the London Diamonds and it ended at the Acton Cum munity Centre Saturday night as the Sabres hosted the Travel game In four nights for the Sabres as they wound down their schedule with a loss to the Streets a set back to the Colts and an 86 loss at the hands of On the season the Sabres did better than they had ever done be fore in the ranks of Junior B hockey They scored nine wins and three ties in games for a total of points more than their first and second season totals combined finishing out of the cellar for the first time in three seasons The 44th game of the sea son with Georgetown has been cancelled The Sabres began the year in fine style with five wins in seven ex games The people of Acton still believe that their team could do well in league play but the Sabres put an end to the comments that they were playing weak teams in exhibition play They won five and tied two of Ihcir first seven contests and the league was talking of he much improved Sabres Bat tllng for first place with Sir eels lie and Burling ton was too much for the Sabres and on October 17 in he Sabres lost their first contest in regular league season From there It went all downhill The Sabres lost iix straight games before winning another and gaining revenge on Thornhlll with a win The Sabres lost three more games before trading their high flying high scoring captain Paul to the Streets ville Derbys The move seemed to lift the Sabres as they played what could be considered their most Inspired game of tallies for Acton The gome was a much tighter contest with Acton getting single goals in the second and third frames Craig Cadcnhcad scored the first Acton marker from Greg and Frank Katsilieris potted the second from The novices are now sitting waiting for league playoffs They will meet the winner of a aeries between Fergus and the season as they felled the leagueleading Bur linglon Cougars After the Burlington win Sabres hit a long dry spell going 15 games before breaking the slump with an 86 win over the Thornhlll Thunderbirds the second time the Sabres had topped Thornhlll at home in as Sabres as they made one last valiant effort to reach the eighth and final playoff spot Two days after downing Thornhlll the Sabres came away from Dixie with a lie and then travelled to Oak Ridges to do something even the Streetsville do beat the Dynes in their own arena The Sabres edged the host Oak Ridges team 2 1 That gave the Sabres points a total that was not added to over the final six games of the season Overall from our point of view said general manager Bill Campbell we had a good season If we keep the players and coaches together to provide con and fill our ob vious holes with a couple of high scorers and we will be in the playoffs The Sabres will lose only two players to over age this season winger Paul Salvisburg and Mntt Lam bert Campbell also pointed out that a couple of the Sabre talents could depart with the Major Junior A draft Drew who Joined the Sabres from in the early season and Kelly McArthur the best natural talent on the learn and with two years Junior B ex per icnceatagel6 McArthur may not be back When asked what the biggest surprises of the season were Campbell replied thai he was pleased with the In the club- as far as it went He continued saying that he was pleased with the way coach Fred Buchanan handled himself Bob All sop was Campbell choice as the surprise of the season I wondered if he was ready for B hockey said Campbell but he did an excellent Job and made consider able improvement Coach Buchanan was also pleased with the per formancc of Allsop but bitterly disappointed with the team overall finish In all the ears I have coached said his is the first team that I have had that didn make the play He cited the to play as a team as the reason tor the down fall from the opening of the season There was constant bickering and back stabbing said Buchanan I learned a lot over the year said Buchanan found teenagers harder to handle and motivate than the younger or older players that I have coached I ad mire and sympathize with Bruce Chapman flasl years Sabre coach for he job he did keeping the foul language and fighting off the ice The nicest surprise of he season was Denis Charbonnoau according to Buchanan Charbon started the season with the Sabres but saw very limited action until Christmas He a good example of a team player said Buchanan He never up a fellow player and never lei down Buchanan indicated that he would very much like to coach the club next season I hate fail ing anything he said and not making the play is like failing to me Fred chances of coaching the team year depend on whether or not the team will operate Last year it was not decided that the team would operate until it was almost late This time around they will decide early and star to make plans accordingly They will hold a meeting a the Community Centre Mon day nigh at which will in a large way decide the luturc of he Junior A good efficient needs almost members while the Sabres with only a handful last year Any one interested in helping the Sabres make another attempt at making a playoff spot and com in the Central On Junior are asked by llie current executive to attend the meeting Acton Sabres Drew seems to be practicing his slide for the up and coming baseball season surrounded by Colts In fact was trying to put the puck post the goal lender In hopes that his cam might finish the season two more points However the Sabres dropped three straight home decisions this week to finish their season with nine wins live more than last year Saturday nights contest with was the last of the season for the Sabres as a reschedule contest Georgetown has been cancelled Drew must now wait for ball season Sabres drop 3 in home stand Karen MacEachern was the only skater from Acton to pass her figure skating tests at a recent lest day al the Acton Community Centre Karen paued Junior and Senior dance 14Step A fine inspirational game at the Community Centre Saturday night wound out the 1978 79 season for the Acton Sabres Despite falling to the Travel ways the Sabres played a strong game against a team thai had something to lose in the contest home Ice advantage through first round of the playoffs Earlier in the week the Sabres found the power ful Streetsville too much as they dropped a 13 3 decision and the nigh I previous to the game they were edged by Barrio 54 With nothing to lose the Sabres came out flying on and jumped to an early 20 lead on goals by Denis Charbonneau from Glenn Murray and Mark Schinkel and Drew from Don Pad Orillia which needed the win to cop fourth in the overall league stand fought back over the final 12 minutes of the opening frame counting three times to take a one goal lead into the sing room Brad Buchanan a shot from the point eluded Travelways goalkeeper Don the four minute mark of the sec ond frame to tie the game Matt Lambert and Gareau assisted Orillia regained the lead a short time later but a solo effort by Kelly McArthur evened the count picked upon errant Travelways pass broke In alone and beat with a quick shot o the glove marker from Kelly Shaw with five minutes remaining in the period but came back to get equalizer with Bob sitting in the sin bin for Sabres added another powerplay goal to open the third frame and then added to their lead before Neil Anderson pulled the Sabres back to within one from Paul Henderson and Mark Travelways added an empty net marker with 29 seconds remaining to se cure the win Kent played well in the Acton nets blocking shots Whit taker at the other end faced The game was like many of the Sabres games over the past couple of weeks Referee Bob MelCinnon handed out only 16 minutes in penalties to the Sabres Orillia took minutes Earlier in Ihe week the Sabres side of the pen ally sheet remained va cant as fell to The once muscle enforcing took only one going to ex Sabre Paul Pickard could not find the in the against his old team mates but managed to help out on four ens ions The moved to a quick lead before Glenn Murray put Aclon on the board with a effort Streetsville added four more second period markers and two third period goals before al lowing Sabres to beat goal tender Jimmy again Paul Salvisburg netted the marker with Kelly Shaw and Wade Vickcry help ing out counted three more before Wade Vlckery put home the final goal of the from Denis Charbonneau and Glenn Murray Rob had on other busy night in the Sabre cage facing Derby drives at the other end stopped 3G Sabre shots In the other game of the week at the Com Centre the Sabres lost a hard battle All four Sabre goals came on the powerplay Barrie opened Ihe scor but Acton came back with efforts from Glenn Murray and Paul Henderson to hold a 2 lead until the 18 mark when Barrie evened he count Wade Vlckery Bob Neil Anderson and Mark Schinkel assisted on he Aclon Goals Mark Sclunkel gave the Sabres the lead at the midpoint of the second frame and hen hey sat back and watched as he Colls came up with three goals in one minute and seconds lo grab the lead going into the final frame Glenn Murray shot from outside eluded the Barrle goal lender with 20 seconds remaining to produce the final Each goal lender Kent Moffatt and David Brow stopped 33 shots TheColtstook27ofthe46 minutes In handed out by referee Allan Da we The games put an end to the Sabres They wound up in eleventh place in the twelve team loop with points nine ahead of last place Georgetown Plans are now under way for season Bremner Brad anon Matt Lambert Glenn Murray Bob All sop Drew Don Kelly Denis Charbonneau Mar Schinkel Paul Salvisburg Wade Vick Kelly Shaw Paul Henderson Bob Flock liarl and Nell Anderson Moms top Fergus fall to Flamboro Acton Hockey Moms Minor Atoms found little rouble in eliminating Fergus from play in Minor Hockey Association play with a win last week have since met up with a tough squad Tailing in he opening game or that series Five first period goals and three second frame markers were more than enough to eliminate Fergus The Moms counted once in final Jason O Neil paced the Acton team with three goals while Sean Filz gerald added a pair Single markers went la Hill Doug McKnlght Tommy At tier ton and Peter Car gill David and Paul wete the of game with two assists each Troy Nolan recorded he shut out The Flamboro contest was a much tougher affair as Acton could manage only one goal That came early In the first period as Scan gerald found the net wilh help from Doug McKnight Manager Richard Kil palrick is expecting his team to come back In the scries and advance to round of Second game of the scries is slated for the Community Centre Saturday afternoon at 45 pm

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