Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 24, 1979, p. 11

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Junior cagers undefeated in league Acton Junior Girls basketball team is malt log a name for them selves around the County School league and the tournament circuit The Acton team is host log a three game beaten record In league play lying them for first place with Blake- lock of Oakville In tournament play the Acton team has found their first round op ponents tough but after that It has been easy sail log to two consolation championships in as many tries The two first round losses at the lour came to Colling wood in overtime and last weekend lo Grey Highlands The have not been hard pressed in their league play After destroying Queen Park last week the tune recorded wins against Perdue High School and White Oaks In the Saugeen Junior Girls Basketball In Port Elgin the girls look the consolation with a win over Colling and a victory over Bay after their loss to Grey Highlands Both league games were of town for the this week but home court had no adv to Ihe other clubs The Redmen whitewashed ihe Perdue team in the first quarter of that game building up a 17 first quarter lead to lake control The Acton team maintained the lead over the second period to hold a lead at Ihe half A big third quarter built the Acton lead to 47 before Perdue could double Iheir score producing a final Linda and Deb Clarke earned the Acton scores with points each while Robinson and Teresa Dunn con Inbuted eight apiece Top rebounders for the local team were Marion Case and Robin Their second league match of ihe week was closer than the first with scoring a win Again the Acton team was not hard pressed Acton counted 17 points in Ihe first quarter on Iheir way lo a lead and extended Ihe margin to by the half A single third quarter point was all the White Oaks fence could man age in Ihe third period while Acton bounced in another 15 Kelly White and Linda led the Acton scorers White picked up 14 points and Osso 13 Kelly White v as the top rebounder of the game for Acton while Barb son and Deb Clarke received praise from coaches Anne and McLaren for their offense McLaren was especially pleased with the team rookies The newcomers the squad received at least half the floor time in their two league wins this week and according to McLaren held their In Saugeen tour nam en I on the weekend Acton contingent had total control of their first round match holdlngalU- 10 lead in the third quarter of their opening mulch but managed only a single point in Ihe fourth period as Grey Highlands came back for a win relujating Acton to consolation play Linda netted nine points for Acton in Ihe contest with Mardie Phillips counting four Kelly White was the top rebounder for with Barb Wilson playing tough defense In the consolation semi final Acton dis posed of Collingwood with a 15 victory Acton had trouble getting their bearings in the first half of the match trailing by one at the half Acton shut the door on any Collmgwood baskets in the Ihird quarter and allowed only three fourth period points as they came back for Ihe win Linda Osso provided over half the Acton of tense netting 14 points while Phillips and Kelly White counted four each Dayle Robinson and Kelly White were the top reb while Barb Wilson and Mardie Phillips were Ihe toughest on defense In Ihe consolation final Acton had little trouble in disposing of Georgian Bay 11 The Acton defense was stingy in the contest allowing the opposition only one point in the first half and two in Ihe final period Eight Bay pom Is came in the third The offense was well spread out for Acton four players Linda Osso Mardie Phillips and Deb counting six points each Coaches McLaren and Lepik pointed out Deb Ihe of a long season lime Clarke and Sandra great Sonnv Townsley second left and for fine Minor Association President play drop first puck of the rep hockey Saturday afternoon Taking Ihr firs I faceoft are notice captain Van Kestcrrn lell for and Ilonnv Waters for losl Ihe game Sabres show improvement earn 77 tie with Oak Ridges Sabres doubled their previous season goal total on the weekend picking up a lie In Oak Ridges Monday evening 77 The week was not a productive one point wiseiforlheSabres who lost two and tied one in three games but it showed a marked provement for Ihe local club thai had been out classed almost each lime they hit the Ice earlier in the year The Sabres were in Barrie on Thursday and despite an set back played well enough lo win according lo the learn s coach Fred Buchanan The Sabres hit hoi at the Colts end of the ice while was left unpro tected the Sabre end Acton to in the losing effort The following night the Sabres served notice lo the powerful Slreelsville Derby thai they would no longer be a pushover The held the Derbys close for half the contest the first lime they met but the Derby moved ahead in the final minutes for win This time Ihe Sabres made the Slreelsville cam scramble to score a edge On Monday the Sabres trailed in Oak llidges but a fight al the mid point of the second period brought the locals to life as thev fought back to i tic Glenn Murray paced Ihe At ton attack with three In last the Sabres took J period to el rolling and by then it is loo laic fired four firsl period and added an early second period tally before Glenn Murray netted the twine from dreg and Bob Allsop on a power to give Acton whit would be only mar kcr Buchanan was pressed with Colts goal tender Dune in the match Hi was out of this world stated Buchanan On Friday night at home to Sabres rookie Steve to give voter in Hob rest but Ihe 12 minute mark of first period w as back between the pipes stopping rubber The Sabres almost led a point out of the milch with a gtal with less than three minutes remaining but a referee call nullified Ihe goal and it has coach Buchanan fuming Buchanan said that Lance fired the puck Into Ihe net after Sabres Barry and i defender slid into the net It was a bad call by the referee said Midgets remain unbeaten top Fergus opener It was a different story when the Acton Sabres met the Street Hie Derbys at Community Centre on Friday night The first lime the clubs met the Defense left Hob unprotected to handle sometimes three and four alone They lost thai game the defense protected the neiminder and Sabres despite losing close the defending Ontario champs ratlins Here defense men Jamie Vlckery and Mike moke sure the away as keeps a close eye on his pad and the puck Photo by West scores big wins over Acton The name Terry West Waterloo Wellington Champions on the week will long be remembered season end to members of the West fired 11 goals and Major Hockey ted on two others team as the player who over two games as polled their opening look a pair from the for weekend of the Acton Atom Zone Weather hampers arena conditions The recent warm weather hampered act at Acton unity Centre on the week end causing a thick fog on the Ice It became so thick Sunday public skat log and Acton Industrial Hockey League action had to be postponed Public skating lasted only about ten minutes according to arena manager Harold who put a halt to the activities Later on the same evening the Industrial action lasted minutes before lab and referees called match The industrial games cancelled are being rescheduled tor the week between and New Year a league said if it can be arranged between all teams In Industrial action this week Cleaners meets Acton Terminal Warehouse in match Lakcvievt and Hellers square off at pm and Blow Press tangles with Vans Welding in a contest Saturday Waterloo- Wellington League open ers were also marred by the fog but the was completed after several delays Elora or West scored a win In the league opener in Acton on Saturday and when Ihe two learns returned to on Monday the squad posted a 7 victory To say West played a big part in Ihe first game would be an understate ment The young Elora netted eight of the learns nine goals while assisting on the other tally The learns played even for the first two periods of the contest In Acton with Mike Hudson Tiring a pair of goals for with Norton assist ing on both In the second stanza Ihe teams traded Ihree goals Hudson fired another pair for Acton with Grant Smith adding the other Terry and Brad Neil I picked up assists for Acton in the period In the final frame s West went on a rampage scoring four limes three unassisted while Danagher was the only local lo light the lamp from Tony Van Dam and Sandy Waites In second meeting between the two teams It looked as If it would be a completely opposite affair lo Ihe first game as Aclon netted the twine for the games first goal In the second period The goal netted by Hudson with Van Dam assisting stood up until the final minute of the second stanza when two quick Elora goals gave them the lead Elora t quit over final frame as they blasted five more goals home to give them the sweep of the opening weekend of play Acton coach Barry Is pleased with the way new team players Brad ONcdl and Ted are fitting in with the outfit in then- first season Inscoe added that the they faced In was the best he had seen In some time Acton Ed In out Midgets kept their beaten string alive over the past week as they finished off their exhib ition season with a 1 win before opening Waterloo Wellington league schedule with an impressive win over Fergus their final exhibition n outers met a much proved leam over the squad Ihey had played a week earlier scored the game first goal of the penalty filled match at Ihe midpoint of Ihe sec ond period and it looked as if the lone tally was going be enough for the win until Acton tallied three unanswered goals In ihe final frame Denis Kirton fired Ihe first Acton marker from Gord MeArthur and Mike Monahan at the period s to even the and Ihen two utes later it was Kirton again this time from and Derek Hodgson to give Acton their first lead of the con Mark Duval put ihe on the cake for as he netted Ihe twine from Gary Lumbers only seconds alter had given them the lead Acton took a total of minutes In the penalty filled game while Caladon picked up minutes The In outers showed Iheir scoring punch against the Green Machine from Fergus on Monday evening as they pounded home markers in major midget action Acton took three mm to get rolling in the contest but once the be gan they rarely let up Fergus 43 Mike Monahan started the scoring parade with his first of three goals Fergus came back to even Ihe count but was as close as the host club came Gary Lumbers was the lop Acton paint yitler over the game picking up a goal and four assists while Denis Kirton found the target on four occasions Tim 1- added i pair of goals while Rob Vermculcn and added singles Hick Miller earned 500 Club The Acton Minor Hockey Association its Club draws recently with 1j winners of being the week of 6 winners Included Ron Louise Clark Jim Lindsay 7 Claude Couture 192 and A Winters For the week of October winners eluded I ran Gibson J 38 Carl Costello 307 Bill Cook and George Alhanasulis 1KB Winners for the week of October were Wayne Allan Shirley John Pink Last and Hay three assists for Alton while Mirk Duval Handy Smith picked up a pair of helpers each Single assists went to Del Mohamad Hob rnculcn Derek Hodgson Scott Timbers The only Iwo skaters aside from goalies Tim Baker and Dave Anderson who failed to earn recognition on the score were rim Evans and Hick Buchanan He rilled tint our the Derby was still silting on top of him when Lance Dexter pnl the puck in the net Nevertheless the Sabres showed ad in the contest trailing 1 in third period they did the unusual came from be hind Glenn Murray picked up three points for Aclon with a goal two assists while Bob Allsop added one of each The Sabres fell behind 20 early in the first but pulled close on Lance goal from and Murray before Ihe period ended extended their lead to in the second and 1 early final frame before struck again Murray pulled the Sabres to within two wllli Brad Buchanan assist but the regained iheir three goal margin a short time later The Sabres I as Pat and Boh countered pull ihe Sabres within one and Lance Dexter drew The Sabres fought hard over the final minutes looking for the equalizer and thought they had it until the goal was allowed Buchanan was except tonally pleased with his learn performance in the game It was a sup er and a super effort ll together said continue to well be heard Heard from they were Monday in Oak Ridges as they battled Dynes to 77 lie The Sabres overcame a I second period deficit scoring 2 remaining to earn the draw The was Acton s mainstay In the tame as they polled four goals while Oak Ridges had i player In Ihe pen ally box Glenn Murray fired three Acton markers with Put rung Denis Shawn Doyle and Hob Jeffries adding the others Brad Buchanan and Barry Trood picked up a pair of each for Acton with Steve Milter Pal hung and John helping with singles Hie Sabres dldn t seem to be in the contest lording to coach Buchanan until a fight involving Sabre Mike Itippon broke Ihe minute mark of second frame At that point the trailed week the Sabres arc in Brampton for a contest are lomt to on Saturday night at pm and play a return match the next October Atoms score shutout The WalerlooWelli league schedule began on the weekend at the Acton Community Centre with Ihe Major Atoms scoring an Impressive itH shutout win over Elora The team started slow in ihe match but were in high gear In the final frame as they pounded home six of then- ten markers A lone first period goal and second period tallies gave the Atoms a lead before they came life Sean nd Paul Kilpalrick paced Mike Baker each counted a goal and an assist for goals each while Paul Acton with Chm Rogers Cargill collected three and Jason Neil fir solo goals Tom and John Moran also hit Coach Dan score sheet for Ihe was pleased with the way Acton side earning a his leam skates They pai assists each played well positioned hockey for first game Doug and of the year said Troy Nolan snared the McGilloway The shutout for the Major passing and shooting Atoms were good and the scoring was well spread Ka Brill battles for position with other competitor during the girl out over the three lines whcjj lnwel school championship ho Wednesday Gord Taillefer David for a p m page Dean Cote and Bl

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