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Get ready here conies summer by Diana II may only be a few days Into spring hut the local summer leagues have already started plan for the worm months Organized groups such as soever and baseball arc holding their registrations this weekend in anticipation of an early start in competition The Acton Minor Soccer League got a jump in to spring training with this indoor soccer session at M Bennett and day and Thursday evenings started in January The Squirts 7 to years old and atoms to get in shape Wednesdjy nights while the mosquito and bantam receive Thursdiy nights Acton Minor Baseball is holding a registration day the arena Saturday morning Two other registration days were held earlier this month Baseball is organized for hose between the ages of and ig whether it be Grasshoppers or and llalton Rural Leagues Acton Minor Lacrosse organizer Bob Turkosz said registritlon would probably lake place April depending on the league in winch the Acton teams would compete He added the minor lacrosse would probably field a and bantam team but said would determine how many teams arc actually formed There also plenty of organized sporting net ivity for the older folks The Acton Industrial Baseball league is hold ing registration Sunday at the Community Centre Six teams will be sponsored by Unite Vans Welding Hills Electric the Station Hotel and the Firestone Oldtlmcrs The league plays its gomes Sunday at Prospect Park starting at until m There will also be Wednesday night games under the lights starting at Rain dates Tor the league is not definite but will probably be Saturday night under Ihe lights The Acton formerly the chants will compote in the Georgetown Indust rial league with nine other learns Their season starts In May I- AST LA DIES Acton wilt once again hove on entry In ladies fastball along with Georgetown Milton Williams and surrounding areas including two new entries from Mlssissauga and The season starts the week of May 11 Home games will be played Tuesday nights at p m in Prospect Park The team is looking for and a coach If anyone is interested they should call Susan The Hams Oldtimcrs lacrosse will be competing in a league for the first lime this sum The past few year- they hove only been playing exhibition matches The season is ached May at Acton Community Centre The Crusaders play rugby out of town but there are Acton players on the squad Their first game is against Toronto Scottish March 29 at Lome Park Campus The Recreation Department will be holding Its summer program for Children and teenagers with the return of individual Included are the sports activity centre from July to August the leadership development and he Camp Prospect The sports camp will provide basic instruction in various sports and games Including illy swimming out trips and special events SPOUT CAMPS The sport camps take the place supervised playground allowing to choose what they would like to do Leadership development offers theoretical and practical training in program and leadership for future supervisors Camp Prospect is an outdoor dayeamp for boys and girls with skills as archery can cam pern ft nature study being taught Registration for these events won take place until the summer brochure Is out in June The summer swimming program will be much the same as lost year at Acton Indoor Pool with Instructional and recreational swim times as well as speed swimming swimming and diving programs will be given a rest over the holidays soys pool super visor If a don t like team work there always the more Individual sports such as tennis running golf You can juin the tennis club si ships ore available to everyone The will be entering a team to compete against other clubs in the area but there will also Ik lourii and recreational court lime Member ships will become available sometime in April The club gathers at the courts behind Com Centre I The Acton Meadows golf course off Highway should open in mid April says Jerry who is a part owner Memberships are now and he adds arc doing well Feci vary for men women juniors senior citizens but there is a to discount if jo n before Ap nil The club offers women speuil since they get memberships to cheaper Rick basketball coach and high school teacher at will be hold a it basketball for inter parties for the third summer in i row Anyone interested can participate the lea no matter how much they hive hod with the sport because it into cite according to ability Arena manager Harold roller skating will be back again this summer I dates and costs haven tbeen finalized And all you need for running is sturdy sneakers and comfortable light So there plenty to see and to do this summer In the way of sports and llio time start is now prigs sports and recreation On and I tfth par At fS March 26 Out and I Hellers stops the Press Hellers prolonged the Industrial hockey season by upsetting Blow Press in the second of three games in the leagues chimpionship finals Sunday at the Community Centre Hellers skated out with a convincing victory over an whack Blow Press who finished first in the league Hellers who ended in third spot also upended Lokeview in the playoffs Hellers took a 1 lead in the first period in creased to four in the second and capped things off with a fifth goal in the third frame to Iho Press Randy In tyre netted the first Hellers marker at 10 withBitlSeverinskipickinguptheald Two minutes later Jeff made it for Hellers with his goal at 5 earned the assist Henry finally put Blow Press on the board at still in the opening period with a marker assisted by Wayne Allen but Hellers via Dave Thompson from Lloyd Small wood just pocketed an period Thompson scored his second goal at on an assisted effort for the only marker in the middle period He helped Dan Arbic with the fifth Hellers mar ker in the third period along with Lome Gordon Bill Fields added to the lolly at 14 for Blow Press giving him 15 points in the scoring race Bruce Mo hereon counted the assist It was a chippy game with minutes in penalties such as high sticking slashing roughing and cross checking being served The next and final game of the series will be played Saturday at the Community Centre Game llmeisB lOpni Steelworkers suffer losses in tourney nipped to capture the 1B80 Acton Centennial Atom hockey tourna ment Sunday the Community Centre while Saltfleet skated away with consolation pionship The Acton Atoms lost both of their games in the i Stouffville look the title after eking Saltfleet J in the first game Friday shutout Orangevllle in the second Saturday afternoon before meeting Beamsviik Sunday Saltfleet after suffering their loss to villc came back win their second match knocking the out of the round before facing Hanover in final championship They had no trouble winning that The Steelworkers were narrowly defeated in their first match against Kitchener needed an overtime period to beat the Atoms Cord Taileffer scored the first Acton goal ass is ted by Sean Fitzgerald and Ron Robinson Paul connected from Peter on the second marker In Uie second 1 loss to Saltfleet Cargill the lone goal with David assisting The sixth annual tournament sanctioned by Acton OMHA association organized by Bill Knight Jackie John and Judy Shannon as well as dozens of volunteers played host to teams this year Along with Hanover Beamsvillc and teams came from Hespelcr Gait Burric Kit Chatham Stoney Creek course The Atom Steelworkers meanwhile go on to league playoffs They met in game one of the first series defeating them 1 Monday night Jason scored two goals while a single came from Assists Alherton and Peter Cargill COMPLETE 3 Gait 1 Stouffville Kitchener overtime Hesplcr3 Chatham2 3Stoncy Creek I Borne 10 Goderieh 2 Hanover Golt Ancastcr 1 Orangevllle 1 Stouffville Hespler2OshawaJ Goderieh I Stouffville Oshawa Stouffville Beamsville A hip Sallfleet3 Chatham Creek J ovtrtu Hanover Ancasttri Saltfleet Hanover Creek Saltfleet consolation Jackie Phelan secretary of Aclon Centennial Atom hockey tournament present captain Tony with the Home Hardware Trophy after his team won the consolation round Well known local coach Lope Smith the Miu Chemical Trophy to the captain Tim after his team won the sixth annual Ac Ion Centennial Atom tournament championship Acton Atoms arc In the thick of things during Saturday Minor Hockey Atom tournament The lostthe match to the eventual consolation champions Earlier they were thwarted In an overtime period during Ihe first game against Kitchener It si that one too 3 Elects new executive Eds InIMOuters out of it Figure skating club ready for carnival The Figure Skating Club elected their 108081 executive during the annual general meeting Monday at the Community Centre Carol Campbell who has served eight years on the executive in other posts was elected president Carol Oakley who was running for president re mains vice president while Mono was elected Tom Gardner remained as treasurer Directors for the upcoming season are Joan ton Tony Brain Von Cargill Simon Christensen Ana Marie Cosimo Kary Hannah Mitchell Fran McKnight Chip Cathy Thompson Heather Homer and Fran The treasurer report stated the club was more than In debl but the club expected lo make more than enough on their annual ice revue to be held Sunday Gardner treasurer for the club said registration was down this year from SI 1 last year to this The Ice rental fees were raised by the town at Ihe beginning of the year to 740 so far winch made a drastic difference in Income To make up for the loss of income through re and ice rentals pro fees were cut from to And added Gardner deficit If the ways and means committee I raised money through the and bake sale Gardner said if registration continues to drop either ice time will have to be cut or registration fees will have to rise To make the carnival a success however he said only people needed to attend The club expects about a i people at their two performances at pm ond7pm Sunday More than parents attended the meeting mostly lo voice concerns about the falling registration and the consequences of less income But the executive pointed out until they count the proceeds of the they can plan a budget for the new season The the for the club annual carnival is movies of and costumes range from the munehklns from the movie The Wiz to the Frog from the Muppet Movie Tickets ore on sale tomorrow Thursday and Friday or the door The cost Adults S3 senior students and for juniors and senior citizens Preschoolers arc free So are the programs but donations would be ap preciated Ed a In Out Midgets finished their season last night Tuesday after being knocked out of the semi finals by at the Commun Centre Ed a came back from a deficit tic the game 3 3 late in the third per but lost the game anyway The final goal was an empty net marker Mark Duval Gary Lumbers and Mike Monahan scored the Acton goals Lumbers was carted off the ice on a stretcher In the third period after he wason the receiving end of a bone- crushing check A last second goal by Denis gave Eds In Out midgets a much needed tie in Ihelr best of five semi final series with Saturday Earlier on Tuesday March the midgets lost the second match Acton took the lead In the tie game with Gord connecting at 17 of the opening period Tim Evans and Tim Ferguson picked up assists lied It a few minutes later on a goal by Rick Tremblay setup by Ed McGregor They went ahead at In second period on a marker by Ken Gould from Ken Vandcrbenerghe The score remained lhat way until there was only 14 seconds left In the third period when connected His goal forced an overtime period but there was no scoring Mike Monahan counted assist on the goal All was going well in Tuesday malch with and Kirton potting two quick goals in the first period to lake a lead But Petrol la totally dominated the middle frame with four goals he last one coming with eight seconds left In the period Mark Duval kept Acton in the gome with a unassisted goal at the one minute mark of lie final period only to have increase their lead lo two four minutes later So in the shape of Monahan goal scored again but right back to win the game Assists went to Rick and Randy Smith Duval Monahan and Rob Vcrmuckn The contest compared the first match was relatively calm only 12 minuics being served by Ed and 10 by Pet roll a Moms are WW conso champs Member of the Acton Figure Skating Club competed in the So in la West Ontario Invitational March 14 Top finisher In her age group was Other competitors are left to right back row Colleen Petty bols Mike Sarah Homer Front row left to right Trncey Oakley Cindy and The new executive or the Figure Skating Club was elected Monday night at the community Centre They ore left to right back row Fran Pearce Simon Christ Ana Marie Mitchell and Nan Cargill Front row secretary Sheila Wilson CarolCpmpbd and Cathy Oakley vice president Tom Gardner treasurer The Minor Atom Hockey Moms ended their season of hockey by skating off with the consolation championship in the Waterloo- Wellington lea They captured the trophy by defeating rub in the best of three finals The first game of the twogame sweep took place In Acton last Wed nesday Everyone was up for the game and it showed on the scoreboard John Van Dam led the way with three goals his first two In the opening frame Van Dam netted his hat trick In the second while Ken rounded out the scoring Assists went to Todd Lee Yaroshack with two Wayne Mac Craig Caden head and Brent Wedge The second game on Saturday In Fergus saw Acton jump In the lead again with four goals Frank netted Iho first marker lowed by Carl Van Dam earned two assists on each goal with a single going to Lee Van Dam potted the third Acton goal while Car con on his second marker for the fourth Katsilieras picked up two assists and a single went lo Van Dam Fergus scored their two goals in the final frame Earlier the Hockey Moms competed In the Slroud Tournament split ting the final two games before losing the con solation They were de feated in the first mat for Thornton but came back to down Stroud Carl netted two goals in the game with tho third going to Troy Foster Katsilieras counted three assists with a single to Greg The team get in first match Thornton but bounced bock to skate bard In the second They met again in the consolation final but were downed bv a well disciplined team Slroud ployed good positional hockey to de feat Ihe Moms The Moms had no belter luck in match in Kit March IB The Kitchener Blue Jays handed Acton a defeat net ted the lone Acton goal The Yarpschak brothers earned aids