Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 25, 1982, p. 7

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Ball roundup GeorgetownActon Wednesday Aug 251982 Lights out for Pee- Wees Bob Is one of the up Actans division bot of here Soccer roundu Ladies draw with Bolton Bolton blanks Stingers Carol Saxon J sports ladies played a very strong game last week against league leaders Bolton bad beaten Acton on two previous occasions this aea son but this time were held to a 1 1 tie Jane Trueman scored the only Acton goal Strong performances were shown by Anne Stewart Sheila Strelee and Jane Hard working Royal Trust Stingers put up a real strong fight but the luck was with Bolton as they managed a victory over Acton Playing well for Acton were Julie Lee Gallant and Charlotte Walker Good PeeWee effort Actons PeeWee girls put up a great effort last week but ere beaten by a strong Bolton team 3o The Acton defence played well but the defence t put the ball past the Bolton goalie Good games were played by Stewart In goal Ginnette Caissle on defence and a super effort was turned In by Johns Ofsanka Foxes finishing in style The Acton Foxes are really finishing off the sea sonfnatyle They beat the Caledon Knockers last Tuesday by a Elke Ziessig opened the scoring from a direct free kick shortly after kick off This was followed five minutes later by a goat from Vera Van Item again from a direct free kick After half time the Foxes really seemed to pull It together Vera Van Item scored again this time dlrecllyrromacornerklcktoglveaSolead After this just couldn t seem to get the ball out of their area Regular goalie Susan Wilson came out to play on the forward line towards the end of the game and this time round herself scoring two goals instead of saving them The Foxes still slacken off Three more goals by Van Spronson Shirley Van and Laurie Biffis gave Foxes a victory Back up goalie did a good Job of keeping the Caledon forwards from scoring Mens Soccer Villa A places fourth Acton completely dominated the first half and took a big lead In the second half Georgetown controlled but t finish well around the net Acton a were Sam Kenjl with three while Dave Banks and Tony added singles Acton finished fourth in the standings and will play Meteor Whites in the first round of the play starting tonight Wednesday at m in Acton This series is the best two out of three games Lights out ends rally Acton Villa B team met Bracken of George town at Moore Park last Wednesday Bracken a are second In the division and Acton started out strongly and by half lime were leading Bracken brought score even in the second half as Acton eased off the pressure and then took the lead with lOminutestogo This sparked Acton Into a revival and an equaliser seemed certain when the flood lights timer switch put out the lights The score of Bracken 3 Acton2willmostlikelystandasfinal Acton met the Georgetown Falcon Reserves team at the high school the following night and though short of key player again took the lead with two well taken goals in the first half Again the young Acton defence bad a lack of concentration and allowed Georgetown to come back to a lead with minutes to go Acton set up tremendous pressure and kept the Georgetown defence penned in their own half and finally with l minute to go the came from a corner kick and two perfect headers Final score was This closes the regular season for the Villa team who should end up a respectable third out of eight teams The playoffs start this week with opponents yet unknown and Villa hope for a good run If not a trophy As they are a young team they have done realty well for their first season in this league and with the addition of a couple of older players can be comes fcirce to be reckoned with next year Minor Ball It was lights out tor the Acton as they tried to qualify for the Ontario Champion ships on Monday night In the local lads put their minds to playing beadsup aggres sive in Mondays deciding game but it seemed everything was against them After a rain delay the Acton squad built upa lead In me fifth toning when the umpire called for a delay In the game until the lights could be turned on They the game and now Acton must do It all again tonight Wednesday when Markhain travels to Prospect Park for the fourth game in a best of three series After winning the opening game of the series 4 at home the Acton squad travelled to last Monday losing forcing the deciding game A minute rain delay set the tone for the game hut It t dampen the Acton spirits The locals Jumped ahead with a quick run in the first inning and then added to their lead in the second before got a chance to close the gap Acton counted twice In the third Inning to build upa lead but threw the ball away allowing their hosts three runs In the bottom of the liming After a scoreless fourth Acton came to life picking up a pair of runs In the fifth as Cyril Nibbs came up with a timely triple to jump Acton lead to before the umpire decided it was getting a too dark to continue With one out and at third the gam was in the fifth It the fifth Inning had been completed the game would have been declared official and Acton would have been on their way to the Ontario Finals in on September 4 and However the luck was on side on Monday and the Acton team must again gear themselves up as they prepare for a restart tonight Wednesday at 30 at Prospect Park Acton hosting peewee tourney Wit Ontario Championship finals coming up for several area teams in the next few weeks the Acton have organized a prep tourney for some of the teams This Saturday Prospect Park will be filled with eight teams of and 13 yearolds as they vie for the Acton Peewee Tourney Championship Teams from Guelph Hespeler Owen Sound Grantham Bradford Milton and Acton will be looking for the round robin cham pioniblp The games will begin at a at both diamonds at the local park with teams playing their round robin until at which time the top four but vivors will battle it out in the semi finals The championship game of the event is slated for pm If rain dampens the activities the tourney will go the next day The local Acton entry will have their hands full as they tackle the A division teams meeting Owen Sound at 10 at and Grantham St Catharines at p m Bradford Milton Rockwood and Hespeler will toil in the division with the top teams from each going to the semis Schedule Team vs Team Time lDJOajn NOON NOON 130pm vs Bradford vs Milton Owen Sound vs Acton Guelph Grantham vs Milton BradfordvsHespeler Acton vs Guelph Grantham Owen Swimming stars of Acton sparkle in three meets The Swimming Stars of Acton Team has sparkled in compel Itlons recently against the Halton Hills Blue Fins Guelph Swim Team and the Blue Fins and Swim Team Following are the res ults of the three meets for Acton swimmers Start tt ICaroUa Porta Tracy ban t nyl and grit SUrla Carolyn njF- SauMcVaajh GortM Brian Dunn 11 Industrie Maria J ami Lumbal ion I Xiao IS and Fobs Carolyn it Sana Bonn Mm ud llboya Mm back 11 ud 14 Carom I Fountain tack 1 Kenny Bom ud nr Mo Sown Em bar Km VtDKoaa David I ud St Cmlte Porto I KriMI I Tractj Stria Wtthm I Tracy Smith audit ben bnut1 lorl Carolyn ad bora bnaatl Stan I KrnR Boom a and bora Simon 1 Sam Eartalk I mill irdta II Canto SS Food Hand Stow EatttUa Stan 4 Baker Sir J and fnatjta relay boy- and Acton and infer lb Juno 1 and It St Son cm Jvfea BabbUu David St Porta I ffiLi una and prat M I KiM SWaara Port saadlt nyI Gar I Lsn Soar ll and St Jantao i Lai llaadUrtra MnaHbra and and harOBlna Sana afeVaMh Kaawt Uranick second Haauaa- aa at Acton Road Hugger Dorcen compiled the second best time overall of all women runners to Brian Kerr HawHal km run Sunday to placed in the tot rutmers overall was Use first Junior to finish the race She 10 se George of the was use top ftalaners were ImprestiTe nr ri la ban one- Faoa- a lay FraaiBM MS M mi Mair fly sMr- 3 p m A Bradford p B Milton vs Hespeler m A A Grantham 30p B A Guelph Owen Sound A First Second A B AB First A Second A CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS OF pm Games PeeWee gals in finals by Montmorency The Family Restaurant PeeWee Rural girls bats were swinging for victory as they downed Limehouse In the best of three semifinals August 17 and Katie Gudgeon and Tracy gave tremendous efforts from the pitchers mound this season with Kim and Linda Boltero clamping their gloves on their fiery pitches Excellent fielding was performed by Tammy Suzanne Mellon Call Gall Shannon Johnson and Carolyn Laver throughout this season With Carrie Gallant Monica and Margie Parker and Christine Grimes protecting the infield this young team will be challenging Hornby August in Hornby and August in Acton Prospect Park for the Wee girls Halton Rural championships PeaWees ousted The Acton Halton Rural Boys closed out their season with a 1J6 semi finals playoff loss last Tuesday night against Cheltenham Acton tumped into a 34 first Inning lead that held until the third frame when Cheltenham cog five runs to Acton two Cheltenham jumped away from Acton with five more runs In the fifth inning and three more in the sixth Acton had scored one runln the fifth inning Scoring for Acton were Cyril with three and David Mike Baker and Mike William one each Haynes cracked a homer and a double while belted a three bagger William Shawn David Harrison and Chris Lindsay moved up for the game from the Squirts and played extremely well Atoms top loop The AB Atom boys fin taaedUie season in top spot in their league ahead of Eramoaa Puslinch Green and PushnehWtute The Acton lads ousted in the opening playoff round two games to one Acton won the opener dropped the second match and came back In the final contest to edge Acton won the final game In dramatic fashion fn he last inning went up In the first and that held until the third when scored two more a single score by Marty McAfee who bad doubled Two walks and double in the fifth for three ac- won the contest for AB Jim Wbeekr Erie and McAfee scored the match in the Tuesday night Acton opened the best of fhre championship series against at Maan Park Steve Wagner suae Into second base safe last week the opener el hie OASA baseball play- Freed Rick Arthur lay down a perfect bunt In recent ladostrlal action at Prospect Park Industrial ball Glen Lea Drug Mart beat Home Hardware Friday in Tball action Andy Bower Shane and Matt Brain paced the Glen Lea attack with five runs each while Jonathan Coo Smith and Ryan Brain crossed home four times apiece Brett Wilson and Ryan collected a trio of scores each and and Shannon MacFee counted a pair of runs apiece Terry McLean scored one run for the winners Home runs were smacked by Brain and Wilson Troy MacDougall was the big hitter for Home Hardware with five runs including two homers Adam Fabian Joe Chad Rowsell and Kenny touched home four limes apiece and cracking home runs Kim Grace and Tosha Peterson crossed home three times each while Jason Dunn and Chris White Brian McCallum scored one run Field day date change Acton Minor Ball s field day or day of champ ions has been rescheduled from Saturday Sep tember it to Sunday September at Prospect Metros nipped 3 in a battle thai could mean first place Metros grabbed a first inning lead when Bert Oabome and Bill came home and added their third run in the third frame Dick Spear seat ed that run smacked a double scored Its two runs In the sixth to narrow the count Rick McArthur and Grant scored those runs Roadrunners took a pair of contests lust week blanking Hills Furniture and Canadian Tire 110 Bob Fendley posted the shutouts and fanned is batters In the two contests Dave Black and Keith end ley each scored a trio of runs while Mike Coffey Bruce MacPhcrson and Bill counted a pair apiece Don Richards Micky Moore and came home once each and to Halton Hills Electric Bears only runs in the two games were scored by Jim Frank who had two and Gary Barons Scoring for Electric were Scott with two George with three and Sid Bar ens Bruce Canary and Gary Masters one each For Desmond runs were scored by Jules Continued on page Tennis Sidelines Duff Morris champions Berate retans a recast mm scttett st the August IB after some delay when Scotty Hlbbud and Ken Kavanagh took on last year champs Glenn Duff and Mike Morris Unfortunately the younger players did not play their beat tennis and the more exper ienced players Duff and Morris showing some nice touches were once again victors in the beat of three sets final Both sets followed an Identical pattern with Hlbbard and Kavanagh going ahead 1 After this they could not cope with the very ac curate and more consistent play of Duff and Morris Hlbbard became frustrated and tried to put the hall away from a difficult position and Kavanagh was a little too anxious at the net and missed some of the deft touches for which he is well known No doubt they will both be back a little wiser and more challenging next year Last weekend Else Veldman was busy running an excellent tournament for the junior club members and fortunately managed to finish be scheduled games just before the rain set En on Sunday afternoon In the under 14 girls singles Jill Brlggs bested Amanda Kovacs and In the under IT girls singles Cooper beat Susan Wilson the finals the under boys singles championship went to David Thorpe over Marks in a very dote match In the under boys Ingles Pierre Bollert beat Steve Henry In the under 11 boys doubles Tim Briggs and David Thorpe edged Gareth Marks and Sean for the championship The under IB boys singles is yet to be played In the inter county league the mixed team could not muster enough strength to win their last three as they went down to Credit VaJItytwke and Point This has been a very season for the team after fin ishing top of the league last year They have In many fixtures going three sets In three of the matches for instance against Credit Valley last week but unfort near misses do not bring In the points The ladies Inter county team have finished a very creditable season in fourth spot in their seven team league The Inter county Junior boys team have also finished their Hie final league pos itions are not yet officially available but will be presented when available Among the upcoming club events Is the ladles and men dub singles tournament to be held the weekend of August and Register with Cord Corcoran at Weekly Friday night senior at and expwt yen out now that hopefully cooler evenings are here

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