Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 10, 1983, p. 13

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G Ac Wedn Au Round Robot North Halton Sports Camp growing Mont such a short tune ago the North Halton Sport Camp originated but when the hockey school opens its doors at the Cordon Arena in Georgetown next Monday it will be for the ninth year and it seems lo be gelling better each time out The Sports Camp runs for three weeks with the first week being a week for goal traders Accor ding to organizer Chris M some puckstoppera are expected to suit up for the training and lessons The final two weeks is designed Tor skaters but some have even registered for those The response th year addition is pleasing to organ While some openings are Mill available they are going fast as registrations seem to have gone up from last year The hockey school Is run primarily by teachers with Milne a power slut instructor heading Into his ninth season at the controls Nell Cotton a former Georgetown Raider and high school teacher has shared the load with Chris for seven seasons as does Dale Law The Camp opens August 15 but that week has been full for some time taking up a bulk of the load They II be there learning the finer points of the art of puck stopping from peg Jets Brian a former Georgetown hockey will be here for the third ght year but it will be He Joined the Jets part way through last season and completed the year the club Hell get assistance from Cotton According to Milne some placing are lablc for the second week August to and several openings appear for the week The Camp is designed to help youngster develop in power skating posit play passing shooting defensive and offensive skills The youngsters attending the camp are mostly from the area Georgetown Acton Erin Hi burgh and lie but at least one from British Columb a will be taking n the camp this season The school w II use GMHA Midgets and Juveniles to help in the instruction with Dan Curtis Chris Hodgins Ion Hammer Steve Marcol and Scott Farley helping out Each youngster at the Camp goes through several elements and all get an individual appraisal at the end of the week They will do fitness training as well as other conditioning related sports The camp catered to young players last season and is over that total for this year One reason may be the fee It changed in three years A second child in the same family can register for a second week at The Camp will also provide lunch for a week The Hockey School has no big name players with the exception of endorsing or teaching at the Camp but those that are Involved are good at preparing the younger player for the season ahead and teaching the basic fundamentals that will help in the game as the years progress That one of the things that help keep the prices reasonable Nine years and two hundred kids It must be doing something right Maybe the North Halton Sports Camps preparation and the right coaching this season will help Halton Hills put a few more Ontario Champions on the map Curling Club claims crown The action was fast exciting and furious at the Georgetown Fairgrounds on the weekend as some ladies teams from around the area competed for honors n the Georgetown Ladies Powder puff League annua toumey When the dust cleared at around p Sunday night it was the Acton Curling Club that hod the championship trophy and the 1M3 crown doubling up on Northern Telecom of Brampton in the Cham As Spear couple of wins rainedout in OASA playoff The Acton or A made look easy Ontario Junior Fastball League act on week sweep ng a pa They defeated Lin wood 12 1 on Sunday after dispos ng of league lending ben a Tine tchlng performance from Roy Spear Spear went the distance against the Royal squad alio v ng Is over the n Inning match He fanned and walked bat d hurt the local as he pounded out a two run homer the second nn ve Acton a lead Guelph had drawn f rst blood The A added to their lead in the third as Mark Duval got things roll ng w a Glenn Scott and Ontario Junior Fastball League IB Maryhill 17 IS New Dundee 15 Waterloo 14 11 Cambridge 15 New Hamburg 1 Atoms awesome in OASA The Acton Haefner Roofing and S ding Atoms won their OASA Zone championship Saturday by defeating Fergus in two straight games at Prospect Park The locals took the first matchup Brad Hyater David Deforest Steve Culten Chris and Clayton Leys all grabbed runs In the win The team then pounded Fergus 101 in the second game of the day Brad Hayter and John both had a pair of runs in the victory w th David Deforest Jason Dunn Chris Kenny Clayton Leys and Jason Piper all counting singles Brad and Piper all p tched well for Acton on the day Kelly McArthur kept the nning go th base as the local squad added to the r lead three more t Glenn Scott added an nlhe scoring on Don Cassclman f after Spear had taken by sink out 12 naif ve Glenn Scott ended the day v a three for four performance and a couple runs batted Fread tops tournament Construct on claimed the me- house Men Fastball Tourney I tie on the weekend lopp some of Georgetown and best squads along the way The local entry topped M Her Construct on the placed Llmebouse team the second round match and then destroyed Georgetown Hollywood Tavern 102 final act on Two runs was all the Fread squad needed n the f nal as they shut out Georgetown top squad MM Pro Sports for the crown Fourteen teams took part in the three day event in le Gord McArthur Kelly McArthur Duval and Roy Spear one each Sunday night the A ployed a home match in Li and had 1 ttle trouble scoring a The Acton team fell behind in the third inning but roll back n the bottom of the inn ng as Gord McArthur crossed the plate the equalize- The A began to run away with things in the fourth as they sent ten men to the plate scoring four t on three hits the bases loaded Kelly McArthur Roy Spear Dave Wilson Wilson Spear and Dave picked up the ts Three more seventh inning tallies salted the game away as four walks and a single to Ulna eighth four more runs touched the plate but this t me it was the long ball that did Lin wood in Scott and Roy Spear hit back to back breakers and Wilson doubled and scored ck Spear drove in three runs th a two hit performance Wilson and Casselman had the other two hit games ck Spear pitched seven innings giving up six hits before g ving way to Wilson who cleaned up The A were to start Ontario playoffs with New Hamburg on Monday but rain forced cancellation The game Is slated for tonight Wednesday at In Deadline Monday 5 pm Due to changes in press schedules dead lines for material submitted for publication to the Free Press are being advanced The deadline for all sports scores score sheets sports stories etc submitted by parents coaches managers players etc wilt be m Monday The deadline will apply holiday Mondays as well This revised deadline Is effective Monday August 15 Chris of Acton Roofing and Siding Atoms tilde under the tag of a Fergus player in action Saturday morning at Prospect Park Acton went on advance defeating the visitors by scores of and Kilpatrick gives Villa A seasons fifth tie Wetasda at Sir Desmond Acton V Ha A recorded the r f tie of the season last Wednesday night as they drew with Georgetown Meteor Blue at McKenzieSmith A good turnout of supporters saw a dramatic goal by Richard Kilpatrick three into injury time from a goalmouth scramble gave Villa the tie Although Acton had 75 per cent of the play Meteors took an early lead before Barry Craddock scored on a penalty kick to bring Villa to within one goal before the half In the second half Acton continued to press but couldn put the bail into the net until Kilpatrick a late goal Meteors nearly clinched the game as they bounced one off the crossbar late in the game when they were leading The entire Villa team played a solid game with Tom Manse and Jamie Milton out standing at fullback But Actons man of the match was Barry Craddock who was a standout both defensively and offensively Villa are starting to play some very en terU soccer this year and are hoping Georgetown to face Brackens Wednesday for even bigger support next home game night in what should prove to be a tough Th week however Acton travels to game Villa B escape Guelph with hard earned tie SyDaveDodds Acton Villa travelled to last Tuesday to play Latino and were very happy to come away with a 1 1 draw This is Actons third consecutive tie against tome of the better teams In the lea and shows they could pull a few upsets come playoft time if they qualify Although Guelph dominated most of the play in the first half Villa scored the open ing goal of the game A well placed comer by Ted was headed Into the net by Fred Blatn as four defenders stood around watching Latino tied it up before the half ended with a well taken goal In the second half It was all Guelph again as they showed some good ball control But a great defensive effort kept them from scoring again although did score one goal that was disallowed This was a good overall performance by Acton team and shorn they have really improved since the start of the season Villa outstanding performers were Gord Brace and Garry Woods who played bril llant in the Acton goal Acton plays at tonight Wednesday against Georgetown Eagles with a kickoff

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