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GeorgetownActon Wednesday Jain 25 1984 9 Local skater fifth at Canadian Championships Kevin Parker performed very well al the C Men Flgnre Skating la Parker placed fifth overall In the competitions and he plans to be back imt year Local figure skater Kevin Parker placed fifth overall in Canadian Men Figure Skating Championships held in Regioa recently Performing against some of the top figure staling talent in Canada Porker lated points from figures short compulsory and freestyle events to earn his fifth place ranking According to Parker his performances the short compulsory and the freestyle earn tag him to 7 and 52 to scores re but his poor performance In the figures competition probably cost him a higher ranking Before competing in the figures the judges draw to determine which foot will be used to perform the maneuvers and wouldnt you know it they picked my worst fool explained Parker 1 think another factor against me in the figures was my starting position The judges usually re serve the best scores for the final few skat and happened to be one of the first Parker went on to explain that although he has been competing the men com petition for five years it was the first time he has ever done well in both the compulsory skate and the freestyle event In the freestyle and compulsory com petitions I was third said Parker but my figures dropped me back to fifth Although Parker had hoped to have placed higher in the competitions he said he was pleased with his overall performance and with further improvement In mind he is aiming for a place on the Canadian World Figure Skating team next season The 1984 year will be a new era in figure skating because a lot of Canada top talent will be retiring after the Olympics said Parker The national teams will be looking for new talent and so far this season I haven seen any newcomers to the spot that wo threaten my position on the team Parker remarked that be was appointed that he make the national team this season and his poorer showing In figures in S3 was probably the reason he 1983 Parker ranked rfUi in figures and dropped to ninth in 1983 For the next few days Parker said he was going to take it easy and maybe catch up on a skiing but it won long before he back training and perfecting programs for upcoming Ice carnivals and competitions 111 be sitting down with my parents and my coach Louis Stong to discuss my long range plans and if all goes well I hope to be representing Canada in the 1968 Olympics added Parker Currently the year old skater is em ployed as a parttime fitness instructor at Seneca College and hes spending a great deal his spare time training at the Granite club in Toronto Parker halls from CampbeUvUle but attended public and high schools in Acton He also began his skating career in Acton when he was nineyears old and until he started skating under he belonged to the Figure Skating This year Parker la spending his time be tween his family In Campbellville and train in Toronto but the talented skater will return to Acton for the skating carnival in early spring If his showing at the Canadian champion ships Is any indicating Parker will be treat ing the people at the show to a great again UTOTTBHIOUnr BAZ MOTORS LTD AUTO BODY SHOP ST QEOROCTOWN Sabres have chance at playoffs After a two game schedule this week the Acton Sabres have Increased their season wins to nine and have edged closer to a play off position Despite a disheartening loss to Georgetown last Wednesday night Sabres roared back to life Saturday evening to dominate the Burlington Cougars for an victory The Sabres who flopped through the first half of the season have been mired in last place for almost all of the 198384 season But under the direction of assistant coach Steve Buchanan the local squad may have a real shot in the Central Junior B playoffs We still have a problem with mental attitude said Buchanan The boys have become used to losing and it s as habit forming as cigarettes They will play one poor period and It affect their whole game So we have to convince ourselves we can win I m sure concluded Buchanan If the boys come into the dressing room wilh guts and heads Intact hey can win five out of our six remaining games and well be in playoffs On Wednesday the Sabres were at home for the second of two games back to back with their Georgetown rivals The Sabres had managed to thwart the Gems In the first match but a third period rally in game two put Georgetown ahead with three markers The first period saw both teams equally determlnedtoblasttheiropponcntsoutafthe game and less than two minutes into the match the Gemscountered their first goal of the evening Moments later Hoy Spear took advantage of a powerplay situation and on a pass from Ken Kavanagh tied up the score at 312 The Gemini then waited a mere 11 seconds before grabbing the lead again and at 7 13 Georgetown battled through the Acton defense a third time Rick then rallied for Acton with assists from Mike Yarawlca and goalie Rick Landry Suffering only two penalties In the first period to the Gem a five Acton found themselves with a one man advantage at Brian Demone assisted by Denis Klrton rushed the Georgetown goal and the end of the first period It was a 33 draw However periods Acton manage to muster another marker and one Georgetown goal in the sec period and two markers In the third period clinched a Gems victory The Sabres were at home again on Saturday night as they took on Burlington Despite dropping a three goal lead tn the third period the home team still managed to Acton Travel drops to fourth After Sunday Industrial League play Family Cleaners remains in top spot and the formfcr second place team Acton Tra has fallen to fourth place In the league edge their opponents The Cougars launched their attack at in the first period but their one goal lead was short lived as Spear assisted by Klrton answered at 9 12 At 13 47 Vince Paradiso added a second Sabres marker with aid from Paul Barratt and Burlington retaliated at 15 to end the first period in a tie Coming into the second period the Sabres outskated outplayed and outscored the Cougars tallying three markers to Burlington s one Kavanagh notched goal three with an assist from Brad McMcekin then Spear recorded his second goal of the evening with assists from Kirton and Randy Cover dale racked up goal number five with assists from Barratt and Kavanagh Immediately in the rd period theCou gars found themselves and the Sabres extended their lead to three goals as Demone aided by McMeekin and pounded the puck into the net The Acton bench seemed to take for grant they were the winners of the match the home squad n tensity dropped off Burlington however renewed their efforts and at 5 and 12 they chalked up three goals to tie the game With a win looking rather doubtful for Acton at this point Steve Wagner a new Sabres up from the local midget squad saved the day with his first Junior goal Wagner was assisted on the play by Paul Corgill For the remainder or the game Acton managed to hold on to their one goo lead and with less than a minute remaining in the contest Kirton assisted by Spear poked the puck into an empty Burl nglon net The Sabres were in Streetsvllle last night Tuesday and results of that game will be in next week paper The Sabres will be at home this Friday night as they take on the Barrie Colts at 8 PeeWees top Woolwich The Acton Major Pee Wees hosted Wool wich January for the first game of their division playoffs and soundly defeated their opponents Steve Fleet tallied a hattrick for Acton and Dannie Guest followed suit with a hat trick of his own Fleet was unassisted on all three of his goals and Guest was assisted by Shawn Chris Enright and Sean Sears The Major Pee Wees will be back In action January 25 when Ihey host Fergus at a A T W now ranks second In the league and Acton Jug City is holding their own in third position Sunday night a action Family Cleaners defeated Acton Travel A W dumped Nielsen and Jug City thumped Heller Chris Rowsell led the Family Cleaners attack with a pair of markers and Don John Snow and Brad Buchanan cracked singles Cleaners assists were credited to Tbornhill Steve Bennett Gary Moon and Snow Terry Winters added up a pair of goals in Acton Travel effort and Gary Williams was good for a tingle Acton Travel assists came from Williams Scott Withers Ken Owen and Winters Rob Evans plugged a pan- of goals for ATW and Jeff Randy ad Kent Kentner nailed tingles A T assists were from Mike Morris Evans John Jim and Murray and Henry Toebes poked in the two Nielsen goals with assists from Toebes Bruce and Bruce CoobJey led the Jug City assault a hattrick end Run VsnFleet recorded a pair of goals BUI Masses and Jim Roger scored far Jag came from Mane Snow Mike PeUoff Coobtey and Rick Chris Teonant had a food Hellers as be knocked fat pair of markers sod Paul CanpbtD Dare Morris and llaraeAOMaenUeakgkeHelksaeEtBts came rem Morris Steve ASao and John Ashley Steve the former president of the drew the winning ticket at the Hockey Lottery Draw on Saturday Sharon of won the 1 prize and Hen he principal of Robert Little School sold the winning ticket Burlington Cougars guard their goal as a marauding Sabres slips behind the net to get the puck Acton won Saturday Bants and Midgets going to Europe After a meeting between the exec utive and two representatives from Scan Airlines January a trio to Europe for two Acton rep teams has been confirmed The has also received permission from the and the to take the two teams overseas for tournaments European Bantam and Midget teams According to President Ron Robinson players and 15 coaching staff will be travelling to Europe for 12 days starting December 26 1964 to January D 1985 to compete against teams from Oslo Norway We haven decided what all our destinations will be said Robinson But we ore definitely going The cost will be approximately per player to cover the airfare and once In Europe the players will be billeted with Norwegian families Tentatively we will be going to Oslo and Copenhagen and by the end of June we should have the entire trip pretty well mapped out sold Robinson Robinson also said the executive wonts to raise around to cover the cost of the trip and within Ihe next few weeks there will be a special committee organized to look after the fund raising Several ideas for fund raising have been discussed and according to Robinson he expects there will be a great deal of com interest in the trip It will be the first time any hockey team from Acton has gone to Europe and we re looking for a lot of community support said Robinson Redmen swim team edged by Rebels Dark Craig takes carefeJ aha he see at St Setae last fiatwaay For mere and fare to page Georgetown High School was the scene of a dual meet between the and Rebel swimmers and In the end the home team managed a win with points to Acton points The opening competition was the metre medley relay that saw Acton take firsts In the Junior Boys and Junior Girls divisions The two Acton Senior teams placed second The the Senior Girls 200 metre freestyle Carolyn SeweU managed a third place finish In the Senior Boys metre freestyle Ross Turner and Simon Entwistle placed third and sixth respectively In the Junior Girls 100 metre freestyle Maria BrlDlnger was the only Acton finisher with second place The Junior Boys 100 metre freestyle saw Jack Nlnaber finish first and Mike Bowers managed fifth Acton swimmer Jane won the Senior girts metre freestyle and mate Duess placed third Ron Brags and Rob Porte added a fourth and fifth place to Acton s credit in the Boy metre freestyle the Junior Girts 100 metre individual wrapped up first end Shannon Johnson was credited wfth fifth Kenny Bowers placed second In the Junior Boys individual medley Carolyn ended second in the Senior Girls IM and Laura swam in for a fourth place finish There was no Acton competitors In the Senior Boys I event Acton dominated the Junior girls 50 metre butterfly event as Johnson captured first place end Tavnl grabbed second spot In the event There were only two competitors in the Junior Boys metre butterfly event and was edged Into the second place finish Carolyn SeweU added a third place finish to her credit tn the Senior Girls 100 metre freestyle and Kathy was edged Into fourth place In the Sewer Boys metre freestyle Turner placed fourth Acton Jed he Junior Girls metre free style with a first by Johnson and Heather followed with a second place finish and Scott Nolan finished first and second respectively the Junior Boys GO In the Senior Girls 50 metre butterfly Jane and Laura Brillinfer placed first and second Porte listed a first in the Senior Boys metre butterfly managed a second place finish in the Junior Girls metre backstroke Nolan recorded a second place finish in the Junior Boys metre backstroke In the Senior Girls too metre backstroke Kathy listed a second place finish The lone Acton swimmer In the Senior Boys metre backstroke Simon Ent finished third and Maria finished one- two in the Junior Girls metre breast stroke Kenny and Mike Bowers recorded a second and third place finish in Junior Boys 50 metre breast stroke First and second place went to Carolyn SeweU and Andrea In the Senior Girls 109 metre bresststroke There were no Acton finishers In the Senior Boys metre Acton A and relay teams tallied first and second in the Junior Girls metre freestyle relay and in the Junior Boys event Acton added another first Acton ended the Senior Girls metre freestyle relay and the Senior Boys squad edged Georgetown in their 100 metre freestyle relay