12 Sports THE NEW TANNER Third place in round robin play for Atom AE Tanners During the Christmas break, the getconnected. ca Atom AE Acton Tanners participated in the Hespeler Olympics hockey tournament, playing a three game round robin, losing the first two games against the Orangeville Flyers and Flamborough Sabres, but beating the Grimsby Kings in the third, to finish the round robin in third place. The Tanners met the Kings again in the finals for the Bronze metal. It was an evenly matched game, the teams were tied up most of the game, until the Kings scored with only 1:53 left in the game to put them ahead. Despite the team's incredible effort, the Tanners were unable to come back with their own goal and they lost the game 3-2. On January 2, the Ta n n e r s t r a v e l l e d t o Flamborough to kick off the New Year with a barn burner against the Sabres. Going into the game tied in points for second place in their division with the Sabres, the coaching staff decided to switch up the lines completely and put three of their regular defence up front, and brought THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011 with The New Tanner ATOM AE ACES: The getconnected.ca Atom AE Acton Tanners finished in fourth place in round-robin play at the Hespeler Olympics hockey tournament over the holiday. The team showed off their medals after the final game. programs.qxd Ken Muise Photo TannerAd_quarter_New 12/27/2010 2:17 PM Page 1 Learn To Curl at the ACC For seven weeks starting Thursday, January 20th, a second `Learn-To-Curl' program will be held at the Acton Curling Club. This two-hour weekly program is scheduled for the 6:45-8:45 pm time slot. It is taught by Level Two instructors and takes participants through structured lessons on all aspects of the sport. It includes both group and individualized training. In addition to learning the sport's most critical components -- delivery balance, line of delivery and rock release -- participants get lots of time for practice of techniques. They'll also do skills' drills and get into mini-games as part of the program. The cost of this program is $125.00 per person [including HST]. three forwards back, just to see what would hap pen. The Sabres opened the scoring just over a minute into the game, but their goal was matched by Cameron Shoebridge a couple minutes later after a pass from the corner by Dylan Palmer. Only minutes after that goal, Tanners' regular defenceman Ryan McAskill, who was playing right wing for this game, scored his first goal of the season, thanks to a nice set up by line mates Brian Secord and Michael Holmes. The Sabres managed to come back with another one of their own to end the first period tied 2-2. The Sabres scored again near the end of the second period for 3-2 lead. Both teams turned on the pressure in the third, forcing Tanners goalie Owen Ferguson to make some incredible saves. The Tanners found themselves on a six on four power play for the last minute of the game, and had the crowd on their feet, but despite the extra attacker and many great shots, they just couldn't tie it up and the gamed ended in a 3-2 loss for the Tanners. Treatment for: Or join our new Rookie Mixed Social League s ram t Prog r a st 0th 2 Jan For twelve weeks starting Thursday, January 20th, the Acton Curling Club is launching a new Rookie Mixed Social League -- open to inexperienced curlers of both genders and all ages. Experienced skips will be assigned rookie team mates, or simply act as mentors to teams -- as required. This league will have two series and teams will be shuffled after the first set of games. The cost of this 12-week program is $147.50 per person [including HST]. · Fibromyalgia · Chronic Pain · Stress · Headaches ...and much more. Registered Massage Therapy 65 Mill St. E., Acton, ON 519-853-8557 Naomi Bedell Deanna Wilson Chiropodist Foot Specialist BSc. DCh. Two easy ways to sign up for either program: 1. Register online via the internet, following the links at www.actoncurlingclub.com 2. Call the club's New Program Hotline -- 1-866-542-0539 519-853-8557 65 Mill St. E. Acton, ON L7J 1H4 "It's fun throwing rocks at the ACC" Acton Curling Club 242 Churchill Rd N Acton 519-853-0110 For more information visit: www.actoncurlingclub.com or email ... registration@actoncurlingclub.com · Foot/Nail Care · Diabetic Footcare · Custom Orthotics · Home visits