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The Acton Free Press April Raiders battle Midland in A seimfinos After sitting on the sidelines for close to a month Georgetown Raiders finally got their OH A Intermcdiite A semifins series with Midland underway last night In Midland Raiders had been Idle since they knocked off in straight games in the first round of the playoffs Second game of the best of seven series is silted for the Georgetown arena Friday night April at 8 Third game will be played in Midland Sunday night at 7 30 and the fourth back in Georgetown Tuesday night April at Dates for the remaining games If necessary will be arranged later Midland ousted Lamblon and Colllngwood in their own group o advance to the Port Colbome and are presently engaged in tho other provincial semifins midland edges Raiders Midland Gtonjttown Rafcttn 109 In the first same of the O H A Intermediate A finals lest night In Midland The series returns to Georgetown for the second Friday night at 8 30 and front wood of sport By Denis Gibbons Acton Y Men pee wees are off to this weekend where they take part in the second annual Oshawa Neighborhood Sports Association pee wee tournament Although the tourney nude its debut only last year it was an immediate hit with youngsters Unlike the larger more established ones that eliminate teams by a single knockout system the 1 team Oshawa tournament is organized so that teams losing their first gome have a second chance At the end of the first round of play the eight winning teams advance to A series while the eight losers continue play in the B series Team and individual trophies are awarded to champions and finalists in both groups Last year edition of the pee wee played four games in the tourney and brought home the hardware as series finalists The locals who play their first game against Madoc Saturday morning at II hope to make up for a 5 1 loss they suffered at the hands of Exeter the single knockout tourney last week Acton s other minor hockey representatives made early exists from tournaments dunng the winter holidays Kent novices bowed to Leamington in the Brampton Lions Nonce event Leamington lost to the eventual champions Strcetsvaie in the next round bantams reached the D series final of the Georgetown Bantam tournament after squeaking past Acton Firefighters in the opening round Exeter captured the division crown at the Hespeler Midget tourney Acton were sidelined by Saltfteet Acton Loos juveniles upset in the first round of the Juvenile tournament but dropped a decision to in the second round were ousted by Sutton whowent on to win the championship For those who have mused the Sports Puzzler of the Week that used to appear this corner our correspondent Lorraine Root sends along the little gem What has feet is colored blue and every spring crawls in the cellar sjtaqajdTHoiuojoxu ATOMS woe the opening game of atom finals whitewashing Weston Saturday Bert Post Steve a pair of goals for Wade VKery and Jeff netted oat Vac Da Eykes also earned two assists and Post Don and Ferguson added each NOVICES Hamilton took the fust game of the over Si Catharines 2 Saturday but he Black Hawks back to gain a 3 3 tie Monday night and force a third game in the series was a one men show for Hamilton The shifty centre scored all three Red Wing goals in both games Mike Morns and Tom Ryan tallied St Kills goals in Saturdays game Fred Allen assisted on both markers Allen fashioned a hat rick to match McNibbs performance in Monday nights game Morris and Ryan collected assists PEE WEES Baltimore chalked up a 53 win over Springfield to oust the Kings from the league semifinals Saturday then dropped a squeaker to Cleveland in the opening game of the finals Monday night Jim Gentles scored twice and Ricky Got lath and J Legate once each for Baltimore on Saturday end Toth added assists Springfield marksmen were John Dyer with two and Steve Bennett with one Dyer and Morris contributed assists topple Hamilton head for Oshawa tourney CHAMPIONS OF THE ACTON INDUSTRIAL HOCKEY Heller s bombed regular season pennant winners Blow Press 16 In the deciding name of a best of three series Sunday night of the team are front row to r Chick Mllno Rick Coo Frank Anthony Don Gory Ritchie Back row I to r Ron Mellon Gary Tall lof or Frod Flisnlk Howard Dwyor BUI Cook and John Missing taken was Ron Holler Staff Photo Hellers strike it Ritchie cop industrial championship Sparked by six third period goals from the stick of hard working Gary Ritchie Hellers to an easy 164 win over Blow Press and caplurcd the Acton Industrial Hockey League championship in the deciding game of a best of three scries Sunday night Billed as a battle right down to the wire the championship game turned out to be just the opposite as the regulir season pennant winning pressmen fill completely apart in the third period Heller held a slim 1 id at end of the first period and led only 5 after Iwo funics bu I found the floundering pressmen and goalie Jack easy in tin third iconic 1 Blow Press centre Jim opened Hie when lie deked I rank Anthony on of the first period but Ron Mellon and Dun Hellers in front two goals before tltc period ended Hellers played for imieil the ell but still injured lo add three to while hoi dint l opponents Tony Lambert s goal from Jim and John at of the second period proved lo be the winning goal in Monday night game Terry Slaven scored the other Cleveland goal and Jim Gentles scored for Baltimore with B Legate drawing an assist BANTAMS A three goal second period was all Buffalo needed to shut and capture the bantam division championship in two straight games Charlie Allen netted the first goal from Mike Ferguson and Paul Dailey at Jackson bulged the twine for the second one at 56 with Charlie McCrca assisting and McCrea scored ihe third one second later MIDGbTS A victory Saturday moved St Louis to within one point of winning he midget championship Blues now lead Los Angeles two games to one with a game tied Howard Coultrup Blair Slipp Dave Pink and Earl Jackson each scored once for the winners Pink added two assists while Jeff Cooper and Jeff Finlay picked up one apiece John Jordan netted both Los Angeles goals and Tim Coles drew an assist Playoff schedule Wed Apr pm Atoms Guelph vs Weston Apr pjn Pee Wees Cleveland vs Baltimore Tues Apr pjn Novices HarmltonvsSt lacrosse Rams workout Acton Rami junior lacrosse team will hold a conditioning workout in the building tomorrow Thursday night at 30 instead of tonight Coach Howard Dwyor reports workouts held so far have been well attended The team may workouts in the University of Guelph indoor arena this weekend if arrangements can bo finalized Any players in the area into re in working out are more than welcome to come out Thursday night scoreless Mellon and both filed their second goals and Fred 1 lisrnk potted ihc other hit twice in first Ihrcc minutes of ihe final frame about nail the lid on the Blow Press coffin Hellers then struck for seven straight goals before John Cunningham tallied the second big blue goal llarv and Ed scored the final iwo Blow Press goals at 1448 and 18 10 Besides Ritchie six goal performance Chick Milne fashioned a third period hat trick Ron Mellon added his third of the night and Bill Cook netted one Fred earned five assists for the winners Dan counted four Ron Mellon three and Gary Ritchie and Chick Milne two apiece Harv Hillicr and Steve Goy collected iwo each and Ed Hillicr notched one for Blow Press Referee Barry did a eoodjob of handling a game that was entirely too rough in spots for industrial league hockey I ach learn served five minors Acton Men wees toppled Hamilton In an exhibition game hero Saturday afternoon John Ashley put Men in front 10 at the seven minute mark of the first period with John Hansen and Rust Van I assisting Hansen potted an unassisted goal at of period to make It 20 Thomson the count to I with a goal at but Jeff stored from Gerald and Jim Hurley to moke the score 1 Von Fleet fired Acton fourth goal from Jeff Townnlcy at after Thomson had his second for Hamilton This weekend pee wees ravel to Oiliuwa for he second annual Neighborhood Sports Association a tournament Their firs game is again it Modoc Saturday at 1 25 The winner will play the survivor of the Dine s game Guelph trims bantams 61 Lions dumped Firefighter bantams in a scries gome here Saturday afternoon led at the end or the first period and after two Perry paced the winners a hat trick Cassolalu McGuigan and scored the others Jim McNabb scored only Acton from Ron Loutlet at third period Miltorf- won the bantam consolation series pennant with a record of six wins and only one loss Randy WeUon stars at tourney Acton UPWA midget captain Randy contributed three assists as the division allstars whipped Exeter 5 1 al the midget tournament Sunday afternoon Exeter were C division champions McDonald Mellon 15 16 18 MAPLE ROCK SHOOTING RANGE Gun Sales Trap and Rifle Shooting ACTON 35 Mellon THIRD PERIOD II Ritchie Milne 1 Ritchie 30 Mellon Milne Ritchie RileliKFliinik II 55 Mitnettlisnik 11 Cook Milne Ritchie Ritchie Mtlnc 1002 Cunningham Ritchie 13 Arbic 48 11 Goy 10 STAR CENTRE for the fathers team during Saturday Kent novice hockey team father and son game Charlie Thomson dazzled spectators with his fancy Dodi and Jean donned referees sweaters to officiate at the game which wound up the season for Kent Staff Photo OHA INTERMEDIATE A GEORGETOWN RAIDERS vs MIDLAND frirfny April 3rd at 830 PM AND reesaay April at GEORGETOWN ARENA NOTICE REGARDING TICKET SALES ETC ON Fund Raising Projects BY Individual Teams Coaches The Acton MINOR HOCKEY ASSOC IS BY NO MEANS RESPONSIBLE unless written approval is given by our executive OUR PROJECTS ARE STRICTLY SANCTIONED TO PROVIDE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR CONTINUANCE OF HOCKEY IN ACTON Last Acton were series Three teams Mr Dank Construction and South Uriel Cur Wash will Join teams from Pickering Newcastle West Hill Port Hope and Markhmn to round out the tourney of cnlrici town bantams whip Georgeown Construction bantams defeated a Georgetown house league team in An exhibition lilt on the weekend Alton led I at llie end of the first period bul Georgetown battled back to lie the store in the period George the win three goals and one Mike Icrguson Charlie Allen Larry Hepburn and Armstrong polled lie oilier Alton jial Charlie Mitrci John I uch and John Cameron two apicic Hie Alton win and and added one Grccnway with Iwi and and one apiece were the Georgetown marksmen team served llircc minor penalties Saltfleet nips midgets midgets nipped their Acton counterparts I in he second round of the midget tournament latl Thursday nigh I The I knocked Acton out of the tourney Hill and Ho kmi were ihe marksmen George McPhail tallied the lone Acton goal from Dale I and Hank Wissen at of the third period Midgets lost opening game to fergus 1 but were awarded the game when it wai discovered Fergus used an ineligible player SPONSORED BY Acton Midget Juvenile 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