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The Act free Prcai Wednesday Its do or die day for Tanners Friday Durham Huskies wUI have to wait until Friday night to see who theyD meet In the Central OKA Intermediate league semifinals Fergus Flyers made sure of that when they knocked off Acton Tanners In Fergus tat night Tuesday and created a tie for the fourth and final playoff berth Tanners host the Flyers in the final game of the regular schedule at the community centre Friday night at 8 30 Blow chance Tanners blew a chance to wrap up a playoff berth as Flyers grabbed a first period lead and increased It to at the end of the second stanza Flyers have now won all three games with Acton this year Joe McCrea fired a hat trick to pace the Flyer attack Randy Graham Fred Kauk and Larry Weber potted a goal apiece Pair for Harold For Acton Harold Townslcy lit the twice while Dan Arblc Fred Buchanan and Gordle Bell tallied singles Bell and Bob Andrews earned a pair of assists each Townsley Gary Naylor Kevin Hall Lloyd Smallwood and collected one brocket apiece Tanners must win Friday nights game to make the playoffs the game ends In a tie Fergus will advance to the playoffs because they will have a better goals for and against record in games against Acton Firefighter bants go down fighting Novices reach zone semi- final POLAR KING goalie Tim Weber to do little victory Gary loft tries in vnin to reach the loose checking of his own to Tanner Hnrold puck Staff Photo Townsley 6 out of the play during nights Tanner Polar Kings freeze up Tanners earn 65 win blasted a slap shot past Hamburg goalie Rick Pearson with less than four minutes remaining In the game locals pressed hard in the dying minutes and very nearly got the equalizer which would have forced the game Into The game was scoreless until overtime the mark of the second Allan made fine saves when Dave put Acton In the first and third Hamburg In front A periods Acton served seven of minute and seconds later the minor penalties In the Martin shot changed direction when it hit a skate and Firefighters now return to Although they went down fighting Acton Firefighter bantams tost to New Hamburg and were eliminated from the OMH A playoffs last Wed nesday night New Hamburg Won the first game of the series Acton Tanners battled back from a second period deficit to upset Polar Kings here Friday night In the most intermediate B game of the vcar Dan Gary and Bruce the sparkplugs of the Tanner comeback Dapper Dan scored three consecutive goals to tie the game at while bagged the winner on a pass from Harold with only minute ana 40 seconds left In regulation time earned three assists Thomason brilliant netmlndlng kept Tanners In the game for the first period and a half until slid between Acton goalie David Allan legs Hustle pays off Hustle and drive paid off for Acton In the third period John Hansen took John McAdams with Preston They also play In the Georgetown tournament In March team loses only three players to overage this year they found the range of the net Grab lead First period goals by Rick Bacon and Don Buddo provided Polar Kings with a advantage heading Into the second frame Fred Buchanan narrowed the count to 1 when he converted passe rrom and Kevin Hall at hut and Don Duke upped the lend to I with a pair of goals In the spare of three minutes Just when It looked like Tanners were in for a real shellacking Dan potted the first of his three goals at to They came to play Midgets trounce New Hamburg sweep series two straight finishing off a pretty three way passing play with Erin and rim then iced Ihe Tanner win when he banned in Harold Townsley pass at Parried the puck Into the end let a go picked up his own rebound and slid It out to Naylor Polar Kings pulled Weber in favor of a sixth attacker but failed to score although they had the puck buzzing around the Tanner net for almost a minute Period Miller I 12 Second I A Hill Sett Duke 70S A 17 Third Period A Norton A A Dell reunion Pleln IB A Acton A midgets trounced New Hamburg in New Hamburg last Wednesday night to eliminate the burgers from the M A playoffs Midgets won the first gome of the series and swept the best of three set In straight games Determined to wrap up the scries midgets wasted no time getting on the Wednesday night Bren Irwin started the ball rolling with a goal at the second mark with Gary Turkosz and Harry assisting Captain Pete Morrison broke out of his scoring slump Even series with a pair of goals within seconds to stretch the Acton lead to first period Up lead Second period goals by Ken Roland McCulloch and George made the score before New Hamburg broke Don a shutout on a goal by Bruce at Dale Fisher converted passes from brother Gary and Ken Hurrcn for Acton goal a minute and 10 seconds later New Hamburg played an improved brand of hockey In the final minutes but McGUloway barred the door every time they had a good scoring opportunity George McPhall blasted home a shot from the point for his second goal of the night with only five seconds left in the game Steve assisted Bren Irwin and Gary were Acton s top Irwin earned three assists and Turkosj collected a Coach Jim James and manager Bill Knight felt their boys played as well as they have all year They really came to play tonight that was real team effort coach James said after the game Manager Knight promised to foot the bill for a post season feast if the team can sideline four more teams and cop the provincial title including league exhibition and playoff games midgets have now won five of their last six Midgets top Niagara Lions roar loud in burg den Home ice has proved no ad- either team so far in the Acton LionsNew Hamburg A juvenile playoff aeries New Hamburg won the first gome in Acton Thursday night but lions battled hack to square the best of five set at a game apiece with a win in Peewees bow out New Hamburg pee wees edged Acton Men in the third and deciding game of their O M A pee wee B playoff series here Saturday afternoon Acton won the first game of the series In overtime but New Hamburg bounced back toforce a third game winning 63 in New Hamburg last Wednesday night Score too late Pec wees scored all their goals in Wednesday night gam in the last two minutes of the game after they were behind Ford Alton Ricky Holmes and Gord Toth were the marksmen Holmes Jim Hurley and B J Legate earned assists For New Hamburg Rick and Rick Cressman scored two goals apiece Randy Wagler and Dale tallied the others scores Marvin McNabb netted the lone Acton goal In Saturdays heartbreaking loss Men now continue with the second half of their TriCounty schedule against Georgetown Preston and Streetsville New Hamburg Saturday af ternoon The series resumes In Acton tomorrow Thursday night at Fourth game is slated for New Hamburg Wednesdny February Foolish penalties hurt the Lion cause Thursday night Lions served of the penalties handed out by referees Wayne Timbers and Steve and played for a good pert of the game scores A pair of first period goals by Don stood up until early in the third period when Randy dented the twine on a shot from the point Richard Baechler of New Hamburg received a buttending major at 3 but Lions failed to score while he was off Gary netted the third New Hamburg goal at Randy and Gord Murray both played well for Acton in spite of the loss Buff returns Saturday afternoon in New Hamburg Bill Field returned to Lion after serving a one game suspension Buff made his presence felt in the first period scoring an unassisted goal at the six minute mark on an exciting end to end rush New Hamburg applied the pressure in the third period before Charlie Gldden Iced the Acton victory Scoring on a neat three way passing play with Randy and Bill Field at Craig was outstanding in the Acton neb in both games New Hamburg netminder Jim Bearinger also made some key Gary scored three goals and assisted an the two others to lead Acton C F A midgets to a 53 win over NlagaraontbcLake in the first game of a best of three A midget second round playoff series here last night Tuesday Second game of the scries will be played in Virgil tomorrow Thursday night at 9 If necessary the third game will also be played in Virgil Thursday February Winner of the series advances to the provincial quarterfinals against one of six clubs St Marys Exeter Caledonia Port Dover Delhi or Acton built up a 50 lead before the visitors retaliated with three unanswered goals late In the third period last night Pete Morrison and Irwin scored the other Acton goals George McPbaD earned two assists and Morrison picked up one John Rick Nlckonluk and Walt Istchenko did the Niagara scoring cut the lead to two goals at the end of the second period Johnny on pot Dapper Dan was Johnnyon to dent the twice more early In the third period knotting the count and bringing Tanner fans to thelr The quick goals apparently unnerved Polar King goalie Jim Weber who let Bells low shot from outside the slip by him for Actons fifth goal three minutes later A full scale nearly erupted shortly after the 15 minute mark when Jan and Bill Wright squared off Both received high sticking minors fighting majors Third period play had been chippy up until then Jim King let both teams away with a lot of hacking While the pair were off Brian tied the score Prepare for Legion peewee tournament Acton Legion minor hockey officials are busy completing arrangements for their second annual pee wee house league tournament scheduled for the community centre Saturday and Sunday February and 28 Number of entries has increased from 13 last year to this year and officials hope to have 20 entries next year Teams have also been divided into an A and B scries with town population deciding the category for each team 16 teams A series entries include defending champion Kitchener CentreviUe Preston Streetsville Aurora Georgetown and Hespeler Grouped in the B series along with the host Acton team arc last years runners up Elmlra Erin New Hamburg Iistowcl and Milton OSD A special feature of the tournament opening ceremonies Saturday at noon hour will be a Legion colour parade Hillsburgh dumps peewees Acton goal with Scott Withers assisting late in the third period John Ellis netted four of the seven Hillsburgh goats Kennedy and Presley scored the others ton staved off a third period New Hamburg rally to record a win In New Hamburg and wrap up their best of three zone novice playoff in two straight game A now to the rone semifinals against the Southern Counties representative Caledonia Delhi Port Dover or Bruce McPhflll fired a pair of goals Jeff Shields and Scott Malcolm netted one apiece for Acton Malcolm also earned two while and picked up one apiece Steve Murray Greg Shank and Tim handled the New Hamburg scoring Score early Shields put the locals In front with a goal at the second mark of the opening period Malcolm and McPhall tallied second period before Murray for New Hamburg at minute mark to break shutout Acton appeared to have the game wrapped up when narrowed the count to with his gout with less than three minutes left in the game Pull goalie New pulled their goalie In the last minute but the move backfired Bruce McPhall stole the puck and broke away to score his second into the empty net Pearson scored the final New Hamburg goal on a long shot with just 10 seconds remaining Gory Mcdiand played a beads- up gome In goal for Acton with the exception of the final goal Hillsburgh pee wees dumped Fred Buchanans Legion 4town lads 1 in an exhibition game Saturday Allen tallied the only GARY Hat trick hero The team will be taking a bus to Virgil for tomorrow nights Renforth Centennial tied Smoke upset O Farrell Roofing 2 1 and Centennial downed Sight and Sound in midget hockey at the Acton community centre Saturday Boh Banas had a goal and an assist and Dave Zaluski one goal for the winners Jim Fielder replied for OTarrell Brian Johnston fired three goals Randy Young two and Wayne Proctor one in the Centennial win Centennial assists went to Gary Bauer with two and Wayne Proctor Brian Johnston Randy Young and Scott Ingleby with one Dave and Jeff Peer counted a goal and an assist apiece for Sight and Sound Mark Jamison scored the other goal with Paul assisting Ben lor Sight and Sound Be a Good Sport Whatever the Game we have the Equipment Drop in and see PETER Hes got some real buys SPORTS CORNER 124 Hill St E 8532160 MEET THE TANNERS Bob Andrews looked impressive in his first appearance with the Tanners Friday night Bob played all his minor hockey Acton and was named outstanding player in the organ nation in his final year with Acton Lions juveniles A grade student at Acton District High Bob Uvea in town with his mother A driving force behind intermediate hockey in Acton for years Roy Goodwin is a past pres ident of Acton Minor Hockey Association Roy is also president of Acton Chamber of Com merce for 1971 Roy and his wife Rita live in town He is a business partner in Lakeview Discount Centre ROY 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