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Huskies blank Tanners wrap up series in four Durham Huskies closed the door on the inter mediate hockey season in Acton when they blanked Acton Tanners Friday night and wrapped up their best of seven Central O H A Intermediate B group semi final series in Huskies who had a whopping margin in goals in the four now meet either Lucan or Elmlra for the group championship ACTON TANNERS BOWED OUT of 0 H A Intermediate B playoff action when they lost to Durham Friday night in the fourth game of a best of seven series Team members are front row to r Gordie Bell Bob Andrews Bruce Dan Arbic Brian Second row 1 to r Jack Jan Riddall Fred Buchanan Kevin Hall Iioyd Smallwood Larry Gregson Harold coach Jim The Acton Free P ess Wednesday Ma 10 James Third row 1 to r Dave Norton Ed HiUier Bill Barbour assistant trainer George Bcatty Steve Goy Stu Fourth row to Phil team president Jack Marshall statistician Ross trainer Sonny manager Harold Speaker secretary treasurer Del Cook assistant trainer Gary DeBruyn Missing when photo was taken were Gary Naylor and executive members Roy Goodwin Swim and Ron McKnight Staff Photo Although Tanners never stopped hustling until the final buzzer Huskies had the win all but wrapped up at the end of the first period Durham peppered goalie with a barrage of shots and came out with a advantage Dale scored twice and Gerry Herman lennox and Jim added singles Check well Tanners checked well in the second period and managed to hold Huskies to a single tally a low shot by Jim that slipped past Thomason from a bad angle but put the disc past Durham goalie Becker Becker played well and his defence gave htm excellent protection Huskies popped in three more goals in the first seven minutes of the final frame to put the Icing on the cake Lennox netted his second of the game and league champ Butch Graham bagged the other two Five Huskies Vem Larry Schater and Ike had two assists Jan Dan and Harold came closest to spoiling Becker shutout Rough play Rough play by both teams third period action Referee Ron Breen of Georgetown handed out exactly half of the minors he called in the final Lloyd and Brian McDuffe of Acton and Jim Aitken and Bob Hetherington of Durham almost got into some fisticuffs in the final five minutes but linesmen separated them Smallwood took four of the 15 penalties TANNER TIDBITSThc series could be in one sentence Tanners were simply outclassed by a better team Credit must go however to the 14 players who dressed for Friday game and never stopped skating even with the score Gary Bill Barbour Ed Phil Mono and Steve missed the game with Injuries Team president Jack Marshall said after the game tanners will definitely be back next season In spite of rumors to the contrary Coach Jim James expressed the opinion I ucan ana Durham should be elevated to Intermediate A and be placed in another group next season and Quote from world of sport By Denis Gibbons Wishful thinking by many about formation of a Junior hockey team town could well turn into a reality if all the people who have been talking about it for the last three years lend their support to a movement started recently by a few local hockey buffs They hope to start the junior C ball rolling at an open meeting in the community centre tomorrow Thursday night at by electing a slate of officers to run the team Bob Marshall who has had years of experience as an O H A convener as well as with the Acton Tanners intermediate club will chair the meeting and all Interested in formation of the team are invited to attend Players who will still be eligible for Junior play next season are especially urged to attend Need team Acton has suffered from lack of a junior hockey team since the old junior team folded in the mid fifties An Acton entry competed in the OH A Junior playoffs in the season but did not participate in group play Year after year players graduating from the juvenile ranks have had to either make the Jump to intermediate ranks join an industrial league or hang up their skates Some have been able to catch on with junior C and B teams in the area but for a good many their final year of juvenile hockey has been their last Six players who formed the nucleus of this year juvenile team probably could have helped a local junior entry this year All six will still be eligible for junior hockey next season In addition at least four players presently in their final year with Acton midgets show promise for the future and all still have three years of junior eligibility remaining Classification of the team as C would also entitle Acton to use four import players Good start Add the three sources of player talent together and you come up with a reasonably good junior squad There s no reason to believe the team would perform giant killers the first year but at least it would be established and players in the lower ranks of the Acton minor chain would have something to set their sights on In our opinion fan interest in junior hockey would rise steadily In its first year of operation Acton Rams junior lacrosse club showed a steady in gates even though the team won only three games in a tough junior B loop Organizers who have set up tomorrow night meeting have contacted representatives in Gait Guelph Fergus Orangeville Georgetown Erin and Bramalea and all have indicated interest forming junior teams and ploying in a group with Acton Four of the towns Guelph Elmira Orangeville and Georgetown have had junior C entries as recently as 1969 and are apparently eager to return The other four towns are in much the same situation as Acton They have a surplus of good junioraged hockey players but no place for them to play Fergus juveniles lost only one regular season game and are now playing in the O A semi finals after polishing off Orangeville Godcnch and Byron in straight games Juvenile entries from Bramalea and Georgetown have always been near the top of the standings Such a nine team league would pose no travelling problems for Acton Furthest road trip to would be only about miles Important steps Two things we consider very important in formation of a junior team will definitely be at the top of the agenda of tomorrow s meeting according to chairman Bob Marshall First is election of a capable slate of officers by a vote open to all who attend thus assuring control of the team will not fall into the hands of one small group Second is establishment right from the outset of an understanding with the local minor hockey organization Junior hockey teams and minor organizations can work together to benefit each other but if good relations are not formed at the beginning a war over players rights and fund- raising projects could result as it has in some towns not too far removed from here Decision to attempt formation of a junior C team in Acton is a good one We only hope the men who have taken the initial steps will receive the support they deserve Tykes play well in Georgetown Acton Legion all stars put up a tremendous battle against more experienced teams even though they bowed out of Saturday annual Georgetown tournament in two games Goalie Derrick played extremely well In both games a loss to Bolton and a defeat at the hands of Georgetown Derrick fine play earned him the first round MVP trophy in a vote of tournament officials Don also received a trophy for his fine play from his tea mates Bolton was eventually eliminated by in the tournament championship game The Acton team was coached by George and managed by Murray Jim James and Andre also helped out tremendously in preparing the team for the tournament Team members are Derrick Don Todd Cook Scott Timbers Gordie Brian Hob Renshaw Lance Alton Mike Ashley Murray McNabb Ted James Gary Scoyne Gary Lumbers Adorn Swetman and John Tournament chairman Norm Midgets split games Acton C A midgets edged 32 here Thursday night but were blanked 30 by Preston last night Tuesday Ken Hurren Gary Turkosz and Roland McCulloch scored for Acton in Thursday night game Dale Fisher earned a pair of assists and McCulloch Pete Morrison George McPhail and Bren Irwin collected one apiece Sean O Connor and Don Pritchard were the Strcetsville marksmen Irwin was selected Acton MVP for the game Midgets will now enter the Tri County league playoffs with Strcetsville Hespeler and possibly Milton Milton will take part only If they lose the deciding edge game of their O M H A quarter final series with Thorold Friday night Streetsville Lions Streetsville juveniles edged Acton lions 21 in a TriCounty league encounter at the community centre Thursday night led going into the third period and each team scored once in the final frame Bill Field scored for Acton with Gord Williams and Joe Tarr drawing ass Dave O Hearn and Alan Drury scored for Streetsville Delhi sidelines Acton novices Delhi novices whipped Acton A here Saturday ternoon to the locals from the O M A novice B zone playoffs Delhi won the best of five semi final series three straight They 11 now advance to the zone finals In spite of the lopsided score A B played their best hockey of the series The game was scoreless until halfway through the second period as both teams checked closely Acton goalie Iee played well for the first two periods bags four Stefan bagged exactly half of the Delhi goals to raise his total for the three game series to He also assisted on two other markers Brian Walters proved almost as effective as Stefan scoring two goals and chalking up three assists Rick Van and Gary Mertens tallied the other Delhi goals Scott Malcolm netted the Acton goal Billy Manes and Rick Gibson drew assists The goal late in the third period Referees Bruce Lewis and red Yates of Georgetown WANTED EQUIPMENT MANAGER AND TRAINER for ACTON RAMS JR LACROSSE CLUB ANYONE INTERESTED CONTACT HOWARD DWYER 8530436 ALLAN HALL 8530417 Long and hia staff did a fine Job organizing and conducting the tournament Only a few boys registered to play minor soccer at the Initial Acton Minor Soccer Association registration last Saturday A second registration will be held this Saturday Thinking about SPRING maybe even BASEBALL SOCCER FISHING HUNTING THEN CHECK WITH US FOR SUPPLIES Sports Corner Firefighter bants nip Hespeler Acton Firefighter bantams bounced back from a 20 second period deficit to nip Hespeler and chalk up their first win of the season in the 26th and final game of the regular league schedule here Saturday Goals by Van Fleet and Gerald Barden tied the score 22 and a pair of markers in the last two minutes by diminutive Jeff wiped out a 32 lead had taken when Clemens scored at game winning goal came on a pass from Kent Kentner with only seconds remaining in the game Doug Rose had tallied the first two Hespeler goals one at of the first period and the other at 14 of the second Coaches pleased Coach Harold and assistant coach Jan were all pleased with the team s effort They played their positions and passed the puck well coach reported If they keep playing like that we 11 have some close games with and In the group playoffs he went on Bantams will be grouped with the two A towns for league playoffs Milton the other A team has reached the A semi finals against Essex probably won t participate in league playoffs Playmakcrs Besides his goal Van Heel also earned two assists while Townsley Gerald Barden Steve Papillon and Kent Kentner picked up one apiece David Allan started In the nets gave way to Mike then returned in the third period when Luty suffered a bruised knee Both goalies played well Firefighters will open their league semi final series sometime next week They also participate in the series of the Georgetown bantam tournament meeting Thornhlll in the first round ACTON Mike Luty David Allan Gerald Gary Barden Jeff Townsley John Hansen Fleet John Steve Papillon Coultrup Kent Kentner Steve Terry SOCCER REGISTRATIONS Saturday March 6 and March The Acton Minor Soccer Association will be holding registration sessions on Saturday Alarch and on the following Saturday Registration for boys aged 16 years will be held at the arena hall from until 12 noon and at the Legion Hall from until 11 a m on both days Registration fee for one boy other boys from the same family each Anybody wishing to play or coach soccer this year and unable to attend on these days should contact tain Gaibralth Lose Just two tor a team up almost entirely of first year players A Bs did very well to reach the zone semi finals Coach Barry lnscoe loses only two players to overage The Delhi squad on the other hand will have only a few players back next season Monday night in A B dropped decision to in a TnCount game The score was tied at the end of the period and led going into the third Acton marksmen were Bert Post Bruce and Scott Malcolm Dave McGillowa Shane Withers Jeff Shields Billy Manes and Tom Ryan collected assists In on exhib game against the Legion town novices Sunday A came out on top Jeff Shields Wade Vickery Rick Gibson Shane 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his work as an convenor will chair the meeting It is hoped a team executive can be elected in order that Acton officials together with representatives from the other towns may apply for entry at the H A annual meeting in April