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The Acton Free Press Wednesday September 1971 Boxla bantams capture title Acton bantams downed Oak manager Holmes guided the ville at Klnoak Arena team In their first season of Saturday to capture the championship of the minor lacrosse house league Acton won the first game of the series W and swept the total goals series 137 Bon potted a pair of goals to pace the Acton attack Saturday John Hansen and Van Fleet netted singles Van Fleet Jim Hurley Mike and Steve Brunclle earned assists Milligan and Mike Nightingale scored for Strong defence The local bants played a strong defensive game and goalie John McCutcheon came up with several key saves Coach John and operation The team lost a pair of exhibition games to Fergus all stars but won every game In the house league and also Orangevllle Appreciate support Both coach and manager appreciated the cooperation of parents who drove cars to the games and the Ham Junior team who sponsored them Members of tho team are Mike Hon Allan Gary Tim Taylor John McCutcheon Steve John Pink Kent Kentner Van Fleet Jim Hurley Brian Robinson Peter John Hansen and Robin Inscoo Propose change for tot hockey school Improved Instruction may Townsley who had headed the result in slightly higher weekly school In past seasons registration fees for youngsters under the sponsorship of the taking part in Acton Hockey parks and recreation committee said he has considered operating the school himself along with another man if the committee is not interested In sponsoring It this yuir Will pay School this winter if a proposal submitted by arena manager Harold at nights parks and recreation committee meeting goes through Tanners alone The Free Press learned this wui week four of the five teams that played with Acton Tanners in the comments Central 0 HA Intermediate Makes comments Softball tourney set for Saturday Light teams have entered the tournament being held by the Acton Pete Barber Shop team here this Saturday Hespeler Hornby Milton Brampton Mississauga Sandhill and Van Darf near will compete for the top prize money former Actonian Bob Is playing coach of the Van team Saturday seven game schedule gets underway at 10 in the morning Championship game is slated for New regulations at Luther Marsh lather Mursh hunters would be to hetk new restrictions ye before they truvel to the will be rtitrlcUnl to by 1 BOO hunters to tlit norm 1 peaks of 1 Wo present on opining day Hit restrictions will apply to opening day the first Saturday and to Day Open at So four points located the south cast a ml north boundaries will opened at in each day will bt required to show both the and federal BANTAMS went undefeated in the Ookvillc Minor Pink Robin Ron Steve Wayne Oiks lacrosse house league captured the championship Allan Brian Robinson Kent Kentner Back row to r are pay to make sure wc in their first season of operation Team mombori are manager Gus Holmes Van Fleet Mike Luty John run tood instruction on the ice he said proposal would increase registration fees from the present per person to Youngsters would still get an hour of ice time for front row 1 to r Jim Hurley Peter John Gary Mike Mitchell Second row to are John Steve coach John Goy Jr Staff Photo tap as Commenting on previous back lucan committee We been running it In a fair decided to enter Intermediate but we don hove enough A and Durham Huskies are paper Really all we ve considering the same move Meanwhile Polar Kings and Fergus Flyers have both folded in favor of Junior clubs in those towns has entered a Junior B team and Fergus juniors will play in a new six team Junior D loop with Acton Sabres The moves leave Acton Tanners and Cheltenham Harvesters looking for a new group to play in Harvesters were classified Intermediate C last year Next closest Intermediate B been trying to teach them is to skate Program committee is to meet with the two men to further discuss their proposal Pete joins CMCs Acton Minor Hockey Pete has been working out with CMCs of the Southern Ontario Junior A league He initiate j i group is the Southern Counties P exhibition gomes league whch includes Preston night against Toronto Tilbonburg Simcoeand and last night jjpHjj Tuesday against St Thomas spent lost season with Georgetown Raiders of the Kitchener Rangers of the H A Niagara District Intermediate Junior A Major league but A league hold their first received word to report to the workout of the season at George- training camp this year town Arena this Sunday morning The two teams have a working at 10 Former Tanner agreement This is Pete final defenceman Jerry has of junior eligibility signed to coach the team Fort Erie Port Colbome and is in and hockey started in are also entered Milton Sabres help form league Acton Sabres Alton new H A Junior hockey entry will probably play in a six team group with Bradford and team officials learned following a meeting in Thursday night Team president ill and 1st vice president Bob Marshall attended meeting in the office of lawyer Bill Church an 0 H A executive member who will convene group games Deadline for Junior entries is October and unless It Names team Sabres Robin wins Acton new Junior D hookey team will be known as the Team president Kerwin announced last week the selection of the nickname Sabres from a list of 18 entries in the club s Name the team contest advertised last spnng Mr also announced that 13yearold Robin of Acton will receive the prize of a bond for submitting the winning nickname Presentation of the bond will be made at the Sabres first home game in November Robin is Grade 8 student at M Z Bennett school there are any lait minute entries all teams will play schedule beinmne the first week of November and ending in lute The league must have a winner ready to enter provincial playoffs by March 12 Top four finishers in the regular schedule will make the playoffs A tie for the final playoff position will be decided by a TriCounty reps oppose OAAHA exec proposal the proposal Serving proposal that a minor and major on the committee ore second scries be introduced in all age groups but this season is expected to meet stiff opposition from Trt Count member towns at the OMHA annual meeting in Toronto October president Bill delegated a committee Sunday to investigate methods of president Nelson of Al of Pit Williams of Brampton and Al Smith of Chinguaeous proposal would permit minor teams in each age group to use first year players Major teams would be able WINNER OF the Acton Minor Baseball Association lucky draw pulled at Acton Fair was Vic Bnstow Elizabeth Drive Ken Swan right presents the cheque while AMBA president Roy Swan centre assists Staff Photo transfer of plajcrs from one team to the other the as there has been in the past under the first and second torn setup Provlncnl would be held in ill mijor and minor series Because of the small number of players registered juvenile no minor series is proposed in that bracket Just three groups teams the AAA series of the would be affected by the proposal in the B series and lower would still be allowed to use first or second players on their second teams but no provincial championships will be held for second teams Most town reps attending Sunday league meeting in Milton felt the O A was jumping the eun by introducing the major minor series so early Some expressed doubt their towns could ice teams made up entirely of first player and others they mieht disband theirsecondteimsentirely if the proposal through Only two towns and Burlington indicated the would support the proposal Both used only first year players on their second teams last season An amendment to tho Tri County constitution made at last year s annual restricts second teams in the AAA category only to the use of first year players Lone dissenter President pointed out Tri County convener Jim Kinkley who is also second vicepresident cast the lone dissenting vote when the executive came up with the proposal There was some Sunday certain OMHA executive members were lookinc forward to revenue from team entry fees in supporting the proposal Town reps voted unanimously to Preston teams to play four point games against each of the other 10 towns Preston Arena was destroyed by fire last sprint and the unfortunate result is the teams from that town will play only away parties this year This year O H referees rules forum and clinic will be held in Saturday October Parks and Recreation Committee has decided to offer Acton Sabres junior hockey club their choice of paying an hour for ice time or working out a Lite split arrangement for the season decision came after a brief discussion at Thursday night refill meeting he preferred not to discuss an ice rental fee for the team because he is also a member of the executive committee member Barry Inscoe said he would like to sec the team off the ground town needs junior the intermediates need junior he told the commute Could lose manager Harold reminded the committee they could lose an of weekly in public skating admissions as a result of advancing the Sunday afternoon 12 before they will be allowed to hunt hunter will be a free hunting license good on any Ian Is owned by the Grand River Conservation Authority and of I an Is and in the area bordered by is li18 Inclusive in Concession to inelunive West Township Wellington County and IMi to Inclusive in IV to inclusive lather Township County except the rown Game He will also be given literature in I rcguhilJons pertaining to the as well as a marker towns Acton Alliston and indicated a preference for Sunday home Mimes Although four of the towns Acton Bradford and Fergus did not have junior teams last year the new loop is expected to be strong and well balanced placed sudden death Q H results for any other spot the team in their league team with the most number of town also wins will fet the nod captured the O H A midget Three of championship Fergus reps decided to have one juveniles were OMHA referee and two linesmen for juvenile A semi finalists and each Lime instead of two Alliston reached the referees Team colors and Ice midget semi times were also discasstd Three finals Offer choice on ice rental GOALIE Frank Houston blocked shots at the Acton Minor Soccer Association Try a kick contest at the Fall Fair Staff Photo hours of public skating t 15 from to accommodate the junior team At a previous Ice time meeting team officials requested Sunday afternoon ice tune for home games and were granted the hours between 2 and Committee member Diane Spielvogel felt 40 was a bad time to start public skating Councillor Orval Chapman finally suggested offering the team their choice of an hour or a 6010 gate split The figures were based on rates charged to the Tanners intermediate team In the past Minor hockey and industrial hockey ice rental fees will remain the same as last year GEORGETOWN INTERMEDIATE A HOCKEY TRY0UTS GEORGETOWN ARENA SUNDAY SEPT 26th 10 to noon for further information Call 877 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