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Transfer to WW league had beneficial effects Doris Gibbons Acton 8 first in the Wollington Minor Hockey may have produced an extra workload and more headaches for minor executives but local teams showed more life then tlicy hove in years Spirit among the players was because of the more even competition the smaller league offered Composite record of Actons five teams against WaterlooWellington clubs In regular season and playoff games was only a game under the 500 percentage mark wins losses and tics Last year In the TriCounly league Acton teams won only of games statistics should not bo looked upon as a sign it will become progres sively easier for Acton teams to win games in the future Indeed the fact the composite Acton record is still below the 500 mark Indicates that WaterlooWellington teams are no easy Rather they should provide a measure of satisfaction for local players and executives who for the first time in 10 years realize they have a Ww chance of winning each game That a luxury they rarely knew in the County league with half Its teams drawing tram populations timet Acton All Aclon ever asked for In the Tri County league was a schedule which would them from play against A teams The executive refusal to allow Acton relief was hardly Justified Nowhere else in Ontario do towns of under 00fl compete even close to favorably with Triple A teams In the huge North York league which includes centres from seven different population classifications from down to r convenors have had enough common sense to split the league Into three categories for scheduling purposes As recently as the first week of this month 3rd vicepresident Bill confided there may have been a need for the Wellintflon league If the County executive had seen fit lo divide the team league Into two sections years ago At that time Acton I Orangcvillo wre all County members One by one they broke away unable with the unbalanced competition situation Acton move to the Waterloo Wellington league also had a beneficial SttAv As a mother of throe hockey boys Icaut I nave watched three every weekend since last Novunlxr I think many of your coaches should ask Am I to win games or bolster my own Do I say lwoneUht Haines or My boys won eight games Is most important Here art some that couch associated with a minor hockey team should ask himself Am tryutK to yve kids a to play hoi Am 1 working to keep kids off the streets Am I noil interested in Am 1 really to develop better bosthc fundamentals of sportsmanship AM 1 GIVING BOY AN FQUAI TO PUV Am I trying to sec that the boys fun HI MBl It enjoying the is more important than tht soon forgotten championships Teach UN DAMLNTAt J Mill i 1 1 with who had played nothing but Km ail Unit In pluy knowing would In motehid ti inns mi 11ns is most luilcuihk In hi in kit ii and limbers wi sin pi to find tin wllh ti liutup of 111 i If not so tnli rs In a year sevi of tlu town best Juveniles limit ill to turn Junior Hit wore no world beaters lit rs who might turn snt on the sidelines played Hun probably another lown in Ontario of size boast a Ifl playir Juvenile Hum an li as a junior team with an Juvenile age players efficls of the switch In tin w Itagui ranks wliitli sunn In down win sun tin or mi tings which llkt tin wind lonvintis d with work folkd which itmillul In a gut garni about who whn of wlio it tome lo M 1 A playoff Unit Year ACTON ONTARIO ill 1972 Si litdukrs king In job dri w Unit was ml off hi fore It was Dm cutoff At Ion I in fighter bantams right to thn ltl gunit in tin Willi plityoffHlnhomi age groups win by luck of fallen Iwlwcm participating Inwiu and lonvmirs In any ruse the org mil lion that arose an all of Hit Alton faced will in tin IVI County is thing that luussltatni a change in minor of lei are glad liny It Photos by Bill Stuckey A placid first in tht Wati rtoo- Wellington won tin plnj off championship and Ihi grand championship of the Port taurnamtnt J rent row I to Wncti Vickiry Chris Scott Derrick Nim Icy Bert Post Second lor in man Holmes assistant in Don Van I kit Ricky Gibson Bruce Brown Shone Withers Piki Muslims eoach Barry Inscot row I lor in 1 LeeJohn I odd Mclnlyre Dave McGUloway It tidy Van I Steve Van IHI I 1 1 11 HANI placed si Kind in Ki Ki Mi Adam the Waterloo- Wellington kugui and wire the m in Stevi tow I to only team to make tin round of an John playoffs I runt row 1 lor are Kinliur Waym Ail in Stivi Hue man Byron lumbers Mike Lilly Von I lie photo wis tuktn win It I Itohmlascoe Seeonii row 1 to coach Harold Steve MEN PEL WEES reached the Water looWellington league semi finals before being eliminated by Front row 1 to r an Jamie Vickcry Russell Lee lot Mark Morrison Brad Buchanan Second row 1 lor are manager Paul Brown Billy Manes kick Vin Meet coach Del Cook Back row 1 lo r ire Marvin McNubb Barry McKerracher Fred Allen Steve McKnight Randy Upton Absent when photo was taken were Ricky Holmes Jeff Shields and assistant miniger Charlie Harrison AW MIDGFTS fourth in the Water looWehngton league and lost to in the quarterfinals front row I to r art Jim McNabb Ken Hurren Rick Wade Knight Charlie McRae Second row I lo r are coach fames Bill Ken Withers Ken Marshall Hack row to r are Marshall Henry Dave George Artem Absent when photo was taken wire Holmes Dave Allan Steve Melnlyre and Tim REGISTRATION FOR MINOR BASEBALL AND GIRLS SOFTBALL ACTON COMMUNITY CENTRE SATURDAY APRIL until noon Girls and boys up to Included RegbtraHon Fee 300 For Your Convenience Youngs Pharmacy DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN NOW OPEN SUNDAYS Regular Hours to to m Sat 9am to 8772761 LIONS JUVENILES bowed out to Orange- Ted Muehlbacher coach Ken ville in the WaterlooWellington league semi Back row to are Tom Parkinson finals Front row 1 tor are Dan Irwin Gord Williams Bruce Bob Gray Charlie Kuiken Ted Jeff Jim Hobson Absent when photo was taken Cooper Second row I to r arc manager Carl was Murray Timbers Ron Mike Field Harry