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One Hundred and Second Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1976 Second Section Page Juniors midgets win in tournaments Acton High Sell 1 boys basketball teams scored double firsts in pre- season tournament play here and at Fergus Saturday The junior took top honors in the second annual eight team invitational tournament here while the midgets went all the way in games The juniors won the Ted Tyler Trophy and each player received a keeper award from the athletic society while the midgets brought home a team trophy The midgets Tell behind once three games That was to Fergus in the first quarter The host club startled Acton squad be cause Fergus had upset the highly ranked team and then took an 84 lead against Acton Straight Coach McLaren the boys straightened around and the midgets went on to defeat Fergus 31 Acton also took 18 and Wnlkerton Tall blond Martin averaged 22 points in all three and along with Rob and Hick Lubbers controlled the backboards coach McLorcn said He credited guards Dave Liwson Murray and Ted with con trolling tempo of all tames RAY GREEN GRABS A REBOUND in the Redmen s zone during the junior basketball tournament here Saturday Gord Bruce white top on left and Brad Buchanan right watch as Orangeville s Norm Trudeau 15 and Scott 20 move towards Green Eight schools took part in the annual event when AHS won the Ted Tyler Trophy for the first time pulse by En When Brad Buchanan stepped from the centre ice after Sabres latest defeat Friday night he was less than a dozen hours from playing on a very winning team on the of town The year old rear guard netted points to help the high school junior to a basketball tournament championship Brad who wears number three on both teams is the sole link between the and Sabres so asked him about the differences and similarities between the two especially about winning For one thing the school kids view the two teams in terms of their performance If Brad played the previous night on ice class mates ask if the team lost again If In was engaged in basketball the question is turned around tobe Surebuktl The school also provides unity for the The team has been playing together for three years and you get to know who to depend on who to give the ball to for a sure basket Brad said In contrast this is the first year for the Sabres as a Junior B entry and while some of the kids have played together in midget and juvenile here are five or six who drive here from or Etobicoke The Sabres says Brad have been short while and there are guys coming and going It takes a a couple of yean to base a system around dependable guys A couple of years But Brad seems anxious to speed up the process for though he says he learning to do twice as much in half the time on his first Junior club he ready to start something Now we had lots of experience and at this point halfway through the season we have to make things happen The basketball team also meets more often than its hockey counterpart and so the players have more time to get to know each other The school squad has three practices and a minimum of two games a week while the Sabres normally pnetise once a week with one or two games Compels There criticism of town players on the Sabres because they seem to be taking it easy They re on the team because the Ontario Hoekey Association requires that a number of them be there so there no competition for places According to Brad there little or no competition either for places on the The guys that come out are usually the same Sabres have so far tallied five points from two wins and a tie out of games Last year the were being beaten easily by Milton and Georgetown but this season the results reversed Winning games makes happy people and a good team Brad said He agrees that the elements for a good hockey team exist on the Sabres The talent is here It just a matter of working together More lessons more time and more practices are in order to turn Sabres record Into something like the one earned by the The Sabres may take a couple of years to do it but if a future also plays Junior B then the school kids may ask him if the team won the night before and mean the Sabres as well as the Candle light swim tops aquatic show The smooth surface of Acton darkened pool reflected the lighted white candles held by swimmers a sparkling finale to the second annual aquatic Friday Over 100 spectators sal shoeless near for the hour half show Recreation Department members and teams displayed their skills In synchronized swimming diving scuba and safety Ninety nine swimmers ranging from tadpoles to advanced divers entertained the crowd Pool supervisor Liz BInsfeld and Judy Patterson hosted the aquatic show Major atoms deny opposition any points Major atoms took both games against and Waterloo in leaguoaction last weekend Acton doubled the score over Waterloo Friday then Saturday Dave Milne counted the winning goal against Fergus It topped off a second period rally by major atoms Steve Raine and Kicky earned assists Brad from Vince Danagher and Paul Cargill plus Raine s goal from gave major atoms a lead fired Acton first goal from Milne and in the first period All three Fergus goals thestiek of Bill Homer Against Waterloo Bruce Canary scored the winner from and Danagher in the middle period Team captain Jim Richard got the other middle frame marker from Lorenzo Civiero Acton scored twice in each period against Waterloo Dave opened Acton scoring from Civiero after Waterloo had taken a 10 lead Kevin also tallied for major atoms in that period from Cargill and In the third pulled the trigger from Canary s pass and then Milne followed suit from Itaine Kent Riee replied twice for Waterloo and John Davenport once Rick Van Fleet helped train the midget squad which went to Fergus Arthur Owen Sound and Llstowel were the other teams in he eight team tournament The Fergus triumph was familiar ground for the mid gets who won the title two years ago and only rendered it to in The juniors hud to beat another strong entry for their title 0 ville eliminated Milton and Georgetown A towering black from Jeff Henry netted of his team points against Milton and would continue to be a threat when he played against the juniors matches with Milton and Georgetown were fairly close in scoring and play but against the was forced to trail Acton led at the quarter in the championship game at the half and at the threequarter point on the to the clincher Henry who was shadowed by Brad Buchanan and Don Coats managed points He was the tournament highest shooter with points Coats sank points to bring his total to in three games the second highest Brad Buchanan scored 44 points while Paul and Bruce often stole the ball from startled opponents Championship Larry Kurtz fired ten points Ray Green seven Steve Mitchell and Jay Mtlurlanc four each while John Thompson got two On their way to the championship the under Rick dropped Arthur 74 46 and Other members of the junior squad George I- rank Van and Jack Evans won the lion prize by downing Milton Todd Kevin Tom Rosen Neville Porter John Toebes And Dave Vaughn Cole are the of the midget team Senior gel i to show what can do when they host Aurora and in another invit men YVONNE GOLDEN LEFT AND NANCY WONG were winners in the Knights of Columbus Georgetown Council Competition for free throw basketball Saturday at Georgetown Miss Golden took the trophy for year olds while Miss Wong who won the provincial trophy last year elm ched the age level award Major bantams earn three of four points DoubleH sink Orangeville Hi aril iku Hills swimmer- sink Swim Club 1 the depth of more than GO points Sunday Tin combined Acton I Georgetown team tallied points to Crane 44 Several lot swimmers contributed to Hills first place finish backstroke fifth in fret style and fourth in fret style relay Jeff Balkmd swam to first in free style whiltdivc nibbed a fifth platt in the reasl stroke and sixth in the butterfly linch John Vadeiki also in the I ind ID group clinched four firsts in butterfly back strike stroke and fret in age lit added another first and under took third the freestyle relay then and style In the igc J lo group Ink third ige 11 12 individual medley lit took third In the and year old lulu urged first in 1 third breast fourth in the fly Gems slip Georgetown Gemini slipped back to third place in the Central Junior B standings Saturday night when they lost 0 on home lee the Dixie Ventures and Burlington Cougars downed Brampton Chevys 2 style relay She also timed second in free style and a third in back stroke Swim with the 13s and 14 year olds she took a third in free style relay It ink got a first in the free style relay to add to his fourth in breast stroke and fifths in butterfly and backstroke In the 1 and 14 ye ir group DjwI llennit took third in fourth in breast str fifth in free style and a second in fret relay se cond in back third in both stroke and fret style ind added i fourth in butterfly third in In the free style rel be lis second Tin i took fifth in backstroke individuil medltv for a third in fret style relay The a third in the free style 1 Thomas took seconds in individual medley and free style reluy She also took a fourth in the free style In the 15 year olds and over I look third in breast stroke while Dave Hannah got two thirds in individaul medley ind tvtnts He i ho a fifth in free style Well done swim team look three possible mis from W in hick back W m nip the club here S Kurd ij after the teams tied J it Waterloo and Rick icijuainted them stives with Waterloo s net in both while Hans to nail opposing players into the scored the winning on unassisted pln I in the third period used i first in Hit opening ptnod for s first Minor atoms trade victories with Fergus I frame Mirk tied the for from Don at the start of the fin Waterloo took a 1 lead on period goals by Pete Schn and Reg Voison Major I ants took dozen minutes in penalties while Waterloo got four minutes Waterloo rallied wilh two goals to tarn a threeall tie with Acton at Waterloo Rick and Larry Polo stored the Acton with Polo and Mirk getting assists Voison all three WTttrloo goals Minor Horns and exehanged wins in weekend Wellington Wate rloo action nipped minor atoms 1 it dropped a 4 J here THIS TINSELLED PAIR ENTERTAINED over visitors to Acton second annual aquatics show Friday The senior duet of Liz Cooper foreground and Cathy Ashley matched their precision synchronized routine to music Minor Mike Hudson attempted to rally Acton with a third period from Dave Thomas after hid a lead on lis from Kerry and I Drone first period 2 lead in ihe second with I- here but failed to keep it Jamie Law son scored from Terry and Tony Vin Dam in the first period for minor atoms first goal Two minutes and fort five seconds later Hudson found mark from Hudson again scored after Drone closed the gap with a second period goal I- pressed for a three- ill tie with goals by Hon Goodall and Drone before Bruce got the winter atom Cougars coast along Sabres drop 21st game Sabres lost their ilst game of tht season as Burlington coasted to a 12 win here in Junior hockey action Rookie Mike a midget made his debut into junior hockey by stopping Sabre At the other end Robin Inscoc defence thinned out so much that the blue sweatered Cougars could ski around mueh fear of being hit Inscot faced Cougar in the first period alone second period while three of the Sabres 11 shots found the mark Cougars took a three to zip lead out of the first period Sixty six adults seventy nine students and forty nine kids watched the Sabres struggle in the up hill battle Number eight Rod Sheridan notched his first goal as a Sabre on a second period power play effort from midget Dave McClllowny and Re id Campbell That made the scoreboard read 4 1 Captain Dave Chapman iT of haltnck of to keep the game within reach for one period Burling tin fired nine in the second and another 11 in the third Half a dozen of the Cougar goals came in brief bursts of two In each period they scored least two goals in less than seconds Blind pass Cougars scored four goals the season on one even handed one and one power play goal He got 16 for the season Mate Chris who got 17 goals assisted on two of Chap man Jeff returned to the line up after sitting out a couple of games and assisted on Chapman last goal Pete in the lino minutes one of and Campbell also them off a blind pass from a earned assists Sabre in Acton end Sabres Sixth goal managed to find the mark Don Richard who Is twice that period generally making the of Burlington shots from Junior C to B got went into the Acton net in the his sixth goal in the second Cougar Jim who got nailed for sportsmanlike conduct in the second period got one goal while Bob Rose also singled Steve Crocker Duncan Dun Art Joyce and Dan Blum fired two goals each for Burlington Sabres meet the faltering Milton down south tonight and host Ihe same team at the com centre Milton s Vern Gooding last week asked permission from other central division clubs to apply for player assistance just like the Sabres The bid was turned down by vote of with Acton the only club supporting the motion after Its defeat was assured Mil ton reasoning seems to be that though they been In the league some years the Dixie Brampton and Streets ville teams can draw on Metro Toronto for players without using Import cards Sabres took 22 minutes In penalties to the visitors 28 THREE BURLINGTON COUGARS attempt to work through Sabres defence during the third period of last Fridays 12 5 win over Acton Paul 6 Reid Campbell 21 and Rod Sheridan 8 each take a Cougar while Sabre goalie Robin seals the comers Sabres play at Milton against a failing Flyer club tonight then host the same team Friday Last Fridays loss was Sabres 21st of the season against two wins and a tie