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a Hundred and Second year No 34 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23 1977 if In 3rd OT period Georgetown shades Sault for peewee championship ORANGEVILLES NETMIJIDER GLOVES THE PUCK during an Acton Orangeville playoff game here last Wednesday Acton took the game 2 1 to tie up the best of five game series at two games each Jim Richard and Bruce Canary netted Acton goals with Canary picking up the winner failed to score in the last few seconds even though the team pulled the in favor of an extra attacker Georgetown Chrysler Pee wees proved themselves to be at the top of the heap when they nipped Ste Marie for Acton Legion Eighth Annual House League Tournament grand plans hip bun day Kevin Phillips ended owl than two periods of gruelling overtime when he netted the winning goal from Shawn seconds into the third period of ten minute sudden death Shouts and sighs from about spectators mixed with the rain of sticks gloves that filled the air the community centre seconds after final red light went on The Georgetown team wore Fire tighter sweaters because the Chrysler tops were so similar to those of the Sault Legion that players might mistake friend for foe off heir borrowed jerseys right after victory the Georgetown players lined up for trophy presentation and pielures The trophy is the first that Georgetown has Both teams entered the grand championship match with two shutouts on the record and each had only allowed two goals Ste Mane downed Mem ton llQ and Acton but took Niagara on the- Lake Georgetown trounced Lis towel and before shading ville The Sault crew was looking to collect its second piece of Acton Legion hordware in a row however after one period of scoreless play Georgetown appeared ready lo skate away with the nor dream Fifty seconds into the second period Hick got his stick down onto the ice just in time for a deflection as was try muscle him out of the slot John Wheeler earned the ass is nearly four minutes of end to end action Vernon Coles beat another Soo lo pick up another deflection and turn it into Georgetown second goal Phillips and Scott set up he play supporters and there were many spurred their youngsters on with cheers to the tunc of a Number nine Todd got the beat He picked up a short pass from a faceoff to the right of the goalie and raced the entire Georgetown team to the other end of the ice After quick on Shane he for ward trimmed Georgetown lead lo one goal The second period con but on into the third the teams tested each other s goalies and defences to no avail The rapped at least one shot off the post and Georgetown Chrysler Weir failed to put the puck home when he had an open net early in the third Then the walked into a couple of overlapping penalties and it looked as if Georgetown had the game in the bag Terry Chommak had a different idea He picked up a loose puck for a Sault break away goal midway through the period Georgetown drooped a bit after that but held on until the buzzer In the first overtime period the Chryslers took a penalty but the marksmen nicked he post again Both teams began to show some strain Georgetown showed signs of having taken a second wind in the next frame but end the trial However in Ihe opening seconds of the third round three Georgetown players parked themselves in front of the netminder to insure a final goal It was Phillips Bolton beat out Mem ton for the prize with a final score of in straight lime teams travelled to for the tournament from such owns as Listowel Milton false by Eric Etstone Hats off this week to the Legion organizers who put together another edition of the Peewee House League Tournament over the weekend Jaan and McPhall Hall Cord Jam and John deserve special recognition for their contribution to the success of this the eighth annual tournament Ron McKnighi who kept the crowd up to date with scores and penalty announcements and Ihe rets also came through with steady performances Last week story on how Chapman won the central division scoring championship received some criticism because say the critics it cheapened Chapman achievement Just how the story lessens his accomplishment is not clear but It seems that reporting the actions of the Milton Flyer goalie had something to do with it The repeating of the s conversation with his bench only reveals the bush league attitude that the Flyers took towards the scoring title Chapman just played his usual hard skating opportunistic style of hockey Heplayedhisgame He do anything about the foolish tactics of the Milton club Of note now although at the time it seem im is that after the Milton game here Chapman observed from the score sheet that he been credited with six points instead of the he thought he deserved That is tosay the Sabre only wanted what he earned The O A record will however show lhat he s got those six Kinda makes up for the points he was probably diddled out of in previous seasons To go back to the Milton game and Chapman ob servation According to Ihe stats that I got from the Sabres Chapman finished Ihe season with points from 32 goals and assists The team the debatable assist against Milton The O H A and league statistician Larry Robertson s records however show that Chapman indeed has goals buthealsohas48asststs for 80 points Keep them Dave you earned them Mobon is making available copies of the two colorful booklets from the Olympics The booklets The Olympic Disciplines and The Olympic Records are available as long as our supplies last writes marketing Winter Papers In this area got copies last week six months after the close of the events Yet Ihe record book has nothing but blank spaces a lop of a line where the version s records might have been inserted It appears that the suds folks up thousands of these record booklets for visitors toMontreal to record the records as they were broken or set It appears also that they printed too many of the things and are now trying to rid he extra books The Ontario Spoilt will again visit town next month A long van packed with all kinds of Information on sports according to press releases will be parked at Bennett school March and It II also pay a two day visit to Georgetown Gordon Alcott Arena on March5 and FULSESi Sabre Brad Buchanan played a couple of games with the Ontario Hockey Association Senior A Missis Golden Arrows last week He saw action against Thunder Bay and Cambridge Hornets The Arrows were at the end of their season and needed a Arrow club officials had taken a look at Brad earlier in the Sabres season and liked what they saw Cambridge is the team that the other Pat Mano plays for The high school senior basketball team Rdmni decided that It II have a goat the All Ontario championships March at Walkerton The Minor Socctr Is holding a general meeting tomorrow night at In the Legion Intcreszed parties are welcome Contrary to a report In the Star the Don Mills Flyers have one more game before they fly to Russia this weekend That game is of course against the Sabres here Friday Fergus takes OMHA opener bod day for s minor atoms allowed Fergus to Lake a 1 lead in second round lion last Saturday Home team 1- took the game 7 Fergus drew first blood the second mark followed immediately by Mike Hud son for Acton on a Jamie Lawson assist What looked like a wide open game at Ihis point turned Into a rout as Fergus took control for the remainder By the time Aclon through again it was 1 Fergus Hudson made it unassisted only to sec his effort wiped out half a minute later by Fergus final goal Leading scorer for Fergus was West with four markers Lee and Drone picked up one apiece to ac count for the rest of their scoring Acton eliminated Orangeville in the opening round of the play downs last Juveniles wilt as Orangeville rallies Juveniles twice held a lead in their first game of the Wellington Waterloo playoffs here last night but they let up in he second half and dropped a 7 3 decision to Orangeville The next game in the best of three game series goes in March took a one goal lead early in the first period but Kent Kennedy tied it up with a spectacular goal on passes from Fred Allen and Jim Hurley Acton first lead came off thestick of Mike Morris on an unassisted effort at 12 of the opening period Second goal Orangeville tied the game at of the second period but moments later Kennedy added his second of the night from Morns and Allen In the third period the roof fell in as far as the Acton learn is concerned Using mainly deflections and tip ins Charlie Payne made the initial slop Orangeville snored five unanswered goals The last went in off the skates of in Acton defenceman The juveniles t follow up a protest of last weeks game against SI Clements because as W contact man Dave McEachern said a protest cost and he paper already reported lhat couch Dave Allen bad agreed lo he terms of the overtime Sault halts local teams try for Legion trophy s peewee entry in the legi Annual Tournament was well on its to the finals before it ran into a determined squad from Marie The last years champions blanked ACton with four goals and knocked the local out of lion for the grand champion ship trophy St Marie Legion hockey tebruar Vet Wee Richmond Springfield vs Tidewater 7 Baltimore vs Cleveland vs Hamilton J St Kills vs London 10 40 Weslon Brampton Guclph 7pm Aeros Jcbruarj Midoris j Vancouver Detroit 00 Montreal Toronto Exhibition games will be played in the PceWee Mom Bantam Division Town playing i Saturday Nordics in turn was shaded 2 in overtime by In the first malch Ihe learn banded 1 defeal then in ihe second Ihey managed convincing victory over New Hamburg In first game forced play catch up for most of the time Insurance goal Tony netted an unassisted insurance goat seconds lo play Acton goalie Paul Morrison was working on a shutout until Brad him mid way through the final period Brian Canary fired in what proved to be the winning goal on a pass from Barry 11vas who eounted Acton first goal against the spunky squad in the first period George took over Acton duties in ihe second game against New Hamburg and he came up with a standout per formance as lie stopped all Burger scoring attempts The scored once in first and in third with a goal but added in the middle frame Take wind Acton peewees took the wind out of New Hamburg sail by scoring twice within 14 seconds of the second period Tom Shannon found the mark on a Scott pass Then a short time later Brian Canary made the score with a goal from McNabb and in the second period Tony added another goal his second of the game before the end of the period Sheppard first goal opened the door for the rest of Acton scoring in the first period from Dean rachcr and David Dunn added the fifth goal near the end of the gome in passes from and Canary In the Marie game Aclon had its chances early in the game but just failed to capitalize At the other end of ihe rink Ihe Sault were held to four goals team will be DIANE LEFT AND Cindy McGilIoway skated place in the Halton Peel Pre novice similar pairs competition at Brampton Saturday They won silver medals They designed their peach and brown trimmed costumes which were made by Carol Campbell a m Ban lamsOranfieville Acton lb a m Alom Streelsville am Streelsville Aeton Consolation games start at l finals start at p m ajor peewees rebuild lead to even Glanbrook series Major peewees put their best of five game OMHA playoff scries on an even keel when they doubled the score 4 2 against Glanbrook here last night The series is tied with each team recording a 2 win Next game goes at Glanbrook Saturday with a return match Sunday at pm Glanbrook won the first game home wilh Ihe same score Saturday Mark Duval aimed a high loping shot from blue line that eluded the goalie for the winning goal at of the third period Rick Smith picked up the assist Pull goalie Glanbrook pressed in the last minutes for a lying marker The goalie was pulled for an extra shooter wilh 31 seconds lo play but Hick Greenly put the game out of reach with a long shot along the ice thai went right in Duval figured in the play with an assist tied the game 2 with goals in the second and third periods After the scoreless first period Dean Hughes playing his first game since he cut off part of a finger during a school accident scored the first goal for Acton on an unassisted effort Greenly took control of the puck at the point and unleashed a long low shot that travelled through a maze of players In front of net Mike was wilh Acton second goal when shot from banked in off his Both teams had chances to their points totals but it was Tim Baker who came up the difference He pulled a sparkling glove save off Tom worked himself in close in the seeond period Major peewees other goalie Tim Shields dressed for iame but sec any action because of the flu suffering the bus out of the line up were Tim vans and In the first game of the series at Glanbrook last weekend host club was on its way to a four lo nothing shutout in third period before Tim Ferguson pulled Ihe trigger Iwice or the Ferguson first goal came off a pass from McRae and Brad Manes The second marker got assists from and Duval Thursday night major peewees play an exhibition game at OMHA playdowns to fifth game Major action Wed The game was remarkably marker before a minute was for s only point saw Acton come back free of penalties only two up Jim Richard from to lie up Ihelr best of five minutes being handed out lo Kevin Neither team series wilh Orangeville at two each team The cams meet found the range again until games apiece A 1 victory once more to determine the Hie second frame when kept Acton a hopes alive In winner of the series Stephen Walker beat the the playdowns Acton its first Acton netminder unassisted Crunchers grab five goal lead Bruce Canary came through with the winner at 10 of the same period wilh assists from Steven and David Milne A total team effort up front super goal tend ing and four goals in the first period saw the Crispy Crun chers Georgetown s midget town team bounce the midget In game one of their semi final scries of the 4 lown tour Jamie Hansen potted pair of goats for Ihe crunchers Scott Wilson Bill Kent Joe and added a goal apiece with assists from Ross Jeffrey Gary Johnston Jeff Richardson and Wilson Aclon lone goal was scored by Williams from Johnston Steve Dodge was the hot goalie for Ihe crunchers who frustrated the Acton shooters time and time again Game two in this two game total goals scries is for Acton tonight Wed nesday at eliminated in their hair of the semi finals by scores of and and will advance to the final of the lown tournament REGIONAL FREE THROW Champion Nancy Wong took that title Saturday at Kitchener by sinking 16 out of baskets She also threw times lor baskets Her score and others from round the province will be compared to deter mine who wins the Knights of Columbus Ontario championship Results may be known in a couple of weeks