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dm ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY One Hundred and Third Year No Second Section Inexperience sinking Sabres drop games to Brampton Gtown Acton Sabres dropped a He is neither discouraged pair of decisions this week nor disappointed by the year and coach Bruce Chapman the Sabres have had saying commented Were just not We can still win hockey good enough games this season He He is not downgrading the points out the Sabres have not talents of the players he Is been bothered by the internal reflecting on the fact the troubles they have suffered in players especially the past seasons He is not throw younger ones have not got the towel for next year the experience to adjust to either saying the team needs Junior hockey continuity In its coaching How a fellow can stand staff unmolested in front of the net He remarked the Sabres when we have talked about have given up their early that all season is beyond me season practice of playing he lamented sixty minutes a game You The talent is there if the cant play ten to fifteen guys start to think hockey minutes a game and expect to he added He pointed out that win In Junior in last Wednesdays loss to He is trying to get the Brampton he made a few players to execute the basics minor changes and that only and to think hockey Dave Chapman and Rob They re going to have to Milllcan picked It up Chap- study he said man finished the game with loss four points on three goals and Wednesdays loss to an assist while Brampton was characterized kicked in one goal and a pair by penalties although coach The same combination of Chapman and repeated for the Sabres last goal which came late In the final period when the game was already decided Bill Manes was called up but received little support from the juveniles to take from his teammates Accord- some Ice time as a Sabre and to coach Chapman the performed well goalies are playing great They re just getting pounded Robin Inscoe was In nets out there of feeders Sabre scoring Chapman Malcolm McGtlloway Schinkel Vickery McArthur Cartwright CurrieAP Barnes Elliott Major Buchanan J Vickery Withers Weir McPhailAP AllsopAP Manes Dunbar G Inscoe 31 11 ID 17 12 18 18 Chapman says the game was not as chippy as It appears Some of the calls were questionable he said He pointed out that this was a case where the younger players were not able to adjust to the tempo of the officiating Sabres wound up with 17 minor penalties In the game while Brampton totalled 13 Sabres let Brampton out in front 31 in the first period after scoring the first goal of the game was the marksman from Chapman Behind when the period closed the Sabres came out stronger In the second frame matching the Chevys two goal output Chapman was the gunner for both of them gelling assists from Warren Barnes and Jim on the first and from Millican and John Brunl on the second Missing four handily he said helped said Chapman Bob ties and Gems piled up 38 Sabres were missing four John Doug Elliott was up from the minor Chapman completed a six players when the Gemini and Kelly McArthur had system point week when he potted the came to town Friday but he trouble making it through the Plan for the Georgetown other Sabre marker in the feels that had no bearing on snowstorm while Peter Wick game was to key off three of second period again on a the 82 loss They beat us lum was sitting out the final theirbetter players forwards powerplay Barnes and Cart- game of a suspension Doug Barnes and Chris Milne assisted on the goal On the plus side Bud and defencemon Joe South Ray Dunbar in nets stopped Buchanan was back with the Barnes he said could be shots in the game while team and played well at for stopped If you Just got In bis Gem counterpart Brad Miller ward His and strength way Hes a Hell gloved vou and pull it Sabres are at home twice hockey uAcvKGOAixiErcRi in If you go for it hell be by this week facing a charging you He said the players Milton Flyers squad tonight Burlington I MarUndalaBrmmptDii l Burlington Dixie KurtwtoYtehStnsetoir VnndtaaOmkvtlla I MUlerGecnttcnun VnDtrMf Briton goals and two assists to I dominate the game Scored first Sabres again scored first in the game as took it in jm from Chapman and McGUlo- way on a Powerplays were plentiful in the game as the refs were calling It tight again Sabres totalled 31 minutes in penal All three opponents are fight ing for third spot In the loop behind and Dixie a HOCKEY STANDING i m Burlington My ton Juves take first game of OMHA playoffs Actons juveniles faced a the well to hold the McPhall fed him for SCORING THRUST by Dave Chapman is thwarted by Brad Miller in Gems nets lenm last night in the first game of their play and the encounter pro duced one of the best hockey games the arena has housed all Season Acton who had beaten the Fergus with scores In the double figures in ell their matchups were eld scoreless for two periods finally getting un tracked in the third period to man is in leagues top ten in scoring Last year witnessed the win Actons juveniles faced a the puck weU to hold the McPhall fed him Tor the surprisingly tough Fergus Fergus at bay marker Kevin Weir was the chief Actons final goal came marksman for the with one minute to play as netting three consecutive Bill Manes converted a pass from Art Currte marker that broke the back of The two teams meet in attack Jeff Shields contributed two assists to Weirs efforts while Fergus Monday second round playoffs of he took the scoring crown Major atoms end with win edged in ot drop championship final 2826 McKenzieSmith lost a close one in the finals of the girls Red and White Invita tional basketball tournament held Saturday in the Acton High School gym dropping a overtime decision to Rolling Meadows Centennial rolled over 3312 to take the consolation championship McKeniieSmith topped in their opening game which gave them the chance to use their second and third string lineups According to coach Jeff Roche Michelle Noble went out with the second string and really enabled us to play The second round game for the locals was a roughly played 15n overtime victory Stewart own went out in front but the McKeiuieSmlth girls pulled even at the gun When a wart town shooter missed two free throws at the buzzer the game went into overtime The girls beat the press that had hampered them through ACTION WAS FAST during the girls Red and White Invitational tourney Saturday when McKenzieSmith were shaded in overtime by a taller and more experienced Rolling Meadows squad the game getting the ball The tactics gave them the win Rolling Meadows height destroyed us at first said Roche They were down by eight points with only five minutes left but managed to tie the game in regulation lime In the extra period It was just a matter of who scored the basket and Rolling Meadows did it said Roche Very happy Both Roche and assisted coach Bob ODrlscoll were very happy with the way the girls played They placed three players in the top seven In scoring for the tourney Kelly White Michelle Noble and Mordte Phillips They benefitted from a good team effort getting points from Sharon Drysdale Sue Wilson and Nancy George Rolling Meadows made It to the finals by whipping Cen tennial and edging Martin Street 18 The eight team tournament was the second half of the annual Red and White Games 1 McKemifrSmlth 42 vs Stewarttown va it 3 Martin Erin 14 Rolling Meadows 18 vs Centennial is i McKenzieSmith 15 Stewarttown 11 Pineland 14 vs 7 Erin 10 8 Rolling Meadows si vs Martin Street Cottoktlon Centennial 33 vs 10 Rolling Meadows vs Acton throughout the game Acton major atoms closed was hard and fast with both out a successful Wellington- Steve Kruks and Fergus net Waterloo season with a 41 minder Bryan putting win over Orangevlllc in the In good nights In the crease arena Saturday Referees called enough to Mike Hudson figured In all keep the game honest but let four atom goals assisting on the boys play hockey one and scoring the other Penalties were the order of three himself the day as Fergus put three took lead men in the box early In the in the second period but Acton first period surviving with came back with four out giving up a point Bruce ones in the final tournament Eight teams warmup for the upcoming McPhall was instrumental in frame for the win Terry Dan participated In the boys Ontario Federation of keeping the Acton in the usually known for his competition last which Secondary School Athletics game in the final frame as defensive playing got the ty was won by In basketball finals to they spent much of the time ing goal from Hudson and another overtime game be held in the high school McPhall was Jamie Lawson in a power Both tourneys were used as March through IB winning and control play while Hudson took on Leaders beaten in AIHL tight race tightens further to get the winner coasting in unassisted half way through the period Hudson repeated from Grant Smith for the third goal and scored again in the final minute from Bruce Raine The atoms finished the sea son with sparkling 1B11 record but were edged out of first place by by less than a percentage point according to coach Bob OMHA playoffs begin within the week for the atoms They will be facing A teams starting with Lakevlew and Family Cleaners moved up the AIHL ladder to put themselves within a single game of the top spot as Lake view breezed to a win over Hellers and Cleaners tripled Acton Terminal Warehouse 3 1 Only two points now separate the first four teams in the league Vans upset front runner Blow Press to keep itself In contention only five points back Lake view needed three third period goals to get their win After jumping out In the first they relaxed and allowed Hellers to tlejt up in the second Bill Fields put in front in the opening frame with a goal from Tom Dickinson and John Ashley Dickinson followed that up with a solo effort two minutes later to take care of the scoring in the period They held the lead moat of the second period but a pair of markers from Ron Mellon the last coming with six seconds on the clock put Hellers back in the game Rush Van Fleet earned two assists on the goals while Glen MeKcmlo and Ken picked up singles Fields came through again in the third frame getting the winner from Dickinson and Tim Dickinson added a second unassisted marker and George McPhall Iced the gome with thirteen seconds remaining getting the puck from Jim McDonald Hellers took four penalties in the gome the last resulting in marker held Hellers scoreless on their one chance Rough play The Van Blow Press contest grew chippy In the third period as the Vans defence frustrated the pressmens attack Vans led In the second before Mike Miller through for Blow Presss only marker Gary Masters and Sid Barens assisted on the goal Doug Andrews was the first marksman for Vans pulling the trigger from Jim and Bruce McPherson got tha winner before the period was out the pass from Andrew Berry added a third goal at the start of the second period assisted by and Andrews Berry closed the scoring with a solo shot midway through the third period first and potted matching from Larry McAfee and There were 45 minutes in singles In the third Peter Morrison but HiUIer penalties called in the game Cleaners two second came back with an Insurance with of them coming in the period markers come from marker on a solo effort third period Larry Kistner and Ted Second period with assists going to tiimh The second period was the Lome Gordon and Floyd is difference in the ATW miller Cleaners matchup as the Dave Cooksley closed the v i teams were scoreless in the gap for ATW with a marker Two wins for skaters at Brampton interclub by Mitchell Congratulations to the following skaters who earned badges A beginners William Wlnth Sarah Coates and Hannah stroking Tracy Bruce Jackie Lloyd John Ford and Anela Nike elementary Richard Kilpatrlck Junior B stroking Lisa Cannon Porte Jane Ball and Scott Brown elementary Richard Chin Apployard Diane Wayne MacEachem Lisa Thomas and Paula Mitchell basic Debbit Bartels Brad McPherson Leslie Bemy April Cannon Stacey Mae Robinson and Kevin Christensen Dance I Karen Blain and Kim Griggs dance Novice II Philip novice David Thomas and Julia Ball novice II Simonc Christensen Helen Robbie Porte Ann Gardener and Cheryl Gilbert stroking Colleen McKendry Jump Jody Brown freestyle Michael Gory MacEachem Lisa Gilliss and Kim Weir speed Stephen Dodson Kay Andrea Leal Ariel Leal and InterClub Congratulations to those who took part in the interclub competitions January 22 in Brampton Acton did very well getting two irate and one second First place winners were the similar dance pair Yvonne and Kelly Edge and girls interpretive competitor Diane Sue KJnal was second in the prenovlce category Other Acton placers were Linda Fifth in juvenile Angle fourth In Michael seventh In beginners free skate boys Kelly Buchanan fourth in