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Sports Recreation Wodneidav February YearNo Second Atoms lose first since opener fall to Hespeler by 54 count DIANE BAGINSKI 1 and Cindy clinched first place for Acton Figure Skating Club in the Similar Pairs of the Dance and Pairs Competition at Georgetown Saturday Acton major atoms owners on unbeaten streak as long as the Montreal ran into their in OMHA playoff action and come away losers for the second time all season when they were edged was the only team to beat Acton In the regular season turning the trick in the opening game Acton come bock to earn revenge in a later game to leave the teams tied on the year Acton were down 5 half way through the third period before they got moving Berry got the fires going with a point from David Thomas with 46 remaining Thomas made it 5 with 19 seconds left and Mike Husdon barrelled in with nine seconds left to make it getting the puss from Berry Open net Hudson missed an open net nth three seconds left that would have sent the game into overtime other goal was by Hudson in the second period as he got the puck from Bruce Rome The last second points were both the result of as the Hespeler team grew over enthusiastic in their face again tonight in the when hope to get back on their winning track They earned the right to ploy Hespeler by eliminating in wo straight They edged Elmira in the first game of the series after taking a lead Three goals in the last five minutes kept it close far the tarns Les Berry opened the scoring from Grant Smith in the first period only to see answer back within 10 seconds Hudson gave the locals a lead as he con verted pas- from Tony Von Dam with three minutes left Elmira scored again in the fast moving period before Jamie finally closed the door on scoring in the first frame with a solo shot in the last minute Widen lend Acton widened their lead in the second period as Hudson scored from Terry the only score of the frame They scored twice more in the third to make it look like the game was won before staged their comeback Hudson was the shooter on both boats on assist from Van Dam on the first and from Laws on on the second The second game of tht series was less as took a lead by the second period only to watch the Acton atoms come back with five It not until the late stages of the second period that Acton managed to find the range when scoring star Hudson look one in from Danagher and Thomas Bruce potted the second point after only 13 seconds of the third period and Berry got the winner after Just a minute Mike Hudson assisted on both and Berry and got single assists Robbie Porte fed Hudson for the two final goals of the game to give the atoms breathing room Only three penalties were called in the game Heavy training has paid off for Acton runner Frank Houston as he has qualified for the Canadian Senior Championships in his first year of senior competition Houston cut seconds off his previous best in the 3000 metre event at the Ontario senior championships held at the CNE good enough for 13th spot and a chance in the Canadians Houston ran an 8 24 8 race to win his heat with ease He was disappointed at having to run with the slower group and said if be had been with the fast group he could have done as much as five His coach had argued in favor of his going into the fast group on the strenth of his good showing in metre races on indoor tracks this season but the organizers of the meet insisted on placing him based on his last year performance in the 3000 He had not run the distance since last May The Championships are being held March and 5 in Montreal and Houston plans to peak for the race by concentrating on more track work outs at the C E rather than the long distance roadwork he has been doing since fall He also qualified to run in the metre race but is entering only the longer race The longer the distance the better for me he told the Free Press To get himself ready for the race he has en tered two tuneup events this weekend and next The two races will give him a chance to try out different strategies and to get a feel for the 3000 meter distance so he will know what to expect in a race Houston is happy to have done so well in his first year as a senior saying cant help but to be pleased Houston ran for the Scarboro Optimists Club until this season when political troubles arose The Scarboro Optimists would not pay their fees to the Ontario trick association so Houston is now officially an Uxbndge Optimist It s just a stupid political thing he said He still wears the same uniform and runs with the same people Only the name is different Unless we go by tram Im not going he told the Free Press He has tried to run races after driving to competitions and finds he can not run as well The driving leaves you tired and too stiff to perform your best Slow start in fund raising OFSAA basketball tourney Fund raising activities for the all Ontario basketball championships being hosted by Acton High School have so far raised only about of the approximately that will be needed to run the three day tournnment according to organizer Rick The money is needed for ada officials fees a banquet for the athletes who will be at the tourney a movie night A small charge is being made of the entrants to help cover some of the costs Approach business The urban geography class at Acton High School has been approaching local merchants for donations at the same time as they are doing a study project for their clas3 They have been showing a letter from Peter Marks indicating council support of the tourney and stating council has made a donation them selves The school is providing receipts for income tax purposes Response has been slow so far to the requests Man businesses said they had to contact mam offices out of town before the could make any donation pointed out the presence of extra people in town for three days could provide a big boost to the towns merchants Restaurants and any businesses will benefit is hoping for a small donation of about five dollars from each merchant to put the tourney in the black Starts March 16 The tourney will start Thursday March 16 with opening round games and will continue through Saturday Friday will see full day of basketball plus the conclusion of the local feeder schools mini super shooters contest Two movies will be shown in the eve The Harlem Globetrotter Highlights and The Other Side of the Moun tain Semi finals consolation and championship games will be played Saturday March IB The gymnastics team will perform a ribbon routine at half time of the consolation final and the mini from will show off their basketball handling exhibition at half lime in championship game Athletic trainers from Sheridan College and the St John Ambulance will tie on hand in cose of injuries Tee shirts pennants hats and buttons will be sold Beaton and Rowles represent Acton swimming Miriam Beaton and Cal will be representing Acton in the Peel swim meet this on the strength of some fine in dividual prformances at the Ha lion sw riming champion ships held last Tuesday at Lord Centennial pool Bcaion topped all comers in ihe junior girls metre freestyle event splashing to victory in a time of seconds Laurie Sutherland of Georgetown was second in the race in the 100 metre freestyle Beaton managed a second place finish her time of placing her two seconds behind winner son of George town Cal Rowles will travel to the Peel meet for his strong fifth place finish in the junior boys metre free style He sworn the course in time of Coach Lynn fountain said she was pleased with the per forma nee of the team Ninety per cent of them arc swimming for their first season she pointed out emu lom at la mill Gasping for air Continued on Page JOHN SMITH swam in the 100 meter breast stroke for Acton High School at last Tuesdays championships Miriam Beaton and Rowles will be going on to the meet Friday Redmen take tourney in tuneup for OFSAA Cleaners top Hellers 83 Acton senior were face host consistent for the first lime Walkerton in the final and this season and the result was walked away with a decisive a three game sweep of the win was first annual again the high scorer with tourney last weekend points They topped Acton will be playing in the In their opener as Bud Stajner tourney this weekend Buchanan poured in points and will be in the Don Coats and Martin weekend before the Ontario added 12 and Dan Webster Federation of School Athletic had 10 for the game Association A division Buchanan and Coats were finals being hosted In the both named to the allstar Acton High School The OFSAA tournament will be held March 17 through Vans Welding held Acton Terminal Warehouse to a tie Sunday giving Family Cleaners a chance to tie them for top spot In the standings Cleaners took their Derbys destroy Gems with an drubbing of colled in the game three of Hellers while Blow Press them going against ATW stayed In the race with a A Lakevicw held a 10 lead doubling of Lakevicw going out of the first period Vans went out in front in against Blow Press and kept the first period on scores It until the minute mark of from Don Richard and Wayne the second frame when Jeff team in the tourney Accord to coach Rick Webster had a good chance of making the team too but was hit by foul trouble in the final game McArthur feels the team is the second or third est team playing but is counting on the home court advantage when he predicts that team could go all the arc Prcstidge and Randy walking all over the Strong each bagged hat tricks Georgetown Gemini In their for the In Sunday best of seven OHA Central win Junior B semi final series Gems Joe South recently who finished first named the best in a during the In the league received a regular season clobbered match penalty Sunday for Georgetown 13 in Street The second game of the way They were in league tourney saw the competition against AAA tackle as Costs connected for IB points Buchanan had 16 and both Rick Van Fleet and Webster popped in 10 schools and feels the competition against the big schools gives them an advantage oga ins other A teams 120 in Georgetown Sunday to take a two game lead in the series Jim Boyinglon scored three goals Mantha Mike Steve Blair two apiece or StreetsvDJe Tuesday win John Krasnokutsky replied for the Gemini Derbys bombed toe Gemini last night Tuesday In Streetsv to take a commanding 30 had in their best en roup Genu have now been In Ihe series They must pushing linesman Meanwhile Oakvllle Blades lead the Dixie Beehives In their best of five quarter final series Oak ville won the first game 11 dropped the second fH and won the third win at Areni Sat night to In the dies Oakville led Dixie 3 In the third period at press time and to on the way to wrapping up that series Theyll Milton Allan Andrew Hurry got assists on both goats and Allan and Harold Andrews were credited with assists ATW finally got on the scoreboard after seven minutes in the second frame when Dave Cooks ley con nected from Bill Scverenski to spoil Dave Allen s shutout bid They managed the goal while playing With tour minute left in the period got the puck from Cecil luckless and whipped it past Allen to lie things up No score Neither team could manage a score In the final period leaving the game tied Only four penalties were tied it up from Ken Owen and Hillter Ron Schmidt registered the first Lakevicw goal getting assists from George and Tim Mclnlyrc on the ice breaking point added an insurance point with just over a minute remaining getting the puck from Gary Masters Twenty two minutes in penalties were called in the game with no call resulting in a Hellers took a 3 1 lead over family Cleaners halfway through second period but were unable to hold on to it against the Cleaners a I lack they allowed Wilh just thirty four unanswered goals in the last left in the middle frame Mike McMahon gave Blow Press their first lead wilh a marker from Evan Hayler The lead was short lived as Bill Fields opened the Al Hall opened the scoring as he converted a pass from Ron Mellon to give Hellers a 10 advantage Mellon unassisted a ml lute later Tim Melntyre and John Ash 0 wo Cleaners broke through before the ended as Bart Jacobs converted a Dan pass with six minutes left Two point lead Midway through the middle ley Remained tied Score remained tied until the 14 minute mark when Ed came through with the winner from Evan and Sid Barens Ken Owen period Hellers Bill Fabian connected from Wayne Deforest to moke l Gary Coulton and Jacobs brought Cleaners even with goals a minute and a half apart as league leading scorer Floyd Hither fed both players to pick up a pair of assists Ted Jowett was credited with an assist on Coulton s goal The final period was all Cleaners as they scored five times in Just ten minutes Lome Gordon netted three of them while Jowett and Coulton got the others Eight different players collected assists in the period Jacobs Larry Klstner leading the way with two each Floyd Ken Steve Townsley Glen McKenzIe Hall each were credited with single assists