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NHL Oldtimers to play Tigers WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 1978 Ono Hundred and Fourth Year No 22 Second Section NHL will make a visit to town in theft year to face the Acton Tigers of Ballon Well noncontact Jwiuary at The lineup will Include such greats as Bathgate Bob Keith MeCreary and Cil Gardner ad well as Hockey Night in Canadas Brian Ufa not yet but Eddie Shack may also be in the lineup It should be an Interesting evening of fun and tertalnmeot Tickets for the event may be purchased through Mike or J and Sports Sabres continue to fall as Flyers win shootout Sabres continued their fait to the bottom of the Central Ontario Junior league last week by dropping a high scoring game to the Milton Flyers The Sabres with the ioss remain with a total of 16 points after their first half of tht season The Milton win moves ithin two points of the floundering Sabres while has moved ihead of the local learn Sabres looked is ir they were destined for defeat in the first five minutes of the contest as hey allowed Milton jump into a com lead Tin Sabres found the mirk at the 13 mark whin Jamie Ryan found the target with a from point Kellv ind Paul Mender son other player acquired in tin trade drew Jiff Shields put to within one with i shorlhnndcd with under five minutes remaining in period Shields pickid up a perfeit puss from Kelly Shaw between the flyers defence and tucked it past Milton goalie Rod Thi Sabres came out like in the second gelling goals from Neil and Murray the period was two minuics old to lake the lead for the first time of the Murray and Ryan assisted on the Anderson goal it the second mark while Mark Sihmkil and Anderson helped on Murray marker Tin regained the In but for short time as I ml found the r inje from Peter the idvantage to The Acton goal came only seconds Milton Ind Hid tin game Milton lied the with just under fin minutes remaining in the second lippid in a Wade Vickcrj shot with 1 IS showing the clock to liad heading into the room on the play Tin third period was all Milton as they scored five tin goals including Ihnt on lys took 27 of hi penalties handed J TK1G and moving out of his in hones of clearing the puck is Press coaler Dave Mien Jim of Vans Welding tries to make the check Docs anybody know who won We Ion down the score sheets Parker tops Jr men at sectional contest Kevin Porker of bellvilli successfully defended his junior mm figun skating crown at sectional competitions in St Thomas this weekend Parker was forced to perform brilliantly in his long program to Jump from third place into spotlight The 17 year old skater was given stiff competition from Tim Mills of Preston and Raiders to host Austrian Nats John of St Catharines Mills led the figures and short program with Thomas ahead of Parker in second The Acton High School student had difficulties with his knees locking while forming his figures Kevin fither Ernest Parker said II was Kevin nerves more than that affected The Intermediate A Georgetown Raiders will host the Austrian National Team on January The A us tr Inns who will be entering Ontario on Decern ber will be playing a seven game tour All the games are against either A or Senior teams It will be the Raiders second international match Last February they hosted the Yugoslavian national team and looked very im in skating to a convincing win The Haiders ore even stronger this year as ihey have added several topflight hockey players Leading the list of newcomers is goil lender Peter who put in time in both National Hockey League and World Hockey Association Also on Ihe Raiders roster ore former professionals Ray Tonclli Jun Kudrosovs Colin Gordon and Ron Thi won the C group world tournament In 1978 and will be back ing in the group in the 1979 championships Last year s game against the was certainly the season highlight for Ihc Raiders with almost fans crammed into Aena This years gome against the Auslrlans has the potential of being at least us good his figures performinec He Ins been working on figures but hard work doesn t count unless you put it down on Mr Purker said Canadian male figure skaters have had trouble in national and international competitions placing in figures in years Knowing his weakness Kevin Parker has been spending more time and instructional monies attempting improve The short program also proved to be difficult for the youth He fell after a double axli and during one of his combinations or jumpsfcOn both counts he lost points in execution He second in hi short program but total marks kept him in third plaec Flic comeback for Parker was the four minute program in which he performed to his standard His triple loop was successful and according to his father was terrific I proud of Kevin performance He skated perfectly and the crowd really loved him hi said Kevin returned from the sectional competition deter mined to improve his per formunce for the Central Canada dlvlsionals which are scheduled for Jan in out Allan and were by he visiting Myers 4J34 The Sabres hive had lean schedule over the past four weeks playing only five games after a hectic start I his week they arc in for a I contest proves to be as Sabres seem to have he antidote to the Cougirs winning ways In wo previous meetings with Burlington Ihe Sabres arc unbeaten a statement no other leims in the league can make The Cougars have lost twite and tied once this season winning the rest of encounters The tie and one of hi losses came at the hands of the Tin other loss was to Saturday he Sabres play host lo the Dixie Beehives Garni time the Community Centre is Jr B standings Team Burlington Slreetsville Oik Ridges Brampton Dixie Acton Milton 19 13 ID T 1 1G3 73 160 140 112 120 1 1W 25 J 107 19 1 J 121 136 16 I 100 14 151 Scoring leaders ltd Sabres stopped this particular shot Jamie Ryan Milton lycrs rebound The Sabres played he of as Sabres Griffiths for hi i for lie I will miki in effort l in IturlinUm host Ihc Dixie periods allowed the visitors file unanswered third period Team FrinkOirnevnllc Mark Litton Mike Can- Jim Boymgton Paul Pickard Rick Bowman MlkcKmnear Jeff Shields Bruce McDonough I Oik 36 GO Burl 41 Burl If 27 43 Sir Sir Ait Harm Sir 37 Burl 13 14 19 Midgets fall in tourney semis continue to romp exhibition to division bronze medal wis Mil illowav of Acton and Dirk of in bird spot for i Medal will now lo Division lis in 4 nd to repnsint Western Ontario Section Delhi in Junior competition at the Western Sectional impionstiip it St Thorn is and J Cindy ind Dirk plated fourth in third in Original Sit V Aclon Midget fallen just short of two tournament titles over hi past wo weeks losing first games of exhibition season Last weekend the were in SI C falling lo in semi flnil match Thi week before dropped a semi to in tournament in Pickering At the SI I lourney the net and host St Catherines t in the opening line if tin event Bib little led Hit Alton with 12 points Joi anil Glen Seott nint In the next met to the isidi I In In ve been closer or even reversed if hid quirlcrs of Inskctbill instead of two trilled I J it 500 Club Lions roar over Oville as quick starts give edge and then the opposition in the second Matt Vuk w is big shooter for Ulon wilh IJ John Bub I Kilt week irlnr Ittdmen hid lost eventual champion 48 in PnkeruiL In tht first round of lb lit Atlon learn court is with little rouble ritie 40 It win Piul v is In up scorn in tin scoring John led Hit point ide learns rind with 12 It w is the best learn we this slid I Hit I rmdileteim started off si turn it mil The problem into in St irmis In list week Mtdgel Kidmen look on thru turns the il hope viinmne the title belt torfitlown and Perdue an in the division is Hit other it Ihe Burlington mini il division Hit score of th it contest w is for the Hit midfetsorc home to lister Pi mil Georgetown I This week s lub included Lois Norton 115 and Met ichern After i twogame slump over jusl the season started Lorenzo opened he I ions Major scoring from Chris and have regiined heir Rick Only seven inmne form seconds later Troy Mt Naught The peewees have taken netted the twine from Hicks of their games links found ihe range for and skated lo easy victories one of his own a time mil they scored four goals In later with first period last Wed McNaught letting assists nesd is thev took a 2 win Brad finished League and tourney play keep Major Atoms busy the period of scoring for Unn from Divitl second period of scoreless found ihe mark for wo mort met netted he first from Mcknight ind Piul the with in unassisted with 101 rem lining f Win in i- ioraqc In Mori the hit as scored four tiuiis in the first frnmi Brad led the nth while period mother goal scored by the learn giving I hem a hard fought well played 1 vie lorv In the second game also a well played il was over a club which dtdn score a goal in the tournament Acton markers went to Mil the Steven Hubbard and Kevin obsinger while were earned by Gary Macrachcrn Philip Wedge and Steven Wagner with two Unfortunately In the third game Alton ran up against a much stronger and were beaten If been Tor the strong of Brent Connor the score might have been the lone Acton and Kevin higher said manager Dave Lobsinger getting the assist In fad On the weekend of Mike Drmsby played November and the superbly the Major Atoms travelled lo tournament wilh some fine Bradford to take part in the help from Randy annual BlueGold tour Clinton McMillan and Scott Phelan he said In the first game against It was back to league action Acton fell November with the Major behind 10 but Steven Wagner Atoms going Orangcville made a beautiful end Unfortunately was one of Acton Major Atom have had a busy couple of weeks of hockey continued play in their WaterlooWellington league is will as attending the Blue and Gold lourna ment in Bradford Woolwich were visitors for league action November and the result was a tie Woolwich opened the ing but John Lloyd lied it up wilh from Gary and Gord Mitchell Woolwich went ahead 1 only to have Gary MacLachern tie the game taking a nice pass from Brian On November the Major Atoms ravelled but were by the squad to the tune of with John Lloyd collecting Brent Connor was the onl player who turned in good Acton gut heir scoring il Rick idded singles Paul largill scored Hurt period product final score Coach Hi two goils from Brad the w ly his team and Steven Wagner wink felt his Ins Clinton McMillan picked up l re weaker cams the lone assist the lightly ind it them some On Saturday problem in liter imis returned the visit to Acton and although he visitors won In usually si rone the Acton squad turned in Woolwuh team Good a much better perform ducking minimized the for the home town fans Woolwich scoring opened the unities as the ions skated to scoring but Philip Wedge tied win il with assists from Brad j and Bruce and Clinton Canary ltd the Aclon goal McMillan Next scoring itlatk with hree scored three hard fought each but wis goals before Steven Wagner of tht got one back unassisted picking up five assists got their last irenzo added score with one second remaining to finish Assistant conch John Cunningham was pleased with much better effort especially from players such as Kevin Lobsinger John Lloyd and Doug Crclghton He also welcomed the return of goalie Mike who had been ill with flu Acton hosts New Hamburg tonight Wednesday in what pair of oals for Alton singles Paul Cnrgill ind Vinci Troy Chris and Brad have fitted in will with the earn said Inscoc Their help may be what has the I ions playing good positional and defensive hockey The peewees meet New rushtotlethescore ltwasnt those games where Acton at Ihi Community was only a minute should have stayed home game if past contests an any Wednesday left In second over time The score was and goalie measure at m ItE TURNING VOLLtV for SI Joseph during Ihe final round of the Separate Schools volleyball schedule Is SI Joseph finished their a ten win two lifts record lo advance the Chomp loon hips later this week