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Sports Recreation WEDNESDAY APRIL 18 One Hundred and Fourth Year No 42 Second Section Makeshift juvenile hockey team enjoys IMoelville weekend tourney Acton newest hockey team the Acton House league juveniles began and ended their season on the weekend as they to Noclville to compete in a The local make quad rep resented the town well losing only the tourna mint final i 2 to Warren The side had lit tit trouble in their first two matches as they scored and 101 wins over Sturgeon falls and Die respectfully In heir first match up the locals scored four times In tach of first and third periods as they romped over Sturgeon Falls Charlie Payne recorded shut out for Acton while Wade Vickery led the scoring with a pair of goals Wade Vickery opened the games scoring from Shields after only minutes and things got worse from that point on for Sturgeon Falls Terry Winters netted Acton second goal from Shields and Gary Wilhamb with Randy potting the third Acton marker from Scott Malcolm and David McGilloway Derek rounded out the period scoring with an unassisted goal The juveniles added only one goal in the sec period hat coming off the stick of Melntyre with Malcolm and again assisting the final frame the locals exploded for four more tallies as Dave Scott Malcolm Wade Vickery and Bruce McPhall each scored once Malcolm McGilloway William3 and Tom Ryan picked up assists Bruce was awarded the player of the game award for his effort in the win The second contest for Acton was almost as easy for Aeton as they trounced the host Noel villc to advance to the final After allowing to score early locals came back with four goals in the first period to take control of the hockey game Jeff Shields got the attack rolling for Acton with a goal from Wade Vickery at the seven minute mark Randy Melntyre made it a short time with Scott Malcolm assisting Malcolm came back with one of his own at the 13 minute mark an unassisted effort to give locals a commanding lead Wade the final Acton goal of the period from Jeff Shields and Terry Winters with only sec onds remaining in the opening period The onslaught con for the juveniles in the second period as Tom Ryan netted the twine after only seconds of the middle stanza Derek produced the sixth Acton goal from Bruce and Scott Malcolm made it seven before the second stanza concluded Dave added a pair of goals in the final frame from Scott Malcolm and Tom Ryan scored unassisted to produce the 101 final score Randy also added an assist on first McGilloway marker Malcolm was awarded the player of the game award but accord ing to Acton coach Bill the award could have just as easily gone to defenseman Gary Williams for his fine play in the contest The tourney final match was of a different kind for the Acton side It was a close fought affair that the locals almost pulled out in the final minute but a disallowed goal gave the win and tournament champion ship to Warren The juveniles started slow in the contest allow Warren a lead by the games mid point before finding their bear and coming back with a pair of counters Dave McGilloway fired he first Acton goal at the nine minute mark of ihe second period from Tom Ryan Ryan also helped on the second Acton goal his one off he stick of Jeff Shields just before the second stanza ended Gary William also assisted on the play Acton goallcndcr Rob Allen was awarded the tournament s ding goal tender award for his performance over final two games Penalties were one Ihmc was worried head into the tournament but he said the leim res ponded ler a discussion taking only 14 penalties ill minors over the entire ekend said lie felt all players had a good time and enjoyed themselves and thanked Allen family for look ing after the modal Ions Badminton players qualify for Halton County finals by Vic Morris five members of the Acton High School Badminton Club quail tied for the Halton County B Badminton Tournament held at Georgetown District High School last day They achieved this following their success in the Last Tournament held the previous week The more recent tournament brought together winners from both East and West Shirley Ancker ousted 10 M Robinson before to Central representative in a close 17 game in the ladies singles quarter finals especially so since this is he round where Ihe A players make their entry Hie competition so far has included only B players who are sup posedly entirely school trained Ensuring this is another problem Players who have received training coach or have competed for an outside club or organization for a period of one season since beginning hisher secondary school career are classed as A players The regular high school club meetings will con linue next Monday April when members will be again competing for the top girl and top boy Irophics in their rcspec live singles ladder lournaments The competition is expected lo continue for another five weeks Leaders in Iheir groups are Shirley Ancker and Gord Acton High School student Marlon track meet recently The meets arc I with participants coining from several arc coming track and field season It her all during an allcomers Indoor Id i very Tuesday at Acton High School la lake part In the preparation for the Minor teams loading bases in attempts to provide hall Acton Minor Baseball Association has made another attempt in ball for all those Sharon Cook and Gary who wish to play Lumbers played their The Acton organization strongest games yet to has decided and entered reach semi finals of the teams in two different doubles Their leagues for the coming Shirley was one of two teams who qualified for next round of the high school badminton championships at the a last Thursday who competed In a EI pool competition must now tangle with A pool or club players Photo by VARNEY Acton industrial ball set to start season successes started by beating the White Oaks couple in a tension packed thriller Follow this they played two more strong games beating both Burlington Central and M Robin son before losing to Aldershot Acton Industrial Fast Hon Schmidt Dave Paul ball League is set to open and Frank the new season on Sun HILLS day May Stan Kruk Teams for coming sea Steve Kruk son and a schedule has Holly Dennis been drawn up with one Gary Masters new sponsor this Bill Boyd Unisal Construction of Steve Andrews Dave Georgetown will replace Ray Hills Catering in bell Glen and the sponsorship depart Ken mem J and T SPORTS Dave Opening round games Allen captain Ken will see Construe Fred Archibald Hon tangling with Family Bruce MacPherson Cleaners at At Dave Mills Bob p Hills Elec- Jim McNabb Steve Ben trie will battle with J and Brian Canary Bill Sports and in the open Armstrong Jim Cooney of openings for players according to executive member Wally Ella Positions will be filled on a first come first serve basis The only other change in the league this season will be In the form of pires Acton Umpires Association will replace the Georgetown crews that have worked the league since Its inaugural years Laurie Moreau and Judy Krul were knocked out by the Park ladies doubles squad In their second match Cook and Lumbers qualify for the executive next County Shannon the move to the Tournament to be held second league was made Thursday April again provide baseball for at Georgelown This all giving everyone a round will produce place to play thougher season Last year the Acton teams played In the Rural Baseball league with learns from Milton Lowville Lime- house and Glen Williams This season the association will enter six teams in that league and another eight teams in the Tri county ball loop with teams from Hock wood Hills burg Maryhlll and Brookvillc According to baseball Rill the local teams In which only one team can each of the two leagues were decided at random with no particular team being stronger than the other or stacked At present there are nine boys teams ready to go and another five on the girls side The boys will enter full slates in both leagues with the ex of the midgets who will enter In only the Tricounty league The atoms squirt pecwee and bantams have teams entered in both The girls will enter squirt peewee and bantam teams in the Trlcouniy and squirt and midget teams In the Hal ton rural hopper the youngest group in which four teams will play at the Sir Donald Mann Glcnlca Pork Diamond time at the area ball is for a full week act with addition of the new teams This is the way the din mond time has been set up for minor ball On Monday nights at pm on the lighted or A diamond the Bantam boys will toil while at diamond Bantam county boys will pa On B diamond the will see the Squirt county boys On Tuesdays at in A diamond Tri boys will play Tneountv Pee wee girls will battle in diamond JO he same Tuesday the day Squirt will I itsollheMZ diamond has the Hal Ion midgel iris slated for A JO Willi Hilton squirt boys fighting II nut on It in mid Atom boys will be it iknnett the same lime pm lhur sday Ins the lYi eiunty Bantam on A it 30 while Ihe In county Squirt girls play on B lurr night the A diamond will sec use to ihe county Peewee boys while B diamond is confiscated by the Tri county Atom Boys The In boys are still in search of time The minor ball teams arc now waiting to hit the diamonds with league play laking full swing by the May 24 weekend mpetiiion The learns entered play The move to the two leagues makes house league ball obsolete with he exception of Grass Baseball Merchants hit Prospect diamond If Ihe Acton Merchants have no other claim to fame this season they can always say they were fir whether the weather and hi the Prospect Park diamond for out door workouts The Merchants mem of the Georgetown ing nightcap Station Hotel will lake on Van s Welding Lineups CONSTRU Rick Coc cap- lain Wayne Evan Haytcr Larry Ciglen Bruce Dave Piper Dave Shannon Sleeves Peter Grim wood Steve Alex Ward and Rick lstcad FAMILY CLEANERS Vince Thorn I on laln Chuck Robin Inscoe Karl Kll Avery Gary Wilson Ken Owen Bob Rourke Earl Burt and Larry King STA1ION HOTEL James Morris captain Guy Payne Gardiner Jim Mullen Charles McGinn George Garton Two lacrosse teams but league unknown The future of Minor Lacrosse Assoela lion is still up In air regarding the league Rick Bonnette Floyd teams will be playing In Larry but it is now known that Bill Bill Fa there will be two local Terry Curlew and teams Fred Crawford Organizer Bob Turkosz VANS WELDING Whit ten captain Roy Andrews Rick Baginski Sid Barnes Roy Bosch Dave Black Sparky Copeland Ian Campbell Wally Ella Charlie Harrison Bill McGrnth Gary Pickles and Ken Pilgrim There are still a couple said there were two pos sibilities for the Acton players in Ihe coming season The teams and bantam will toil in either the Golden Horseshoe league In which they played last season or a newly formed B division in the Central Ontario league with teams from Mlssissauga Burlington and St Catharines Turkosz hoping that the Acton teams may be elude considered part of Ihe Oral Norton Lois Central league for play Norton 333 Last off reasons but hopes to and John Dunn participate In the Golden Club Lucky winners In the Acton Minor Hockey draw this week in Main problems Turk sees playing in the Central league includes the size of the opposition towns and travel in volvcd The lacrosse Hon was hoping they may have been on the arena floor as early as next week but arena manager Harold feels cold from the recent ice removal and cooler weather has been delay ing drying of the com centre floor Fastball Lea were at diamond on Monday evening for a little hilling fielding practice in preparation for Iheir league opener on May weekend Team coach Ray Graham has extended an open invitation to anyone in the area wishing a try out lo be at Ihe park on Sunday morning at 10 a for another work out Last year the Mer chants finished fourth in the 12 team Georgetown industrial league and things look promising for the local team as they have been joined by some of the Limehouse team members following their folding at the end of lost year Graham and manager Ron Haehey are looking to go with an entirely area team for the up and coming season Acton High School gymnast Cindy lis mounts the uneven bars as she goes through the line that won her right to advance to edged teammate Wilson snatch the final qualifying position for next meet Wilson had finished ahead of Miss Ilroulllard at an earlier Peel gymnastic championships Miss Local gymnasts fare well Two Acton High School gymnasts have shown respectably at area meets over the past two Both Barb Wilson and Cindy per formed well at the Last Meet and earned spots in competition the Meet last week At the Fast meet Barb Wilson the top Acton performer placing second on the uneven bars and fourth on the beam and the fourth spot in the all round performance qualifying her for the Meet in all three categories qualified for with a fourth place finish on the bam At the pfonships Miss overtook Wilson on the uneven ban qualifying In final spot Tor Ihe Peel champion ships later this week at Lord Elgin High School In Burlington Miss lard placed wllh a performance on the bars