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Sabres outhustle Blades but cant pick up points Photo by ERIC The Sabres lost Again The squad is winding down their dismal sea son they meet Burl Saturday In the final game and are looking forward to next year of which coach Jules Russiani istically predicts Sabres will finish no worse than fourth Well nothings In the meantime how ever their sad lack of de fence has done the Sabres in again Take a look at Saturday loss against the Oakville Blades for instnacc Although Acton 37 the Blades cored them NO HELP Steve Kruck was in net but he wasn receiving much in the way of help from anyone on either learn That not to say the Sabres t hustling Coach Russian stated the team probably played their best game of the season Saturday as far as attitude goes and were really logelher Five midgets that were called up for the last two gomes might something to do with higher spirits Denis Kir Ion for example scored the second goal Glenn Murray netted the other three for a hat trick For the first eight min ules of the game the Sabres pressed keeping the puck in the Blades The score was tied 1 I at the end of the first period Sabres attack vindlcd somewhat in the remaining two per by the final frame most of the action vas in end The Blades scored three quick tools in the third to Murray sole the two Thursday stung by fort to points In the Colts Dome opened the j of the first on a goal by Jim Card incr Joe and Jay Gasko made it by the 18minute mark then John added a single at Hoy Dollman put the Sabres on the map at 19 ending Hit first per at 1 Dave Stevens and Greg Campbell scored for the Colts in the second per lod but Barry Trood and Murray put the Sabres buck into the game on two quick goals with less than a minute remaining Clint Irwin made it Tigers cool Tropics With excellent goal tending by Larry Fuller and effective forecheck the Acton Tigers chalked up another luo points in the Wellington Duffer In none shinny loops last weekend They downed last year champions the Hawaiian Tropic It marks Hie Tigers eighth without a loss They downed Brampton Hydro 10 1 January Acton opened the ing on a goal by Tim ford assisted by Glen Ferguson Later in the second period the Tropic popped one in only lo be followed a mirker from the Tigers Bill Fabian stored again In He third make The Tropic a goal with less than a mm lo go moke it close but score the equalizer The Acton Tigers are two po out of first plaeo held by another Acton team Hie Huff and Puffs They are tied for second with Royal Pizza from Georgetown with points The two teams meet tonight and nexl Tuesday lo decide the second place playoff spot on a marker at of he third only I have the Sabres counter with Mike Monahan goal Trood scored his see of the night a minute later to bring the Sabres within two but Colts dashed hopes for a tie on second goal at Dennis Randy Smith Neil Anderson Bobby Flock hart Tom Ryan Murray and Trood counted as sisls for the Sabres Gardiner Hugh Church Rick Bow man Kim Stevens Surgenor ko and Kevin Guest ear assists for Barrie LICKS Glenn Murray got in a few extra licks in a duel with Both picked up fiveminute majors Sabres served seven other minor in fractions to 11 Thai leads us into the upcoming gome Sat against the second place Cougars the Sabres final game of the 197080 season sports and recreation i One Hundred and Fifth Year- No FEBRUARYS Midgets knocked out Redmen hoop another crown This is beginning to read like a rerun The junior basketball Redman have cap tured yet tournament crown This time they conquered Sudbury in a tournament here in their ruthless quest for number one spot With a record of wins and no losses for the sea son the have so far achieved their goal Last rode rails to the big smoke stack in the north to compete in the Golden Hoop tournament against eight other teams from around Ontario They defeated the Espanola Spartans in their first game Friday with a point spread Chris holm and Rob were lop scorers in the victory netting and 12 points respectively and Paul Gorjup earned top defensive player honors The Blues gave them a little more trouble in their second game played Saturday The Redman only topped them by four points with a score of and dominated the play with Lysholm hooping 23 points to a 14 Both were named top defensive players The met their toughest opponents of the season in the championship final against the Ellen Knights from Sudbury The juniors were down 21 in Ihc dying minutes of the third quarter before they came back with a victory was the star attraction again net ting three three point plays in the last two minutes of the gome to grab the win He hooped points in all while Glenn Van ad Matt and Von Rljk were top defensive- players was named the tournament s most val player with a total of 59 points in three games Rob Faber meanwhile was named to the tournament alls tar team Teams from St Catherines Espanola Pembroke Sudbury and Amos Quebec com pcted in the fourday tournament The midget meanwhile bock in Col llngwood suffered another setback making their re cord for They won the first match over Georgian Bay Sec School from with no problems At one point the were up John paced the attack in the victory netting points Bob Little and Paul Nolan shot 10 points each The midget downfall came In the second quarter of their second game against The had the score tied at the end of the first but went down by six points by half time Although they came back to Brantford in the third and fourth quarters the overall score was Btill It was a close gam the midgets coming within a hair of winning if only they had connected on a centre court play with five seconds to go As it was Brantford held on for the victory knocking out of the tournament Lobelio led the way In the losing effort with 19 points Little scored Nolan was top defensive play contest All three teams have a tough schedule next week as the school league gears up for the play Today Wednesday they face Georgetown Friday it Queen Elizabeth Park in what could be a first place battle for the Midgets then the Tabbies come to town next Tuesday for final home match Vie lories in these games will decide home court ad vantage for the playoffs WW League realignment proposed Proposals for a new league set up that might put Acton in Tricounty have been floating around Waterloo Wellington minor hockey league meetings last week During a regularlyscheduled meeting of officials and Ontario Minor Hockey Association OMHA district convenor Spike Thursday the possibility of changing the set up was discussed Acton minor hockey president Bruce Cargill said his organization was the only one who came up with a concrete proposal He said he suggested Acton join Fergus ville Milton Georgetown Guelph El mlra in one division of tncounty while Bramplon Streetsvillc Oakville Ham boro Chitiguocousy and Burlington form other division At the end of the season the two divisions could meet fora round robin playoff The question of changing the format arose when a bid to he OMHA to enter In county leaving a hole in the WW league Other teams in the league at the moment are Fergus New Hamburg Elon St George Tav istoek Pans Woolwich and as well as Acton Cargill said the move to will probably A pile up occurs around he Guelph goal crease Saturday In Legion Minor hockey Dixie during a novice battle between and contest cut travelling time and by nearly half for Acton teams He said he and the Acton Minor Hockey Association hope the OMHA will approve of the re alignment proposal although they won hear of decision at least until May By for the major problem for all minor hockey clubs is the travelling expenses with the rising price of gas district convenor was relunctant to make any kind of a comment Ho said the whole issue was Ify and stressed no proposals were concrete McConnell revealed that not all of the clubs knew about the proposals so he asked everyone Involved to state their recommendations at the next league meeting to beheld February 14 He added even if the clubs did recommend changes theOMHAmightnotapproveofthem Medal collectors from the Interclub figure skating competition held in Milton show winning form Lett to right Colleen Petty Michael and Karen Colleen and Michael won while Karen won a bronze Local skaters strike gold The Acton Figure Skat Club is a little bit richer today after bring home two gold from an inter club competition at Arena in Milton Sunday Mike Creighton and Colleen Petty won tolds Hie Karen Met brought home Hie bronze a third place finish Karen Simone Chnslenscn Tracey Oakley and Leslie Barb Wilson Sharon Camp bell and John and Ann Gardener also competed from Brampton Georg Port Credit and Streetsvillc Meodowv ale as well as Acton and Milton participated Crelghton and are coached Sally Lealherland while Petty is student of Boekhorsl Both coaches said they were exceptionally pleased with their skaters wins as well as the efforts of the competitors from the club Family cleans up Welders Family Cleaners enjoyed a romp over Von Welding Sunday a the community centre Ing industrial league shinny action Acton Terminal Warehouse squeaked past Lake- view while Blow Press walloped Hellers In the other games Tim and George hod a big night for Family scoring two goals and two assists each netted the first marker at 11 of the opening frame on a passing play with Bill Manes Joe Deforest made It a little more than a later with Tom Dickenson picking up the assist scored the only goal in the second period aided by Mclntyre He struck again at of the third again assisted by to moke it for Cleaners CONNECTS ON PASS Manes connected on a pass by Jim at 04 before copped his goal at 35 Artem received an assist while Clair Snow picked up an aid on the Manes marker Vans Weldings Oliver Cooper spoiled the Cleaners hopes for a shutout with a marker at 20 Brent Irwin earned an assist Family Cleaners served minutes In the sin bin while the Welders Lake view came out on the wrong aide of score against The game was hard fought with com back to tie It twice Steve Atkinson Jim and Bart Jacobs line scored all the Lake- view markers in losing effort Atkinson opened Hie gome with a goal just Into the first period Hagget and Jacobs picked up the first of two assists each Bruce McPhail answered for ATW on an unassisted effort Gory Marsh and George McPhail polled two more in the first before Hogget connected for with Atkinson and Jacobs helping out Mike Morris Chris Term ant and George McPhail picked up assists on the goals Jacobs tied it for at of the second period only to have Ken Slaney get the go ahead goal two minutes later for ATW REPEAT PERI- ORMANCE Jacobs Atkinson and repeated their per form once at 38 but Gary Marsh put ATW ahead to stay With pressing in the third period the McPhail brothers clinched it at 11 for George netting the goal and Bruce picking up Hie assist along with Ken Slaney spent 17 minutes while ATWscrved 11 minutes for minor Infractions Blow Press continues to dominate the league with high scoring conquests such as Sunday night against Hellers Blow Press did oil their scoring in the first and third periods scoring four goals in each Bill Fields netted two Dave Paul and Henry Tcebcs connected for singles in the first stanza Wayne Allan with two more and Fields scored in the third Van Fleet netted the lone Hellers marker at of the third period spoiling goalie Robin In shutout Sid Barnes Fred Crawford Bruce MacPherson Alton and earned assists for Blow Press Dave Allen picked up an assist on the Van Fleet marker Hellers was more active In the penalty box serving 25 minutes Including a 10 minute mis conduct while the Pressmen sat out minutes There are only three more weeks of Industrial league hockey before play begin For Sundays- lineup see Scoreboard Reserve seat to see Swedes Tickets for the upcoming Midget game against the Swedish team will be going on sale Monday February IB at Acton Community Centre Tickets will be sold in advance only with no tickets available at the door Reserved seats will cost for reds for blues and for standing room Edsln midgets who have only once this year meet the Swedes on Sunday February Game time has been set at 30