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sports and recreation One Hundred and fit Year No Wednesday March 12 1 Basketball Diplomat style The Harlem Diplomats bounced Into Acton Thursday hamming It up with the basketball in front of a capacity crowd at the Acton High School gym The Diplomats a touring basketball troupe and second cousins of the more famous Harlem Globetrotters spent most of the afternoon delighting fans with their and antics There was the basketball that I bounce routine the baseball routine and the old throw a bucket of wn te r thec wd tine ever of them brought cheers and laughs from the audience The biggest applause getter was the glow in thednrk ball and the purple florseent socks the Diplomats wore The Diplomats played a mock game against a team of staff and students from A H S which posed a problem for the audience They know which was funnier the visitors off color Jokes or principal McLaren legs Naturally the Diplomats won the garni despite their constant arguing with the referee and with each other Goose was the star of the show and deservedly received most of the applause He singled out members in the audience us butts of his jokes and kept up an on running dialogue He even at one point joined the Acton team Frank Storks was another crowd Dana Clark astonished onlookers with his skills Other members of the troupe are coach Neal Humphrey Darrel Martin and Sonny Craig The Diplomats lour around the world with their trick shooting and passing and hod just returned from Mexico Jamaica and Nassau Proceeds from the performance go to the high schools basketball program Nothing like a pretty girl to distract Frank of the Harlem mala during their performance Thursday afternoon at the Acton High School The Dip played a mock basketball game against students and staff of Acton High including several members of the girls basketball team enjoyed that part of the the most Redmen to meet the best in Gravenhurst Acton High School will be sending a combined Redmen basketball team to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association tourney Saturday In Coach Rick said competition is stiff In the tourney with several topnotch school teams participating but with an team made up of junior and senior he says the Acton squad should do well Brent Vickery Rob KenFaber Steve Spnngle Jolin Vuk I and Matt Vuk Glen Scott was also scheduled to compete but hod to bow out because of a broken ankle has also been named as coach of the East team The team composed of one player from each school In the eastern division and two designates meet the team from West in a game played Friday March in Burlington Goose Tatum gets by with a little help from Frank Marks during an entertaining afternoon of the Harlem Diplomats at Acton High School Thursday The Diplomats won the game against a team or staff and students at but they bent the rules slightly doing Midgets march forward add Paris to casualty list by Diana Ed In NOut Midgets are in again They battled back from a one game deficit to snatch victory in their ive quarterfinal playoffs against Pans last week The midgets won j in the fourth game last Tues day in Acton to even the series and nipped Paris in fifth game The victories give the midgets an eight win one lie and two losses record In the playoffs Acton had nearly lost the fourth game a must win match for them and needed four overtime goals to collect the win Paris was leading early in the third period until Rob Vermuelen netted the tying marker with two minutes left in the regulation time Pans also took the lead In the overtime but Ed came through in the crunch with four quick goals Parts opened the scoring a minute into the game on a goal by Ron Mason from Glen Graham Paris Ahead Mason potted his second to make it 2 1 at but Mike Monahan replied for Ed at to bring the midgets to within one Paris only went ahead again with five seconds left in the first stania on a goal by Jim Myerscough Vermuelen was sitting out a roughing penalty at the lime Mark Duval look charge of Ihe second period with two goats a little more than a minute apart The first one came at from Denis and Monahan Duval second marker was a effort at 7 picked up the assist Duval two goals gave Acton a 3 tie going Into Pans grabbed the lead again at of the third Barry scored on an unassisted effort That set up Vermeulen tying goal at 22 aided by his third assist Overtime Mason scored a hat trick for Paris at l into overtime to moke it but Kirton quickly nullified that with his own goal at Dell Mohammed earned tht assist pocketed the winner at and Vermeulen put in the insurance 4iand7 23 Mohammed picked up two moo assists while singles went to Kirton Randy Smith Marty Collerton and Monahan The much needed win evened the series at two games apiece and set stage for the fifth and deciding match Friday in Pons This time Acton was taking no chances Although Pans took an early lead with a goal by Dale Acton came back via s marker Pans took another short lived lead while Tim Ferguson was off serving time for interference ending the first period at 1 But Ed only came bock to the middle frame Willi three goals Gary Lumbers tied it at 1 Mike banded the midgets a lead at 56 and increased it by one with his second marker on the night Duval helped out Lumbers and Kirton on their markers and Kirton aided Monahan Pottruff connected for Pans to bring them within one before the end of stanza Duval batted in the fifth Acton goal and the even winner J remaining in the game Ed almost blew the victory when Barry Hussey scored on a goal a few seconds later but fortunately for Acton the Pans squad connect for the equalizer in the final seconds losing the match McArthur Smith and Mohammed each collected a single assist in the game for Ed while Parts aids went to Todd Mason and Ed received strong fan support from the who bussed to Pans Friday to cheer their team on to victory The Midgets now advance to the next round of the all Ontario playoffs Dates and teams have yet to be announced Lions eliminate Elora to reach WW finals The Acton Lions will meet Fergus for the WaterlooWellington gue championships after their third straight vie over They downed 3 Mon day in Acton took a twogoal lead in the game on a couple of quick first per markers Brad O put Acton on the scoreboard with his first goals of the sea son an unassisted short handed effort at of the second period David Thomas tied the game with his second period goal at with Sandy counting an assist Elora took a short lived lead again early in the final frame until Mike Hudson and Tony Van Dam connected to win the match Danager Hudson Thomas and Heath Norton picked up aids Steve Talllefcr played strong In nets The Lions spent Sat urday battling Gueiph pecwecs in an exhibition match coming out with a tie and Acton traded a pair or goais in the first frame Gueiph opened the scoring the one minute mark Van Dam at 10 scored again a minute later with Hudson reply Ing for Acton at 50 Hudson Greg James and Van Dam counted bra scored early in the second period to take a 32 lead but goals by Van Dam Hudson and Thomas with two put the Lions ahead Gueiph Acton s performance with three goals of their own in the first half of the final stanza to tie the game Hudson potted his third goal to put Acton ahead at 12 but the lead lasted only seconds be fore had tied it Dates for finals against Fergus have not yet been confirmed Mike Morris almost connects an a goal in Industrial league action bun day night at the Com Centre Blow Press Wayne Deforest gives Morris a quick push out of Pressmen goalie Robin way while Ken Owen looks on Blow Press won the match taking a one game lead in the ihree layoff series Hellers upset Centre to take a one game lead in their series The Saturday evening 10 Pressmen Hellers take Puffers head west for championships one game lead in playoffs season luff Puffers They will be competing ended in third spot in j the Division with their division of 15 other teams in the Wellington championships and are ferin league and won scheduled to play teams Thursday to compete three of six tournaments from British Columbia In National Oldtimers they competed in this Alberta and Peter The Hailon Hills Puffers of the Halton Wellington Du noncontact hockey league are leaving for Vancouver tomorrow borough It J proved There will be eight The Huff Puffers islons in the champion met Peterborough last ships with four teams year and suffered a consisting of former pro- loss but this year soys players com in the A division About 100 teams Will compete The team raised money to go to Vancouver by holding dances draws and stags There are players coaches and managers on the team hut only will travel to tomorrow The team Don White coach Jim Clarke manager trainer Ralph Melton Jerry Van der Eyken Harry Stone John Kevin McLean Jim Brown Jim James Walter Brian Bruce McMeeker McDonald Lome Smith Pat Eric Stone Bill McCormlck Kevin Galway Bill Power Don Stone Kent BUI Kent Fred Buchanan Sid Harris and Fred Inge and Buchanan won t be the trip Bants advance Hills Huff a Puffers are on their way to Vancouver for the national championships They are front row left to right Ralph Melton Jerry Van Harry Stone John Kevin McLean Jim Brown Middle row Jim James Walter Brian Qulnn Bruce McMeekcn Iluntlger trainer Steve McDonald Lome Smith Pat Eric Stone Back row Don White coach Bill Kevin BUI Power Don Stone Kent Bill Kent Jim Clarke manager Missing Fred Buchanan Sid Harris and Buchanan will not be making the trip The Rotary Club minor bantams advanced to the next round of Waterloo- Wellington playoffs after skating off the rink with a victory and a tie over New Hamburg recently Acton tied New Ham burg in the second game of the best of three series on February IB and shut them out In the third game Both matches were contested in Acton Earlier the minor bonis took a game lead with a victory In the second game Vince scored both goals for Acton with Stan Smith and Troy earning as Scoring was spread out In the third gome with single markers coming from Jim Richard Randy Coverdale Paul Cargill Dave McKnight and Brad McPhcrson Riek picked up three assists in the game while Cargill and Richard Kilpatrick counted an aid each Tho minor bantams are wailing for the winner of the match up before they continue WW playoffs Hellers and Blow Press took game leads in the Acton Industrial League playoffs Sunday the Community Centre Hellers nipped Lakevicw Centre 4 3 in their best of three series while Blow Press doubled Acton Terminal in their series The next game will Saturday night at the Community Centre with the third game if played Sunday night Blow Press as first place finishers had home advantage for the game but that didn stop ATW as they built a lead by the the first period Mike Morris connected on the first marker at 3 31 with Chris Tenant picking up the assist Gary Marsh bounced one In past goalie Robin for the second ATW goal at Ken earned the aid Blow Press got on the scoreboard at of the second period after Ken Owens netted one on a pass from Fred Crawford Owen tied it for Blow Press a few minutes inter from Wayne Deforest Dave Morris replied for ATW at 33 still In Ihe middle frame to give them another one goal lead going into the final period third frame was all Blow Press as they four unanswered goals to snatch the victory Wayne Allan started things off for the Pressmen with a quick goal seconds into the period tying the game Bill Fields added two more to the total at and 15 to give the Pressmen a twogoal lead Deforest netted the insurance at 1G 12 Sid Barnes earned two assists on the Field goals Fields also picked up a single George McPhail counted an aid for ATW Van Fleet of Hellers battled a one goat deficit to conquer Lakeview Centre 4 in overtime Van Fleet scored the tying goal with less than a minute remaining in the game and then nt on to net the winning marker in overtime and Hellers traded goals throughout the game Lakeview going first at of the opening period Floyd scored with Jim Hogget and Steve Atkinson Randy Maclntyrc replied for Hellers seven mm utes into the second period from John Ashley Hillicr potted his second of the night two minutes later to make it 2 1 for Hellers Jim and Steve Atkinson counted brackets Hellers came back to tie It again on a marker by John from Lloyd and Dave Thompson at 15 23 of the final frame only to have Lakeview Bruce Cooksley net what he thought would be the winner at But Van never soydie Fleet finally connected to tie the game and not a moment with only 46 seconds left in the match He repeated his performance a few minutes later in the overtime period to snatch the victory from Hellers Maclntyrc pocketed two assists while a single went to Dan Arbic Game times Saturday arc and and Hellers faceoff first Wagnor connects in Beardmore win Acton the first game scoring fjew Hamburg tied It Wagner gave Beard- minor split their all three Acton markers j more a onegoal lead at playoff series against as nipped only to have the seven minute mark of New Hamburg one game New Hamburg last wngner lwo mor period in game apiece despite Stove Wednesday goals 7 of the two in New Hamburg but Wagner four goals In Wagner opened the middle frame and 40 of the opposition come back two games scoring in the first period the third Gordon Mil to Acton Wagner led the way in at earned both assists Saturday