Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 6, 1980, p. 11

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sports and recreation Year Wcdlltsdai AttgtlSt I Wcdntsda August BBSS Unisal close to first upends Hornby Olympia Drive- In squirts upended Hornby In girl boll Wednesday Kane Gudgeon was the winning pitcher for Acto and batted several hits plus a home run in the game Hornby look lead at the end of the first inning despite Acton singles from Kolosvan Kim Hagan and Gudgeon But the big hit came from Acton Carrie Gallant who smashed a circuit blower driving in three Acton took over the lead atttlne second Gudgeon and Tammy Corkurrt belled home runs Gudgeon wag brought in for chucking duties walking one player and whiffing three sluggers in a row Kolosvari Gallant Chrissy Howard batted singles Bui Hornby turned the tables in the third whiffing three and scoring a single run to make it with still In the lead Hornby continued to fight back in the fourth adding six runs to their but Olympia answered four and Corkum slammed singles Lisa Gallant and all stroked singles In the fifth inning as Olympia scored eight runs most of them walks to make the final score 13 Five homers Nellis Construction blasted Llmehouse last Monday July in Rural action at Prospect Pork Shawn went the distance on the mound In the first jumped into lead Jamie Worth man was batted in by a threebagger belonging to Mike Williams Dryden Paul Sankey Ron Salmon John Katsliiens and Todd Deforest also touched home Steve Bury Cory Wilson and scored for Jeff Fuller and Dryden scored In the second while Acton kept off the boards Then in the tiiird inning exploded slugging five I run Worth man belted a single and was knocked in by Williams homer He was followed by circuit blowers from Fuller and Salmon who drove in Sankey Worthman slugged the fifth homer bringing in Todd Deforest who slammed a single repeated tl performance with seven runs in the fourth Williams was knocked in by a triple courtesy of Fuller was sent walking before Sankey slammed a single sending Fuller on his way Salmon slugged another single followed by a double from Deforest Lindsay a double drove in Deforest before a single by Worthman brought him in The inning ended with on board The bats cracking for though Dryden allowed only four players to Continued on has looking over their shoulders in the Acton men industrial ball league after their last two games There is only one gome separating the two teams a situation that could have been avoided if Freadom t given up that fourpoint match Wednesday see story below They recieved a further blow Monday despite squeezing post Station Hotel Unfortunately for also picked up two points in a win over the The third game Monday featuring a battle of the basement between Van and Hills Electric was cancelled The diamond was in use for the regular Monday night midget game As the standings are now still has a slight lead on first Unisal Is right behind them Firestone has been on a downward slide but holding on to third with Station Hotel in fourth Station loss puts them In a precarious position too Only four points separate them from last place The fourth and final spot could go to Electric or even gasp Von a No likes to blow an lead but Freadom heaved a sigh of relief when Station performed that Monday night at Prospect Pork Station scored seven runs in the second TUIU- ov losing effort Dennis Sid Barnes Larry King Firestone lost to The win put closer to the coveted Dave rtayne Hot dbg Deforest George Carton and Bill touched Another run In the third by Deforest TriCount report Big win puts bants third Terry Masales bunts during Monday Industrial league ball though first place An important victory in a fourpoint game put Hills Furniture bantams In third placeas girl a county ball wound up their regular season last week They barely squeezed past in a 10 thriller Wednesday moving them from fifth to third Earlier in the week they fell to 104 Last night Tuesday they started the playoffs in Prospect Park but results were unavailable by press time In Wednesday a match the Acton girls were ahead going Into the fourth inning They scored four runs In the first inning with Susan Tufford Kim White Andrea Arbic and crossing the plate Susan White and Arbic touched home in the second to make It but held them scoreless in the third as they attempted to catch up scoring two runs White batted a single in the fourth and touchedhomclateronaslngleby Arbic but the lead was narrowed again by two more runs Hills Furniture exploded in the fifth though creating a sizeable lead scoring seven runs Judy Vetricek slam a single fallowed by Colleen McKnight who walked They were knocked in a triple by Nancy George Susan Tufford batted a single followed singles from White Diane Hancock who plays on the team and BettyLou Tufford and Anne Grien two more peewee members struck out but Vericek slam med a single bringing across the plate for the seventh run had added a single run to their score making it George and White scored the final two runs for Acton Then Halton Hills Furniture sal back and watched whittle away heir lead scored two runs in the sixth and seven more in the seventh The game came to an end when the bants tagged a runner on her way to second to get the third out In lost Tuesday contest Teresa Dunn started the gome with a home run right off the top of the firs inning White McKnight Dunn and Robin McCIure batted hits In second but scored no runs meanwhile had scored three runs by Laurie McMUlcn Angle Macklc and Wilkie Neither team scored in the third but then went ahead with four runs In the fourth a single In the fifth and two in the sixth Wilkie Jcnclte Jones Winer and Cheryl Brown with a homer counted the GretchenCathropesIammedasinglc the lone hit for Acton in the fourth then CI we and peewee Gaynor belted hits in the fifth White was on her way home after a hit but was tagged out was left on base after slugging a hit in the sixth In the seventh Acton attempted their comeback with Dunn Mc CI and Vericek reaching home George also batted a single but was left on board as the next three batters struck out The game ended 104 Coach Ron said the team s success was largely due to Elmer Dunn the team Since many of the bantam team members were on vacation had trouble fielding a squad Without the peewee team assistance he added Halton Hills Furniture bants would have folded Instead he said they finished third Buildall tops Mackenzie Build all finished In top spot In bantam county league with a record of 12 wins and only two losses They lost two games in a tournament In Actons Olympics Who needs Moscow when you have the Recreation Deportment a mInlolympic The games were held last week at Acton High School Held and gymnasium playground groups from Acton and Georgetown participating The events started off with the recreation department version or ball when each player must place balls In hoop faster lhan the other team Then It was on to the watersports of sort Players had to fill a cup of water from a bucket without using their hands and dump It Into another bucket The fullest bucket wins Then the archery compel tion where throwers attempt to get the into the net The yard dash six times over and the long Jump to wind things up were the other events Right Is ready to run the 100 yard dash Cheering him on arc team mates Mike McLean Wayne Bouse field John Krudwig and lie James oil of Acton Below are brothers Ian and Desmond of Georgetown who enjoy a watermelon after the competition Is aver But bounced back with eight runs in the fourth Rick McArthur Dan Mike McGregor Lloyd George Wallls Ruddy Holmes Randy Takeda and Barry Buchanan reached home Takeda In the fifth to clinch the game The score was tied after the first com inning in Mondays second game Jules Russian batted a double and Ray Graham a single to two Wally and Rick Coe touched home for went ahead in the second Inning with a single run on a double by Charlie Harrison Terry Bruce Cunning ham and Ella each batted slrglcs in the fourth Singles by Ian Campbell and Coe drove them home That mode It the top of the sixth when the Oldtlmers finally scored another run Don Archibald crossed the plate on a single by Doug Pratt But Unisal came back with three runs in the bottom of the sixth Campbell belted a double bringing home Ella Al smocked a triple driving home Campbell touched home for the third run The Oldiimers iricd one more time I oping to gain some ground in the stand ings They went quickly in the and en Terry Mosaics slugged a single In the eight Tlorton was out on a fly ball but Graham batted a single Both touched home In the losing cause as Archibald grounded out and Pratt hit a fly game ended 9 j Sunday the Firestone face Van at p Hills Electric meets 30 Then Station and do battle at IS The league will catch up on ralncdout and postponed matches the week following the end of the schedule August The last scheduled games are August 17 gain ground Wed Saturday July a defeat at the hands of Walton and a shutout to Brest Unless some exhibition games ore pencilled in during the bants regular Monday time slot at Prospect Park they will be Idle until August when they face Hespeler in Time and place have not been final lied Eds handed game A few timely words by two Puslinch ball players midway through the eighth inning Thursday in Eden Mills gave Ed a In N Out midgets a victory in action The two Puslinch players were ejected from the game and with only one substitute available they field a team Good thing too since Ed a was down at that point 11 Last week as you will recall Ed lost their second game of the season when forfeited to Eden Mills after a player was ejected They were winning at the time Ed s had the lead earlier In Thursday a game too taking a fl1 jump over in the third Gord Mark Duval Denis Kirton Dave Wilson Bob Andrews and Paul Campbell crossed the plate for the Two more runs by Rick Greenly and McArthur in the fourth built the lead to But rallied with three runs In the fifth and six of their own in the sixth tying the game 1010 Greenly and Duval touched home for Ed other two runs A single run by In the seventh gave them the lead until their eighth inning mistake Wilson started off on the mound for Ed with relieving him in the sixth Wednesday night In Acton carried out a 17 conquest Wilson took it to the eighth Inning for Ed before Kirton replaced him Ed started off Blow with a single run by Greenly in the first frame Continued on It was probably one of the most defensive games played all season And also the most as the ho top teams In mens industrial league met in the Wednesday night match at Prospect Park Ion Campbell and Al Bouscfield gave a tworun lead in the top of the first frame Bill Mc Grain went walking and Roy Bosch reached first on an error in the sec A hit by Wally Ella and Campbell drove them home making It Freadom rallied in the third Ruddy Hoi belted a single reaching base an an error Mike McGregor batted a double followed by a single from Rick McArthur But was tagged on second which gave Freadom only two runs went out quickly in the third with only reaching base but Ken Paisley struck gold in he bottom of the fifth as McGregor knocked him in re adorn as to scoreless inn Terry 0 read home in the third for what proved to be Unisal final run They only managed three hits since Randy relieved Holmes in the fourth on Freadom mound But couldn drive in any runs McGregor and Campbell were the only sluggers to get on board The innings were short with both teams out on fly balls The gome ended Tonight Van has a shot at getting out of the cellar as they face Station Hotel at Prospect Pork Game time is p Mark Sawden an Allb graduate was voted outstanding of the annual National Soccer League international tournament Monday He plays for the Toronto Jets which reached the finals of the tournament They lost however to another Toronto team from I Teams Scotland and the United Slates competed In the tournament Youth wins best goalie in international soccer meet Mark Sawden 18yearold resident of Acton and graduate of Acton High School was chosen the outstanding goalkeeper of international youth soccer tournament Monday In Toronto is captain of the Toronto Jets a soccer team in the division of the National Soccer League Monday at Lamport Stadium In Toronto the competed in the final of the annual tournament involving teams from Scot land England United States and Canada but they were defeated by another Toronto team The Jets reached the finals after scoring a overtime win over Weston In the semis They had an easy time in the preliminary rounds of the tournament scoring IB goals in three games They came out of the tournament with the runners up trophy Sawden began his career with the Acton Soccer League and attributes much of skill to his first goalkeeper coach Norman of Knox Avenue Ho was also coached by Kevin Lumbers for Acton before he joined the Georgetown Reps under the tuition of famed coach Stu Thi3 is his second season with the Jets Sawden also university in the fall after accepting a scholarship at Bin Hamilton But he will still be Involved In sport Sawden says his ambition Is to become a of sports medicine

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