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B2 Acton Froo Press Wednesday Sopt 24 sports and recreation Chase wins biathlon again Archie Chase Georgetown resident and Raider wheeled past the start finish line Saturday to win the second annual Acton biathlon for the second time in a row Chase shaved minutes off of last year a time to finish the gruelling race in minutes and seconds Organizer Scott Lee was right behind Chase finishing in minutes and seconds Larry Cain came third in minutes and seconds The biathlon Is a part bicycle part foot race through the streets of Acton Twelve competitors from as far away as Montreal and Ottawa lined up at the start finish line at Lee Division Street home at m Saturday When the gun went off they bicycled to the curling club ran up Church ill Road and back hopped on their bikes cycled out to Stiver Creek ran part of the Bruce Trail grabbed a blue or yellow ribbon ran back hopped back on their bikes and cycled to the finish line Several competitors were Olympic or former Olympic athletes including Lee who was on the national canoe team during the 1963 and 1972 games Penny Bales who is on the national track team and competed in the Montreal games was the only woman to enter She finished with a time of beating her husband Olympic coach John Bales by a fraction of a second This year biathlon went off without a hitch compared to last year when several competitors got lost The last crossed tho finish line only 19 minutes after the winner Complete results Archel Chase OB Scott Lee 24 3 Larry Caln69 13 Paul Anderson 38 Kevin McMillan 6 Greg 7 Dave Myers Auggie Sartor Penny 84 John Bales 27 Glenn crack of lie gun lb competitors In the second annual Acton biathlon are off The combination toot and bicycle race held Saturday was wop by Chase of Georgetown again t DIANA AHS pair qualify for final The Junior mixed doubles team of Kelly White and Ken have advanced to the Peel in secondary school tennis competition They defeated White Oak Assumption in the finals of the Haiton high school tennis championships held Wednesday in Burlington The Peel arc being held on the courts in Bronte Provincial Park today I Wednesday Larry lo t in the first round to the number one seed and top Ontario Junior In the senior boys singles Wednesday In boys doubles Steve and Bob McClurc travelled to before being ousted Vcrmculen and Todd were eliminated in the first round of mixed doubles as was Corrina Moreau and Paula Ruppert in the senior girls doubles Jones travelled to the semis of the girls singles The junior team had more luck Laurie Moreau advanced to the semis after Continued on Astros meet conquer challenge The Acton Astros captured the Beatrice Youth Challenge Cup for provincial major pee wees in a gripping final Saturday in St Catharines The Astros needed more than 30 minutes of overtime play to down Dundas 42 and win the provincial Cup The Challenge Cup is by Beatrice Foods for towns with a population of and under Acton population is about 7 The game was tied going into the final minute of play until Mike Hudson vho scared the first goal popped up again bagging what appeared to be the winner from his right wing position The Astros who were beaten 11 1 and 30 by In regular season play seemed to have the title all sewn up But incredibly fought back a left wing pass across the goal mouth and Into the net scoring the tying marker with only 10 seconds remaining Vet comeback t deter Ac ton They played as keenly during the two overtime perods as they did in the half Neither team scored however so each team was alio ted penalty kicks to decide a winner Dundas was up first but Astro Brad foiled their attempts shutting them out on their first four kicks the Astros rebounded connecting on two of their four kicks Ron Van Item Peter Wr scored a few minutes Inter Cup was handed to Acton It was the est game the Astros play all season since they experienced little fficulty sposing Bradford in the semi finals last month Coach Sandy Hudson said credit should go to every member of the Astros and singled out for his astonishing display of Trojans tops Racing back to their blkea on Churchill roai during he biathlon Saturday The Acton Trojans junior soccer club marched off the field Saturday in Cedar- vale Park in Georgetown the same way they marched on Champions Only by the end of the game It was of They defeated Georgetown Metros 2 to capture the playoff championship already holding the league championship title Add that to their unbeatable no losses In games one tic and goals total scored record and you have the stuff champions are made of The game was tight said coach Brian Saxon until the final minutes of the sec ond half when Bob Little unleashed two powerful shots to capture the victory It was a good strong team perfor mance said Saxon much the way they played throughout the season I proud of them They did well all sea son I like to thank them for their effort he added Baying many had cut short hoi or taken off work to play with the team Saxon also said he would like to thank the parents for their support Next year the Trojans return almost Intact GoaaysSaxon he hopes for even big and better things But right now Acton will settle for the title undefeated champ ions Premier season a Optimists champions success The Acton Optimists are the Rural squirt champions after shutting out Llmehouse In the third and deciding game of the playoff finals Thursday David led the Optimists to victory whiffing 14 batters on the mound and McGilloway slamming a home run and a single Coach John and manager Andy Williams said they would like to congratulate the team for it performance this year As well they added they would like to thank the Optimist Club for It support and sponsorship joins junior A Goalie clinic Former Sabre and Acton resident David has signed with the New market Flyers of the provincial Junior A tier two hockey league has already suited up for the first exhibition game last Thursday against the North Bay Trappers Last year the lByearold was top goal getter for the Georgetown Gemini of the Central Junior B league and named to the first team He will be living and attending school In Newmarket and has been asked to help out with the town minor hockey organization and figure skating club The Acton Minor Hockey Association Is holding a goalie clink day October 4 starting at a m The clinic Is free to all goalies registered with the AMHA It will last three and a half hours with two hours of ice time and the rest of classroom lessons Instructors will be from the Ontario Hockey Association Anyone interested should contact Herb at Hockey hopefuls still have a chance to register before the clinic The is holding another registration day this Saturday at the arena You can sign up between and The Acton Foxes completed their first season on the weekend after a tournament in Bolton Although they came away from the tournament empty handed the Foxes had a successful season The firstever girls soccer team in Acton started the season dismally They were now Inexperienced but enthusiastic who developed Into a fearsome In the league In fact the Foxes finished an third out of six teams in a four yearold league Not a bad performance for a rookie squad Equally Impressive were their defeats of such powerhouses as Milton Bolton and Georgetown In league standings Coach Carol Saxon said the Foxes reputation of good sportsmanship made them a team Acton can be proud of She said next year the club hopes to expand girls soccer to more ago groups and more teams The Foxes she added would like to thank all those who supported the team in their inaugural season It made a difference she said Presenting the Beatrice Youth Challenge Cup peewee cham pious the Acton Astros They won the final game Saturday in St Cathdrinn In a stunning match Front row left to right Ron Van Item Mark Splinter Brad You mam Richard Kllpatrlck back row Emit Mike Hudson Steven Kelly David Van Stewart Hoi and behind them the coach Sandy Hudson Hornby takes GIFL in thriller Hornby and AkersClark squared off for the fifth and final game Tuesday night In Hornby to decide the championship In the Georgetown Industrial fastball league Hornby wins F L in Inning The fifth game became a necessity after Monday night game at the fairgrounds when Clark walked over Hornby with a 155 win Keith McKinnon was the winning for the Realtors This set up the In Hornby Tuesday night AkersClark took a lead over Hornby on a two run homer by the third Backer Lcs Wilson Hornby eventually tied the game up and went Into extra Innings Both sides had their chances but the bottom of the inning provided unlucky for AkersClark as Hornby scored with two out Frank Robinson crossed the plate with the championship run as a ball hit by Andy Irenes proved too hot to handle for the Realtors Keith McKinnon who had pitched 22 in nings in two nights pitched a fine game for Don Martin who had a very sore shoulder which kept him out of tho previous two games hurled one heck of a game for the winners and seemed to be getting as the game went on Congratulations are In oraer for the entire staff on both teams as they provided good entertainment Tor the man loyal fans who came out to support them With the fourth place finishers in regular league play Hornby and the sixth place finishers playing for the championship It Just goes to show the kind of balance in the league this year In any given night the last place team could beat the first place team There 11 be a dance Saturday Sept at Sacred Heart Hall m There will be a presentation of trophies to the most valuable player from each team as well as the championship trophy Acton Trojan undefeated this year took the cup final agatnit Metros Saturday Front tow lefttorightareTonySaxoo Pan Nolan JohnSemenec Martin Mike Mason Back Bob who scored two goals Mike Ashley Gord Glenn Dave Dana Greg Maltby Harold coach Brian Saxon Missing Derek Hodgson girls finish first in crosscountry meet The Acton High School girls cross country team came first overall in a competition between AHS and Milton High School Thursday In Acton Susan Klnnl a Junior runner at finished the girls 3 metre run first with a time of 13 Heather Thatcher also a Junior and also from finished second five seconds behind with a time of 13 The Acton girls team scored points while Milton collected 24 The boys team did equally well with the midget and Junior boys finishing first although Milton took top spot overall with points had 24 Tho midget boys came first with points while Milton finished with 106 The Junior boys finished with points white Milton I ad David McGregor of Acton came third overall In the boys 000 metres with a time of Bill of Acton was fourth with a time of 12 Roy of Milton came first with a time of 10 The following is a complete list of finishers and time Susan AHS 51 Heather Thatcher Corlnne Kollmon mid MILT Lynn Copelond MILT Jeannette Glcsen Elko AHS 7 Nadine Morby sen MILT 15 IB Janet jun 15 49 Karen Brill Val Plant MILT IS Lynda Wingficld MILT Sheila Willows mid MILT NT METRES I Roy sen MILT Jun MILT David McGregor 4 BUI McKenilesr AHS Nolt MILT 12 Marc Saunders MILT George Gldman AHS 12 Stevo Davles sr MILT 389 Peter Schmidt MILT 45 10 Brian mid 12 49 II Scott McDonough AHS 12 Norman Bourassa sr 12 13 Gord Glenn Rick mid AHS 13 Tony Wight Jun Jena Franksen AHS Tim Gurgesa MILT 18 Randy Lover mid AHS Mike- Van Wort mid MILT 13 32 Glenn Arcler mid AHS 21 Tom McDonough jun AHS Greg Scott Allonby mid AHS Glenn Faulkner mid MILT 13 Dave Forbes Jun AHS IS MarkStaloyJunAHS14 Rob Warrington AHS Steve Bacon Br MILT John jun MILT 32 Warren mid 31 Adrian Foster mid MILT 32 Graeme Hicken mid MILT Howie Scnnnell mid MILT 34 Ian White MILT 12 Rhys mid Greg Mcintosh sr MILT JohnMooney AHS 100238 mid MILT 1936-