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Kilpatrick is no heel on pitch If Paul Kilpatrick has an Achilles heel It must be tough to find Hlllsburgh Torpedoes defenders spot his weakness as Kilpatrick booted a hat trick to lead his Achilles Motors Flames to a win over Torpedoes In the Erin and District Gab Cup mosquito soccer championship finals Jon tallied twice and Ricky rounded out the scoring for Acton Achilles Motors dropped Salamanders to advance into the finals In other mosquito playoff action Acton Kings crowned 43 on penalty kicks but were dropped In the second game by Hillsburgh Torpedoes Coaches Richard Van and Barry felt the Flames success this was due to the strong play of the younger players like David Thorpe Steven Robertson Rodney Lavcr and Chris Graham Other Flames players were Geoff Malt by Scott Corcoran Tim soccer Oakley John Beaulieu Sean Cesar and Marianne Van Ladies soccer Acton Ladles soccer team wrapped up their GIRLS season with a close 1 loss to Georgetown The league is strictly recreational so no points or standings are recorded Team spokesperson Carol Saxon felt the club had improved tremendously since the beginning of tills rookie Benson Their record was Impressive since all the other towns Involved In the league Georgetown Milton and Bolton have all fielded teams previously Next season Miss Saxon said she hopes to create more Interest in the sport and I opes lure a few more players out to the club This year the team had players registered but had problems filling the roster during the holidays Hard knocks When opportunity knocks Rockwood take full advantage The atom club took full ad vantage of every Acton Achilles Flamc3 mistake as Ihey won a comeback decision Paul Ricky and John scored for the Flames in first half of he game but It enough to stop the determined surge Hes a wolf Scan and Chris Graham both connected for singles also assisted on three tallies Graham helped on Jeff and Joey also had one assist each Thats all Now teams arc busily preparing for the final day of playoffs Saturday Sept The squirt championship will be held fromll 1512 Z Bennett Bantams wrap up their season at McKenzleSmlth School from 35 m and Ihe Atom finals from 2 at M Bennett sports and recreation One Hundred and Seventh Year No ACTON SEPTEMBER 1981 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1981 Second Section OASA tourney Kirton s for Fread Last year Construction stole the laurels in the Acton Industrial Fastball League They won have a chance to repeat their ways Fread was the victim of a surprise upset after dropping the best of three quarter final scries to Construction in two games straight Fread finished Ihe regular season in fourth spot had the sixth and final playoff tlon got the lead in the series two weeks ago by dropping held off a seventh inning comeback at tempt by to win the second game and the series with a close decision Denis Kirton was best on the mound and was credited with the win put out in front as he scored in the top of the first frame In the bottom half of the inning Unlsal charged ahead with runs from Ian Campbell Denis Kirton and Glenn McKenzle Fread regained the lead with three runs in Ihe second Inning Mike McGregor Bob crossed the pi a to for his second run of the night and Rick Coc followed with the ing run in the second half of the inning held scoreless for the next four scored in the second Inning with just one out but read get the tying run a winning ways were quickly snuffed in the first game of the beat of three semi final when they were dumped by league leading Gordon Dawc Roadrunncrs Brace scored off a single to put Runners in the early lead Unlsal took the lead in the next inning when Ella A Bouse field and Rick Coe touched home plate Macphcrsan again scored to close the score to 32 at the bottom of the fourth inning J Legate Ron Don Richard Bruce MacPhcrson Bill Hedge and D Black scored to push Runners ahead In the other series Georgetown Indepcnd Free Press Metroes humbled vey Firestone Oldtlmcrs Metros wcro tied going into the bottom of the sixth inning then Metroes bats started connecting All nine batters scored Joe acton ball Forest made it across the plate twice Dave Mills and Gary Pickles scored twice each for Metroes Dick Spear Mike Will Dan Hoy Spear and Karl Killingbeck all crossed the plate for Metroes Jules Russia and Don Archibald scored for Metroes Metroes play the second game of their semi final series tomorrow night 30 pm at Prospect Park Sew Sew Hammond Sewing Service stitched up the Grasshopper Softball League season Monday night in fitting form Hammond dropped Acton Home Hardware in a close IS- 10 win Last week the Hammond squad matched Plastics run for run in a draw Jeremy Marsh scored Hammond tying run on the laal play of the final frame Kerri Arm strong pounded a pair of homers and added another run David was good for five runs Including a four bagger Graham Ruse a homer and another pair of runs Bryan Holski and Dcanne Blashuk rounded the bags three times each Ryan Lofthouso put another pair of rum in tiie score book Leo Armstrong helped Hammond with his strong play from third base Hammond wasn as fortunate when It met up with Emily Natural Foods Hammonds dropped a decision to the Emily club Kerri Armstrong led the scoring for Hammonds with four runs Including a homer Leo Armstrong and Graham Ruse both scored a pair of runs Jeremy Marsh was good for a homer Bryan Ryan and Nell touched homo plate once each Adam Continued on page bird no just flying Acton Midgets catcher enter fielder Tim Baker who la sequence from left right takes a spectacular dive as he tries hit by a St player Despite the heroics SI Marys still downed Acton 1 mm a Twoirirow for The calendar may have changed but said Right now If they win or results were still the same In he lose it docsn matter to them Ontario Amateur Softball Association Napanee beat Acton 4 Roy Spear championships at Prospect Park lost scores for Acton In top of the second weekend inning Spear allowed three hits and Last year champion and Ihe fourth fanned a pair of batters in losing best ball club in the country Napanee effort captured heir second consecutive Grimsby slumped S Mary in championship crown as BUI the second game of the tourney threw an 11 strikeout no hitter to beat Orleans pitcher Charles Grimsby threw a three strikeout no hitler as his II was also the same old and tiresome club blanked Lindsay 44 story for the tourney hosts Actons Napanee edged Grimsby in a close Ed Inand Out Midgets The local decision was on the mound boys had a brief show of stylo in their for the winners and allowed only one hit 1 opening round loss to champion in the lop of the last Inning Si Mary knocked Acton out of the Our pitching was superb Roy tournament with a close win The Spear was excellent against game was scoreless until the top of the Napanee said manager Dan sixth inning when SI Mary scored a He Just had no help from the bats pair of runs Dan Wilson scored with Acton left seven runners on base In none out to close the gap the bottom the loss to of the frame Tom Shannon poked a Aclon suffered from same doublf but get hit home dilemma against SI Mary in their Grimsby knocked Lindsay out of the second loss of the double knockout running with a rout The Grimsby tourney Hurler Dan Cooler Wilson did side made good on all but two of their IS an admirable job on Ihe mound hits allowing a mere three hits still the bounced Orleans with a 151 Midgets dropped the decision 1 humiliation Midgets on the oilier hand peppered Grimsby look St Mary to seven hits but left five men on base remove losers from the tour Mr Consistent of midgets catcher Tim Baker snatched some well A close loss lo Grimsby spilled the deserved praise from manager death of Orleans championship Tim Baker picked off Tour guys dreams stealing bases picking off four guys In the finals Napanee scored once In against anybody Is doing a hell of a job the second frame and three times In but against it s great said the third as hey dropped Grimsby Arblc One and only Acton Dan Wilson slips past St Marys Midgets 1 loss Despite score and lack of hitting is still pleased with his clubs play It probably our best game of the season ho said The same against St Mary as good of a loos St Mary s Is a C club they just movedupfromtheCdlvislon So did wo have a club there no doubt about that said The tourney marked the virtual close of the season for Midgets weeks the team travels to Woodstock to play in the Intercounty championships then it s time to hong up he cleats for another season The Acton club still has two rained out games to make up with Gait but Gait Is out of the playoffs so it s doubtful the games will be played This past weekend might have been the last chance to see Midgets at least as we now know them Manager said there will be some drastic changes In club next year either In personal or players attitudes Next season he hopes the team will play for keeps not lackadaisically as they nave season I have a feeling Ihey don know anything about playing In an Ontario championship or any tournament Sitting down on the job An Orleans bascrunncr and Lindsay s short stop both end up In the dirt after slide to second base