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frigs sports and recreation One and Seventh Year No 9 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBERS Second Section One and Seventh Year No 9 ACTON ONTARIO WEDN SEPTEMBERS Where it go This net minder tries lo follow Ihe puck blasted over him during a scrimmage Tuesday flight In Jr B begin Russiani is starting to rattle his Sabres To the odd hockey players trying out for the 1981 Acton Sabres roster the season just beginning Tor coach Jules it is far from the beginning of an endless drive for the Ontario Hockey Association championship by Dave Dorkcn This year Sabres first game of the season is fittingly against those same Cougars October The teams may still have the same names but many of the key individuals of the past year Sabres squad have names like Glenn Motor Murray the league top The beginning tor him was when he signed on as Sabres scorer and MVP The two premier penalty killers in the mentor The job was difficult but successful last year as his league according to captain Pat Fung and Barry crew battled league leading Burlington Cougars through Trood Roy Dollman Art Currie and net minder Steve seven gruelling playoff games before out of gas are all over age this season When you lose people the calibre of Glenn Murray Barry Pat Fung and Sieve M Her they re hard replace We have no this year in holes we re still try ng fill with the quality of players we ve lost we have holes we II never fill d an Theywcrethcbest nthe league to replace Your only hope is to replace them with raw talent someone who comes along that youean teach Russiani may have lost some talent but he has about 14 players returning from last year and another two locals Todd and Wade Vickery are both try out this season Defence back The ve corps of Mark Duval Rob Vcr Rob and Den are b to help our veteran Wayne McDougall Forwards David McGlllovay Mike Denis K and Don Brown arc also go ng to be skating for Sabres Another seven or eight players are at A camps for could be back The coach is busy look over the players during at three arenas in Guelph Like most coaches Russian wascr Ileal of theplayof his new changes but t d at the recruits We have a lot of talent it just a matter of eking it apart said He also has hopes the rather large shoes of last year leaders Murray and Were looking for Dave and Mark Duval lo provide leadership We have a good backbone for the team a good sol base to build the team on he Few good ones We have a few really good players mov up from the Acton Minor Hockey system re looking about two years away Duval Denis Kir ton and Mike arc back so wc have good talent this year Randy Coverdale is working really hard he got the determination and desire Tim Ferguson is the same they 1 ke playing hockey and it shows the coach Worse last year Tt club was in a worst boat last year They Into the pre season alter a dismal season of cellar dwelling Acton was rebuild last year we had six goodsenlors we had to put the rest of the onus on the midgets sa Russiani This year the club Is look ng healthlerthey have come off their best season ever the first time they ve ever made it Into the playoffs went through their longest winning streak of 12 con sect games and best off all for have finally earned respect as a team to be con tended with With ills respect he club has also picked up some drawing power A young player would twice to get into a like the Sabres of old unless he enjoyed 1 vlng In the cellar This season is having no problems drawing talented new recruits For a team like Acton this Is of most Impor lance Small draw Wc draw players from Guelph Brampton and Acton It a pretty large area but the population that great Teams like Strectsville Derby have players from Mlsslssauga and Metropolitan Toronto The Burl ngton and Oakvillc Ono thing the coach hopes slays consistent with the club from last season Is obi to make pred Last year I was only out by one point but It still too early to tell this season I wait until Considering the club talent this year would have a hard time convincing any body club won show at least as much sue cess in the playoffs this season Hes not Lion theyre Kings Lions might be called the Kings of the Jungle but in Acton they re also Kings of the pitch Last week Lions Lincoln Cassle booted a hat trick j to give his Lions soccer club a close comeback Eramosa Wayne Bouscfleld connected on Lions other two goals Lucas found the opening twice for Mike Turner and Larry rounded out he score with the singles was first on the board but Lions soon evened things up The Eramosa club again jumped tstay there Lions finally took con trol of the game scoring the winning goal and a security marker Mazurca booted his second tally of the night but comeback just ran out of time and Jeremy Cooney all played fine games for the Lions The meet Rexdale in the semi finals Saturday 30pm at Central Park in Brampton No Angels Moving men Acton Junior B are on move Last year the Junior club strolled off with all the laurels In the Georgetown Soccer league as they won both the regular season and playoff crowns club looks like it might add a few more prizes to the old trophy cose as it squares off against Rex dale in the semi final loop of the tougher PeelHal on Soccer League Chances at success this year again look promts as the have dropped a mere pair of games all season Semitough Where Angels go rouble follows especially when they go onto a soccer p tch Last week Bob Angels wrapped up he Acton Soccer League season with an impressive blank over Rock wood p Williamson the twine three times Michael Kinnon and Chr scored once The win left the Angels w th the best goals for and against average in league as well clinching place Jason Pun and Trevor Cherwoniok each performed beautifully for the Bob side Soccer blaze At ton Blazers were fast but it wasn fast enough Milton downed Blazers in a liard and fast girls KimMcCallum Charlotte Walker and Sheila Bailey played an excellent game to keep Ac tan n the running The girls had a good cheering section despite the foggy weather in playoffs Its Metros and Runners It been said that getting there is half the fun The top two teams in the Acton Industrial boll league must have had a lot of fun getting Into the finals they both bad to struggle Just to get past the semis Monday night Metros squeaked past Harvey s Firestone Harvey was first on the board as they Jumped to a lead in the bottom of the first in Roy Spears led a comeback surge as Metros evened things up in the next inning Harvey again were on top after scoring one run In the third and another pair in the forth frame to lead Metros In the fifth inning Metros regained their regular season form as they scored three runs in the fifth two in the sixth and one run in the seventh inning to take the best of three scries In two games straight Charlie Payne Roy Spears and Karl all scored pair of runs for Metros Dick Spears Joe Deforest and Frank Robinson all scored one run apiece Don Archibald and Jim James crossed plate twice each for Harvey Jules Vlnce Thornton and Gary Masales were good for one run each gave a scare in the second game of their best of three series as they came away an upset win to tic the series at one game apiece In tho suddendeath t breaker Monday night Runners were up to their old ricks and winn ways Chris pounded a pair of homers as Run trounced Keith MacKinnon was the winner on the mound as he allowed five hits and fanned ten batters J Legate scored three runs for the winners Bill Sunstrum scored twice Don Richard Bill and Bruce MaePherson each scored once Denis KirtonscoredUnlsalslonerun Theyre punchy Mackenzie Build all bantam ball club must know the old onetwo punch Last week the team knocked out of the semi finals In two games straight The club scored a dec and 113 wins to advance into the final round next weekend against The bantam boys used the same combination to humble Strabane in their regular league playoffs Acton dumped Strabanc and to advance to next round of play against rival White Exhibitionists Acton Transmission squirts are Just exhib itionists Last week the Trlcounty bail club blanked in exhibition play Frank Katsilleris and Scott Williams paired up to hurt a nine strikeout onebitter for Acton Williams was also helpful on the offence with pair of doubles Craig poked double and a pair of singles Carl John Van Dam Evan and all drove in singles The Tranny boys were Just as successful against in first game of the tricounty finals as they came out witho blanking Williams and Katsilleris were virtually flawless on the mound as tl fanned batters The pair had help In field with a super catch by Doug Wilson David connected on a foug bagger for Ac ton as well as a single Williams and Evan thumped singles John Van Dam belted a pair of one baggers The Boys weren as fortunate In the Acton squeaked past Pickering In the first game of the double knockout tourney Scott Williams was tho winner on the mound slammed a homer was good for a pair of singles Van Dam Roden and all had singles East doubled Acton In second game of the scries Yaroschak popped a tripte and a single acton ball head lined a double and a singled Acton took Cobourg to extra innings before ex ting from the tourney with a pair of losses after a close decision Cadcnhead pounded a triple and Katsllieris both had singles Mercy me Hal ton Hills Furniture and Appl showed 1 tic mercy as they humbled in only inn in the first game of the girls finals Tara Walker and Jenny McDonald each snagged fly balls Diana Dunn pounded a pair or homers in ng one grandslam scored on errors The mercy rule went Into effect after five inn Day of Champions for soccer and ball Next veekend will be a busy one for Acton athletes The soccer and house leagues are both holding Iheir respective field days Saturday September and the Press w be cover all the actio n Its special Weekend of Champions edition BALL SCHEDULE Diamond No Squirts I Girls amHR Squirt Boys HR Squirt Boys Squirt Boys H Boys 12 145HR Midgets Bantam Boys Midget Boys vs Diamond No Block House Diamond 45 Home Hardware vs Glcnlea 45 Larry Hammonds 45Emily Leathertown H Atom Boys C Atom Boys Atom Girls vs H Squirt Girls 3 Girls C Girls SOCCER Squirt finals at Bennett a Loser of Game vs Loser of game 4510 Loscroigamo4 15 Loser of game vs Winner of game 1512 CUP FINAL W nncr of game vs winner of game Bennett Loserofgamcl Loser of game vs Loser of game 4 2 3 wCUP Winner of game Winner of game finals at Smith Game loser vs loser game Loscrgamo3vs FINAL Winner Win