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lmprovinj performance By ROBERT RISK Herald Sports Editor After being trounced 11 2 and 110 Jan 18 and 19 Georgetown Raiders tightened up their play last weekend dropping a deci to Burlington and tying Streetsville 3 3 on Saturday Raiders outshot Burlington but failed to earn a tie against the home team on day Regardless coach Gary said he t com unhappy with the effort After coming off that the weekend before being able to play two closer games is encouraging It shows that the players aren getting discourag and have kept trying The scoring of that game reflected s words showing Raiders trailing 1 in the first period before managing to tie it 3 3 in the third Raider s Rob Doucette had opened the scoring for Georgetown on a powerplay goal at 41 of the first period to tie the game at l l After Burlington led 31 Corey Ames scored two in a row to tie it up in the third period Burlington scored twice in the third period to lead before Pierre James netted a goal on a set up from Scott Humber and Lewis at 15 Raiders pulled goalie Jason Sirota late in the game for an extra attacker but couldn t manage to get the equalizer said several players gave standout performances in that game notably Corey Ames recently acquired after he had started playing Jr B hockey for Streetsville He has been working very hard on the ice getting two goals and an assist against Burlington Marty Savoy two assists on day and John Williamson one assist Friday have been doing well as a line together since Ames joined the team Saturday at Alcott Arena Raiders again found themselves having to overcome an early lead Raiders were down in the second period before Adam scored assisted by Duane 59 Bill McDonald another workhorse highlighted by McFayden this year scored an unassisted goal at 29 of the same period to tie the match The home side took a tern lead at 2 21 of the final period on a goal from Rob assisted by Dan and Adam Hagen The lead didn t hold however as Streetsville scored less than three minutes later One noteworthy item about Saturday game against Derbys was the absence of penalties On ly one was recorded which is something Raider president Finn said the team will be more conscious of as the playoffs draw closer said the team is still looking to fill three of their cards before the season ends and have recently suited up Mark a who had earlier played for Brampton CENTRAL JUNIOR B Wot DlvUion Standing TEAM G W T Milton I Brampton Oakvllle 17 1ST Burlington IB in Georgetown n I Peterborough 19 Georgetown Brampton Burlington Friday- Georgetown Oakvines Milton tivogi ft DOWNTOWN FAX SERVICE Evenings Saturdays Too VOUflGf PHMtfflACV ITD Downtown 8772761 fl USElESSsi Recreation Martial arts group honors Mayor Miller Crusher goalie is forced to make a Crushers 10 in the first period but the visitors quick skate save against a Sabre forward during escaped with a 1 victory Herald photo by Lisa Ihelr game at Acton Arena Saturday night Sabres led Pot CI By ROBERT RISK Herald Sports Editor Acton Sabres completed half of their weekend assignment beating second place Schomberg Friday but lost to Orangeville Saturday Both games were significant ones for Sabres who needed the victories to climb into second place ahead of Schomberg and obtain a first round playoff bye Friday victory at home against Schomberg put Sabres one point up but the loss to Orangeville and Cougar s win over Bradford saw Acton drop back again Sabre coach Ken Steen said he still would like to get the bye but is unlikely to since Cougars have two games remaining in which to obtain two points We have just one game left against Fergus in last place on Friday while Schomberg plays All is ton second last place as well as Fergus They re likely to get at least one win out of that In the event there is a tie for se cond lie Acton beats Fergus and Schomberg only manages a tie in their last two games Acton would be awarded second place having Cougars in their matchups this season Steen said he would be just as comfortable if Sabres finished in third since that would see the team playing Fergus in the first round of the playoffs We done well against them this season winning all their games and are looking to ad vance in the playoffs against Schomberg in the second round said both games were well played with Sabres being able to play a high scoring game against which has Op jtejjteiH KEN STEEN one of the lowest goals against the league and then holding the high scoring Crusher team to two goals the following night We could have had a lot more goals against but we missed on a few good op portunities They re a good earn but we know we can score against them Steen said the team was robb ed Saturday when playing Orangeville since the Sabres had clearly scored to tie the game up in the third but the referee hadn t seen the puck go in the net It definitely went in hitting the back of the net and coming back out again It just one of those things that gets missed by the referees I guess Acton s assistant captain Jason Lucas had a good outing against Schomberg scoring two goals and assisting on two others while Jim English was close behind with a goal and two assists Adam Hilts and Paul each had a goal and one assist Jeff and Craig Cullen notch one goal and two assists each Jamie scored the lone Sabre goal against assisted by Cullen and Shevalier In recognition of his hospitality to some visitors from Japan Halton Hills Mayor Russ Miller was awarded an honorary black belt in the Japanese martial art of at Stewarttown Public School last Thursday Aikido is a non competiti e martial art that pro vides effective self defense without undue aggression It is a profit affiliate of Hills Recreation and Parks depart ment that holds its classes on Monday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings at Stewarttown Public School In October Dojocho Shioda the son of Soke Gozo Shioda the founder of Yoshinkan Aikido visited Halton Hills for a series of demonstration and clinics Miller impressed the delegation with his hospitality and was awarded the belt by Soke Sensei a high honor The local affiliate is operated by instructors Alister Thomson 5th degiee black belt and Fred who trained as in at the Japan head quarters for several years The aim of the Halton Hills Aikido is to develop for the Hills community and has had a good following since it began in October Aikido techniques can be trac back more than years to the Samurai in Japan The Samurai a hereditary class of warriors during Japan feudal period followed a strict code of chivalry and tradition called the way of the war nor They studied many styles of armed and unarmed combat which were passed down through generations of families who refin ed them over the years Since World War II several styles developed The Yoshinkan style stresses training the body to perform techniques as perfectly as possible while developing the mind through the discipline of study practice and work with other students Because of its aggressive nature Aikido is taught to all police forces throughout Japan Instructors Thomson and Haynes received the top award for best demonstration at the 1987 All Japan Aikido Demonstration the first time this had been achieved by a non Japanese group Training fees are for six classesweek HHYA member ship is Spectators and begin are welcome to drop in and watch classes in progress A two- month beginners course starts Feb Contact Haynes at or Alister Thomson at for more information Hills Mayor Russ Miller was presented with an honorary black belt in the Japanese martial art of from Instructor Fred at Public School last Thursday Is a non competitive martial art that Is being taught as an affiliate program through the Hills Recreation and Parks Department Herald photo