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Sports Page ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31 One Hundred and Th Year No 9 Second Section ACTON MONARCHS Ken Anderson and Lorenzo Civiero work through Elmiras defence during round robin playoff action here last week The bant team took the visitors here 2 Pete Turkosz was named top league shooter after the round robin finished Monday Pizza Peewees sport crown by pushing Lowville to limit Bants nab boxla title Pizza Palace boys captured the Rural Softball Association crown with a come from behind overtime win in Monday Down 102 at one point the Acton crew forced the game into three innings of overtime before third baseman Mark Duval a threerun homer Winning pitcher Rob Ver later added his second home run of the gome to put the result away with a score of Acton eliminated Glen Williams two straight to go into the finals The rural league includes Angels drop Royals 2015 Angels trounced the Royals in action in Z Bennett school park last week Royals earned a lead going Into the third but proved no match for Angels hot bats Angel runs were earned as follows five by Anne McCord four by Kim Heaps three each by Lynn and Lor pairs from Karen Van and Tracey Clarke and a single from Lisa Barb the third baseman replied with four runs for Royals while mates Tracey Allan and Nancy Thomas collected three each Susan White and Joanne Hornby Acton Lowville and Glen Williams Acton and Lowville were tied going into the deciding game of the best of three game final The beat twice in away games The first game was when Acton trounced the home team The second game sealed the title dropped the series opener here last Wednesday when the team emerged on the short end of a 12 score Vermeulen broke the first game in Lowville open with a tworun ingle the fourth inning After that Acton never looked back ine were tied at eight runs after the first three innings At least four members of the Peewees were on the atom team three years ago which swept the rural league Brian Brian Canary Kevin and Bruce Shannon were atoms then In the series coach Bill Shannon praised defensive efforts of first baseman Tim Baker and catcher Brian Canary Shannon pulled Canary from his normal spot in centre field for the last three games The are mode up of Guy Carrol Rob Kiclne Deters Kevin Kroll Chris Lobsinger Tony Sheppard Rob and Paul Bruce Shannon Brian Canary Tim Baker Brian Tim Evans and Mark Duval Coach Shannon conveyed special thanks to Ralph and Shirley Carroll for helping the team Touching on the subject of the New Hamburg win against Acton in ac tion coach Shannon said he fell the outcome would have been different if Rob Brian Canary Demone and Dean Hughes played Acton bantam lacrosse team the cap tured the five club champion ship with an easy victory over Monday night The game in ended a long round robin series against two teams from Kitchener and solo rep resentatives from Guelph and Peter was also named the top scorer in the league The game at Elmira was only for the records because Acton sewed up the title by battling a toUfh team to a finish last Wednesday Hie Royal City crew was one of two to defeat the Monarchs in games Acton and llcd round robin points going into the encounter Guelph beat Actor and Kilchoner nipped by 3 In the first game of the year ployed their best checking game of the cum paign according to coach Bob Turkosz Monarchs led going into the final round of action The turning po in Acton favor came with Bill White goal early in the third period The goal took the wind out of Guelph s sails until the dying moments when play got a bit rough Mike Marshall got an assist on the play I Campbell played one of hit steadiest games coach com mentcd Chris Sargent is the other bant coach One of the largest Acton crowds for an away game took in the action in Pete paced against Guelph with four goals The winning Acton marker came from Ken Anderson from Rick Miller assisting Marshall earned a total of three assists while Wayne Kurtz picked up one Don Dan Arnold Chris and Paul Car replied for Guelph Monday game against saw blank he home team in the first and last periods Only G son and Kennedy spoiled the bid by Camp bell and Rick Miller for a shutout Pete Turkosz collected a hat trick while single goals came from Mike Marshall Doric k Hodgson and Ken Anderson with the winner Marshall and Anderson also earned assists Setting the stage for the Acton confrontation Monarchs dumped Elmira last Wednesday 13 in a stow game Turkosz netted four goals Bill White three and Dave Phillips a pair Singles came from Mike Mark Stalcy Rick Miller and Hodgson Jim Thrlng earned a pair of assists in the nobattle con test Marshall and Hodgson also picked up a pair Dave Dunn Lorenzo Civiero Tur kosz White and Phillips got single assists The only two goals were by Magwood and J The loop used to be known as the Tn Angle League However the Kitchener teams the and Frontcnncs are from that city house league PEEWEE CATCHER Brian Canary watches s Bill Stirton clout a hit during the first of three playoff games here last week Acton lost the opener but took the next two in for the league title accounted for a pair while m m Lawri Orioles end season on high note Pat bats Mo chucks Maureen pitched both wins and Pat Wood cloutedahomerun a triple a double and four singles to lead Georgetown Georgettes to consecutive victories over Hillsburgh in ladies Softball league semi finals on the weekend Orioles took their last two playoff against Red Sox and Blue Jays in Grass hopper action under Orioles were never in trouble against Red Sox Saturday Led by solo runs and homers by Billy Mike Baker and Brian Orioles won Orioles also nipped the Blue Jays 109 last week Against the Sox Kim and Kenny Salter strolls to bammed solo homers Scott Brown and Jeff Jackson got runs from each of four trips to the plate Teammate Paula Raine got three runs while Ken Harbors accounted for one Mike Williams and Mike Pointon replied with single runs for the Sox in the third inning The Blue Jays took an early one run lead on Jill Bnggs effort however Orioles rallied for the win Brian Mandarino con necttd for a homer to go with his solo run Mates Kenny McKenzie and Billy also slugged home runs for Orioles Ken tallied two runs while singles came from Scott Brown Mike Baker Dale Thornton and Jeff Jack tor Blue Jays Kenny inked three runs and Ken Bowers pair while solos were earned by Allan Boyle Michael Bowers and Brent Houston breezes 6th in national race runner rink Houston established himself as the sixth si in the I metre event during the an Junior Track and field Champ n Montreal s Olympic Houston breezed to the finish line with a time of best tunc in the event Tom fin of British Columbia won against withal me of The ye ir old Houston of Acton is in his final year of junior competition Last yiar he finished 18th in the 1 metre nee Races v ere held on an outside tartan track Houston who runs with Scarborough Optimist Club finished seconds out of fourth place Another club runner Simon Joynes of Terra Cotta finished ml senior golf title Merchants reach second round Bob Salter finished a dozen strokes ahead of the f eld Sun day to take the Senior Men Golf Tournament on Acton Meadows witha289 Salter total over holes came from rounds of The first round of the tourney was held two weeks ago McDonald finished second with a 301 He had rounds of John Krapec look third spot with a from rounds of 74 There was also a handicap round Sunday Chuck Davies of Georgetown came in with with a handicap of for a 128 total followed by Bob Doyle witha 130 Saturday there a steak dinner and dance starling at 3 Acton Merchants blanked Georgetown team In the first round of Gemini hockey club fastball tournament in the Glen on the weekend but lost to the eventual champions Milton Robert Real Estate in the second round Hills Catering of the Acton industrial league suffered a first round set back at the hands of Dave Dirty Dozen a select squad from Georgetown and were eliminated Art Lee hurled a three hit shutout to lift the Merchants to victory in the first round Lees single and doubles by Bob and Jim Cole pro duced the first two Acton runs The third run scored on a walk to Hay Graham Lee second single of the game and a two bagger by Don Archi bald Merchants struck out 11 times against Milton hard throwing Ed Dunn in the second round red Archibald and Terry Cole singled for the only Acton hits collected seven hits off Lee ill but two innings to win the game Milton tobcrts The caterers scored a pair tournament championship of runs In the inning but over Sports Outfitters Dave Dirty Dozen scored of Georgetown 70 raised for starting blocks Recreation department staff nesday raised 70 towards the pur chase of starting blocks for The push for six starting Acton pool last week blocks for races Is part of a Staff sold hot dogs and soft program shared with George- drinks to competitors in the town which aims to get lane invitational swim meet Wed markers ACTON MONARCH BANT Ken Anderson shakes off a couple of Elmira defencemen during round robin play in thearena last week Catering drops Electric to advance in playoffs Hills Catering ad to the second round of Acton In dustnal Softball Association finals In the other series Family Cleaners and Station Hotel arc tied up in the first round with one game each The deciding match is Thursday at Catering will face Van Welding which got a bye into the second round T Sport Is waiting for the survivor of the Family battle Catering crushed Electric 120 Sunday for the r to go the second series Brian Lawrence fanned eight trie batters for the win Fred Archibald was on the mound for the Bruce McPherson for Catering connected for a home run in the second frame to go with two singles to have the hottest bat of the game Last Thursday family Cleaners shaded Station Hotel Boxla seniors try to wind Clippers again Acton senior lacrosse team nipped s Clippers in exhibit ion play last Wednesday down south Clippers are here tonight at just to see if the sen are for real went all out in the third period with five goals however their open defence allowed Acton shooters to chalk up eight markers led eight to seven going into the final frame Brian Davie paced Acton with six goals and two assists Henny Van netted a hat trick and helped on two goals Continued on Page Catering fans Vans Hills Catering con on a win streak into the second round of industrial Softball playoffs by beating Vans Welding 12 in the park Tuesday night Thornton fanned seven Vans batters for the win Alex Ward took the loss for Vans Another close score resulted from the second Station finished on top of a 17 John Dunn Ken Owens and Ken accounted for the three Hotel runs which regis the win for Station Dunn also clouted a home run in the first inning Station led through most of the game Jim James and Gardiner slammed a home run each for Cleaners In playoff action leading up to Sunday s final Catering tied up its scries with Electric by clouting them the pre vious Tuesday night Brian Lawrence fanned nine Electric baiters for the win Fred Archibald on the mound for Electric managed three strike outs He also counted a double in the second to bat in Gary Masters and Bob Burns also scored a run in the second frame to tally the last point for Electric Gary Wilsons triple in the f brought in Bruce Later Ray Graham double in turn brought Wilson in Catering right fielder Karl Killingback scored what proved the winning run in the second frame Four club swim teams taste defeat in DoubleHs wake Hills recreation department swimmers fin first 15 times to emerge on top of four other clubs in an invitational meet in Acton Lions Poo last Wednesday Georgetown Acton and racers churned up a total of 269 points for a com 20 point lead over second place Fairfield from Mississauga Ancestor nipped Hamilton Wentworth 144 for third while the small Fergus contingent tal lied 112 Strong performances came from Georgetown Eric Elson who won all three of his possible races in the age 13 and 14 year class With seven points for a first contributed at least An all Acton relay team swept to first In the 11 and 12 year old grouping Mark Bray Julia Frank McGrath and Heather chie averaged about 17 sec over metre lengths for a time of Ebon finished with times of in the m butterfly in the free style over the same distance and in breast stroke over 100 metres Kevin Thompson and An drew of Georgetown also won two races each Thompson was clocked at 81 in the m fly In age 15 years and over section He also covered the metres with the back stroke In 1 88 tasted victory in one of the meet s early races when he covered the metre fly for eight year olds and younger in 38 In the free style event over the same tancc Andrew s time was were taken by several other swimmers There were many seconds thirds fourths fifths and sixths which all contributed to totals Mary Lou Morrow of Georgetown swam In the age 15year and older category to a time of In the metre free style Howie took the boys bock stroke event over metres with a time of 23 He is in the eight years and younger group Karen Pepper finished on lop with a time of 48 In the metre back stroke for nine and ten year olds Thompson raced to first place in girls 11 and 12 year old back stroke over 50 metres Her time was 41 66 Acton s Andrea clinched first with a time of over SO metres In breast stroke for nine and ten year olds In a very close contest Beth Stewart nipped in to first with her breast stroke time of 1 12 in the 100 metro event for 13 and 14year olds In free style S McLeod ended up on top of a metre course in time in the girls nine and ten heat In order to give each team an equal opportunity to win meet organizers limited events Three swimmers were allowed from each team In one race as a maximum Participants were non Canadian Amateur Swim Association holders SWIMMERS FROM HALTON HILLS earned a edge over their next rivals during an invitational meet here last card week Teams from Fergus and Hamilton competed Many parents crammed the pool side to take in the action An all Acton squad highlighted the night by taking first place in the mixed relay for 11 and 12 year olds over 100 metres