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The Acton Press Wednesday Dec 1981 Just no room for crystal balls in Jr Redmen mentors baskets Murray eels his Aetoi High School junior basketball club will be competitive this year The coach can hardly be called an op timist Last weekend his boys dropped a close 6865 decision to Trafalgar in over time In the finals of a tournament in Brampton This year wo re going to be competitive in the league We have a good complement of Juniors back from lost year and some midgets hove moved up who have some potential said coach Wo have a good mix of second year juniors and new midgets The coach feels he has good reason not to expect the world from his club however Perdue and Park are strong they vebcenstrongforanumberofycars I hope our club will be competitive with those two as welt as the rest of league said Kittmer hs sports The coach feels he has several solid performers on his squad Bob Little and George Goodman are two strong players Paul Nolan Terry Clafranl Scott Allonby and Cliff Nibbs ere all good ball handlers he said The club t doing too badly in the height department cither There Sasquatches on the club but the team stands about average in the league one player standing We have a full of height it snot going to hurt us said Kittmer Nlbbs stands just over the five foot mark but the coach feels his ball handling abll tics overcome any lack of size Not same Dave Boycott as fortunate with his senior squad The coach feels this season and even next are going to be hard on his club as they will be In a rebuilding process We only have Iwo players back from last year club A couple of juniors have moved up Well only be keeping three playersnextycar said Boycott A couple of players have skipped grades and a couple are In four year courses and will be graduating The next year through well have the juniors who have moved up for two years Wo 11 get through this year and next year The coach even been able to get a good look at his players We have three games this week that will let me know how they II do We played In one tournament and have had an exhibition game but have had no victories 1 hope we be able to work things around we still adjusting he said The team has some strengths but has its share of weakness too We re missing one or two players we have a solid front three We re still one or two players short but we re still recruit ing he said The coach lsn worried about his club size however We have the big men where we need them the front three ore about said The basketball clubs have a heavy week of play The seniors met Burlington Central last night after press time the midgets and juniors played Milton Thursday is a tripleheader with at home against Georgetown Rebels sports and recreation Spearing Acton Sabres Roy Spears tangles with a Milton than hapless Milton winning a decision last Saturday night player in Sabres goal while Chris Martin concentrates on the play Sabres w Coach Russiani sees no humour in loss of respect He a hip This Acton Sabres player went for a loop after being checked by bis Milton Flyer opponent hi Saturday night Photos by Dave Darken Rodney Dangerfield Is a success because he doesn t get any respect Actons Central Ontario contingent lsn getting any respect either but Sabres getting laughs or success Their uninspiring 11 record and sporadic bursts of solid hockey haven t been causing any chuckles from coach Jules either Last year the Sabres finally gained some credibility as a top notch hockey club with their game win streak and exemplary performance In the quarter finals aglainst Burlington Cougars All this Is in tho past even Sabres long sought credibility Wo ve lost some respec credibility ihats one thing I won stand for fumed the coach Sabres sporadic play was exempli by their three matches last week Friday night Sabres surprised Oak Blades the still undefeated league leaders as they kept close In a loss Saturday the Swordsmen played what coach described as a soso game The club was Inconsistent but still skated away with an comeback win Monday night Acton was humbled by a 12 7 loss to fourth spot Richmond Hill Dynes Blades had Sabres scoreless after the first period They put one more goal on the board before Sabre cap tain Dave McGilloway found the opening In the second frame Dennis split the pipes in third to close the gap but Sabres t even things up Saturday Chris Martin faced shots and turned back all but six In Sabres win over Milton Sabres started off hot this time jumping to a lead in the first stanza In the second they traded goals and then Milton scored an unanswered tally to move closer Sabres went to the dressing room with a lead handed goal to even things up five minutes Into the last period Actonrepliedwithaahort handed tally of their own minutes later With less than two minutes remaining Milton again set things even Sabres came back with 11 left move ahead and fired an insurance marker into the empty Milton net with seconds left in the game McGilloway scored three goals for Sabres Mark Duval Wade Vickery Tony Gary Williams and Paul Stark scored singles McGilloway also added three assists According lo the coach it was tougher to prepare for their game Milton than for the one against Milton t have anything lo concentrate on they don nave any type of play he said When Sabres don t feel they have to follow their game plan they usually don It been when they meet up with teams like they finally play a thinking type of hockey This been true in their less illustrious games such as Monday a loss to Rlctimond Ml Its stupidity they re Just not thinking said coach I really don know what to do with ihem exhausted everything I know all that a left is to put on skates myself and show them how It a done It seems forever you hove to keep yelling at them and getting mad at them This right you have to make threats It a something m not thrilled about It difficult said They say misery loves company but even though two or three other clubs are suffering same problems it t made Sabres mentor any happier still has one trick left up his sleeve to airlift a couple or three new players to the club If I can get a couple of the players I ve been looking at there will definitely be some changes said the coach One change not too far down the road Is the reinstatement of Rob Vermuelen lo the Jr ranks Last year Vermuelen was drafted by Oshawa Generals of the OHA A leauge buthlsplaywasn tuptoparin the early season so sent him down to Juveniles to regain confidence I veseen an Improvement in him said He s starting to come Booby Ailsop veteran defenceman has been out the last couple of games too Doctors say tho young has a tear in his knee ligaments and want him lo rest it for a couple of weeks If It heal properly then he might require an operation Sabres next game la Friday when they host Thornhlll p at Acton Community Centre Acton Bob Little gives a mean grim mace as he tries to snag a rebound from a Brampton player In a junior basketball tournament held Saturday Acton won this game handily beating J A Turner In finals they came up Just baskets short losing to Oakville Trafalgar in overtime George Bershirl Novice Nolan is simply unbelievable First there was the now there the tin scorer Brampton Tom Nolan pocketed four unassisted tallies to lead his Brampton club to a tie against Weston in Novice Legion hockey play Mike Pope connected for a pair Matt Johnstone and Chris Caswell had singles for Weston Troy marks manship helped Dixie beat Burlington MacDougall scored three goals David Blashuk and Anlhony had singles for Dixie Sheldon Stuck less and Chris McGcragle for Burlington Dan drops em Danny Robinson was good for a pair of markers as Hamilton dropped 1 in atom Legion play Dove Harrison and Sandy Dokis split the pipes with singles Mike Landry scored Osnowa lone tally St Kltts blanked London Chad Moore Marks and Chris scored for the winners Hattricky Brad Carachi scored a hat trick as Tidewater beat Rochester in Legion play Shawn McFadden scored the Tide a David Paul put a single on the Rochester side Helen Knowles and Derek fired two goals each to help Baltimore to a narrow win over Cleveland Mike Peters and Scott rounded out the scoring for the Baltimore side Sean Fltegcrald rifled Ihree tallies Pal Johnston and Emmanuel Kritlcos had singles for Cleveland Midget marksman Greg Maltby sniped three tallies as Montreal beat Toronto in Legion midget play Scott Allonby and Mark Splinter each scored singles for Montreal Bob had two and Phil Shea spill the pipes once for Toronto Dan Trembley proved to be a triple threat as Vancouver nipped Buffalo Trembley scored a hat trick for the winners Rob Allen had two goals David Allen scored once Rick Chapman scored tlirce times Nicky Fryers and Martin Kreutzberg once for Buffalo Acton minor atom reps are familiar with being on both ends of scoreboard this season Last week the club trounced Waterloo were humiliated by Galt7 and tied Waterloo I Paul Wcstnway and Brydon scored In the loss Jeff Kilt had a pair In the win Stephanie Carty Charles Coagnon ana James Madison scored stogies Geoff Burton scored Acton tally In the draw WhalerB beat Rockies in Legion bantam hockey Steve Parker Doug Creiton John Eddie Wilson and David all scored for Whalers Terry and Chris Stewart hit mark for Rockies Jets put on the after burners to defeat Cougars Doug Richardson scored five times Jack Nina bar had a troika Wayne Chappcl and Steve each scored once Garry Coverdale had a pair Richard Voskamp and Spencer Smith had one each for Cougars Robbie Is one Hard en to stop scoring goals The novice sharpshooter Harden fired three goals as Oak vlllc blanked Guclph in Legion play Mike Kinnon rounded out the scoring Wayne Bousefield had a pair of goals Chris Van Dam Michael Mc Mohan and Derek Martin scored give Acton novice reps a win over Georgetown Selects In exhibition play next home match Is December at Honest Eds They may be midgets but the Ed In N Out team seem to be having big problems in the rep league Midgets dropped an 114 decision to Gait last week after tying the club earlier in the week and beating Waterloo Brian Canary had two goals Stan Smith Gary White and Rick scored singles in the win Canary Dodds Randy Coverdale and BUI Morrison scored one goal each Brian Canary had two Bruce Canary and Coverdale one each In the tie Midgets record stands at 44 for the year Slammin Steve Steve Wagner slammed home three but in vain as Acton Rotary minor bantams lost a close decision to Gait Brad Dcmone and Steve Martin scored singles in the loss Huff and Puff Whether you call them the Hills Oldtimers or the Hills Huff puffers they still enjoy a good game of contact hockey This past weekend the Huff puffers Oldtimers were to Kingston for that city a Oldtlmer classic and they came with they division championship But not without a fight The locals went undefeated in round robin portion of the tourney topping Kingston Township and Kingston Lime stone Cowboys to reach the final Then they met up with the Limestone Cowboys for second time This lime It was a little tougher for the Huff n puffers as they fell behind in the early going The Hills squad lied ihe game be fore regulation time ended forcing sudden death overtime When the extra time failed lo declare a winner it was time for penalty shots Kingston was held off the sheet In three penalty shot tries by local net minder Jim Brown On the Huff n puffers third shot McDonald put Hie game away giving Hills the division crown and the win The local side will take Christ mas off before returning to tournn play in January