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District Sports News Pag 9 The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday Feb Smoke Rings Hit Third Period Paydirt Thursday Strides and Francis had a good ill the Office Specialty of league His triple a feature Lou Ken Miller Gibson H Hugo Bill Mai Don Cham Griff ithies Roy Ben- were the over class Pollock went pin shat tering in the Monday ladies league to sew up a nifty triple Elaine picked up a 600 triple followed in order by Heater Clark 596 Mclnnis Gertrude Clark 585 Helen Taylor 580 Annie Stlckland Mary Osborne 552 Edna Grath Elsie 536 Jean Gould Alice Gibson 525 Ruth 519 Jane 518 Arva Thorns Cobb Ted Heather 735 were the big two of the Fright Going over the 550 barrier were Muir Jim Bennett 634 Dor othy Chapman 632 Reg Wilson Elaine Ann Jack Chapman 582 Cobb Art Wcsllake Joan Ralph McKnight Ken Storey 450 Dick Comer Harold LaPl- antc 617 Bill Connell 591 Mickey Smith 578 Don Gibson Jack McDonald Roy James were pacesetters in the mens division of the Bell league Lead ing ladies were Dorothy Cordy Elsie Evans Wallace Hodgson 450 Keswick bowlers are richer With a score of 1562 the of the 36 club league bowling at the Keswick Bowl in Keswick matched the mystery number In the Dow weekly 450 Marion Gould Norma Peel Betty Phillips Mary Barbara Bell Syl via Bell were Wednesday ladies league top performers 450 Mary Sargents Dorothy Butlers 624 Peg Grahams had the alleys humming in Tues day ladies league play Over bowlers were Ruth MeCullough Be Mason Dolly Case Mary Jean White Hazel carded a tri ple to head the Thursday ladies league toppers were Mary Bothwell 547 Olive Shipley Frances Bennitz 525 Joyce Marie Spits Jets Meteors 26 Vikings 20 Conets thats the Legionette league stand ing Marg Sargents triple fea ture the individual scoring marks In the over bracket were Banning Jean Miller High School Basketball Teams In Finals Don Carrolls Newmarket High School junior cagers are North York southern district basketball league champions The local team went through league play without defeat This week they will be meeting Barrie Collegiate for the Georgian Bay District COSSA crown It is the first time in several years that a Newmarket boys team has reached the district finals Front row left to right Dave Carl- Dave Bob Dove capt David Rhodes and Paul Blair Back row left to right Ray Sher idan Jack Terry Larry Huskisson George Robertson and Rowan Ridlcr Missing from the picture are Bob Eisfelt and Dave Jefferson 3 Tie For Scoring Title In Aurora Peewee Playoffs Detroit finished first Leafs second Rangers third and adiens brought up the rear in the Aurora Recreation Commission sponsored Little NHL peewee ho ckey league The league semifinals sending Detroit against Rangers and Leafs against will start this Saturday Both series arc to be settled on a twogame totalgoals basis Arthur Morris assistant recre ation director and the leagues demon statistician reports three players finished in a deadlock for league scoring honors The scoring race covering the regular season was as follows Bill John Preston W Bob Walsh Hob Stewart Jim Wells Don Fa ires Bob Peterson Fred Hughes Tim Hoffman Bernardo Wawne Rose Tim Taylor Bill Collins Dale Vern Evclcigh Jim Best Little NHL SemiMs 7 3 3 2 2 A 0 0 Pis 7 Dumfouraled Rotary Ties RayMars Lions Upset Merchants Theres life in the bottom teams in the midgetjuvenile ho ckey league The down under teams showed pep and power Monday as the last place Ro- tarians held the hoopleading RayMars 2all in a free wheel ing bout In the late half of the twin- bill Lions upset the edging Merchants in a pen altyfree exciting game Rotary star of stars was Roger McElroy Roger scored both their goals while larry Bone connected twice for RayMars Chief authors of the Lions win were Bob Dove and George Rob- Both popped in two goals while Wayne Croutch and John Hopper added the other important tallies Captain Bob Keffer hit at a threegoal clip to pace Merchants Dave and Gary Fair barn contributed the other Merchant goals Newmarket Little NHL hockey- have reached the semifinal stage in their league playdown skirmishes In tyke play New market Motors Annies Lunch and Boyd Transporters are play ing a roundrobin series The two teams finishing on top then meet Kids Hockey Night for the lea gue championship The peewee teams are working on the same type of a semifinal setup as their tyke cousins but with Camerons Dairymen Davis Athletics and Butchers com peting Along with playoff games book ed for Saturday morning at the arena there is a full schedule Newmarket Smoke Rings fired three rapid fire goals in just und three minutes in the third per iod Thursday Those three quick ly triggered tallies provided the turning point as the Rings picked Up a 52 win over at the local gardens The victory was an important One for the local forces It gave them a lead in game in the best of five group playoff set The two teams couldnt crack first period goose egg It toon Bob Isbester the going concern out of the north to put the Smoke Rings in front in the second per iod Isbester latched onto a pass from Brian Million and Don Thomas and made no mistake from close range cashed a beauty from Million and Bob Blackburn at of the third period That made it Less than a minute later Jim Stevenson beat Wally Adair on a rebound during a goalmouth con fusion scramble Approximately one minute lat er Herb Cains mighty eleven finshed with eleven play ers broke the seal on their big offensive Don Thorns working at the point position got the first of the quickies Thorns shot went from the blue line past the surprised Vanstone in the Bows cage Helping Thorns on the play were and Marcel Not quite two minutes later Bob Wilson tucked away a relay from Jack Rogers and Jack Graves completing a healthy three goal evening gave Bowman ville the final boot at Marcel Tessier and Bob Blackburn help ed out their speedy center ice mate The latter goal came with both teams five aside with Mill ion and Stevenson waiting out majors With both scrappers still serv ing out their majors George Law rence visitors ace performer scored on a slap shot from near Adairs doorstep That was it in a scoring way The Smokies Adair and visitors Bob Stewart got into a rumpus that got them both majors at to conclude a fairly busy night for Don Robin son the big league time clock watcher The line of Million and Cain also helped bolster the rear guard to rate up with Bob Black burn and Don Thorns back of the blueline stripe Adairs work as usual was of the highest order Walter stopped 31 shots hi mate Foresters Finish First Pioneers Grab 2nd Place In Lake Simcoe Juniors Lose At The experts had to be pinched twice to believe their ears on Thursday morning They couldnt believe our Smoke Rings had dropped a 64 decision to Bow manville the previous night in the Lake Ontario community They could hardly be blamed for being skeptical about the re port For hadnt the Smoke Rings skated rings around to record a run away decision here the previous Thursday Wednesdays result did indicate one thing with the best of five set tied up lall the battle might not be over quite as fast as the had indicated Leaving the guessing to the and getting on with the hockey story the Smoke Rings had a rough minute in the third period scored two goals during that stretch and that was in the main responsible for the Smoke Rings downfall Up to that time the two teams had been working on a situation The Bows Bruce Mason got the two goals in jig time to put the game on ice The Rings were astern after a period Marcel Tessier scored from Don Thorns to give them a temporary lead As the middle period closed on a note Smoke Ring snipers in the threegoal second period were first Don Thorns then Bob Vivian Foresters win over in Lake Simcoe jun ior hockey league play wrapped up a first place finish for the For esters In the late half of Tuesdays twinbill Oak Ridges nailed down second place as they doubled up on the cellar dwelling Vandorf Bruins 63 Ron Peake and Gord were Vivian lamp lighters Ron Beckett tucked away the ville loner John scored two goals Fred Hugh Sheardown and John a goal each for Oak Ridges Doug Woods two- goal shooting sparked Ray Atkinson added the Bruins third tally Both league contests on Febru ary ended with Vivian win ners over Oak Ridges and ville in front of Vandorf Ron and Swifty Wallace blazed away at a two goal clip to pace Vivian Fred John Obee and Doug shared Dak Ridges goals Frank and Bob Kearns hit for two goals each to spark Queens- Bill Richardson whacked in both Vandorf counters NEWMARKET MOTORS AND ANNIES LUNCH ARE TYKE FINALISTS v- Eliminated In North York Playoffs It must have been the weather upsets came thick and fast in last Blackburn and finally Jack weeks hockey scraps Doug Mar- Marcel Tessier assisted Thorns and Blackburns goal was unas sisted while Bob Wilson put the puck in range for Rogers Lane scored two first period goals for Don Pat- Ion and George Lawrence added the winners second period goals AURORA LIONS GRAB FIVE GOAL LEAD Aurora Lions picked up a five goal lead to carry into tonights bantam playoff game at Aurora as they defeated 61 at Tuesday Robert Wright and Bob Wall Tessier dominated play when out scored two goals each to pace for the Smoke Rings with the Aurora Fred Hughes and Don of consolation draw games to keep former really flying Defensively Taylor accounted for the other the arena busy from 8 am to Graves was a bulwark Jack Aurora tallies pm chant and Bill Breedon and their I ions had one happen to them in North York bantam hookey league playoff action After securing a 53 win over Bradford in Bradford in the first game of the twogame totalgoals series the teams played game Iwo at Thursday What hap pened to Messrs on and company on home ice is a horse of a different colour Playing bang up hockey Brad ford beat the to capt ure the round Bradford now takes on Woodbridge in the next round of the playoffs In the twogame sot with Brad ford three players figured in the Schomberg scoring Leroy Samp son Clint Shaw and Bill blanked Fighters ahead 2 2 2 FEARLESS FIVE EASY WINNERS Beeton Knocks Bradford OHA Playoffs Joe Bradford Brads Fords were shunted out of the OH Masters were ready but Bluebells got mixed ft ft in their schedule Result only one l game on Mondays town basket- was the second Tyke hockey had it biggest and longest fling of the season at arena Saturday as five teams started a procession of tourna ment to whittle the survi vors down to two finalists When the final shot had been fircd Fred Dillmans Newmarket Motors and Ross Burgess Annie Lunchmen had qualified for the league championship series The final count showed with seven points Annies six while in order followed Boyd Transporters five Fighters two and Realtors zero The kickoff of the busy sche dule was am and teams up their ten game schedule at pm Jerry wrote himself in to the goal scoring statistics with goals That was all the goals Newmarket Motors collected on Iheir way to a first place finish In the opening game Rickey Stevens scored with less than a minute to play as Fighters edged Deb Coopers Realtors I Boyd Transporters and Annies Lunch staged a rousing battle in game two Don James scored both Annies goals while Don Krueger and Gary Wrightman netted Boyd goals Jerry rattled off six goals as Newmarket Motors swamped Fighters Mike Sheridan scored the loner Two fine goals by Boh and Allan St Johns winner en abled Boyd Transporters to nip Realtors 3 Richard Lachlan was the Doak lamp lighter Annies Lunch and Newmarket Motors kept the playoff fever at a white heat pitch as they battled in the next game Don James scored for Annies while Jerry came through with the Motormcns counterblow It was four goals by Jerry Mee as Newmarket Motors blank ed Realtors to keep their unbeaten record alive Annies Lunch added prestige to their first grade play as they I Don James hattrick performance and Doug Pollards singleton sparked the winners Jerry scored all his teams goals as Newmarket Mo tors hung up a 2 decision over Boyds Allan St John and Gary split Boyd goals In the final game Don James snapped in three goals Bob Smith two as Annies Lunch white washed ball league card In it Boh and his Fearless Five put the handcuffs on Lyons to post an I impressive victory Bob Payne Boh Ruddock Gloria Ken Stephens and III Fearless Five luxe shot- larfon Simpson makers coming through with and nine points respective ly and Glen Bod- en waged a neck and neck bailie for Lyons scoring honors with the former finally copping the prize with while Bodcn cashed Don Warner midgetjuvenile The following are the remain- MidgetJuvenile League Sets Date For Playoffs Newmarket High School junior girls basketball learn are North York league champions This week as North representatives game Collegiate for the Georgian Bay district COSSA he best of three first round group I to right Barbara Rhodes Beth West Mary playoffs won the series opener at home 3 to sweep the series in two straight The chief stumbling block Sat urday in Bradfords to stay alive was netminder This a big week for the NHS Bob Kearns He refused to budge Three PurpleGold and Bradford wasnt able to get are in the Georgian Bay the puck past him district finals The teams bidding Bob Broley and Don Letts SCOr- for championship recognition are ed two goals each to spark the Miss Linda Cart Wrights senior- McGuiro Linda and Wendy Davis Centre row to eight Vivian Joan Lane Dorothy Hill and Diane Back row left to right Nora Stevens Miriam Margaret Rose and Karen HISPORTS league governor comes in with the semifinal playoff informa tion on the midgetjuvenile league Incidentally RayMars points finished first Merch ants are second with points followed by Lions third with points and in last place Rotary with six points In semifinal play will be RayMars vs Lions and Merch ants vs Rotary Both series to be triumph and Bob Ray winners goals while Bruce shared other MSSShSJJS Optimist NHL Playoffs I Pickering qualified for the fi- Win One Drop One nab via a win over Brock sponsored NHL teams District High school at the col- competed their regular schedule lege gym last Thursday in an in- playoff match l Pickering went into this J Montreal second New York thud In Lindsay Tourney game lead and last place Detroit junior girls and Don Carrolls ju nior boys protecting s carryover from the first game of The league semifinals open thr twogame totalpoints set next Monday according to league Bradford games in the regular schedule March Masters vs Fearless Five pm Lyons March pm Fear less vs pm Lyons vs Bell League chairman George sends along a reminder to all I team captains A of eligible players for the playoffs should be ION May turned in Immediately to the sei re treasurer George Kelly Being up in the championship Don Booth George Davis and bracket isnt anything new or Bill were ace performers j Miss Cart wrights girls teams hut time in years the reached this lofty Lake Simcoe Juniors settled on a twogame total goals basis Heres the games scheduled in It the semifinals March pm Ray Mars Lions pm Rotary Merchants March pm Merchants Rotary pm Lions RayMam The fur lies Lake league sides move finals this week as the junior hotkey into the vs vs vs vs 5 3 Over In League SemiFinals bracket of the Matched semis are Vivian while Oak Ridges and Vandorf go it in the other bracket of the playoffs Both scries are be settled on a twogame total- goals Second games in East Gwlllimbury school into arena Tuesday starting at 7 The hockey league pried the lid off on the semifinals Thursday at the arena Rivcrdrlve Park school dis playing fine skating and shoot- iiiK form defeated The put their two goal lead on the line in to nights second game in Ihe two- game totalgoals series In the late half of the semi final twinbill Holland Landing and Mount Albert waged a tidy tic BELAIRS EVEN UP SET WITH MILTON Change Meeting Date For Soccer League District football soccer rep resentatives are asked to make a note that the meeting date has been changed Stan west football organizer reports meeting will be March instead of March 2 The meeting will be held In the Newmarket town hall basement at 8 pm Representatives from district teams at Aurora Bradford and Newmarket are expected to at- scoring all their goals The tend Purpose of the meeting is teams will start tonights second Phil Nichols and Grant to organize a district soccer game of their twogame total- handled the other Bel lean J goals series on even terms I airs scoring plays Aurora an and kicking at Milton Tuesday they won an decis ion over Milton to square the best of three first round group play- Ron Moffatl scored of series at one name each Third three goals Lloyd one to complete Ihe Landing to tal Jim Mainprie was a oneman scoring riot for Mouhl Albert and deciding game is at Aurora March Waller Fines was the star of for Aurora Walter stored four goals to lead his teams vie- march Grant Winter its the first boys have plateau In all three section representatives are card ed to provide the opposition The boys series was booked lo strut last evening with game two al tomorrow Both learns will play their second Karnes at the NHS gym this after noon The cheer leader w i able support from every student are giving it the good old comeon teams routine so here we go for a trio of titles It would be nice to start the new high school wing off with these three champion ships In tow The NHS almost hut not quite had a fourth team in the playoff swim Fourth was Stan Ray monds midgets The locals drop- ped a heartbreak I- decision to Richmond Mill in a sudden- death midget finale at Aurora last still alive I week for the North York title Barry and Brent Macnab earned top billing for Newmarket scoring four points each while Boh McTavisii Doug Sheridan and contri buted two points each Bill was Hill opera tor The cage fever epidemic has reached into Pickering College where Messrs Reg Don Menard and Ed Richardson have Pickering College seniors matched in Thursday s win gave the round 100 Jack Hill displaying long ball shooting form nailed points Jim King Bruce And rews 10 to spearhead Ihe Picker ing triumph Serge bagged 19 lo lead the invaders Production of creamery butter in Canada in reached a new annual high of pounds governor Ross Boston goes against New York in A series and Montreal against Detroit Both semis are to be settled on a twogame totalgoals basis The following schedule has I been drawn up to cover the final playoff round March pm Boston vs New York pm Montreal vs Detroit March 11 Newmarket allstar and Aurora Legion par ticipated in the east district wee tournament held at Lindsay Saturday Newmarket opened its tourna ment play with an impressive win over Orillia Newmarket Snipers were Ray Terry Cain and David Smith Newmarket then dropped a tough 13 decision to the home Lindsay team in sicond round Peter Terry Cain and Ray ac counted for Newmarket goals against Lindsay Stan Gibbons and Andy Sinclair were in pm Detroit Montreal charge of the Newmarket team p in New York vs Boston I Aurora Legion drew Port BEETON WINS TO OUST KING LIONS IN OMHA PLAYOFFS playoff hopes of King City Lions will have to wait for another year Thurs day at Nobleton the Lions drop ped a decision to Breton Ro- lartans Tho played a li at thus Bee- ion captured the round Breton now moves into OMHA midget competition while King City hooks up with Stouff ville in a twogame totalgoals North York league payoff set Thursday Cord Lions didnt get down to checking un til had cashed a first period lead Ken Douglas scor ed from Bill Brown while Bill sank Stew Davidsons relay for King City Crawley fired three goals Jim Coughlin and two each to spark At both teams scored at a pace For King City it was Bill Brown from Paul Burbidge Stew Me- Cowan unassisted and Ken Doug las from Bill Brown Jim Cough- lilt Dave and Mik4 shared goals Carl earn- star rating coming back after being cut down by a shot Hope as first round opposition and were tripped l I by lhe Bob Walsh the lone Aurora goal Don Mat thew and Ted were charge of the Aurora club With three Newmarket High School teams in the Georgian Bay Georgian Bay title Miss Linda physical education finals basketball interest is at an ail time high at at the school is coach of both the junior and senior girls teams NHS Newmarket senior learn are North York league chain- Front row left to right Mary Stevens Audrey Nielsen having defeated Aurora Richmond Hilt This week the sen- Knight Sue Clarke and Mary Back row left to right ladies learn will be playing off with Barrie Collegiate for the Martha Carr Edna Markham Dana McGrath Marlene and 1 teen Cain