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Flgers on The Thunder Bay Twins the Flyers had ari ticipated meeting in the finals of the Ontario ocke Association Senior Hockey League wast little time in blowing apart any pre conceived notions of closescoring series The defending Allan Cup champions rocked the Barrie Flyers with back to back wins of 60 and 70 in Thunder Bay to take com fortable 31 lead in the best of seven series It all comes down to tonights game at the Barrie Arena Theres no second chance now for the Flyers who are forced to face comefrombehind situation if their hopes of shot at the Allan Cup are to be realized tram if 54t It was the way the Twins immobilized Flyers which has caused some dismay among Barrie supporters Twins have handcuffed the usual evastating offence of Barrie in the four games played to date Flyers were unable to enetrate the goaltending of both John ams and Ken hirko Adams turned aside mere 19 shots Saturday in posting 60 victory Fl ers appeared stronger Sunday as they fir 33 shots at Turko who was good enough to hold onto 60 victory To date Twins have outscored Flyers 2411 What was expected to be tight series has now turned into rout Twins wrenched 65 win in the opener at the Barrie Arena then lost by an identical count on an overtime goal Shiftin the series to Thunder Bay brought with it burden of the Flyers having to snap twoyear old hex which has plagued not only the Flyers but teams visiting the Thunder Bay arena In two seasons Flyers have yet to win game in Thunder Bay Twins have dominated Flyers at home since meeting Flyers in the final of the Allan Cup last season The clubs met four times during the regular at schedule Barrie took wins of 72 and 51 from Thunder Bay in games played at the Barrie Arena Twins dropped Barrie 52 and 54 in Thunder Ba but had the game of Nov 16 taken from em when the OHA upheld pro test lodged against the Twins by the Flyers The protest centred around the use of an in eligible player by the Twins One aspect of this series has held to all expectations It was ex ted that two clubs would meet to ecide the senior representative to the Allan Cup playoff trail It was also expected that the series would draw high on fan appeal Home ice and scoring the first goal proved the right com bination to help Barrie United Steel Workers USW minor This has proven correct The largest crowds to watch senior hockey game this season have been noted in both Thunder Bay and Barrie crowd of 3877 watched the Twins build 40 first period lead Sunday and increase it to 50 after two periods The largest crowd of the season at Thunder Bay was on hand Saturday to watch Twins dominate the Flyers Some 5122 spectators jammed into the arena to howl Twins to period leads of 10 and 30 Twins were led by Russ Elliotts two goals on Sunday Tom Deacon Dave Bra anola Ken Campbell Bill MacDonald an Dave rin am It afte ial nd Vaillant each scored single goals Barrie took nine of 16 minor penalties with each team drawing one major and two game misconducts Twins held 3933 edge in shots with Turko eamin the shutout Flyers manag only 19 shots on the Twins net Saturday Jack Byerley scored twice for Twins with single goals going to Ken Camp bell Tom Deacon Barrie Hogan and Vaillant Tickets for tonights game went on sale this morning at the Barrie Arena In the two games played in the city crowds of 1800 and 1500 respectively Time of the game is 830 pm USW clinchOMHA title with 64 win Sunday OMHA lOThe Barrie Examiner Monday April 12 1976 Collingwood in allOntario final COLLINGWOODBelleville Bobcats were unable to shatter the homeice hold the Col ingwood Blues have enjoyed all season in losing 96 Sunday and the semifinal series of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior playoffs Blues won their 26th game at home this season without loss to take the eightpoint series 84 Blues now advance to the all Ontario finals against St Marys First game of the best of seven series will be played at the Collingwood Arena Tuesday Collingwood stormed back after trailing 21 in the series to sweep the next three games Belleville led 32 after the first period with the Blues tying the game in the second frame Six goals in the final period sealed the outcome before an estimated crowd of 2500 Dave Tabb Peter Crawford and Grant Luxton struck for two goals for Collingwood Dun can Steer Dwight Beer and Garth Beer counted singles Bobcats got two goals from Bob Crawford Pauleyanna keeps league title LEFROYPauleyanna Sports defended its Innisfil Mens Broomball League championship crown by edging Barrie Honda and Auto Sales 21 Sunday wining the best of three final two games straight It was the second straight season Barrie Honda made it to the finals only to lose to Pauleyanna Pauleyanna scored the first goal in the game late in the first period with Rick McColeman finding the net Gary Gow put Pauleyanna up by two with his goal midway through the se cond period with assists given Gord Gow and Dan Holmes Less than five minutes later Barrie Honda stormed back with Tommy Wyburn and Ken Saunders setting up Brent Bowens goal to end the second period21 The final period was scoreless although each team had scoring changes This game in the first game was rough with Barrie Honda get ting nine penalties to Pauleyannas six Pauleyanna finished the broomball year undefeated through regular season play and playoffs Players and fans are reminded of the 3rd annual ln nisfil Mens Broomball League Banquet will take place at the Lefroy Arena Saturday upstairs in the banquet hall The doors will open at pm with music and dancing at There is also midnight ffet Prices are $7 per couple or $4 per single Awards will be handed out at 10 pm Basketball tournament is won by Steele Street Steele Street School emerged Saturday as the grand cham pions of the fourth annual Areas one and six boys elementary school basketball tournament at Eastview Secon dary School Steele Street needed 2016 win over St Monica School to claim the championship Terry Conroy was top scorer for Steele Street with eight points St Monicas was led by Glenn Hreljacs six points TAMI FINLEY 0F Regent School Midland performs on the uneven bars during Saturdays invitational gym nastics meet at Barrie Cen In the consolation game Forest Hill defeated Cundles Heights 2312 Tony Watson sank nine points for Forest Hill Gillen had seven pornts in the game for Cundles Fourteen schools par ticipated in the tournament Others were St Marys Angus Warnica Codrington Minesing Allandale Heights Innisfil Good Fellow St Josephs and Maple Grove tral Collegiate More than 60 youngsters from six schools participated in the meet There was no overall school IT WAS triumphant first for Barries United Steelworkers minor peewees in action of the OMHA cham pionship playoffs when they Peewees lose to London Barrie Rotary lost two games to London Oakridge Acres in OMHA Peewee Major playoffs hockey action at Lon don on the weekend The bestofsevenseries now reads London with three wins no losses and one tie Barrie Rotary with no wins three losses and one tie In Friday nights game on the weekend the London team won 24 In Saturdays game London downed Barrie 52 Scoring in that game for Bar rie were White and Hoffman with assists by Whelan Neal and McConnell The next game in the series is scheduled for Barrie Arena Wednesday The weekend games were numbers three and four of the series defeated the Riverside Win dsor Club 64 Sunday at Barrie arena In the photograph above the River side goaltender comes out to stop the puck but is beaten by the USW player Examiner Photo peewees defeat Windsors Riverside 64 Sunday and win the Ontario Minor Hockey Association OMHA cham pionship It was the third win at home for Barrie The Steel Workers wrestled 20 lead in the open ing games of the best of five final with back to back wins in Barrie Moving the series to River side home arena resulted in two straight losses and the need for yesterdays deciding game at the Barrie Arena Barrie scored the important first goal and never trailed although Riverside twice tied the game In each of the five games of the series the team scoring the first goal went on to win the game Centre Greg Johnston got Barrie off on the ri ht foot at 425 of the first peri on pass ing play with linemates Ron Dubois and Bruce Stanley It took Riverside just two minutes to tie the game Barrie regained the lead on goal by right winger Steve Mills The goal came at 530 of the second period after neat setup by Kevin McCann and Darryl Lynn Johnston increased the lead Zorro Grattan guided to win in feature race Walter Mudrys Zorro Grat tan in his first start since November took the featured Tottenham Lions Club pace Saturday night at Barrie Raceway Drivertrainer John Lee shook up the eightyearold gelding and took the lead in the stretch Wee Chelle and Sneaky Bill tied for place resulting in double exactor payoff of 45 and 4v6 Zorro Grattan had the nights best time of 208 up to the eighth but was shaded in the ninth when Capers Trick paced the milein2076 Lyle MacArthur reined Ca pers Tick to the win and also took the seventh with Hieland Champ Eric Langen won the second with Hieland Miss and the third behind Chief Symbol crowd of 1775 wagered $9761 Barrie Raceway results Saturday First Trot Mile $400 Dapper lindlay Wvoy 15 90 700 BO Niagara lull Saonnoge 460 400 John Lad Clement 40 Exactor 20nd $81 10 Second Pace Mile 3450 Flying Min Langen 880 90 70 MetxoMiu Tracey 70 30 Royal Gent Clement 90 Exactar Sand $110 60 Tth Pore Mlle 3400 Mel Symbol Iongen 64 90 18 30 80 Cape Hill Stanley Artondi 740 70 Prunella Wra 30 Elodor 4and6 2910 Fourth Pare Mile S40 Iemn Artandi 710 60 330 The Gold Bandit McArthur 10 40 440 Second Storm Jarvis so Exactor and $86 60 Youngsters show skills at area gymnastic meet The gymnasium at Barrie Central Collegiate was hive of activity Saturday as more than 60 youngsters from six schools participated in an elementary winner with the young athletes earning awards for firstthird place finishes Examiner Photo school invitational gymnastic meet The youngsters tumbled gyrated swung and showed grace as they performed on the various pieces of equipment such as the balance beams vaulting horse rings parallel uneven and horizontal bars and did floor exercises At this meet there were no in dividual or school overall championships only awards for first second and third places in the various events Barrie was represented by Cundles Heights and Hillcrest schools and the immediate area by Forest Hill school of Midhurst and Goodfellow school Stroud Other schools taking part were Bradford Public School and Regent Public School of Midland In the days events the follow ing pupils placed first second and third in their events in that order all routines are scored out of 10 points Primary Girlsfloor Tanya Schmidt Regent 85 Jeanette LaVerdiere Forest Hill 80 vaultingKyra Slade Cundles Heights 927 Jeanette LaVer diere Forest Hill 913 Tanya Schmidt Regent 88 Primar boysfloorGreg Salter orest Hill 735 vaultingTom Knox Forest Hill93 Junior GlrlsfloorDebbie Tidy Hillcrest 853 Lisa Mor rison Cundles Heights 815 Kim Richardson Forest Hill 79 BeamMichelle Woodcock Bradford 872 Denise Martin Regent 655 VaultKim Richardson Forest Hill 846 Paula Ethier Hillcrest 746 Junior boysfloorMark Kit ching Regent 908 Wayne Knox Forest Hill 73 Vault Mark Kitching Regent 950 Gordon Sutton Forest Hill 816 Parallel barsMarc Clem mens Forest Hill 69 High barMarc Clemmens Forest Hill 83 RingsMarc Clem mens Forest Hill 910 Mark Kitching Regent 848 Intermediate girlsfloor An nette Cummings Bradford 932 Maureen Jones Regent 756 Karen Patrick Goodfellow 732 Vaulting Michelle Sutton Hillcrest 93 Jackie Grimley Bradford 90 Lisa Hogan Forest Hill 89 BeamShelley Korpatnicki Goodfellow 815 Julie OBrien Forest Hill 720 Anita Fer raro Regent 70 Uncvens Michelle Gordon Forest Hill 820 Karen Bodanis Goodfellow 746 Annette Cum mings Bradford 641 Intermediate boysfloorBrad Kitching Regent 82 Steve Bertram Forest Hill 783 Mel Corbier Bradford 75 VaultingSteve Bertram Forest Hill 928 John Swales Regent 88 Jamie McKnight Bradford 812 ParallelRob Draper Forest Hill 89 High barDavid Beckley Forest Hill 80 Rings Pat Winter Forest Hill Brad Kitching Regent points totals not available Ellis Atoms beat Metro 42 in exhibition tilt John Ellis Construction Minor Atoms defeated Toronto Villagers 42 in exhibition hockey Sunday at the Oro Com munity Centre The Atoms recent zone champions scored the first goal of the game then fell behind 21 in the second period Three unanswered goals in the final frame sealed the win for Barrie Jim Sands Andy Walton Robbie Tustin and Brian Cyr connected for Barrie The atom club will be participating in the annual Hamilton minor hockey tournament this weekend Fitlh Trot Mile Burnt Sugar Till 12 50 50 780 Gaelic Charm Nichollu oo 60 Randy Wooster Laney 240 EIOKOI Jand $4410 Sixth Pace Mile 3550 Chief Command Dixon 3O Royalirtir Scronnage 300 310 Trigger Johnrton Wtoy 660 Exactor and 3319 40 Seventh Pace Mile $700 Hielond Chomp MacArthur 490 420 760 Canasta Hal Jonei 1080 380 etoi Girl Powell 280 hunter and Eighth PaceMile $900 6010 Zorro Grotton John lee 14 40 450 20 Wee Chelle lodihart 300 400 Sneaky Bill Jetlriea 230 60 Exoclor and $6920 Elector and $24 80 Ninth Pace Mile $500 Caper trick MacArthur 70 70 Jonanqel Hotlman 790 480 Fearlen Parker Artandi 80 Exactor and $87 10 Tenth Face Mile $400 Swift Orbit Brown 520 Hilltop Jason Annerud 590 340 Reapers Girl Edward 60 Enactor land $10940 Attendance 1775 Handle $89761 Track Fast SPORTS CALENDAR SENIOR PLAYOFFS Thunder Bay at Barrie 830 pm Twins lead best of seven series 31 Valvoline 10W40 MotorOil Macs Paste Wax Regula Gasoline MDHURST COMET to 31 with his second goal of the game after breaking loose on clearing pass from defenseman Dean Edwards The USW squad was shor thanded at the time of the goal Thirtyfour seconds later Riverside took advantage of Barrie penalty to ull to within one goal of the lea ers Riverside finally tied the game at 743 of the third period with Barrie again man short Centre Gary Cyr placed the USW team in front with goal minute and half later He deflected waisthigh shot past the Riverside netminder with Johnston and Andy Craig assisting Dubois took advantage of scramble in the Riverside goalmouth to poke home loose puck and give Barrie two goal lead Johnston and Stanley were given assists on the goal Riverside came back although Shorthanded to score 58 seconds after Dubois marker This set the stage for dramatic final moment when Riverside elected to pull its goaltender in favor of the extra attacker The move backfired when Barrie following number of near misses around the empty Riverside net finally found the range with Lynn sinking the in surance marker and Johnston earning an assist on the play Johnston finished the game with an impressive two goals and three assists USW goaltender Kevin Bouchey faced 15 shots while his teammates fired 32 at the Riverside goal Each team took four minor penalties Elmer McFadden executive director of the OMHA was on hand to present the runnerup trophy to Riverside and the Barrie City opens season with 20 win Barrie City opened the 1976 season against Toronto Domi nion Bank X1 at the CNE Stadium in Toronto over the weekend with sound 20 vic tory The Astro Turf at the Argos headquarters was new ex perience for the players who however adapted to the carpetlike surface quite well Newcomers to the Club Mike OBrien and Percy Shropshire stood out in good allround team effort Steve Knight and Charlie Foote were the goal scorers both efforts coming in the first half of the game Hustlers close to first place The Peter Reino Hustlers of Barrie are only two points out of first place in the Ontario Womens Senior Volleyball League after winning 12 straight games in Toronto on Sunday Under New Management with Opening SPECIALS championship trophy to USW captain Kevin McCann and assistant captains Wilkins and Andy Craig playoffs trail and for providing exciting hockey for the fans Final hockey action for the 850 champion USW team is an Easter hockey tournament in Hamilton Mr McFadden congratulated both teams on reaching the finals in their first try on the GERALD DRUMMOND HELPED Steele Street school beat St Monicas nament at Eastview Secon dary School Saturday Steele Street emerged as the cham pions of the 14team tour nament Examiner Photo school 2016 in the cham pionship clash of the in vitational basketball tour ROOF PROBLEMS THEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR SPRING SPECIA Average Onestorey Home 40 24 Reshingled with lst Quality 210 selfseal shingles THIS MONTH ONLY Two Storey Homes Slightly Higher COMPLETE lAURIER SHEET METAL 196 BRADFORD ST BARRIE We also specialize in Hot Tar Gravel Flat Roofs Eavestroughing 7263492 Flashing 85¢ can JUSTNORTH 0F BARBIE 0N HWY 27