arena tangles with the Kusnachts with the Kusnachts Bulach Hallenstadion arena Graves scheduled to start at 130 Switzerland time nodded in agreement with an ankle injury 1230 record play at Bulach championship For ski rental By BILL CURRAN Currently on the way overseas for their second annual European international hockey tournament Barries Credit Union Oldtimers have received schedule of their games to be played in Switzerland starting Monday March 14 The veteran local hockey gladiators left here last nigh make the flight from Malton airport to Zurich by chartered aircraft They were due to arrive in Zurich international air port around noon today and transfer to their hotel The players then will have day of rest during which they may take advantage of optional sightseeing tours before swinging into tournament action For the opener slated for Monday morning the Barrie team will engage the Swiss Grasshop the tournament with the game to be ayed at Bulach rink Besides these two teams the teams in this clude Huntsville Cornwall Fort Erie Monc Lake and another Swiss entry known as the Kusnachts In other opening contests Huntsville has been called to meet Kirkland Lake Atheletics Cornwall op Kusnachts and Fort Erie takes on Moncton at Hallenstadion The players then have another days rest but on Wed nesday March 16 go into action again Barrie plays Monc ton at Hallenstadion Cornwall clashes with Kirkland Lake Fort Erie engages Swiss Grasshoppers while Huntsville Barrie Oldtimers will battle the Fort Erie team in their third group encounter on Friday March 18 at Hallenstadion arena Huntsville meets Cornwalls Hubs at Bulach rink Moncton plays the Grasshoppers and Kirkland Lakers clash SEMIFINALS AND FINALS SET Barrie Fort Erie Moncton and Swiss Grasshoppers have been placed in group One while Huntsville Cornwall Hubs Kirkland Lake and Kusnachts formed group Two 1n the semifinals scheduled for Saturday March 19 the first place team in each group takes on the second placers in the rival foursome with games at Hallenstadion and At Holland last spring the Barrie Oldtimers won two games lost two and tied one Huntsville Black Hawks led by former NHLer Dick Duff captured the division cham pionship with five wins in row While he isnt making any predictions Coach Murray Valiquette is hopeful his team can improve on last years record against the stronger opposition Manager Jerry Wat son also reflected optimism before the players left Well be doing our best he commented Scoring aces Jon Weeks Gerry McBride and Chuck Ed wards all appeared ready and waiting for tournament ac tion Ken Robertson the Coulson twins John and Larry Reid Duncan Campbell and Ed Mayhew all reflected the same enthusiasm Other players were Goaler Don Wardle Bob Broley Dave Hogben Arnie Neal Don and Jack The division finals are billed for 630 pm to settle the COUNTY SPORTS Swiss games for Oldtimers Ito is rs in the division 53R3Egl3 poses the The finals for the divisional championship are billed for later the same day starting at pm with this game also at IORILLIA IN CLASS DIVISION Walter Vartys Orillia Oldtimers who are slated to play in group One of l2team division have drawn Burlington for their first opposition on Monday March 14 The game is pm at Bulach arena Orillia MidlandPenetang Georgians Sweden make up group One with Nanaimo Charlottetown Medicine Hat and Davos of Switzerland in group Two Other teams making up the third group in this division include Quebec City Nova Scotia Twin Cities London and Basel of Burlington and We are just hoping for the best said manager Varty of fhandily after watching his charges in practice session when asked if he thought the team could improve on its record of last spring In Holland they won two tied one and lost two record similar to Barries We have better lineup but the opposition looks tougher commented coach Blake Uren and executives Derlyn Valley and Ed Steacy who were also present at the Former NHLer Dale Rolfe who was defence stalwart of New York Rangers was the main new acquisition of the Orillia club Bob Shropshire and Brian Chapman have been playing well in goal and veterans George Ford Billy Burtch Gary Kennedy Tommy Curran John Ryckman and com pany have been gradually rounding into form rormer Barrie star Whit Mousseau had been handicapped but now is feeling better and Bill Barrett also has been slowly rounding into form Jim Shrop shire has shone up in front in recent exhibitions Anyway the Orillia team has been called to oppose the MidlandPenetang Georgians on Wednesday March 16 at fif Bulach rink with gametime3 pm Then on Friday March 18 the Orillians oppose Sweden at pm at Hallenstadion arena The semifinals and finals are billed for Saturday March 19 when the championship will be declared The winners of groups one and three clash at Hallenstadion at 930 am while group two leaders and the second team with the best Molsons Park will be closed Not everyone is cheering the beautiful spring weather weve had this week Ski resort owners are sad to see the best ski season in recent memory melting slowly to close While alpine resorts with snow making equipment like Snow Valley and Horseshoe Valley are still open with good spring skiing conditions on the slopes the crosscountry cen tres are completely at the mer cy of the weather Unless there is sudden change in weather namely blizzard Molsons Park of Bar Sarjeants win series Bruce Degecr kicked out 23 shots to blank the Thornhill team and earn his sixth shutout of the year Earlier this week and given Sarjeants peewees series victory The Barrie sharpshooters were Travis Griffith and Todd Bowman ably assisted by John Gray Mike Daniels and all other team members This has been an exceptional hard fought series with Barrie winning the first two games with Thornhill fighting back to win the next two The Sarjeants boys now ad vance to the alHntario quarter final and will play the winner of the WhitbyKingston series starting next week March 23 the team leaves for Ihiladcl ihia for sevengame roundroliin series with various American teams rie will be closed for ski rentals this weekend Park manager Craig Pren tice and his ski instructors made the decision on Thursday when bare spots began to ap pear on the ski trails Weve had the most suc cessful winter season since the ski centre started five years ago explained Prentice ven though we were renovating our buildings right up to the Jan opening date and missed about five weeks of good skiing at the start of the season Next year want to have this place ready to open when the first flakes hit the ground and not just on weekends butevery day Admission to the Park is free and no accurate attendance figures were kept this winter but estimates put total atten dance between 80100000 for the first 10 weeks of 1977 The Kinsmen Skiathon which may still collect close to $18000 for Cystic Fibrosis Research attracted cross country ski enthusiasts from Toronto to Barrie and Molsons Park Next year well team with the Barrie Kinsmen Club again and if theyre willing think we can make this Skiathon the biggest and best crosscountry event in the province said Prentice With skiing completed the staff will spend month preparing the Park grounds for summer events commencing with the Ontario Interbreed Horse Show in May August will see the return of the very popular Grassroots Concert featuring some of Canadas top bluegrass bands Lead series 20 bestofseven series Final score Barrie Orillia Third game is back at the Barrie Arena Monday In Brantford the Thunder Bay Twins lost 72 to allow the Alexanders to move into 41 margin in their bestofnine semi final Play resumes Sunday with Brantford at Thunder Bay For team supposedly riddled with injuries the Terriersare managing to put up strong front Flyers needed four straight goals in the third period to turn the game around The taking 53 lead in the second game was tied 22 after the first period with rillia Steve Sly Phil Branston Les Burgess Darryl Sly Wayne Carleton Jon Hammond and Garry MacMillan scored for Barrie Ken Knapton scored twice for the Terriers with Rocky Clarke Ron Clarke Bob Sykes and Rick Prien the other rillia SCOFCIS The game itself for the most part was entertaining It was hardhitting wideopcn and physical Ron Patterson made his first playoff start in net for the Flyers and faced 32 shots Flyers pumped 42 at Ierriers goaltender Clyde Harris Flyers jumped on two Orillia miscues in the opening period for goals Centre Paul Regan was the man setting up Steve Sly Twins in trouble after 72 defeat Brantford Alexanders scored four unanswered goals in the third period defeat Thunder Bay Twins 72 Friday The win forces the Twins to win four games in row in the bestofnine series if they want to continue in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior League playoffs Alexanders lead the series 41 with the next game in Thunder HOLD ON THERE Flyers Paul Regan checks the pro gress of Orillia Terrier Kevin Bay on Sunday The visiting Twins led 21 after the first period but trailed 32 after the second Brantford got goals from Guy Smith Mark Dumcsnil Steve Atkinson Bob Roselle Corby Adams Denny McLean and AI Osborne Bill McDonald and Brian Deliro scored for Thunder Bay which outshot Brantford 3428 IItaly 17 early in the game during Fridays OIIA Senior semifinal at Orillia Central h0pes fade at allOntario final WIIITBY Special The playoff hopes of the Barrie Cen tral Collegiate senior girls volleyball team were dam pened here in Fridays opening round of competition at the all Ontario high school cham pionships Central came tough again st Widdifield efending On tario champions winning one of two games 845 1715 Cen tral lost the next four games for record ofone win five losses Blakelock defeated Barrie 15 1015 with Windsor dumping the locals 815 715 Central has two more mat ches today in the roundrobin tournament Barrie meets Beaver Brae and Humberside of Toronto After Fridays round Wid difield and Blakelock have record marred by one loss in the division with Barrie Blakelock won seven of eight games with Widdilield taking we of six games The tournament winds up today Cook juveniles win firstgame of series The Allan Cook juveniles opened bestofthree York Simcoe Minor Hockey Lea ue playoff series with Orilia Friday in winning fashion Cook won 81 at the Barrie Arena Second game of the series is slated for the Twin Lakes Arena Orillia Sunday at 630 pm Barrie attack with three goals Mike Doyle Glen Laycock Brett Scott Alcombrack and Jay Watson were the other Barry scorers for Barrie The game was scoreless until riod The game was marred penalties in the the second latter stages Orillia took 14 penalties in the third period including major Gus Eyers spearheaded the misconduct game misconduct and 10minute misconduct physical game Strong third period gives Flyers 76 win ORILLIA Staff At the outset of the Ontario Hockey Association OHA Senior semifinal series with Orillia Terriers Barrie coach Darryl Sly said the Flyers were simply interested in winning each game one period at time Friday at the Orillia Community Centre Flyers earned split decision in the first period with Orillia lost the second cleanly but won the third and the game to take 20 lead in the for the first Barrie goal after an Orillia defender gave the puck upin hisownend Slys goal was his 200th point in five years with Barrie The 1712 spectators attending the game reacted to Sykes tying goal moments later following stint of fancy stick work on Pattersons doorstep with Barrie man short Regan corralled wayward pass to send Phil Branstonin alone on Harris His goal shortly before the halfway came With Barrie man short ExFlyer Ken Knapton picked spot over Pattersons shoulder to tie the game before the period ended Terriers controlled the scoring for most of the second period Orillia built 53 lead on goals by Prien Knapton Rocky Clarke junior player brought up from the Iravelways Les Burgess was the only Flyers to beat Harris in the period Flycrs did appear to be taking over in the latter stages of the period when they pumped the majority of their 22 shots in the period of Harris pads Carleton Darryl Sly Hammond and Macmillan scored in or der to turn the game around in the third period Ron Clarke pulled Terriers within one goal at the 1842 mark Orillia was flailing away at Pattersons pads when the buzzer went to end the game Flyers will be without one of the more colorful performers when the series resumes Monday Terry Agnew and Terriers Kevin Ilcaly were ejected from the game in the second period following spirit ed exchange of blows at centre ice Both received match penalties from referee Sandy Protor Agnew got his for apparently pulling hair while Healy was caught with tape on his hands something frowned upon by the OHA It all started in front of Harris when Healy decked Agnew in passing Agnew gathered himself off the ice and promptly challenged Healy Sticks were dropped gloves next with the two players wrestling at centre Healy landed punch while Agnew was crouched on the ice in the grips of an official This enraged the Flyers rookie to the extent be yanked the official away from Healy and proceeded to administer further deliverance Both games to date have been physical encounters Garry MacMiIIan rctircd Icrricrs Ron Hobbctte to the dressing room early in the game with crunching check behind the rillia net Bobbcttc left after reinjuring his shoulder FLYICRS NOTES Tickets for Mondays 830 pm game can be picked up at the Barrie ArtnuIattcrson made number of daring moves to smother dangerous scoring drives by Orillia in the third period First he darted out of his not to poke the puck away from Knaptonlatc in the period Patterson charged out to take breakaway from Sykes Flyers detenceman Jack Smith delivered the games hardest check It came in the first period when he put shoulder into the progress of Colin Gordon knocking the Terrier flat Bob Baird did not dress for the se cond game Ile suffered pulled groin muscle in the opener Thursday Flycrs won the game 70 to take 20 lead in the bestof stven series At Brantford the hosting Alexanders their litstofninc semifinal Examiner Ihoto SPORTSSHORTS Schmidt third in junior final dumped Thunder Bay Twins to move into lead in FAIRBANKS Alaska AP Tracy Valentine of Wenat chec Wash and DANIEL Auclair of Shcrbrookc Que won skichampionships Friday valentine member of the Pacific Northwest team won the girls kilometer race with timeof 283569 Auclair took the boys ltlkiloinetcr race iii325011 Leslic Bancrof of Paris Maine was second in the woiiicns race in and Angola Schmidt of Hwy Harbour Ont was third John Sackett of London Centre Vt placed Second in the boys race in 330137 Wildcats in Aurora for final Eastview Secondary School Wildcats midget boys basketball 11 team is in Aurora today for the Georgian Bay Secondary School Association finals Eastview won the right to compete at the GBSSA level With win at the zone finals earlier this week Stuyiier Collegiate Institute midget boys are also in the GBSSA finals as is midget boys team from St Josephs High School of Barrie Deadline for entry is March 15 Barrie CoOp major midgets are at home today for the se cond game of bestoffivc York Simcoe Minor Hockey League series with Thornhill The game is at the Barrie Arena at 10 pm The irst game ended in 22 tie Tuesday in Thornhill the final two races of the national junior crossrcountry PACKING LI Don Wardle adjusts an equipment bag to prior to boarding bus Fri day aiid trip to Toronto Iii ternational Airport for flight to Switzerland Wardlc is one of the Barrie Credit Union Oldtimers competing at the second International Oldtimers Hockey Tourna ment in Zurich Examiner Photo Oldtimers answer call to international play First game is Monday against Swiss team Theyre gone Off to Switzerland the Alps and the second International Oldtimers hockey tournament Barrie Credit Union Oldtimers boarded as bus in Barrie shortly after pm Fri day for the trip to Toronto In ternational Airport where after gear and such was check ed through customs they left by plane for Zurich The Oldtimers are one of 37 teams from across Canada entered in the international tournament which ends March 20 The Canadian contingent about 1600 strong will be far the largest at the tournament Every province Except Manitoba and Newfoundland has entered the tournament in which teams compete in six dif fcrcnt categories determined by age and experience Credit Union Oldtimers are in division Their first game is Monday against the Switzer land Grasshoppers one of two Swiss teamed in the same divi sion as Barrie The Lost Swiss Ice Hockey thlcration has entered eight teams Two teams have been entered from Holland with one each from Sweden Finland and tthnitcdStatcs Thc venture into interna tioiial competition isnt something knew for most the ldt imers hockey club The nucleus of this team was over in Holland last year noted coach Murray Valiquette John Weeks and Jack Graves are two of the Oldtimers who wont be competing in Switzerland Both are staying home due to work com mitments Oldtimers picked up two players from Owen Sound to Bolster their roster Donald Hec Brainnard and Arnold Smith played with Barrie at the Niagara Falls tournament earlier in the season Oldtimers second game is Wednesday 130 pm against Moncton with third game Fri day against Fort Erie Fort Erie is the team we figure we have to beat said David Hogben director of public relations for the Barrie club The schedule this year offers the Canadian visitors time to see little of the countryside Last year the schedule called for game day and it left the Barrie visitors disgruntled at the pace It was no good at all ex plained Vali uctte He said the Oldtimers iled with their Canadian representative as soon as they returned While over in Switzerland the Barrie contingent will have time to shop visit other coun tries and partake in number oftours if they so wish Hogben said the international competition was getting bigger every year as it caught on Ten years from now youll excellent competition in Oldtimers hockey from the European countries he said Weve been at it longer con sequently youre going to see more Canadian teams The trip cost each player $595 Each chipped in from their own pocket with addi tional funds coming from Win tario two grants totalling $1700 and from such fund raising ventures as ticket sales for side of beef Just before leaving team of ficials announced they had major tournament planned for the city early next season It would take place in the ear ly part of the hockey year with 24 teams from across Ontario said Hogben Among the Canadian skaters will be several former profes sionals including Junior Ingar field Larry Keenan Jack Bion da and Derek Holmes the lat ter the general manager of Canadas entry in the world championships at Vienna in April Dale Rolfe coach of the Orillia Terriers senior hockey club is also in Switzerland He turned over his coaching duties to Dale Macleish Friday in order to join the Orillia Oldtimers in time for the trip overseas Ontario volleyball finals at Georgian campus The Ontario College Womens volleyball championships kicked off this morning at Georgian College Four division finalists meet today and Sunday in double roundrohin tournament Cam Walton wins in Newmarket NEWMARKET All the scoring came in the third period Friday in York Simcoe Minor Hockey League playoff game between the Walton Insurance minor midgets and Newmarket When the dust settled Barrie had won 32 The loss paid back 43 defeat earlier this week at Eastview Arena Barrie won the series with three wins in the bestoffive series Steve Chappcl opened and closed the third period scorin for Barrie In between Ric Tidman and Mike Ruby struck for Newmarket with John Surgenor scoring the other Barrie goal Rangers in lead in playoffs TORONTO CP Alf Beasley and Sean Simpson each scored pair of goals to pace North York Rangers to 71 win over North Bay Trappers iii an Ontario Hockey Association Provincial Junior final playoff game Friday brian Centennial Algonquin and Conestoga are the four teams involved The tournament is scheduled to end following Sundays pm game between Conestoga and Centennial Matches are best twoout ofthree with two points for wm SCHEDULE SATURDAY 10 am Cambrian vs Cen tennial ll Algonquin vs Conestoga noon Cambrian vs Conestoga Centennial vs Algonquin Conestoga vs Centennial Cambrian vs Algonquin SUNDAY 10 Conestoga vs Algonquin 11w Centennial vs Cambrian 12 Cambrian vs Conestoga we Centennial vs Algonquin Cambrian vs Algonquin Conestoga vs Centennial Sports Calendar HOCKEY 710 Barrie Arena Thornhill vs CoOps midgets YSMHL series tied following 22 tie 630 pm Newmarket Ellis atoms vs Newmarket Barrie leads bestoffive OMHA round 21 pm Barrie Arena Trenton vs Civitan bantams Civitans lead bestoffive OMHA semifinal 10 VOLLEYBALL at Georgian College Ontario womens college final today through Sunday all Ontario high school finals at Whitby Central Senior girls involved BASKETBALL GBSSA finals at Aurora eastview Stayner St Joes midget boys teams involved SUNDAY HOCKEY 550 Trenton Civitan bantams vs Trenton third game of bestoffive OMHA semifinal 445 pm if necessary Barrie Arena Newmarket vs Ellis Atoms 115 pm Eastview Arena Thornhill vs Credit Union peewees bestoffive series tied 11 1pni Elmvale Arena Centreville vs Merchants Intermediate BROOMBALL at Thornton Arena Simcoe Mens League playoffs 12 15 pm CGF vs Ivy first game of best of three final