Totnes Skittles results we 10.10.25

Amazing start to the new season with 4 double floppers with Paul Burrows and Phil Kendall scoring 22 each, Jane Hingston scoring an impressive 26 and Emma Challis 23.

There have been some incredible scores from players at the start of this season, 11 spares from the Fords in their games against 10 spares from the Wrecks with Dave Jackson scoring 93(fords) and Mike Westaway scoring 94(wrecks). New Team Bullets won their game with tough competition from the Panthers, Bullets has 12 spares against 14 spares from the Panthers with Rory Beasley achieving 94 with 4 spares against Bullets Phil Kendall scoring over a ton with 103 with 4 spares one being a 22. Woodpeckers having 7 spares against Offcuts 5 spares, Darren lee(offcuts) scoring 82 with a 17 spare and Andrew Brown (woodpeckers) 84 with an 18 spare, Wizzards won against the Millers with Chris Worth (Wizzards) scoring 98 with 3 spares and Steve Robinson(Millers) 87 with 2 spares.

In the Ladies games we had Gems v Fordetts where the fordetts won by 26 with Jane Hingston scored a 26, Fordetts have 5 spares with the Gems having 2 and Wendy Northway scoring 88, Meadowbrooks v Alley cats, Meadowbrooks won by 26 with Emma Challis scoring 96 with a 23 Flopper and an 18, the Meadowbrooks also have an end of 54, Andrea Murch scored 92 with 3 spares. Diamonds v All Stars was a close scoring game win a 2 pin win from the Diamonds but it could of gone the other way with The All Stars having 3 spares on their last end but unfortunately Bellla Trant had a 9 spare. Lorraine Edmonds scored 75 and Sonia Edwards 76.

Ladies Devon County

R1 - Totnes (W Northway 64) 418 v 360 St Thomas SC
R2 - Totnes (S Hodge 58) 367 v 359 Torquay B
S/F - Totnes (S Hodge 57) 383 v 373 Holsworthy B
Final - Totnes (E Stolworthy 62) 383 v 370 Barnstaple

Singles
R1 - Torquay A 40 v 52 Totnes
R2 - Totnes 63 v 42 Bideford A
S/F - Holsworthy A 51 v 62 Totnes
Final - Totnes 55 v 56 Barnstaple

Totnes ladies made the short journey to Torquay to attempt the win the county championship. In the first round captain Wendy Northway led from the front with a 3 spare 64 against Exeter St Thomas. After a slow start with an end of 53, a 70 pin 2nd end put them in control. Final 2 ends of 75 and 76 gave them a total of 418, their best of the day and a 58 pin win. A local derby against Torquay 'B' was next. This was a lower scoring, and much closer game, but Sam Hodge (58) and Cherry Paul (52) picked up vital spares and Totnes took an 8 pin victory. Holsworthy 'B' were the semi final opponents. Once again spares from Sam with 2 in her top score of 57 backed up by Val McGall who hit a crucial 16 spare on the final end in her 53 got Totnes over the line by 10. Barnstaple, last year's winning finalists, again provided the competition in the final.

After falling behind by 16 after 2 ends and then by 22 after 4 things did not look good - but the fightback began! A poor end of 58 from Barnstaple and reply of 72 from Totnes, with spares from Sam and anchor woman Sonia Edwards, reduced the gap to just 4 going into the 6th and final end. Totnes then hit their best leg of the day, a 79, with 15 apiece from Sam and Emily Stolworthy, followed by a 14 from Val the target proved to be too much for Barnstaple who could only manage 62 in reply giving Totnes the title by 13.

Totnes Ladies Singles champion, Wendy Northway, was the singles representative. She skittled well throughout and reached the final where she met the Barnstaple champion. After a positive start and a 13 spare in the 4th end Wendy held a 7 pin lead going into the final end and set her opponent 17 to win after hitting a 9. 17 was exactly what she hit so Barnstaple took the singles title by 1!

Well done ladies, once again Totnes bring home the silverware!

A reminder the presentation night is on Friday June 27th, please let the secretary know how many of your team members are going to attend, a draw prize would be very welcome.

The AGM is on Wednesday July 2nd, 7.30 @ Totnes Rugby Club.

Match Reports Finals Day 26th April 2025

The 2024/25 season closed at the Rugby Club with all the cup competition finals. It was great to see the leagues portable alleys come out of hibernation after a 5 year gap, thanks to all those who helped with this.

It was a successful day for Fords who completed the 'treble' adding the KO and Dart Cups to their league title plus the men's pairs. The KO cup didn't look like it was heading their way as Woodpeckers led until a Phil Nicholson 22 backed up by Richard Murch's 15 in a 68 pin 8th end turned the game around and enabled a 13 pin win. Woodpecker Dave Saunders 95 was the men's top score of the day. Once again it was the 8th end when Fords took the lead in the Dart Cup final aided by Wizzards 2nd consecutive leg of 41. A 60 pin finish with spares from Phil Nicholson and Steve Wakeham was enough to take a 9 pin win. After a narrow win over Millers in the pairs semi, Fords Paul Trant and Richard Murch played out a high quality final against reigning champions Chris Worth and Adam Stolworthy who had completed a 6 pin win over Panthers. The 4 players hit 14 spares with 91 (Chris), 81 (Adam) and 93 (Paul), 84 (Richard). Fords ended as winners by 5. Adam came out on the winning side in the mixed pairs, playing with sister, Emily, whose 15 spare in the 8th end was crucial, they beat mother and son duo Andrea and Richard Murch by 8.

Val McGall's 87 was the standout score in the ladies pairs semis as with her partner Angela Worth Odd Westons defeated Diamonds Marion Feltham and Sonia Edwards. Alley Cats Sara Neville and Sara Ellis had the only spare in the match up with Meadowbrooks Caitlyn Kneil and Emma Challis and won by 6. The final was a great match, with only 2 ends to go Odd Westons led by 2 but a 2 spare 8th end of 28 from Alley Cats put them into the lead and they hung on to win by 4.

Congratulations to Wendy Northway who backed up being the leading ladies average scorer by taking the singles title. She moved through to the final with a 7 pin win over Sonia Edwards where she met Angela Worth who had defeated Jess Lewis by 6. No spares in her winning 77 but she hit 6 x 9's. Angela finished with a 14 in her 66.

After a strong start from Offcuts with Steve Tippett hitting 16 and 18 Panthers battled hard but couldn't pull back the deficit. Aaron West was Panthers top man with a 2 spare 82 whilst Chris Camp hit 4 in his 91 for Offcuts who are now Dart Plate winners.

In the Castle Plate final Outsiders Karan Vaughan was leading lady scorer of the day with her 3 spare 94. Sarah Life hit the only spare for Fordetts with a 13 in the final end as Outsiders took the title.

Fordetts got into the winners enclosure taking an 8 pin win over Odd Westons in the KO Cup final. Spares from Jane Hingston and Linzi Cackett put them in control, Odd Westons fought hard but an unlucky 9 spare from Ruth Binmore sealed their fate as they lost by 8.

Finally Alley Cats took on Gems in the Castle Cup final. Georgie Northway took centre stage with her 3 spare 82. Alley Cats struggled to get on terms and Gems finished as 29 pin winners.

Thanks to all who supplied draw prizes and helped out on the day, much appreciated. The ladies will be playing in the Devon County Championships on May 24th in Torquay - good luck!

The presentation evening is on 27th June from 7pm at the Rugby Club. Please let the secretary know how many of your team members are attending, it would be lovely to see as many as possible. A

GM is on July 2nd, 7.30 at the Rugby Club.

Match Reports Week Ending 19th April 2025

With finals day on Saturday 26th the match up for the last 2 team competitions was decided. Fords captain Paul Trant celebrated his birthday with a top scoring 3 spare 95 and a win over Millers where they will meet Wizzards who were on fire against Wrecks. Fred Farleigh put up some resistance with a 4 spare 96 but after the 3rd end when Wizzards hit a 4 spare 70 it was an uphill battle. Keith Worth finished with 17 in his 97, backed up by son Chris with 93.

Closest game of the week was Alley Cats 3 pin win over Meadowbrooks. Alley Cats edged ahead in the 3rd end thanks to a 14 from Sara Neville, they managed to keep their noses in front. A 16 from Caitlin Kneil in the 8th end gave Meadowbrooks some hope but a 14 from Sara Ellis maintained a 3 pin lead into the final end which was enough. In a game with only 4 spares an 8th end 17 from Gems anchorwoman Diana Davis was crucial in their 10 pin win over All Stars. All Stars were 3 up with 3 to go but couldn't hang on.

Fordetts good cup form continued as they moved through against Diamonds. Diamonds led after 3 but they couldn't match Fordetts strong finish which included 2 x 17 spares from Jane Hingston. Outsiders started with a 40 end including a 17 from Karan Vaughan, Odd Westons were never able to get back on terms despite a 15 followed by a 16 from Angela Worth in the 2nd and 3rd ends. Outsiders also finished with a 40 - but Karan could only manage 16 this time!

The Totnes Men's team travelled to Bideford for the Men's Devon County championships on the 12th . Sadly, it was an unsuccessful trip, when they went out by 6 in the 1st round to Exeter Railway Club. Singles champion, Steve Robinson did better, after a bye in the 1st round he put out the reigning champion in the quarter finals but lost in the semis to the player from Holsworthy.

Finals day will start at 2.00pm on Saturday April 26th with the KO cup finals, everyone welcome.

Match Reports Week Ending 12th April 2025

Congratulations go to Steve Robinson of the Millers who became Totnes Men's Singles champion after defeating Wizzard Mark Northway. A strong start with a 16 in his semi final against Paul Trant (Fords) backed up with another 16 in the 6th end took him into the final. Mark's 3rd end 18 against Les Harding (Offcuts) nudged him ahead in his semi. A 14 in the next end and a 12 in the 8th put him in control although a 17 from Les put him just 3 down with an end to go. Mark finished with a 9 and an unlucky 4 from his opponent put Mark into the final by 8. After a cagey start to the final, a 17 flopper from Steve put him ahead in the 3rd end. With Mark struggling to pick up a spare to close the gap Steve hit a 13 taking him into a winning lead with 2 ends to go. Steve will represent Totnes in the singles Devon County competition which takes place in Bideford on 12th April.

The ladies singles is now at the semi finals stage. Semis and finals will be played on finals day.

Totnes ladies defeated the men in the annual Hingston Cup match. They went into the final end behind by 9 but an end of 104 which included 4 spares took them to victory by 13! Leading scorers for the ladies were Val McGall with 65 and Cherry Paul with 64, for the men Richard Murch (64) and Matt Monaghan (60).

Ladies KO cup - semi finals - by the half way mark Gems pulled back the deficit caused by Wendy Northway's 'sunshine' (0) in the 3rd end against Odd Westons. A 43 pin 7th end put Odd Westons in front but it was all square going into the final end. That was how it finished so an extra end was needed, Odd Westons hit a steady 33 which was enough to take a 4 pin win. Fordetts hit one of their season's best scores against Meadowbrooks, captain Emily Stolworthy's 94 included an 18, their 309 total gave them a 42 pin win.

Men's KO cup semi finals - Fords father and son duo Paul and Ben Trant with 91 each led Fords into the KO cup final against Offcuts. Fords consecutive ends of 57, 68 and 70 put the game beyond Offcuts reach.

Andrew Brown rolled 4 spares in his 107 as Woodpeckers saw off Wizzards. Wizzards were in contention going into the last leg but a poor end of 43 and a 17 from Woodpeckers Kevin Jarvis in a leg score of 52 gave 'Peckers an 8 pin win.

Match Reports Week Ending 1st March 2025

With the pressure off Gems stretched their winning margin at the top of the league with an alley record score of 339 against Diamonds. Wendy Northway also hit a league highest score with a 5 spare 112, daughter Georgie backed her up with 3 spares in her 83. Caitlin Kneil's 3 spare 94 ensured Meadowbrooks finished their league campaign with a win over All Stars for whom captain Lorraine Edmonds also rolled 3 spares in her 86. 3 spares in the final 3 ends turned the game v Fordetts in Outsiders favour, a 15 from Fordett Mandy Sharland left her team just 5 short. A win for Odd Westons would have put them into runners up spot but they were unable to defeat Alley Cats for whom the win means they avoid the 'wooden spoon' as it moves them from bottom to 6th place.

The Fords qualify top of their Dart Cup group with 2 wins this week. 7 spares in the 12 throws of the final 2 ends finished off Panthers - although Panthers Aaron West hit 104 which included a 3 ball 21. There was only a 4 pin difference until the final 2 end scores of 73 and 66 from Fords. Wasp were in touch, 12 down going into the 9th end but spares from Fords Paul Trant and Richard Murch in a leg total of 61 was enough to put the game beyond reach. Wrecks 484 total was one of their season's best, 3 players made scores in the nineties - Mike Westaway 95, Dave Westaway 93 and Les Steer with 91 as Woodpeckers were outgunned. Panthers Matt Monaghan was also in the 90's , backed up by Alan Hewings 89 and Aaron West with 80 they defeated Woodpeckers by 18.

Please check the website for dates/times of upcoming matches in the singles/pairs/mixed pairs competitions along with the next rounds of the team cups.

Match Reports Week Ending 22nd February 2025

A slow start cost Woodpeckers when they opened with a leg of 46 against Wizzards 64, certainly a game of 2 halves with Wizzards winning the first 4 ends (and 1 drawn)and 'Peckers winning the last 4 but coming up 19 pins short. Two ends of 60+ took Panthers to a 15 pin win over TRFC, the 5th end with an 18 from Alan Hewings and 14 from Jerry Cleverdon gave them the winning lead. Fords remain top, Steve Wakeham started with 3 spares and added another in his 104 which was supported with 92 from Paul Trant. Wrecks Fred Farleigh replied with a 91 but his team were outgunned by 53. Millers led Offcuts by 2 after 5 ends but Offcuts then hit 7 spares in the final 4 ends (including Chris Camp with 3) pulling them clear to win by 36.

Alley Cats lost out on the last end to Fordetts for the 2nd week running. They went into the final end 6 up but a 17 spare from Fordetts Emily Stolworthy meant Alley Cats were set 35 to win, Sara Ellis did her best with a 12 spare but it wasn't quite enough as a leg of 32 left them 3 pins short. Gems clinched the title with a win over All Stars. Wendy Northway should have got her 'ton', she hit 5 spares but a 10 then an 11 on the last throw left her just 4 pins short on 96. Meadowbrooks 3rd end of 51 was the deciding factor in the 7 pin win over Odd Westons, despite the loss Odd Westons stay in 2nd place, 1 clear of Outsiders and 2 ahead of Diamonds so final placings will come down to the last round of matches. Sonia Edwards 2 spare 80 sealed Diamonds win over Outsiders for whom Clare Good also hit 2 in her 74.

Match Reports Week Ending 15th February 2025

The ladies turn to try and qualify for the KO cup semi finals this week. All Stars paid for being a woman down, they put up a good fight against Odd Westons, only losing out by 16. A 37 pin 7th end from Odd Westons swung the match in their favour. Anchor woman Sonia Edwards was the only Diamond to manage a spare as they lost out to Gems. Wendy Northway returned the favour as the only spare hitter for Gems! Gems greater consistency got them home. Two games came down to the last end. Outsiders were 23 pins up with 2 to go but a 23 pin 8th leg let Meadowbrooks back in as the deficit was pulled back to 10. 'Brooks still needed 42 to win however, but 16 from Cherry Paul followed by 14 from Emma Challis along with 7 apiece from Caitlyn Kneil and Ann Robinson gave them a final end of 44 and victory! An 8th end 14 spare from Alley Cat Chris Rive put her team 5 up going into the final end but with Fordetts set 39 to win, a 13 from Mandy Sharland and 12 from Emily Stolworthy set Jane Hingston 7 to win, which is exactly what she hit.

The semi final line up will be Odd Weston v Gems and Meadowbrooks v Fordetts to be played on 8/4/25 @ 7.00.

Millers mid match purple patch with an end of 86 followed up by 60 wasn't enough to upset Wizzards. Their 4th end of 86 included a 3 ball 25 from Andy Endicott, 16 from Cliff Westaway, 17 from Steve Robinson and 15 from Owen Vooght. Keith Worth just missed out on a 'ton' for Wizzards finishing with a 9 spare in his 95 total. Wrecks captain Mike Westaway took a while to warm up but finished with 16, 17, 14 in his 85. Les Steer headed the scoring with a 4 spare 88. Dan Paul top scored for TRFC with a 16 and 17 in his 86. Fords win over Woodpeckers means they lead going into the final round of league games, a win against Wrecks will seal the title. After a slow start, a 68 pin 2nd end took them into a lead they never relinquished.

Match Reports Week Ending 8th February 2025

All Stars put a dent in Outsiders title bid with a 2 pin win, a final end 12 spare from Emma Luscombe along with 2 x 17's from Lorraine Edmonds in the first 2 ends took All Stars to victory.

Odd Westons rolled a season's best with their 313 against Fordetts who must be feeling hard done by after hitting 312 themselves! Ater a 43 pin 7th end Fordetts must have been feeling confident, 16 up with 2 to go but final ends of 40 and 41 from Odd Westons snatched the win by the narrowest of margins.

Gems move top the table with a 31 pin win over Meadowbrooks, Wendy and Georgie Northway did the damage with 90 and 84 apiece.

A win for Diamonds would have put them in 2nd spot but they lost out to Alley Cats whose 2 spare 42 spin 7th end made sure of the win.

In the KO cup Wrecks had a dream start with a 5 spare opening leg of 78 and were 29 up after 3, but Wizzards chipped away at the lead and were only 2 down going into the final end. Wrecks failed to hit a spare and when Tony Lofthouse rolled a 13 for Wizzards it completed the comeback and a 5 pin win.

TRFC's Matt Edwards skittled well for his 3 spare 89 but Woodpeckers came out on top, Kevin Jarvis led the charge with 91, ably supported by Doug Saunders (88) and Paul Wakeham (84).

Wasp were overwhelmed by Offcuts who never looked in danger after their 61 pin first end.

Owen Vooght rolled a 3 ball 22 for Millers but couldn't back it up, Steve Robinson top scored with 91 but Fords were on form hitting over 500, reigning singles champion Shaun Luscombe smacked a 5 spare 104 in a 55 pin win.

Match Reports Week Ending 1st February 2025

A poor end of 43 from Panthers and a final end 14 from Kevin Jarvis snatched victory for Woodpeckers by 2. A similar ending for Millers v Wasp when a 17 from Dave Cruz took Wasp ahead by 16 in the final end. 93 and 92 from Offcuts Chris Camp and Stu Hodsoll means they stay in third spot, TRFC captain Andy Guy's 2 spare 89 was the pick of the TRFC scores. Fords win over Wizzards takes them to just a point behind the league leaders. Despite starting with a 61 pin end Wizzards failed to kick on and with Ben Trant leading off for Fords with a 4 spare 97 Fords took victory by 37.

In the battle of the top 2 Gems win over Outsiders takes them clear with Wendy Northway's 3 spare 97 getting her team home by 4. Alley Cats leapfrog All Stars, Sara Neville's 6th end 17 cemented a winning lead. Fordetts fought hard to overturn Meadowbrooks 23 pin half way lead but Caitlin Kneil's final end of 16 made sure that 'Brooks took the win. A 4 spare burst for Odd Westons in the 6th and 7th ends made sure they pulled clear of Diamond for whom Marian Feltham hit the only spare, a 15 in the 2nd end.

Match Reports Week Ending 25th January 2025

Panthers 8th end of 74 turned the game against Wrecks in their favour. Captain Matt Monaghan rolled 4 spares in his 9 and was ably supported by Rory Beasley with 83. AJ Bligh's 3 spares from 4 throws at the tail end of the game for Millers just kept TRFC at by, teammate Andy Endicott finished with 3 spares from 3 throws in his 77 total. Fords win over Offcuts keeps them in 2nd spot, if they win their game in hand they will only be a point adrift of Wizzards.

Tight at the top of the ladies league with only a point between the top 3. Outsiders loss to Meadowbrooks and Gems win over Alley Cats gives them 151 points each with Diamonds just a point behind. Sam Hodge (Outsiders) continued her fine form with a 3 spare 93 but was outdone by Caitlin Kneil's 5 spare 97 - should have been more, one spare was only a 9! Fordetts took a much needed win, Sarah Life's 3 spare 91 was the highlight. The game was level with 2 ends to go but Fordetts 45 pin 8th end got them into a winning lead.

Match Reports Week Ending 18th January 2025

Wizzards remain undefeated at in group 2. Chris Worth started the new year with 2 spares and later added another in his 93 whilst Andy Guy finished with 2 in his 81 for TRFC who were a man down. Millers win over Offcuts took them put them into a qualification spot, they hit 10 spares in their 472, their top score of the season, best leg score was the final end of 62 with Steve Robinson leading off with 18 and Owen Vooght adding 16 further down the order.

Wasp's captain Stephen Hanney's top score included a 17 and 18 as they ran out comfortable winners over Panthers. 4 spares from Wrecks Fred Farleigh failed to stop Fords who top the group.

Both Gems and Meadowbrooks are 3 from 3 in their respective groups. In 2 tight games a final end 17 from Outsiders still left them 4 pins behind Meadowbrooks and 7th and 8th ends of 39 and 36 were enough to get Gems over the line, also by 4 over Odd Westons.

2 ton+ scores from Offcuts in a high scoring league match with Wizzards aided them to a 14 pin win. Wizzard Kevin Murch just missed out on a century with his 4 spare 98. Wizzards stay top although Fords have a game in hand. Wrecks Paul Burroughs also hit 4 spares in his 102 with Wrecks building a healthy lead by half way, enough to see them home against Woodpeckers.

League Matches 16th and 17th December

Millers were once again on the wrong side of a close game. They looked to be in control after hitting a 65 pin 7th end and moving into a 22 pin lead but 2 poor ends and spares from Pat Bradford and Paul Wakeham in Woodpeckers final leg of 56 took them down by 2. Wizzards will move into 2025 at the head of the table, Panthers managed to take 3 points for winning 3 ends but that was as good as it got as they lost out by 77. Offcuts couldn't hit the 400 mark last week, they brought in the big guns this week and hit 514 with Darren Gray (96) and Steve Tippett (91) doing most of the damage against Wrecks who at least finished with a 3 spare end of 66. Fords remain in 2nd spot as Wasp failed to overcome being a man down. Stephen Hanney finished with 3 spares on the spin in his 86 for Wasp but Fords finished off 2024 with a 2 spare 60 and a 22 pin win.

All Star Amanda Hancock hit a 2 spare 82 but was eclipsed by Fordetts Emily Stolworthy with her 86 as Fordetts took their 2nd win of the season. Outsiders finish 2024 as league leaders after beating Alley Cats, Sam Hodge continued her fine form with a 3 spare 85. Diamonds move into 2nd spot with a 3 pin win over Meadowbrooks. An 8th end 13 spare from Diamond Sue Wallace proved to be the score that made the difference although Meadowbrooks Cherry Paul's 85 was the games top score. Gems are third after beating Odd Westons. They sealed the deal finishing with a 2 spare leg of 43.

Wishing all players a very happy Christmas and New Year.

League Matches 9th and 10th December

Wizzards overpowered Wrecks with Mark Northway's 15 finish in his 91 sealing the win. Paul Burroughs was the pick of the Wrecks with 81 but with Wizzards hitting 10 spares to 6 the result was not in doubt. A 3 ball 25 hit by Richard Murch got Fords ahead of Panthers after 2 ends but it took a 4 spare 7th end of 67 to finally tilt the game their way. Woodpeckers took advantage of Offcuts having a bad day at the office, only Darren Lee and Les Harding managed spares for Offcuts as 'Peckers took a 44 pin win. Ern Perring's 18 in his top score of 84 was Wasp's highlight and the win over TRFC moved them into 4th spot in the league.

Wrecks strong finish with legs of 59 and 60 overpowered Panthers and took them through to the next round of the KO cup.

With only 11 pins between Alley Cats and Meadowbrooks it was the 45 pin 4th end that gave 'Brooks the winning lead, Caitlin Kneil led the end with a 17. There wasn't much in the game Odd Westons v Outsiders with 3 ends to go but a 46, 39, 36 finish gave Outsiders a healthy lead and the win. All Stars started strongly but thanks to a 39 pin 8th end from Diamonds it was all square with an end to go. Diamonds just squeezed home, hitting 25 to All Stars 24 in the final leg. Excellent skittling from Gems V Fordetts,. Gem Di Davies' 4 spare 95 was the standout but both teams hit over 300 with Gems just taking the points by 6.

League Matches 2nd and 3rd December

In a nip and tuck game Offcuts set Millers 54 to win which looked possible after Steve Robinson led off with a 16, sadly no one else could follow his example and they lost out by 2. Offcuts hit a 4 spare 5th end of 78 which got them back into the game and keeps them in the hunt for the league title. TRFC got their 2nd league win over Panthers, Dan Paul hit a 17 on the final end but couldn't catch Chris Stacey who took top score with 86. Wizzards were below par but were good enough to take down Woodpeckers, Chris Worth hit 3 spares on the spin in his 88. A 61 pin final end from Fords wasn't enough to catch Wrecks who hit 60 and held onto a 3 pin lead

Odd Westons 2 pin win over Alley Cats keeps them at the top, in a game with only 4 spares, Val Mcgalls 18 proved decisive. All Stars hit 8 spares and had 3 players with 80+ scores in their 315 total as they saw off Meadowbrooks. Emma Challis with 17 was the only Meadowbrook who made the scorer reach for their red pen! Sonia Edwards with a 2 spare 84 top scored but it wasn't enough to take the points from Gems for whom Di Davis also hit 2 in her 81. Spares from Outsiders Clare Good and Karan Vaughan in the final 2 ends took them into a match winning lead against Fordetts.

Dart and Castle Cup Matches 25th and 26th November

After a slow start Wizzards pulled away from Millers with a 6th end of 69, Tony Lofthouse's final throw of 15 snatched top score honours, his 89 pipping Adam Stolworthy's 88. Owen Vooght finished with a 2 spare burst for Millers in his 85. A close match between Offcuts and TRFC ended with an 11 pin win for Offcuts, a 3 spare 71 pin 8th end proved decisive. Fords overpowered Woodpeckers, lead off men for both teams were top scorers. Shaun Luscombe for Fords with 84 and Dave Chapman for Woodpeckers with 80. Wrecks anchorman Fred Farleigh was on form with a 4 spare 97 as Wasp couldn't overcome being a man short.

All Stars Emma Luscombe and Outsiders Margaret Saxton cancelled each other out with 86 each but after a slow start, 3 spares in the last 2 ends got Outsiders home by 16. Alley Cats hit the 300 mark mainly due to Sara Ellis with her 4 spare 95. Val McGall tried to keep Odd Westons in the game with a 2 spare 80 but Odd Westons fell short by 23. Gems rolled 321 and Mother and daughter duo Wendy and Georgie Northway blew away Fordetts with Wendy hitting a 4 spare 106 backed up by Georgie who hit 3 in her 92. Meadowbrooks also passed 300 with 313 in a comfortable win over Diamonds, Jess Lewis and Emma Challis starred with 83 and 86 apiece.